Plans for West Parley's Fete to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee are gathering pace with only four more months to go before the event takes place on 4th June at the Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground from midday until 5pm. The opening ceremony will be carried out by our local MP, Christopher Chope and all the proceeds will be split between Parley First School's classroom appeal and the old church at All Saints.
Working together to make the occasion a success are the Church, the Parish Council, our local District Councillor Barbara Manuel, the Wimborne and Ferndown Lions, Parley First School, Parley Sports Club and now also the newly formed Parley branch of Rotary. They constitute a formidable team to bring entertainment and family fun to a great day in our nation's history and for Parley hopefully a good social village day.
The arena will provide a programme of events with music, marching, a car parade, children's games and a presentation by Parley First School. Stalls will surround the arena with table top games for younger children and to one side will be the games for older children to demonstrate their target practice by kicking, throwing, or hitting balls. Face painting, balloon artistry, a dog show, and a flower show are all also planned and luck can be tested with the Lucky Draw, the tombola and the prize for the lucky programme. Ticket sales for the draw will commence a few weeks before the actual day.
Food will also be available in the form of a lunch time BBQ and later teas in the Memorial Hall to musical accompaniment. There will also be a cold drinks stall and an ice-cream van.
As always, help is needed and volunteers sought to take control of a stall, help at the entry gates, organising the parking and many other such jobs for the day. We already have in place a treasurer's team, an arena events team, a setting up team who arrive on the ground at crack of dawn to set up tables, fencing, the arena, the PA system, and the tented control centre, but at this stage only a few stall organisers. But more are needed, particularly car parkers and stall holders, so if you can help, or have any ideas to improve the event, please ring me on 01202 840998
Garnet Lambert
The West Parley Churches Art Group started on 2005 and meets every 2nd and 4th Monday afternoon from 2.30pm.
We paint or sketch anything that takes our fancy and we also have time to relax and enjoy a chat over a cup of tea or coffee.
We are a small friendly group and new members would be very welcome. No previous experience is necessary and materials can be provided to get a complete beginner started.
During the winter we have been meeting at members homes but we hope to get outside during the summer.
If you would like to join us - please contact either Dorothy Lambert or myself for details of the venues (our phone numbers are in the magazine).
We are a very informal group and you don't have to commit yourself to regular meetings, just come when you like.