HAL ES L SO FREE ISSUE GG T U H E “Keeping D R R T O O F N the Community G informed” N A W PARISH MAGAZINE EDITOR: SUE TAYLOR VOLUMEVOLUME 14 14 NO. NO. 5 5 FEBRUARYFEBRUARY 2019 2019 STEAM RALLY RAISES £40,000 FOR CHARITIES At the 'thank-you' party for the 44th Grand Henham Steam area covered by the Messenger. Although a dedicated group of Rally volunteers, local charities received generous donations local volunteers give up their weekend to work in the Village totalling £40,000. The proceeds of the Rally are divided Pantry and man between Wangford Community Council, the Southwold (Sole the Hot Dog stall Bay) Lions Club and the Parochial Church Councils of at the rally itself, Sotherton, Uggeshall and Wangford-cum-Henham. work is required Representatives from these organisations were amongst the throughout the original volunteers who made the rally possible, and through year. Volunteers their continued hard work, have made it one of the most are needed to con- popular events in the local area. tribute new ideas, to be creative, to One of the beneficiaries, Wangford and District Community modernise the way Council, was formed in 1970 to raise funds to build Wangford things are done Community Centre, which remains one of the best appointed and to help the Malcolm Woolnough represented Wangford village halls locally, and is widely used by the community. In rally continue to be and District Community Council. order to keep the Centre in good condition, the Community enjoyed by a new Council continues to raise funds for its upkeep. For the past 44 generation of visitors. By becoming a volunteer, you will be years, the majority of these funds have come from the proceeds helping to ensure the future of the rally and the provision of of the Steam Rally. much-needed funds for the upkeep of the Community Centre However, the rally and the three churches. is now desperately short of volun- For 2019 and beyond, enthusiastic and hardworking people are teers, particularly needed for the following roles: from Wangford Minute Secretary: to take and email minutes and prepare and the surround- agendas for approximately ten meetings per year. ing villages. Only Programme Advertising person: to find prospective advertisers one third of the for the souvenir programme. team who organise Sponsorship person: to help increase income by seeking out the event come Gerard Walker, Sotherton, accepts the cheque and liaising with interested companies. from within the on behalf of the three churches. Working Crafts person: to develop the outside Rural Crafts The 45th Grand area by sourcing local crafts-people to demonstrate their skills. Henham Steam Rally is on If you would like to be involved or need more information, 21st & 22nd Sept 2019 please contact: 10am to 6pm Helen on 07557 784927 or email: [email protected] Graham 01502 578692 or email: [email protected] at Henham Park THE MONTHLY PARISH NEWSPAPER FOR WANGFORD, UGGESHALL, HENHAM & SOTHERTON 1 THE MONTHLY PARISH NEWSPAPER FOR WANGFORD, UGGESHALL, HENHAM & SOTHERTON PARISH MA GAZINE Community First Thursday CommunityCommunity WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY FirstFirst Thursday Thursday Centre Flags WHAT’SWHAT’S ONON ININ FEBRUARYFEBRUARY Knitting Group CentreCentre FlagsFlags KnittingKnitting GroupGroup Wangford Parent and Toddler Group Sadly our first meeting of WangfordWangford ParentParent andand ToddlerToddler GroupGroup SadlySadly ourour firstfirst meetingmeeting ofof Mondays from 9.30 - 11.30am Community Centre the year was poorly MondaysMondays fromfrom 9.309.30 - - 11.30am11.30am CommunityCommunity CentreCentre thethethethe yearyearyearyear waswaswaswas poorlypoorlypoorlypoorly attended due to coughs attendedattendedattendedattended duedueduedue totototo coughscoughscoughscoughs Wangford Art Group and colds and similar. 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