Aston Abbotts Village Hall news – February 2017
The works
Hope you
agree it’s looking better all the time! The floor is drying, and the builders
are working on the access ramp. We are busy now with getting the best deals we
can for the interior fittings. The flooring will go down in February, and we’ll
be looking for some good weather for the exterior decoration.
Reopening
We won’t be
open in February, as I optimistically thought when doing the January Chronicle
update; we are now thinking regular bookings from April. Please let Tracy know
if you want to make a provisional booking for March. We hope to hold an “open
afternoon” for villagers in the second half of March, and a formal ceremony
later, on Saturday 20 May, when we will invite our funders.
Raffle
The raffle just before Christmas made us just over £1,000, so a very
big thank you to anyone who bought tickets at an expensive time of year. We
should now be able to complete the work without borrowing, which is fantastic.
Val Smith won the hamper, John Abel Smith dinner for two at the Royal Oak, and
Paul Williams the whisky. Full list of winners from Nigel on request.
Furniture
We are very grateful to Chris Looker, who has offered us 60 chairs
unwanted by one of his London business clients. Since the furniture fund is
still a bit low, this will give us a breathing space so we will buy new tables
first.
Vale Lottery
I’m delighted to say that four
of our supporters have now won cash prizes! Please buy your tickets from our
page if you fancy a flutter. The hall gets
50% of the value of tickets that you buy so here’s that link again:
Caroline
Lane – Aston Abbotts Village Hall trustees
Aston Abbotts Village Hall Trustees group: Caroline Lane
(Chair), Liz Hall (Secretary), Nigel Palmer (Treasurer), Peter Shorrock, John
Whyte, Kevin Copping. Email: astonabbottsvillagehall@yahoo.com