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Eathorpe Coffee and Cake morning
Sunday May 5th
Coffee and Cake Morning
10am – 12noon
Eathorpe Village Hall
ALL WELCOME
Community Cafe
Everyone welcome for refreshments and a chat at the café.
The Community Café ‘Drop In’ is now seasonal.
During the Spring and Summer …
Every second Wednesday of May, June, July and August
Do come and join us for AFTERNOON TEA, conversation and company..
In Hunningham Parish Room
NEXT AFTERNOON TEA – 8th May 2024 3.30 pm
We hope to see you there. If you need a lift please contact Hazel Taylor 01926 632428
….Getting people together for food and fellowship.
Weston Babies and Toddlers Group
EVERY FRIDAY 9.45am -11.15am
Next meeting Friday 12th April.
VENUE: Weston Village Hall
Come and let the little ones have lots of fun and meet other Mums, Dads, Grandparents, and Carers.
Further information contact Hazel Taylor 01926 632428
Monday Club
There was a very spirited discussion following a presentation on re-cycling by Steph from Warwick District Council and Caroline from Warwick County Council. Re-cycling had been the subject of a talk some years ago but, with the opening of the new Sherborne Re-cycling plant in Coventry, it was time for an update.
Blue bin refuse is now sorted, not by people on the line, but by robots with cameras and artificial intelligence (AI). Almost everything can be separated and then sold to companies for re-processing. The Sherborne plant can measure purity to meet the customer’s specific quality needs. Anything which cannot be sold is sent to the Coventry incinerator next door along with grey bin contents. The incinerator produces heat which is used for the Coventry District Heating system covering the new swimming pool and the Herbert Art Gallery. Nothing from doorstep collections now goes to Landfill sites .
The contents of our green bins now goes to the in-vessel (anaerobic) processing plant at Stockton and is converted to compost. Also, the weekly food bin contents is heat treated and converted to reusable energy.
Both of our District and Local councils work very had to achieve a high standard of recycling, which is born out by the District being at the top of the National recycling league and the Local council in the top ten. Great news for our planet and financially.
A big thank you, Steph and Caroline, for a very informative presentation and congratulations to them and their colleagues for establishing such a good service in Warwickshire.
A video showing the re-cycling plant in operation can be viewed by clicking on the link to Sherbourne Recycling. https://sherbournerecycling.co.uk/
What can and cannot be put in the blue lidded bins can be found by clicking on the link. https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20471/blue-lidded_recycling_bin
More information on waste collections and re-cycling can be found using the Warwick District App available from Apple and Google. See picture below.
Trudy and Robert Birkmyre
Pilgrim Puppets
FUTURE EVENTS
Sunday 5th May COME 2 WORSHIP service at HUNNINGHAM Church 11.00am
Sunday 19th May PENTECOST at BILTON EVANGELICAL CHURCH 10.30am Rugby
Ring Hazel Taylor 01926 632428 if you are interested in our puppets being part of your events.
Puppet Information
For a brief history of the Pilgrim Puppets, and some videos of the Puppets in action, click on the Puppet picture below.
Offchurch Flower Club
Offchurch Flower Club
Meets at Offchurch Village Hall 7.30-9.30 on the second Wednesday of the Month.
We enjoyed a very interesting, informal talk by Holly Thurgood in April. See below for some of the beautiful tulips which Holly showed us. We are geatly looking forward to two “double bill” meetings and a “dem-and-make”.
Meeting Dates are:
May 8th Afternoon 2-4pm. Meeting at Radford Hall Farm for a ‘walk and talk’ guided by Henry Marriott, to look at the trees he has planted over the last 40 years and the flora and fauna which thrive there. ‘Cuppa and Cake’ included. Members Free. Visitors welcome £5. Limited numbers. Book and pay through Maggie H, email below.
Evening Meeting: Arranging without Oasis. Plenty of chicken wire available, also lots of other ideas…. ‘frogs’ marbles, glass beads etc. Bring vase, flowers and foliage to suit your budget.
June 12th : Demonstration and make a Floral Head-dress.
July 10th : Tour of Bubbenhall Lavender Farm: Meeting there at 1100hrs. Visitors welcome. Farm’s charge £8. Members free. Bring picnics. An Evening Meeting will follow at 7.30pm
All further enquiries to: mandhhartog@googlemail.com
Offchurch Garden Club
Monday 20th May 7.30pm
Offchurch Village Hall
‘Gardening for wildlife and
your plate’
A talk by Philippa Arnold of
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Everyone welcome
For more information
Phone
Claire 07568 500765
Heather 01926 422476
Jane 07747753799
Offchurch Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday 11th May
Offchurch Village Hall
9.30 – 12.30
PLANT SALE
Everyone welcome – Bring a friend
Refreshments will be available to purchase.
All proceeds go to fund the running of the OFC (Offchurch Garden Club)
For more information
Phone
Claire 07568 500765
Heather 01926 422476
Joint Parish Council
Eathorpe Hunningham Offchurch and Wappenbury Joint Parish Council
Working Together as a Community
Joint Parish Council Meetings
The Parish Council website can be found at
Our next meeting is scheduled for 21st May 2024 at 7:30pm and will be held at Offchurch Village Hall.
Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings.
Residents can still email or phone Parish Councillors if they have issues to raise.
For further information or an emailed copy of the meeting Agenda or minutes please contact the Clerk on Clerk.jpcehow@outlook.com
The meeting dates for 2024
The dates below follow the usual JPC pattern of meetings.
| January | 16th | Eathorpe Village Hall |
| February | No meeting | |
| March | 19th | Eathorpe Village Hall |
| April | No meeting | |
| May | 21st | Offchurch Village Hall |
| June | No meeting | |
| July | 16th | Eathorpe Village Hall |
| August | No meeting | |
| September | 17th | Offchurch Village Hall |
| October | No meeting | |
| November | 19th | Eathorpe Village Hall |
| December | No meeting |
HS2 Drop In: Cubbington
There will be an HS2 drop in at Cubbington Village Hall on 9th May between 2 -6pm. Representatives of HS2 will be there to answer questions and provide an update on the project. They will be joined by a specialist from the noise team who will be able to talk about how they measure, manage and mitigate construction noise impacts. For further details, click the link: HS2 and BBV drop in: Cubbington Village Hall
Offchurch Village Hall: Bookings Secretary
The Offchurch Village Hall Committee is looking for a new Bookings Secretary. Could that be you?
We need someone who would enjoy meeting with people who wish to book the hall, would show them round if needed and then send out a hiring agreement, record the booking on a Google Calendar with the heating if required and send an invoice. The hall takes regular bookings as well as one off bookings for parties and similar. Anything done to promote the hall would be a bonus. Mobile phone provided.
There is a small negotiable fee available. It is difficult to predict the number of hours that would be required and these vary considerably but the fee would be reviewed as time goes on.
If this role tempts you please email Jane Inman jane_inman@sky.com for call 07850 444316 for more details.