[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Ralph Oswick (pictured) whose heart is surely still in Widcombe, and whose place, along with his alter ego Lady Margaret, in Widcombe residents’ hearts is assured, delivered a cheerfully lethal rebuke to Paul Bowden in the Chronicle of 10th Dec. Mr Bowden, whose knowledge of Widcombe seems to be fairly limited, had written the following…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]The December Committee meeting had a rather different format from usual as we welcomed our local councillors, Ian Gilchrist and Jasper Becker, and two of the Beechen Cliff School governors, Phil de Glanville and Gavin Lewis. In addition, following our open invitation to all WA members, there were ten observers at the meeting. The majority…
Eleven people attended a very constructive meeting in the Ring o’ Bells in Widcombe on 24th November to discuss ideas for the Widcombe Newsletter. Paddy Doyle, who has edited and compiled the Newsletter for 10 years, was in the chair and the meeting was attended by Chairman of the Widcombe Association Jeremy Boss, Widcombe-based media professionals…
Events – Wednesday November 18th Garden Club –“John Tucker’s Swansong – a look at running Prior Park Garden Centre over the years”. John has been an amazing supporter of and contributor to the Garden Club over many years. Saturday November 21st Craft Fair. There will be a preview for members only on Friday November 20th…
A well-attended meeting of 71 members. Jeremy Boss, proposed by Paddy Doyle, seconded by Denise Rogers, was elected nem com as Chairman. Deborah Clements, proposed by Mike Wrigley, seconded by Ro Emsley, was elected nem com as Treasurer. To read Secretary Liz Littlewood’s excellent minutes, click here
Events – Wednesday October 14th Garden Club– “The Georgian Gardens of Jane Austen” Monday October 19th Local History talk – “The Lost Mills of Widcombe” Wednesday November 18th Garden Club –“John Tucker’s Swansong – a look at running Prior Park Garden Centre over the years” Saturday November 21st Craft Fair Thursday December 3rd Christmas Lights…
Events – Our new season of events Autumn and Winter Events is just beginning. For Full Details click here. WA Autumn Meeting – This will take place on Thursday October 22nd at 7.30pm in the Hall at Widcombe Junior School. More details will follow. We look forward to seeing you there. Win a bottle of…
We’re looking for a photo for the cover of the Autumn Newsletter which reflects our new Parade, shows Widcombe’s pride in it, and hopefully attracts people who haven’t been to Widcombe to come and find out for themselves what a great place it is. We’re offering a bottle of champagne to the person who submits…
Widcombe Street Party Sunday June 7th – Preparations for the Widcombe Street party are complete and we look forward to celebrating Widcombe’s new High Street and launching our campaign for the regeneration of the Parade. It appears that the weather is set to be good and we look forward to seeing a great turn out for…
Ralph Allen & Prior Park Combe Down resident Richard Hill has written a book entitled ‘Prior to Now’ which should be of interest to Widcombe residents, not least because of its comprehensive coverage of Ralph Allen and Prior Park. The book can be found at the Oldfield Park Bookshop, with all profits from it going to…