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July 2010

Following on from the AGM in May, Jim Knight was elected as Chairman for the coming year, with John Pearce taking on the Treasurer's role. Norman Cooke is Secretary with Rachel Crimp and Shirley Dunstan making up the five elected Trustees on the management committee. The other Trustees are representatives from the respective 'regular users' groups, namely Playgroup, Drama Group, Parish Council and the Drop-in.

So why am I still writing the Outreach article? Good question!!!! Although I stepped down from the Committee, I have offered to help with Hall publicity. My Outreach file goes back to 2004 so I've typed a fair few of these articles!!!!

Hall events for June/July: The Hall was involved with June Fair as always, with supplying lots of tables and chairs for the event. And what fabulous weather we had. Many thanks to everyone who donated books to the Village Hall Book Stall and to John Scott who helped sort them all out. The amount raised isn't known but it was well over £100 again.

Following the success of last year's event, Richard Mabey organised another Arts & Crafts Fair over the May Bank Holiday which was again very popular.

July's Village Market and Coffee Shop is on Saturday the 10th, from 10am to Noon and the Milton Combe Photographers will have an exhibition of their photographs in the Richard Mabey Room. In the evening, there will be one of the regular Quiz Nights, with teams of up to six at £2 per head. Please bring your own nibbles and refreshments as per usual. Hall open from 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

The August Market and Coffee Morning is on the 14th August. No display is booked for that day, so if you would like to organise one, please get in touch with Richard Mabey or through the website.

Fund Raising: fund raising to purchase new tables and chairs plus a hearing loop for the Hall continues. All money raised at our monthly Market & Coffee Shop is put into the fund which is building nicely.

June 2010

This is my final report as Chairman, and as a Trustee, of the Village Hall's Management Committee. At the Hall's AGM in May, four of the current Trustees were re-elected but as I reported last month, I have had to stand down after sixteen years on the committee. It is disappointing to report that once again no-one other than the current members attended the AGM. Following the meeting however, John Pearce, who lives in Buckland Monachorum has agreed to join the Committee as the fifth elected Trustee.

I joined the Hall as the Parish Council representative originally and was quite proud when Richard Mabey, then the Chairman, asked me to follow him into the hot seat. The Hall is still standing, so I think I didn't do too badly during my term of office! It goes without saying that I had an excellent group of committee members and Friends of the Hall to help and my thanks to each and every one of them for making my job easier.

During May, The Market and Coffee Shop was quite busy (so I'm told) and the Quiz Evening saw four teams battling it out with only one point separating the winners in the end! The next Quiz Night is on July 10th.

Now, as you all should know, June Fair is just around the corner on Saturday 12th June. The Hall is once again collecting second-hand books for the Village Hall bookstall at the Fair so if you have any unwanted books, please let Shirley Dunstan know (01822 855258) and someone will collect them from you. Ideally they are needed at least a week beforehand so they can be sorted but you can bring them along on the day too.

Please note that because the Fair falls on the second Saturday, there is NO market and Coffee Shop in the Hall. The next Market and Coffee Shop will therefore be on Saturday 10th July.

May 2010

There's still time to buy tickets for the forthcoming Drama Group production of the comedy thriller, "Ghosts at the Grange" by Karen Doling. Performance dates are Thursday 29th April, Friday 30th April and Saturday 1st May. Tickets are £6 and can be purchased on 01822 855336.

Forthcoming Events for May: On the 8th May there is the Market and Coffee Shop from 10am to Noon with an exhibition of paintings by local artist, Alan Goya in the Richard Mabey Room. In the evening of the 8th, there is another of our popular Quiz Evenings for teams of up to six at £2 per head, (7.30pm for 8pm start).

Also during May, the Hall's AGM is on Wednesday, the 5th, from 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and hear about the work of the Committee over the past year. The AGM is also when five trustees are elected to the committee for the coming year. The current Trustees are myself, Jim Knight (Treasurer), Norman Cooke (Secretary), Rachel Crimp and Shirley Dunstan. Rachel has resigned from the Committee and I have decided that I too will not be standing again as a trustee. I have been on the committee for over fifteen years and have been Chairman for the last eight. I am busier than ever at work, and cannot devote as much time as is needed to hall work. However I do intend to remain as a 'friend' helping out whenever I can.

Therefore two volunteers are urgently required to become Hall Trustees. The Hall also needs more 'Friends' to help out at events. If you would be willing to stand as a Trustee or become a Friend of the Hall, please come along on the 3rd or contact any of the Committee if you are unable to attend on the night.

Our latest fund raising effort to purchase new tables and chairs for the Hall, together with a hearing loop continues. Our plastic chairs and heavy wooden tables are very old and need to be replaced. All monies raised at our events goes into our 'Tables, Chairs & Hearing Loop' fund-raising pot and you can also donate directly by buying a chair (at £30 each) or a table (at £64 each). These donations can be gift-aided too.

The Tuesday afternoon Drop-In is open from 2pm to 5pm, (every Tuesday) to anyone over the age of 60 (if I recall correctly). Visitors and volunteer helpers are very welcome (and much needed). If you are able to help, please go along to one of the sessions and speak to Val Willey

Our recent events in February and March were well supported including Bernard Mills' talk "Three Stations to Bodmin", the Village Market with Yvonne Rainer's pictures, the Quiz Evening (which saw seven teams battling it out, with "Wise Owls" coming out on top) and finally our Jumble Sale. These events raised nearly £500 for our Tables & Chairs fund raising effort. Thank you to everyone who came or helped at these and we hope you enjoyed yourself and will come back again.

Events for April include the monthly Village Hall Market & Coffee Shop from 10am to Noon on the 10th. The Harrowbeer Interest Group (HIG) will have their displays up in the Richard Mabey Room and in the evening, I will be giving the talk and film show, "RAF Harrowbeer - The Story So Far". The talk will also see the launch of the HIG's revised reprint of Dennis Teague's "History of RAF Harrowbeer Airfield". Copies available on the night at £4.95 each.

Looking forward to the end of the month, the Drama Group's Spring production is "Ghosts at the Grange" (29th, 30th April and 1st May) and tickets are now on sale from 855336. The play is in two acts and concerns Ghosts who witness a murder!

Our latest fund raising effort to purchase new tables and chairs for the Hall, together with a hearing loop continues. Our plastic chairs and heavy wooden tables are very old and need to be replaced. All monies raised at our events goes into our 'Tables, Chairs & Hearing Loop' fund-raising pot and you can also donate directly by buying a chair (at £30 each) or a table (at £64 each). These donations can be gift-aided too.

The Tuesday afternoon Drop-In still hopes to find a volunteer to put up and take down the tables used. The Drop In itself is open from 1pm to 5pm, (every Tuesday) to anyone over the age of 60 (if I recall correctly) and visitors are very welcome. If you are able to help, please go along to one of the sessions and speak to Val Willey

And finally…..we (still) would really like to recruit more volunteers to help with Hall events. Putting on events, such as those above, takes a lot of effort and it would be much appreciated to have some more helpers. If you could spend a little time doing this once a month we would like to hear from you. You can ring me on 855336.

March 2010

Last month I asked for a volunteer to be Secretary of the Hall and I am pleased to say that Norman Cooke has agreed to do this. However, our out-going Secretary Glen Kennedy, also used to assist with the weekly Tuesday afternoon Drop In Club for our senior citizens in the Hall. One of his tasks was to put up and take down the tables used and so they need someone able to assist with this on a regular basis. The Drop In itself is open from 1pm to 5pm, every Tuesday, to anyone over the age of 60 (if I recall correctly) and visitors are very welcome. If you are able to help with the tables, please go along to one of the sessions and speak to Val Willey.

On the 13th March there will be our regular Village Hall Market & Coffee Shop from 10am to Noon. There will be an exhibition of paintings in the Richard Mabey Room by Evonne Rayner and money raised there is in aid of 'Help the Heroes'.

Following the Market, in the evening [of the 13th] there will be one of our regular Quiz Evenings. This is from 7.30pm (for an 8pm start) with teams of up to six as per usual. Please bring your own wine/beer and nibbles and enjoy an evening of fun and mental stimulation!

The following week, Saturday 20th March, we will have our Spring Jumble Sale from 2pm to 4pm. So have a good spring clean and donate clothes and bric-a-brac to the Hall. Books will also be most welcome as the Hall will be running a book stall at the June Fair again this year and we are starting from scratch with our collecting. All jumble etc can be brought to the Hall between 10am and Noon on the 20th.

To close off this month some advance warning for the Drama Group Spring production of a murder mystery play called "Ghosts at the Grange", by Karen Doling. This will be on the 29th & 30th April and 1st May and the Box Office for tickets will be open from Monday, 29th March on 01822 855336.

Please support your Village Hall; you never know when you might need it.

Stephen Fryer
Chairman

February 2010

We are very sorry to be losing our current secretary, Glen Kennedy, who is moving with his family to Bovey Tracey. We are very sorry to lose Glen as he has done an excellent job since joining us. I am pleased to say that Norman Cooke has agreed to take over the role. My thanks to both Glen, for all his typing and to Norman, for taking over the post.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank Linda Hitchcock for all her sterling efforts making cakes and buns over the years for the Hall. She has retired from doing this and I for one, will miss the lovely cheese scones she made.

Looking back for a moment to last year, the Drama Group's pantomime was as popular and funny as always and our Christmas Market and Coffee Shop was extremely busy indeed. We also had a pleasant evening singing carols, eating mince pies and having fun with a light hearted Christmas quiz at our carol evening!

In the New Year, if you didn't notice, we had a bit of snow in the Village, which, for the first time in my twenty years here, lasted longer than a day! It made everything look very pretty, but the ice made the paths around the Hall very slippery and sp for safety reasons we had to cancel the January market, and Quiz Night.

In February, the Market and Coffee Shop is on the 13th, and we will be having a talk by Bernard Mills on Saturday 27th Feb starting at 7.30pm. He is going to look at the railways around Bodmin, with "Three Stations for Bodmin" Please look out for posters and door drops about these in the near future. Or check the Buckland Monachorum website, details below.

Looking ahead to April, the Drama Group Spring production is "Ghosts at the Grange" by Karen Doling. Performance dates are 29th, 30th April, and 1st May. Further information in due course but tickets will go on sale at the end of March.

Anyway, a Happy New Year and I hope to see you at one of our events soon!!

Please support your Village Hall; you never know when you might need it.

Stephen Fryer
Chairman