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Village Notices for 16 July 2022

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Wednesday 20 July – Pilgrimage to St. Margaret’s

Please join us for a short Pilgrimage to the site of Ivinghoe Priory at St Margaret’s to celebrate the feast day of St Margaret.  The starting point will be at Little Gaddesden Church at 6.00pm on Wednesday 20th July and we will walk to St Margaret’s where there will be a short service.  Please join us along the way if you like, or at the site of the Priory. 
(More details of the Priory can be found in the July/August edition of the Parish News).

Photos of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Suzie Banerji has offered to make a book containing photos taken over the Platinum Jubilee weekend as a record for the village.    

If you would like to contribute your own pictures to the project, please contact Suzie.   suziebanerji@yahoo.co.uk

Date for your Diary

Saturday 10th September – Village Sports Day on the sports field

An afternoon of fun for all the family.  Races for everyone.  BBQ, bar, tea and cake, tombola and lots more.  Make a date in your diary – do come and join in the fun.

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Village Notices for 8th June 2022

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Saturday 11th June – Village Produce Market, Village Hall – 9.30am to 12.30

Do be sure to head to the Village Produce Market. Lots of lovely, varied, local produce, crafts, bric a brac, plants, candles, and not forgetting the bargain breakfast baps with a cuppa for just £3.

Free entry ….. and a very warm welcome

Tuesday 14th June – Gaddesden Society AGM and talk – Village Hall, 8.15pm

Shortly after the recent, wonderful Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the Queen, we are pleased to welcome our speaker, Sally Osman LVO, a former Director of Royal Communications at Buckingham Palace who will share an insight of the public role, duties, relevance, and value of a monarchy in the UK and around the Commonwealth.  Sally’s presentation will follow a very brief AGM of the Gaddesden Society.

Everyone welcome – Admission £1 including wine and cheese.

Little Gaddesden Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Mugs

Last few remaining

Photo of Little Gaddesden Platinum Jubilee Mug

Snap up the last remaining large bone china mugs, with gold rim, especially for the jubilee. Picture shows both sides of the mug. Price: £12 per mug.

Available at the Village Shop or through Sarah Gall (sarahgaddesden@aol.com) – stocks permitting.

And finally, a massive thank you to everyone involved in organising and helping out at the fantastic village Jubilee celebrations. A right royal time was had by all.

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Village Notices for 27 May 2022

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Little Gaddesden Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Mugs

On Sale Now

Photo of Little Gaddesden Platinum Jubilee Mug

Here they are! – large bone china mugs, with gold rim, especially for the jubilee. Picture shows both sides of the mug. Price: £12 per mug.

Available at the Village Shop or through Sarah Gall (sarahgaddesden@aol.com) and – stocks permitting – on sale at the Jubilee Party on Saturday 4 June and the Platinum Jubilee Fun Day and Summer Fair on Sunday 5 June 2022. Over one third of the stock already sold!

Reminder of Village Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

See Village Notices for 24 May 2022 for More Details on Each Event

Last Call! Sunday 29th May, 3:00pm – Little Gaddesden Drama Club Auditions in the Village Hall

‘Waiting for God’ – a Comedy by Michael Aitkens

Little Gaddesden Drama Club is delighted to announce that it is restarting productions after the pandemic. Our next production will be Michael Aitkens’ crackling comedy Waiting for God, to be staged in October this year.  Definitely not to be confused with Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, it is a sharply funny play.

Auditions are on Sunday 29 May at 3:00pm in Little Gaddesden Village Hall – note change of date from that given in The Gaddesden Diary. Existing and new members welcome. If you would like to be considered for a part, it would be helpful if you could please email the Director, Patrick Isherwood, in advance at waitingforgod@lgdramaclub.com.

Website News

Move to New Web Host Completed

Last weekend we completed the move of The Gaddesden Society‘s website to a different web hosting company. Our new host, which is already home to several Little Gaddesden websites, is a distinct improvement on the old one. Partly this is because the server on which the website is now hosted is located in Europe’s largest data centre, which is between Newport and Cardiff in South Wales – a lot closer to home than the previous one in North America.

In any event, we hope you will find that our pages load up more quickly and that moving around the site is a zippier experience than it used to be. Behind the scenes here at GadSoc Digital Towers we’re enjoying the easier editing and maintenance, and the enhanced email capabilities. And on the subject of email, we are now able to offer multiple email addresses on the @littlegaddesden.org.uk domain to clubs and societies that don’t have their own email facilities. So a club might like to have separate @littlegaddesden.org.uk addresses for its officers, much as we do at The Gaddesden Society (see our More About the Society page). Feel free to enquire.

This move completes the recent major overhaul of our website and digital infrastructure. If you have any questions about the changes, or want to know more about email addresses, please contact Andrew Sheard at wp-admin@littlegaddesden.org.uk.

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Village Notices for 24 May 2022

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Summary of Village Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

  • Sunday 29th May 9:30am in the Parish Church
    • Special Eucharist service celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
  • Saturday 4th June 10:30am-6:00pm in the Village Hall
    • Art Club Exhibition – Refreshments Available
  • Saturday 4th June 2:00pm-5:00pm in the Church
    • Historical Display, Tower Tours, Flower Display and Refreshments
  • Saturday 4th June 6:00pm-11:00pm on the Sports Field
    • Jubilee Party
  • Sunday 5th June 9:00am at the Church
    • The church bells will ring for the Platinum Jubilee
  • Sunday 5th June 10:30am-6:00pm in the Village Hall
    • Art Club Exhibition – Refreshments Available
  • Sunday 5th June 1:45pm at the Church
    • Kids’ Royal Crown Parade (meet up at 1:30pm)
  • Sunday 5th June 2:00pm-5:00pm on the Sports Field
    • Fun Day & Summer Fair
    • Including The Soapbox Derby (2:45pm-4:30pm)
  • Monday 6th June 11:00am-6:00pm in the Village Hall
    • Art Club Exhibition – Refreshments Available

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Sunday 29th May, 9:30am, Parish Church – Special Service

Special Eucharist service celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Saturday and Sunday 4th & 5th June 10:30am-6:00pm and Monday 6th June 11:00am-6:00am, Village Hall – Art Club Summer Exhibition

Over the Jubilee weekend, in the Village Hall

  • Saturday June 4th 10:30am to 6:00pm
  • Sunday June 5th 10:30am to 6:00pm
  • Monday June 6th 11:00am to 6:00pm

Including children’s pictures of our Queen.

Refreshments available

Saturday 4th June, 2:00pm-5:0pm, Parish Church – Historical Display, Tower Tours, Flowers and Refreshments

Platinum Jubilee Church poster
  • Historical Display of vestments, silverware and valuable Parish records
  • Guided Tours of the Church Tower
  • Flower Display
  • Refreshments in the Thomas Field Hall

Saturday 4th June, 6:00pm-11:00pm, Sports Field – Jubilee Party

Jubilee Flyer Poster

Calling All Villagers!

This is an invitation to help us kick off the Jubilee Weekend with a bang!

  • Live Music: The Dicemen – bringing post-punk, folk, indie and acoustic back into style
  • All you have to do is turn up at the marquee on the Sports Field
  • Saturday 4th June 6pm – 11pm
  • Delicious Asian Dumplings
  • Disco
  • Little Gaddesden’s Got Talent: Calling all thespians, singers and musicians. Contact penny.holland77@gmail.com.
  • Ice Cream Van
  • Fish and Chip Van
  • Free Entry: Pay Bar and Pay for Food

Queries and suggestions to Sarah Gall at sarahgaddesden@aol.com.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the flyer to print off and display

Sunday 5th June, 9:00am – Church Bells to Ring

The church bells will ring for the Platinum Jubilee.

Sunday 5th June, 1:30pm for 1:45pm, at the Church – Kids’ Royal Crown Parade

Kids' Crown Parade Poster

Create your crown and join us in the parade, to kick-start the Platinum Jubilee Fun Day & Summer Fair!

  • 1.30pm: children to meet at Little Gaddesden Church
    (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
  • 1.45pm: parade starts – children will walk from LG church, along
    church road, to the playing fields (children will walk with their accompanying adult)
  • 2pm: Maypole Dancing & the Fair begins!

Please come wearing your homemade crown, there will be ‘best crown’ prizes to be won!

Sunday 5th June, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Sports Field – The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fun Day and Summer Fair

Platinum Jubilee Fun Day & Summer Fair Poster

Celebrating the Queen’s 70 years

Sponsored by Oakleys Estate Agents

Sunday 5th June – 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

  • School Summer Fair
  • Bouncy Castle and Inflatable Assault Course
  • Soap Box Derby
  • Pony Rides
  • WI Picnic Packs
  • Kids Royal Crown Parade (meet at church at 1:30pm)
  • Café and Cake Stall
  • Dog Show
  • Maypole Dancing
  • Ice Cream Van
  • Strawberries & Cream
  • Candy Floss
  • Bar and Barbeque
  • Kids Crafts and Games
  • Face Painting
  • Special Commemorative Mugs

Prize draw programmes on sale at the shop from 21st May, or on the day

Sunday 5th June, 2:45pm-4:30pm, Sports Field – The Soapbox Derby

Soapbox Derby Poster

The Cubs are bringing back the Soapbox Derby to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Summer Fair! The soapbox Derby is a fun, whacky, family friendly event, where amateur drivers race homemade soapbox vehicles. Each hand-made machine is fuelled by nothing but sheer courage, the force of gravity and perhaps a little pushing and pulling! The race course will form the centre of the Fair and will take place between 2.45pm – 4.30pm

This year’s theme is NAUTICAL!

How do I enter?
Please email your name, cart name and contact details to Penny Brash at penster35@hotmail.com by Friday 27th May.
Please email Penny if you would like some plans or design ideas!

Entry Requirements & Rules

  • Entry fee – £10 per cart/team (max. 5 people per team)
  • Carts must be handmade – no motorised parts or pedals
  • Carts and teams to be dressed to a NAUTICAL theme
  • Maximum of 2 people pushing/pulling the cart
  • Only one driver
  • Carts must pass scrutineering before allowed to race

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Village Notices for 13 May 2022

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Saturday 4th June – Village Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Calling All Villagers!

This is an invitation to help us kick off the Jubilee Weekend with a bang!

  • Live Music: The Dicemen – bringing post-punk, folk, indie and acoustic back into style
  • All you have to do is turn up at the marquee on the Sports Field
  • Saturday 4th June 6pm – 11pm
  • Delicious Asian Dumplings
  • Disco
  • Little Gaddesden’s Got Talent: Calling all thespians, singers and musicians. Contact penny.holland77@gmail.com.
  • Ice Cream Van
  • Fish and Chip Van
  • Free Entry: Pay Bar and Pay for Food

Queries and suggestions to Sarah Gall at sarahgaddesden@aol.com.

Jubilee Flyer Poster

Click here to download a PDF copy of the flyer to print off and display

Village Hall Wi-Fi

Yes, it’s here! The Village Hall now has Wi-Fi, and it’s free for villagers and societies to use.

  • Network name:  LGVH
  • Password:  VillageHall2022

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