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Village Events in June

Page last updated 04 June 2010

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Barton’s British Red Cross Society Annual Garden Party Evening at the Old Vicarage, Church Lane from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Monday 14 June 2010

 

Monday 14th June sees the return of Barton's British Red Cross Society's Annual Garden Party Evening from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Old Vicarage, Church Lane. If wet the event will be held in St James Church

There will be a host of stalls including a plant stall, a cake stall, tombola, bric-a-brac and books as well as the usual raffle.

The organisers would like to thank the new owners  of the Old Vicarage, Mr & Mrs Hearn, for continuing a long village tradition of playing hosts to the Red Cross event in their garden. They would also like to thank those who have donated prizes to the raffle.

There is an entry fee of 50p which includes your cup of coffee.

Please contact Gill on 713874 for more information or if you have anything to donate towards the event.

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Barton Open Gardens weekend from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday 19 June and Sunday 20 June 2010

 

Barton’s Open Gardens Festival is on Saturday and Sunday 19th & 20th June from 1.00 - 6.00pm. 

Entrance to the gardens is by programme which can be bought before the event in the post office or on the day from any of the gardens or in the FREE car park.  Cost is £3.50 per person children are free.  There are ice creams and teas available in some of the gardens.  The programme indicates what is happening in each garden.

There are 18 gardens open and this year some of the gardens will have demonstrations of country crafts such as dry stone walling, thatching, black smith, etc. Art exhibition in Church, Bells and music.

There is a Champagne Gala Evening at 7:30 pm on Friday 18th June to launch the Weekend Event. The Chicago Teddy Bear Jazz Band returns by popular demand. Tickets are £10 with free Champagne and nibbles in the interval. There is a presentation about where the money is going this year and what we did with it last year.  The charities supported will be The Donna Louise Trust, a Children's hospice, Shelter Boxes and the Toy Box charity which supports street children in Guatemala.  Come along and find out what they all do. There is a Grand Draw raffle which will be drawn on Presentation Evening.

The wheelbarrows which featured two years ago in the celebration of the 475 years that Barton Church has been serving the community will be on show again freshly planted for the weekend.

There is the Scarecrow Festival (which is in it's 12th year).  There are the usual 3 sections:- Households, Businesses and Children's Organisations which are judged on Saturday morning 19th June.  Entry forms from the Post Office.

There is the usual Teddy Bear extravaganza or Teddy Alton Towers in the churchyard. There is a new refinement to one of the rides which will make it more interactive than before.  Teddies will be issued with passports that will be stamped as they go on the rides, with five rides for £5.00 or individual rides are £1. Naturally, they will also get their stickers to say that they have been bold and brave as usual! Teddy Bears will be screened for security this year!

All the funds are being raised for the Help the Heroes, Burton Scanner, Children of Chernobyl and the St James Church Bell Appeal.

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ART EXHIBITION IN Our Lady's Catholic Church Hall - from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday 19 June and Sunday 20 June 2010

ART EXHIBITION
 
The RC Parish of Barton-under-Needwood's Justice & Peace Group in conjunction with Sylvia Royal's Alrewas Art Group
 
Saturday 19th June : 1.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Sunday 20th June : 12.00 noon - 6.00 pm

Our Lady's Church Hall, Wales Lane, Barton, DE13 8JF

 
Tea, coffee, refreshments & toilets available

Entrance free 20% of sales to Burton Queen's Hospital Scanner Appeal

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Scouts Car Wash - Shoulder of Mutton Car Park - Saturday 26th June 2010 from 9:00 am 


Saturday 26th June 2010 sees the return of the Scouts Car Wash from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon prompt at the Shoulder of Mutton Car Park.

So bring along your dirty cars and have them cleaned by the enthusiastic band of Scouts who greatly appreciate your support.

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BARTON MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES - Concerts & Exhibitions - Saturdays and Sundays 26th & 27th June 2010

Barton Music and Art Festival in the Parish Church are staging an Art Exhibition by Local Artists on Saturdays and Sundays from 26th & 27th June from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Admission FREE.

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Partners & Community Together (PACT) meeting - John Taylor High School - Tuesday 29th June 2010 at 7:00 pm 


The next meeting of  Partners & Community Together (PACT) will be held on Tuesday 29th June 2010 at 7:00 pm in John Taylor High School.

All members of the community are welcome to discuss and highlight any issue, address problems and find solutions if possible.

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Page last updated on 04 June 2010