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JULY 2019

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St Martin’s Church Gift Day. Please save the date - Saturday, 6th July 11 - midday. We look forward to welcoming you all for coffee and cake and to meeting new folk in the Village. As you will know, we are soon to begin our extension, and plans are on view. A generous donation has enabled us to bring the church up to 21st Century standards. These monies in the fabric fund cannot be used for any other purpose. To enable Chris to keep the churchyard in good order, for utility bills and insurance, we need your kind support to look after your lovely church. Our Rector, Fr. Aran Beesley, will be there to greet you. Forthcoming Services. Sunday, 30th June 6 pm - A special service of Wholeness and Healing with oils and Holy Communion. Thursday 4

th July celebrate the feast day of St

Martin a said service of holy communion at 7pm (incense will be used). Sunday 7th

July BCP Evening Prayer at 6pm – Fr Aran. Sunday 21st July Holy Communion 9am with Canon David McCormack. Thank you to Caroline Baldwin for delivering Towers and Spires and to David Brown for agreeing to be minute secretary for the PCC

BRACEBOROUGH

Please note that there is no service on the first Sunday of the month. Our next Holy Communion service will be on Sunday 14th at 9am led by Fr Aran. Everyone is invited so please come along if you can. Appeal Fund – for Roof Repairs following theft of lead from St Margaret’s Church. An appeal fund has been set up to receive donations towards the cost of repairing the church roof. Please contact our treasurer, Keith at keithwrightcollingwood@gmail if you would like to support our appeal with a gift. Please remember to ‘gift aid’ your donation, if you qualify. A ‘Justgiving’ link is being set up & will be available shortly. The cost of repair is being assessed. Church has already committed £4,500 to the cost of initial weatherproofing and securing the 2 roof areas affected – which has now been completed. The cost of a replacement metal roof will run to many thousands more. Sunday 7 July – Cream Tea at Village Hall to raise funds for the Church Roof Appeal Fund. Karen has generously offered to organise a cream tea on the afternoon of Sunday 7 July in support of the church roof Appeal Fund. Please come along and help get the appeal off to a great start. Thank you, Karen! Saturday 13 July – Village BBQ. Please make a date in your diary for Saturday 13 July for a BBQ to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the re-opening of Braceborough Village Hall. Everyone in the village is warmly invited. Please could anyone with historic photographs of the village share them with the hall committee for a display at this event? Saturday 20 July St.Margaret’s Gift Day. This will now target the Appeal Fund for roof repairs & provide another opportunity for you to make a donation to help your village church recover from this recent incident. Braceborough continued elsewhere:

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Braceborough continued: Sunday 21 July – 3pm Family Service, Patronal Festival & Baptism. This year’s special service will again be for everyone to enjoy. Come and share in the celebrations of our patron saint’s feast day & also a wonderful christening. Help fill church! Village Photo Competition. Not long now to get those photos taken ready for this year’s competition. Dust off that camera on your phone or full-on professional camera, and get snapping away. Remember photos MUST be taken within the parish boundaries i.e. of the village & surrounding area. Dates for your Diary. September Beer Festival – in planning stage. Friday October 11th – Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Service & Harvest Supper. Beginners’ Ceilidh/Scottish Dancing. Come & try this fun & sociable form of exercise. Most Mondays 7.30-9pm in village hall. No partner needed, just bring comfortable shoes & a smile! £3 a session. Contact Hazel 01778 560417. Fly The Flag. The Australian Flag was flown for a week from Monday 27th May by John and Diane Moore in honour of family visiting from Australia. The Polish flag was flown on Sat 18th May by Jennifer Gralka to mark the 75th anniversary of Monte Cassino Day. It costs just £5 to fly the flag to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or any other memorable or special event. Please contact Sue on 560636. Booking the Village Hall. We have a very well equipped village hall – available for hire from just £8 per hour. Please contact Sue Cook on 560636 to find out if the date you are interested in is free.

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We will be celebrating St Thomas’ patronal saint on Sunday 7th July at 9am with a service of Holy Communion. Please note that there will be no service on Sunday the 14th. All are welcome at Braceborough. Sunday 28th July there will be a service of Morning Prayer which will be led by Trish Brockhouse. Advance notice. The Harvest Festival will be at 11am on Sunday 22nd September followed by lunch at the Village Hall. Full details will be available later. The next PCC meeting will be on 4th July in the Church from 7pm Getting to know our Neighbours: On Friday 5th July from 6 to 8pm Please come and join us, especially if you are new to the village. Nibbles will be provided but please bring your own liquid refreshment. It is a village event and ALL ages are welcome. Carlby & District WI: The last meeting was at Carlby Village Hall on Tuesday June 11th and featured a really interesting talk by Jaqui Wood on why ‘Sleep Matters’ The next meeting is on July 2nd and is shared with Witham and will be held at Witham-on-the-Hill Village hall at 7.30 p.m when the speaker is Ashley Baxter and the subject is ‘Peterborough to St.Petersburg with two young children’. All are welcome – contact the Secretary Cheryl on 07962 170473 Mobile Library The mobile library will be at Greatford on Mondays July 8th and August 5th and stops opposite the Phone Box in Main Street between 12.00 and 12.30. Bellringing. Practice night Wednesday 17th July from 7.30 pm to 9 pm Contact Lois on 01778 560437. Email lois.m.webb1@gmail.com if you want to find out more about ringing or just come along to a practice night. Flying the Flag. Mark any special event by having the Union Flag or St George’s Flag flown at the Village Hall (for a contribution to V.H Funds)or outside the Church (for Church Funds). Please contact Cyril Webb on 560437 Greatford continued elsewhere:

Greatford Continued:

Greatford Midsummer Picnic And Treasure Hunt: A date for your diary. Please join us on Sunday 14th July, any time between 12.30 and 16.30 for a picnic in the village playing field. Bring your own food and drink, but the village hall will be open serving tea, coffee and squash. There will be a cake stall with goodies to eat there or to take away. There will also be a treasure hunt around the village for families, couples or individuals. We hope to see you there!! Village Hall If you would like further information about the hall or to check

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Parish Council. At the Annual Parish Meeting on 21st May, the Chairman Nigel

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Anderson, and the village hall Chairman Richard McDermott. This meeting was

followed directly with the Annual Parish Council Meeting, when Nigel Ashby

informed the meeting that he did not stand at the Election on 2nd May. Jon

Workman was proposed to be elected as Chairman, there were no other

nominations. The Clerk thanked Nigel for all his dedicated hard work on so many

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the past 20 years on the Council, many of which as Chairman, and also his

tremendous help and support to her. Mr David Anderson was elected as Vice

Chairman, and Responsible Finance Officer. The Parish Councillors elected

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Ibis Channell and Gemma Taylor, all of whom signed the statutory Acceptance of

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ABRIDGED MINUTES OF THE UFFINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

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Declarations of acceptance of office completed by all councillors. Sarah Woolf and Kate Genever expressed an interest in the vacant seat. Cllrs to vote at next meeting. Officers for 2019-2020 elected Cllr Brown, chairman & Cllr Sheehan, vice chairman. Defibrillator now in use. It is installed on the outside wall of The Bertie adjacent to the carpark. Dr D Babbs is the guardian for the defib, Cllr Barratt will be the back-up guardian. Replacement defibrillator pads will be sourced and funded by the Parish Council. Allotment concerns have been raised about the safe disposal of allotment waste by burning. Councillors discussed potential solutions. Guidelines from the National Allotment Association will be issued to all of the allotment holders. Cllr Genever offered to remove any large quantities of waste. Speedwatch scheme will be discussed at next meeting. Planning S19/0730, re-siting of school shop structure, Copthill School, Discussed. Accounts Annual audit report, governance statements, accounting statements and exemption certificate 2018/19 received and noted. Full Audit Report on Uffington Parish Website. These accounts can be viewed by appointment for 30 working days between 03 June 2019 and 12 July 2019 at Thatched Cottage, Newstead contact by email: UffingtonPC1@gmail.com Banking signatories updated. Main Road sign posts have rotted - reported. Former Mulberry Bush Nursery parking agreement for UVH events may not continue. Pot holes – Barnack Road, School Lane, Bertie Lane, Casewick Lane, Essendine Road, Greatford Road. Flooding – Newstead, exit to village by The Coach House and Casewick Lane. Dog fouling – has become a problem on Pound Field. Dogs should not be exercised there. Next meeting Thursday 20

th June 2019, 19:30 at the Village Hall.

MINUTES OF UFFINGTON ANNUAL PARISH

MEETING 15 MAY 2019 Election of officers. Mr B Brown nominated as chair. Reports Cllr. Brown (present chairman of the Parish Council) gave his report which can be found on the Uffington Parish Council website Highways Stronger action was requested on maintenance of highways. There is an on-line reporting system which members of the public are invited to use: https://highways.lincolnshire.gov.uk/highways/ Extra staff have recently been made available for highway maintenance. Meeting with Highways requested re: dangerous bend at Newstead. Despite all objections, the speed limit on this stretch of road will be reduced to only 50mph. Speeding through the village. The speed sign has limited reach. Community police are now able to issue speeding tickets. Parking around School Lane. This has become an issue again. Suggestions made: notify PCSO, repaint give way signs on road, resolve flooding.

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TALLINGTON Church Flowers

7th

and 14th

July – Mrs J Brocklebank 21

st and 28

th July – Mrs L Atter

Annual Church Charity Ride and Stride: The 2019 Ride and Stride event is to be held on

Saturday 14th September. This nationwide event is a major fundraiser for the Old Churches Trust. It is non-denominational and supports any church or chapel which is over 100 years old. The Trust provides encouragement and financial help to churches which are struggling to raise funds for urgent repairs to preserve the building. People across the UK raise funds through sponsorship by visiting as many churches as they can by walking, cycling, running, riding etc from 10am to 6pm. You can visit as many or as few churches as you wish and many of them will have people there to ratify your visit and provide a drink and, if you are lucky, biscuits. In Tallington, Anne Knox and David Tilson have participated in the event for many years and have raised considerable funds (plus Gift Aid) through sponsorship. Half the money raised is retained by our local church and the other half goes to the Old Churches Trust. As we have recently had lead stolen from our church roof extra money would be most welcome this year. Whilst Anne and David (both well past our three score years and ten!) are happy to continue cycling for this event we would welcome other striders and riders to join in, not least to widen the sponsorship field, as we tend to go to the same people for sponsorship each year, but also to make it more of a “Village Event”. David is the Tallington co-ordinator and can provide more details about the event and, when he receives the list of the churches, donations and identity forms, will pass them on to anyone interested in joining in this year’s event. Please contact David for more details on 01780 740508 or drtilson@hotmail.com 200 Club Winners in May: Julie Haslam 1st prize and James Chadwick 2nd prize: are also announced via a Facebook video post (showing the draw). Please follow our page ‘Tallington Village Hall’. Mobile Library Service: The Mobile Library service will be in Church Lane on Monday 8th July between 11.15 and 11.45am. Tallington continued elsewhere:

Tallington Continued: The Post Office is open in the Village Hall every Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 4pm offering many services. Please use this Post Office so that we don’t lose it. Regular Events at the Village Hall (may be disrupted due to maintenance work at the hall during July - please check with class instructors directly) Post Office: Every Tuesday 2.00 – 4.00 pm Yoga: Every Thursday 7.00 – 8.00 pm. Please contact Helen on 07706511925 or at hhyogaandfitness@gmail.com ‘Move it or Lose it’: Senior fitness group every Wednesday 1.00 pm -1.45 pm. All exercises can be done seated or standing. £5 per class (first class free), booking not necessary but please contact Amanda for details 07535 788756, amanda@smart-FITT.fitness Hiring the Hall: We offer very competitive rates to hire the Hall whether commercially, for classes to benefit the community or just for one-off parties. With parking, great facilities, a fully equipped kitchen (with dishwasher). We also have a selection of games/sports equipment to hire. Contact tallingtonvillagehall@gmail.com or 07939986817 Village Hall Committee Contact Details: tallingtonvillagehall@gmail.com. Tel 07939986817 or via Facebook messenger (Tallington Village Hall) - we try to return emails and calls within 24 hours – but we are not a business, please be patient, we are a small group of volunteers managing the Hall and park around our busy full-time jobs and families. Flying the Flag: Please remember you can fly either of our flags to celebrate any occasion for just £5. Just ring John and Liz on 740076 and they will arrange which flag and your chosen date with you. The Parish Council: The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 9th July 2019 at 7.30 pm. Please remember that everyone is most welcome at any Parish Council meeting.

WEST DEEPING

St Andrews Church. Thank you to all those in the Uffington Group who attended the service of thanksgiving for Canon David McCormack’s 50 years of ministry on Sunday 16th June. All Age Service Sunday 21st July at 11am followed by light refreshments. There will be no service at West Deeping on Sunday 28th July but ALL are welcome to join the congregations for a service of Holy Communion at Tallington at 11am. This service will be led by Lorraine Wright from ST George’s Stamford or the All Age Service at Uffington also at 11am.If you are able to support the church in any way, please talk to Colin Blagrove on 07946004893. Rotas for coffee mornings in WDVH or flowers in the church are on the church noticeboard. Bible Studies. Tuesdays, 2nd and 16th July. 3pm at Cromwell House. Contact: Susanna Aldred on 01778 380014. Parish Council Meeting Monday 15th July 7.30pm WDVH. All residents are very welcome to attend to hear how we deal with matters affecting our village and to raise any issues that they would like the Parish Council to consider'. Coffee morning Sat. 20th July WDVH in aid of St Andrew’s Church. 10.30am-12noon. West Deeping Heritage Group Talks planned for the autumn include The History of bulb-growing in East Anglia by Johnny Walker and the History of English Clocks by Iain Stowe. https://wdheritage.wordpress.com or contact Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768 WD Walkers. Sundays. 30th June is led by Annie, 14th July by Iain and Jean, 28th July has been cancelled. Meet at the Village Hall at 2.00pm All are welcome. For more details Contact: Annie Newbigging: 01778 346805, annie.new@me.com Continued elsewhere:

WDeeping continued: Rambling Readers (Book Club) meet on the last Friday of the month in WDVH. A new book each month is supplied by Lincolnshire Libraries. We are also sharing copies of the 2018 Man Booker Prize short list. Please talk to Elizabeth on 01778 344674 Carpet Bowls Club. The group meets on Thursday evenings in the Village Hall. See centre pages. Chairperson: June Thomas 01778 343434. Parish Council Event. Sunday 28th July, Henry Tinsley Field 2-4pm. A family-friendly village gathering to celebrate the Centenary of West Deeping Parish Council, which first met in July 1919. Info from Melanie James, 01778 380197 or Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768. Nature Notes: There was a magnificent display of cowslips in the Henry Tinsley Field in May, followed by cow parsley in June. Two bee orchids flowered in St Andrew’s Churchyard. Also, large amounts of creeping cinquefoil have appeared on the verges and in the churchyard. These are colourful, and good for butterflies. West Deeping Village Hall - Regular classes: Step Clog. Fortnightly on Mondays 8-9.30pm. Contact: Laura, 01733 267129, email laura.clogteacher@gmail.com Tiger Tots Messy Play. Fridays, 9.30am-11.30am. For babies and toddlers aged 6 months-5years. £7 per child, £5 per sibling. For queries and to book, call Ali on 07949 689179 or visit tigertotsmessyplay@btinternet.com New Yoga Class. Helen Hobling is offering a gentle yoga class suitable for beginners, men and women, starting on Thursday 12th September 10am-11am. Another possibility is Monday evenings. If you are interested please contact Helen, 0770 6511925, hhyogaandfitness@gmail.com The booking clerk is Mrs. Annie Newbigging, 43 King St. Tel. 01778 346805. Email. annie.new@me.com

UFFINGTON Church Flowers

July 7th

/ 14th

– Joan Hickman July 21

st / 28

th – Jane Heap

News from Uffington Village Hall. Sincere thanks to everyone who helped Uffington Village Hall over the Scarecrow Festival- both on the day and in the build–up/tidy up. Compliments came in from locals and visitors alike- commenting on how good it looked, particularly the gardens. Appropriately the proceeds from the VH catering afforded a new oven. Thanks to a grant from Cllr Rosemary Trollope-Bellew, we now have a new lawn mower. If you would like to help mow the grass, please contact Vanessa Kimberley or Liz Genever. The June 175 Club winners will be given in August T and S. The July draw will be on Sunday 14

th at Uffington Cricket Club, at tea- 3pm ish.

With the businesses reopening at the former Mulberry Bush, please can all hall users park in the rear car park of UVH, closing the farm gate at all times. Thank you. As requested, there is a table of classes at UVH on the noticeboards and Uffington.org. Please check the centre diary pages of T &S for holidays etc. Physio Led Pilates will now be 5pm-6pm on Thursdays. Contact Liz Gregory:lizphyzpilates@gmail.com. Remember, villagers can hire the 4m x 10m marquee from £50.

The Garden Produce Show is Sunday 8 September- posters are now up. Please see Vanessa Kimberley 01780 239463 or Facebook Page Uffington Village Lincolnshire or Uffington.org for details on all classes and hall bookings. Grand Opening of new gardens at Uffington Village Hall. Saturday 10 August. Join us for afternoon tea 3-5pm. All welcome. Other events in Uffington: Friday 5th July Castle Bytham and Morkery Wood - Active magazine(approx 4.25 miles).A walk from Castle Bytham towards Morkery Wood and back via Potter’s Hill .Parking tbc. 9.55am for 10am. Contact and weather check: Janet Warburton 01778 560620. Sheila Archer 01780 763825)sheilandkeith@hotmail.com. The Bertie Arms charity pub quiz Wednesday 17 July 8pm. Book a team on 766400. Mobile Library Monday July 8th at 10.30 Casewick Lane Flying the Flag. Either the Union Jack or St George’s was flown as follows: Date Event or Message Sponsor(s) 23

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May Queen Victoria’s 200th

birthday Rodney Yates 2

nd June Michael Crowe’s birthday All the family

9th

Jun PENTECOST PCC 16

th June In memory of our Jon boy

18th

June Copthill School 50th

Anniversary The Teesdale Family 24

th June Barb Trollope’s birthday Hugh Trollope

Mark your special date by sponsoring either the Union Jack or St George’s flag, and make a £5 donation to Church funds. Contact David & Gail Genever or Graham Creedy (481084).

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READINGS FOR JULY

Psalm OT NT Gospel

Sunday 7th July

3rd Sunday after Trinity

66:1-8 Isaiah

66:10-14

Galatians

6:[1-6]7-16

Luke

10:1-11,16-20

Sunday 14th July

4th Sunday after Trinity

25:1-10

Deuteronomy

30:9-14

Colossians

1:1-14

Luke

10:25-37

Sunday 21st July

5th Sunday after Trinity

15

Genesis

18:1-10a

Colossians

1:15-28

Luke

10:38-42

Sunday 28th July

6th Sunday after Trinity

138 Genesis

18:20-32

Colossians

2:6-15[16-19]

Luke

11:1-13

Sunday 4th August

7th Sunday after Trinity

49:1-12

(or 49:1-9)

Ecclesiastes

1:2,12-14

2:18-23

Colossians

3:1-11

Luke

12:13-21

In all services the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings will be read. The colour in church this month is green. For information on which services are being held where and by whom, please see the details in the centre pages.

CAN I [INSERT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO*] IN CHURCH?

Question: Can I get married? Can we arrange a funeral? Will you Baptise my/me…? Answer: Yes, Yes, Yes/YES! **

Saying Yes

I’ve not answered any enquiries with a “No” so far. And I would like everyone who lives in our parishes, all 2,200 of us, to use the Church for important occasions. It’s usually possible to marry in Church; you may be surprised about how the law and rules have changed over the years. You’ll always get a friendly and warm welcome from me, and I would love the opportunity to explain how marriage in Church works, or blessings after civil services. The common reason why I may have to say “no” is usually due to legal requirements. Please give me a call, and I’ll talk you through what’s involved.

Getting Wet

I would like everyone who wants to be Christened to know that you are very welcome (Baptised and Christened are interchangeable words). Christenings can take place at any of the churches in the group, usually during our regular Sunday services (9am, 11am and 6pm). If you would rather use one of the local rivers, then I’m happy to get wet with you! And it’s never too late for a child to be baptised. The last two girls who I baptised were 5 years old, so the trickiest part was making sure I could pick them up to get them to the font! For adults, I wouldn’t usually pick you up - but we could use the river if you would rather be outside. Young and old - all are welcome.

Planning for what’s next

It would be an honour for me to help with Funeral and Memorial services. We don’t often get much notice of these important events. However, I would be happy to talk to you or a group about preparing for funerals and understanding what the Church and I can offer. Some people find that talking about death and making their wishes known to their Priest or family can help set us free to enjoy every moment of life on earth. I am happy to visit anyone in need, especially if we’ve not met before. I’m pleased to give thanks for all the exciting and pray for the sad things that affect us all.

Fr Aran *insert a question of your choice here. ** The answer usually is, “Yes!” - in all three cases.

CHURCH SERVICES AND DIARY DATES

FOR JULY 2019 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 4

Abbreviations: Holy Communion (HC); Morning Prayer (MP); Evening Prayer (EP); All Age Worship (AAW)

Sunday Monday Tuesday

1st

July 2nd

9.45am UFFVH Yoga 7pm Barholm HC:Fr Aran

10am UffVH Movement to music 2pm TallVH Post Office 3pm WD Bible Study @

Cromwell House 7pm UffVH Zumba

7th

8th 9th

9am Greatford HC: Fr Aran 11am Uffington HC: Canon David 11am Wilsthorpe HC: Fr Aran 11am WDeeping MP: Team 6pm Barholm BCP EP Fr Aran

9.45am UFFVH Yoga

10am UffVH Movement to music 2pm TallVH Post Office

2pm UffVH U3A Book binding & Repairs

7pm UffVH Zumba 7.30pm TallVH Parish Council

14th

15th 16th

9am Braceborough HC: Fr Aran 11am Uffington HC : Fr Aran 11am WDeeping HC: Canon David 2pm WDVH Walkers 6pm Tallington BCP EP: Fr Aran

9.45am UFFVH Yoga Welland MU Garden Party

7.30pm WDVH Parish Council Meeting

10am UffVH Movement to music 2pm TallVH Post Office 3pm WD Bible Study @

Cromwell House 7pm UffVH Zumba

21st

22nd 23rd 9am Barholm HC: Canon David 11am Uffington HC: Fr Aran 11am WDeeping AAW: Padre Shaw+ Team 3pm Braceborough Family Service with Baptism: Fr Aran

9.45am UFFVH Yoga

10am UffVH Movement to music 2pm TallVH Post Office

2pm UffVH U3A Book binding & Repairs

28th 29th 30th 9am Greatford MP: Trish Brockhouse 11am Tallington MP: Rev’d Lorraine Wright 11am Uffington AAW: Les & Liz 2-4pm WD Family Event Henry Tinsley Field

9.45am UFFVH Yoga 2pm TallVH Post Office

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

3rd

4th

5th

6th

9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’

10.15,11.30,12.45&1.45 UffVH Hartbeeps 7pm TallVH Yoga

7pm Barholm HC Incense will be used. St Martin’s

Feast Day 7.30pm WDVH Bowls

10th 11th 12th

13th

9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi

10.15,11.30,12.45&1.45 UffVH Hartbeeps 7pm TallVH Yoga

7.30pm WDVH Bowls

17th 18th 19th

20th

1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi

7pm TallVH Yoga 7.30pm WDVH Bowls

10.30am WDVH Coffee Morning

24th 25th 26th

27th

1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi

7pm TallVH Yoga 7.30pm WDVH Bowls

7.45pm WDVH Rambling Readers

31st

1pm TallVH ‘Move It’