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VILLAGE CARE<br />
OPEN GARDENS<br />
<strong>Village</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> <strong>Aug</strong>ust/<strong>Sept</strong>ember <strong>2018</strong><br />
Photographs: Rob Haddon<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Care ran a highly successful Open<br />
Gardens. On a hot sunny Summer afternoon, on<br />
the first day of July, a record number (328) of<br />
people turned out to view the 10 Open Gardens<br />
that were on display around the centre of our<br />
quintessential English village.<br />
Of added interest this year, was the significant<br />
number of folk from outside Penn & Tylers<br />
Green...testament perhaps to the wider publicity<br />
employed on a couple of gardening websites in<br />
addition to our local <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> and the smart<br />
boards around the village from Savills.<br />
The fine weather also encouraged folk to<br />
consume more tea and cake both at ‘the<br />
Sanctuary’ (St Margaret’s Church Hall) and<br />
especially at Mary Coker’s very hospitable<br />
garden ‘pit stop’...to the extent that another<br />
record was set in takings here. Special thanks<br />
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk<br />
go to to Mary and her family for this wonderful<br />
service, and to our local sponsor, ‘fm’, who also<br />
supplied an added nice touch within their swish<br />
wallet containing the garden map route and pen:<br />
a Honey Bee flower mix of seeds!<br />
All in all, a lovely warm atmosphere...<br />
physically and emotionally...over our <strong>Village</strong><br />
that Sunday afternoon which resulted in just<br />
over £2000 being raised for our <strong>Village</strong> Care<br />
charity to donate, in the coming year, to local<br />
worthy causes, such as the defibrillator now<br />
positioned outside the Middle School for the<br />
benefit of the whole community.<br />
We are hugely grateful to the local folk who<br />
so generously open their lovely gardens each<br />
year as well as those who view them and<br />
contribute so much to the ability of <strong>Village</strong> Care<br />
to meaningfully give back to this lovely<br />
community of which we are all so privileged to<br />
be a part of.<br />
We would like to give you advance<br />
warning that we will hold our AGM on<br />
Friday 12th October in St. Margaret's<br />
Church Sanctuary, at 7.30 for 8 pm. It<br />
is usually a short meeting with lots of<br />
wine and nibbles (before, during and<br />
after).<br />
Please come and meet your fellow<br />
volunteers, and bring anyone you can<br />
think of who might join our ranks; we<br />
always need new telephonists and<br />
drivers. We are still looking for a new<br />
Treasurer. If anyone wishes to drive, run<br />
the telephone, or be our Treasurer,<br />
please ring me Peter Sachs 257823<br />
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