NEWSLETTER
Monthly Prize Draw
Our thanks to all those who take part, please support us by taking out a new subscription.
The Monthly Prize Draw supports the development of the Village Hall and raised over
£1000 in 2007 after payment of prizes.
Each entry costs £1 per month
5 prizes each of 10% of the entry total for the month
In January 2008 there were 5 prizes -each of £16.90
You can enter the Prize Draw at any time- entry forms are available from the Village
Hall, from the Cornerstore, the Post Office, the Paper Shop or from 01823 430421.
The Prize Draw is licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 by Taunton Deane Borough Council.
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Christmas Prize Bingo
Saturday 22nd November
7.30pm
Entrance 50p to include tea or coffee
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At the Village Hall - another great group courtesy of Take Art
Reg Meuross and Jackie Oates
Friday 30th January at 8.00pm
One of Britain’s finest singer/song-writers
and a rising young star of the folk scene
playing and singing
Folk Roots style acoustic music
Tickets - £8 Adults, £7 Concessions, £4 Children
Box Office – Tel. 01823 430421 or 433117
Bar available
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Party in the Park
The committee have had many requests for a return of the popular "Party in the Park". We had to stop holding
the event as we did not have enough volunteer stewards.
The committe would love to see the event run again but this would depend on enough volunteers from the village
to plan and run the event. The format of the event would certainly be different from previous years due to the changes
in the licensing laws. If you would like to be a part of the committee to plan and run this event please contact Alan
Ball on (01823) 433983
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Play Park Improvements
The equipment in the Play Park has seen better days and it was hoped to renew all of it this year. Unfortunately, some
of the money we were depending on to do this will now not be available for a couple of years so we now have to do the work
in two phases. The first phase is expected to be carried out in the latter part of this year.
Car Park
The car park was resurfaced and white lined according to plan. What a difference it has made. Please look
at the bottom of the page for pictures.
The Village
Hall Management Committee would like to thank Triangle magazine, Somerset County Council (Cllr. Wolverson), the Parish Council,
and others that have asked for no publicity for their generous contributions towards the cost of the project.
The result
of these donations is that only a small proportion of the total cost has to come from Village Hall funds.
Planned improvements to the Village Hall
Since learning that our bid for lottery funding was not successful the committee have decided to split the planned improvements
into two phases. The first of these will be the new small hall and corridor as these would be the most beneficial for the
running of the Village Hall. The building of the stage will be held over until next year when the next rounds of grants
become available. In the meantime we will be looking for possible sources for funding of the stage and also trying to
secure donations locally.
Update. The Committee has been successful in obtaining two grants which is approximately half of the funds
required for the first phase.
We await the results of a grant application for the remaining money.
Snooker Club
Membership to the Snooker Club has fallen over the last year. With rising costs, i.e. rental of the hall and repairs,
unless more members join and existing members use the club more, this facility could cease in the foreseeable future. If you
would like to join please contact Chris Fitt 433210 or Paul Wearmouth 433512.
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