A belated ‘Happy New Year’ to everyone reading this update.
Let’s hope it is much better than the last two years and as you will read, we are doing our best to get things going again. Hopefully, the impact of the pandemic will continue to recede.
A quick catch up.
Back in October, we staged our first indoor event since the2020 Wise Owl Quiz in conjunction with the Other Lives production company who performed ‘The Catch’. The consensus opinion was that it was fantastic to have live theatre back on our doorstep, and despite a challenging plot the acting was very good and with an excellent set. All in all, a very enjoyable Friday evening.
Into November and another challenging experience awaited us as we staged the Village Firework event with the Football and Cricket clubs on a new site and in stormy weather. With more spectators than ever which we found it hard to serve everyone as we would have wished. The good news is we sold everything, and as it was so windy, on any other site the Display would have had to be cancelled! The spectacular show went on and we hope to see you again at an improved event later this year.
We are delighted to report that several new groups are using the Community Centre; Village Mums and Tots are delighted to welcome back Cheeky Monkeys on Monday mornings and for those a bit older Baby Band is a great way for pre-school age youngsters to try musical equipment, while Dancing Tots needs no explanation.
For the more mature, Fit steps with Charley is a great way to burn off the Saturday night or previous weeks excess on Sunday mornings, and for the less active, Yoga Flow offers a relaxing experience after the stress of daily life.
These are all in addition to the many existing groups – please have a look at our website.
Going forward, by the time you read this we will have help a very important Development Meeting when members will discuss and agree the CA’s expenditure priorities, and the Wise Owl Quiz.
In addition, all being well, members will be able to enjoy their ‘Games night’ in May. Plans are being made to help stage the Queens Platinum Jubilee weekend and, of course, the return of the Beer Fest on the 16th and 17th September.
