A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

A whopping £1111.11 raised for the Village Hall!

Saturday’s Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raised the wonderful amount of one thousand, one hundred and eleven pounds and eleven pence (OK – it was £1111.12 but why spoil a good headline for the sake of two half pennies!).

Behind the scenes

Congratulations and huge thanks to everyone involved in working hard behind the scenes to ensure a successful afternoon. From the initial ideas and design, the generous printing of the flyer, the dedicated deliverers of flyers to all the surrounding villages, the decoration of the hall and setting up of stalls, right through to the stallholders themselves for partaking in the event.

Dick Downer and Bruce Jordan very kindly donated their beautifully made items to the Village Hall to sell and the extremely busy Gidding Gobblers Café donated all of the days takings.

Love our Village Hall  

Our Village Hall is most valuable to the community and is in need of some TLC. The funds raised will help to repair, decorate and replace some items that are just plain worn out.

Look forward to seeing a refreshed, bright and welcoming Village Hall soon!

A packed Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raises money for the Village Hall

A packed Gidding Christmas Cornucopia raises money for the Village Hall

Great Gidding Village Hall came well and truly alive on Saturday as Giddings Christmas Cornucopia buzzed with visitors all afternoon, who came to enjoy browsing and buying some really beautiful gifts. The hall looked warm and inviting and so colourful – what an array on offer! Gidding Gobblers Café did a roaring trade too as it provided visitors with a much needed sit down and pause for coffee and home-made cakes before taking a second look around – and there was a lot to see.

Raising funds for refurbishment

Huge thanks to everyone who helped – individuals know who they are! The funds raised from the sale of the stalls, tombola and raffle tickets, along with generous donations from Gidding Gobblers Café and hand-crafted items from Dick Downer and Bruce Jordan, will all go towards updating the Village Hall and the final tally of the total amount raised will be announced very shortly.

A few of the stalls

Let’s look forward to more functions in the Village Hall future.

The GCC Team

Battle’s Over – Commemorating 100 years after the end of World War One

Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Battle’s Over

A Village Event to mark the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War 1

on Sunday 11 November 2018

We would like to propose an event be held to mark the 100th anniversary of World War 1.
This would tie in with the nationwide commemoration, where beacons will be lit at 7PM on Sunday 11th November (see https://www.local.gov.uk/battles
over-nations-tribute-11-november-2018).
As there are currently only 4 Parish Councillors, we do need your help and support to  organize and facilitate this commemorative event. We plan to use the
Great Gidding Village Hall and have been able to provide some funding to support this community event.
If you would like to “enlist” and offer help with food/drink/entertainment/activities/decorating the venue, please e-mail ggparishcouncil@outlook.com
or phone 01832 293068 and leave a message with your name and any details of how you would like to be involved.
Alternatively, if you prefer, please put a note detailing how you would like to be involved/ideas you have to offer and post in the letterbox at the Village Hall.
PLEASE respond before Tuesday 9th October, to enable discussion at the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 16th October and to decide if the event is to go ahead.