Progress With The Extension

As many of you will know, the Athletics Club is constructing an extension to their club premises in the basement of the hall. The hall committee has been offered the opportunity to similarly extend the hall by the same amount. We are short of space for storage and for more intimate meetings for small groups, and we have accepted this generous offer.

The work is being done by volunteers and is progressing well. Decisions about the precise use for the upper floor will be made by the committee once the outer structure is finalised. A number of ideas have been suggested and we will be discussing these over the coming months. We hope to make usage of the hall more flexible and attractive once the work has been completed.

A Really Worthwhile Event in the Hall

Miriam Paris ran a Jumble Sale in the Memorial Hall yesterday, 6th April 2024. It was run to raise funds for Dementia and managed to gather over £1,000.00 for the fund.

The items available were all well organised and sold at bargain prices.

It was very well attended.

There was a raffle with a good range of prizes and there were cakes served with coffee or tea for anyone with £1.00 to spare. And I can tell you those cakes were really delicious!

Let’s hope we can host more of these events for the village.

Ongoing Work on the Hall & Recreation Ground

The Fire Exit door was in poor condition, with some rot at the bottom. This has now been repaired and the door re-painted.

Many of the fence panels along Church Road have been damaged over the years. The one above shows the sort of damage that has occurred.

Above is one of many of these panels currently undergoing repairs. A good number have now been repaired and resited. The inclement weather has slowed down this operation. We’re hoping to get the new panels painted over the next few weeks to improve the appearance and resilience of the fence.

This Website is Currently Under Reconstruction.

Please bear in mind that not all the information ere is up to date. The trustee responsible for the site is, like all the trustees, a busy volunteer with many calls on his time. So, it may be a little while before the site is back to its former state. When that happens, a notification will appear on the blog. Thank you for your patience.

New kitchen at the memorial hall

The final touches are now being made to the kitchen renovation that have been worked on over the last few months at the memorial hall. This will enable us to run cookery courses and to provide lunches to the community for certain events which will be announced officially. All the worktops have been either replaced or revamped, lighting has been improved, walls freshly tiled, window frames renovated and the electrics brought up to scratch – and for the first time in years we now have hot water in the kitchen. A fresh coat of paint has been applied and new lighting installed. Included is also a new multi-ring dual fuel cooker and a new upright fridge-freezer.

Huge thanks to Keith Newman who has put in 100s of hours of his spare time to make this happen ably assisted by Terry and the rest of the crew.

New cooker and sink under renovated window side of kitchen

Recreation Ground re-opening

The car park will be re-opened on February 27th 2023 to the community although not all the works have been completed. LED downlighter lights will be fitted shortly and we will be adding in some extra materials to extend the car park towards the football pitch area to increase it’s capacity further. A car parking system to control overnight parking will be installed soon, permits can be purchased for local residents and business’ to continue to use the car park for overnight parking all year round and to help continue to fund the activities for the community on the rec and at the memorial hall.

Thanks to Jim Matthews and his crew and too the committee members led by our chairman for the organisation and labour involved in carrying out the work.

Sharon, Terry, Graham and Roy finishing up yesterday afternoon on the rec.

Lydbrook Band Centenary Concert on the recreation ground

As part of a series of concerts to celebrate their 100th anniversary both the Lydbrook Training band and main Lydbrook band will be performing on the Lydbrook Recreation ground on the afternoon of June 18th. Bring your own picnic chairs and picnics if you want and join us in celebrating our national famous band.