Well it must be summer, we have moved from Soup to Salad!
Normal drill, just come along, meet your friends and share some fine summer fare..
We’re starting at 12:00, so you can come straight from Church and have your Sunday lunch prepared for you by the Kaber Team. Only £5 each…
What a great community you are, this week has seen a demonstration of the many ways pulling together makes life fun…
It’s been a busy week in the village hall (and the village in general).
We had a coffee morning a week ago (Saturday morning), well attended with more than twenty arriving, and an abundant supply of cakes (it would seem that cheese scones are more popular than blueberry muffins – a surprise to the author!)
On Monday we had a Domino Drive, (very well organised by Lillian & James.) This was also well attended and according to one member of the household “it was quite competitive” – and she won a prize (although it was the “booby” prize 😢 )
Then yesterday afternoon we held a Family Bingo event run by Anne and Dan from Heggerscale, who also provided all the bingo “machinery”. I’ve never heard a quieter group of children than when Anne said “eyes down” at the start of each round. (although the arrival of the hotdogs also seemed to suppress the chattering!) Lots of prizes were won too, and it was nice to hear requests that we run another one soon!…. We might be needing a bigger hall, as it was completely packed!
Aside from lots of community spirit, these events also raised a bunch of funds for the hall. You’ll be pleased to hear that the Bingo raised £128, when added to £74.55 at the coffee morning and £107 for the dominoes evening that’s a grand total of £309.55 👏👏👏 Well done all round.
This fund raising more than paid for the new secondary double glazing we installed on the rear window – so hopefully the hall will be cheaper to heat (and warmer too)….
… and on that note; another “thank you” to Lillian for persuading Alistair Hanna from Brough to come and inspect the gas heater in the hall – it was pronounced “good”, so now we will get the old gas tank removed, and new bottles fitted and he will come back and service and commission it…
…and in yet more heat-related news, Jason Winder came and fitted additional loft insulation, so now we have the recommended 300mm – so a warm thank you Jason .
In wider news, we understand that B4RN has raised all the money needed to start on the installation of our all-fibre gigabit internet, so we will be joining the internet revolution within the year (hopefully). Thanks go to a number of volunteers around the village for making this happen, with notable mentions to Mike Bidgeway for his stoic and persistent campaigning over the years, to Liz Staley for galvanising the community into supporting the project and Julie Lane for all the work on way-leaves – well done all.
Whist! With a “learn to play Whist” session on the 10th of May at 7:30pm – this time for a Brain Tumour charity – another “Fisher-related Production!”…. come and be educated, fed, raffled and maybe even a few more games of Dominoes are promised!
So, you all deserve a pat on the back, for pulling together to make fine things happen – Well Done Kaber!
To raise funds for the Brain Tumour Charity Lillian Fisher’s god-daughter is organising a whist evening for beginners, novices and experienced players. Below is a poster (photographed at the Co-Op) which explains all… come along and have some fun…
As you might know, one of the Hall’s rear windows is only single glazed – so adds significantly to the heating cost and is very drafty.
Replacing the whole window would be expensive, so we decided to fit secondary glazing (hence the large sheet of perspex on the floor in the hall.) We have all the materials to install this, we have sanded off the old window and primed it, but now it just needs a coat of white gloss before we can do the job,
The problem is that your friendly-local window fixer (Malcolm) is REALLY bad at painting and has a steamboat he needs to get back on Windermere.
So, if you have the time could someone PLEASE volunteer to give the window a coat of paint please, we can provide paint and brushes if needed… nothing fancy, just to preserve the wood… .Thank you …
It would be good to get it done in the next few days, so we can fit the glazing, or there won’t me much room for the coffee morning or other events … Speak to any Committee Member if you need the paint!
Well, while the weather is still somewhat variable, it seems April is shaping up to be an active month at Kaber Village Hall
So, here’s a list of activities we have planned….
| Event | Date | Notes |
| Craft Club | 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th (Tuesdays) | Open to all, an evening of chatter and crafting 6:30pm to 8:30pm, £2:50 per session |
| Coffee Morning | Saturday 20th 10:00 am to 12 Noon | Coffee, Chat and Cakes (usually)! Come and say “Hi!” |
| Domino Drive | Monday 22nd 7:30 pm | Hopefully the first of a regular event – beginners and experts welcome. |
| Family Bingo | Saturday 27th 4:00pm start | LIke it says: “Bingo for Families” The only rule is that children must be accompanied by an adult. ( Note: Unaccompanied Adults are welcome too!). There will be prizes, good company and refreshments. |
If you need to know more contact any Committee member, but do come along and support your Village hall, and have some fun too.
All events are to raise money to maintain and operate the Hall….
Lillian Fisher has very kindly offered to organise an evening of dominoes, an opportunity to exercise your brain and meet local folk. This is aimed at everyone from beginners and novices to expert “Dominoers” 🙂
Please lend your support and hopefully this will be the first of many!
We have just published the Terms and Conditions for Hiring the Hall, there is a link to these below.
To Book the Hall please email booking@kaberHV.com, or speak to Rachel Green on 01768 374944. We have a price list and reduced rates for residents.
You can read the Terms and Conditions here.
If you have any questions either email bookings (use link above) or speak to one of the Committee.
We are restarting the regular Coffee Mornings in the Village Hall on the 3rd Saturday of the Month from 10am to 12am. Everyone is welcome, there is no charge (but donations are always nice).
Come and spend a couple of hours with friends and a warm cuppa (and biscuits!)
We’re also looking at events we should organise , so bring your thinking heads too, if you have ideas for events that you think would be good.
As those of you who came will know, Colin’s Quiz and Wendy & Sarah’s food went down a storm! … a generally great evening – there were some complaints that the winning team was a bit larger than some others, but hey ho! <slightly embarrassed>
Liz and others snapped some pictures, so here they are for your enjoyment 🙂
Thank you organising team (and Liz)
Photo by cottonbro studio Pexels.com
Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal, Paint…. Whatever suits you.
An opportunity to draw from life – an informal group where we take turns to model and to draw. Learning by practicing to draw with our hands what we are seeing with our eyes.
No experience or even talent required.
Contact Mary Leathes – (017683) 71713 with any questions.
