Cropwell Bishop Village Parish Plan

Frog races a big hit (22-9-11)

What better way to end Feast Day than to take part in Frog Racing at the Memorial Hall!

Feast Day winners (22-9-11)

Fifty-six people took part in the Treasure Trail between the Old School and Memorial Hall on Feast Day.
The clear winner of the adult competition was Tracie Barlow.
In the children competition, ten entries scored full marks and so Gary Jowett of Barlows Butchers was asked to draw the winner out of a hat: and that turned out to be Sophie Fuller.
Congratulations to both of them— £5 vouchers are on the way to their letterboxes.

Meanwhile, if you bought a program for Feast Day and completed the quiz inside it, you are no doubt anxious to know who won. Well now you can rid yourself of the anxiety: the winner was Gerry Humphries. A £20 note will soon be popping through his letterbox. Well done Gerry.

Feast Day on Memorial Hall field (21-9-11)

Last Saturday, the sun shone kindly (most of the time) on those enjoying the real fairground rides on the Memorial Hall field.

Meet up for coffee this Saturday (21-9-11)

Horticultural Show at Old School (19-9-11)

After months of preparation by both growers and organisers, the first Cropwell Bishop Horticultural Show at the Old School took place on Saturday—and everyone agreed that is was a great success.

Following an anxious fortnight when the Show Committee wondered if anyone was going to enter and growers battled against drought and hurricane winds, it all came right on the day.

Exhibitors had to battle through rain to set up their produce by the 9am deadline but, by the time the Show opened to visitors at 11am, the sun was shining brightly. Judging was complete and everything in the hall was looking beautiful and at last organisers were looking relaxed.

Around the rest of the Old School several Cropwell clubs and organisations had set up their displays, stalls, teas and cakes, and at lunchtime Cropwell Singers sang their hearts out beside the marquee erected by our village Scout Leaders. There was a real village atmosphere about the place as hundreds filed through Old School.

At 2pm it was time to name the winners of the 'Best in Show' and 'Family' awards. The first, for gaining most winning points, turned out to be a close contents between Tim NIxon, Bob Walker and Sue Ward but in the end it was Sue who was presented with the winner's glass trophy by Judy Thomas.

The 'Family Award' was an even closer contest between three families who were separated by just one point. The winners though were the Herrington's.

It was pleasing to discover that virtually everyone who brought along an entry won a certificate.

Almost all exhibitors agreed to let their vegetables, fruit, cakes, eggs and jams be auctioned off. A quick-fire auction followed the prize presentations and people had to be on their toes to get their bids in. As a result, everything was rapidly sold to contribute funds to cover the cost of running the Show.

On the Friday afternoon before the Show and then on the morning of the Show, the Old School was closed to the general public—but nevertheless the place was a hive of activity. It was then that you could see what a village event really is. A time when scores of people living here work tirelessly to put on a great show for us all. I don't have the space to add their names here and, if I did, I would surely miss out someone. They know who they are so thanks to them for all they did to make it a lovely day.

To round off the Show and encourage people to drift up to the Memorial Hall field where a fun-fair and sporting events were due to start at 3pm, a Treasure Trail quiz-sheet was produced. Nearly 60 copies were sold to adults and to children (who had their own version) and it was not long before the focus of Feast Day had moved to the Memorial Hall and its field.

Tony Jarrow