The Hall is more than just a building – it is a community hub and a charity with the sole purpose being, to serve the village of Beech, which is why we need YOUR views. In accordance with the constitution of the Foundation, all residents of the area of Beech were invited to attend and vote at The ... Read more
Harvest in Beech
St Peter’s Church Beech will be celebrating Harvest with an open church on Saturday 12th October between 3 - 5pm. A display of flowers and produce will be on view (provided by the church flower arrangers and Beech Garden club) plus tea and cake and some activities for children. We are also ... Read more
Beech Gardeners: 2019 – A Busy Autumn
Our visit to Colemore House Gardens started with a torrential downpour but fortunately the delightful church was unlocked so we spent a little time inside its calming influence. The clouds soon cleared and the sun shone so we had a very enjoyable saunter around the arboretum and the four acre ... Read more
17th Annual Abbey Lecture Friday 11th October
At 7pm in the Abbey Church, GU34 4AP The subject: “Freeing the incarcerated from prisons of their own making” chosen by our Lecturer Canon Alan Hodgetts OSB Obl. Let us go, sit in our cell... ...and our cell will teach us everything These words of Abba Moses chime with the experience ... Read more
Dancers wanted for our ‘Strictly’ Christmas party Saturday 14th December!
With the help of Paul O’Brien, Beech’s very own local resident dance instructor, we plan to hold a Strictly-style dance competition on the night of our Christmas party, 14th December. We need 5 couples to perform whatever dance they choose, lasting around 3 minutes. Just let us have your selected ... Read more
Village Quiz Saturday 12th October
Table 18 triumphed at our fantastic Autumn Quiz Night, attended by over 80 villagers, their friends and families. Once again, the Bembridge family put in a massive amount of work to construct multiple rounds of fascinating and amusing questions for us all. The strangely named Table 18 (which wasn't ... Read more
Beech Village 2019 Show Results
Beech Village Show – Saturday 28thSeptember 2019 A successful show, in spite of the earlier weather conditions, with a good bit of competition. Highest Overall Points – Stoodley Cup Sheila Sorby Finest Flower – The Claughton Crystal Ann Monk Best in Show (Flower) Ann Monk Best in Show (Produce) ... Read more
Beech Gardeners Village Show Saturday 28th September
Organised by Beech Gardeners and open to all Beech Residents and those who participate in the social life of Beech. don't miss this year's show and enter as many classes as you can. Children can enter any class, we had several worthy children's First in Class in last year's show. Please ... Read more
John Emmerson is August’s 100 Club winner!
We had a lovely evening on Friday at the Social - chatting as the sun went down and enjoying a delicious BBQ cooked by Nick & Sheila Sorby. At the end of the evening we held the 100 Club draw and were delighted that the winner this month was John Emmerson. He is known to many as the Editor of ... Read more
Beech Gardeners 2019 Summer Report
We are halfway through our summer program and the weather has been kind again this year. On Mayday we visited The Vine, watching the speeded-up video of the scaffolding (all 43 miles of it) going up around the great house which was very entertaining, and the displays illustrating ... Read more