October 2007
East Garston Village Life Archived Pages for 2007
| Village Hall Patronage Increases |
Photos : Ken Tarbox
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| The
as yet, incomplete refurbishment of the village hall, is already proving
its worth in the form of increased usage by a number of varied organizations
and individuals. On the 18th of October 2007, The Watermill Touring
Company descended on East Garston and proceeded to transform the old
hall into a well equipped, mini theatre. That evening, with every
ticket sold, a packed hall settled down to enjoy an Ade Morris' play
entitled - "The Story of a Great Lady" |
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| Other
users of the hall have included various private family parties - and,
for the first time, The Newbury Branch of the Oxford Diocesan Bellringers
Guild held their tower representatives meeting here. The hall of course
still continues to be used for home grown events, such as the Race
Night (pictured below). Held on the 20th of October
- all proceeds from this event went to the charity - "Mencap" |
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| Foggy, Compo and Clegg |
Photos : Ken Tarbox
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| Sunday
morning in October - sixty or so yards downstream of Mabberlys Racing
Stables, our intrepid heroes, Dave Knight, Martyn Donno and Chris
Tonge, meet up with Jonathan and George Rabbitts too decide the best
way of removing a fallen tree from the river. Why is this happening
when they could all be at home with there feet up? (Jonathan
Rabbitts excepted).... |
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With the preliminary
discussions over, the plan was pressed into action. All was
proceeding well until the sound of sawing was interrupted by the
ominous sound of cracking wood. We looked across and watched Dave
gently, sink out of view. A very soft splash followed which was
immediately replaced by the sound of raucous laughter from within
the branches. Dave had either stepped onto a rotten branch or possibly
sawn off the very branch that he had been standing on. We won't
ever know as he wouldn't elaborate when rescued. |
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The crew
were joined by Bob Jeffreys a little later in the morning and together
they worked feverishly to remove one rather large, horizontal Willow
tree from the river bed. Jonathan seems to be deciding whether or
not he should permanently remove the pesky paparazzi from the site,
I am happy to report that I came away in one piece and not in kit
form. |
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| At
last the final piece of the offending tree was pulled into the field
and for the first time the enormity of it became apparent to all. The actual size and scale of it can be judged by the inclusion of Chris to the left of the picture. All in all, a good mornings' work. |
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| Time
for spot of self congratulation, a cup of coffee and a quick group
photo. |
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| One last tradition to be performed. I refer to the award for the most entertaining action of the session. This was easily won by Dave Knight for his beautifully executed, self propelled, slow motion drop, into the muddy wastes of the River Lambourn. Dave wins the coveted Martyn Donno Garibaldi Biscuit award. Well done Dave, a fully deserving winner. Hopefully, the work carried out by our own local "A-Team" - will go some way towards lowering the chances of a repeat of the flooding we saw in early 2007. - "Thanks Lads" - I look forward to the next assignment. |
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