In Today’s Notices:
- Subscriptions for The Gaddesden Diary
- Saturday 2 December – Christmas Village Produce Market, Village Hall
- Wednesday 6 December – Gaddesden Society Talk, “The Man Who Thought He Was a Dodo”, Village Hall
- Saturday 9 December – LG School Christmas Fair, LG School
- Saturday 16 December – Councillor Terry Douris, Bridgewater Arms
- Saturday 16 December – Christmas Carol Service and Christmas Celebration, Little Gaddesden Village Church
- Tuesday 19 December – Carols on the Village Green
- Little Gaddesden Charities Fund
- Got Something to be Included in Village Notices?
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Subscriptions for The Gaddesden Diary
Subscriptions for The Gaddesden Diary: only £5.00: due in September, please pay now if you haven’t already done so. Click here for details of how to pay.
Saturday 2 December – Christmas Village Produce Market, Village Hall – 9.00 to 12.00
Lots of lovely varied local produce, crafts, bric a brac, plants, candles, gifts and not forgetting the bargain breakfast baps with a cuppa for just £3.50.
We will be collecting for DENS homeless charity. Please bring any donations for their foodbank, and they will be gratefully received.
Free entry ….. and a very warm, festive welcome
Wednesday 6 December – Gaddesden Society Talk, Village Hall, 8.15pm
Lyn Hyde, Jane Dickson, Roger Bolton and Sandra Oakins will speak about their recently published book, on Vicars Bell: ‘The Man Who Thought He Was a Dodo’.
Vicars Bell was a teacher at the village school, later becoming headmaster, from 1929 to 1963. He was also a successful author who wrote children’s books, detective stories set in a rural village, and autobiographical and non-fiction works. He was described by The Times as a “village chronicler”.
Everyone welcome – £1 entry fee (minimum) includes wine and cheese.
Saturday 9 December – Little Gaddesden School Christmas Fair – 12.30 to 3.00pm
Get in the Christmas spirit by coming along to Little Gaddesden School Christmas Fair – food market, games, craft stalls and choir …. and Father Christmas will be there, of course.
Saturday 16 December – Councillor Terry Douris at the Bridgewater Arms, 10.00am to 10.30am
Terry Douris, Dacorum and Hertfordshire County Councillor, will be at the Bridgewater Arms from 10am to 10.30am should you have any local issues you wish to discuss with him.
Saturday 16 December – Christmas Carol Service & Christmas Celebration at LG Village Church, 6pm
Saturday 16 December is the Little Gaddesden new format Christmas Carol Service and Christmas Celebration at 6pm in Little Gaddesden Village Church.
Tuesday 19 December – Carols on the Green, 6pm to 6.45pm approx
Join us for carols on the village green on Tuesday 19 December underneath the Christmas tree.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be supplied.
Everyone welcome including dogs and donkeys!
Little Gaddesden Charities Fund
Established in 1997 (as a combination of a number of established local charities), the Little Gaddesden charities has supported individuals and families in Little Gaddesden Parish for 25 years.
The charities’ sole purpose is to help individuals or families resident in the parish with small one-off requests for financial support.
The committee are aware that local parishioners may or may not be aware of the charities and wish to promote the purpose to all residents.
Requests for support are made by either contacting The Revd John Russell on 01442 214898 or by emailing vicar@littlegaddesdenchurch.org.uk. John chairs the charities’ small committee of trustees based on his role within the Parish; alternatively Pat Catchpole (01442 842544) as secretariat.
In such a period of financial uncertainty and with the cost of living crisis it is even more important to ensure that members of the Parish are aware of the support availability, and we would welcome being able to provide more support from funds available.
All requests are treated with the utmost confidence and no personal information is shared.
We would also welcome any local organisations providing information of how to access the charity in any wider communications they may undertake.
Got Something to be Included in Village Notices?
To request that something gets included in the Village Notices, please email Mandy Haynes at village.notices@littlegaddesden.org.uk.