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Saltford Community Association News Issue No 117 August / September 2014 Saltford Community Association News Issue No 117 August / September 2014 Anything goes! T Three Removes will be served. Dancing by the Farandole group. Simple costume appreciated. Tickets £12 COPY DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER NOVEMBER ISSUE OF SCAN: 10th September 2014 Copy sent by email to [email protected] will be very welcome. www.saltfordhall.co.uk 1 Mechanical Repairs Car Recovery Vehicles Servicing MOT Testing Computer Diagnostics Car Sales Crown Garage is a Saltford based family friendly business that have been repairing and maintaining cars throughout Bristol. We currently have 3 members of staff who hold over 40 years of experience between them Members of the Good Garage Scheme www.goodgaragescheme.co.uk Call Paul or Martin on 01225 873203 2 Saltford Community Association - Contacts SCA is a Registered Charity—Number 222157 Hon President John Thomas 0117 986 3869 Hon Chair SCA Steve Johnson 01225 872025 Hon Vice Chair SCA Peter Dando 01225 873917 Hon Treasurer SCA Chris Essex 01225 873878 Hon Secretary SCA Sheila Bateman 01225 873474 SCAN Distribution Jenny Herring 01225 874631 SCAN Editor e-mail: [email protected] 07770 750327 Hall Manager Christopher Pope 01225 874081 e-mail: [email protected] List of Sectional Organisation Contacts Saltford Drama Club Liz James 01179 863530 Saltford Short Mat Bowls Joan Hamblin 01225 872389 Saltford Village Choir Julie Latham 01225 872336 The opinions, advice, products and services offered herein are the sole responsibility of the con- tributors. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the publication, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. SCAN takes no responsibility for the content of any images, screenshots or supporting graphics/visual data. SALTFORD HALL BOOKING OFFICE 01225 874081 E-mail: [email protected] www.saltfordhall.co.uk MONTHLY ACTIVITIES AT SALTFORD HALL Please note:- Dates, times and venues may change. Please check with the contact named elsewhere in this newsletter, and note that these are booking times - event times may differ. First Monday (usually) 10.00am Beading Course Wansdyke Second Monday 7.30pm Saltford Quilters Somerset First Tuesday 9.30am Saltford Ladies Gardening Club Wansdyke First Tuesday 2.00pm Saltford Afternoon WI Wansdyke Second Tuesday 7.30pm Saltford Women’s Institute Avon Fourth Tuesday 2.15pm Saltford Floral Club Hall Second Thursday 9.45am Ladies Together Wansdyke Second Thursday 8.00pm Book Club Kelston Second Friday 7.30pm Keynsham & Saltford Wine Circle Avon One Saturday 10.00am Farandole Dance Club Please contact per month June Simpson for exact dates on 01225 872586 Wansdyke Fourth Saturday 2.30pm Historical Model Railway Society Wansdyke 3 Selected Events in August, 2014 Day Date Organisation Type of Room Start Event Booked Time Tuesday 5th August, 2014 Saltford Parish Council Avon 19.00 Council Friday 15th August, 2014 N.E. Somerset Meeting Avon 19.30 Conservatives Tuesday 19th August, 2014 Saltford Parish Planning Avon 19.00 Council Selected Events in September, 2014 Day Date Organisation Type of Room Start Event Booked Time Tuesday 2nd Sept, 2014 Saltford Parish Council Planning Avon 19.00 Wednesday 3rd Sept, 2014 Bath Guild of Wansdyke 10.00 Embroiderers Thursday 4th Sept, 2014 Management Meeting Somerset 18.45 Committee Saturday 6th Sept, 2014 Farandole Dance Club Wansdyke 10.00 Sunday 7th Sept, 2014 SCA Fundraiser – Hall 10.00 Grand Flea Market Tuesday 16th Sept, 2014 Saltford Parish Council Council Avon 19.00 Friday 19th Sept, 2014 Orchestra Workshop Hall 09.15 Wednesday 24th Sept, 2014 Bath Guild of Wansdyke 10.00 Embroiderers Thursday 25th Sept, 2014 Bath Guild of Wansdyke 10.00 Embroiderers Friday 26th Sept, 2014 N.E. Somerset MPs Surgery Avon 16.00 Conservatives Saturday 27th Sept, 2014 Farandole Dance Club Hall 10.00 Saturday 27th Sept, 2014 Girl Guiding Auction Night Hall 18.00 Tuesday 30th Sept, 2014 Blood Donors Hall 11.30 PLEASE NOTE: DATES, TIMES AND VENUES MAY CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE CONTACT NAMED ELSEWHERE IN THIS EDITION AND NOTE THAT THESE ARE BOOKING TIMES – EVENT TIMES MAY DIFFER 4 SALTFORD FESTIVAL 2015 The dates for Saltford festival in 2015 are Saturday 13th June - Sunday 21st June Now may be the time to plan an early summer holiday or to stick around and take part! Planning for the festival has just begun and requests have been coming in from societies and from individuals who want to play a part. More new ideas are always welcome as are offers of all types of help. This is always an exciting venture and one which, in 2011 and in 2013 brought the village together and allowed all age groups to enjoy a week of continuing and vari- ous activity. Money was raised from the previous festivals for several local groups and for The Community Association, towards upkeep and improvement of Saltford Hall. Does the Saltford Festival 2015 need a theme? Who should open the festival? Jill Williams With offers of help, ideas or a chosen theme email [email protected] Julie Collins CITY & GUILDS QUALIFIED BEAUTY THERAPIST Manicure & Pedicure Waxing Treatments Eyebrow Shape, Eyelash & Eyebrow Tint Massage, Facials, Aromatherapy call 07799 041762 email:[email protected] 5 REGULAR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AT SALTFORD HALL Mon to Fri 9.15am “Here We Grow Pre-school Avon Mondays 9.45am Jazzercise Class Hall 1.30pm Saltford Short Mat Bowls Hall 2.00pm Whist Club Avon 4.40pm Dance Factory Hall 7.30pm Saltford Scrabble Club Kelston (in season) 7.30pm Saltford Drama Club Avon 7.45pm Saltford Badminton Hall Tuesday 10.00am Tuesday Morning Badminton Hall 10.00am Art Class Kelston 12.00pm Zumba Gold Hall (1st & 3rd only) 7.00pm Saltford Parish Council Avon 7.30pm Avon Badminton Hall 7.30pm Saltford Village Choir Wansdyke Wednesday 9.45am Wednesday Morning Badminton Group Hall 1.30pm Saltford Short Mat Bowls Hall 3.30pm Keyford Dancing School Somerset 8.00pm Belly Dancing Class Wansdyke 7.30pm Saltford Sequence & Old Time Dance Club Hall Thursdays 9.45am Jazzercise Class Hall 2.00pm Painting for Pleasure Avon 2.00pm Pre-School Gymnastics Somerset & Kelston 5.45pm Hatha Yoga Class Wansdyke 6.30pm Pilates Class Hall 6.30pm Hatha Yoga Class Wansdyke 7.30pm Keynsham AA Group Kelston Fridays 10.30am Saltford Wind Chamber Group Somerset 10.00am Hatha Yoga Wansdyke 11.45am Hatha Yoga Wansdyke (some) 1.30pm Saltford Short Mat Bowls Hall 4.45pm sTAmP Academy Somerset 6.30pm Saltford Shu-Ko-Kai Club (Martial Arts) Somerset SCA is on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saltford-Community-Association/186494898072876 6 AFFLIATED ORGANISATIONS KEYNSHAM AND SALTFORD PROBUS CLUB Formed in 1974 at a Keynsham restaurant and based since 2002 at Keynsham Rugby Club, Keynsham & Saltford Probus Club moved out to Camely Lodge, Temple Cloud, in June for the main celebration of its 40th anniversary. That was when, after several days of scorching heat, Glastonbury festival brought its customary rain to Somerset but nobody in the club minded the showery excursion into the countryside. us out or email [email protected] for Members and their wives were transported by further information. coaches for their special three-course lunch with A message from our coach - Tom Ellis Bob Porton as master of ceremonies. Farmer’s We are now coming up to a month into our coach- wife Margaret Adams was the guest speaker ing sessions and we have been really lucky with with her own amusing poetic the weather (barring the first week!) and have outlook on rural life. seen some good tennis. The focus of all sessions A booklet outlining the club’s has been trying to understand where to be in rela- history was issued; Graham tion to the ball and to be consistent. The under- Jones, secretary, had spent standing of the ball is known as Receive Skills and many hours examining four is critically important when learning the game and decades of club records to being consistent is the biggest weapon you can present the main points of have is the ability to never miss. It puts massive each year. mental pressure on opponents as they realise they will win very few cheap points off you and will SALTFORD TENNIS CLUB have to work hard for every point. Great British Tennis Weekend For all those that have come to the coaching, thank you for giving the club a try and we hope On the 17 and 18 May, Saltford Tennis Club ran a that you have enjoyed the sessions and feel that very successful open weekend, as part of the LTA you are getting lots out of it. nationally organised Great British Tennis weekend. On the Saturday we provided both free coaching Summer Camps and also free play sessions. The event introduced Summer is fast approaching and if you want our new coach Tom Ellis from Bath University, who your children to get some tennis tuition in the provided the coaching sessions all day, which sun (hopefully). We are doing camps Monday to were all very well attended. Then on the Sunday Friday on the weeks commencing 11th and 18th of we provided courts for free play sessions. August with very competitive prices including a We were very lucky with the weather and had two discount of 5 days for the price of 3. For children hot sunny days which encouraged everyone out 8 and under we do the course from 9am-12pm onto the courts. and for 9-18 we do 9am-4pm. Please get in touch with me ([email protected] or 01225 384247) if you Over the weekend we had over 80 children and want to know more information or spread the word adults playing tennis which we felt was a great yourself! result, and we are pleased that several have now joined.
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