Galmpton and Kingswear meet up. We were pleased to welcome members from our three other groups though it was with some trepidation! We are a very new committee and were worried we wouldn’t get it quite right but all our mistakes were met with laughter and tolerance and everyone appeared to enjoy themselves. Our speaker, Amelia Mariette, former curator of the Holst
Birthplace Museum in Cheltenham, and currently Keeper of Art at Torre Abbey in Torquay, gave a light-hearted and entertaining talk, on the life and work of Gustav Holst. Flowers and a birthday cake were then presented to Eileen Holden who was celebrating a very special birthday – her 90th and still an active member of Kingswear WI. There were five entries for the autumn theme competition and the winner - Barbara Lawrence, President of Brixham WI - was presented with the silver Rose Bowl for her beautiful hand printed silk scarf.
If you are looking for inspiration for special gifts and stocking-fillers for family and friends, don’t miss our Christmas Fair in the Village Hall on Saturday 26th November. Our Craft Group is busy making exciting individual creations and there will be the usual selection of books, plants, hand-made cards and our yummy cakes. This is definitely a ‘must-do’ date for your diary. We look forward to seeing you.
HAPPY LITTL’UNS Some
very good Kingswear news is to report the success of the new ‘Foundation Unit’ at the school. Many of us were
aware of building work going on but it is only when you go inside that you see just what a transformation has been made. A new classroom has been built, another has been split horizontally, creating a new mezzanine layer, and the offices have been up-graded and enlarged. All a big improvement I must say.
However the point of this is to inform you that the splendid Foundation Unit is now very much up and running and open for business. So far there are 15 children and Mark Oakshott, the headteacher, tells me that they can accommodate up to about mid twenties in numbers; 24 would be ideal. So if you have a little person at home (aged 3 – 4+) who would benefit from company and structured play, from the attentions of two qualified teachers, then do get in touch with the school. Children can be accommodated for
half or full days, can have their lunches if they wish, and of course government vouchers can be used for the time offered. It is interesting that a majority of the children who started in September have already opted to increase their hours, so they must be doing something right. It is worth saying that Kingswear School (01803 752356)
is very well-placed for outdoor activities, being near to the creek and having use of the playground, not to mention the splendid garden which the Joneses have so generously made available – great things have been happening up there.
SUMMER SMOOTH
Mike Goodearl wondered if I wanted to mention in BTD that £2,528 was raised at the “Summer Smooth” Jazz Concert on 23rd July in the village hall. £1,800 will go to “Help for Heroes” and £728 to the Dart Inshore Life
Boat.The cheques will be handed over to both organisations at the Dart Inshore Life Boat premises at 4.30pm on the 31st October. D’you know I think I will mention it, and congratulate all involved in the organisation and carrying-out of a very successful evening.
ZUMBA
The village hall was throbbing away on Monday 17th October when 37 ladies (no, seriously) packed the place for a Zumba session. Tricia Daniels was mightily relieved that the evening was a great success because she organised it,
Where are you going to be on 12th
November 2011 at 8.00pm?
Join FRoST (Friends of St Thomas’) at their 4th
Brain of Kingswear
Quiz at
The Village Hall, Kingswear Tickets £5.00
from the Village Shop and Post Office
Make up a table of 4 or come and be allocated a table Limited to 18 tables – so get your tickets quick!
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