The Parish Magazine June 2023

22 The Parish Magazine - June 2023
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PARISH CELEBRATIONS
On the morning of Sunday 7 May, having sat
for many hours in front of the TV on Saturday,
watching the Coronation, Graham and I decided
to have a brisk walk around Charvil to get in our
10,000+ daily steps before we needed to begin
setting up for the Pipistrelle Way Street Party.
As it had been so wet the previous day we decided
to avoid the lakes, water meadows and nature
reserve and just pound the streets.
Our route took us down Park Lane which had
been closed to traffic for their street party and they
were all busy erecting gazeboes. There was a lovely
friendly atmosphere and a fair bit of bunting. We
were even invited to join them later!
We thought we’d do a loop round the new
Hicks estate at Canberra Lake Way and on the
newly turfed green were more people setting up
for their street party. It was really great to see all
ages working together and helping each other.
From there we walked round The Hawthorns and
again, in one of the cul de sacs we saw groups of
neighbours preparing for their street parties.
Indy Biddulph
Sue Peters
Coronation memories in Charvil
By Sarah Swatridge, Pipsitrelle Way, Charvil
Indy Biddulph
Following the special Choral Matins Celebration service in
St Andrew's Church (see page 7) it was off to The Ark, which
coincidentally had been officially opened 6 years ago to
the day by The Rt Hon Rev Lord Carey of Clifton, the 103rd
Archbishop of Canterbury, and The Rt Hon Theresa May, MP
who at the time was Prime Minister.
Once again, The Ark proved to be the perfect setting for
celebration drinks and cakes, including a Coronation cake
made by Sue Peters, deputy churchwarden.
Our picture (left) shows the cutting of the cake by Lord and
Lady Carey who were assisted by two willing children who
were looking forward to a slice!
Sue Peters
At Charvil Village Hall the lights were on as
volunteers got ready to entertain village children
for a couple of hours.
Generally, throughout Charvil and the
surrounding area, we haven’t noticed nearly as
much red, white and blue bunting nor flags flying
but there were definite pockets of colour.
In Pipistrelle Way we had, probably, our
best turn out so far, a good spread of delicious
food, plenty of drink and such a wonderful
atmosphere.
Certainly the brilliantly warm and sunny day
helped to make it one to remember. All ages made
use of the outdoor table tennis table, swing ball
and giant Connect 4.
I’m sure we won’t be the only road deciding to
make this an annual event!
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