PALGRAVE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OFFICERS
2007/2008
Chairman Pat
Simms Telephone;01379
643629
Vice
Chairman Chris
Shillinglaw
Telephone; 01953-860617
Secretary Lesley
Shillinglaw Telephone:
01953-860617
Energy
Saving in Palgrave
Palgrave Community Council was set up way back in the 70s with the
aim of providing Palgrave with a meeting place in the centre of the
village. All sorts of fund raising activities took place including
several villagers making no interest loans. This was a mammoth task
– as was the actual building Leaving aside the complicated business
of getting plans, costings and permissions, the actual hard labour
was admirably tasked by people living in the village. Some of these
people still live in the village and we should all be eternally
grateful to them. As for the present day…..
Palgrave Community Centre is run by a committee of twelve – not all
of them live in Palgrave it must be said. The running of the Centre
and the paying of the bills associated with the building and the
field etc is all paid for out of Community Centre funds which are
raised by membership money (in 2007/8 members pay £7.50 each, this
gives them access to the Members Bar and also reductions on events
put on by the Centre, but it also shows support for the Committee
which is valuable). There are regular activities in the building
including crib, bowls, table tennis, bingo, darts, friendship club,
lunch club, dancing and exercise etc in fact our Bookings Secretary
often has to juggle dates to accommodate everyone. The hall is also
let out for parties and meetings at a charge which helps to run the
Centre. During the year there are several events organised with the
aim of getting the village people together – summer fete, harvest
supper, fireworks, Christmas dinner, coffee mornings etc The
committee are always keen to consider new ideas. With the advance
of time and increases in costs, the committee are very aware that
we must keep raising money in order to keep the Centre going We
produce the monthly newsletter, The Star, a task which has to be
highly organised from the editor to the printers to the distributor
to the people who deliver to all the doors in Palgrave, something
which is now paid for by advertising.
The Community Council are keen to foster good
relations with everyone in the village, with St Peter’s Church and
with our village school. Incidentally, the school use the Community
Centre building for exercise and drama because their own premises
are not suitable and we are very pleased to be able to help.
Several joint ventures have proved very sociable and it is
rewarding to see Palgrave pulling together.
Pat Simms. Chairperson, 2007/2008