Christmas Craft Market 2016

Christmas started for me when I saw the wonderment on the face Kathryn Glover’s son as Father Christmas walked towards him. Why didn’t I have a camera handy?

A big thank you to Kathy Wilkinson for gathering such a varied selection of stalls for this year’s Christmas Craft Market. The increase in people attending is always a good sign.

Raffle display

Thank you to everyone who contributed in anyway, but particularly those who worked hard preparing stalls in the days leading to the event and those who clocked up shifts of 8 to 9 hours on the day. I hope your backs, knees, hips etc. have now recovered. The clear up team were also very efficient and we were out of the hall by 5.

Tombola: Thank you for the response to our plea for more items .This stall made a record profit of £191.

The final total for this event was £1,905.70 which included some donations. Please see gallery for photos. For quiz results see entry below.

2016 Book Launch of Bradfield's World War I Heroes

In 1918 the people of Bradfield raised money to erect a beautiful memorial in the village church to the 22 young men who gave their lives in the First World War. It was good to see this village support continued at the launch of the Friends latest history book when over fifty people met in the church to remember these young men, purchase a book about them and enjoy some social time together. The book “Bradfield’s World War I Heroes” priced £4.99 can be purchased from the village shop or via Amazon (please see "Books" tab for link). In this book the Bradfield men who died in the First World War are brought back to life.  It tells the stories of these men and contains illustrations of the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials where they are remembered.
The editorial team of Bob Coe, Margaret Attfield, Wendy Ellis and Sue Cunningham are to be congratulated on producing a thought provoking book. Thanks also go to Henry Lamdon for his beautiful illustration.