Your village hall needs you!
Don’t forget there’s another Cranborne Village Hall Maintenance Club this Saturday, between 2.00pm and 5.00pm.
Lots of small jobs to do both inside and out. Come when you can and stay for as long as you can, and bring your own tools and products if possible.
We’ll also be meeting on Thursdays from next week, 5pm – 8pm. Everyone welcome!
Starting this weekend, we’ll be having a twice-weekly Maintenance Club at the Village Hall; Saturday 2pm – 5pm and, starting from Thursday 20th March, Thursdays 5pm – 7pm.
All sorts of things need doing, but nothing too onerous. If you can make it, then let us know (email caretaker@cranbornevillagehall.org.uk) or just turn up tomorrow (Sat 8th) or on Thursdays from 20th March) – the more the merrier.
And if you have any specific maintenance skills then please get in touch!
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A reminder to come along to the Village Hall update meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 5th March, at 6.30pm – in the Village Hall!
We will update you on the latest plans for getting the Hall open again. We’d love to see you there! Spread the word….
After the wonderful improvements made last weekend on the garden it is now time to put on our marigolds and move indoors!
We are going to have the hall open between 10am and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday so if you have an hour or two you can spare during those slots we would really appreciate it.
We would like to get the committee room and kitchen cleaned up and there is still some work needed on the gravel outside for those of you who prefer gardening to cleaning!
Please bring your own equipment including gloves.
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The sun shone on 18 wonderful volunteers who spent Saturday beavering away at the Village Hall, getting the hedge cut back before nesting bird season and clearing the garden and gutters of weeds, ivy and moss. The transformation we achieved in just one day is amazing.
A particular shout out to Bradley from GreenCut gardener whose expertise made short shrift of the brambles – and Alison and Mark whose sausage rolls and donuts kept us going 
We will need continued support and enthusiasm from volunteers to get our hall open and flourishing – so don’t worry if you missed out on the fun this time, there are plenty more opportunities to get stuck in coming up shortly.
Please keep your eyes peeled for the next work party date and bring your friends and neighbours – many hands make light work
The Estate has very kindly given us the opportunity to carry out some gardening works to the outside area of our soon-to-be-reborn hall.
On Saturday (and Sunday if needed) between 10:00 and 16:00, a group of us will be working to cut back the hedge next to Lovers Lane (and the First School) and weed the gravel and paved areas using hoes and hedge cutting kit. We need your help please. The hedge needs to be cut back before 1st March as nesting birds may be present after that date and legislation prevents hedge cutting until next winter.
The Cranborne Bloomers also have a work party on Saturday so please, if you were intending to help them, please do that as a priority. They were there first, we are the new kids in town.
If you want to join us on Saturday or Sunday, please reply to this email or just turn up in clothes for gardening.
Useful tools:
Rakes, hoes, cultivators hedge trimmers, trowels, wheel barrows, gloves (hedge is mostly brambles).
A smile!
Since our last update meeting in the Sheaf of Arrows, we have contacted the Parish Council again but they are not yet ready to enter discussions with us.
A dilapidations survey has taken place and this will assess the level of repairs required for the hall which have been unquantified until now. The report should be back with the Parish Council and the Estate some time in November.
Our Charity Commission application is in progress, and we are looking to set up an events committee as soon as possible – fundraising events will be a vital part of keeping the village hall running in future.
Boveridge College have offered us a stand at their forthcoming inaugural Xmas fayre on SATURDAY DEC 7th and we are going to run a fundraising raffle. We are looking for help (1) with donations towards a prize fund and (2) on the day setting up and selling tickets. We’re sending a separate email about this to anyone already on the mailing list but do please get in touch by facebook, phone, carrier pigeon or any other means if you can help us in any way.
Anna, Mark, Claire and Kathy.