Parish News Summer, 2018 Autumn Festival and Scarecrow Competition Sunday 16th September 2018 3pm - 5pm In Castleside Village Hall Featuring: Castleside Primary School Choir, competitions and more! More details on page 2 Autumn Festival Summer has truly arrived! It's just a pity that the weather doesn't always take notice and behave as it should. How quickly this year is passing and by the time you read this the days will already be shortening in length. However there are the school holidays ahead, where the children and teachers can recuperate from the rigours of the education system and before we know it, it will be September and time once more for the village Autumn Festival. Last years Festival was very successful and we hope to build on this. This year we have increased the competitions for adults and children and by giving you all extra notice we would really like to think that even more people will join in with the fun. Children's competitions will be as follows: Three decorated buns Three home made biscuits (No decoration required) A bunch of wild flowers with foliage Knitted novelty Home made novelty bird box, made from any material! It doesn't have to be practical. Painted Plant Pot Photograph of our village Adults competition will be: Victoria Sponge Jar of home made jam Knitted flowers Photograph of local wildlife Open competition: Vegetable monster Scarecrow competition: This years theme is Royal Weddings. Let your imagination run riot and start planning now. It doesn't have to be a bride and groom, guests are included too! Should be displayed by 10am on Saturday 15th September. As of last year, our wonderful Castleside School choir will be entertaining us and refreshments, biscuits and cakes will be available. The Parish Council look forward to meeting all our old friends and new at this enjoyable community event. See you there, Cllr Kris Spencer. The Parish Council are planning a project to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War 1, which involves hundreds of knitted poppies and we would love this to be a whole village effort.. Once knitted, the poppies will be sewn together to create a magnificent display, which we hope, will become part of our village history and legacy. If you don’t have any red wool, please contact either Councillor Judith Robson or Coun- cillor Johanna Forster who will be able to provide you with some. When you finish knit- ting your poppy it would be very helpful if you would leave a tail of wool as this will help us to tie it onto our display. Parish Councillors will be happy to collect any completed batches of poppies. The Parish Council would like to thank the resident who has already kindly donated some wool to this project. Autumn Festival Entry Form Name:__________________________________________ Phone Number:____________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ Please the box for each entry and bring with your entries to the Village Hall on Sunday 16th September between 12.30pm and 2pm. For Scarecrow entries, please post this slip at the Village Hall before 10am on Saturday 15th September. Children's Competitions Three Decorated Buns Homemade novelty bird box Three Homemade Biscuits (no decoration re- Painted Plant Pot quired) A bunch of wild flowers with foliage A Photograph of our village Knitted novelty Adult’s Competitions Victoria Sponge Jar of homemade jam Knitted flowers Photograph of local wildlife Open Competition Vegetable Monster Scarecrow Competition Location: Parish Woods For details contact Mr Peter Downes, Woodland Officer for the Land of Oak and Iron. Email: [email protected] We had our annual litter pick on 12th May, the sun came out and so did a few helpers. We managed to collect 24 bags of rubbish along with quite a bit of fly tipping. As you are probably aware fly tipping is on the increase and we managed to collect 4 child seats and household rubbish including carpets! After all the hard work, volunteers came back for tea and cake. Thank you to everyone who joined us and see you next year. Cllr Jo Forster WW1 Centenary Commemoration This year marks 100 years since the end of the First World War. The Parish Council felt that it was important to recognise and commemorate the role the parish and its people played in The Great War. With this in mind we have secured a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund of £10,000 to be used on a number of projects throughout the village. Details of forthcoming events will be shared with you soon. Cllr Judith Robson Our Village Hall has been serving us for nearly 100 years now and is looked after by a dedicated committee of volunteers. The committee do a marvelous job of running the hall and fund its day-to- day operations by hiring it out for special events like birthday parties and weddings, regular community groups and fundraising nights. The Friends of the Village Hall is an independent organisation set up a few years ago with the aim of raising money to ensure the Hall would survive in the event of a major expense. The walls of the Hall have already shown signs of movement and remedial work has been done, however with a building of this age it’s only a matter of time before further work is needed. We are very fortunate in Castleside to have such a lovely Hall and it would be a disaster if the community were to lose it, therefore The Friends of Castleside Village Hall have opened a fund which grows due to the monthly contributions of a relatively small number of loyal contributors. Even though the growth is not as great as we would like, the fund represents a source of security for the Hall that would not otherwise exist. Once the fund has reached a substantial amount which will cover the inevitable future costs of repairing the fabric of the building we will be able to make regular donations to the Hall for improvements etc, which we have been able to do in a small way on a couple of occasions. We desperately need more people to give just a couple of pounds each month to help secure the future of our Hall. You can make a real difference by making a small monthly contribution. It’s simple to set up a standing order to the funds account either online or in your Bank. The Account details are: Sort Code: 20-33-51 Account Number: 43264238 Account Name: Friends of Castleside Village Hall Reference: your name The ‘Friends’ committee is made up from representatives from various community groups within the village, e.g. History Society, Parish Council, Art Club & Village Hall, who all wish to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Hall. There is an annual meeting held to elect the committee to which all contributors are invited. Thank you. Activities Activity Date Time Contact Neil Johnson Art Club th 7 pm - 9 pm 4 Wednesday 506451 Allen Carr Beginners Art Every Tuesday 1.15 pm - 3 pm 508698 Shirley Richardson Bingo Every Thursday 7 pm 508086 Bowls Wednesday 1.15 pm - 3.15 pm Kevin McNamee History Archives Thursday 10.30 am - 12.30 pm 509456 Kevin McNamee History Society Third Wednesday 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm 509456 David Dixon Monthly Dances Last Saturday 8 pm 509253 Parish Council Ruth Wright Last Thursday 6.30 pm Surgery 01388834000 Parish Council “ 7 pm “ David Dixon Village Hall Meeting st 7 pm 1 Monday 509253 W.I. Second Wednesday 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm Mavis Parker nd th David Dixon Dance Lessons 2 and 4 Monday of 7.30 pm every month 509253 Karate Lessons Brooke Every Tuesday 6.30pm - 7.30 pm (17yrs and under) 07460 377508 Future Events Sean Roper- th Clairvoyant Friday 5 October Catch a killer-Murder th Night Friday 30 November Colours-Fashion TBC Show Castleside Village Hall… a venue for all occasions Do you have an upcoming wedding, christening, birthday party or special event? Our village hall is a beautiful building which can be trans- formed for your special day. From this… To this… The hall will hold up to 120 guests in the main room, has a small upstairs room, and a children's play area at the back. We have a licensed bar to accommodate all occasions. Please contact Lynn on 07932 738880 to discuss any requirements you may have. l Year 6 leavers at Castleside Primary School savoured a series of exhilarating experiences on a whirlwind trip to London in June. No sooner had they arrived in the capital than the 16-strong group were whisked off to the Tate Modern art gallery on the South Bank, where they cast an appreciative eye over the works of Mark Rothko, Claude Monet and Andy Warhol. Then, after a stroll across the London Millennium Foot- bridge, it was onwards and upwards: to the 37th floor of the Sky Garden to take in a 360-degree panora- ma of London landmarks, including Tower Bridge, the Olympic Stadium and the Houses of parliament. The view was equally stunning the following afternoon from row four of the Cambridge Theatre, where the party enjoyed a magnificent performance of Matilda the Musical. The trip also included a visit to The Making of Harry Potter exhibition at Warner Brothers Studio in Watford, an excellent wordplay workshop at the British Library and dinner at the Rainforest Café in Leicester Square. There was also a Castleside’s Got Talent contest which featured standout performances from Charlie, who speed-read Hairy Maclary in a remarkable 40 seconds, and Matthew, who delivered an hilarious impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger.