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All of these activities are subject to cancellation at very short notice and subject We wish Richard and Karen a happy retirement but look forward to their future
to government regulations at the time of the event. My instinct suggests that at attendance at our church services and events.
this moment in time they are less likely to happen than more likely, but if we’re
allowed to put them on be assured, we will be there to do so. David Gray, Secretary to the PCC

A slight variation on a traditional Carol
* a limited number of these Church clocks, designed and manufactured by Mr
“We will have a merry Christmas
Tony Bates and the late Geoffrey Booth, are still available. Contact David Gray at
We will have a merry Christmas examiner1@gmail.com for details.
We will have a merry Christmas
And a happy new year”
AFFPUDDLE CHURCHWARDEN RETIRING!
Thank you again for all the support you have given to us as trustees of the village
hall again this year, we will, hopefully be able to share the hall together for more
joyous gatherings next year and truly look forward to be able to meet up and Colonel Stephen Sanderson has retired as
enjoy one another’s company again. churchwarden at St Laurence’s after 10
years. Steve has worked hard and been
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you all. involved in many changes over those 10
years. The PCC made a small presentation to
Stuart Chorley, Chairman of Briantspuddle Village Hall Trustees
him following the Annual Parochial Church
Email schorley30@gmail.com, Mobile 07818078191 Meeting on 18 October. A cheque from a
grateful parish was presented to him in the
Peace Garden on 11 November.
THE HISTORY OF BRIANTSPUDDLE VILLAGE Enjoy your retirement Steve!
HALL Steve is replaced by Michael Menzies who will work with Elizabeth Whatley, who
has been churchwarden for 6 years.
There are only a handful of thatched village halls in the country and one of them
is our hall here in Briantspuddle. Internally, although it now has many modern
facilities, a glance up at the roof and the structure of the main hall will tell you of
its former use as a barn, where the grain from the surrounding fields was stored.
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In the 17 century the tithe barn belonging to Bryantspuddle Farm occupied this
site and was then rebuilt in 1803 after much of the original building was destroyed
by fire. The walls are cob and the roof
thatched, the cart entrance on the
west side is hidden by a later extension
(Bladen Social Club) but the east cart
exit still exists. The farmyard and pigsties
were situated where the car park is
today.
In the 1920’s the barn was converted to
a village hall by Ernest Debenham and
an extension was added to provide a
kitchen and outbuildings built of

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