5 S PR I NG I S SUE | APR I L 2 0 2 4 Shapwick Village Hall BRIDGET DAWES, IAN HALE, NERINA SCOTT The heart of the community Shapwick Village Hall was originally a barn, donated to the parish for use as a hall. It is an old building, and has had various changes over the years to allow it to function as a hub for the village. It retains much of its character and consequently holds a special place in the village with many activities and events. Unfortunately, like many old buildings, it has become tired, with some parts out-dated and unable to serve the needs of the users. The Village Hall Committee intend to improve the hall by enlarging the kitchen to be more practical to work in and not have to overspill into the foyer area when big events are on. In doing this we will also be altering and modernising the toilets as well. The cost for this work will be around £80,000, for which the Committee have been obtaining various grants and running various fundraising functions. We are now in a position to start carrying out the necessary work and enclose the drawings for you to view of how the changes will look. We warmly thank those of you that have supported us to date! If anyone has skills they feel would help us on the next stage we would be grateful to hear from you. Village Hall Curry Night, February 2024: always popular, always tasty! Allotments on the Village Green SIMON DAWES Well, despite all the rain, our intrepid allotmenteers have started to craft their plots. Not all of us yet, but planting work has started in preparation for some warmer weather. Yes, there is a sun up there somewhere! As we move into April, we will see a lot more activity and the installation of a communal shed and water tank. Lots to do and looking forward to sharing our plans as we approach the growing season in earnest. Many thanks to all involved and for the great support from keen and experienced growers! On a more serious point (and there won't be many of these I hope), this is PC land and now let to the SAA (see p.2!) It is now in cultivation and under the management of the Association. So, we will be repairing the hedge, upgrading the access and reinstalling the gate and fencing. If you want to come in for a chat, that would be lovely, but please No Dogs. We have had several instances of dog fouling on the land since we started, so we would be grateful if you can now exercise your dogs elsewhere. Many thanks! Simon Dawes, Chairman, Shapwick Allotment Association (SAA) Thanks to Jon MacAulay (l.) from Natural England, for support, advice, and brash! We look forward to seeing you at upcoming events, such as: Saturday 20 April, 9am-11am, Breakfast Morning Village hall committee
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