Apart from the Cricket Club, the village boasts a number of regular activities, the main ones of
which are shown above.
In addition there is an Annual Fete which always takes place on the first Saturday in July. This
includes the usual stalls, such as the white elephant, cakes, books, produce, tombola, lottery,
etc, but also has a number of attractions for all members of the family. In the past these have
included pony riding, coconut shy, archery, go cart racing, tug of way and bouncy castle. A band
provides background accompaniment and teas are served. The proceeds of the Fete go to a
wide range of village organisations in accordance with the wishes of the villagers. (See also
below)
ACTIVITIES
OVER 60s
THE
HINTON
OVER
60s
CLUB
was
started
in
the
1970's
by
a
Local
Councillor,
Una
Boyden,
then
living
in
Tuggy's
Lane.
Volunteers
bought
and
made
the
food
which
was
served
in
the
Village
Hall,
and
much
enjoyed.
It
prospered
for
a
good
number
of
years
in
this
fashion,
providing
a
welcome
hot
meal
as
well
as
a
point
of
contact
and
friendship
for
older
people
the locality.
When
women
started
to
take
up
paid
jobs
it
became
difficult
to
recruit
enough
volunteers
to
cook
and
serve
the
food,
as
well
as
doing
the
essential
washing
.
Other
solutions
had
to
be
found.
The
Landlord
of
the
Rose
and
Crown
was
approached
to
provide
a
two-course
meal
for
the
same
price.
This
relieved
the
organisers,
helped
the
pub
to
prosper
and
proved to be a very popular monthly venue for a number of years.
In
recent
years
the
meeting
place
has
changed
to
The
Stag
where
the
members
meet
at
1215
on
the
third
Wednesday
every
month
and
enjoy
a
generous
meal
and
cofmeetfee,
helped
by
the
proceeds
of
a
Raffle.
The
club
is
also
grateful
for
donations from the Fete.
The
Club
meets
on
the
third
Wednesday
of
each
month
at
1215
for
1230
in
the
Stag
Inn.
It
welcomes
new-comers;
residential
and
age
qualifications
are
generously
interpreted.
Contact
Caroline
Banks
01225722758
or
Mavis
Bennett
01225 722247
Janet Cross.
TENNIS
Freshford has a tennis Club with two tennis courts situated about a mile from the High Street
PLAY GROUP
Hinton Charterhouse Babies and Toddlers Group
We
meet
each
Wednesday
morning
in
term
time
from
10.30
a.m.
to
12
noon
in
Hinton
Charterhouse
Village
Hall
(half
an
hour
later
than
previously)
.
We
have
space
and
would
welcome
any
new
babies
and
toddlers
from
the
village
or
surrounding
area.The
cost
is
£2.00
per
family
and
includes
refreshments
for
adults
and
snacks
for
children.
For further details contact:Elizabeth Wordsworth on 01225 722520 or
hintonwords@btinternet.com
ART CLUB
HISTORY SOCIETY
Meetings
are
held
in
the
Freshford
Memorial
Hall
on
the
fourth
Wednesday
of
each
month.
The
hall
is
open
from
7.00
pm
and
meetings
begin
at
7.30
pm.
Annual
subscriptions
remain
at
£10.
Visitors
are
very
welcome
to attend any of our meetings.
If you know of anyone who would like to become a member, or would like to cease membership, please contact
me on peter.pennyjones@gmail.com or phone me on 01225-723447.
Hinton
Art
Group
has
been
in
existence
well
over
ten
years.
We
meet
regularly
on
Thursday
afternoons
from
2
-
4p.m
in
Hinton
Charterhouse
Memorial
Hall
with
a
short
break
over
the
Christmas
period
and
around
six
weeks
break
during
summer.
Whilst
there
is
no
formal
tuition,
a
programme
for
work
is
set
up
at
the
beginning
of
each
academic
year,
mainly
for
inspiration,
and
members
can
choose
if
or
when
to
use
it.
We
learn,
in
the
main,
from
discussion
and
from
each
other
but
advice
is
at
hand
if
requested.
Artists
work
in
a
variety
of
media
in
a
friendly
and
relaxed
atmosphere.
All
abilities
welcome.
There
is
no
annual
subscription
but
we
contribute
a
small
fee
each
week
in
order
to
cover
the
cost
of
the
room
hire.
In
addition
we
have
an
ongoing
exhibition
in
the
Hall
where
members
are
encouraged,
but
not
obliged,
to
display
their
work. We have room for more members so why not come along and have a go!
For more information ring or e-mail Viv (Jackson) 01225 723578 vivj.norrie@gmail.com
ART CLUB EXHIBITION
In October the Art club gave an exhibition of their work in the Memorial Hall
BOULES TOURNAMENT see Millennium Green
Click on photos to see enlargements
The dog show brings people from far and wide to Hinton Charterhouse Fete,
DOG SHOW
ANNUAL FETE
PILATES
YOGA
The various organisations used to hold separate fund raising events, but in 1970 it was agreed to
combine these efforts into one and hold it on the Cricket Ground. The Club fixture list is normally
arranged to keep the first Saturday in July free to accommodate this. The proceeds from the Fete are
divided betweent various village organisations in accordance with a percentage which is agreed at the
AGM. The distribution percentages for 2014 were:
The Church (36)
The Memorial Hall (26)
The Millennium Green (17)
The Play Area (7)
The Over 60s (7)
The PTA (7).
This year the normal Fete is impossible because the building works on the new Cricket Club
pavilion are not complete and the Corona Virus has caused restrictions and complications.
Instead a Village Day was held on 30th August
The Fete in 2021 was in the form of a VILLAGE DAY that was held in Green Lame which was cut off to
traffic.
August Bank Holiday was warm and dry, perfect weather for our Village Day which this year replaced the
annual fete. It was held to celebrate all that’s good about the village, St John’s Church and the fact that
we are still here after the pandemic. We weren’t
able to have one in 2020, nor on our usual date in early July this year as the new Cricket Pavilion was still
a building site.
So instead Green Lane, which leads from the Rose and Crown to the church, was closed to traffic and lined with stalls – a mix
of villagers and outsiders – to tempt us to part with our pandemic-saved cash. There were children’s games and activities, an
arts
and crafts fair and prayer room in the church, Firefly put in a rocking good performance in the garage (a real ‘garage band’!),
and the pub served food and beer and put on a live music show after 5.00pm.
It would be fair to say that the Dog Show was a success! It was very well attended with around fifty dogs socialising together on
the Millenium Green.
It was a wonderful experience, where everyone seemed to know everyone else, and we even managed to raise significant
funds for local charities: the Friends of St John’s, the Memorial Hall, the Over-60s Club, the Mother and Toddler Group, the
Millennium Green and the Playground.
MEMORIES OF FETES PAST
Hinton Charterhouse’s summer fete has been going for longer than anyone can remember. Older residents who enjoyed the
July festivities as children in the 1940’s recall it being a well-established event even back then. This year, the fete takes place
on Hinton Charterhouse cricket pavilion and millennium green, on Saturday 6th July. But did you know that in times past the
owners of larger houses in Hinton used to host the event in their gardens? Eventually, it was moved to Hinton Cricket Club’s
former home off Green Lane, before arriving at its current site. But It was not the only village fete - events were also held by St
John’s Church, and the former village chapel, off the High Street, each year.
One former village child who fondly remembers the summer gathering is Doreen Rugg, who arrived in Hinton in early 1945 at
the age of five. Her father was a baker and came to run Hinton’s bakeshop, then owned by Roger Jacob’s grandparents along
with the post office. She still remembers waiting upstairs while the grown-ups brought in the furniture. Within days, village
children were asking if Doreen could come out to play “My mother was a bit reluctant, as I was small and sickly,” she
remembers. “I’d had hooping cough and double pneumonia, and I nearly died. But she let me go on the walk. It wasn’t long
before I grew into a healthy country child.” At the village school the children enjoyed lots of nature walks studying trees and
wildlife, used hay bales to make dens, and learned gardening. At the summer fete there was always a large plant stall selling
gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries and plants. Doreen’s dad was known for his elaborate cakes, but on fete day every
family brought something for the cake stall. The White Elephant was full of goods donated by village people.
One of Doreen’s earliest memories is dressing up as a Martian with her friend Paddy, using an old bath chair decorated in
cardboard as their transport. “I’m sure we must have won a prize that year,” says Doreen. Some of the more unusual fete
attractions included pony rides, and a game of skittles to win a pig. Did the winner take the pig home? “Well, it was usually a
small pig, so the owner would keep
it, with the winner visiting with some scraps now and then, until it was reared,” says Doreen.The summer fete brings the
community
together as it has been doing for at least a century. But Doreen also recalls dances in the village hall each spring and autumn
and performances where her dad would often sing, including a Christmas Carol with a big brown paper bird to represent the
turkey. Doreen’s family were forced to move from the village in 1966 when the tenancy on their house ended, but her dad drove
back from South Wraxall each Sunday to sing in the church choir and always attended the monthly Over 60’s lunch. “We loved
Hinton and it always felt like home even after we left,” says Doreen.
Village memorabilia will be on display at a local heritage stall at this year’s fete. The Colborne family, who ran the garage and a
local building company, have kept fascinating family photographs. Janet Cross has provided an autobiography and records of
her family’s farm on the road to Midford. Joan Davison, who lived in the old Mason’s Arms on Green Lane, recently passed
away and her family has
provided an amazing collection of 20th century photographs of major events in the village. The hope is that more residents and
former villagers will contribute to the collection and form the basis of a permanent gift to the Records Office.
