Local interest

Playground upgrade appeal

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Please join us in making a difference for the benefit of local kids. We are raising money in aid of the playground at Bellingdon village hall, which is managed by the Bellingdon and Asheridge Community Association.

Every donation will help bring us to the overall target of £40,000 that we need to raise for some significant enhancements to the playground facilities. Imagine a big new climbing frame tower, a play tractor and trailer, and lots more! It’s important to have an enticing and enriching space to encourage our young people to get outside. Play is very important for their physical and mental health, as well as just being really fun!

We are also working on securing corporate donations and grants and every donation from you will highlight how much the community believes in the playground improvements. (And if you have any fundraising ideas or contacts then please let us know!)

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause, it means an incredible amount to us and mostly, to the community’s young people.

-On behalf of the Bellingdon and Asheridge Community Association

Find out more and donate

Village Fete 2024: Thank you

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Fun dog show sponsors: St Johns Vets, Nature Soak Ltd, John Conlan, Askew Hawkins, Channel Assist, The Annexx and Tames Tree Services.

And special thanks also to St John’s Vets for providing the rosettes.

For marketing materials: Thinkfarm for design and Verve Display for printing all our banners. Chiltern Velo, Robert Matthews and Sainsbury’s for banner display space.

Our official photographer: Vee.

Our wonderful MC: Graham.

To all the local businesses who advertised in the programme – please support them and your local High Street.

To all the villagers who contributed at the annual door-knock with prizes and fête “goodies”.

To all the bakers who donated their delicious cakes to the fête.

To Foodnet for onions and strawberries for the BBQ and bar.

And of course, to all the volunteers who helped make the fête happen, both in the planning and on the Big Day!

Thank you.

Without you, there’d be no fête.

Silent auction for the 2024 fête

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New for the 2024 Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Fête, we’re running a silent auction where you can bid for some incredible items (via email to fetesilentauction@gmail.com or at the fête itself).

We’re lucky enough to have been given three amazing donations for you to bid on:

1. A pair of ice skates, signed by Olympic gold medal winners and Dancing on Ice judges Torvill and Dean, courtesy of ITV Studios.  

2. Two audience tickets to the Pinewood Studios recording of any episode of Taskmaster series 19 in September 2024, courtesy of Avalon UK.

3. A morning of trout fly fishing at the members-only Latimer Park Trout Lake with instruction. Tackle and picnic lunch included.

You can place your bids via email now: fetesilentauction@gmail.com or in person at the raffle stall at the fête on Saturday 29th June. When we close the bidding at 4pm on the day, the highest bid for each item wins!

There’s nothing to pay unless you win your item, so just let us know how much you would like to bid. 

To find out more, or to place a bid, email fetesilentauction@gmail.com or come and see us at the fête. The lucky winners will be announced after the raffle has been drawn.

Also: Don’t forget you can buy your raffle tickets online ahead of the fête!