Bringing Back Beavers

Wednesday, 15th May 2024, 7.00pm

A talk by Rob Needham
Organised by Nature Chain

Freshford Village Memorial Hall

This talk will be by Rob Needham, the local representative for the Beaver Trust.  Having been extinct for hundreds of years, beavers are now being re-introduced because of the benefits they bring for biodiversity and flood protection. As many of you will know, we now have a healthy beaver population in the Avon catchment area and some specifically in the Frome at Freshford, so do come along and learn more!

For full details click HERE

Entrance FREE but donations are welcome on the night.

It would help us if you would please book on EVENTBRITE to help us gauge numbers.  There will be a bar with wine and non-alcoholic refreshments.

Garden Outing to Manor Farm House, Patney, Devises SN10 3RB

Thursday 16th May, 2.30 pm

This is an immaculate 2-acre garden, designed by Michael Balston and updated by the present owners, Mark and Tricia Alsop over the past ten years. It is about 50 minutes’ drive from Freshford in an area of delightful villages.

For full details click HERE

£10 per person (to include refreshments). Everyone welcome.

Contact jonespennyg@gmail.com to book.

May Pop Up Pub

Friday 17th May 2024. 6.30 - 10pm.

Limpley Stoke Village Hall

MENU
Main course £8.00
Bangers & Mash. Veggie version available too
Dessert £3.00
Grown up jelly made with Perry and fresh fruit, and ice cream

Email your choice to orlamorrish@gmail.com by Wednesday 15th May

Licensed bar and parking available near the hall.

Cash or card. Profits to Hop Pole campaign.

Plant Sale!

Freshford & District Horticultural Society

Saturday 18th May, 9.30 am

Freshford Village Memorial Hall Car Park

Please bring labelled plants for sale

Cash only

50% of proceeds to Freshford Village Memorial Hall

To view flyer, click HERE

Freshford & District Local History Society AGM

Wednesday 22nd May, 7.30pm
Followed by

The Alan Dodge Memorial Lecture: The History and Mystery of White Horses and Hill Figures

Speaker - Tony Painter
Freshford & District Local History Society
Freshford Village Memorial Hall

Tony Painter is a geographer, former MoD Map Research Officer and a writer of local history notes for Alan Godfrey maps. His talk covers the range of hill figures – mainly cut in the chalk hills of England, including White Horses, Crosses, Giants, Military Badges and other oddities from home and abroad.

To view the flyer for full details, click HERE

Members free Visitors £3.00 All welcome

Open Gardens 2024

Saturday 1st June

Freshford Gardens: 10am - 1pm

Limpley Stoke Gardens: 2pm - 5pm

Tea and cakes from 4pm

Tickets with a map, £5 - available at the Galleries

There is a wonderful opportunity to see some of the varied gardens in both Freshford and Limpley Stoke on 1 June - a combined event between Nature Chain and the Horicultural Society.  Sixteen gardens will be open for the price of only £5 per adult.

Freshford & Limpley Stoke Village Fete

Saturday 8th June: 1pm - 5pm

Freshford Memorial Hall field

Attractions will include a barbecue, bar, tombola, raffle, games, and ice cream. There’ll also be a plant stall, books, toys, and a jewellery maker’s stall, inflatables and a football cage.

Garden Outing to Wortley House, Wootton Under Edge GL12 7QP

Monday 24th June, 2.30 pm

This diverse garden of over 20 acres has been created during the last 30 years by the current owners and includes a walled garden behind the house with wonderfully abundant planting, mostly with roses. It is about 3/4 hour’s drive from Freshford, using the toll bridge.

For full details click HERE

£15 per person (to include refreshments). Everyone welcome.

Contact jonespennyg@gmail.com to book.

New Singing Group

A new group for the community to enjoy singing an eclectic mix of music - led by Alex Grey, a local musician and conductor. 

All abilities welcome. No need to read music. Meeting fortnightly at LS village hall, Tuesdays at 7.00-8.30 pm in blocks of 6 sessions. 

More Singers Wanted!

The new singing group at Limpley Stoke Village Hall attracted 18 'singers' for our taster session. Leader Alex Gray was excellent, putting us gently through our paces! We are now timetabling a series of Tuesday evening sessions going forward into the Spring and are looking for more singers, including more male or lower voices.

To book up for the spring term, please contact Alan on 07837 290426. Costs to be decided dependent on size of group - we are hoping for £30 a term (£5 for each 90 minute session) but it may be a little more.

Please do let us know if you would like to come along - we'll charge to cover the costs of Alex and the hall, but will keep costs to a minimum.

Table Tennis

Freshford Village Hall
Freshford Lane. BA2 7UR
Thursdays 8pm - 9pm

Come and join us!

• Keep fit and improve eye, hand dexterity while having some fun.

• Players of all standards including beginners are welcome.

• We make a small charge of £3 per person to cover the hall rental and buy equipment.

• Any questions, please email John Roberts at jrquantumleap@gmail.com, or just turn up and bring a friend.

Barista Cyclista

Limpley Stoke’s answer to strenuous exercise!

Occasional Sunday morning cycle rides to good coffee, or early evening cycles to a watering hole.
Anyone with a bike is welcome – and the group may either cycle together or meet there.
Anyone can use the WhatsApp to arrange a meet up.

To join our fiercely uncompetitive group, please contact Alan on 07837 290426.

Limpley Folk Boules

Limpley Folk Boules meets every Friday during the summer at 6.00pm - 7.00pm for a friendly fun practice in Limpley Stoke Park. Anyone can join in, even if you know nothing about the game. Just turn up!

On Thursdays during the summer, we play local teams from Bath and the surrounds in a league. 

Come along on a Friday night and learn more. We need a minimum of 4 players per week and keep a pool of 10 or so willing volunteers. Commitment to the team is therefore not onerous.