Help Needed to keep Adderley In Bloom

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Barry’s colourful planting displays around the village are a joy.  Barry, over the years, has supplied, planted and lovingly cared for them BUT, Barry has had the misfortune of breaking his leg which has left him unable to tend his pots.  The plan is to reduce the number of pots until such time as Barry is able to look after them again.

We need small groups of volunteers for each location to tend the plants to keep the village lit with colour.

Adderley Parish Council have invested in some planters with water reservoirs to be distributed around the village which will replace many of the existing pots.  The Parish Council will supply the compost and Barry has ordered the plants.  

Calling residents at the following locations:-

  • Station Road – 2 planters
  • Green Bank – 2 planters
  • Meadow Bank – 4 half planters (there is possible access to a water tap)
  • Rectory Lane – 2 half planters – (there is access to a water tap)
  • Bus Stop Library area – 2/3 planters and 2 half planters – (there is access to a water tap)
  • Church – 4 pots & 2 planters – (there is access to a water tap)
  • Village Hall – 5 half planters *NB – as a safety measure there are several pots placed along the front edge of the hall which will remain temporarily but will need attending – (there is access to a water tap)

There is only one thing worse than an empty flower pot and that’s a pot filled with dead flowers! If we cannot care for the plants they will have to be removed, a loss for the village and a heartbreak for Barry. 

Planting starts in May so if you can help keep Adderley in Bloom please phone 

Barbara Slack  01630656903  BEFORE 5TH MAY.

Or chat with Lesley Norman, Angela & Richard  Milhill          

 

 

Puddings Galore!

If you weren’t there you missed a treat! Actually you missed a number of treats, all of them excellent. What a great night! Personally I tired: Banoffee, Bakewell Tart with just a little fruit compote. Then I had Roulade and some Chocolate Pudding with just a few fresh berries (for health reasons). Not daunted I polished off the evening with fresh cream meringues and some more of those healthy berries (yum).

All was washed down with Prosecco in a glass that was mysteriously never empty and great conversation. What is not to like. 

If you didn’t manage to get to this one we suggest that you definitely watch out for the next one this is a must do event for pudding lovers.

Nice Place To Be Annual Review

The annual review of the first year of Nice Place To Be was held in the village hall on Sunday 16th April.  Members of the community came along to hear from the group what they had been up to during the year and to participate in a discussion about what sort of activities they would like in their community going forward.

The report can be viewed here but Val Nash, Chair of NPTB  emphasised to the meeting that while Nice Place to Be was formalised as an unincorporated association to enable the Heritage Lottery application,  its primary role is to be there for everyone in the community  and it is very much about providing a voice for everyone who wants to get involved and help to make our village the sort of community space that works for them.

Details of the Coronation weekend and the sort of event people want were discussed and the overwhelming view was to hold the Big Breakfast on the Sunday morning as planned and perhaps attach to that some Coronation themed activity for the children that can happen straight after the Breakfast.   People felt that one event was probably best as the focus for community activity rather than having two events which might dilute attendance at both.  

More details to follow …..

No Quiz this Thursday – due to Village Hall AGM in main hall

Village Hal

Phil Gadd who organises a weekly quiz in the village hall has asked us to remind everyone that there is no Quiz this Thursday 20th April. 

Instead it is the the Village Hall AGM organised by the the Village Hall Committee which you are welcome to attend to hear their report of the year’s activities, financial report and election of officers/Trustees for the coming year and future plans for the village hall.

 

A Reminder – Nice Place to Be Review.

A quick reminder that you are invited to join us for a very informal social (tea and biscuits) to review the year of Nice Place To Be. We will be at Adderley Village Hall at 2:30 pm this Sunday, 16th April.

We want to know what you have enjoyed over the last 12 months and if you have ideas for social events that others might enjoy plus your input to the Coronation weekend in Adderley. There’s a BIG Breakfast on Sunday May 7th but what else might people want to do?

We will be sharing what we have been doing plus a sneak peak at the Heritage project to date and a look at the new Heritage Website.

Informal, chatty and hopefully informative. Children welcome. What’s not to like?

Nice Place to Be – Looking Back and Thinking Ahead

People at a coffee morning

Tea and biscuits anyone? We’re having a get together on Sunday 16th April and you are invited to join us for tea, biscuits and chance to meet, greet and catch up with what Nice Place To Be has been doing.

Nice Place To Be came about during the pandemic lockdown. A few willing volunteers organised things to do outside. Treasure trails, scarecrow trails, stone hunts not forgetting Santa and Mrs Santa; a chance to be outdoors with  your close contacts and, when rules allowed, nearest family.

As the pandemic restrictions came to an end an opportunity presented itself and Geoff Butter’s amazing historical collection came to Adderley looking for a new home. We needed to apply for a Lottery grant but Lottery grants need organisations to deliver and so Nice Place To Be became a thing. We created a constitution, rescued the Adderley Community Fund from Barclays Bank and the Adderley Heritage Trail was born.

On Sunday 16th April Nice Place To Be is just about 12 months old and we want to share what we have been doing: progress on the Heritage Trail, coffee mornings, Mr and Mrs Santa’s visit, Easter Egg Hunt, Big Breakfast……. it’s been a busy year. 

Nice Place to Be is about what you want in your community so please come along with ideas about what you would like to see happening in Adderley.

So, why not join us in the Village Hall on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm for a cup of tea/coffee and some biscuits and find out what’s been happening behind the scenes.