The Parish Council is asking all residents of Hambledon to complete a short survey concerning superfast broadband provision.
If you live in Hambledon, a paper form will be put through your letter box in the next few days. However, it would help considerably, if those who are able, complete the form on-line here at the village web site.
The form will take less than a minute to complete and is available by clicking here.
The world’s last flying Vulcan Bomber, XH558, is soon to be grounded. The plane is doing a farewell tour this weekend, flying a northern route on Saturday 10 October and a southern route on Sunday 11 October.
The southern route will include a leg between Dunsfold and Farnborough which passes just to the north of Hambledon.
Approximate timings of the fly over will be available from the planes Facebook page once it has departed from Doncaster.
You can read more about the history of the plane on Wikipedia.
Thanks to Mike Parry for the heads-up.
Volunteers at Surrey History Centre have recently completed indexing the Hambledon Poor Law Union minute books for the period 1836 to 1910. These minute books recorded each meeting of the Board of Guardians responsible for overseeing Hambledon Workhouse (now Hambledon Park).
You can read more here about the Poor Law minute books and download the online index here.
The Coffee Morning held last Saturday (26th September) at Hambledon Village Shop in aid of MacMillan raised £630, a substantial increase on last years total of £410. Congratulations to the organisers Christie McIntyre, Eliza Weller and Ellie Kitt and thanks to all who gave and purchased cake.
So far MacMillan have raised just over £4.5m from the various Coffee Mornings held around the country and are aiming to beat last years total of £25m.
http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk
The annual MacMillian Coffee morning held at the Village Shop by Christie McIntyre and her friends will take place tomorrow (Saturday 26th) morning from 9am. The girls have been baking up a storm and would love you to come and support this worthy cause. Last year they raised over £400 for MacMillian and they are keen to beat that this year.
A few more details can be found here: http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/events/6drnw03j
The Hambledon Village Show, held on Saturday 5th September, proved very popular with almost all 60 categories being hotly contested. Congratulations to the prize winners listed below and many thanks to Andy Falk and Nessie Alexander for all their hard work in organising the show.
This years Best in Show prize went to Katherine Frogley for her scrumptious carrot cake.
Photos of most of the prize winning exhibits are on the Village Facebook Page.
Full List of winners:
The Hambledon Village Show will be held at the Village Hall on Saturday 5th September.
The hall will be open for setting up exhibits from 9.30am to 11.30am. Entry fee 20p per exhibit. First and second prizes will be awarded when merited. Please bring your own vases and plates where required to display your exhibit. Baked items may be covered with cling film to prevent the exhibit from drying out.
After judging the show will be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at 2pm to 4.30pm, free entry. Refreshments available. The silver tray for Best In Show will be awarded at 4pm. Exhibits must not be removed before 4.30pm. Continue reading
Congratulations to all the Hambledon Village Shop volunteers on receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their communities.
According to GOV.UK, winners get a certificate signed by the Queen and a domed glass crystal. Representatives from the group may also be invited to attend a royal garden party.
Hambledon Village Shop is converting to a “Community Benefit Society” (rather than a Company Limited by Guarantee). This means that anyone in the community can become a shareholder by participating in the Share Offer.
There will be an open meeting at the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17th June to launch the offer. The offer period ends on 17th July 2015.
The Prospectus, which explains the terms and the process, and an Application Form are available here for download.
Hard copies of the Prospectus and Application Form available at the Shop.
Hambledon Village Shop Community Share Offer Application Form
