Village week

The programme continues

Smiles all round

Every year gets better and better

A fish up a drainpipe?

Christine Proctor sends another fish down the drainpipe at the Barn Hall Crafters' stall.

A seaside postcard

Stick your head in the hole and have the man take your picture: these two are from the Smarty Pants pre-school group, based at Bookham Youth and Community Centre.

Are you ready?

Straining for the start signal. These suns breaking out are the Barn Hall Toddlers.

Beaming crafters

Ian Weiland (partly hidden, right) and Michelle Hudspith (completely hidden) of the Vineries presented the prize for best-dressed stall to Jenny Bartock (left) and Jan Cassar, the group's chairwoman.

Crafty winners

Beth Townend receives the Peter Hancock cup from Angela Smith for the best pre-school entry in the parade on behalf of the Peter Pan Playschool.

Crowd trouble

PC John Hench reported no crowd trouble, so he obviously missed these two. Enthusiasm is one thing, but really. Popular local actor, IT consultant and bon viveur Pip Rolls, seen here, second right, with wife Melanie, will be appearing in Midsummer Night's Dream (see front page) in the Polesden Lacey Shakespeare season next month. After that, you can visit them on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Dapper or what!

One of the delights of recent Village Days has been to guess what Master of Ceremonies Michael Anderson will wear on the day. Here he is at his dapper best as he welcomes the parade on to the Barn Hall field.

Dawnay lowers the drinking age

Enola, 9, serves non-alcoholic drinks at the Dawnay's beach bar – though Enola wasn’t quite sure of the prices.

Driving force

Jason Wright says this is the ninth year he's led off the Bookham Village Day parade in 'Austie', his yellow Austin Seven.

Heads high

Jake Morris has a great seat for the show atop dad David.

Just offshore

The banana boats belong to the Peter Pan Playschool, which meets at the United Reform Church, Eastwick Road.

Seeing things

Samuel Wetton, 7, has his eyes on a good day out

Sounding off

The Pandemonium steel band strikes up aboard a Tiger Timber lorry.

Surely not a granny?

Theresa Evans wore a tent to support the Dawnay School. The last of her three grandchildren finishes there this year.

Take it away

Brian White's Magna Jazz Band keep high street toes tapping.

Two for the road

Tina, 9, is very proud of cousin Grace, 6 months.

What a gent!

Colin Barnard looks every bit the gentleman about town. The sand will get everywhere, Colin.

You wait all day for a bear...

....and two show up at once, to the delight of onlookers. This pair growled on behalf of Wellspring Children's Centre.

Young winners

The Roland Catt Cup for the best school-age entry in the parade went to the Dawnay School.

The parade sets off

Bookham's village day gets better every year. Despite grey skies, the numbers of children, parents and onlookers, some in the parade, many not, must have numbered thousands rather than hundreds. It's been a long time since the Barn Hall field had so many stands. A terrific day.

More pictures on the Bookham Community Association website.
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Worthy winners

The Peter Hancock Cup for the best pre-school entries in the parade went to Smarty Pants. The Rev Alan Jenkins of St Nicholas Church, Great Bookham. Debbie Hill (Smartypants), Village-Day Master of Ceremonies Michael Anderson and Hannah Moore, proud parent and designer of the winning costumes.

More winners!

More winners! Samba band leader and organiser Claire Whittaker and Magda Viljoen, chair of the Friends Committee (PTA) at Polesden Lacey Infant School, receive the Roland Catt Cup for best school-age parade entry. The parade theme was 'Fur, Fin and Feathers', and the Polesden pupils appeared as "The South Bookham School Pet Show".

For more info about the school Click Here

Smile please?

"The guys and I agreed. We can't be expected to smile under all this pressure, OK?"

Isn't it all lovely!

This Smartypants duo were hiding behind their banner.

Polesden Lacey School presented a riot - and not just of furry, feathery colour!

Two hats are better than one

Giving sweet-throwing some welly!

The Pantastics Players Steel Band played on a float sponsored by Tiger Timber and during the afternoon in the Arena. The players included local adults and children from the Eastwick, Oakfield and Dawnay Schools.

Earnest discussion...

"…so I told her. I said, pale green will clash with my hair slide!"

Fur and feathers

Supermarket plan

Bookham Residents' Association deputy chairman John Pagella manned a special stand set up to publicise next month's public meeting about the Lower Shott supermarket plan.

Don't forget – it's July 21 at 8pm in the Barn Hall.

Just feathers...

...Isn't this amazing? The effort some people - mainly mums? - took to put on a show was humbling. This is the 'wing' of a child's costume.

Big Jim

For some, like Surrey County Councillor Jim Smith, the parade dazzles as it passes into the Barn Hall grounds….

Little chap

– … but for others, no matter how dazzling the display, it's all too much.

Many, many more pictures on the Bookham Community Association website.
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Local organisations on show

May 24, 2006: Beryl Warne, President of the Bookham Community Association (BCA), cuts the centenary cake at a reception for 150 invited guests of the BCA on the evening of May 24. Beryl baked the cake herself.
The ceremony marked 100 years since local magistrate Arthur Bird, owner of the Sole Farm estate, bought an old barn, converted it into a hall and gave it to the villages of Great and Little Bookham. The BCA runs what is now the Old Barn Hall on behalf of the community.
Earlier in the day the Barn Hall was open all day for locals and other visitors to see exhibits by about 40 of the dozens of local organisations who are the Hall's regular users. In the evening all the BCA-affiliated organisations were represented at the reception.

More info about the Bookham Community Association

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