On Saturday August 7th we had the third annual Cider Festival held at the Gerrard Arms in Colyton. Several members of the Umborne Valley manned the door & enjoyed an afternoon of competition as 29 different ciders were judged to produce a trophy winner, the judge was noted to be grinning & staggering at the end […]
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Duck Dash 2010
This event takes place in early September either on the Umborne Brook near Easy Bridge or as in the last two years at the home of Ann Shepherd (Pottlelake Cottage) about 200 metres from the hall in Umborne. There is a BBQ, Bar, raffle and of course the little yellow ducks which enter the many […]
New hall news (August 16th)
The latest Hall news update from Rob: Last Saturday (August 7th) saw the third annual Cider Festival held at the Gerrard Arms in Colyton. Several members of the Umborne Valley manned the door & enjoyed an afternoon of competition as 29 different ciders were judged to produce a trophy winner, the judge was noted […]
Steam up at Penventon, Shute
The “Steam-up” is an annual event held early summer in the grounds of Liz and Tony Gosling’s house, Penventon, in Shute. This is a whole family occasion and the great attraction is the opportunity to have a ride on Tony’s miniature steam train as it huffs and puffs around the immaculate gardens of the house. Liz […]
Old Maps
Winter Newsletter 2019: Legacy to Landscape – a three year project involving the community and celebrating a hidden area of landscape based upon an historic 1781 map of the Shute Estate. Our aim is to reveal the rich heritage of this hidden landscape that remained virtually unchanged for centuries. The 1781 Estate Map: We have […]
Summer BBQ
I can’t wait – the garden needs a bit of rain… This year’s Summer Barbecue took place on: Sunday 18th July at 6.00pm at: Little Yardbury – in the garden of Rob & Fran Summers. If you are not sure where Little Yardbury is, you can find it close to the T Junction 2 miles […]
Old photos of the hall
It would be very interesting to create an album of old photos of the hall, both inside and outside. This photograph belonged to the late Joan Dommett. Can anyone name any person on the photo? Can it be dated? If you have any old photos, please let us have them. They can be scanned, put […]
Theme Nights at the Hall
Over the last 13 years or so, we have held a “theme night” once or twice a year. Themes have ranged from nights related to different countries to a variety of other themes: Tramps Night (1999) Soup and Cider Night(25th November 2000) TV Dinners (17th March 2001) Heroes (24th November 2001) Tramps Night again (29th March […]
Umborne Ug 2010 photos
Rick & Eleanor Wood
Umborne Ug 2010
Yesterday, as most of you know and indeed as most of you were there at the hall, we had our annual event called the Umborne Ug. This is a demanding 10k race which attracted 54 runners on a day of glorious sunshine.The race was run by Garry Perratt in a new record time of 41.00 […]
