If you enjoyed the Sixties Night at the Village Hall last year or were sorry to have missed it, then it’s time to book your tickets for this year’s event.

In this issue:
  1. Road Closure at Church Street, Friday 13th – Tuesday 17th September
  2. Harvest Festival, Sunday 15th September
  3. Swan Inn Re-opening, Tuesday 17th September
  4. Parish Council Meeting, Wednesday 18th September
  5. Sixties Night, Saturday 12th October
  6. Village Garden Party Thanks
  7. Flower & Produce Show Thanks
  8. Bystander Archives on the Village Website
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1. Road Closure at Church Street, Friday 13th – Tuesday 17th September

Church Street will be closed for five days from Friday 13th to Tuesday 17th September. This is to allow for carriageway patching.

The notice of closure can be viewed at www.birlingham.org/docs/road_closure_2019_2.pdf.

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2. Harvest Festival, Sunday 15th September

The Harvest Festival, led by Peter Stansbie, takes place at St James’ Church this Sunday (15th September) at 10.30am. The service will be followed by a simple Ploughman’s Lunch in the Village Hall.

Gifts of fresh produce and tinned foodstuffs can be brought to the church at the Harvest Service or left in the church this week.

Everyone is welcome to both the service and the Ploughman’s Lunch.

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3. Swan Inn Re-opening, Tuesday 17th September

The Swan Inn re-opens at 6.00pm on Tuesday 17th September, shortly after Church Street is re-opened.

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4. Parish Council Meeting, Wednesday 18th September

The next meeting of Birlingham Parish Council takes place on Wednesday 18th September at 7.00pm in Birlingham Village Hall. During the meeting there is an opportunity to express your views on local issues, so please come along.

The agenda for the meeting will shortly be available at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_agenda_2019-09-18.pdf and the draft minutes of the previous Parish Council meeting on 17th July will be at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_minutes_2019-07-17.pdf.

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5. Sixties Night, Saturday 12th October

A reminder that Birlingham Village Hall will host an evening of Sixties music and dancing on Saturday 12th October. Music is by Reflections.

Bar available from 7.30pm. Bring your own food. Music begins at 8.30pm.

Tickets at £16.00 are available from June Barke, The Clock House (telephone 01386 750949). Full details at www.birlingham.org/docs/sixties_night_2019.pdf.

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6. Village Garden Party Thanks

Adrianne Woodward writes:
The Village Garden Party, hosted by Walter and Alison Clode, was a great success. The rain held off and 75 guests, complete with name tags, mingled, got to know each other and enjoyed the afternoon tea provided. June Barke was presented with a basket of toiletries as the winner of the hat competition.

Generous donations totalling over £1000 were made to St James’. Many thanks again to all of the helpers.

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7. Flower & Produce Show Thanks

Caryl Mills writes:
The Committee of the Birlingham Flower & Produce Show would like to thank the Cricket Club for hosting the Show this year. Thanks also go to everyone who helped set up and take down the marquees and tables; the judges and stall holders; and to all the entrants who made the Show such a great event.

Please put Saturday 5th September 2020 in the diary now so you don’t miss next year’s Show.

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8. Bystander Archives on the Village Website

The eighth edition of the Birlingham Bystander, published in Winter 1985, is now available on the website.

The issue, from 34 years ago, includes complaints about mud on the roads and lorries shaking the foundations – a third of a century on, not much has changed. A 30mph speed limit was suggested.

The Parish Council had planted 70 trees the previous year (it would be interesting to know where) and were considering a plan to make numbers 7 and 8 The Row into a single house. The Council was also taking the first tentative steps towards recycling with a scheme to put a skip in the village ‘to save waste paper’.

A diverse range of articles cover the life of Miss Duke, a polar survey ship, the ‘Defford squadron’ and growing apples. Photographs of the bell ringers feature faces that will be familiar to many and among the welcomes were John, Daphne and Richard Hill.

Issue 9 of the Bystander can be viewed at www.birlingham.org/village/bystander.

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