Winterbournes Village Link Spring 2024
News and Events in the Winterbournes
Parish and Parish Council news……
As part of our efforts to improve driver awareness and limit excess speeds through our villages, the Parish Council has now installed a Speed Indicator Device (SID). Early indications are that it is already making a difference. For more information on this and other news visit the parish website at https://www.thewinterbournes.org.uk.
Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 14 March from 6.30pm at the Glebe Hall. Come along to find out more and have your say. Refreshments available, and displays from village groups. The Glebe Hall AGM will be held at the Glebe Hall on Thursday 28th March 7.30pm, all welcome.
Volunteering……
We have vacancies for parish councillors and for Glebe Hall trustees. Come along to the Annual Parish Meeting or Glebe Hall AGM or contact the Parish Clerk on 07427 406943 or clerk-parishcouncil@thewinterbournes.org.uk, or Glebe Hall Secretary at glebehall2018@gmail.com.
The Bourne Valley Link Scheme would welcome more volunteers. If you can spare even an hour or two per month please call the Coordinator on 01980 611117 for more information.
Community Days. We meet in the Amenity Car Park (next to Winterbourne Arms) at 9am on March 23rd, April 20th and May 25th. Finish at 12 noon. Litter picking, clearing footpaths, cleaning bus shelters, etc. Equipment provided and all ages welcome. Contact Nikki Palmer on 07813 856159 or npalmer-parishcouncil@thewinterbournes.org.uk
Speed Watch is our most powerful tool to improve driver awareness and limit excess speeds through our villages. For more information and to join the team contact Andy Paddock at andy@digitalsmartarse.co.uk.
Group and Society contacts, news and events……..
Bourne Café: 9th March, 13th April, 11th May. 10am to 12 noon. Bourne Valley Methodist Church, Winterbourne Dauntsey. No charge but donations welcomed.
Drop in Café: 6th and 20th March, 3rd and 17th April, 1st, 15th and 29th May. 2pm to 4.30pm. Winterbourne Glebe Hall. No charge but donations welcomed.
Bourne Valley Historical Society: 21st March: Phil Harding, “Joining the Dots.” Subsequent meetings third Thursday in the month. 7.30pm in Winterbourne Glebe Hall. Contact Maureen 01980 611311 maureenatkinson16@gmail.com. Website www.bournevalleyhistory.org
Bourne Valley Horticultural Society. 7th March 7.30pm Winterbourne Glebe Hall. Beautiful birds and wildlife in your gardens by Simon Tucker. Subsequent meetings first Thursday in the month, full programme at https://www.thewinterbournes.org.uk/bvhs-speaker-meeting-and-events-2023-2024. Contact Pam Taylor 01980 619204.
Bourne Valley Singers. This small a Capella choir has a wide repertoire, singing an eclectic mix of songs from early music to the present day. The choir meets on Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Methodist church in Winterbourne. We welcome new members. Contact igauld2011@btinternet.com
Bourne Valley Scout Group. Contact Shirley Moores - 01980 611614/07518 053095 or shirleyamoores1953@gmail.com.
Church services and other church and community news are published in the monthly Bourne Valley Magazine available for £7 for the year from Juliette Martin 07425 271991 or email jjudders@gmail.com
Club Friday provides a weekly day centre held on Fridays in Idmiston/Porton Village Hall for the retired. Volunteers can provide transport and the Club is suitable for those who are fairly mobile and do not require personal care. The day includes coffee on arrival and a morning & afternoon entertainment and a two course hot lunch. The charge is £13 per guest and we meet from 10am-2.30pm. For further information contact Niki Hetreed on 07789 318759 or bournevalleyclubf@gmail.com.
Jumble Sale. Saturday March 9th, from 2pm Winterbourne Glebe Hall.
Newbourne Players. ‘What did I do at School Today’ by John Mee 9th, 10th, 11th May 2024 at the Winterbourne Glebe Hall. Containing mild adult humour, target audience is broad-minded grown-ups out for fun (suggested age 16+). Tickets £10. Contact Yvonne on 07730 603812 or thenewbourneplayers@gmail.com.
2nd Winterbourne Brownies meet Mondays in the Glebe hall, for girls 7 to 10 years. Contact Snowy Owl on 01980611376 for information also go to www.girlguiding.org.uk to register your daughter. We are having an Easter Fayre on Monday 18th March from 6.30-8 pm. All welcome.
Winterbourne Cricket Club. Adult, Youth and Junior cricket at the Portway ground in 2024. The action starts in early May with a full Hampshire League programme every Saturday to the end of August. Coaching for youngsters starts on Thursday evenings from mid-May, with youth matches on Friday evening and Sundays. We welcome new members – old & young, as well as spectators to our pavilion and bar. Details at www.winterbournewilts.play-cricket.com.
Winterbourne Petanque Club. Social and competitive play takes place at the Winterbourne Arms pub, currently on a Saturday afternoon. Contact Peter Ostli-East on 01980 611350 or revpeterbvt@gmail.com.
For more news and events visit the Winterbournes website at https://www.thewinterbournes.org.uk...........
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Use our web event calendar at https://www.thewinterbournes.org.uk/news-and-events. A quick and easy way of seeing what is on, when and where. Click on each event for more details.
If you organise activities and events of general interest to the community, please contact Charles at cpenn-parishcouncil@thewinterbournes.org.uk for access to the underlying Google calendar so that you can post direct onto the web calendar.
We welcome regular website contributions of news, events and other notices. Please send to website@thewinterbournes.org.uk.
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