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WINGRAVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION


Wingrave Community Association promotes community activities within the villages and manages the Community Centre. It also acts as the supporting body for many of the groups which meet there and whose details will be found in this Directory. Its Council and Officers are elected at the Annual General Meeting each June.

Chairman: Sue Pitman  susan.edlin@aquaforest.com  681416
Secretary: Peter Cleasby  peter.cleasby@hotmail.co.uk  682385
Treasurer: John Hawkes  hax@inbox.com  681022
Bar Manager: Tony Horne  tony@hornes.plus.com  681418
Bookings Secretary: Moz Newman    681951
Caretaker: Lydia Giggle  lydiagiggle@yahoo.co.uk  681901

A varied programme of social events is organised by the Association, including barbecues in the summer, bingo, visiting theatres, the Christmas Dinner & Dance and Social Evenings every Friday from 8:30 pm in the Ferris Bar.
The Community Centre is available for hire for Club and personal events, full details are available from the Bookings Secretary. The Association will run a bar for events, contact the Bar Manager.

Social Evenings

Tony Horne 681418 tony@hornes.plus.com. Every Friday from 8:30pm in the Ferris Bar of the Community Centre. A different real ale every week, a selection of wines and single malt whiskies, the usual bar selection of drinks and free nibbles. Everyone welcome, just drop in and enjoy some good company. Special events organised, details of which are in the Communiqué.

Communiqué

The Association publishes the Communiqué, a monthly newsletter of general interest, which is delivered free to all households in Wingrave and Rowsham. The editors are:
Valerie Godfrey Church Farm House, Church Street 681377
Emma Blaker Keepers Corner, Moat Lane 681540
Peter Kuh 2 Recreation Ground 681172
Joy Parker 14 Chiltern Road 688116
Advertising: Jacquie Richmond 116 Winslow Road 688475
Email: wingravecommunique@googlemail.com

Diary of Events

John Hawkes 681022 hax@inbox.com. The Village Diary is a central source of information about coming events. Diary entries for the next two months are published in the Communiqué, the full Diary is delivered monthly to the secretaries of clubs and societies.

Community Grants Scheme

The Grants Scheme provides financial assistance for projects or events which benefit the local community. More information, scheme rules and an application form are available from:
Philip Bruce 1 Bell Walk  philip@philipbruce3.wanadoo.co.uk  682339

Community Association Transport Service

CATS is a transport service provided by volunteer drivers for people without a car and who are unable to use public transport to get to doctors’ surgeries, hospital and other essential places. CATS cannot take you to airports, etc. To arrange a lift, for which a small charge is made, telephone one of the following giving as much notice as possible:
Janet Frost 681244
Pat Roberts 681334

Meals on Wheels

Hot lunches are delivered to anyone in need, on either a temporary or permanent basis, on Tuesday and Thursday every week. The meals are a range of traditional food, with pudding (and custard!) and they cost £2.50. If you would like to receive the meals then please contact Janet Frost 681244.


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