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NEWS FROM THE MEMORIAL HALL

ST GEORGE’S DAY BEST OF BRITISH 60’S NIGHT

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our St George’s Day Best of British 60’s night… what a brilliant evening it was! Made even better by all those that really got into the spirit by dressing up in 60’s outfits. Well done!!! … A superb effort!

Congratulations to Paul Gardham for being voted best dressed!

Huge thanks as always to our resident DJ Dave Harris for his fantastic playlist and tabletop quiz…He did a brilliant job and we’re all so appreciative of all that he does to make every night such a success. Thank you also to Andrew Bott for running the bar and to Julie Webb for helping with everything including the Ploughman’s supper. Thanks to our waitresses Gemma Sellers, Anna and friend, Mandy Carson and Fiona Gunn-Stokes.

Thank you to Wendy Bates and Margaret Harris for the idea… a superb choice which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who came… Oh! What a night! Rock on Cold Ashby!

COCKTAILS, CANAPÉS AND KARAOKE

Thank you to each and every one who came along to the Memorial Hall on Saturday 23rd March for our Cocktails, Canapés and Karaoke night and made it such a memorable and enjoyable occasion. The cocktails were flowing, the canapés were enjoyed and the karaoke performances were legendary. Huge thanks to Dave and Ben Harris for being our compères for the night and doing such a brilliant job. Thanks also to Kevin Bott for loaning his DJ equipment and to Leanne Willars from Gourmet Pidy who donated the canapé cases free of charge.

Special thanks to Mandy Carson and Gemma Sellers for making the canapés, to Julie Webb and Anna Swann and friends for the being our waitresses and to Fiona Gunn-Stokes for making the cocktails.

Bravo Cold Ashby! What a truly fantastic night!

SUNDAY CAFE

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for breakfast on Sunday 28th April… it was fabulous that so many people from the village came and to have visitors from Naseby, Ravensthorpe, Long Buckby Wharf and Spratton.

Many thanks to our cooks Julie Webb and Mandy Carson, as well as our waitresses Fiona Gunn-Stokes and Anna Swann. Thanks also to Carole Oliver for making the cakes and helping with the tidying up. We were so pleasantly surprised to see so many people supporting us.

We look forward to seeing you on

Sunday 30th June for our next Sunday Cafe.

COLD ASHBY SKITTLES TEAM NEWS

Congratulations to CAVH skittles team on their fantastic season: Runners up in the Welford and District League, Pytchley League Cup Winners, Andrew Bott and Bob White became Runners up in the Doubles Championship and Andrew Bott became the Singles Champion.

The team celebrated their success with a three-course meal at the Memorial Hall. Special thanks to Julie Webb, Fiona Gunn-Stokes and Ann Brumby for preparing such a lovely meal and to the team for a lovely evening.

We wish the team continued success for the Summer League which starts in May and we are delighted we now have a second village skittles team - thanks to Gemma Sellers.

Good luck both teams for the season.

NEWS FROM

ST DENYS CHURCH

THE CENTENARY STRIKING COMPETITION

St Denys Church, was selected by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Bellringers to host part of the Centenary Striking Competition on Saturday 13th April. Twenty teams from across the diocese competed at Cold Ashby and Guilsborough for the Guild Trophy and the honour of being the best ringing team in the area. Each team had to ring a test piece of changes and this was marked by judges on the number of errors made. The ringing was followed by tea at the Memorial Hall, the announcement of the results and the presentation to the winners.

It was so lovely to hear the church bells being rung and to hear the fabulous feedback about our church and the Memorial Hall. We are so glad that it all went so well and was such an enjoyable occasion for all. Thank you for choosing Cold Ashby to host the event.

The winning teams were Pattishall and Towcester.

COLD ASHBY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

WANTED

A VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WITH ITS BOOKKEEPING

The Playing Fields Association is urgently seeking the assistance of someone to provide basic bookkeeping services.

Job description: Recording receipts and payments and preparing simple monthly income and expenditure accounts and bank reconciliations. Preparing invoices and e-mailing out. Organising BACS payments for purchases and expenditures.
Experience: Not essential, but basic Excel skills required.
Time-commitment: approx 2 hrs a week, sometimes more.

Our books are currently in excellent order, but we need someone to maintain them.

If you are interested, please contact Rose Dempsey

Mobile: Tel 07887 421462 or email rosedempsey@googlemail.com

Cold Ashby Playing Fields Association is the registered charity responsible for managing the playing field in the village. It is run by a small but friendly and enthusiastic group of volunteers but is wholly dependent on the support of the local community to continue to provide this facility.