What's New
Archive page number 6 (Oct 06)
Major updates are listed here, but the diary
sections are updated more regularly.
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31st Oct 06 |
The Ballroom
Dancing Class were taught the basics of the
cha cha cha at their lesson on Saturday.
There are still a few places on this beginners and
improvers course, so why not give it a try.
Click
(here) to see some photos
taken during last Saturday's class. For more
details of the class click
(here) |
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31st Oct 06 |
You May
Remember that the Poetry Group celebrated the
official opening of the village hall
by writing poems about the
event. Well we now have another entry by
Alison Reed. ........(more) |
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30th Oct 06 |
 Bonfire
Night. Fireworks & Bonfire at Hullavington Airfield
Friday 3rd November. Gates open at 5:00pm.
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30th Oct 06 |
To Check out
Today's Thought for The Day, click on
'Thought for The Day' on the navigation bar to the
left of this screen ....or click
(here) |
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29th Oct 06 |
The Hullavington Art Group is
having its Annual
 Christmas
Card, Coffee, Tea and Mince Pie Day this
Saturday 4th November. at The Old Surgery, 20 The
Street ..............(more)
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29th Oct 06 |
Read Heather
Stokes Community News as it appears in the Gazette &
Herald. Click
here
for the news on 26 Oct and
here
for The Hullavington Community
News as it will appear in the Gazette on
2nd November |
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28th Oct 06 |
Thought for
The Day. This is a new section of the
website where philosophical and erudite thought is
posted to challenge our minds. If you have such a
thought, please share it with us. To see today’s
Thought for The Day click
(here)
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28th Oct 06 |
The Wildlife
Photographer and Conservationist Jean DuPre now
lives in Hullavington (Hill Hayes).
Take a look at some of her work by clicking
(Here) |
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28th Oct 06 |
A Yoga
Beginners Class Starts in Hullavington Village hall
on Thursday 9th November. Edgar Stringer
& Lydia Holmes teach Iyengar® Yoga. This is a
dynamic form of Hatha Yoga, which strengthens,
realigns and balances the whole body
................(more)
If you're interested in joining, call them on
01249716235 or via their web site
http://www.yogatree.co.uk/ |
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26th Oct 06 |
Ballroom
Dancing This Saturday in The Village Hall 3 to 4pm.
Li z says that, there are still a few places left and
although the class has been a great success up till
now, unless numbers .................(more)
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25th Oct 06 |
The
Hullavington Jolly Tots parent and baby group got
off to a flying start on Tuesday.
There were tots all over the place having fun. Find
out more and see the photos by clicking here
(here) |
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23rd Oct 06 |
Read The
Poems Written by the Poetry Group to Commemorate
the Official Opening of the Village Hall
......(more) |
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23rd Oct 06 |
Need a
homeopath or would like to know more about this form
of medicine? We now have a
qualified local homeopath listed in the
Village Directory. Read her news letter for
more information ........(more) |
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23rd Oct |
We now have
an Upholsterer and Soft Furnishings business listed
in the Village Directory. Karen Clifford
........(more) |
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22nd Oct 06 |
The New
Hullavington Village Hall was opened by James Gray
on Friday 20th October. Bob Fenner,
the hall project leader, said ..........(more
& photos) |
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21st Oct 06 |
Concert In
the Village Hall Friday 27th Oct.
Hilary James & Simon Mayor. In aid of
the village hall fund. Is there no end to the
class acts performing in our new village hall. Following
the huge success of Naked Voices, Hullavington
has done it yet again in getting top class
musicians to play in our village hall. Do not
leave it too late in booking. . Many tickets were
reserved before they had even arrived from
there regular fans. See what the
national press have to say about them.
Tickets are £6/£5 from Anna Durrant
.......(MORE) |
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21st Oct 07 |
The Mums &
Tots Group Starts this Tuesday morning
24th Oct in Hullavington Village
Hall from 10:00
till 11:30am. Sharon has been very busy
rustling up toys and other kit, getting the
nod from NWDC, raising money etc etc to
make it all happen. So here is the opportunity
for mums and tots to meet up in the Village
Hall. Well done Sharon. |
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20 Oct 07 |
 Hullavington
Christmas Market at the village hall on Saturday 2nd
Dec. A
festive market with many village
small businesses, plus tea and biscuits, gluwein
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(more) |
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20 Oct 07 |
Hullavington
Community News by Heater Stokes. As
written for the Gazette and Herald ....(more) |
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19th Oct 06 |
Memories of
Hullavington: This
section contains memories of Hullavington
from past and present Hullavingtonians and goes back
over 100 years .....
(More) |
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18th Oct 06 |
Official
Opening of Hullavington Village Hall by
James Gray MP at 7:30pm on Friday 20th Oct.
All villagers are invited to attend ...(more) |
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15th Oct 06 |
Hullavington Film
Club. Club news:
the next 2 meetings of the film club have been
postponed ........(more) |
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13th Oct 06 |
Hullavington
Poetry Group. Update to poetry group's
webpage .....(more) |
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13th Oct 06 |
Hullavington
Poetry Group. Members have written
a number of poems to celebrate the opening of the
new Hullavington village hall. These will be on
display at the official opening of the hall by James
Gray on 20 Oct. All are welcome to attend. This
month the poetry group focused on John Betjeman.
Next month the theme is warmth and the Victorian
poetess ...
.......more) |
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13th Oct 06 |
Good News
for Ballroom Dancing in Hullavington Village Hall.
Liz Parry-Williams says the
response has exceeded her expectations and the
class is very nearly full. It looks like the
class will become a regular feature. The class is on
Saturday afternoons .....(MORE) |
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12 Oct 06 |
NORTH Wiltshire District
Council is the second worst performing authority
in the South West at collecting council tax.
..............(more)
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11 Oct 06 |
Hullavington Community
News. See Heather Stokes community news
for this week as it will appear in the Gazette
& Herald tomorrow. You can also look up back issues
.........(More) |
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10 Oct 06 |
More Fun
& Games. If you have 5
minutes take a look
Can You Believe Your Eyes ; these are
optical illusions and
Brain Teasers, which contains 5
puzzles |
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10 Oct 06 |
Hullavington
Ramblers Walk. Meet & Park: 10:00am at the Small Grain picnic
area 2 miles from Calne For further details, please contact Alan Roberts on
01249446465
Spectacular circular walk .............
(More) |
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10 Oct 06 |
Update to Diary
Section for what's on in October .......(click
Here) |
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7 Oct 06 |
Hullavington
News Needs Help. The Hullavington News is
run by volunteers and delivered to over 500
addresses throughout the parish. Can you
help us deliver? There are a number of roads where
we have no one to deliver the News. If anyone is
able to help with this please contact . Linda
Hadley on 837096 |
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7 Oct 06 |
Hullavington
Walks Book. There are 10 walks plus
variations. It's an electronic copy of the old
walks book written by Alan Roberts and John
Greenwood. It has been updated to take account of
recent footpath changes. For details and to
download the book go to the Hullavington Ramblers
website by clicking
(here). If you have any local walks of
your own that you would like to share,
the Ramblers would love to hear from you. You
can easily contact them on their
web site |
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7 Oct 06 |
Need a
Tradesman or Service. The Hullavington
Ramblers web site has a list or personal
recommendations for plumbers, electricians etc.
It also has a long list of recommended pubs
& restaurants with peoples comments and experiences.
Click
(Here) to go to the Ramblers Website
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6 Oct 06 |
Did you Know
there is an underground city called Burlington
100ft beneath Corsham. It has
a hospital, police station, school and
you can take a virtual tour . Check it
out on the
Useful Links page
under title "Wiltshire's Underground City" |
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6 Oct 06 |
Beware
Oxford Street Malmesbury is CLOSED and It's a
Dog's Dinner and likely to stay that way
until 30 Nov. If you want to use Cross Hayes
car park do not try getting there by The
High Street unless you want a 2 mile diversion. It's
best to use Blicks Hill or Whychurch Hill.
see map
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6 Oct 06 |
Our Local
Thespian PC Dick Warren Stars in the Panto
Dick Whittington. Coming to a
village hall near you very soon. Tickets
available from Richard Warren on 01666837434.
Richard specifically asked you not to use his work
number 999 ..............(more) |
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5 Oct 06 |
Another Top
Class Concert in The Village Hall. Friday 27th
October: Hilary James & Simon Mayor. Following
the huge success of Naked Voices, Hullavington
has done it yet again in getting top class
musicians to play in our village hall. You will need
to book early for this concert. Many tickets were
reserved before they had even arrived from
there regular fans. See what the
national press have to say about them.
Tickets from Anna Durrant
.......(MORE) |
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5 Oct |
Wou ld
you Trust your Teeth to Any Dentist.
I have to tell you this before I fall off my
chair laughing. My wife just received an email
from her sister about a recent visit to the dentist.
It defies belief. And, to make it worse
dentists, according to the Times, now earn 6 figure
salaries. .............
(more) |
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5 Oct 06 |
Visits to
Web site. In September we had the largest
ever number of visits to the website ........
(more) |
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5 Oct 06 |
Ballroom
Dancing Classes in the Village Hall.
Saturday October 14, 3-4pm at Hullavington village hall. A chance for beginners
to learn some basic steps, and for those who would like t o brush up their
dancing skills in a friendly atmosphere with professional dance teachers. For
couples and singles; a number of women have already put their names down,
so gentlemen, come and join them! We need a number of people to make the class
viable, so please let Liz Parry-Williams know as soon as possible if you are
interested. We hope to keep the cost down to £5.00 per person. The classes
will run fortnightly or monthly depending on demand, leaving free weekends for
Christmas shopping etc. Please contact Liz at The Old Surgery, 20 The Street;
telephone: (01666) 837713 or email: peac@globalnet.co.uk
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5 Oct 06 |
Anonymous donor
makes £5000 gift to the Village Hall.
At the Village hall
committee meeting last night the treasurer Mr Bob
Fenner reported that he had a received an
anonymous donation of £5000. The Hall Committee
members wish to express their thanks to the donor
and will be looking to spend it on a
specific project that will further enhance the hall's
capability to meet the needs and aspirations of the
community |
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1 Oct. 06 |
Chairman of Hullavington PC (Graham
Stokes) Resigns The Clerk
announced that she had received a letter of
resignation from Councillor Graham Stokes as
Chairman ...............
(see para 18 of PC Minutes) |
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1 Oct. 06 |
Hullavington
Parish council Minutes for Sept 13 Meeting.
.................(more) |
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1 Oct. 06 |
Hullavington Parish Council- Meeting Scheduled for
Oct 11th is
Cancelled
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1 Oct. 06 |
Hullavington Community
News. See Heather Stokes community
news before it appears in the Gazette & Herald. You
can also look up back issues .........(more) |