Keyham News June 2017
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KEYHAM NEWS KEYHAM OPEN GARDENS “KOG 2017” With just over 3 weeks to go, our KOG email folder is now fast approaching the 300 mark, an indication surely of the enthusiasm and commitment by villagers towards making this 3-yearly event a success. Advertising continues with the BIG sign making an appearance on the top road; other road side signs will be th positioned accordingly from 11 June (after HOG). Adverts Peter & John’s Garden: KOG 2014 are going in the Leicester Mercury on Friday 16th June and Diary Dates Thursday 22nd June. I’ve a ‘note to self’ to check local June: publications e.g. Evington Echo June / July edition who are 13th Pilates Classes Start – see pg. 4 for details including our event in their dates for your diary section. 18th Litter Pick 2 10am – see pg. 6 for details Susan Lansdale is creating a FB event (see page 2); we 19th WI: Quenby Hall 7pm provided 3 photographs of some of the featured gardens 24th Keyham Open Gardens 11am – 6pm from 2014 (see pages 1, 4 & 7), a reminder of the gardens 25th Keyham Open Gardens 11am – 6pm taking centre stage. September: 3rd Keyham Croquet 1:30pm Sunday Currently we are putting the programme together and it’s rather full. There will be 11 gardens open, plus the Church Services allotments; 2 gardens are new to the event, some have PLEASE NOTE CHANGES BECAUSE OF undergone a transformation since 2014 so lots of interest KEYHAM OPEN GARDENS (and fun) for our regular visitors and newcomers alike. We’ve AND HUNGARTON PATRONAL FESTIVAL plenty of stalls too, a diverse range from seed bombs to June: books. Also new this time, is a programme of musical 4th 9.00a.m. Holy Communion (Hungarton) interludes put together by Susan Lansdale and Claire Windle 11th 9.00a.m. Holy Communion (Keyham) (page 2). Catering Stations will be located at the Village Hall, 18th 6.00pm Compline (Keyham) The Cottage (cream teas), and The Dog & Gun. The theme for 25th 5.00p.m. Patronal Festival Service the flower festival in The Church is Countries – see adjacent (Compline) - Hungarton list provided by Sandra. Church Flower Rota June: A risk assessment has been emailed out to the lead person at 4th Susan Lansdale each location this week; Police, Fire and Ambulance have all 11th Margaret Witcomb been notified of our event, and first aid bags in both the 18th Margaret Witcomb Church and Village Hall have been upgraded curtesy of Claire 25th OPEN GARDENS Windle. July: 2nd David & Debbie's wedding (on 1st July) Please don’t forget to return unsold raffle tickets or the cash 9th Christine Hill and counterfoils to Brian and Ros Atkin by Friday 16th June. 16th Gill Wheeler We’ll no doubt issue a reminder. 23rd Julie Emberton 30th Julie Emberton Details of the evening events (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) for villagers and helpers will be sent under separate cover Church Flower Festival for KOG: The countries nearer the time………. and lastly, please don’t forget to enjoy chosen so far are - UK (Sylvia is doing the porch), yourselves and have fun. France, Ireland, Japan, Peru, Spain, Italy, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal. Margaret Hughes Sandra Page | 1 JUNE 2017 KEYHAM NEWS KEYHAM OPEN GARDENS KEYHAM OPEN GARDENS “KOG 2017” “KOG 2017” Keyham Open Gardens on Social Media: Open Gardens has Plant stall contd……Also please let me know what its own Events page on Facebook, set up and hosted by they are if you know, if not brief description - size, Susan Lansdale. colour, anything that will help me identify them. https://www.facebook.com/events/995794493856505/ Please also let me know your name and number - it If you use Facebook, please have a look – feel free to post might help. Still happy to have plant pots though I photos and news items, and share it as widely as possible have a good collection, but please NO BLACK though your networks. To maintain ongoing interest and TRAYS!!! I have not got room in my black bin so awareness, the more contributions to the page, the merrier. please put them in yours if you don't want them. I If anyone isn’t on Facebook, but can supply photographs of DO NOT WANT ANY. Thanks. Elizabeth ‘work in progress’ and/or news about their garden preparations, please email them to Susan, who can post Bottle Tombola: Hi all - We are running a bottle them for you. ([email protected]). tombola at Mayfield Barn at Open Gardens this year, As setting up an FB Event page is a ‘first’ for her, Susan says so are wanting to collect as many bottles as possible! she welcomes any suggestions about how to make the best Therefore please could we ask you to look in your use of the medium – and is equally happy if someone more cupboards and see if you have any spare (anything social media ‘savvy’ would like to take over! from champagne to ketchup will do! Obviously though the more alcohol the better!) Or next time Our catering stations email us ……… you go shopping if there is a BOGOF or such like if you "Calling all bakers of Keyham": Here at The Cottage we are wouldn't mind contributing that would be holding the Cream Teas for Open Gardens and are in need of wonderful!! Please then could you drop off at your help scone making. If you are able to help and bake a Mayfield Barn or Sarah Skelton’s (5 Kings Lane; in the dozen or two please could you let me know either by phone: jitty by side of her house; or call 2595615 and Sarah 07837777859 or email: [email protected] or just will collect). Many thanks in advance Chris and pop round Many thanks. Samantha Sophie and Sarah. Cakes needed too please for the Village Hall: Our rota of Not forgetting Books and Bric-a-Brac wanted by Ros, helpers for the weekend is looking good but still and Keith & Mary respectively. opportunities to join us if you have a couple of hours to spare. Sylvia and Margaret KOG Musical Programme: A musical programme for the weekend has been arranged as follows: Our Stall Holders email us ………. Carole's Couture! Thanks to all who have contributed so far, Saturday: I have a reasonable collection of fashion items. Could take 1pm & 4pm Quercus Wind Trio (Church) more though! I have no idea if items will sell or not, if they 2.30pm Leicester Recorder Players don't my intention is to sell them on eBay, proceeds to the (Mayfield Barn Marquee) village of course, although there will be eBay fees of 10% Sunday: and PayPal 5% to cover. If you would like any of your items 1.30pm & 3.30pm Serenade Flutes (Church) back please let me know. Thank-you for the coat hangers 2pm, 3pm & 4pm The Jubilee Singers also; I do not need anymore. Rails are also covered now I (Mayfield Barn Marquee) think. Please do not send underwear! Carole 2.30pm & 4.30pm Rowan Bassoon Duo (Church) Plant Stall: I am happy to have plants for the plant sale …. with the possibility of a roving accordion player anytime after the Bank Holiday and closer to the time. If I around the open gardens (where welcome!), if the am not around try to leave in the shade and let me know weather is fine. Further information available from they are there………… contd. Susan Lansdale (259 5458) or Claire Windle (259 5281). Page | 2 JUNE 2017 KEYHAM NEWS This was in a box of memorabilia of my mother’s discovered when my sister and I were having a “sort out” over Christmas. It might be an amusing addition to Keyham News. Hugh Page | 3 JUNE 2017 KEYHAM NEWS VILLAGE NEWS Dog Fouling The other day I bumped into Ann Markee and had a very We are sorry to bring this subject up again but pleasant chat about a number of things including her some front gardens on Snows Lane are constantly children. She told me that Rollo was in London still pursuing being used as a dog lavatory. We ask owners to his career in music. A day or two later, we walked into a keep their dogs on leads and not allow them to foul riverside pub in Kingston upon Thames and saw this….. (Eds) on our gardens. Glyn and Sandra Same problem at Village Hall. Two different dogs judging by the relative size of deposits! John Hughes, Chairman KVHMC Pilates in Keyham Please don’t forget that Pilates starts again on Tuesday evenings, from 5.30pm until 6.30pm starting 13th June, Village Hall. These are being generously supported again by the Keyham Charities and thus free to Keyham residents. If you have not attended before, or have any new medical issues, you will need to complete a brief Rollo Markee: Still Singing the Blues! questionaire before you start. Hello J and M, How extraordinary that you should see this in Please contact Linda Bouch (our teacher) to Kingston! I think Rollo plays in this pub quite regularly! I register your interest … should say the song of the week (for The Replacements) is [email protected] or either "Shake it Babe" (Junior Wells) or "The Hip shake"(Slim mobile 0750 876 7833 Harpo)!! Do you know them? Thanks for the message, I love these weird coincidences! Ann Margaret Hughes The Johnson’s Swallows…… They have come! Carole 'The Duke and Duchess of Ashlea would like to announce the happy arrival of their grandsprog - Sebastian - who made a slightly reluctant entrance to this world, weighing in at 7 lbs 2 oz.