Summer 2007 AA FFaaiirr SSuucccceessss Editorial Peppard Village Fair, which took place on expecting just a cuppa. Alongside was a Peppard Common on Saturday 9th June, fantastic Cake Stall, which inevitably Welcome to our Summer edition of was a huge success. Hundreds of people was the first to display Sold Out notices! Peppard News – how quickly publica- enjoyed a great number of attractions, The Hog Roast supplied by the Antony tion date comes around! Community varying from the ‘world’s biggest bouncy Worrall Thompson team from the Lamb spirit came to the fore in Peppard once castle’ to a Treasure Hunt game. More at Satwell, and the adjacent bar, did a again this month with Peppard Fair - than 30 stalls, including crafts and a gar- roaring trade on a very warm afternoon. an outstanding occasion offering den fair, jostled with Splat the Rat, Welly Wanging, something for all ages. Those who and Beat the Goalie, etc. were responsible for organising the Fair had obviously worked very hard In the arena Peppard and they much deserved the good School won a fiercely con- tested Tag Rugby competi- weather and incredible attendance fig- tion, despite the great ef- ures – well done! forts of teams from The Peppard News Team is very Badgemore and Stoke Row aware that we must keep up with tech- schools. Other arena nology and we're pleased to announce events included the Pep- that we have now acquired a Peppard pard School Choir giving a News Website. Rita Hadgkiss, our performance of their ‘Joseph’ song, Maypole Sub -Editor and Compositor, is work- dancing and a superb ing hard on setting up this website and Enjoying the Bouncy Castle Dance Academy display we hope to have it up and running from the school pupils. Events were The well supported raffle, drawn by very soon. If you have any sugges- rounded off by a well supported Tug -of - Anne Jarvis, Head Teacher of Peppard tions as to what you would like to War contest, open to all comers. Primary School, and Hugh Warwick, have available on the website, please A very popular feature was the Children’s Assistant Priest at All Saints’ Church let us know via any of the contact de- Craft Pavilion, featuring stalls devoted to and a Peppard School Governor, fea- tails shown below. We welcome any Face Painting, Tattoos, Decorative Plate tured a top prize of a superb summer other feedback or suggestions you Painting and Fancy Cake Decorating. hamper, together with many other attrac- may have on Peppard News. tive prizes. This tent was bursting at the seams all Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy the afternoon - dozens of children were The Fair was very generously supported summer months, the warm weather proudly displaying their new look! by the main sponsors, Peppard Building Supplies and Davis Tate and the lovely countryside that we Estate Agents, together have freely available all around us. with many other compa- nies who contributed by Susan Carter taking advertisements in the Fair programme. Editor Combine this with ‘sold Peppard News is a community newspaper published by Rotherfield Peppard PCC with financial support out’ signs, which were a from Peppard Parish Council, and is distributed free feature on most of the to almost all households in the ecclesiastical and stalls at the end of the civil parishes of Peppard. Views expressed are not afternoon, and it was necessarily those of the PCC or RPPC unless stated therefore no surprise as such. that the Friends of Pep- Peppard News is also available by e -mail. pard School, supported Issues: March, June, September & December by All Saints’ Church in Editor: Susan Carter , staging the Fair, stated Well Cottage, Kingwood Common, RG9 5NB . Victory Celebration that early indications e-mail: [email protected] Contributions accepted via e -mail or send to Penny The team in the Refreshment Tent ex- pointed to a profit close to £4,000. This Harvey, 12 Shiplake Bottom, Peppard, RG9 5HL celled themselves by offering cream teas will benefit both the School and the Advertising: Ian Fraser - phone: 01491 629631 with strawberries - a real bonus for those Church. Printed by Trinity Creative Resources Swallowfield RG7 1TH Page 2 School Matters Congratulations, Peppard Pri- Peppard C of E Primary (willow art) all morning. We had to twist Congratulations, Peppard Pri- and wind willow into the shape of an mary School! School Peppard Common RG9 5JU animal our breed was called a dino -deer. Our school has been awarded an Artsmark Phone: 01491 628354 Clay modelling was really good as well. Silver Award by Arts Council England in Head Teacher - Anne Jarvis The beach was really rocky and we found recognition of its high level of provision lots of crabs! I think that Kilve Court is and outstanding commitment to the arts, Chairman of the Governors BRILLIANT and we were really lucky including drama, music, design, literature, Elizabeth Bielby because we were the first year 5’s to go dance and sculpture. Anne Jarvis said: there! ‘We are indebted to local organisations We have received numerous contribu- such as S.H.O.U.T, The Henley Youth tions from the children, here are some Science Lesson! Festival and HEDFAS for providing won- as written by them: Bat Radar by Henry Rolph, Year 2 derful opportunities to work with local First the bats make a sound with its nose and nationally renowned artists. A big Kilve Court or mouth. Then the sound hits an object thank you to them and the staff at Peppard In May, Year 5 pupils at Peppard Pri- and bounces back. Next the bat listens. for their hard work in achieving this mary School visited Kilve Court in Som- Finally it works out what the object is by award.’ erset. Abbie describes some of their the sound. It is called echo location. The school is currently rehearsing for the experiences: annual school production and Years 5 and Kilve Court is a big big house. When we 6 are practising for the regular visit to The arrived we unpacked in our rooms they Peppard’s Dream Festival of Voices at Dorchester Abbey, were quite big and as soon as we saw Peppard Primary School jumped at the when a former pupil, Florella Scozzafava, the gardens we knew we would enjoy it! opportunity to take part in the BBC’s will make a guest appearance. Our first activity was the stream walk, competition to find a school choir to Our congratulations also to Rosie Clink- which was a few minutes down the lane. appear on Any Dream Will Do . They re- ard; having achieved the status of Higher I thought it was really good because hearsed before and after school and during Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) last there were lots of tyres hanging from their lunch breaks in order to perfect their year, Rosie is due to attend a Celebration ropes and branches that we had to go performance. of Achievement ceremony to be presented through and crawl under. We all got with her certificate. soaking and I was dripping! When we Year 4 will visit the Chiltern Study Centre got back we got a change of clothes and on 4 th and 5 th July and the Foundation had a snack. children are going to the Oxford Univer- Then we went to do grass sledging down sity Botanic Garden, the oldest in Britain, the steep slope on the hill. It was fun and on the 11 th . People who’ve helped in at the end we had to control the sledge school over the year will be invited to a into the cones and if we did it we got 10 special tea party on 16 th July by Year 6. points. After we had tea which was Cycling Proficiency and First Aid courses spaghetti Bolognese. continue and some children from Kidmore Next we did Jumblies what we had to do End have joined our Latin Club. is get in groups of four I was with Peppard’s Dream Team A Polite Plea! Maisy, Emily and Rosalia. Then we got Our entry was on the BBC website for the To help with traffic flow, please could a map and we had to find special stones around the place there was letters on world to see and hear. You can imagine everyone use the one -way clockwise sys- the excitement of the whole school when, tem round the Common between 08.40 - them and we rearranged the letters to either bugs, animals, flowers and trees to at one stage, we were rated second out of 08.55 and 15.30 -15.50 Monday to Thurs- all the entries! day, 08.40 -08.55 and 14.30 -14.50 on make an anagram. Then we went to bed. Rosie Clinkard, HLTA Friday? Thank you. The next morning we had Whizzies Michael Barlow - 30 years’ experience The Royal British Legion • Carpentry • Paperhanging The RBL is a Caring Force . Are you an ex -Service • • person or a dependant of one? If so, do you need help? Electrical TV/FM & BT points Painting & Decorating Or would you like to help others? • • Plumbing Tiling If any of the answers are “YES”! 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