News & Events
Upcoming Events
If you know of or are participating in any upcoming events that might be of interest to our site visitors, please contact us.
Friday Night Village Social
10 May, 7.30pm, in the Village Hall
The next social will be a taste of Cornwall – pasties followed by Cornish cheeses. £10 per head for both courses. As usual, bring your own drinks (a Cornish sparkling wine or St Austell beer perhaps??). Book your places with Carole and let her know your meat/veggie preferences.
French cheese & wine tasting evening (Friday 21 June) OR brunch (Saturday 22 June)
In the Village Hall
To mark the upcoming Olympic Games we’ll be holding either a French cheese and wine tasting evening OR a French brunch (think hot chocolate, croissants, pain au raisin). Evening option best for adults (!), everyone welcome to join the brunch. Look out for a poll on Facebook where you can vote for your preferred option. The most popular option will then take place. If you prefer, contact us here.
Easenhall Horticultural Show, Fun Dog show and Fete
Planned for Saturday 31 August
Your help is urgently needed
This event is the jewel in the village’s crown and draws visitors from a wide area. It’s been a regular fixture for decades and is looked forward to as it offers lovely opportunities to take part in the show competitions, enjoy afternoon tea and browse the stalls. Friends meet up and make an afternoon of it.
Of course, it takes a lot of preparation and running on the day and our volunteer group has dwindled over recent years (thank you to them for their continued sterling efforts). This year, the show is in the balance unless more volunteers step forward. Can you help? Any amount of time you can offer in the run up to or on the day would make a difference and a few more willing hands would mean the show can go ahead. Full support available and you’ll be paired with a more experienced volunteer.
Can you help with:
Advertising the show
Running a stall (like the tombola, books, skittles, coconut shy or you might have your own suggestion)
Selling raffle tickets during the show
Being part of the marquee putting up and taking down team
Covering a stall for an hour to give other volunteers a breather
Perhaps you have a particular skill or experience that would be helpful?
Make your offers of support here or have a chat with any of the committee members.
Thank you in advance.
Other News
Easenhall Village Community (EVC) – for those new to the village and as a general reminder to everyone, EVC is a group of volunteer residents who organise events like the horticultural show & fete, Christmas party, Friday Night Socials, litter-picking and commemorative celebrations such as jubilees and the coronation. The committee also manage the Village Hall, the 200 Club, the village website and produce this newsletter. It was formed back in 1981 and before then there was its forerunner the Village Greens Committee. It is separate to and independent of the Parish Council. Its objectives are:
To help maintain friendship and a good community spirit in the village
To manage the Village Hall and make it available for community functions
To encourage community events as wanted by the village
To support charities as agreed from fund-raising events
EVC held its AGM in March and the Committee for the following year is:
Chair – Nicky Main, Vice-Chair – Helen Rathbone, Treasurer – Sue Stone, Secretary – Gill Ward, Parish Council Liaison – Liz Sidwell, Social Secretary – Carole Lakey, Horticultural Show Secretaries – Sam Kerr and Louise Courtney. Plus ordinary members – Jane Danger, Norman Clarke, Debbie Johnson
Feel free to reach out to any of the committee with your feedback, ideas and offers of help.
Litterpick – lashing rain, hail and winds didn’t deter the litter pick in March, great resilience everyone! A good turnout meant a quicker job although always disappointing to see how much rubbish gets chucked out along our lovely roads. Thanks to everyone who joined in and to Sue Stone for providing very welcome hot butties afterwards. Thanks also to those who report fly tipping around the village. It’s easy to do via the “Report It” section of the Rugby Council website or app. It’s working well when a message is left on Facebook letting the rest of the village know a report has been made, let’s keep doing that.
Village Hall – is available to hire at an hourly rate of £5 – great value. If you’ve never been in the hall, It’s small but well set up with a loo, kitchen sink area, tables & chairs, heating. Ideal for small regular meetings/classes or one-off gatherings. Contact us here if you’d like to ask about hiring it.
Reminders
Defibrillator – this is sited on the village green opposite the village hall in the old red BT phone box. Access to the equipment can only be gained by dialling 999 when full instructions will be given by the emergency services.
Next village meetings will take place at 8pm on Weds 5 June, then Weds 7 Aug, in the village hall. If you’d like to put anything forward or join the meeting contact us or come along. We’re particularly keen to hear your ideas for events and nominations for charities that are close to your heart which might benefit from our fundraising activities. As always, all welcome.
Any queries or messages: contact us via the website
Tables & chairs for hire – there are useful fold away tables of various sizes and chairs available to hire from the Village Committee for use by village residents. £5 per table, £1 per chair. Ideal if you’re having an extended gathering or party. Contact us or reach out via the village Facebook page if you’d like to make a booking.
Village 200 Club – this is a monthly draw from 200 numbers and proceeds go towards village funds. Numbers are £5 each per year, most participants hold 5 numbers for a donation of £25 per year and there’s one monthly winner of a £25 cash prize. There are numbers available so please grab some if you don’t already hold any. If you’d like to participate contact us. Winner for March, Sue Stone, April Pete Duff.