Website Update - 19th April 2024

 Added a page for Trevor Hall's sink-hole book 'On the Origin of Faeces' 

Added a page for Simon Guy's 'Soldier Lads' Booklet

Added a Footpaths and Bridleways page

Updated the Chronicle Archive with Chronicles from January 2022 to February 2024

Updated the Village Hall Page 

Updated the Village Orchard Page 

Updated the Gnomes page

Updated the 630 Club page

Added some more photos to the Fete page

Added some items to Social Activities page

Added some items to the Links page and removed redundant links

Moved Astonbury to the History section

Moved the Ladies Club to History section

Minor corrections and updates

Aston Abbotts Summer Fete 2024

 The 2024 Aston Abbotts Summer Fete will take place on the village green at 1pm on Saturday 27th July.

There will be Morris Men, a Jazz Band, bric-a-brac, a book stall, a plant stall and many other attractions including games for the children. This is a traditional English fete, all are very welcome, and we hope to see you there.

Aston Abbotts Summer Fete - 22nd July 2023

 Aston Abbott is pleased to announce the annual village fete on 22nd July from 13:00 to 16:00 on The Green.

The annual village fete has been a staple of the Aston Abbott's calendar running for over 50 years. All proceeds go towards good causes in the village. This year includes; The Chronicle, The Church, improvements to the Village Hall, the Bonfire Night Fireworks Display, Wild Flowers throughout the village and supporting a new Table Tennis table initiative for the Recreation Ground.

We are pleased to have many of the regular stalls as well as some new and exciting suppliers and activities.

This family orientated fete is a great and inexpensive afternoon out for the family, and don't forget your 4-pawed family members!

Children's Activities, Dog Show, Music By The Queen's Part Jazz Ensemble, Traditional Morris Dancing and much more.

Food and Drink will be available, including PIMMS, Beer (Booby Trap brewery), BBQ, Cream Teas and Prosecco, and Ice Cream.

Free parking is available in the recreation ground. Sat navigation: HP22 4LP.

Best Kept Village - Tindall Cup Presentation

Aston Abbotts won the Tindall Cup as judges gave our village 195 out of 200 points. (See the previous news item.)

Villagers gathered on the Green as Chairman of the Best Kept Villages committee Bill Chapple awarded Aston Abbotts with the Tindall Cup on Saturday 24th September.

The first picture shows Chris Phillips (left), who instigated and coordinated our efforts, and Parish Council Chair Jane Baylis receiving the cup from Bill Chapple.

Pictures by Michael Gould.

Cate Waite - 100 Years Young

Congratulations to Cate Waite, Aston Abbotts' oldest resident, who celebrated her 100th birthday in September. Cate is a regular at the Thursday morning coffee mornings and she celebrated her birthday by going out with family, as shown in the picture below by Michael Gould.

Aston Abbotts - Best of the Best!

Aston Abbotts has won the Best Kept Village again! We were entered in the Tindall Cup - this cup was for those who won categories in 2019 (the last time the competition was held). So, we are the Champions of Champions! What an accolade.

We scored an incredible 195 points out of 200! We can all be hugely proud of this achievement. It’s incredible.  The Presentation Tour is scheduled for Saturday, 24th September, with the Cups to be presented by Lady Elizabeth Howe, HM Lord Lieutenant and President of the Competition. 

WELL DONE ASTON ABBOTTS! WE DID IT! Thank you all for your support, encouragement and hard work.

Here's just a handful of the judges’ comments:

• “Aston Abbotts  is a best kept village in its truest sense.”
• “The Judges were extremely impressed with the Churchyard. The grass was neatly mown and the wildlife area was striking. It was a particularly pleasing to see that a list of the grasses and flowers was available to view in the Church. The War Memorial is well kept.”
• “The green, playing field and children’s play area were neatly mown and well kept. The judges liked the bench, and floral display, in the corner of the playing field and the views across the Vale.”
• “The floral displays in the village were excellent. The individual pots on the area were noted and a were well maintained and the Village Hall looked good…”
• “The general environmental features were very good. An odd bramble or two across a footpath but overall very good.”
• “The bus stops, shelters and noticeboards were extremely well maintained. The judges were very impressed with the noticeboards on the Green giving information about the history of the Village, the Abbey and the wartime role of the village in assisting the Czechoslovaks.”
• “The overall appearance of the Village is excellent. There is great evidence of community effort. Well done the people of Aston Abbotts. They have obviously maintained the standard set in 2019 when the Village won the Gurney Cup”

Aston Abbotts Fete 2022

The 2022 Aston Abbotts fete will be held on Saturday July 23rd at 1.30pm.

For more information about the fete please email fete@aston-abbotts.co.uk