For over 30 years, the Heritage circle has been an active and successful feature of village
life. There is a group meeting with a key speaker who gives a talk on local or broader
aspects of history on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The meetings are attended by
40-50 members and visitors. Unfortunately, the Heritage Circle is faced with the threat of
closure in December if we cannot get two more members on to the committee to help with
the secretarial activities required for its operation and organisation.
The finances of the Heritage Circle are sound and last year there were 53 paid members,
along with five or six visitors attending each talk. The committee has been working hard to
organise an interesting programme of speakers, managing the finances, organising the
venue for meetings, and publicising events. However, the burden has been falling on a
small group who are willing to continue in their roles but who need the help of two further
committee members. Appeals at meetings for support in recent months have yet to be
successful in gaining new committee members. This leaves us in the regrettable situation
that the Heritage Circle will cease to exist in December if people are unwilling to help.
The time commitment is not onerous. There is a committee meeting of about one hour on
the second Monday of each month. Committee members then spend 2-3 hours per month
preparing the group meeting. However, this time commitment is increased when the
committee has only a small number of members.
A decision to continue the Heritage Circle has to be made by the end of April as speakers for
the 2021 programme need to be booked during May. Please give serious consideration to
joining the committee to ensure that this valuable part of village life continues to exist.
If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Maggie Mittens-Ladd on 01379
890916 or email dusk@waitrose.com.
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