29 Mar 07

Maggie Dyson
(01666) 837358

Hullavington WI
Hullavington’s flourishing WI held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday 21st March. They now have 22 members and are going from strength to strength in the new Village Hall. The President, Isobel Acott, is on the Public Affairs Committee of the County Executive, and Hullavington takes part in the scrabble league, has quiz teams, and two members have taken advantage of bursaries to Denman College.

WI meetings, which are held at 2pm on the third Wednesday of each month, have encompassed a range of subjects and have been well attended. The WI continues to maintain the splashes of floral colour round the village, with flower tubs at the hall, a border at the churchyard, and a garden project. Two mature trees were also planted at the entrance to the cemetery. Other community activities have included providing refreshments for the many events in the Village Hall.

Two more members have joined the committee, Mary Williams and Pat Harper. The competition, an old book, was won by Maggie Dyson and the meeting concluded with a hilarious beetle drive, the winner being Eileen Fry.
The next meeting will be on 18th April with a talk by Captain I Gibb entitled “From Cadet to Commodore”.

Galloping Granny
Galloping Granny Alison Ayliffe, from Watts Lane, Hullavington, has run another half marathon at Bath on Sunday, and looks to raise £200 in sponsorship for the Open Blue Bus. Mrs Ayliffe, 71, raised a similar sum for the Williams Foundation at the Stroud half marathon in October, but on this occasion she was joined by her daughter-in-law Kate, and friends from Hullavington. Mrs Ayliffe completed the course in just over three hours.

Ramblers Walk
Despite the clocks going back, 13 people and a dog turned out on Sunday for a morning walk to the west of the village. The railway was crossed at Farleaze and at Happylands Bridge in Hill Hayes, and views of the church and village were seen across the fields, whilst the group was serenaded by skylarks. Violets were flowering and the blackthorn was in blossom. The walk was circular, beginning and ending at the Star Inn.

Village Website
If you have access to the internet, don’t miss the fantastic Hullavington village website at www.hullavington.info. It is maintained by Paul Hadley and Alan Jones, and contains many facts and reminiscences about the village, a range of interesting photos, links to local groups and much more.

If you have any ideas, or events or information which you would like to see
here, then please let me know on (01666) 837358

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