East Grafton, West Grafton, Marten, Wilton and Wexcombe JANUARY COMMUNITY NEWS 2012 Looking forward to a busy 2012 Happy New Year to you all! 2012 promises to be a year full of activity and so we hope that the new format Events Calendar on page 3 will be easier to follow for the regular classes and highlight better the less frequent or one-off events. The Community News is run by volunteers for the parish in order to provide a way of updating the community on what is going on and to provide objective information on parish matters. Although we don’t print letters in the Community News, we are always keen to receive feedback to help improve the newsletter. You can do this by dropping a note into the mailbox at the Coronation Hall or by emailing
[email protected] The round-up of parish events over the festive season is in the article below, but a highlight has to be the award of Grafton’s first Freeman of the Parish to Peter Lemon. Presented to him at the Christmas Party by Stuart Wheeler, our Wiltshire Councillor, it was awarded in recognition of the enormous contribution Peter has made to the parish over the years and to mark his retirement from the Parish Council after more than 25 years of service. It was also one of the best kept secrets! Christmas in Grafton Parish People enjoyed a packed programme of festive events across the Parish - beginning with Stir-Up Sunday on 20 November, when the Family Service took place at the Coronation Hall and the congregation made Grafton’s own Christmas Puddings, expertly led by local caterer, Sue Brady.