Archive for June, 2011
Wark Notes 1st July, 2011
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Author: About 1500 cyclists came through the village last Saturday on their 104 mile Cyclone Challenge of Northumberland. The Town Hall had been chosen to be a time check point and ‘re-fueling station’ with bananas, water, energy drinks and bars. This longest of three challenge rides was described as “a serious challenge for the more experienced cyclists or those who are very fit.” The route was (and is) very hilly with 2374m (7789ft)?of climbing with the highest point being Troughend Common. By the time the cyclists reached Wark they’d done about 80 miles and it was clear that some of them found it rather harder than they imagined. It was interesting to hear that people had traveled from all over the country to be here: one of the last teams to come through was a group from London, who’d only traveled up on Saturday morning and set off on their ride at 11.30 in the morning!
St Michael’s Church Fete will be taking place tomorrow, Saturday 2 July 2011, on the Green from 2 p.m. onwards. As you know, I’ve given you quite a bit of detail over the past few weeks so you already know what to expect. However, additional contributions towards the tea or the stalls will still be welcome and you can drop those off with various people in the village: Milly Murray, Ena Ridley, Cyril Cooper or Margaret Davison. Anything you’d want to donate to the cake stall, the tombola, bric-a-brac, the plant or the nearly-new or book stall are always welcome. Other than that, it’s just a matter of turning up on Saturday afternoon and enjoying yourself.
News has reached me from Wark School that unfortunately the Ceilidh has had to be cancelled. You’ll remember it had been due to take place on Saturday evening. I can also let you know that the school will be having an Art Show on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July between 10am and 6pm . All the children have worked very hard for this and they’d love to see family, friends, next door neighbours and anyone else interested to come and celebrate their work. Tea, coffee and delicious scones will be on sale.
I reported after the Town Hall AGM in the Spring that Judith Weir has decided to relinquish the role of caretaker at the Hall. Unfortunately no one has yet come forward to take over from Judith. All you’d need to do is open up the building for groups using the hall and making sure that the building is secure again after they finish. If you feel you can help, even if it is for a few days per week, you can contact the Chairman, Peter Samsom on (01434) 230605 or Judith herself as she’s staying on as Secretary, on 01434 230250.
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Wark Notes 24th June, 2011
You’ll have to have a bit of a rest afterward, ‘cos you might want to join the ceilidh in the evening, also on Saturday 2 July and again in the Town Hall. Miss Coulthard has organised the event to raise funds for the gardening project at a school in Mae Juu in Tanzania. What I hadn’t appreciated until recently is that the band for the night, the Hexham Village Band, is one that Emily plays in herself! The caller for the evening is David Oliver, so not knowing the steps is no excuse; you’ll be given instructions and you can be guaranteed to have fun. Tickets are £5 and they are available from the school, Wark Post Office, Core Music in Hexham and Stonehaugh Village Hall. There will be a shared supper and you’re encouraged to bring a bottle for your own consumption.
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Wark Notes 10th June, 2011
The saga of the bridge continues. Many of you will have read the latest update or heard stuff on the grapevine, but it now looks like cars won’t be able to cross the bridge until October. The newsletter seems to suggest that further delays might follow if things don’t go according to plan. I find it difficult to picture from the newsletter quite what they intend to do with the deck plates that have now been removed and with the metal girders underneath. With the deck removed, you can now see that they not in a good state and I’m curious to see what they look like once they’ve been done up. The newsletter also warns about days that the bridge will be closed completely but don’t yet give dates. I suppose we’d been warned about those occurrences, so they won’t come as a surprise.
I’ve now found out that the book sale over the early May Bank Holiday Weekend raised a phenomenal £621 for St Michael’s. Many hundreds of books found their way to new homes, near and far and I understand that many of the visitors enjoyed visiting the church. Many thanks to those of you who donated books, called in to buy some or helped out during the weekend.