alveston village despatch

Alveston Village Despatch

October - November 2017 DearVillagers.ThankstoeveryonewhoattendedtheGreatBritishQuizNight.Specialthankstoourresidentquizmaster,TonyScott,whoprovideduswithanexcellentandchallengingquiz.Twentyteamscompetedfortheprideofthevillage;welldonetoTeamCarryOnQuizzingwhoachievedastupendousscoreof95!ThankstoalltheAVAcommitteemembersandothervolunteerswhomadetheeveningasuccess.ThevillagenowhasanAutomatedElectronicDefibrillatorpurchasedbyfundsraised.ltislocatedattheentrancetotheMaltHouseinayellowsecuritycabinet.Itisintendedtoprovidepotentiallylifesavingassistanceforanyonesufferingacardiacemergency.TheAEDisregisteredwiththeAmbulanceService.Inthecaseofanemergencyyoushoulddial999andtheAmbulanceServicewillgivethecallertheaccesscodeforthesecuritybox.Whenthedeviceisturnedoninstructionsarespokenbytheunitregardingitseffectiveuse.TheAVAmayarrangeforfirstrespondertraining(whichincludesfamiliarisationtrainingforourAED)dependingonlevelofinterest/costs.Ifyouwouldliketobeincludedpleaseemailchris.alvestonvillage@gmail.com.Renovationworkhasbegunonthevillagephonebox.Itwillsoonhaveitssmartredtopcoatintimeforwinter.Regards,ChrisFox,AVAChair

HALLOWEENSPOOKTACULAR!

Saturday28thOctober

18:00TrickorTreatTrailKickOffatTheFerry19:30JudgingoftheBestHalloweenFancy

Dress(childrenandadults!)andAlveston’sfamouscarvedpumpkincompetition

Newthisyear:prizeforthe“scariesthouse”asvotedbythechildren!

TheFerrywillbeservinghotdogsandhotchocolateforthechildren.Pleasecomealongandenjoythisspine-tinglingterrorevent!

ALVESTONCHRISTMASPARTY

Sunday3rdDecember15:00-18:00atTheMaltHouse

With“MagicRuss”andaspecialvisitfromFatherChristmas!

Snacksandpresentsforallchildren.£5perchild,ticketsavailablefromJuliaBraithwaite

PleasecontactJulia.moss@sky.comormessage07818472483.

MulledwineandmincepiesavailabletobuyEveryoneiswelcome!Pleasecomealongandjoininthefestivefun!

Pleasenote:noonewillbeincludedinthetrailunlesstheyhaveconfirmedinadvancePleaseletkathryndeaner@me.comknowifyou’dlikeavisitfromthechildrenorifyouwishyourchildrentotakepart.It’salwaysatreatforthechildrentovisitthehousesparticularlythosewithspooktasticdecorations.

WHAT’SON…

OctoberTuesday3rdQuizNightatTheFerry20:00Wednesday11th&Thursday12thStratfordMopWednesday18thWinetastingatTheFerry20:00Thursday19th&Friday20thStratfordRunawayMopSaturday28thHalloweenandLiveMusicatTheFerry

NovemberTuesday7thQuizNightatTheFerry20:00Thursday23rdStratfordChristmasLightsSwitchOnTuesday28thMexicanFoodNightatTheFerry

NextGroveHouseCoffeeMorningFriday1stDecember10:00-12:00

ChristmasPartyMenuatTheFerryStarts28thNovemberPleasevisittheirwebsiteformoredetailsorsignupforalertsofthelatestnews!

Didyouknow…………..thehistoryofStratfordMop?StrafordMoporiginatedasaMichaelmasDayfair–thisis29thSeptemberandmopfairsweretiedtotheseasonsandharvests.WhentheGregoriancalendarwasintroducedin1752elevendaysdroppedfromtheyear;eventsassociatedwiththeendoftheharvestmovedto10thOctober.Thisdateisoftencalled“OldMichaelmasDay”

FairsbeganaftertheBlackDeathinEngland-manyworkershaddiedleavinglandlordswithnoonetoworkthelandandthisdrovewagesup.AlawwasintroducedtoreturnwagestolevelsbeforetheBlackDeath.Localmagistratescouldsettheratesofpayatspecialcourts.Thesetookplaceatgatheringsorfairs.Landownerssawthisasanopportunitytohirefarmworkers,labourersanddomesticservantshencetheybecameknownashiringfairs.InsomeareasoftheMidlands,especiallyaroundtheCotswolds,hiringfairswereknownasMopfairs.Thisnamecamefromtheemblempeopleworeintheirlapelsasasymboloftheirtrade,thesesmalltasselswereknownas“mops”.Onceapersonwashiredtheywouldexchangetheirmopforablueribbonandatokenworthaboutone

shillingthattheycouldspendamongstthestallsatthefair.TheRunawayMop,heldoneweeklater,originatedfromtheneedtoreconsiderandrehireanystaff beforecommittingtoafullyear’swork.ThispleasurefairremainsakeydateintheWarwickshirecalendar.Specialtrainsusedtobelaidontobringpeopletoandfromthetown.StratfordMopwasrenownedforitsroasts.Thepublichousesputtheseonfortheirregularsandtherecouldbeupto18roastsinthetown!

YHAOpenDayAhugethankyouforallthesupportatour70thBirthdayGardenPartyinSeptember.Weraisedover£700forBreaks4Kids-thisequatesto

35schoolchildrenbeingabletostaythenightataYHA.Wecouldn’thavedoneitwithoutyou!StephenDodgson

SlimmingWorld

AlvestonPrimarySchoolTuesdays19:30IfyouwouldlikesomesupportinlosingafewofthoseextrapoundsthathavecreptontoyourwaistlinethenIwouldhighlyrecommendthisrecentlyestablishedSlimmingWorldinTiddington.It’saveryfriendlygroupandweallenjoya

bitofagiggle.Moreimportantly,itworks!YoucanjustturnupontheeveningorcontactCarolineCarrutherson07803369896formoreinformation.Hopetoseeyouthere!JulieBrown

AVACOMMITTEE

ChrisFox-204646(Chair)JaneDodge(Secretary)–261033JudithBenney(Treasurer)–414675SteveCurrie-266266JillFocardi–204131MarkHaselden–415300RichardHyde–298897KevinMartin–296118MirandaMcCormick–266647RogerRead–298817TonyScott–292121DavidTucker–207960

Ladies’ChristmasDinner Tuesday5thDecember,BarasetBarnMenu&pricetobeconfirmed.Ifyou’dliketobookaplacepleasecontactTrishon295575orCarolineon204280

OhDeerThankstoJuliaBraithwaiteforsendingthispictureofanearlymorningvisitortohergarden.Nodoubtitwashavingafeastonherplants.Welovethewildlifephotossopleasesendthem(andanynewsstories)alongtojoyhawker@btinternet.com

SWIFFENBANKAsautumnandtheshorterdaysapproachthepathsandaccesstoSwiffenBankgetslipperyandhazardous.Ifyouchoosetomakeuseofthepathsbesuretotakesensibleprecautions:-Onlyuseindaylighthours.-Wearrobustfootwearsuitableformudandslipperyconditions. -Consideryourownfitnessandabilities. -Don’tvisitonyourown. STAYSAFE!

Pleasewatchyourspeedandpickupafteryourdog