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Remember—We're On-Line Too! Remember—we’re on-line too! Summer 2019 With only days to spare before the begin- this board was rediscovered. It has now - hopefully for another 70 years – but, at ning of the 2019 cricket season, Rother- been refurbished, and returned to the the same time, it wanted to bring the fa- field Peppard’s newly refurbished Sports’ Pavilion. Winners from 1908 are cilities up to modern day standards. The Pavilion is open for business! The first listed…celebrating over 100 years of Cricket Club has been fantastic in guiding cricket match this year was played on sport played on or near our field and us on how best to do this. We have incor- Saturday 11th May. Interesting to compare Pavilion! porated larger, extended changing rooms, with the first opening match ever played Also, the Pavilion displays a plaque to better shower facilities, a modest bar/ there on 3rd May 1952! the WWII ‘Parish fallen’. This lists hatch to allow for an after match those brave, local ‘review’ (and smaller private functions), men who gave their full disabled access with shower and WC lives for our coun- facilities. Two new storage areas have try’s freedom: 18 also been configured. Additionally, the names are recorded. Pavilion now benefits from a larger car During recent re- park and a new, substantially larger, search for the book equipment shed. A History of Cour- A defibrillator has been added to the Pa- age and Foresight vilion’s inventory, along with upgraded by James Hern and security lights and 24/7 CCTV. Gerry Bacon Environmentally, the Pavilion is now (members of to- ‘state of the art’; not only have bat boxes day’s Peppard been incorporated behind bat tiles in the Stoke Row Cricket roof and more trees planted, but better Club), it came to wall insulation and double glazing make the central room decided- ly ‘toasty’! Exterior with a new terrace (Photos by Angela Davison) Improved in- Everyone on the Council is very pleased sulation makes with the refurbished Pavilion. It so much light that four for greater warmer, so much brighter. The kitchen further parish- energy saving. ioners also and changing room facilities are also To mark the much improved. gave their lives. As such, refurbishment The WWII Memorial Pavilion was first it was decided of this WWII opened in 1952, seven years after the end that they Memorial a of the war. It was a period of intensive should also be grand building after all of the destruction honoured simi- ‘Re-Opening’ wrought during the war years. A larly – and a event is being ‘Building Licence’ was required – and not organised with matching new Interior retaining the original wall plaques issued until 1951. Both building materials plaque has been the help of the and skilled builders were at a premium located near the original. Peppard Revels and, coupled with the challenge of raising Committee. Together, we are also cele- funds for the project, the building was not A third plaque has also been added brating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day completed until 1952. which lists the names of those who have landings in Normandy. On 31st August, donated to this project. The Pavilion is Some interesting facts have been uncov- there will be a fête in the afternoon and a clearly as popular as ever – over 120 simple marquee dinner dance in the even- ered during the refurbishment: you may names are listed! know that there used to be an active Golf ing – complete with 1940 Glen Miller Club in Peppard. Each year an annual The cricket club (PSRCC) now manages style music! competition was organised for competi- the Pavilion and both they and the Par- Please reserve your tickets soon (see in- tive golf members. If they won, their ish Council are keen to promote the Pa- cluded ‘flyer’ for details) – historically names were entered on to the Club’s Roll vilion’s new facilities. Of course the these events have been very popular! of Honour board. During modernisation Council were under an obligation to repair the roof and generally make good Peppard News is a quarterly community newspaper published by Peppard News Publications with financial support from Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council, and is distributed free within the parish of Peppard. Views expressed are not necessarily those of Peppard News Publications or of the RPPC unless stated as such. e-mail: [email protected] www.PeppardNews.co.uk Contributions accepted via e-mail or post to Jennifer Smith, Molehouse, Church Lane, RG9 5JN Advertising: Ian Fraser - phone: 01491 629631 Printed by Herald Graphics Page 2 www.peppardnews.co.uk Our Schools Peppard C of E Primary School as possible to help sustain existing wild- life and hopefully encourage some new This term’s value is Humility, which is Peppard Common RG9 5JU Phone: 01491 628354 visitors! The nursery is committed to particularly challenging to teach, at a time teaching children the benefits of leading a when children become used to seeing arro- Headteacher greener lifestyle and will endeavour to run gance as almost a prerequisite to be taken Nick Steele a ‘Greener’ campaign each term. seriously in popular culture, politics and This term the campaign is ‘Save our sport. To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling, we Chairman of the Governors Bees’. We will be sowing wild flower are trying to ‘meet with Triumph and Dis- Emma Turner aster, and treat those two impostors just seeds in our Forest School area to help the the same.’ Our school choir will be putting in an bees, along with making and putting up appearance at the War Memorial Fete, bee homes. The children will engage in We are well into the summer term and on 8th June and will once again be tak- various ‘bee’ activities which will all un- SATs are nearly upon us. Once again we ing part in the wonderful Festival of derline the importance of bees in our envi- will be offering breakfast in class to the Voices at Dorchester Abbey. The chil- ronment. children taking the tests so that they are dren spend the afternoon rehearsing and We welcome children from six weeks to nice and relaxed. Once the SATs are over, then picnic in the Abbey gardens before the name of the summer play will be an- five years and offer government funded the actual concert starts at 18:30. Now sessions. For any enquiries, please contact nounced to the children – always a very all we need is the warmer weather! us on 0118 972 2196 or email us at exciting time. Auditions for parts will fol- [email protected] low soon after and the performance will be held on Monday 8th July at the Kenton Theatre. Despite it reportedly being another low Bishopswood Day Nursery, based in Last term Highmoor Nursery School was birth year nationally, it looks as if we will Gallowstree Common, is opening the very busy and finished with Easter Club. have a full fifteen children start with us, in Forest School later this month, as part of We had visits from Wild Science, who September. its ongoing campaign for a greener fu- ture for the nursery and children. The brought along some furry and some not-so After-school clubs have been well attend- Forest School will be run by Joint -furry friends for us to meet. We also ed and this term we have started a Break- Nursery Manager, Sophie Goodall who made ceramic chicks with Kiln Café in fast Club which is proving very popular. is a qualified Forest School Leader. Henley and did some Easter cooking with We were very pleased that our Year Four Mrs Bun. Sam from Mini Trailblazers ran Forest School is an outdoor learning team of mathematicians was successful outdoor sessions for the children and there resource which allows children to play again, bringing home the STEM Maths were lots of other things to do, usually freely in the outdoor environment whilst Challenge cup. This is an annual event involving messy activities and chocolate. hosted by St Mary’s School in Henley. being able to take risks safely. It helps children to be free and explore their own This term Sports Day will be held on Fri- st Children have been out and about as al- natural environment whilst solving prob- day 21 June and our Leavers’ Concert th ways. Trips included Peppard class visit- lems and co-operating with others. It is will be on Wednesday 17 July. We will ing the River and Rowing Museum, a said it helps to broaden the mind and be preparing some of our children for their place we visit regularly; it’s such a fantas- also helps to develop crucial personal, move to ‘big school’. This transition is a tic resource and right on our doorstep. social and emotional skills which are the really important one for every child and Other events included a swimming gala, a foundation for all learning. our aim is to prepare them for the new challenges ahead and make it as easy and netball tournament, a Tag rugby tourna- The Forest School has been constructed seamless as possible for them. We are ment and a girls’ football tournament that using recycled materials as much as pos- very lucky to be supported by visits from the children have enjoyed immensely! sible and is set in the field adjoining the the Foundation Teachers from all the local Upcoming trips through the rest of this nursery. It has a mud kitchen, fire circle schools, to meet the children who will be term include a Roman Day at Wittenham and lots of free space for the children to joining them in September.
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