Now that Spring is around the corner (although it doesn’t feel like it this week!) it’s time to pay your annual subscriptions please for VPA membership from 1st April. You will find details of how to pay your subscriptions below – standing order is still the preferred method. If you have any questions on VPA …
Category archives: Newsletter
A Successful Winter Show
We are absolutely delighted …… we had a very successful Winter Show ….. the hall was over-flowing with supporters coming to view all the entries which numbered around 250 in total. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this traditional event such a success for us all to enjoy. Congratulations to everyone who was …
The Winter Show is on Saturday!
Hi to all our members and friends of the VPA The new Committee has done a great job in getting everything ready for Saturday and all we need now are lots of entries. We are hoping that every household will contribute to a bumper show. You can make your entry online of course on the …
Two weeks to prepare for the Winter Show
Here we go, and we are off (please read all of this news item for full details of the Winter Show and we would love you to take part). We are hopeful that a few people may have the odd vegetable left to enter (including ugly ones!), but there are plenty of other classes to …
Sad news re David Moore
It is with sadness that we have learnt of the passing of David Moore earlier in December. For many years David was a stalwart of the VPA amongst many other successes during his life. David was the store manager (taking over from Bob Ward) and was a champion vegetable grower, he loved the show competitions …
The VPA lives on!
Dear Members The VPA is looking forward to 2023 after all Villagers have stepped forward to save the VPA. We feel very fortunate to be able to send a positive news item following the last one which was very bleak. Following a big push via social media and the various LG e-news items we …
Village Produce Association (VPA) Store to close?
Dear Members of the VPA What a sad heading this is! After three years looking after the Store our manager Lin Underwood is now stepping down. Her last time in the store will be 11 December 2022. We are very grateful to Lin for her guidance and enthusiasm in managing and developing the business. Also, …
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Harvest Supper and Quiz success
A week ago already …….. for those who couldn’t attend, we all had a really fun evening. The hall looked great having been decorated by Janet’s expert hands, with arrangements on every table along with hanging window wreaths all in splendid autumn colours. Everyone was welcomed with a drink to settle at their table, agree …
Summer Show cancellation
Dear Members It is with very heavy hearts that we have had to take the decision not to go ahead with the Summer Show this year because we simply do not have the capacity to organise everything that is needed for a successful show. The regular Committee members total five, a priority being the store …
AGM Minutes and Plant Sale results.
AGM Minutes Held – 27 April 2022 Location – Thomas Field Church Hall PresentJenny Birks, Glenda Cooper, Chris Mawhood, Josie Jeffrey, David and Anne Heard, Barbara Sheard, Sandra Walsham, Sue Godar, Carolyn Wise, Valerie and Jeremy Neve Foster, Lyn Hyde, David and Pat Seymour, Trevor Fernandez, June Abraham, Alastair and Alison Greene, Stuart and Linda …