There is a notice up in Weston village hall about the Guides.Weston Guides is in a bad position at the moment. One of the leaders is stepping down and if no-one else comes forward to do the job then it will shut down. This would be a shame as Aston Guides has already shut down, so Weston Guides takes in the girls from Aston as well. The girls only option if this happens is to go to Scouts, which is already full to the seams and has a massive waiting list. (These days, under equal opportunities laws girls can't be turned away from Beavers, Cubs or Scouts, and although these groups are still mainly boys, they do have girls in them). However I've never known any boys try to get into Rainbows, Brownies or Guides).
Girl Guiding is a great organization. It teaches girls life skills, explores faith, encourages them to be kind and helpful to others and be community spirited. They have great adventures and fun too. They have experiences they may not normally have had otherwise. It also helps to keep them out of trouble. If anyone can step forward and become a Guide leader it would be much appreciated by Weston Guides, even if it's once a month on a rota basis. It's on a Thursday evening. While we're at it, Brownies and Rainbows need more leaders too.
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Big gig
In Weston village hall last Saturday was the big gig and big gig for kids. The kids were on in the afternoon. As with any good village event there were tea and cakes on sale, some of which were homemade. Only 2 acts turned up in the end, a group of girls who dance and one girl who sang a solo. Brian Dawson did a couple of Beatles songs on the piano then everyone went home. Apparently there were 4 more acts who didn't turn up, and if they had that would have made a good show. I don't know why there wasn't a better turnout. I would have thought a talent show for kids would have been more popular but maybe it got overshadowed by the adults big gig later on. Hopefully it won't put the organisers off putting on events like this in the future. Some people say that it wasn't well advertised but I disagree. There must be people going round the village with their eyes shut. I just hope they weren't driving.
The big gig itself in the evening was a success. There was a good turnout for the audience, mainly adults and older children. They had a group of older guys who played blues type music and they were very accomplished musicians. Then they had 3 duos of a bloke playing a guitar and a woman singing. That was the only similarity between the 3 duos, musically they were very different. In the evening the tea and cakes were gone and replaced with a bar and there were little pots of peanuts on the table. A good time was had by all.
The big gig itself in the evening was a success. There was a good turnout for the audience, mainly adults and older children. They had a group of older guys who played blues type music and they were very accomplished musicians. Then they had 3 duos of a bloke playing a guitar and a woman singing. That was the only similarity between the 3 duos, musically they were very different. In the evening the tea and cakes were gone and replaced with a bar and there were little pots of peanuts on the table. A good time was had by all.
Monday, 14 May 2012
Weston walk
Sometimes I wonder if my posts are a bit critical, but maybe I think too much and over-analyse things sometimes. This is not always good as it can lead to depression as A (an intelligent person, who writes a deep and meaningful, well-thought out blog, which I would definitely encourage anyone to read), points out in his blog. One thing that can help against depression is a good walk on a sunny day.
The Weston walk was a 4 and half mile walk along the footpaths of Weston. It's purpose was to promote awareness of them, increase the use of them, check that all was well with them and of course to have fun. It was also a practice, as they are hoping that next year the walk will be part of the Charnwood Forest festival of walking week. It was a guided walk led by a bloke called Alan who told us a bit of the history or the area as we went round. For instance the Coopers Arms was used in the civil war to look after the horses. Apparently, it was never finished and it was meant to be E shaped, as was very fashionable at the time it was built.
When we got to the first footpath off the road, one of the walkers got pulled over by a dog and knocked over the footpath sign. It was an accident waiting to happen tho as the bottom of the post was rotten and it was held onto the fence with a plastic tie.
We walked in between the new houses and down more footpaths, then across a field of long grass ( which was apparently a footpath although you couldn't see where the actual path went). This was quite hard going. We got to the old ferry point where people used to ring the bell for the ferry. History tells us that the woman running the ferry was a bit grumpy and that if she was having a cup of tea or didn't feel like it, she wouldn't bother to answer the bell and leave the passengers waiting for sometimes a couple of hours before taking them across the river.
On the way back up to the canal we saw the noise monitor for the race track in the field. Weston is a lovely village, but the one thing that stops it from being absolutely idyllic is the noise from the race track in Castle Donnington, which is on the other side of the river. The residents really hate it and there is a lot of organised protests in the village. The noise can be heard in Aston too, but not so loudly. Anyway, this noise monitor wasn't very well placed as to start with it was slightly outside the village, and also it was tucked away in a field where the noise wasn't so loud. When we walked up the slope to Weston Lock, the noise was a lot louder. They should have put it there, it would give a better representation of the level of noise the residents hear.
The walk continued along the canal then past the church back to the village hall for a well earned cup of tea and slice of homemade cake. All in all it was an enjoyable walk and there is another one next week. This one will be around Aston.
The Weston walk was a 4 and half mile walk along the footpaths of Weston. It's purpose was to promote awareness of them, increase the use of them, check that all was well with them and of course to have fun. It was also a practice, as they are hoping that next year the walk will be part of the Charnwood Forest festival of walking week. It was a guided walk led by a bloke called Alan who told us a bit of the history or the area as we went round. For instance the Coopers Arms was used in the civil war to look after the horses. Apparently, it was never finished and it was meant to be E shaped, as was very fashionable at the time it was built.
When we got to the first footpath off the road, one of the walkers got pulled over by a dog and knocked over the footpath sign. It was an accident waiting to happen tho as the bottom of the post was rotten and it was held onto the fence with a plastic tie.
We walked in between the new houses and down more footpaths, then across a field of long grass ( which was apparently a footpath although you couldn't see where the actual path went). This was quite hard going. We got to the old ferry point where people used to ring the bell for the ferry. History tells us that the woman running the ferry was a bit grumpy and that if she was having a cup of tea or didn't feel like it, she wouldn't bother to answer the bell and leave the passengers waiting for sometimes a couple of hours before taking them across the river.
On the way back up to the canal we saw the noise monitor for the race track in the field. Weston is a lovely village, but the one thing that stops it from being absolutely idyllic is the noise from the race track in Castle Donnington, which is on the other side of the river. The residents really hate it and there is a lot of organised protests in the village. The noise can be heard in Aston too, but not so loudly. Anyway, this noise monitor wasn't very well placed as to start with it was slightly outside the village, and also it was tucked away in a field where the noise wasn't so loud. When we walked up the slope to Weston Lock, the noise was a lot louder. They should have put it there, it would give a better representation of the level of noise the residents hear.
The walk continued along the canal then past the church back to the village hall for a well earned cup of tea and slice of homemade cake. All in all it was an enjoyable walk and there is another one next week. This one will be around Aston.
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