Spaldwick clubs and groups
Spaldwick Social Group
Contact: Gavin Lessing-Caller
Telephone: (07785) 392568 or (01480) 896143
Email:
lessingcaller@googlemail.com
The Spaldwick Social Group organises various events and activities for
villagers to enjoy, while raising valued funds for the village. The
Valentines Ball was held on Saturday 13th February 2010.
Click here for photos.
The Village Carol Singing was held on Sunday 20th December
2009. Click here
to view the photos.
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Bollywood Barndance (September 2009)
Following on from the success of the Spaldwick Fete, the next even run
by the Spaldwick Social Group was the Bollywood Barndance.
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This was a fusion of Indian food and barn dancing. It was held on
Saturday 26th September 2009 at Grafham Village Hall.
A very good evening was enjoyed by 80 people. There were 79 dancers,
since the Chairman - Gavin Lessing-Caller - twisted his knee and had to
sit it out. Likely story!
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Spaldwick Fete (July 2009)
The Spaldwick Social Group has brought back the Spaldwick Fete, which
has been a long-running tradition in the village and was an annual event
until a few years ago. Events included dancing, races, singers,
drummers, bouncy castle, BBQ, face painting, steam engines, stalls,
football, slide and more. There were over 750 visitors and £2000 was
raised.
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Spaldwick Welcome Club
Contact: Maurine Heads
The Spaldwick Welcome Club is an active and friendly club for the over-55s in
the village, with a rich and varied programme of activities.
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In recent months, there have been club outings and
walks, a cinema trip, a trip to a London show, a Mystery trip and an
annual residential holiday to Fort William in Scotland with Locks and
Glens.
The Spaldwick Welcome Club also arranges a variety of interesting
presentations from visiting speakers.
Click here for more information on the Spaldwick
Welcome Club.
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Spaldwick Carpet Bowls Club
Contact: Bernard Plummer
Telephone: (01480) 890534
Email: mbplummer@btinternet.com
Carpet bowls is a gentle, skilful sport played in a competitive, yet friendly
and sociable atmosphere, and can be played at any age. New members are always
welcome.
TThe club continues to hold its regular club nights in the Spaldwick School
hall every Tuesday evening at 7pm during term time. It remains a lively club
with a full programme of internal competitions and matches with teams from a
number of local villages. Several social events are held during the year
including President's Day and annual dinner.
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Winners and runners up in the internal league
competitions were presented with their trophies and medals in January
2009./td>
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Spaldwick Community Room Users Association
Contact: Bernard Plummer
Telephone: (01480) 890534
Email: mbplummer@btinternet.com
The Spaldwick Community Room is located in Spaldwick School. It is a village
facility, which includes both the meeting room and kitchen catering for up to 50
people and is available for hire for both group and private functions. Regular
users have the option of joining the Association, which entitles them to a
reduction in hiring fees.
Affiliation of the Association is open to any regular group but at present
consists of Spaldwick Carpet Bowls Club, Spaldwick Welcome Club and the Friends
of Spaldwick School.
Spaldwick Bell Ringers
Contact: Jane Wiggins
Telephone: (01480) 891164
Spaldwick Church has six bells, and we have an active bell ringing group
within the village. Practice takes place on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm to
9pm.
Did you know that there will be a nationwide church bell ringing to ring in
the 2012 Olympics? If you would like to be part of this, it is not too late to
start learning. Most people have the ability to become a good ringer. Great
physical strength is not required and people of all ages from 12 upwards are
welcome.