Thursday, 26 June 2008

Village News

with Margaret Morbey

Chearsley.com
Have you had a look at Chearsley website lately? It has up to the minute photos and news about the latest events in our village – photos of the cheque presentation of £7077.20 to Florence Nightingale at The Bell on Friday June 20th by Nic Brown on behalf of the organizers of the Race for Life Aftermath. What an an achievement. Congratulations to all involved.
Photos of the Chearsley Tearooms and store grand opening on Saturday June 21st. What a wonderful, happy crowd gathered there, excited to see the new shop and tearooms. All agreed how well Janine and Perry have done. So if you were unable to come to the opening, come along with your shopping list. It is now open 7 days a week.
Keep up to date with what’s happening in Chearsley by checking our website.

Chearsley W.I.
At the June meeting, the speaker was Nick Miers who gave a comprehensive talk on the history of Bletchley Park and the Enigma. Afterwards, tea and cakes were enjoyed by members and visitors.
July’s meeting will be garden visits in Chearsley on Tuesday afternoon, July 15th. Visitors will be most welcome.

Chearsley Cricket Club
The Club is holding their Wicked Maiden 20/20 Challenge on Sunday 6th July at the Cricket Club in Winchendon Road.
Dads v Lads starts at 11am and Under 25s v Over 25s starts at 3pm.
Come along and support our Cricket Club. All spectators are welcome to enjoy the fun - with barbecue and bar from 12 noon.

Chearsley Neighbourhood Watch
Bucks County Council’s Waste Partnership will be carrying out door to door research relating to home composting in the next few weeks. The questionnaire will be short – approximately 10 minutes and it will focus on around 250 households in Bucks. The research is being conducted by Exodus Market Research. If anyone should call at your premises, make sure you check their identification.