The AGM will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd September. Please keep this date free. More details to follow.
Open Garden Day Results
Firstly a very big thank you to everyone who supplied cakes, refreshments, books and plants to sell last Sunday or gave their time to help in anyway. Also thank you to Roy and Katie Huffey for the beautiful flowers in church which were admired by visitors. Finally thanks to the Garden owners who worked so hard to prepare their gardens. The visitors were very complimentary.
Financially the day was very successful. You may have noticed we increased the ticket price to £4 this year to bring us in line with other open days. This, together with some generous donations and the excellent returns from food provision, stalls and activities on the day meant a profit of £1,922 which is the highest total ever. There was also an increase in numbers attending (approx. 262)
More photos under gallery heading
John has informed me that there have been 23 Open Garden Days since 1991 which have raised a total of £31,835. That is a wonderful community effort. The money from this year’s event will be going towards the completion of the south transept reordering. I am pleased to say that the PCC have accepted a tender for this work and are now waiting for a start date.
Gardens Open Day Sunday 25th June 11am to 5pm
This year we have 16 gardens plus the church open to visitors. Details of the gardens can be found on events tab There will be light lunches and other refreshments in various gardens as well as stalls, including cakes, plants, books and bric-a-brac. Chris Baxter will have his model railway up and running and Mr and Mrs Bullimore are hoping their garden railway will be ready for action.
All we need now is good weather and for lots of visitors to be wowed by the hard work put in by our enthusiastic gardeners. Entrance by programme available from the Village Store mid-June or the church on the day (accompanied under 16 free).
How you can help:
Books: If you have any books you are able to donate please contact Margaret Garner Tel: 01255 870510 please do not leave books in church.
Plants: Barbara Coe will be running a plant stall at the Gardens Open Day so if you have any seedlings, cuttings or divisions you could pot up (with labels) she would be pleased to receive them. Tel: 01255 870123.
Cakes : Please contact Christine Bowen if you are able to supply any. Tel: 01255 870367
Christmas Craft Market 2016
Christmas started for me when I saw the wonderment on the face Kathryn Glover’s son as Father Christmas walked towards him. Why didn’t I have a camera handy?
A big thank you to Kathy Wilkinson for gathering such a varied selection of stalls for this year’s Christmas Craft Market. The increase in people attending is always a good sign.
Raffle display
Thank you to everyone who contributed in anyway, but particularly those who worked hard preparing stalls in the days leading to the event and those who clocked up shifts of 8 to 9 hours on the day. I hope your backs, knees, hips etc. have now recovered. The clear up team were also very efficient and we were out of the hall by 5.
Tombola: Thank you for the response to our plea for more items .This stall made a record profit of £191.
The final total for this event was £1,905.70 which included some donations. Please see gallery for photos. For quiz results see entry below.
2016 Book Launch of Bradfield's World War I Heroes
In 1918 the people of Bradfield raised money to erect a beautiful memorial in the village church to the 22 young men who gave their lives in the First World War. It was good to see this village support continued at the launch of the Friends latest history book when over fifty people met in the church to remember these young men, purchase a book about them and enjoy some social time together. The book “Bradfield’s World War I Heroes” priced £4.99 can be purchased from the village shop or via Amazon (please see "Books" tab for link). In this book the Bradfield men who died in the First World War are brought back to life. It tells the stories of these men and contains illustrations of the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials where they are remembered.
The editorial team of Bob Coe, Margaret Attfield, Wendy Ellis and Sue Cunningham are to be congratulated on producing a thought provoking book. Thanks also go to Henry Lamdon for his beautiful illustration.