The Village Hall Opening.
The village hall will be formally opened on Friday 21 November by Mary Faulkener at a short ceremony to which all residents are invited. There will be some short speeches, an unveiling, and refreshments which will, no doubt, include something fizzy to drink.
This will be your first opportunity to see the new building.
Celebration of the Village Hall
To celebrate this new phase in the life of Wadswick Green a series of events are proposed to showcase village activities and to generate new ideas to take advantage of the new facilities. The opening ceremonies are resident led and are scheduled around the weekend of Fri 5 Dec to Mon8 Dec. These 4 days will showcase some of the existing and some future village hall based activities. The outline programme is below and includes:
2 performances of An Old Time Musical
Musical Memories, Play Reading, and Poetry
Indoor sports, including table tennis, short mat bowls
Sunday Hour
Well being demonstrations showcasing the many exercise/wellbeing activities
Tap dancing by Taptastics
As we anticipate high demand it will be necessary to book your place at many of these events so catering and seating can be planned and for safety reasons. More detail of the booking system will follow.
Art and Photography Exhibition
During the period between the formal opening and the celebration, an exhibition of art and photography by residents will be held in the hall. This will give residents opportunities to view the exhibits and to see the building itself. The exhibition opening hours will be managed around the use of the hall for rehearsals for the activities that will make up the celebration weekend.
By the Residents, For the Residents
A core group of residents has been drawn together to manage the overall event supported by individual event organisers and Wadswick Green staff.
Core Planning Committee
Alec Deighton (Chair)
Keith Turnbull (Village Manager)
Khalil Rehman (Rangeford Villages Development Manager)
Vic Steadman
Ron Spurgeon
Sylvia Humphries (Publicity)
Rachel Gittins (Events and Community Coordinator) (Secretary)
Activities and Nominated Leads
Sports (to include short mat bowls and table tennis) - Steve Besent
Old time music hall/variety show - Iris Vincent
Art Display (including photography) - Sue Warren (Photography, Vic Steadman)
Dance show (or inclusive class) - Bea Johnston
Small groups/freshers fayre style presentation of current activities - Moyra Evans
Music/WG Duo - Geraldine Bateman
Health and wellbeing inclusive activity - Jenny
Comments and suggestions are invited and can be passed to any member of the core committee or via the comments form on this web page (below).
Notes from recent meetings:
