BROADWOODKELLY NEWS AND EVENTS.
June 2026
BROADWOODKELLY COLLECTIVE
The Broadwoodkelly Collective held a very successful ‘Have A Go’ day in March, where anyone could come along and try their hand at various crafts, including jewellery making, pottery, pyrography and watercolour painting. Everyone was sustained throughout the day with hot drinks and delicious cakes made and served by Village Hall Volunteers.
Another Collective day is planned in the autumn selling various handcrafted gifts ready for Christmas.
SKITTLES EVENING
Ed Estaugh (07977135146) has very kindly offered to host a Skittles Evening, using our beautiful new
hand-made village hall skittles. Limited places, therefore booking essential.
The evening starts at 7.00pm, and the charge is £3 per person, children under 18 go free.
There is no previous experience needed, just come along for a fun evening.
Please bring along your own drinks and nibbles
AFTERNOON TEA
The lovely Soup and Pud ladies are holding a delicious afternoon tea at the Village Hall on Thursday, 11th June at 2.30. I’m sure if the standard of their lunches are anything to go by you are all in for a treat.
The charge will be £7 per person. To book a place by 1st June, please contact:
swaltersbwk@gmail.com 07801423378 or ruthangus3@gmail.com 07756268817
DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING by South Western Ambulance Service
There will be a free defibrillator training session in the Village Hall on Saturday, 4th July 11am. The training will teach basic CPR, as well as the use of the defibrillator. Refreshments will be supplies by The Village Hall for a small charge. As we are lucky to have a defibrillator in the centre of the village in the old telephone box, do come along if possible. You could just save a life one day. (Please see poster for more information.)
CURRY EVENING.
Ronnie, David, Flick and Ant are organising a curry evening and mini quiz in the Village Hall on 18th July at 6.30pm for 7.00pm. There will be a choice of home cooked curries along with all the tasty extras for just £10 per person, and £8 for children 12 and under. You can bring your own drinks. There will also be beer or wine to buy by the bottle/can from the bar if preferred. All profits will go to the Village Hall.
Please contact Flick on 07835593347 for enquiries or to book.
DOG SHOW.
The Village Hall is holding another of its very popular Dog Shows on Sunday,26th July at 2.00pm.
There will be classes to suit all dogs, and their human pets, so please come along for a fun and amusing afternoon. There will also be a dog related Raffle with some lovely prizes, and drinks and cakes served in the hall through the afternoon. Entries on the day, £1 per class, with rosettes to third place.
PANTO 2027.
All Hallows Players will be holding auditions for panto '27 on Tuesday, 2nd June at 7.00 pm in the village hall. If you are interested in taking part on stage please join us. All welcome.
BROADWOODKELLY CHURCHYARD.
A big thank you to the wonderful volunteers, who have been working hard this spring to get the churchyard looking lovely. They tailor all the cutting and clearing to enhance all the beautiful flowers that grow there, which we all appreciate when we walk around that lovely peaceful space.
Also thanks to the hard work in ‘The Tennis Court’ area where the newly planted trees are also thriving, as are the wild flowers, and wildlife.
BROADWOODKELLY LENDING LIBRARY.
The village hall library is proving very popular, we have had lots of pre-read books donated, along with grant funded ones. We are lucky to have received another grant to buy new books, so do go along to see if there is one that you might like to read.
This collection of library books are kept in the Village Hall, unfortunately the hall has to kept locked for insurance purposes. Either visit during the Friday coffee mornings at 11.00, which follows on from the village walk, or email info.bwkvillagehall@gmail.com if you would like a browse at a pre-arranged time.
ART CLASSES.
Celia Olsson’s popular art classes will be starting again in the autumn, so keep an eye out for the dates in the autumn newsletter. This is primarily watercolour, but also experimenting with other mediums. The classes are once a fortnight for two and a half hours, with tea and biscuits supplied.
The class is for all abilities, and a fun social time for everyone. If you are interested in joining the group please contact Celia for details on celia.olsson.art@gmail.com.
BROADWOODKELLY VILLAGE HALL AGM.
The Village Hall Annual General Meeting will be held in the hall on Thursday, 28th May at 6.30. with refreshments. Please do come along, it is open to everyone, and your chance to let the committee know what you would like for your village hall. [The PC’s APM and ACM will be held the evening before (27th)]
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Wednesday 27th May 7.30 pm Broadwoodkelly Parish Council APM followed by the ACM
Thursday 28th May 6.30 pm Village Hall Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 2nd June 7.00 pm Panto auditions
Thursday 11th June 2.30 pm Afternoon Tea
Saturday 13th June 7.00 pm Skittles Evening
Saturday 4th July 11.00 pm Defibrillator Training
Saturday 18th July 6.30 pm Curry Evening
Sunday 26th July 2.00 pm Dog Show
Fridays 9.30am Village Walk and Talk. VH library available.
CHURCH NEWS
Click on/View: All Hallows, Church Service Info Church Warden: Rowan Western 01837 83381
or see the Notice Board Outside All Hallows Church.
And Finally – No Act of Kindness However Small is Ever Wasted - Aesop
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