Cricketers wanted!

Our local cricket club, Hawridge & Cholesbury, is looking for cricketers of all ages to join them this season. We run All Stars (5-7) and Dynamos (8-11) groups on a Saturday morning, older groups train on a Thursday evening and we have Saturday and Sunday adult sides.

Even if you wouldn’t know one end of a cricket bat from another, everyone is welcome to become a social member of the club (£15 for the season) which entitles you to use the bar when it is open. We’re always on the lookout for coaches, scorers and umpires to help our small village club to thrive.

Our ethos is one of community, having a go and enjoying ourselves – we are run by our members for our members, so everyone pitches in and gets involved. We have working parties during the season to maintain the facilities and we try to be an integral part of the local area.

If you’re interested in finding out more please do contact the club secretary, Helen Valvona, on secretary@hawridgecricket.co.uk

Knit and natter, craft and chatter, plus history & culture club

If you would like to get together with others from the area to bring and work on a non-messy craft project while having a natter and a cuppa – or just for a natter – you are most welcome to do so on the third Wednesday of every month at St. John’s Church in Bellingdon from 2.30pm – 4pm. The next dates are:

Wednesdays January 17, February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18 2024

History and Culture Club

The second meeting of the History and Culture Club will take place in St. John’s Church in Bellingdon at 11.30am on Saturday 27 January. This will again be based on local history – this time we’d like people to bring and talk about something linked to the history of the area such as an artefact, information about a house in Bellingdon, or something written in and about the area.

The meeting after that will have a different slant – it will be about an overland journey from Bellingdon to the Sahara Desert and will dip into various cultures experienced during that journey as well as giving a few travel tips! It will take place on April 27 at 11.30am in St. John’s.

We would love to welcome you to these events!