Bluebell walk
St Mary’s Church organised a walk for villagers to view the bluebells. The walk was led by Ron Waker and took a large group of walkers, but only one dog, Oban, along the river towards Keynsham and then up to Fairy Hill corner and across to the top to Bluebell Woods where we all ooo’d and aaah’d over the fantastic bluebells gently swaying in the sunshine.
We, of course, then returned to the church to sample the delicious cakes and have the obligatory cup of tea!
Thank you to Ron for leading the walk and Joy and Jenny for organising the afternoon and to all the helpers who made it possible. Around £170 was raised.
5 Village Youth Group make Cake Pops
The latest 5 Villages Youth Group meeting was a huge success – because everyone loves cakes! The kids formed two teams who made different recipes – one a sponge recipe and the other a donut recipe – for our Cake Pop machines.
It was difficult to be patient whilst the cakes cooked and even harder to wait for them to cool down enough to decorate with icing and sprinkles – but the wait was worth it!! All the cakes disappeared in a flash.
Mabel Prescott, one of the organisers, said: “There were a lot of sticky fingers and a few harassed parents at the end, but it was such fun.”
Latest Youth Group Meeting
About a dozen kids had a green finger afternoon making a daffodil planter for Mothering Sunday – we now just have to watch the pots to see the bulbs grow. Well done everyone. Next meeting is Friday 7th April for Cake Pops.
Snowdrop Planting
The snowdrop planting in mid February went very well in spite of a very chilly and damp morning about a dozen villagers turned up to help and 2000 bulbs were planted in 45 minutes. The flowers are looking good. Thanks to Steve for arranging it all.
Check out the Youth Club photos on the History page – lovely Tree Lanterns
The kids made lovely tree lanterns in December and put them on the tree opposite the pub for a while. Here are a selection of the finished items. Youth Group starts again on 3 February.
Quiz Night Success
The second CDCA village quiz night was a roaring success with eight teams and some interesting topics. Excellent fish and chips and good company.
The winners were The Bar Team, closely followed by Dottbyeggs Team and then the Artefacts. The poor losers were The Nutty Farmers! But they assured me that they enjoyed themselves.
Already looking forward to next year’s quiz.
Quiz tables are nearly all booked
If you want a table at Quiz Night Sat 19 Nov contact 490800
See the events page for more information.
Compton Dando 2017 Village Calendars are Here
The 2017 Village Calendar is now available at £5 – a steal if ever I knew one!
Full of lovely pictures taken around our beautiful village, contact 01761490445 to purchase.
See the website History page for all 13 pictures.
2017 Calendars by the Community Association
Big Draw Festival at Youth Club
Loads of our village kids turned up to draw pictures of buildings, objects, trees, and other things in our village.
Here is one example. This is a picture of the bridge by Maisie Rose Wall.
The Big Draw Festival is for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who think they can’t! It is an opportunity to join a global community in celebration of the universal language of drawing.