Support for Barnes Fair
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£2 WHEN Prospect SOLD Charity Reg No. 1156379 Barnes Community Association Newsletter MAY 2016 And the Support for winners Barnes Fair are….. As plans develop for this year’s Barnes Fair on We held a very successful BCA Annual Duck 9th July, the BCA is delighted to have Race at Beverley Brook on Easter Saturday. a new group of sponsors on board. We Lots of people came to join in the fun and, are extremely grateful to all the local thankfully, the weather was not as bad as businesses who have given us their support had been predicted. – the Fair couldn’t happen without you! This year we added a second race for Our particular thanks go larger, more expensive ducks. In all twenty- to new sponsor Barnes seven raced, decorated with the name of Thanks must also go to the Barnes Property Partnership. the company that had bought them. They Explorers, the older section of the St. Founder and Director went off at 11.30am and were followed at Mary’s Scout Group, and especially to their Rufus Williams says noon by the main event. First prize went to leader Tim Grebot. A cheque will be sent to “Having been born and Olympic Cinema who were presented with them in due course to say thank you – we brought up in Barnes, the Hamptons Challenge Cup. couldn’t do it without their involvement. Barnes Fair is one of The main race had a first, second and third White Rabbit came along as usual and my earliest memories prize – all made of chocolate of course. afterwards gave a live art performance and we are so delighted to be the event’s new On the day we could not find the winning at Rose House where he demonstrated Rufus Williams participant but after the holidays the winner wonderful art by classic painters in the style principal sponsor. As a came forward – it was Dee with her young of White Rabbit. It was a huge success and community-orientated estate agency, BPP neighbour Ruby and both delighted to win. admired by all. invests 5% of all profits back into the local I am sure Ruby enjoyed the big chocolate community and the association with Barnes rabbit! Some of the proceeds from the duck Fair feels very appropriate. We can’t wait for race will be directed to the Queen’s this year’s Fair!” Hamptons International were our sponsors 90th Birthday Celebration Tea taking this year and we are very grateful to them Our other sponsors are: place on Barnes Green on Saturday 11th for their involvement. We would also like to June – another local event typifying our Charles Banks: sponsors of the Bandstand thank Natsons for selling lots of ducks and community spirit. Chestertons Barnes: sponsors of the to Wildwood Kitchen who also managed to Events Stage sell out. Julia Bebington Foxtons: sponsors of the Bookstall fuse design+build: sponsors of the Pimm’s stand How does your (front) garden grow? Time & Leisure Magazine: Media sponsors Plus West London Motors, GWR Kia and To tie in with the floral We are delighted that Valerie Barclays Bank theme of this year’s Barnes McBride-Munro, a chartered horticulturist THANK YOU ALL! Fair, we have joined forces otherwise known as Auntie Planty, will be If you wish to support Barnes Fair, there is with Barnes in Bloom to put together two judging the entries for our competition. still time to take out an ad in the competitions – one for children and one for Nicki Urquhart, the Barnes in Bloom Fair Programme – see the website adults. And we are delighted to launch our coordinator, will also be on hand for the barnesfair.com for details. Best Front Gardens in Barnes competition judging which will take place on Friday 8th Charlotte Sharpe-Neal this month. July, the day before Barnes Fair. If you are proud of your front garden To enter, please send us your name, – whether paved or unpaved – please address and contact details, together with a enter our competition and you could win sentence or two (but no more) on the ideas a wonderful prize. We are looking for or inspiration behind your front garden. gardens with a ‘wow’ factor – gardens Details to BCA Garden competition, which contain colourful plants and fragrant Rose House, 70 Barnes High Street, flowers used creatively and with a view to SW13 9LD or enter online at barnes-ca.org longevity. We hope to find well-designed or barnesfair.co.uk. and well-executed spaces which have an Good luck and good gardening! impact all through the year. But this is a PS If you are inspired to join Barnes in fun community competition so we are not maers... Bloom as a ‘friend’ who will help clear, plant necessarily looking for professional plots Trustees news p2 and maintain new areas in Barnes from – a lot of thought and a lot of love goes a Societies Open Day p2 time to time through the year, please also long way too! Friends of Le Pecq p2 let us know. Trustees’ news Matters discussed and decided at the organising the event as well as to the The meeting was Anne Johnstone’s last April meeting included the following: volunteers who helped make the day as a trustee, for the time being, as she is Final arrangements for the Barnes such a success. It was decided to make stepping down at the AGM in accordance Societies and Volunteers Open Day donations totalling £600 to local causes with our rules on retirement by rotation. were discussed. Caroline Thorogood of from the proceeds of the event. The trustees conveyed their gratitude to Richmond Community Voluntary Services The arrangements for Barnes Fair were her for her significant and longstanding has kindly accepted our invitation to discussed including final details of the contribution to the BCA over the years deliver a short presentation about floral competition that is being arranged, including as immediate Past Chairman. volunteering in the local community. along the theme ‘Barnes in Bloom’ (see A formal presentation is planned for the page 1 for details). AGM and we are fortunate that Anne has The trustees received a report about agreed to remain available to support the this year’s Duck Race, which was a Richmond Council’s public meeting to BCA in the future. tremendous success. The trustees form a Friends of Suffolk Road Recreation expressed their thanks to Hamptons Park group to work on the regeneration Philip Thomas, Trustee for their generous sponsorship and to of Suffolk Road Recreation Ground will be Julia Bebington for her sterling work in rescheduled. Town Centre Manager news Retail round-up three of the most popular outdoor films Big news this month is that the former – Blues Brothers, Dirty Dancing or Grease – Jackle Design kitchen showroom site in the and are asking residents to vote for their High Street has been let to Pets Corner, a favourite at barnesponder.org.uk. The family-run business selling specialist pet chosen film will be announced in the next foods, accessories and treatments for dogs, issue of Prospect. You were missed cats, small animals, reptiles, birds, wildlife Date for your diary: Barnes Community and tropical and cold water fish. Pets Corner Forum, Saturday 2nd July last year! market themselves as a socially responsible Go along to the next Barnes Community business with an ethical approach to the Following their absence from Barnes Forum on Saturday 2nd July outside the selling and promotion of pets. We look Fair in 2015, we are again delighted OSO on Barnes Green between 10.30am forward to welcoming them to Barnes. to be looking forward to welcoming and 12.30pm. Meet with volunteers on visitors from Le Pecq, our twin Mara’s coffee shop on Church Road the Ponder teams, hear about the work town near Paris, this year. Whilst at has sadly closed and many will miss the they are doing and the progress they have present it is not known how many delicious Greek fare but the good news made. This is your opportunity to find alpicois will cross the Channel, we is that the much-loved &feast is moving out about Ponder projects such as the would like to take this opportunity in and extending its delicious offerings. 20mph initiative, the 22 bus campaign, to request offers of accommodation Malcolm at Two Peas in a Pod will be next steps for the Barnes Garden Bridge, over that weekend. It is expected expanding into &feast’s current site. developments with the river wall project that they will arrive on Friday 8th Finally, you may have noticed that Kevin, and our plans to market Barnes as a July and leave on either Sunday or who worked in Seal’s for many years, has destination. This is a brilliant event that Monday. What is required is bed retired. Kevin was a fount of knowledge only happens once a year so do go along. and breakfast, plus an opportunity to share at least one other meal about everything local and was highly Emma Robinson en famille – we usually all go out regarded by Seal’s customers for his Barnes Town Centre Manager cheerful service. He will be missed. together on Saturday evening. Town Team update Whilst accommodating one or two French people offers an ideal A great result for the opportunity to brush up your Getting about Barnes team conversational skills, there is no The team that is campaigning to bring the necessity to speak French as in the 22 bus to Barnes has been boosted by local past everyone has had at least some support with over 1000 people completing knowledge of English.