CALLING ALL BAGSHOT RESIDENTS

During the last year your Bagshot Councillors have been working on possible improvements to the village centre funded by money from the Waitrose development.

Along with officers we have been putting together different options and a consultation for residents which will take place on Friday 17th February from 14.30 pm – 19.30 pm and Saturday 18th February from 10.00 am – 14.00 pm at the Brook Church, Bagshot.

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER  à FRIDAY 3^rd MARCH à at THE BROOK CHURCH 1:30^PM

This International service is hosted yearly in rotation by the 6 churches in the Windle Valley and this year it will be held at The Brook Church in Bagshot.

Although written and prepared by Christian women worldwide, all are very welcome at these joyous services – including men and young people.

The service is approximately an hour and refreshments will follow.

Many thanks

Millie Maling

Brook Church

Bagshot is a fantastic place to live in and it is enhanced by the hours and hours given by various groups of volunteers, who often work unnoticed behind the scenes.

Without John and Nick, there would be no flags or Christmas Trees put in position on the buildings around the village.

Without the Bagshot Village Community Library volunteers – numerous in their number, the service would grind to a halt and we would lose our library facility.

Jo and David work very hard as our local Community Speed Watch Volunteers, and try to encourage as many drivers as possible, to slow down in our village.

Bagshot Society keep an eye on our local heritage and Bagshot Business Associate, work hard to keep the village centre shops and businesses attractive to residents, and organise High Street events to encourage visitors, and promote Bagshot as a great place to live and work.

Local schools, Windle Valley Day Centre, the local churches, local charities, Scouts, Guides, Cubs Brownies, Beavers and Rainbows, youth groups  and other organisations, all have small bands of volunteers who work tirelessly to help others to have a better quality of  life – to help, care, listen and do.

We here at Bagshot Community Events, try  hard to organise events, which brings all the groups together for ‘Special Royal Occasions’, Christmas Wishes, Owl Hunts/Halloween etc  and also communicate what is happening in the village , through Bagshot Events emails, Bagshot Village Facebook page and the Bagshot Village  webpage.

So, as 2016 comes to an end – ‘Bagshot Village’ wishes everyone a very happy 2017, but also says a very big ‘THANK YOU’ to all the Bagshot Volunteers, who make so many enjoyable things possible for the community at large.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Photo by Jason Plimmer

A very big thank you to everyone who came along this evening, to the Carol Service at Bagshot Chapel. We were lucky to have the Chapel and pathways illuminated by lights ‘borrowed’ from the M3 construction team, Colas Ltd. We also had lanterns illuminating the Wall and Garden of Remembrance and the 1914 – 2014 Memorial Garden.
It was a tad chilly – inside and out, but the congregation sang with gusto, and the children gave an endearing rendition of Away in a Manger – cue tissues! Special thanks to Rev Andreas from St Anne’s, who held things together beautifully, to John, our guitarist, Nick and Mel our readers and Eugenie, who told us the sad story of Emily Jane Popejoy.
At the end of the service, many gathered around Emily’s final resting place, where a special winter floral tribute was placed. Eugenie then told us about three gentlemen, also now at rest in Bagshot Cemetery, who fought in the First World War and how their actions gave us the freedom we all enjoy today.
and finally, we sang the first verse of Silent Night, remembering Emily and the three war heroes, but also all those family and friends who are no longer with us, but always in our hearts at Christmas time. ………    Sleep in Heavenly peace ….. Sleep in Heavenly peace
Thank you Bagshot,
Valerie and Tina x

Bagshot Chapel will be open to all for a short Carols Service on Monday 19th December 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome, and any young people are welcome to come dressed as angels, shepherds or any other Nativity character to add a bit of atmosphere. There will be Readings and time for reflection of Bagshot past.

Since the Chapel is in the village cemetery, we will also focus a little on remembering those members of our family, friends and neighbours, who are no longer here to celebrate Christmas with us. Candles will be lit by the Wall and Garden of Remembrance to burn throughout the service. We will also hear as to how Bagshot was put on the map in Victorian times and how one young lady, Emily Jane Popejoy, tragically lost her life, one Christmas nearly 120 years ago.

There will of course be mulled wine, mulled fruit juice and mince pies at the end!!

This is the first time  Bagshot Chapel has been used in this way, but we hope it will not be the last. Thank you to Windlesham Parish Council for giving their permission to Bagshot Community Events and friends, to open the Chapel for this occasion. Special thanks as well to Rev Andreas, John Bauld and Eugenie Brooks for helping to pull it all together.

Tina and Valerie