Village Events

Events in August and September

Whittington Gardening Club -  Colour from Bulbs All Year Round
Ingrid Millington - St Giles' Church

Tuesday 21st September 7.30 pm
The autumn bulb planting season is in full swing. So come along to our September meeting and let horticulturalist and nursery owner Ingrid Millington explain how you can have colour from bulbs throughout the year. There’s more to bulbs than crocuses, daffodils and tulips! 
Ingrid is a professional horticulturalist. She trained at the Writtle College and has been in the trade for over 30 years. She has worked for Kew Gardens and Birmingham Parks Department amongst others. For the last 20 years she and her husband have run their own renowned nursery, Hillview Hardy Plants, near Bridgnorth.
Cost £3 pp - All welcome!
For more info visit our website at www.whittingtongardeningclub.org.uk 

Village Hall Committee

BOOKS PLEASE. The Village Hall will be having a Book Stall at the Countryside Fair on Saturday 4th September to raise funds for new crockery in the Hall. Books in good condition will be gratefully accepted (no text books or magazines please). Collection can be arranged, please phone Rosemary 01543 432848, or phone to arrange drop-off points. Last year we made over £300 for our funds, so please help again.

Choir Concert & Supper in aid of Hall Funds.
Musical Evening with local choir Kaleidoscope including 2 course supper.
Saturday 18th September, Village Hall 7.30pm. Bring your own drinks & glasses, tea & coffee available.
Tickets £7.50 from Rosemary 432848 or Chris 433190

Barn Dance
November 27th Village Hall Fish & Chip Supper, Bar.
Tickets £10 from Chris 433190

Help for Heroes

Fashion Show/Sale.
Friday 17th September. Whittington Village Hall 7pm £6 Tickets from Joan 317223

Future Events

WFEG

Eco Refurb Event and Eco Homes Tour - Whittington - various venues

Saturday 2nd October Date and Times TBC
We hope to re-run last year's successful Eco refurbishment and homes tour in October 2010.

Last year's event brought eco refurbishment suppliers together with local homeowners, to offer visitors a really well-balanced and informative information session on how best to eco refurbish your home;  to save money on energy bills and reduce carbon emissions at the same time.

Village Hall Committee Barn Dance & Supper
Saturday 27th November.

Staffordshire Regiment Museum

20.3.2010 Night in the Trenches Spring Offensive A new slot for this event
intreoduced due to the popularity of our WW1 tours in November. 4.30 - 9pm

15/16.5.2010 Wars of the Roses - 15th Century Knights in armour some
proudly sporting the Stafford Knot 10am - 4pm

24/25.7.2010 Whittington Wartime Weekend - The ever popular World War Two
event with vehicles troops and civilian re-enactment. 10am - 4pm

25/26.9.2010 500 years of Warfare - A multiperiod event with re-enactments
to suit all tastes. 10am - 4 pm

13.11.2010 Night in the Trenches - Our regular Remembrance event with night
time tours of the trench system 4.30 - 9pm

11.12.2010 Carols in the Trenches - Carols and readings followed by a
re-enactment of the 1914 Christmas Truce

Help For Heroes
A number of people in the community have formed a Help For Heroes charity group to raise money for this wonderful charity. Wounded military personnel are well looked after and have specialist medical treatment in the early years following injuries. Unfortunately, losing a limb or an eye is for life and Help For Heroes is helping to support these people ‘for life’.

We plan to run a number of events over the next twelve months, a fashion show, 7 Sept, a Big Band Night, 29 Oct, a Supper with Concert Party style from ‘Just Us’ on 11 Dec, Carols Around the Christmas Tree, 20 Dec and a Scottish Night on 5 Feb 2011. Please make a note in your diaries. Further information on these events will be available on the web site and on the village notice boards nearer the time.

Our initial target for fund raising is £5000, but we hope to exceed this figure. Other than supporting some of these events, if anyone would like to join our support group just tell us. We can’t do enough to Help our Heroes.

John R Smith, Help For Heroes Coordinator. Tel. No.01543 432848