The 76th Kingsley Gardeners Association show was held on the Bank Holiday
As always there was a wide variety of fruit and veg, baking, wine and crafts plus for the first time at the show home produced honey (our bees are so important)
What was particularly pleasing to see was a record number of entrants into the show with 39 people entering which is well above the usual levels seen in recent years.
The small committee would welcome any help in the
The Post Master advises of the following changes to hours over the next few weeks.
No service. Thursday 13th September
2.45pm to 4.45pm Monday 17th September
No service Thursday 20th September
The Post Master advises the following changes to the standard hours:
Thursday 2nd August 2018 – No service
Monday 6th August – 2.45pm to 4.45pm
The Post Master advises changes to the standard hours due to holidays on the following days :
Thursday 5th July – No service
Monday 31st July – 2.45pm to 4.45pm
The Post Master advises that there will be a truncated service on Monday 18th June due to holidays.
The Post Office at the hall will be open from 2.45pm to 4.45pm.
In excess of 800 newsletters have been delivered across the two villages in the last week in our biggest run so far.
For those who live further afield and the odd one or two we have missed it can be downloaded by clicking the adjacent image.
Well over 70 tickets have been sold/ordered so far for the Easter Breakfast which will make it one of the most successful so far since we started them in 2013.
There are still a few spaces left – to order yours click this link HERE
Less than two years ago the committee was concerned that a reduction in regular users was going to cause a funding shortfall.
As a result of a lot of hard work, the hall is now very vibrant, financially stable and looking forward to a bright future.
There is so much going on at the hall that fitting every request in as well as opening up for family events is proving a challenge. So much so that we are now advertising for a self-employed casual caretaker role to assist at weekends.
The job description can be obtained from Martyn Hordern on 01538 750657 or martyn_hordern@hotmail.com, but basically, we are looking for a trustworthy and reliable individual who has time over a weekend to meet our hirers on the day, show them around and then return later to tidy up where required and lock the hall up. There would be a flat fee paid for each event.
Frequency is variable but averages 2 weekends a month in the spring and then tails off as the weather improves before picking up again in the autumn.
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting Tiny Talk classes at the hall from 19th April.
There will be two classes on a Thursday morning each week.
The classes are for babies and mums (dads as well of course) and all you need to know is posted below:
Helen Reeves-Howard the organiser explains what’s what :
💜Classes begin on 19th April.
💛10 – 11am Baby signing
💙11.15 – 12.15pm Toddler talking.
So what actually happens at TinyTalk classes?
TinyTalk Baby Signing classes are 1 hour long, with the same structure every week to help your little TinyTalker feel secure. With your baby, you’ll get to;
⭐️ Sing favourite nursery rhymes.
⭐️ March and dance to our walkabout songs (Hokey Cokey is a definite favourite that makes the babies giggle!).
⭐️ Take part in sensory activities, including bubbles, sensory shapes, flashing balls and reading books.
⭐️ Learn around 5 core signs every week.
In the second half of the session, the babies have a chance to play with a wide range of toys, and the grown ups can get a hot drink – this is often a rare opportunity to drink a whole cup of tea or coffee with a small baby! Many parents say that this is their favourite part of the week – and there are chocolate biscuits too. You’ll be able to take home a small handout to remind you of the core signs, as we all know what a lack of sleep does to the memory.
Our Toddler Talking classes follow the same basic structure that your little ones are used to, as familiarity is so comforting! Though it’s not essential to have attended the baby classes.
During class time we;
⭐️ Encourage toddlers’ speech and language development.
⭐️ Bring songs, stories, and games alive with signs, props, and more!
⭐️ Promote skills such as turn taking, sharing, following instructions and teamwork.
⭐️ Cover different themes such as zoo animals, colours, opposites and lots more, to give them the vocabulary to tell you about their world.
Of course our toddlers know none of this, they’re too busy having fun!
If you want to know more about classes then get in touch via
📧 helenrh@tinytalk.co.uk
🌍 tinytalk.co.uk/helenrh
☎ 07837742287
We are almost done delivering our newsletters and hope to be completed by the weekend.
There was not the room to fit all that’s goes on week in week out at the hall so as stated here is all that we have on each week on a page.
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