Welcome back to the BUZZ Roundup – keeping you in touch with happenings in Keevil village come rain or shine…
Now, if you’ve been wondering what all the talk of the Keevil Airfield Games Day is about, make no mistake, this is a first (certainly in this Keevilian’s history) and its all down to the dogged persistance and legendary negotiating skills of Paul Lenaerts! On Saturday 19th August from 10.30am-4.30pm there will be a programme of sporting race games on Keevil Airfield which is being opened up exclusively to Keevil residents and their friends & family – thanks to insurance limitations there are only 100 spaces available, so make sure you get your name down fast! Full details of events and how to enter on the page…
Also coming up…
- Its finally time for our annual Church & Village Fete this coming Saturday 12th August, – pray for some sunshine and come on down! There’s a special appearance from our local neighbourhood policing team who’re bringing their police van so come and have a go at being put in the cage! #yourforceyourarea
- Get your summer holiday reading sorted on Monday 14 August when the MOBILE LIBRARY is back 10.35 – 10.55 outside Rose & Crown Cottages at Stocks Green;
- ART GROUP is continueing through the summer so if you’re still trying to get THAT project off the ground, drop in on Wednesday 16 August 10-12.30 in the village hall, you’ll be very warmly welcomed!
- The WALKING GROUP has a smashing little bimble around Erlestoke lined up for Wednesday 16 August, deets on the page;
- Only TWO more home games left in the KEEVIL CRICKET CLUB season at our lovely Manor ground: next Saturday 19 August vs Purton, and the final game of the season 02 September vs Sherston Magna. More deets on the page.
- Keeevil’s WI extend a warm invitation to all to their Bat Walk at the Church on 13 September and Simon Gough’s talk about his experience with Wiltshire Air Ambulance on 11 October;
- The next VILLAGE MAGAZINE will be out in September, deadline is Thursday 24 August 5pm.
Other Parish and Community Matters
The next Ordinary meeting of the Parish Council will be Monday 4th September at 7.30pm in the village hall. Draft Minutes for last nights Planning meeting are available here Minutes 2023-08-07 Planning Meeting_DRAFT
The PC are still gathering your views on the future of the now redundant BT phonebox near Stocks Green, and also of the derelict TURNPIKE cottage: get in touch with Sarah Dow with any thoughts…
Have you been thinking you might have something to contribute to our community? The council would like fill the vacancy left when Sarah took up the role of Parish Clerk – full deets on the councils website here – come to a meeting, talk to one of the team, get a feel for what’s involved…
And finally…
You know those days when all you need is a little happy to brighten the hours? Well, here’s a tale from our own Keevilian Robert Morgan that sure made us smile, and we hope it does you too! We’ll let Robert tell it…
“Thought I’d let you know about something that happened to me [last] Monday. Whilst operating from Heathrow to Vancouver I noticed a customer I was looking after in business had the surname KEEVIL. When I delivered her drink I said “you’ll never guess where I live” to which she screeched with excitement “you don’t live in Keevil do you?”. From there we had a conversation about the village that she’s never visited but believed her family name came from and that she had a map of Wiltshire & Keevil on her wall back in Vancouver.
Subsequently I have sent her some village pictures and a link to the website so that she can see us in all our glory, which is more than can be said for me at the end of a 10-hour flight and sleep deprivation!”
That’s all for now folks – find us on Facebook for real-time discussions on Keevil Village, marketplace on For Sale, Free or Wanted in Keevil, or wander down memory lane on Keevil Memories… thank you for all your support, and if you have any news, pictures or stories to share, don’t hesitate to get in touch
Andie, Bob and Sarah #lovevillagelife #lovewherewelive 🙂
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