‘Whitchurch’ Archives
New beginnings at Whitchurch
Whitchurch CE Primary School is delighted to welcome so many new faces this term! Children have joined us in many year groups as well as reception and we have additional high quality teaching assistant support from Miss Tracy Thorp. Our new reception children have made a fantastic start and seem so at home already in our superb early years class [...]
Art Exhibition at the Church
Firstly apologies to the painters whose pictures I photographed - somewhat hurriedly, for the distortion. And black and white does not do justice to the fine works here represented. There were 120 paintings and photographs in the ART EXHIBITION. In addition there was a wide range of pottery, ceramic and porcelain. It was evidently a [...]
Six years on and Portland House receives special AA recognition
This summer Jenny and John Jarvis were thrilled to gain the AA Breakfast Award and a Highly Commended Award for 2010 to enhance the 4 Gold Stars Accommodation rating at Portland House. The AA breakfast Award has been the result of 6 years of Jenny’s imaginative and skilful cooking. They try to cater for all tastes and diets and provide a wide [...]
Shining Examples
CONGRATULATIONS to Babs Jones and Jenny Robinson of Llangrove who took part in The Shine walking marathon overnight 25/26 September through Cardiff. They are raising funds for breast and bowel cancer respectively. They want to thank everyone who sponsored them. If you didn’t know about this, it’s not too late to show your support [...]
The St. Dubricius Fête – August 2010
Sometimes wet, sometimes (most times) dry, even sunny but never excessively hot thanks to a cooling north wind, this annual event followed its traditional lines most successfully. It appeared at the end of the day that the crowd was up on previous years as, most probably the “take”. These assorted photos show mostly local people. The real [...]
ST. DUBRICIUS PEWS for sale
Would you like a piece of St. Dubricius history? If you would like to buy a pew they can be altered to whatever length you would like. We are working in partnership with EnviroAbility, an established charity and not-for-profit company that integrate people with learning disabilities into the community by providing real work opportunities and [...]
WW2 DAY AT WHITCHURCH
To enhance the topic work in Key Stage 2, Fay Little joined the children last Monday to talk about life in Britain during the Second World War. Fay brought a vast collection of memorabilia and artifacts to illustrate the wealth of information she had to share. Very quickly she transformed into Doris Dinsdale, a housewife from the 1930s, and [...]
LOCALS DINE OUT FOR LESS AT THE OLD COURT HOTEL WHITCHURCH
Tori & Jono Smith-Milne bought the Old Court in May 2006, they wanted to move to the country for a different quality life for their planned family. Having gained a degree in Hotel Management in 1998 Tori's career took her all over the UK running and building hotels and pubs nationwide. They fell in love with the Old Court and felt it was [...]
A Great Day at Whitchurch
The guesses ranged from 150 to over 200 for the number of people who attended the GRAND RE-OPENING of our Clock Tower on September 18. It was a day of celebration - the culmination of much work which was only made possible by the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund. For those who do not know, the Clock Tower was erected in 1867 by Miss [...]
It’s Complicated – Whitchurch
Wednesday 1st December 2010 The Memorial Hall, Whitchurch 7.30pm It’s Complicated A romantic comedy light hearted and quite hilarious Tickets £4.50 at the door or from: 01600 890640 or 01600 891426