2022’s first Fete meeting will be held this Thursday 10th Feb at 8pm at The Full Moon Pub in their function room (back of pub on the right).
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible then!
Please let us know if you are not able to attend and whether you will be able to volunteer either before the day or on the day to help out.
Printed newsletters will be delivered to all houses in Bellingdon & Asheridge over the next few days by our wonderful team of volunteers. If you can’t wait (!) or prefer your news online we’ll be posting the individual articles on the website plus more that we couldn’t fit in. We’ll also send out a newsletter this month after a few months’ hiatus which will contain broadly the same content.
The Community Association AGM will be on 13th July at 8pm. This year we’re hoping to go “hybrid”; that is have the option to be in the hall or to log in remotely via zoom for those who are unable to be there in person.
Every adult resident of Bellingdon & Asheridge is entitled to vote at the meeting, there’s no obligation to get involved (turning up doesn’t mean you’ll get lumbered with organising next year’s fete; unless you want to of course!) and its your annual opportunity to find out what BAACA has been doing, both to maintain and improve the hall and to foster a sense of community. Plus there will be drinks and nibbles!
Hall reopening according to government guidelines
As restrictions gradually lift, we are able to reopen more and more of the village facilities. The recreation ground, car park and playground are open already, during the daytime. Huge thanks to the team who give up their time to be on the gate opening/closing rota. The hall is accepting bookings in line with the guidance at the time. If you’d like to find out more or book the hall please see our dedicated pages on the village website.
Fete update
Given the proximity of the intended fete date (26th June) to the full easing of restrictions (21st June) the committee, after much discussion, felt it would be too risky to proceed with the fete in June. Plans are in progress for a scaled-back community event on 11th September, which the committee feels gives us the best chance of actually being able to run something. Stay tuned for more information or to volunteer to help please get in touch.
Ultrafast Broadband
You may be wondering what happened to the promise of Ultrafast Broadband. Well the wheels grind extremely slowly but we’re hopeful to be able to share good news by the time of our next newsletter (early September). Please cross your fingers and toes…
Help please!
And finally, if you’ve ever thought you could do a better newsletter (printed or e-news)…now is your chance. The current editor has been in post for five years and would be delighted to hand over the reins. Help also sought with the website and associated social media. Some experience would be an asset.
Please get in touch if you’d like to know more – all and any help appreciated to make this a really useful resource for our community.
We’re already planning this year’s fete, fingers crossed for good weather! (Although maybe not quite as hot as last year…)
Every year we have a number of external stalls – which in past years have sold everything from handmade gifts to doggy ice creams. If you would like a stall at this year’s fete please complete the booking form which can be found here: https://forms.gle/e2kftGjf1ySDSg3k6 and we’ll be in touch.
We’re also on the look out for businesses that would like to advertise in our programme, which is delivered to every household in Bellingdon & Asheridge plus given to all fete attendees.
Or perhaps you’d like to donate a raffle prize?
We aim to give businesses (and individuals) that support the fete as much publicity as possible in the lead up to the big day, via our digital and print channels – including tagging your business on facebook, in twitter posts and namechecking in our programme plus over the tannoy on the day.
For any (or all) of the above please do contact us on fete@bellingdon.com or speak to one of the organisers.
Well the sun shone (a little too much) and we unfortunately had no choice but to cancel the fun dog show in the interests of our canine friends’ welfare. However the rest of the fete went ahead and we are extremely grateful to all the helpers who turned out despite the heat. Who would’ve thought it would be too hot in this green and pleasant land of ours?
With thanks to Jenny Goodall and Steve Templeman, we’re pleased to be able to show you the photographs from the day.
In view of the high temperatures predicted, the Bellingdon & Asheridge Community Association Committee has decided to cancel the dog show planned for tomorrow, Saturday 29th June 2019. We hope you understand the rationale behind this decision, as animal welfare is our priority.
The rest of the fête is going ahead as planned, so please do slap on some suncream and hat and come along to support us: we have the Hemel Hempstead band, beer festival, pimms and soft drinks, BBQ, teas and cakes, ice creams, the annual tug-o-war and kids’ fancy dress competitions plus Brazilian dancing demonstrations, lots of stalls and activities for kids and adults – face painting (12:30-2:30 only), a kids’ area, coconut shy, beat the goalie, bouncy castle and roundabout plus much more!
