Beech Village Website
Welcome to the Website of the Hampshire village of Beech. This site is published on behalf of the Beech Village Hall and Recreation Ground Management Committee.
Calling all cricketers (and non-cricketers!)
The first inter-Beech cricket challenge is scheduled for Sunday 16 August at Bentworth Cricket Ground. Open to everyone, regardless of age, gender or cricketing experience – this will be a fun day out for all the family! If you have ever picked up a bat or ball – or just thought about doing so – or if you have any cricket equipment (bats, pads, gloves, etc.) that you would like to donate or lend to the village, please contact Saman on 89884 or by e-mail.
At last!! Big Band Picnic pictures are online!
Fete & Hog Roast
Pictures of the Fete and Hog Roast now online
The Beech Village Fete opened at midday on Saturday 20 June with an excellent performance of familiar tunes by young musicians from Amery Hill School. As the sun finally broke through, villagers and their friends found plenty of opportunities for both browsing and spending, with a wide range of stalls and sideshows, including wood carving, handmade soaps, Welsh cheese, jewelry and paintings, as well as the more traditional book stalls, bric-a-brac and tombola – not to mention the donkey rides and balloon animals! While some families brought picnics, others tucked in to the excellent barbecue food on offer, followed by tea and cakes, all washed down with local ale, Pimm’s and soft drinks.
The Famous Beech Dog Show attracted a good audience – although sadly not as many 
entrants as in previous years. Rosettes were awarded for Best Dog, Best Bitch, Best Child Handler and Obedience, as well as an overall Best in Show. The dog show was followed by an energetic set of children’s games and races, including egg and spoon and scooter relays, before the adults invaded for the Inter-Beech Tug of War. Four teams, representing Medstead Road, Wellhouse Road (with a bit of help!), King’s Hill and Snode Hill gave it their all, battling it out against each other – and against the slope of the arena! After a tense ‘best-of-three’ final, Snode Hill beat Medstead Road to great applause.
After a couple of hours break, the Village Green rapidly filled up again at 6.30 in anticipation of the 
annual Hog Roast. Around 100 people of all ages took their seats in the marquees outside the Village Hall to enjoy the excellent roast pork (or veggie alternative) and the fabulous music from the 7-piece Celebration Band. The band, several members of which recently visited Beech as part of the Farnham Big Band, perfectly judged their audience, playing a wide range of music from the 1960s onwards, and soon had people up and dancing. Like all the best parties it ended too soon, with consideration for non-participating neighbours ensuring a strict 10.30 curfew!
Although attendance for both the Fete and Party were slightly down on last year, both events were a great success, not only in terms of generating revenues for the Village Hall Fund but also — equally importantly — in bringing villagers together and proving once again that Beech is a really great place to live! Many thanks to the hard work of everyone involved in organising this year’s events – and if they have inspired you to offer to lend a hand for a future event, please do let us know!
Check back soon for more pictures!