Thank You!

The excellent events and activities of the last few weeks have provided lots of entertainment and variety and boosted the New Village Hall Fund.  Many people have given time, talent and energy in bringing about their success.   A huge thank you to everyone who has organised helped and supported the excellent Village Bash, the Sing Song Along, Travellers Tales from a great team of Sixth Formers, the Watercolour Workshop, the Plant and Cake Sale, and the delightful Summer Jazz Picnic!

The contents of several filled and refilled loose change pots are appreciated as are the contribution from those who use easyfundraising when shopping online (22 people are supporting and have raised £318.81 in this cost free way) – easyfundraising.org.uk.

Additionally thanks are due to both the regular and new volunteers who have run the Coffee Shop and Car Wash over the last months and to Alan for the Village Lottery.

The last Coffee Shop and Car Wash before the summer break will be on Saturday 25 June.

Lottery subscriptions for those paying by cheque or cash are due and anyone who would like to join or take an additional membership can contact Alan on 686861.    May winners were Antony Granville 1st  £120, Jean Davenport 2nd  £60, Jean Bryant 3rd £40.

Holiday season is a great opportunity to make a small contribution and have a little fun by taking Schubert the Bear with you and returning with a photo or too of the exotic, amazing, interesting and even compromising locations in which he finds himself – a few more and his album could be ready for it’s village debut in the cold months of winter!  Jenny 686381.

Fund Raising Round Up

Travellers Tales

The December Travellers Tales with Steve the Dentist was a fascinating insight to life along the Amazon but proved how badly we need a new hall!  It was uncomfortable and freezing!  Erica declared that the 20 or so brave souls that braved the conditions deserved medals.   

Spring will see their return with a Toy Library for Zimbabwe, a trip to Brazil with a group of sixth formers to meet ‘street children’, and India in a Rolls Royce!

The last Coffee Shop of 2010 was the day the snow came, Angela, Alf and Jenny did a brilliant job with lots of bacon sandwiches and hot drinks in the face of extreme cold and frozen pipework!  The children sang Christmas songs and carols, Harry sold a large quantity of kindling and Jane’s beautifully decorated themed Muffins were snapped up for Christmas treats and gifts!  By the end of the morning there was almost nothing left of the last few items of the Christmas Gift Stall.  This was the fourth appearance including a trip to the Shipston Victorian Evening, these generously produced chutneys, shortbreads, gifts and decorations raised over £350.

In the face of yet more ice and snow Ann H raised a team of willing supporters who cheered as many households as they could manage with festive carol singing and kind donations raised £156 which was shared between the Village Hall and the Salvation Army.

The New Village Hall Fund Raising Project was launched in the last weekend of January 2009. Lots of hard work, fun, endeavour and new friendships have happened and as illustrated by the bricks at the top the fund now stands in excess of £26,000!   Thank you to those who have already made donations and/or organised and supported activities.

Recent action in the form of the Festival (over £400 to each of the Village Hall Fund and the Church), the Jazz evening (£1800), the Open Garden (£348), the Big Breakfast (£85), and sales of logs (£175) have been very successful – a huge thank you to those who organised, managed, helped and supported.

The Coffee Shop and Car Wash continue to provide a great service, social and meeting point and have raised £5000. The volunteers who take a turn running these are very much appreciated.