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Request for Volunteers to Help Progress The Hall Aspirational Plan This Sunday and an Update

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See report below on the status of The Aspirational Plan for The Hall from Chairman Jim Walton, and a request for volunteers to help with the final touches to the Playing Field this Sunday April 13th from 10pm

Message from Jim Walton, Hall Chairman:

‘Work on delivering the Aspirational Development Plan for the land behind the Hall and the Playing Field continues. With safety of the young ones in mind a picket boundary fence has been built around the playground equipment to keep any temptation to run onto the road at bay.

Further tidying of brambles has been carried out thanks to a few willing volunteers and most of the concrete posts and rotten timber fence has been removed to the former boundary between the Hall land and the Playing Field. Volunteers are needed this Sunday 13th, from 10am for an hour, to finish off with seeding the grass to the bare area.  It is hoped that this will soon green up to give the intended appearance of a single community facility.

A planting scheme is to be put together for the autumn, however the most expensive parts of the development plan we hope to be able to commence soon after the Cherington & Stourton Show (1st Saturday in August, don’t forget).  This will hopefully include additional car parking to the rear of the Hall and land drainage for both fields so that they are less waterlogged particularly in the winter.  Fund raising will be necessary to achieve the objectives set out in the development plan, so donations will be gratefully received.  More on this in due course.‘

Jim Walton

‘Aspirational Plan’ Progress and Thanks to the Volunteers

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Yesterday (Feb 10th), on a bright and for once dry (!) Saturday morning, a group of 20 or so volunteers from the village started work on the first phase of the ‘Aspirational Plan’ for the Hall / Playing field.

See below for report on progress of the plan from The Hall chairman Jim Walton, and a few pics of the day.

Hall/Playing Field Aspirational Plan – Progress

‘The Aspirational Plan having recently been approved, a Working Group of some 20 volunteers met to start work on the first phase of the work on a sunny Saturday morning. Anyone passing the Playing Field recently will notice a big change with the roadside hedge having been coppiced and the gaps replanted.  Repairs have been made to the Playground equipment.  Thanks to all who participated, a great deal was achieved.  There is going to have to be a big bonfire when conditions allow.

The Plan is ambitious and whilst a lot can be achieved by volunteers, substantial funds will be required, particularly so that the additional car parking area can be constructed.  Thanks for funding on the first phase which has been supported with a substantial contribution from Cotswold Decorative Ironworks for the expensive fencing and G.H. Walton & Son for the hedge plants and guards.  If you are able to help fund this project, please make contact with our treasurer Piers Marshall at info@thehallevents.org.uk. 

Your help is essential.

We will be organising further working parties so look out for information on this here on the village website.’

Jim Walton