The Over Wallop Village Fete held on Saturday July 31st was very well attended and much enjoyed by the community. Our warm thanks to all who took part or contributed in any way. Approximately £5,500 was raised to be divided equally between the Wallops pre-School, the Wallops Primary School, the Village Shop and St Peter’s Church.
As a result of our Harvest Festival service, we were able to donate both cash and produce to the Andover Foodbank. A letter of thanks from them may be read here
Restructuring our team of parishes: click here for a summary of the proposals from the Diocese but this expresses the longer term aim; meanwhile we shall be advertising the post of Priest-in-Charge for our six village parishes in the New Year.
News from the OW Parish Council: There is a new initiative in the context of the Neighbourhood Development Plan and residents of Over Wallop (which includes Palestine and Kentsboro) are invited to submit their email addresses to a Parish “Hub” in order to be kept up to date and have opportunities to express their views. For details of how to sign up click here The address of the NDP website is on our links page.
The Wallops Village Shop and Post Office is asking for support from all those who see it as playing a vital role in our community. For details of how to support the shop (e.g. by gift-aided donations) click here . There is also a link on this website: click here. The Wallops PCCs have expressed their support for the shop and are encouraging parishioners to respond by making regular purchases or through cash donations. The shop and Post Office are open for business (morning only Sunday).
The Andover Foodbank: please check their website here for up to date information. They currently receive regular fresh food donations from Abel and Cole which they distribute to various local agencies and clients. At present they collect and distribute the food on Tuesday and Friday mornings and need some additional drivers. If you have a little spare time, are over 30 and have a current driving licence, please contact the Foodbank office on 01264 362111 or email office@andoverfoodbank.org.uk Their monthly coffee mornings are currently suspended.
