Westerleigh EVENTS      

1 June 2008. Church service.

For blessing of animals. At St James Church at 10.30 am.

21 June 2008. Boules and BBQ.

From 6 pm, on the playing fields. A great success last year - join us again this year. Details to follow.

25 - 27 July 2008. St James Patronal Festival.

Flowers in church. Preview on Friday night. Concert on Saturday. Call May 01454 315844 or Babs 01454 324648.

24 - 25 August. Village Day.

Village Day on the playing fields on Sunday afternoon. Village versus Cricket Team challenge match on Monday.

Past Events (2008)

10 May 2008. Plant sale.

At the Village Hall, with a cake stall.

19 April 2008. Treasure Hunt.

It wasn't the best of weather, but about 35 villagers struggled out to identify the 44 photos of village features. Nobody got them all, but the youngsters found about 35 and won the prizes. Great support from the village stalwarts, who provided cakes, tea and coffee and supplied the prizes. Thanks to Des Gray for his enthusiasm in pulling it altogether.

15 March 2008. Easter Fair.

At the Village Hall. Easter Egg Raffle, cake stall, tombola etc.

23 February 2008. Lent Lunch

At St James church.

Past Events (2007)

23 December 2007. St James Carol Service.

In St James the Great church

17 December 2007. Carols on the Green.

The event took place with Chris Verey leading the carols to the accompaniment of the Westerleigh Brass Band. The Westerleigh Belles gave their accomplished hand-bell performance. Our thanks to Graham and Beverley for the refreshment ithey provided in the New Inn, and for the "snowstorm" during the carols.
The Christmas Lights competition was won by Nick Phelps and family at No 4 Mill Crescent.

28 November 2007.

The Westerleigh Residents'Association AGM was held in the Village Hall. Eve Carey was elected as Chairman and Treasurer, and Julie Morse as Secretary. Committee members for 2007 / 8 are Rob Cole, Jean Powell, Howard Rayner, Dave Tyson, Debbie Smith and Bob Taylor.

19 November 2007.

See pictures here of the bulb planting 1, 2, the Buffaloes' Harvest Auction 1, 2, and the RAF St Athan Band. Read the newsletter for details.

10 November 2007.

Great fun was had at the Neighbourhood Watch Beetle Drive. How can people get so competitive over shaking a die and drawing insects? Eventual winners were Sophie and Molly, demonstrating the dexterity and speed of the younger generation.
Patrick and Julie produced a fantastic supper (bread, cheese, ham, scotch eggs, beetroot ....), with assistance from Eve and others. All this for only £3.00 - marvellous value. Look out for the next event.

26 August 2007. Village day.

2.30 pm on the Westerleigh sports field. A variety of stalls, a dog show, children's races and live music.

16 June 2007. BBQ and boules evening.

10 teams contested, and the prize was won by the Boons, proving that the youth of the village can beat the oldies at most things. Rob Cole and Brian Mills provided a splendid BBQ service. Thanks to Pat and Des for the organisation.

9 - 10 June 2007. Open gardens.

10 gardens in the village were open for viewing, and the weather was good. Also: plant sale, teas, raffle, exhibition in church.

There was also a Garden Service in the church on Sunday.

31 March 2007. Quiz.

The Westerleigh Neighbourhood Watch quiz evening was cancelled, as not enough tickets were sold.

Past Events (2006)

18 December. Carols around the tree.

Carols around the Christmas tree on the village green, and refreshments afterwards in the New Inn, with the kind support of the management. A presentation was made by Rev. Chris Verey to Ann Bass for the best Christmas lights in the village (see photo of presentation here). The prize for the best commercial property was won by Cornerways Nursery School.

20 December. Children's party.

A Christmas party for Junior School children and younger held in the Village Hall, between 4 and 6 pm. Parents came with snacks and games.

21 October. Games evening.

A board games evening, organised by Des Gray on behalf of Neighbourhood Watch, with Scrabble, Boggle, Ludo, Buckaroo, Jenga and Ali Baba was held at the Village Hall. A ploughman's supper was organised by June Ridd and Anne Taylor. There was much hilarity and spilling of wine when the donkey bucked and the Jenga towers fell, and the evening attracted an age range of under 10 to over 80. First prize went to Brian and Pat Mills, who had the good sense to play their joker on the Boggle round.
There is likely to be a repeat with different games, so if you have any ideas, contact Des on 01454 325178.

24 September. Harvest Festival at St James church.

Morning service, and a farewell presentation to Rev David Wilcox.

22 July. Sponsored walk.

In aid of Muscular Dystrophy relief.

From Eastville Park to Olde Inn, Westerleigh. Choice of 10 or 15 miles routes.

21 - 23 July. Art and crafts exhibition.

At St James church.

Paintings, pottery, wood-turning and carving, needlework.

Events: Tower tours, display of handbells, history walks.

3 July. Tulip Products presentation.

Mr Ian Humpage of Tulip Products (formerly Dalehead) gave a presentaion at the Village Hall about the Company, and answered questions from the floor.

10 June. BBQ and Boules evening.

Organised by the Neighbourhood Watch, and held on the playing fields, on a beautiful evening, with a BBQ organised by the Forrester-Woods.

Proceeds split with St James Church.

13 May. Plant sale.

The St James Plant sale again took place in the Village Hall. All kinds of plants were on sale and the villagers also supplied their excess plants, from division or cuttings. Tea and coffee and cake stall.

6 May. "Called to be Saints".

A West Country choir with 25 voices plus instruments, in St James church.

22 March. Village Plan meeting.

A meeting in the Village Hall listened to 3 guest speakers with experience of setting up Village Plans, and then established a Steering Group to move the plan to the next stage.

10 March. Gardeners' Question Time.

Presented by Westerleigh Neighbourhood Watch: George Alway of the Pucklechurch Gardening Society gave a talk, followed by a question and answer session. With light refreshments.

18 January. Illustrated talk .

Jenny Barnett spoke with slides, on Westonbirt Arboretum, its history and development.

Past events (2005)

19 December. Carol singing.

The carol singing around the Christmas tree took place on the green with both the brass band and the Westerleigh Belles (handbell ringers). The gathering then moved to the New Inn, where the proprietors kindly provided some Christmas snacks.

12 November. Murder mystery evening

Witches, wizards, schoolchildren and muggles turned up for the Murder Mystery evening at the Nusery School. Within minutes of the Headmaster starting his speech, he fell down poisoned with cyanide. Further mayhem ensued, and some glorious food was consumed, courtesy of Jenny and Chris Forrester-Wood, before the villain was uncovered. Photos here: 1, 2, 3, 4.

28 August. Westerleigh village fun day

Music, beer tent, stalls, events and much much more.
Raffle of new and unwanted items.
Cakes at the cream tea stall, and a Bring and Buy stall.

8 July. Cricket challenge.

Westerleigh Cricket Club versus the Chairman's XI (the Village). A 20-over match followed by a barbecue at the Olde Inne. After some big hitting by both sides, the Village won a very close contest.

20 April. Opening of the Quadrangle

Sovereign Housing Group has redeveloped this site, and two of the original four occupants have returning to live in the new homes, built in partnership with S Glos Council.

26 February. Beetle quiz

Contestants played each round in a different team. Glasses of wine and cheese in the interval. An interesting evening that encouraged villagers to mix, and get to know each other better. It was won by Steve Howard's team.

8 February. Pancake party

A thank you to everyone who took part in the St James 700 celebrations. Wine and pancakes in the church. Photos here 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .

9 January. Tsunami Disaster Fund Auction

Organised by Maria and Robert Packer in the Olde Inn, it raised £1400, with a kind donation of £200 from the Westerleigh Lodge of the Buffalos. The raffle proceeds will follow. See a picture here

Past Events (2004)

23 December. Children's Christmas Party

Christmas party for children, junior school and younger, in the Village Hall from 4-6 pm.

20 December . Carols on the Green.

As with last year, the Carols were sung to the music of the Westerleigh Brass Band, with the Westerleigh Belles hand-ringers also performing. There was food laid on in the New Inn courtesy of the new landladies, and the prize for the best house Xmas decorations was won by No 4 Mill Crescent.

6 November. Great Western Chorus.

A magnificent concert by the 35-odd members of this group gave us an entertaining selection of songs sung in the barber-shop style. This was a very satisfying end to the 700th celebrations.

 
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