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Heritage Centre News
and Updates - 2006.
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December
16th :-
CHRISTMAS
EXTRAVAGANZA
The Verwood Christmas
Extravaganza held on Saturday the 17th of December at the
Heritage Centre and on Ferrett Green. During the evening the
Verwood Rotary Clubs Father Christmas did his usual tour.
The training band of Verwood Concert Brass played while the
mulled wine or hot coffee and mince pies were thoroughly
enjoyed and ForestFM broadcast during the evening.
December
3rd :-
Local Mayors from the
area at the Civic Function held in
the Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre and the
Memorial Hall on the 3rd December 2006.
October
28th :- The winner of the Giant Pumpkin
competition was Jock Fielding at 240 lbs and the joint
winners of the small pumpkin (33 lbs) were Tanya of the
Monmouth Ash and Sheila Joy.
October to
December :-
Thanks to the Verwood Historical Society from the 1st of October a new
exhibition will be held in the Heritage Centre Museum called
"Verwood
Through the Ages".
October
9th :- The AGM of the Verwood
Heathland Heritage Centre will be held at 07:30 p.m.
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Agenda
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Apologies
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Minutes of the last AGM and Matters
Arising (if not in agenda).
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Chairman's Report
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Treasurer's Report
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Adoption of Accounts
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Archivist's Report
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Elections (Trustees
are not elected)
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Executive Council: appointed members
remain; VHS,VTC, EDDC.
To be elected: Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer,
Archivist, two Friends' Association Members.
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Management Committee: Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer and Archivist are ex-
officio members.
To be elected: up to four Friends' Association
Members. The Management Committee may co-opt
up to two members from sub-committees.
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Election of Auditor.
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AOB
Teas/coffees after meeting.
Subs (£5) due unless already paid in
last 4 months or on Standing Order.
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September
7th :-
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Note that from the
September 2006 issue, a printed version of the
"WHAT'S ON" page can be found in :-
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August
26th :-
August
25th :-
August
:- Children's
Summer Holiday Activity Mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on
Tuesdays or Thursdays. See Children's Page for Details. New
Potting dates now announced.
July 28th :
 July
9th :- Congratulation and best wishes to
Steve and his team at Forest FM, (East Dorset's first
Community Radio Station"), at their Official Launch.
Local MP Chris Chope OBE, officially opened the station and
wished it well. Tune in or go to their Website for more
information at http://www.forestfm.co.uk/.
Want a taste of Live ForestFM ?
- then click the aerial (requires realPlayer).
June
:- The
MUSEUM RE-OPENS with the Verwood Schools Exhibition.
April
:- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED.
Are you able to
spare a morning, once a week, fortnight or once a month to
help in the Coffee Shop or would you be prepared to go onto
the relief / holiday cover list. If the answer is yes then
either ask at the counter in the Coffee Shop or telephone
Pat Giddings on 01202 827071 to discuss. We look forward to
you hearing from you.
April
:- Children's
Easter Activity Mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the
4th, 6th, 11th and 13th to make a card or an Easter Basket.
See Children's Page for Details. April Potting dates also
announced.
April 1st
:- Another successful Open Day was held for
Woodland Villagers.
March 18th
:- Members of
the Woodlands "All Comers" Group (Shown in the
picture) attended a special Open Morning at the Centre. The
object was to show more information about Woodlands Village
to complement that shown in the current exhibition. Another
Woodlands Open Day to which all residents of Woodlands
village are invited will be held on the 1st of April when
special papers and documents will be on display. Entry is
free but any donations to the centre would be gratefully
received
 March
10th :- Dorset Family History Society visited the
Verwood Heritage Centre in order
to help people Trace their Ancestors, NOT just in Dorset but
elsewhere in the UK and Worldwide.
Entry was
FREE.
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Family
History "Surgery & Advice Desk,
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Research
Facilities available,
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Publications
& Books will be on sale.
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The
Verwood Historical Society will also be present.
The day was extremely
successful Family and it is hoped to repeat it in the
future.
The
picture shows Debbie Winters and her team from the
"Dorset FHS" with Chris Bright (Cranborne Family
History) and seated are Christine and Jill of the Verwood Historical
Society with Pam
Reeks of the VHHC in the centre.
March 3rd
:- The Verwood Memorial Hall Announced
that the magnificent quilt made over a period of two
years by the Crane Valley Quilters and donated to Verwood
Memorial Hall, raised £470.
Edna Cutler, aged 81 and one of the quilters, drew
the raffle on 22nd February and the winner was Mr
Keith Alcroft of
Bournemouth
. Runners-up
hampers went to Mrs Catharina Green and Mrs Anne
Livingstone, both of Verwood.
February
14th :- Children's Activity Morning from
10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Make a Valentine's Card. £1 for
materials for the card.
February
6th :- The MUSEUM
RE-OPENS with the Woodlands
Village Exhibition and Potting
will be every Saturday morning
during February - please don't forget to book.
January :- A Sad Note: many people will already know of
the tragic death of Mrs. Phyllis Williams in a car crash.
What they may not know is that she was very supportive of
the Centre. Because her husband, Howell, had been one of the
founder members of the Steering Committee to set up the
Centre under Gordon Thorne's chairmanship, Phyllis had asked
for donations toward the Centre on Howell's death and, with
her own gifts, this came to £1000. Pam Reeks is in the
process of acquiring a display cabinet for the Hall as a
memorial to Howell. Phyllis's family have kindly suggested
that any gifts in memory other should also be for Verwood
Museum Trust.
The funeral director is Nicholas O'Hara. - (Ann Page.)
January
:- Note that THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED ALL JANUARY but the Coffee shop will
remain open as usual.
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with any questions or comments.