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Friday Country Market  – Shop Local Update In light of the new Government guidance, the Friday Country Market will not be running for the duration of the lockdown. However, over the next few weeks we will be sharing each regular seller with you on our Facebook page and giving you details of how you can still buy from them, so you can still do your Christmas shopping, keep it local and support local small businesses. Thank you for your continued support and we hope to see you all again very soon. https://www.facebook.com/fridaycountrymarket

Whitchurch Cricket Club End of Season Report & Plea From the Chairman Whitchurch County Cricket Season 2020

WCC have just come to the end of this extraordinary short season. Due to the Covid restrictions we were unable to play recreationally until the end of July. The Hampshire Cricket League, of which we are founder members decided to cancel all competitive games for 2020 and suggested that when restrictions were partially lifted, only friendlies should be played.

What actually happened was that local clubs put their heads together and decided to play for a Vector Cup. There were two divisions and WCC joined the 2nd division.

Results were as follows: Played  8, Lost 1 and  3 games postponed, with Whitchurch Cricket Club finishing top of the division.

WCC also played four Sunday fixtures:

Lincoln’s Inn 40 overs match  WCC won by 60 runs

NHS Doctors (Thurs ) 20/20 format. WCC won by 30 runs

John Dennett Cup. 45 overs.  WCC won by 5 Wkts

Overton.  Overton victory.

One of the highlights of the season was the forming of the U9 Wolverines team. They played in the Winchester Warriors League – Played 5, Won 1 and lost 4.

The ECB All Stars (5-8yrs) and the Dynamos (9-11) had initially been arranged for May, but had to be postponed until the end of August, beginning of September. Both groups met on Friday nights and enjoyed numerous cricket activities.

These activities have meant that in the last two seasons over 100 children have played and enjoyed cricket at Parsonage Meadow. Basingstoke & Deane Local Plan One dark cloud on the horizon however is the publishing of the B&DBC Local Plan.

Sadly Parsonage Meadow and its surrounding fields have been put forward as suitable for future development. This would be a great shame for the community, as football and cricket have been played at the meadow for over 170 years.

We at the club have always considered the club and the cricket ground to be a community facility, based obviously on cricket, but serving the whole community. It would be a great shame if such a facility is taken from us.

The Public Consultation is currently underway. If you would like to make you opinion known to B&BDC by the 8th November the link is:

https://basingstoke-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/ppt/lpu/lpuio_1/lpuio?fbclid=IwAR2W_GT19ovkQoGa9yt2ZC39sem7nfyzdLQEUGAnls2Cb2foioCHqzDZz0g

SILK PAINTED CHRISTMAS CARDS WORKSHOP – December 6th  £15 Kick off the festive season and have fun creating your own unique silk painted Christmas Cards! 

During this workshop, learn to paint on silk to create unique handmade Christmas cards. Templates will be provided for you to make 2 cards using iron-fix silk paints.

This workshop is for adults. Sorry, no children on this occasion.       Location: Gill Nethercott Centre, Winchester St, Whitchurch RG28 7HP

For full information and booking details please go to the Events section of this website.

The Friday Farmers Market will be returning to the Gill Nethercott Centre from this coming Friday 6th October 09.30 – 11.30 am. The market will be slightly different to comply with the current Covid regulations.

The Silk Mill has kindly offered to do teas and coffees for us. We hope you will continue to support us and we look forward to seeing you.

GREAT NEWS! Bere Mill Butchery shop re-opening this Friday After the successful opening at our National Garden Scheme open day, we will be re-opening our shop, at the butchery, on Friday’s from 12 – 7pm.

Many of you have asked if the shop will be opening soon and we understand that some customers prefer to see our produce for themselves before choosing and buying.

We are already planning our Christmas range and we have already sourced a wonderful turkey supplier nearby. We were so impressed with the family run farm and how wonderfully happy the turkeys were. We hope to be taking orders in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for our newsletter.

Our exciting plans to extend our work area, making the butchery and shop one unit, will be happening soon and so a little building work will be going ahead in a couple of week’s time. The shop may have to take a short break but, all being well, we will still be able to continue online orders.

Finally, we want to thank you for all your support during this tricky time. Supporting and buying local is so important to ensure local businesses and suppliers can continue to share their passion and provide you with some of the best Hampshire has to offer! https://beremillfarm.co.uk/the-butchery-and-shop

We look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Bere Mill Team