Village Hall and Social club
  
Frank N Stein - The relief  barman.
Hello - What's happening here?
Apparently, people in Mexico have been using Pinatas -(pronounced pin-yah-taws) - for almost every occasion. A Pinata is a hand made Papier-mâché/cardboard model which can be filled with sweets, balloons, small toys, in fact just about anything of your choice.
They are approximately 18-24 inches high by 18-24 inches across.
The idea of the game is to fill and suspend the Pinata by a rope and take turns to hit it with a buster. Each child gets two  turns to try and break it open while blindfolded! (spin the child around first to make it harder!). Once they have succeeded in breaking it open, the Pinata will release it's contents and then it's a mad dash for everyone to see how many goodies they can pick up. The kids just love it and so do the parents!
It was quickly decided in this instance that blindfolds would not be used after the first blows  went severely wide of  the target.




This was a well organized and thoroughly enjoyable event.  It seems to me that the community spirit - missing from our village for far too long - is set to make a comeback.  The involvement of young people is paramount if a venture is to work well.  We have all seen just how successful  East Garston Cricket Club have been with their "Colts" team.        We have also seen a truly dramatic increase in the number of youngsters now involved with All Saints' Church - this as a direct result of  Rev 'd  Tony Cumberlidge taking control and instigating changes that were long overdue.

The Village Hall & Social club Trustees and committee, can give themselves a pat on the back for the way in which they have welcomed involvement from the younger generation here,  this is what a social club is all about.  It only goes to prove that  no matter what organization you run  - if you have the right person at the helm and a good back-up crew, people will respond in a positive way.

In closing, It would be an injustice not to offer a word of praise for Chairman Alan Money and his wife Wendy. They are a brilliant team, they work efficiently and courteously together, and have created a friendly, non clicky atmosphere within the club.   I thank them both for the welcome they gave me on Saturday evening - and  I look forward to similar events in the future .

Photos  & Text by Ken Tarbox

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