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Beetle Drive for the Bells Appeal

Please come and join us for a Beetle Drive at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU on Wednesday 26th October between 6.00pm and 8.00pm.  Doors open 5.30pm. 

Admission is £5 adults / £3 children (under 16) and includes sausages & baked potato. To help with the catering, we'll need to know numbers. So please buy your tickets in advance from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores. Let us know as you book if a Vegetarian option is needed. Tea/Coffee/Squash will be available at a small charge and there will be a raffle in aid of the Bells Appeal.

AUGUST 2016 UPDATE

Two members of the Bells Appeal Committee recently visited the Lottery grant headquarters in Cambridge to discuss a possible Heritage Scheme grant for our bells. We were very encouraged by their response and so are going forward with an application. To help our application, we need to show the link between our Bells, Church and Community involvement, not just for fund raising. Do you have any ideas of how we could make more use of our Bells and Church in the community? Contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com with things you would like to see.

Several people, both adults and children, showed an interest in learning more about bell ringing after seeing the Charmborough Ring portable belfry at the fete. Those who put their names forward are being invited in September to see for themselves what is involved and to try their hand at ringing a full size bell.  All potential ringers are welcome and if there are any more people who would like to join the growing list, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com.

Our sincere thanks to Church Care for awarding us a grant of £2200 towards our bells and to everyone for their individual contributions helping our fund plus pledges to reach over £23,400.

There will be a Norfolk Churches Trust cycle ride on 10th of September. Details and forms in the church or from the website (www.norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk/bike-ride).

We will also have a Beetle Drive and Christmas Bingo later this year.

Our July 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
See the Newsletters page on our blog for this and previous Newsletters.
If you would prefer a copy of each Newsletter as it is issued via email, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com to be included on our distribution list.

Our latest Newsletter is here: Newsletter 05 (July 2016)

JULY 2016 UPDATE

Thank you to all who supported and helped at our very successful Village Fete, allowing us to raise over £3,300 towards the Bells Appeal. We were encouraged by the kind comments both on the day and since of how much people enjoyed a traditional Village Fete.  The Charmborough Ring was also a big success, with a full peal of bells ringing thanks to local bell ringers, many people trying their hand at ringing the bells and several showing an interest in following this up.

Planning will start soon on a Beetle Drive and Christmas Bingo for later this year.

Meanwhile we are working on our application to the National Lottery. A second application for the fabric of the church will be made at a later date. Both applications need to include how we can increase the use of the Bells and Church not just for fund raising but as part of village life. Do you have ideas on how we could do this? If so, please contact us at bbbells.appeal@gmail.com with your thoughts.

Thank you all for your continued support and donations. Following the Village Fete, our total fund plus pledges has now reached over £23,000.

Barnham Broom Village Fete – the winners

A list of the prize winners with winning weights and numbers is on display both at Barnham Broom Post Office and Stores and in the Bells Appeal folder in Barnham Broom church.

How close did you get to the winning numbers?

Duck Race:

1 Lee Kelly

2 Guy Willis

3 Stanley Skeoch (from Scotland)

Wooden Spoon: Robert Nelson

Raffle:

1 Fee Sharples (Golf Day)

2 Kirsty Atkins (Paint Balling)

3 Geoff Rowlands (World Atlas)

4 Anthea (Hamper & Plant)

5 Les Tickle (Glasses)

6 Pam Mead (Lunch Voucher for Debut Restaurant)

Skittles (adult 27, junior 12):

Adult winner: Andrew Westview

Junior winner: Dominic

Number of Sweets in Jar (304):

Daisy Eagle 

Weight of Cake (1.455 kilos):

Sarah Softley

Weight of Sheep (78lbs):

Mr Forsyth

Bowling for Pig (adult 200, junior first to 150):

Adult winner: Andrew Gavin

Junior winner: Issac Braybrook

Treasure Hunt:

Brian Read

Barnham Broom Village Fete - thank you

Thank you to all who joined us for the Barnham Broom Village Fete in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. We had around 300 come through the gates on foot and around 200 cars in the car park plus all the volunteer helpers, stall holders and participants.

Thanks to all who contributed with prizes, cakes, books, plants, bric-a-brac and the loan of various items of equipment.

Thanks also to the organisers, helpers, stall holders and participants, to those who helped set up the fete and take it down again, to the EDP for their Community Chest grant towards the hire and transport of the Charmborough Ring, to those who gave donations and to all at Mill House for their support in providing such a great venue for the fete and duck race.

We appreciate the feedback both on the day and since of how much people enjoyed a traditional village fete.  The glorious sunshine gave everyone a chance to socialize and enjoy the various attractions, helping us raise over £3,300 towards the Bells Appeal.