Month: June 2017

 Regrettably we have taken the decision to cancel the Village Event this coming Sunday as there are not enough people to make it viable. Apologies to those of you who did respond. Perhaps an impromptu informal get together with your children in the playground could be an alternative. If you have ideas you wish to discuss or would like to organise another event please contact strattonclp@gmail.com

That is the Telephone line in Stratton Audley!

As part of their streamlining operation throughout the country BT have removed the old telephone box in Cherry Street as it had not been used in some time.

Open Gardens with Scarecrows Weekend 10 & 11 June was a great success, attracting hundreds of visitors who appreciated the lovely gardens on display and had some fun identifying the characters depicted by the scarecrows dotted around the village.

10 gardens were open to the public on both days and positive feed-back was received with many visitors enjoying the wide range of small and large gardens and commenting on the very high standard of gardening seen.

The Scarecrow Competition attracted 23 entrants and 83 visitors acted as judges who returned their competition forms identifying their top three scarecrows which added to the occasion. Teas and cakes were served all afternoon in the church thanks to great support from many in the community and this considerably boosted the money taken over the weekend.

As a result almost £2,000 was raised which will be shared between the Church for on-going fabric work and the Parish Council in helping to fund a portable Vehicle Activated Speed sign to help reduce vehicle speeds leading into the village. Furthermore, £200 is to be donated to the Red Play Bus that visits the village each week as it is no longer receiving any municipal funding.

Thank you to all those who opened their gardens, the 23 scarecrows entrants, the people who made cakes and who helped serve teas during the afternoons and generally supported the weekend.

The winners of the scarecrow competition as judged by members of the public were:

1^st (£25) -Rapunzel in the Tower by Jermey & Becky Adams

2^nd (£15) –Percy the Park Keeper by Paddy Hall & here son

3^rd  (£10) – Witch on a Bromstick by Nicky Smith c/o 17 Cavendish Place

4^th  (£10) – Shoemaker Elves by the Nash twins

And although not a prize winner, highly commended is The Famous Five Catching a Bus created by the Marsh Gibbon Brownies as it was made collectively by the children and the idea and execution were excellent.

There was also a prize for a member of the public who had selected the top three in the correct order. No person managed to match the top three precisely but the closest selected the correct first, second and fourth places. So the winners of the stainless steel gardening set are Phoebe and Brian Davies who live in the district.

Shown below are photos mainly of the scarecrows, in the the order determined by votes from the public.