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July 2019 July 2019

BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE

NEWS

VILLAGE HALL NEWS

First of all I would like to say a massive thank you to
every single person who played a part in making
the Briantspuddle open gardens event such an
amazing day. The standard of every aspect of the
day was incredible from the warm welcome at
the car park, the plant stall, the food and music
provided in the hall and of course the outstanding
gardens. I know, just by looking at my own garden
which is a long way of being respectable enough to open, it doesn’t happen by
chance but by hours of weeding and tending and caring and so thank you for
your tireless effort that enables our open gardens to be the success it is. With over
60 volunteers joining together on the Sunday evening we celebrated another
successful village event!
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Following closely on the village hall AGM was held on Wednesday 5 June, where
the activities of the previous year were celebrated. Everyone on the committee
was happy to stand again and were duly elected. Towards the end of the year
Mike Menzies resigned his position as the parish council representative. We extend
our heartfelt thanks to Mike for all the work he’s put in and will continue to put in
albeit no longer as a trustee.

Jenny Lightfoot decided it was time to hand over the chair of Trustees. It is by no
means an overstatement to say without Jenny’s leadership the village hall would
not be in anywhere near as good shape as it is. Thankyou Jenny for your tireless
commitment to our amazing facility and this community.
And so it is with trepidation to step into those shoes and excitement for the future
that I agreed to take on the Chair. I should say a little about myself for those that
don’t know me. I’m Stuart Chorley and along with my wife Ali and our daughters
Amelia and Eloise we moved into Briantspuddle a little over 2 years ago. We
absolutely love living in such a beautiful place, both the physical location and the
nature of the people who live here. We have been made to feel very welcome
and are keen to contribute back to the community.

I am pleased to say than Roger Smith has agreed to step into the role of vice chair
and that Allan Smith has agreed to continue to provide a steady hand on our
finances as treasurer for another year. Angela Tozer our bookings officer has also
agreed to step into the role of secretary.
I am looking forward to working with the trustees and achieving another

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