The Amport & Monxton Community Charity have had leaflets printed for every household in Monxton & Amport explaining the location and use of the defibrillator that is at The Hawk Inn.
We would really appreciate it if some lovely volunteers could distribute these leaflets around both villages please.
Click here to see a copy of the Defibrillator leaflet
If you can help please contact Sarah Dowding on 710375 or email sarah@classictravelling.com
Summer is here and the countdown is on for the Fete on Saturday 8th July from 12 to 4pm. There are loads of exciting things planned…. the usual suspects – plus a few exciting extras… all in all shaping up to be a great family day out and a proper party in the evening (from 7.30pm). There will be lots to see and do and to eat and drink.
But none of it is possible without the army of willing helpers… so this is a recruitment drive…. HELP PLEASE! Here are some ways how…
The proceeds from the fete go to our local charities, the Amport church, the school, the Monxton church, the village hall and the Amport and Monxton Community Charity. The funds are much needed and greatly appreciated. So thanks in advance for your efforts.
Any other ideas, thoughts, feedback gratefully received.
Please get in touch with Kate Cavalier on kate.cavalier@gmail.com or 07919 036308
Amport and Monxton Fete…. a quick summary
On the day…
In the evening…
Tickets are nearly sold out for Supper on the Green, and tickets will not be available on the day, so please BOOK NOW!
The after fete party kicks off at 7.30pm on Amport Green. Come along and enjoy a delicious supper, cocktails and fully stocked bar.
Tickets are £12 for Adults and £6 for children age 11 and under
Available online here: http://buytickets.at/amportandmonxtonfete
It isn’t a hog roast this year (as we enjoyed one of those at the street party) so instead we’ve got a fantastic menu designed by WildMint, amazing local caterers incorporating local fresh produce into their home-cooked food. All dietary needs catered for – just let us know in advance please.
As well as our fabulous fete bar, with Neil and his infamous beer selection and a choice of Berry Brothers wine (available to pre-order), we will be serving a couple of special aperitifs from a pop-up cocktail bar.
Once again, we have the wonderful Re:play providing live music… sure to get everyone on their feet and dancing.
All are welcome, and it is a family friendly evening.
Amport School PTA will be organising and manning the tea tent at the Village Fete on Saturday 9 July, along with a number of other stalls, and we would be enormously grateful for offers of help on the day to:
In addition we are appealing to all budding bakers to donate a cake (or two!) for the stall. Although large cakes to slice and sell on the day go down very well, it doesn’t matter if you are a Mary Berry or simply want to buy something and donate it – ALL donations gratefully received.
We know a lot of people are helping on other stalls too, but if you are able to bake/donate a cake, and/or help out on the day, even just for an hour, please could you contact Louise Horne on 07776 050 806 or email louisehipkin@hotmail.co.uk.
Many muscles make light work!
Thank you
Amport Green
Saturday 9th July 12.30pm to 4.30pm
Please join us for an afternoon of traditional family fete fun. Lots of wonderful stalls, tractor and pony rides, the village horticultural show, classic cars and a full schedule of entertainment. We have Punch and Judy, Bushcraft, the Hawk Conservancy, Mullenscote Dogs and our village school country dancers to entertain you. The fete games in the arena will include a dog show so do bring your four-legged friends with you. And the tea tent, barbecue and Neil’s bar will be on hand to keep you fed, watered and energy levels high!
Donations of bric a brac, toys and books gratefully received at the donation stations
in the village bus shelter – thank you.
Supper on the Green
Amport Green
Saturday 9th July 7.30pm to late
The after-fete party kicks off at 7.30pm on the Green. Come along and enjoy a delicious supper, cocktails and fully stocked bar. We have the wonderful Re:play providing live music, which is sure to get everyone on their feet and dancing. All welcome, and all dietary needs catered for.
Tickets £12 for Adults and £6 for children 11 and under
Available online here:
http://buytickets.at/amportandmonxtonfete
The Amport & Monxton Community Charity is looking for a new Trustee from Monxton, as we ideally have three trustees from each village. Meetings are held a few times each year and it’s chance to help enhance your community.
The Amport and Monxton Community Charity was founded in November 2013 as a way to support local community projects. The Charity is established as a charitable trust, with six trustees all of whom are residents in the villages, and objects as follows:
The charity is a beneficiary of the annual Village Fete as well as some other community events. The Charity also applies for grant funding for specific projects. So far AMCC has arranged a paediatric first-aid course, for parents and grandparents in the villages; tours of Amport House for locals in spring 2014; created a village map of local walks and footpaths; and installed a defibrillator at The Hawk Inn.
Current Trustees:
Kate Cavalier (Amport)
Neil Warren (Amport)
Emma Jones (Amport)
Gemma Pearce (Monxton)
Sarah Dowding (Monxton)
Contact kate.cavalier@gmail.com if you’re interested in joining please.
Monxton and Amport are planning a street party in Monxton on Saturday 11th June to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. We are having a village meeting on Wednesday 16th March (7-7.45pm), to have the input from as many people as possible to see what residents would like to see or do to commemorate the event. Do come along and get involved please!
Responding to requests from the community, the Amport & Monxton Community Charity have used proceeds from our successful village fêtes and have purchased a defibrillator which will be stored in the locked cabinet on the side of The Hawk Inn, to be used in emergencies. Where appropriate, the ambulance service will give the cabinet access code to those in the area who make an emergency call.
Every minute that passes for a patient in cardiac arrest without access to a defibrillator equates to a 10% reduction in survival time. Areas with a dedicated programme have been shown to report survival rates of up to 74%, much higher than in areas without one. The defibrillator is very user-friendly and you don’t need training to use it.
If you are interested in being a community responder, so that villagers who are on their own can call for assistance in getting the defibrillator (after calling for the ambulance) then please get in touch. kate.cavalier@gmail.com
Defibrillator Demonstration – Wednesday 3rd February, 7.30pm, Monxton and Amport Village Hall
Responding to requests from the community the Amport and Monxton Community Charity have used proceeds from our successful village fetes and have purchased a defibrillator which will be stored in the locked cabinet on the side of The Hawk Inn, to be used in emergencies. Where appropriate, the ambulance service will give the cabinet access code to those in the area who make an emergency call.
Every minute that passes for a patient in cardiac arrest without access to a defibrillator equates to a 10% reduction in survival time. Areas with a dedicated defibrillator programme have been shown to report survival rates of up to 74%, much higher than in areas without one.
The defibrillator is very user friendly and you don’t need training to use it. However, we have arranged for a demonstration from Steve Cartwright who is the Community Liasion & Training Officer for Public Access Defibrillators from the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. He will show how the defibrillator machine works and when it should be used.
This demonstration will be held in the village hall on Wednesday 3rd February from 7.30pm. If you are interested in attending please let Kate know, so that we have an idea of how many chairs to put out! kate.cavalier@gmail.com
The kids are back at school and the summer of 2015 is drawing to a close. But before we start lighting the fires and getting out the coats, I wanted to remind you of our fabulous fete back in July and say a big THANK YOU for all that you did to make it such an overwhelming success.
The weather was kind to us again and it was wonderful to see so many people on the Green having fun with their neighbours. From Splat the Rat to Welly-Wanging , from the Nerf gun target range to egg throwing, from skittles to the human fruit machine there was plenty of entertainment for all. We are grateful to Mullenscote Gundogs and the Hawk Conservancy for their wonderful displays, and, of course the children of Amport School for their fantastic country dancing. The brave made their way over to join Tony Darbyshire and his team climbing the highest tree on the Green, whereas there was an altogether more relaxed atmosphere in the tea tent! Thanks to all villagers that baked, crafted, grew, painted, manned stalls, put up tents and contributed in any way.
Our supper on the Green was bigger and better than ever, with Re:play providing the soundtrack and Neil Warren and his bar staff keeping spirits high (and glasses topped up!). The auction was truly amazing and huge thanks go to our fantastic auctioneer Andrew Bulpitt, our generous bidders and all donors for their incredible auction prizes, a special mention must go to Ben Upjohn for his generosity.
It takes a lot of work to pull together the day, and we are truly grateful for all help that we receive. The 2015 fete and supper has raised over £15k for local charities; our churches, our school and local community projects. The funds are much needed and greatly appreciated. Amport church will be using the funds raised to help with their repair programme and to contribute to their appeal for improved heating. The school is raising funds to put in a new kitchen, and the community charity have a number of projects in the pipeline, including a village defibrillator – watch this space.
