Umborne Community Web Site » Events http://umborne.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:19:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 12th Night at the Hall http://umborne.org/2012/01/12th-night-at-the-hall/ http://umborne.org/2012/01/12th-night-at-the-hall/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:08:05 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=2062 12th Night at the Hall     – 7th January 2012

We were delighted with the huge turn out for this annual event in the hall – 75 locals turned up for an evening filled with food and fun. We had four wonderful people from Shute Stables and even a couple from as far away as Whitford! – what a grand way to start the new year!

Everybody brought a plate full of either a savoury dish or a dessert, and some even brought both so there was plenty to go round with just a few sausage rolls left at the end! After Peter’s Grace, we all tucked in table by table.

Tony and Antonia went round persuading people to part with their money in the raffle ( there were 24 prizes on the table and not all of them were Christmas present rejects!) and they raised the impressive sum of £158. Well done and our thanks to them.

Simon, down from North Devon to run the Axmouth Challenge run the next morning, looked after the bar

and there were other activities to occupy people’s minds such as Liz Gosling’s picture quiz (poor Liz was ill in bed so was unable to attend but did send the answers with hubby Tony) and this was won by Table 1 ( which we called Bernard’s table – don’t be fooled by the photo above, he can be quite intelligent at times!)  with 46/50 – superb. The children’s picture quiz prepared by Jan was won by Lydia and Ella with full marks – very well done. The table quiz with questions on the year 2011′s events and a couple of “7″th and “January” tasks, was won by Table 3 ( the Whitford/Shute group ) with 33/44 – a slightly harder quiz this one.

Thanks to all the helpers – those who set the hall up the day before, the helpers on the night – washers-up, clearers, cleaners etc. – everyone helped this event reach great heights of enjoyment.

We all went home at about 11pm tired, but contented. A great community get-together.

]]> http://umborne.org/2012/01/12th-night-at-the-hall/feed/ 0 UMBORNE LADIES SOCIAL CLUB. http://umborne.org/2012/01/umborne-ladies-social-club/ http://umborne.org/2012/01/umborne-ladies-social-club/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:36:04 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=2059 UMBORNE LADIES SOCIAL CLUB.
Prospective members are often concerned about whether they would enjoy a club specifically for ‘ladies’.  It is with this in mind that I set out below the frequently asked questions that I encounter in my postbag every day.
F.A.Q.s

Q  Hi, I live alone and sometimes the only person I speak to all day is the lady at Tescos.  Would I enjoy the Umborne Ladies?
A  The Umborne Ladies are a group of very friendly people of all ages and backgrounds, they meet once a month on the second Tuesday at a quarter to 2.  They also have outings in the summer and a Christmas party and a Christmas dinner in a local public house.
Q   I have recently moved to Umborne from London where I was a Hedge Fund Manageress.  I have a pair of green Hunter wellies but do not know much about cows and sheep.  I love the orange coloured baler twine and have just discovered that the pretty pheasants are in fact the boy ones.  Would I fit in with the Umborne Ladies?
A The Umborne Ladies do not discriminate against anybody !  You would really enjoy the informative talks about all aspects of country life.  Our speakers are varied and interesting.  With your financial background have you ever considered becoming Treasurer, there is a vacancy?
Q   I do not usually like all women clubs, but my husband has recently retired and I am with him twentyfour~seven and he is driving me mad.  He is so pedantic that I cannot stack the dishwasher without him rearranging the plates and I am not allowed to put the central heating on until it is minus 6 degrees.  This year he even forgot my birthday.  Sometimes I am so frustrated I could put an axe through his head! -  would the Umborne Ladies help me?
A   No.  We cannot stop involuntary manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.  We can however offer you a warm welcome in a warm, purpose built, superb hall.  For the paltry sum of £1 you would receive a cup of normal coffee (no chai latte things here) a free biscuit and a raffle ticket.  If you join and pay your subscription we can guarantee you a free bunch of flowers on your birthday.  If you still want to commit murder, at least you will be more relaxed when you do it.
Q  I have recently moved to Umborne.  I am 32 years of age and have a First Class Honours degree in Quantum Physics,  I am currently researching into the Creationism versus Darwinism debate with special reference to the Big Bang Theory, am I too clever for the Umborne Ladies?
A  Probably, yes.  If you give us a free talk, you may join.  In fact you certainly can because you are young and we need all the young people we can get.

THE UMBORNE LADIES SOCIAL CLUB NEEDS YOU.
Make this year special, join the Umborne Ladies, you will not regret it.
Come along on the second Tuesday of every month or alternatively contact Carol Forster on 01297 551338 for more information.
]]> http://umborne.org/2012/01/umborne-ladies-social-club/feed/ 0 Umborne Hall – Annual Report 2010 / 2011 http://umborne.org/2011/10/umborne-hall-annual-report-2010-21011/ http://umborne.org/2011/10/umborne-hall-annual-report-2010-21011/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:47:18 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1951 Umborne Institute Hall

Annual Report

The report this year is dominated by the demolition of the old hall & construction of this new building & the related events during this period.

At the last AGM, the decision to proceed with a new hall build was confirmed although at that time, when taking into account funds raised by the community (£38,000), & the Grants awarded by the CCD & EDDC (£27,000), the budget showed a deficit of over £20,000. To meet this deficit the Umborne Bond Scheme was launched. This scheme run under FSA guidelines raised over £13,000 in redeemable bonds to provide the cash flow needed to ensure the build project could continue uninterrupted. Before the build had actually started the Trustees also secured another grant for £11,000, from the East Devon AONB Sustainable Development Fund . With these funds in place, if the project could be kept on budget, then it could be completed as planned.

The final night in the hall was a joyous if crowded affair, with many people relating stories of events held in the 62 year history of the old building. Some of the attendees remembered its construction & all were pleased that what we all used to refer as the Nissen Hut was not to be just demolished but that the Trustees had given the hall to the SouthWest Airfield Heritage Trust to dismantle to be re-assembled back at Dunkeswell Airfield as a Museum where it had come from 62 years previously.

This story & the Halls history created a great deal of media attention resulting in many interviews & studio visits by the Trustees.

The hall was dismantled, starting the 11th March, & a mystery was solved. The Nissen Hut turned out, as some had expected, to be a Quonset Hut, a now much rarer type of building, apparently the frame is slightly different for those who wish to know.

To enable the project to remain on budget, a number of jobs were undertaken by volunteer labour & this brought out what was referred to in 1948 as the “undauntable spirit” of the people of the valley. Large numbers turned up to undertake manual work, & tedious tasks without complaint, ensuring that expensive contractor time was not wasted. Equipment, expertise, & materials were donated from throughout the community whenever they were required.

The new hall was opened on the 16th October by Mrs Lillian Bird who donated the ground for the new car park, & Mrs Dolly Blackmore the longest surviving member of the Umborne Womens Institute who had the old hall constructed in 1948. This was just 400 days from the Trustees being awarded the first grant.

During the build the Trustees continued to organise fundraising & social events at various venues locally. Many thanks to all those who have allowed us to use their properties during this period. It has been very pleasing to see many new faces at our events & also many older faces who have returned to the fray prompted by the year’s events.

As sure as new faces appear then some move on & it is with particular sadness that we said goodbye to our secretary Geoff Elliot & his wife Lyn who moved away to be nearer family. We thank Geoff for his work on the Trust.

Since the new hall has been opened, the level of bookings has increased remarkably. We pay thanks to Rosemary Hewson who has continued as bookings’ secretary. She informs me we have just taken our first booking for a Wedding Reception.

The Hall Website has proved an invaluable aid in disseminating information this year & we thank Bill Corr & the Tech Committee for their work in this area. It continues to develop & adapt to the community’s needs.

As the hall is used, the Trustees are aware that its limitations will become apparent. As with all projects there have to be compromises to meet a limited budget & this is no exception. The challenge to the Trustees for the coming year is to work to overcome the compromises & to improve the access & usability of the hall to all sections of our community.

Rob Summers

Chaiman of Trustees.

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/10/umborne-hall-annual-report-2010-21011/feed/ 0 September Weather Report http://umborne.org/2011/10/september-weather-report-2/ http://umborne.org/2011/10/september-weather-report-2/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:38:29 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1914 September Weather in Umborne.

The abiding memory of September 2011 will be the
final few days with their remarkable warmth and unbroken sunshine. On
the 29th, the maximum temperature of 26.6C made this the third highest
value of the year. The next highest (26.0C)  occurred on September 2nd,
and in this way September mirrored the entire summer season; two
wonderful days to start, rather in the way that March and April were.
Then, just the occasional good day surrounded by fairly average to less
so conditions, just like the ‘summer’ months, and then building to a
crescendo at the end. And the nights were generally not very cold, with
the result that September’s average temperature was about 0.2C warmer
than August’s! However, there was a reminder that Autumn was here, when
a minimum of 2.5C occured on the 15th. All in all, September was much
warmer than any September since 2006, for which, unfortunately, my
records are incomplete.

The rainfall pattern in September rather reflected
the months that have preceeded it. Thirteen days with measurable rain
(the same as last year, which had much more rain falling), but only
twelve rainless ones, yielding a low overall total of 44.3mm. This is
probably about 2/3rds. of what we could normal expect in September, and
the bulk of the month seemed to echo the rather cloudy, unsettled theme
that has prevailed this summer. However September 2009 was a drier
month, and 2008 had just about the same in total.

Peter at Pottlelake

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/10/september-weather-report-2/feed/ 0 Ug results 2011 http://umborne.org/2011/06/ug-results-2011/ http://umborne.org/2011/06/ug-results-2011/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:34:50 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1642

Saturday 11th of June saw the 6th running of the annual Umborne Ug 10k run, Fun Run and Walk – and how lucky we were with the weather, as the day after, as this article is being written, it is pouring with rain and cold and windy. The walkers set off on their 4m walk with their dogs and a little drizzle in the air but gradually the skies brightened and eventually it was a glorious evening at the hall. At 6pm the eighty 10k runners set off and this race was won by race by James Denne in a new course record time and the first female home was Lin Lascelles, not far short of the course record time! Ten minutes later about 20 youngsters started their Fun Run and each received a prize as they finished!

After the main awards  were handed out to the runners by Gilly, who made the two superb winners’ jugs, and Eleanor, we had the annual barbecue and the area soon became packed with people eating, drinking and talking to their hearts content. We can now announce that the grand profit of £968 was raised for the hall funds – a superb amount which is only achieved thanks to the efforts of locals who helped with the Barbecues, the Bar, the Cakes & Hot drinks stall, as well as lending and setting up equipment for us. We would also like to thank all those wonderful people who made cakes for the event. Runners donated money (£520) to participate and we also have to thank Axe Valley Runners who lent us all the signage etc. which the permit requires and sent 37 runners plus some fun runners to support us! We would also like to thank the landowners who allowed us to run/walk over their land. What a wonderful occasion – well done one and all.

Lots more photos coming soon!!

Ug 2011 Pos Num Time Name Club Cat Pos within Graded Prizes Sex Cat Club Pos Time 1 565 00:40:35 James Denne Exeter Harriers M 1 1 1 5 00:40:35 M-1 2 567 00:40:57 Garry Perratt Axe Valley Runners M45 2 1 1 1 00:37:59 M-2 3 540 00:41:36 Alex Todd Axe Valley Runners M 3 2 2 6 00:41:36 M-3 4 554 00:44:46 Martin Lascelles Maiden Newton Runners M55 4 1 1 2 00:38:20 M50-1 5 981 00:45:41 Andrew Watson Axe Valley Runners M15 5 1 3 13 00:44:32
6 987 00:45:51 Luke Reed Axe Valley Runners M 6 3 4 18 00:45:51
7 986 00:45:54 Chris Keeffe Axe Valley Runners M19 7 1 5 17 00:45:40
8 563 00:46:48 Andrew Haydon South West RR M45 8 2 1 10 00:43:24 M40-1 9 587 00:47:11 Bruce Strawbridge Honiton RC M40 9 1 1 15 00:44:46
10 596 00:47:20 Steve Davey Honiton RC M50 10 1 2 7 00:42:33
11 553 00:47:56 Lin Lascelles Maiden Newton Runners F45 1 1 2 3 00:39:26 F-1 12 972 00:48:17 Phil Bayliss Axe Valley Runners M55 11 2 6 4 00:40:19
13 971 00:48:53 Rick Webb
M 12 4
33 00:48:53
14 578 00:49:20 Tim Sibley Axe Valley Runners M40 13 2 7 25 00:47:30
15 583 00:49:36 Ceri Oak Honiton RC F 2 1 3 11 00:43:42 F-2 16 539 00:49:52 Amy Greenhalgh Axe Valley Runners F 3 2 8 16 00:45:20 F-3 17 585 00:49:57 Paul Johns Axe Valley Runners M 14 5 9 36 00:49:57
18 572 00:50:01 Martin McEneny
M40 15 3
24 00:47:27
19 564 00:50:28 Martin Holley Chard RR M40 16 4 1 27 00:47:53
20 588 00:51:28 Alex Fice
M60 17 1
8 00:42:37 M60-1 21 574 00:52:06 Naomi Garrick Sidmouth RC F40 4 1 1 14 00:44:46 F35-1 22 557 00:52:09 Peter James Maiden Newton Runners M 18 6 3 43 00:51:42
23 593 00:52:28 Geoff Woodward Axe Valley Runners M45 19 3 10 29 00:48:17
24 586 00:52:39 Simon Ratcliff Axe Valley Runners M45 20 4 11 31 00:48:27
25 979 00:53:18 Mark Hilder Axe Valley Runners M50 21 2 12 28 00:47:55
26 978 00:53:20 Roderic Inglis Otter Valley H3 M50 22 3 1 23 00:46:49
27 989 00:54:15 Helen Davey Honiton RC F40 5 2 4 21 00:46:36
28 595 00:54:29 Judy Davey Honiton RC F45 6 2 5 12 00:44:02 F45-1 29 579 00:54:42 Richard Dodge Axe Valley Runners M50 23 4 13 26 00:47:37
30 984 00:55:07 John Burgess Honiton RC M65 24 1 6 9 00:43:17
31 968 00:55:26 Chris Irving Axe Valley Runners M55 25 3 14 22 00:46:41
32 560 00:55:44 Greg Ponting
M55 26 4
19 00:46:33
33 549 00:56:19 Nicky Ingarfield Axe Valley Runners F40 7 3 15 30 00:48:23
34 980 00:56:37 Ian Clements Otter Valley H3 M50 27 5 2 38 00:50:30
35 576 00:57:27 Mark Gratton Teignbridge Trotters M50 28 6 1 40 00:50:50
36 536 00:57:53 Graham Storer Mounts Bay Harriers M50 29 7 1 41 00:51:13
37 591 00:58:02 Lesley Robert Sidmouth RC F40 8 4 2 35 00:49:51
38 561 00:58:17 Andy Goodman Dorset Doddlers M60 30 2 1 20 00:46:36
39 558 00:58:30 Graham Penn Teignbridge Trotters M55 31 5 2 37 00:50:06
40 983 00:58:34 Rebecca Creese Axe Valley Runners F 9 3 16 45 00:53:15
41 568 00:59:01 Peter Hughes Axe Valley Runners M55 32 6 17 34 00:49:42
42 569 00:59:01 Alan McAnunch
M60 33 3
32 00:48:52
43 599 00:59:27 Maria Wadey Chard RR F40 10 5 2 39 00:50:38
44 580 00:59:28 Simon Hall Chard RR M50 34 8 3 44 00:53:02
45 566 00:59:51 Michael Giles Axe Valley Runners M55 35 7 18 42 00:51:41
46 577 01:00:03 James Sibley Axe Valley Runners M15 36 2 19 54 00:58:33
47 571 01:00:59 Jonathan Guy Vegetarian Cycling and AC M40 37 5 1 53 00:57:25
48 584 01:02:38 Gavin Warren Axe Valley Runners M 38 7 20 60 01:01:12
49 573 01:02:52 Becky Robson Sidmouth RC F40 11 6 3 48 00:54:55
50 590 01:02:52 Lynda Hawkins Sidmouth RC F40 12 7 4 47 00:54:28
51 985 01:03:21 Andrew Hitchcock Axe Valley Runners M 39 8 21 63 01:02:21
52 589 01:03:35 Anna McLoughlin Axe Valley Runners F40 13 8 22 51 00:55:33
53 582 01:05:04 Claire Pomeroy Chard RR F45 14 3 4 46 00:54:00
54 535 01:08:18 Yvonne Turner Mounts Bay Harriers F45 15 4 2 52 00:55:42
55 575 01:08:19 Sarah Watkins Sidmouth RC F45 16 5 5 49 00:55:13
56 977 01:08:27 Tracey Stone Axe Valley Runners F 17 4 23 62 01:02:14
57 976 01:09:37 Alison Gould Axe Valley Runners F40 18 9 24 55 00:58:48
58 562 01:10:29 Samantha Tooze Axe Valley Runners F 19 5 25 64 01:04:05
59 544 01:10:30 Claire Moles Axe Valley Runners F40 20 10 26 58 01:00:34
60 598 01:12:11 Oliver Highet Axe Valley Runners M 40 9 27 72 01:12:11
61 597 01:12:11 Jade Naylor Axe Valley Runners F 21 6 28 65 01:05:37
62 969 01:12:43 Julian Davies
M40 41 6
70 01:10:01
63 970 01:12:43 Julia Bagge
F 22 7
66 01:06:06
64 982 01:13:04 Bridget Keeffe Axe Valley Runners F 23 8 29 67 01:06:25
65 594 01:14:30 Wnedy Williams Honiton RC F45 24 6 7 61 01:01:50
66 545 01:15:18 Gill Day Axe Valley Runners F 25 9 30 68 01:07:59
67 537 01:16:42 Diane Newton Axe Valley Runners F60 26 1 31 50 00:55:18 F55-1 68 559 01:21:19 Janet Cullum Axe Valley Runners F55 27 1 32 56 00:59:48
69 600 01:21:19 Emma Chaplyn Axe Valley Runners F 28 10 33 73 01:13:24
70 592 01:23:20 Jackie Rooke Axe Valley Runners F60 29 2 34 59 01:00:41
71 542 01:25:49 Amanda Challis Axe Valley Runners F45 30 7 35 69 01:09:59
72 988 01:32:44 Pamela Eustace
F70 31 1
57 01:00:06
73 973 01:43:59 Harry Moore Axe Valley Runners M75 42 1 36 71 01:12:04 Oldest 74 974 01:43:59 Stephen Atkins
M45 43 5
75 01:36:26
75 975 01:43:59 Michael Atkins
M45 44 6
74 01:34:57
76 556 02:05:27 Bekah Beard Plympton H3 F19 32 1 1 77 01:53:29
77 555 02:05:27 Anthony O’Keefe Plympton H3 M50 45 9 2 76 01:50:06

Fun Fun Pos Name Club Cat Time Award 1 Josh Coates Axe Valley Runners M13 00:11:15 First boy 2 Iain Ross Honiton RC M11 00:12:11 Second boy 3 Lydia Clapp Axe Valley Runners F13 00:12:17 First girl 4 Ethan Day
M9 00:13:28 Third boy 5 Sasha Davey
F9 00:13:29 Second girl 6 Morgan Davey Honiton RC F11 00:14:04 Third girl 7 Katie Davey Honiton RC F13 00:14:13

8 Louis Worth Chard RR M11 00:15:53

9 Jess Evans
F13 00:16:25

10 Charlie Roberts Sidmouth RC M5 00:16:26

11 Amaliah Wilson
F11 00:16:27

12 Rhian Rose
F13 00:16:38

13 Peter Johns
M5 00:17:01

14 Freddie Roberts Sidmouth RC M5 00:17:14

15 Alex Wadey Chard RR M11 00:18:18

16 Jed Robson Sidmouth RC M5 00:18:21

17 Rosy Birchall
F9 00:20:15

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/06/ug-results-2011/feed/ 0 Summer Barbecue http://umborne.org/2011/06/summer-barbecue/ http://umborne.org/2011/06/summer-barbecue/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:27:28 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1633 Just a quick reminder that our annual Summer Barbecue will be at Umborne Hall on Saturday 11th June from about 6pm onwards. This will be in conjunction with the annual Umborne Ug run which also starts at 6pm.

Kimmo and Neville will be cooking their usual superb barbecue food for you to purchase and there will be a bar selling Brannoc, local cider, plus wine and soft drinks.  Hot drinks will also be served along with a very tasty selection of locally made cakes.

Even if the weather is not too kind to us, the event will still go ahead as we can now use the facilties of our new hall. So please come along and support us – bring all your friends and family and join in this very sociable and friendly event. If you are not local and are not sure how to find the hall, put EX13 7QL into your sat nav !

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/06/summer-barbecue/feed/ 0 Umborne Ug 2011 http://umborne.org/2011/05/umborne-ug-2011/ http://umborne.org/2011/05/umborne-ug-2011/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 12:20:34 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1575 The Umborne Ug 2011


Over the last few years, many of you have been involved in this annual event, starting and finishing at Umborne Hall.

The date this year is Saturday 11th June at 6.00pm. – please note the different day and time.

The Umborne Ug is a 10k race which attracts runners from far and wide to enjoy the undulating delights of our East Devon countryside. The main 10k run (over 16′s only) starts at the hall at 6.00pm. This is followed at about 6.10pm by a 2.4k Fun Run which is mostly on road (and it is flat!)  near the hall. This is for over 8′s only please.
The whole event is well supported by Axe Valley Runners who also help mark out the route.

If you are not too keen on running – and many of us aren’t ! then there will be an organised walk which sets off from the hall at 5.00pm. Just like the runners, this is an opportunity to venture over private land which 6 different landowners have kindly agreed to. The route takes you up through Home Bush woods with some superb views.
Dogs are permitted but please keep them on leads until you get into the woods at Home Bush. There is a water station at the half way point for the runners. Walkers can take their own preferred beverages with them! The route is well signed and marshalled. Which brings us on to the next point:

Marshals wanted please!

To make this event function smoothly and to enable us to acquire the necessary permit, we have to position about 12 marshals out on the course – not for too long, as most runners and walkers should be back at the hall by 7.15 at the very latest. If you can help out with the marshalling – some for only a few minutes, others out on their quad bikes in the distant realms near Widworthy, please let us know asap – many thanks.


Registration for the walk is from 4.30 to 5.00pm and from 5.00 to 6.00pm for the runners and Fun runners. There is no entry fee as such but donations from walkers and runners are most welcome and all money raised goes towards the hall funds.


When you get back to the hall, whether you are running, walking , marshalling or just there to support and encourage all the runners and walkers, there is a grand Barbecue with a Bar and also hot drinks and amazing locally-baked cakes.
This is meant to be a whole family event so please try and get involved in some way or another. There may be the opportunity for some to camp in the field next to the hall. It is most enjoyable especially if the weather is kind to us. We need people to bake cakes, serve them and the hot drinks, bar people, BBQ chefs and of course marshals and water station helpers. The rest can just cheer, applaud or scream with encouragement as the exhausted runners return to the hall. The awards ceremony – with trophies hand-crafted by our very own potter Gilly – will be at about 7.30.

Last year the race was won by Garry Perratt (41.00), 2nd Alex Todd (43.05) and 3rd Luke Reed (44.29) – all from Axe Valley Runners. The first lady home was Judy Davey of Honiton RC (54.46) 2nd Paula Isaac of North Devon RR (54.50) and 3rd Alexandra Cutts (54.50).
The Junior Fun Run was won by Cameron Souter-Frost (11.41) and the first girl home was Lydia Clapp (12.43).

Please come along with the whole family, your friends and neighbours and make this the best Ug ever ! Thank you one and all.
Rick & Eleanor.
]]> http://umborne.org/2011/05/umborne-ug-2011/feed/ 0 Race Night Profit http://umborne.org/2011/04/race-night-14th-may-2011/ http://umborne.org/2011/04/race-night-14th-may-2011/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:55:03 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1553 We held a Race Night at the Hall on Saturday May 14th at 7.30pm. This was a new venture for us as we feel that with such a wonderful new hall, we should be offering a much wider range of activities on a more regular basis.

Just over 60 people turned up for this event and great fun was had by one and all especially as the evening warmed up! With the takings from the ticket sales, donations, bar profit, the sale and auction of the horses (well done Rob, Antonia and Michelle) and the tote profit ( well done Geoff, Steve & families) the amazing sum of £725 was raised for Help for Heroes. Thank you to all who helped with this new venture. Photos coming soon!

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/04/race-night-14th-may-2011/feed/ 0 March Weather http://umborne.org/2011/04/march-weather/ http://umborne.org/2011/04/march-weather/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:58:54 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1547 The weather in March this year should be headed sunny and
dry. Some say the driest since March 1953. I hadn’t started taking
records then, so I cannot validate that statement! Certainly, with a
total of 23.1mm (less than one inch in old money) it was the driest
month of any since April 2007. In other respects March this year
compared very well with that of 2009, which was also very sunny, and had
recorded the highest maximum temperature of any this millenium of 18.9C.
This figure was equalled this year on 15th. and 23rd. and surpassed on
24th. with 19.2C, and 25th. with 19.5C.

March two years ago was twice as wet as this year, and the dryness this year emphasised a big range of daily temperature; an average daily maximum well over 13C and an average nightly minimum just above 1C. Such a low reading was mirrored
by 11 air frosts, and an absolute low of -5.5C on the 8th. This value is
not exceptional for Pottlelake; there was -7.1C early in March 2004. The
diurnal range of over 12 degrees is quite remarkable so early in the
year, and overall March turned out to be well under 0.1C milder than
February. Overall March was milder than last year at 7.1C, but not as
mild as 2009 at 7.5C or 2007 at 8+C.

Peter ,Pottlelake

]]> http://umborne.org/2011/04/march-weather/feed/ 0 Dates for your 2011 Diary http://umborne.org/2011/01/dates-for-your-2011-diary/ http://umborne.org/2011/01/dates-for-your-2011-diary/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:50:44 +0000 rickwood http://umborne.org/?p=1372

Saturday  19th March  7.30pm – Theme Night in the Hall – the first one in the new hall and the theme is P for Party – come dressed as something beginning with P – Pilot, Person (!), Pirate, Painter etc.

Wednesday 13th April 2-4.30pm Police Cross Country (Nationals) Beer & Branscombe -

15 marshals needed again and the sum of £500 could be ours for the hall funds.

Saturday 14th May 7.30pm Race Night at the Hall – bet on your dead certs!

Saturday 11th June 6.00pm – Umborne Ug run / walk followed by Barbecue at the hall

Please note change of date and time. Marshals needed please.

Saturday 2nd July  2.00pm – Steam-up Miniature steam train rides and cream teas and much more at the Goslings estate – Penventon in Shute.

Wednesday 4th September 3.00pm  Duck Dash & Raft Races This year for the first time, these duck races and the amazing home made miniature raft races will be held on the stream by the new hall. BBQ and lots of fun.

Autumn Supper Saturday October 22nd 7.30pm Tickets cost £8 for adults and £5 for the under 12′s – raffle, table quiz and a real banquet!

Children’s Christmas Party Saturday December 3rd at 3.00pm – free festive party for all the children in the valley – by invite only.

New Year’s Eve Party Saturday 31st December 8.00pm This is the first time we have tried this event in the hall – bring your own food, drink and dishes etc. – disco / fun / party/ fireworks – theme (fancy dress) “Around the world”

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