The Village of Wark

The shock news that the County Council is going to do work on the bridge a few weeks ago will by now have sunk in and if everything goes according to plan the first bits of work will begin to happen this week.  The idea to spread the work (and the cost) over a number of years is a pretty crafty one and County Council staff deserve recognition for this creative bit of thinking.  It’s also clear that the persistence of our County Councillor Edward Heslop, the Parish Council and the people in and around Wark is beginning to pay off.

The Jumble Sale in the Town Hall a few weeks ago raised a whopping £400.  I understand that there are not many second hand sales at this time of the year which means that buyers were queuing to get in.  It’s amazing to think that collectively we continue to find stuff to donate to jumbles sales and I sometimes wonder where it all comes from.  I suppose one shouldn’t knock it: this is £400 for the Town Hall that it didn’t have before.

Also in Town Hall news, I’ve been told that the little room upstairs, next door to the library/ snooker room has now been replastered and that it will be painted once the plaster is properly dried out.  That will make the whole of the upstairs properly useable and the Town Hall Committee will set its mind to organizing an official opening of the library at its next meeting.

On the events front  the Hall will host its first Highlights event of the season on Thursday 16 Spetember with a performance by Tim Dalling. Tim, who is a member of the popular New Rope String band, will perform ‘The Unhappy King’ a strange fable where the hunt for happiness turns the nation upside down.  In the second half he’ll perform songs, showing of his excellent accordion playing and his very comic tendencies.  Tickets are now available from Judith Weir on (01434) 230250 and the performance starts at 7.30 p.m.

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