On Wednesday 20th October, 14 volunteers from the valley offered their services as marshals for the South West Police and Forces Cross Country Championship held at Beer Head. What  glorious  weather we were treated to! The event was organised by Gary Phillips and Garry Perratt with help from Chris Irving of Axe Valley Runners. The result of this effort was that we received a cheque for £350 for the New Hall funds. A huge thank you to all who helped with this event.

Saturday 16th October 2010 – 4.30pm. Umborne Hall is finally opened in front of a crowd of about 150 locals, supporters and Press.
Rob Summers, the Chairman of the Trustees, starts off the proceedings with his speech of welcome and thanks to all who helped in so many different ways, not just over the last 7 months, but over the last 15 years.

The Rev. Alistair McCollum blesses the new hall:

Mrs Dolly Blackmore and Mrs Lillian Bird cut the ribbon to declare the hall officially open:

The Press call for a photo shoot …

MEETING OF THE UMBORNE INSTITUTE TRUST
At new Umborne Community Hall
Wednesday 22nd Sept, 2010, at 7.30pm
AGREED MINUTES
Attendees:
Rob Summers (Chairman) Paul Galloway (Treasurer), Paul Forster, Eleanor Wood, Peter Rugg, Kimmo Evans, Liz Gosling, Sue Gush
Apologies: Ted Townsend (Secretary), Neville Cheeseman, Janet Coman.
Minutes of the meeting on 31st August were approved, signed and approved for publication.
Matters Arising:

Mavis Solway was pleased to have been approached regarding hall opening but declined. Proposed that Lillian Bird be approached in recognition of gifting land. ACTION RS
Correspondence:

Request from CCD for renewing membership to Devon Association of Community Buildings.

Secretary: …

Residents of Umborne celebrate opening of new community hall
Residents of the Umborne Valley, near Axminster, will this weekend be gathering to mark the culmination of remarkable community commitment and dedication, as they officially open their new village hall. Mrs Dorothy Blackmore and Mrs Lillian Bird, two long-term residents of the valley will cut the ribbon to open the new hall. Mrs Blackmore has connections to members of the Women’s Institute who originally put the hall here in 1948. A celebratory afternoon starting with cream teas and an official Opening …

Stride Timber, the contractors who built the hall have made a fantastic time-lapse video of the hall construction. You can see it from their web site here.

We hope to produce an Umborne & Shute Calendar for 2012. So please make a note of any local  photos you already have or any you take over the next 10 months in the valley.

We will consider photos that show views or buildings from the area but also

photos of wildlife etc. taken in and around the area (please tell us
details of where, when photo taken etc).
The 2010 calendar was a bit limited on space for writing in the boxes – we
will use a different format …

The Christmas Party for all the children of the local area, is held in the hall in early December. This year, 2010,  the date is December 4th from 3 to 5 pm.

This party event was started about 10 years ago by Sheila, Gill and Angela and in the early days there were about 20 children having fun and games in the hall. As numbers of young families with children has increased in the valley, so have numbers of children at the party, reaching well into the forties now. Mrs Sprague …

An important announcement about the hall:
The New Umborne Hall will be opening on:
Saturday  16th  October 2010

Complimentary cream teas will be served from 4.00 to 6.00pm

The hall will be officially opened at 4.30pm

The Opening Night Celebration will be from 6.00pm to whenever!

There will be a barrel of beer, wine and soft drinks.
This is a bring and share party so please bring a plate of finger food (savoury or sweet) for all to share.

All are welcome! Come and admire your new hall!!

So …