UPDATE

The Bagshot Society would like to thank everyone who attended the Meet the Councillors event organised by the Society on 23 January. The event was well attended and many questions were asked by residents who are passionate about issues concerning our village. Questions were raised about suitability of proposed developments, including Woodside Cottage in Chapel Lane , the retirement ‘village’ on the site of Jack’s fish and chip restaurant, air pollution from traffic and the possible closures of our Sure Start Centre and community recycling centre.

Thanks go to councellors Mike Goodman, Valerie White, Katia Malcus Cooper, Ruth Hutchinson, Colin Manley and Ursula Trentham for attending and answering questions. We appreciate that the councillors are busy and are grateful to them for giving up an evening to be prepared to face potentially difficult questions. Without their support this event would not be possible.

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Bagshot Society’s annual “Meet the Councillors” is your opportunity to ask the questions you want answers to.  Wednesday 23 January in St Anne’s Church Centre, 45 Church Road, Bagshot GU19 5EQ (the Centre is behind and to the left of the church).

Q&A starts at 7.30 pm. Refreshments available from 7.

To ensure that everyone gets the opportunity to have their question put to the councillors, questions should be tabled in writing at the start of, or during, the meeting. The chair will then ensure that nobody gets to ‘hog’ the meeting with their pet topic.

All are welcome. Bagshot Society members free, non-members £2.
We look forward to seeing you.

We are pleased to announce that Bagshot Chapel will be opened for Carols and Readings on  Friday 21st December at 6.30pm. Rev Andreas Sistig has once again kindly agreed to coordinate the service with Valerie, Tina and John. The Chapel is very small and not so warm, so get well wrapped up and come early if you need a seat. We do have a gazebo outside for the overspill!  There will be mulled wine (or juice) and mince pies at the end and maybe the odd the chocolate! Everyone is welcome! Bagshot Chapel is located in the cemetery, which can be accessed by Bagshot Infant School in School Lane.

A message from Fairy Nuff – the Bagshot Christmas Fairy!

You may have noticed the tags being put on the fence around the Bagshot Christmas tree. These are Christmas messages and wishes from the schools and various groups around the village – young and not so young! It is still a work in progress, so you too can add a message or a wish. You can pick up a blank wish card from Bagshot Library. Once you have written (or drawn) your message, leave it back there so it can be picked up by one of my helpers.  The opening hours for the library are below.

The wish cards will also be available on Saturday at the short service by the tree at 5pm, which takes place after the Christmas Street Fayre. Christmas songs and Carols will be sung and the tree blessed and lit for the first time.

Everyone is welcome to write a message or make a wish – it really is a wonderful thing to do …..and of course everyone is welcome to come and sing around the tree on Saturday.

Love – Joy – Peace – Hope – Believe.

Christmas Blessings

Fairy Nuff xxx

Our library needs our support, both by borrowing books to show that it is needed, and volunteering to help run it.

The ‘open day’ has now been and gone, but you can still call in and talk to the volunteers to see if this is something that you might like to do.

Prior library experience is not needed.

Please, come along and find out more.

Bagshot did indeed remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. The Parish Church was packed for the Remembrance Sunday service, with chairs having to be wheeled in from the adjoining hall.

Yet more people were waiting at the War Memorial for the Act of Remembrance, two minutes silence and laying wreaths.

Dozens of intricately painted stones had appeared on the War Memorial, many featuring the names of the departed – a very moving tribute, especially to those who discovered that an unknown person had taken time and care to pay tribute to their ancestor.

Following the service, displays featuring memories of the fallen were set up in the church and Church Centre. The names of all those recorded on the War Memorial can be found here and the inscriptions on the memorial here.  A research project has sought to trace the history of those who died and a profile of each of those who died in WW1 can be seen here.