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Inkpen Village Hall N E W S Issue No 6 Spring 2012 Happy New Year Newsletter Sponsors The cost of printing of this newsletter has been kindly donated by Downer & Co. The design and artwork of this newsletter was donated by Honey Design, Crumplehorn Cottage, Heads Lane, Inkpen Common RG17 9QS. Our Village Hall is for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Inkpen and its immediate vicinity. To promote cultura l , s o c i a l , e d u c a t i o n a l and physical activities within the community. To provide a comfortable facility for local organisations to hire. Charity Commission No: 3 0 0 1 6 8 When you drive past the village hall you could be forgiven for thinking that there is nothing going on - that’s definitely not the case, it’s a busy amenity. Most residents would be surprised by a raft of other issues that need to be dealt with, quite apart from bookings and the day to day running. The committee is full of ideas about what can be done and we are always looking for events that will be popular. The job we have as a committee is two fold, to run the hall so that it serves the community and the onerous task of ensuring that we generate enough funds to keep it in good shape and hopefully improve it. Any ideas or comments would be welcome. From our side we hope to have a number of new initiatives in the new year, building on the successes of the year to date. Peter Ritchie - Chairman Renewable and alternative energy Friday 3rd February at 7.30pm. An opportunity to hear the latest energy saving ideas from experts. Low cost and less low cost alternative approaches to better value energy. David Thomas has studied alternative energy in relation to West Berkshire and Inkpen and will offer common sense advice that you can follow immediately for a small outlay. The authoritative version Mike Landy of the Renewable Energy Association will provide an expert view on the current status of Solar PV as well as up to date information on government policy. He will also talk about other renewable energy. Does Solar PV live up to claims? Hear from an Inkpen resident who has installed it. David Glitz will recount his personal experience of signing up to and installing Solar PV. We have invited three suppliers to take a table each, so that you can test out your options and have them costed. There will be refreshments and a bar. Admission just £1. We are on the web www.inkpenvillagehall.org and you can email us [email protected] AGM Friday 20th January 7.30pm Please do come along and enjoy a glass of wine or a cup of tea or coffee at our AGM and see what good work is being done for Our Village Hall and Our Community. The acting chairman will report on the year to date and plans looking ahead for the coming year. The treasurer will report on the financial situation both for the financial year to April 2011 and provisional revenue and expense forecast for the year to date and going forwards into 2012. The election of officers will take place including that of the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary and any new Committee members.
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Inkpen Village Hall
N E W S I s s u e N o 6 S p r i n g 2 0 1 2
Happy New Year
Newsletter SponsorsThe cost of printing of this newsletter has been kindly donated
by Downer & Co.The design and artwork of this newsletter was donated by
Honey Design, Crumplehorn Cottage, Heads Lane,Inkpen Common RG17 9QS.
Our Village Hall is for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Inkpen and its immediate vicinity. To promote cultura l , s o c i a l , e d u c a t i o n a l
and physical activities within the community. To provide a comfortable facility for local organisations to hire. Charity Commission No: 3 0 0 1 6 8
When you drive past the village hall you could beforgiven for thinking that there is nothing going on -
that’s definitely not the case, it’s a busy amenity.Most residents would be surprised by a raft of other issues that need to bedealt with, quite apart from bookings and the day to day running. Thecommittee is full of ideas about what can be done and we are always
looking for events that will be popular. The job we have as a committee istwo fold, to run the hall so that it serves the community and the onerous task
of ensuring that we generate enough funds to keep it in good shape andhopefully improve it. Any ideas or comments would be welcome. From our side we
hope to have a number of new initiatives in the new year, building on the successes of the year to date.Peter Ritchie - Chairman
Renewable and alternative energyFriday 3rd February at 7.30pm.
An opportunity to hear the latest energy saving ideas from experts.
Low cost and less low cost alternative approaches tobetter value energy.David Thomas has studied alternative energy in relation to West Berkshireand Inkpen and will offer common sense advice that you can followimmediately for a small outlay.
The authoritative versionMike Landy of the Renewable Energy Association will provide an expert view on the
current status of Solar PV as well as up to date information on governmentpolicy. He will also talk about other renewable energy.
Does Solar PV live up to claims?Hear from an Inkpen resident who has installed it. David Glitz willrecount his personal experience of signing up to and installingSolar PV.
We have invited three suppliers to take a table each, so that youcan test out your options and have them costed.
There will be refreshments and a bar.Admission just £1.
We are on the web www.inkpenvillagehall.organd you can email us
AGMFriday 20th January 7.30pm
Please do come along and enjoy a glass of wine or a cup oftea or coffee at our AGM and see what good work is beingdone for Our Village Hall and Our Community.The acting chairman will report on the year to date andplans looking ahead for the coming year.The treasurer will report on the financial situation both forthe financial year to April 2011 and provisional revenueand expense forecast for the year to date and goingforwards into 2012.The election of officers will take place including that of theChairman, Treasurer and Secretary and any new Committeemembers.
Our Regular UsersClubs that use Our Village Hall.
Monday morning Body Control Pilates9.30am MAT class £8.50 per sessionContact Sonja Hornsby 01635 35174
Tuesday evening Yoga7.30 - 9.00pm suitable for all abilitiesContact Inga Craven 01488 658744
Wednesday evening Table Tennis5.00 - 5.45pm Juniors - with coaching £1.505.45 - 7.30pm Seniors £2Contact Duncan Campbell 668 530
Friday morning Daisy Chains Playgroup10.30am - 12.30pm Term times onlyFreeplay, snacks then creative activityContact Helen Hanna 669 028
The 92 Group is a group of friendly people who meet on the 3rd Tuesday of eachmonth at 2.00pm. The meetings include demonstrations and talks on a wide varietyof subjects. Sometimes trips out are organised. Non-members are always welcome.Cost £2.00 per session. Contact Verity Fenemore 01488 658 903.Inkpen Farm and Country Market 10.00am - 12.30pm.The Inkpen Farm & Country Market adds colour and interest to our village life. Thereis always plenty of local fresh produce and home baked cakes at keen prices, and,hopefully, always a little surprise to be found. Come and get a bargain or two andmeet other villagers for a chat, have a tea or coffee and get a bacon butty! Anddon’t forget that there’s a book stall and puzzles for all ages and a monthly raffleto cover overheads. Make the third Sunday of the month a regular fixture in yourcalendar. For more information please contact Josephine Stark on 01488 668 068.Inkpen Parish Council use our facilities monthly on a Thursday evening.
Inkpen Village Hall Committee 2011Chairman Peter Richie 01488 669 238Treasurer John Bryant 01488 668 695Secretary Sarah Marston 01488 669 075Newsletter Editor Julie Bryant 01488 668 695Newsletter Publisher Don Honey 01488 668 222Bookings and Caretaker Lin Wild 01488 668 316Management CommitteeDavid Glitz Chris Keene Gloria KeeneEileen Nightingale Les Price Pat PriceKate Regan Jane White Anne WilsonCo-opted Member Duncan Campbell
What’s been going on?Farmers Market.We had a great turn out at the ChristmasFarmers Market with fabulous produceand seasonal goods on offer. Carolsinging, mulled wine and mince piesall added to a warm and friendlyatmosphere. Remember, the FarmersMarket is every third Sunday of themonth. do support it and meet otherVillagers.
Bee TalkDon Honey’s talk on his first six months ofkeeping honey bees was well receivedand sample honey and honey cakes went
down well with the audience. It is hopedthat a follow-up talk on “The Next Six
months” will follow later this year.
PhotographyChris Keene gave a very interesting“Introduction to photography” talk thathad everyone snapping at his heels for afollow-up.
Pudsey Fund RaisingAnother full house for this popular fundraiser which netted nearly £350. Thanks
to all those who helped and supported theevent.
Rock of AgesA fabulous end to 2011 when Rock of Agesperformed at the New Year’s eve party. Thehall was packed to the rafters with villagers andtheir friends.
Friday SpecialsAs you will see from the reports to the right, we have held some very interesting,diverse and successful events. The aim is to encourage locals to talk on subjectsthat they are passionate about and pass on their enthusiasm to others. The VillageHall Committee continue to try and make full use of Our Village Hall, with our next“Friday Special” talk being on Energy Saving. Hopefully you will continue to supportthese events. Generally speaking, they are designed to be interesting, not tooserious, but fun.If you would like to give a talk, then please contact Lin Wild on 668 316 for a Fridaythat would suit. In most cases there will be no charge to you.
Table TennisThe Table Tennis Group have been awarded £800 by Greenham Common Trust topurchase a new competition table for this season's matches. The group started twoyears ago with initial start up funding from West Berkshire Council and has grownwith enthusiasm of local players and now has two teams entered into the BerkshireLeague. New players are always welcome as this is "Sport for All" - players pay onthe night - no costly annual membership fee - just come along and play - juniormembers especially welcome and benefit from professional coaching.
Queen's Diamond JubileeCelebrations ,
2nd June to 5th June 2012The Village Hall hosted a Jubilee Festival meeting for Inkpen residents on Friday 6thJanuary to brainstorm ideas for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend 2012.Ideas flowed from two groups suggesting events for both children and adults. The
Hog Roast and Beer Festival being the main theme withfancy dress and a climbing wall for the younger ones andfamily knock out and tug of war for the older ones withloads more besides. If you can help please let us know. OnMonday 4th June the aim is to light 2,012 Beaconsthroughout the country, Commonwealth and othercountries around the world in celebration of the Queen'sDiamond Jubilee, marking a historic moment in the Queen'sreign. Her Majesty, The Queen, has graciously agreed tolight the National Beacon on Monday 4th June 2012. TheWarbury Hill Beacon will also be lit on that day.
Big ScreenThe village hall now has a ceiling projection system set up that makes the showingof DVDs, slides or presentations a doddle. Ideal for showing DVDs at children'sparties. The system is available as an option when hiring the hall and has cablingprovided to run from HDMI, VGA or S-Video sources.Contact Lin Wild to make your booking for the hall. Technical enquiries about theprojector system to John Bryant on 668695.
