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Quiz Evening: A massive Thank you to everyone who came along

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A massive Thank you to everyone who came along to our recent Quiz Evening and helped raise over £500 for breast cancer research (Walk the Walk charity).

Big thanks to all those who helped on the food/ bar /quiz questions and raffle.

Particular thanks go to Mark Jones our amazing Quiz Master!

Congratulations to the winning team ‘I thought this was speed dating…’

Now the training begins….
The DOTs
(Catharine, Jan, Helen, Jackie & Liz)

National Meadows Day!

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Saturday 1st July 2017

Families and individuals are invited to the Hurst meadow: 10.00am to 12.00noon under the big oak tree. Everyone welcome

  • Help to install the ‘bug hotel’ built at the Dorchester Festival
  • Find out about the wildlife on the Hurst and how we know the animals are there
  • Story telling about meadow life
  • Demonstration of scything
  • Identifying meadow flowers

Hurst water meadow trust, Dorchester-on-thames, Oxfordshire

www.magnificentmeadows.org.uk

 

 

Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Alert: Outside Water Safety

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This hot weather has encouraged people to cool off in rivers, canals, ponds, quarries and lakes. Please be mindful that this can be very dangerous.

Dangers of open water:

  • The water may look calm on the surface, but there can be strong undercurrents that could pull even a strong swimmer under the water.
  • The water may feel warm on the surface, but just a few feet below the surface it can be icy cold.  The cold water can affect stamina and strength of swimmers.

Key safety tips for staying safe near water:

  • Alcohol and swimming do not mix! Stay out of the water if you have been drinking.
  • Never let any children swim in unsupervised areas like quarries, canals or ponds.
  • Never interfere with lifesaving equipment – you might need it yourself.
  • Swimming anywhere other than at purpose built and supervised swimming pools is highly dangerous and is not recommended, unless as part of an organised club.

Parents please make sure your children are aware of the dangers!

It is Drowning Prevention Week please visit http://www.rlss.org.uk for more info.

For more water safety advice please visit: http://www.rlss.org.uk/water-safety/water-safety/

Ever wanted to own your local community Pub?

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This could be the first step. Some of you may know that the Fleur de Lys is for sale. Others of you may also know that over four years ago it was registered with SODC who are the administrators of Assets of Community Value (ACV`s) by a group of local customers who live in the village.

What this means is that if it is ever put on the market (as it is now), their is a 6 month moratorium on the sale during which members of the local community can assemble a consortium to buy and run it as a community pub.

In order to evaluate whether there is sufficient support to take this forward as a serious proposition there will be an initial meeting of interested parties at the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 6th July. Anyone who is interested will be welcome to come along to find out more and decide for themselves.

Friends of the Fleur
c/o Chris Hill – 340910

The ‘official’ annual Jemmetts Close street party 2017

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After the success of 2016’s “Queens Birthday celebration”, the residents of Jemmetts Close came out into the warmth (and slight wind) on the 24th June 2017 to share some fabulous food, catch up with one another, and also listen to a little live music.

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