Hanslope School

Wednesday 5^th June 2013 at 6.15pm

Hanslope 326 Club committee is calling an extraordinary general meeting in order to elect a new Chair (or Chair and Deputy) for the Club.

Based in Hanslope School, Hanslope 326 Club provides essential after school childcare and runs holiday playschemes for children aged 4-12. The Club is a registered charity and run by a committee of volunteers.

The Chair is a voluntary role and involves approx 5hrs commitment per month. It could suit a parent/grandparent/retired person:

• Attending and inputting to committee meetings
• Approving 326 expenditure
• Responding to any issues affecting the club

Please come and support your Club or lose it!

For further information please call Playleader Matt on 07776 097366 or email hanslope326club@hotmail.co.uk

The object of the competition is to encourage residents to improve their local environment by keeping their villages clean and well cared for and involving the whole of the community in taking a pride in the villages’ upkeep.

The judges’ checklist includes:

•  the absence of litter
• the condition of village greens, playing fields,
• the condition of village halls and public buildings
• the condition of churchyards, cemeteries and war memorials
• the condition of hedges and verges
• the condition of bus shelters, notice boards, toilets
• the condition of areas surrounding pubs and shops
• the evidence of community effort

The judging will take place in June. The competition awards are for BEST KEPT villages, NOT beautiful villages. Care, cleanliness, maintenance and community effort are what the judges are looking for.

Your help is need to improve the appearance of the village. If we can all do our little bit in ensuring the area where we live is tidy, then this will go a long way to meeting what the judges are looking for.

In addition, should you feel that to brighten up a specfic area some flowers, hanging baskets, small shrubs are need then please contact the clerk of the council who will collate these requirements and arrange for their purchase ( hanslopeparishcouncil@hotmail.com).

Thanking you in anticipation for your help.

Ken Reynolds

Chairman Hanslope Parish Council.

They are all newly refurbished insulated units with separate offices, available immediately with easy in and easy out terms.

Further information available here or please contact:

John Drake & Co

Tel: 01908 614248

georgina@johndrakeandco.co.uk

www.johndrakeandco.co.uk

June 7th  7.30pm  5Ways Barbershop Harmony Club  Adults £5  Children under 12 £3.50, Refreshments to be served during interval also a Raffle.

June 29th 2pm – 4pm  Summer Fete in church and grounds (weather permitting)

July 13th  2.30pm – 5pm Strawberry Teas in church and grounds (weather permitting) £2

December 4th 7.30pm  Concert by Roade Community Choir in Church 

December 7th 2pm – 4pm Christmas Fayre in Church. 

Also trying to organise an Afternoon Tea event for August and will let you know as soon as arranged.

For more details CONTACT - carola.buck@btinternet.com

As the weather improves (at last) you gardeners will be starting to set your seeds and make your plans to win “Best in Show”.
Quite a challenge this year with such a late start.

CLICK HERE for a reminder of last year’s show in pictures and to encourage you to grow to enter.  Do not forget the jam, pickles and baking classes!  Also the home made beer and wine section – we could do with many more entries this year please to make it more competitive.

WHOLE SHOW IN AID OF VILLAGE HALL FUNDS

You may be one of the many people who see the need for electricity from sun and wind and are pleased that generators are being installed. You may want to know more about the implications of renewable and wind energy before coming to a conclusion.  You may be one of the people who object strongly to wind turbines. This invitation is part of an attempt to provide genuine information and invite comment and questions

Agenda

• • Introduction
  • A sustainable future is a low carbon future
  • Malt Mill Farm Project
  • Questions

Come along and learn more.
For more information see www.maltmillfarmrenewables.com

St James’ the Great Church is also running two Easter Activity Afternoons for primary school children on Tuesday 2nd and Tuesday 9th April at 2-4pm on both days.  Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.  Please see the flyer for further details.