Important: Wine Tasting Tickets
Please contact Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie for tickets on 01295 758369 until 20th Feb. Apologies for the inconvenience.
URGENT – CAROLS CHANGE OF VENUE TO VILLAGE HALL
Sadly the weather forecast is for heavy rain at 6pm once again this year. We will therefore move the annual Carols on the Green to the Village Hall. We will start at 6pm and mulled wine, mince pies and hot sausage rolls will be served throughout. Please tell your friends and neighbours to come to the village hall instead.
Robert Harwood’s book launch
Monday 2nd December saw Robert Harwood launch his autobiography entitled ”My Life in Service” at the Plough in Upper Wardington. Attended by Neil Gadsby, Chairman and Founder of The Katharine House Hospice and large numbers of villagers, the event was great fun and very well supported. Mr Gadsby gave a very warm speech of thanks to Robert and Robert replied with a very moving tribute to all who had helped in publishing the book. Robert's commitment and dedication to Wardington was clearly greatly appreciated by all who attended however his popularity within the community may well be dimmed once everyone reads what he's written about them in the book!
Reminder – Carols on Thursday 19th December
A reminder that there will be carol singing from 6 to 6.45pm on Thursday 19th December in Upper Wardington on the Old Pool green. The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene will be providing hot sausage rolls, mince pies and mulled wine with hot chocolate for the children. There will be a brass band and the Wardington Hand Bell ringers will once again come to entertain us. Song sheets will be provided - please bring yourself, your family and friends and a torch! We will be collecting for the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene whose aim is to raise money for both special projects and the daily upkeep of our wonderful Grade I listed church. Please bring as much as you
Carol Singing Thursday 19th Dec 2013
The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene, Wardington, are pleased to announce that we will once again be staging our festive sing song In Upper Wardington on the Old Pool Green on Thursday 19th December 2013 6.00pm – 6.45pm Carols around the brazier Mulled wine, mince pies and hot sausage rolls. We will be accompanied by a brass ensemble and song sheets of well-known carols will be available. The Wardington Hand Bell Ringers will also be playing for us. Please bring along a torch and join us in celebrating the festive season. We will be collecting money for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene to help look after our beautiful church. Please give generously. For further information contact Philippa
Wardington Village Cinema – 9th November
We are very excited to announce the first (of hopefully many) Wardington Village Cinema evenings! The inaugural event will take place on Saturday 9th November at the Memorial Hall and will screen "Quartet" - Certificate 12A. A hilarious comedy, set in a home for retired musicians; the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (played by Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. Please follow this link for the trailer: http://youtu.be/xy7ayii0TFk Please Contact Sam Young or Paul Bimson for tickets (£6 standard, £4 concessions) - all money taken will go towards the hire of equipment and future presentations. Complementary nibbles will be provided, but please bring your
Wardington Gardening Club Show Photographs
Last Sunday (1st September), I attended the Wardington Gardening Club Flower, Produce and Craft Show at the Memorial Hall. There was a very good turn out to see the an impressive array submissions in 72 different classes! Below are a few photographs I took of the event:
Big Butterfly Count
Here's an idea from Greg Peters: You, your children and other local families might enjoy taking part in the butterfly count, which continues till the end of August. Visit the website to register and find out more information: http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/
Fire!
A fire in Upper Wardington caused by dry pine needles and leylandii cuttings is being put out behind Brakespear's barn as your correspondent is writing. Two fire appliances are on the scene and the fire is now under control. The whole of Upper Wardington came out to see what was happening and once it was established that no people or property were in danger, there was great excitement amongst the children especially. The fire hydrant in the road by the old pool was used to supply water to the fire appliances and the children were on hand to ensure that there was enough torchlight for the firefighters to see the connection!