Beech Village Hall is now open for activities that are permitted by government guidelines, as long as social distancing can be maintained. Regular dance classes resumed in the Hall from early August and Pilates, Body Moves and several other regular classes are starting in the next few weeks. The ... Read more
Ash dieback: your feedback needed
As Beech residents will have seen in the last edition of Beech News, ash dieback has unfortunately arrived in Beech Recreation Ground, particularly in the copse. The Beech Village Hall Management Committee is seeking your feedback on the best way to deal with it. Our dilemma is that we would ... Read more
Introducing our July winners Graham and Janet!
The first 100 Club draw of the new year was at the end of July, and our warmest wishes go to this month's lucky winners Graham and Janet Kerr. They moved into Medstead Road just before Christmas last year, and were eager to embrace Beech village life , attending the final two Socials in the Hall ... Read more
Beech Village Hall kitchen upgrade on a shoestring!
We are delighted that the refurbished kitchen at the Beech Village Hall is ready for use once Government guidelines allow. The new range, cupboards and taps will improve the experience for cooks and allow for more efficient, clean storage for crockery. The start of the process to improve the kitchen ... Read more
Congratulations David and Kirsti Smith – our June 100 Club winners!
David and Kirsti send their greetings to us from Finland where they are enjoying their house on a lake in the middle of a forest. A great place to stay safe from the virus, with the nearest town 20 minutes away. Here they are on their deck and we are pleased to see that David has his fishing ... Read more
100 Club: CHAMPAGNE PRIZE for second winner at Hall Social!
100 Club memberships for 2020/21 are now on sale. A full-year subscription of £60 gives you 12 chances to win £200! As an added fun bonus, as soon as Village Socials resume there will be a 'runner up' prize of a bottle of champagne for any member present at the Social whose number is drawn second. ... Read more
Norman and Hilda are May’s 100 Club winners!
We gave them our congratulations as they waved from their balcony in the sunshine! As Nick Charman reminded us at the Facebook Live Draw on Friday 29th May, Norman Adams was a key member of the Village Hall refurbishment team twelve years ago so it's great to have him and wife Hilda as our ... Read more
Why not join our 100 Club?
Springtime in Beech features primroses, bluebells and sales of our 100 Club subscriptions! With regular monthly draws currently being done via Facebook Live, it is a great way in which we can keep alive our sense of shared community in these challenging times. Sadly, the Village Hall has been ... Read more
Congratulations to Ian and Camilla Gibson…
...winners of April's 100 Club draw, which you can view on our Facebook page. Here they are enjoying the Spring sunshine at Thedden Grange, with their beloved dog Connie. Ian and Camilla have been members since the Club began in 2016, but have never won before, so we are especially pleased for them. ... Read more
VE Day Village Quiz 8th May
Many congratulations to Andrew and Barbara Grice, the winning team of two for last Friday evening's VE Day Quiz. 32 household teams joined in the event which was expertly hosted on Zoom by Paul Fleming, and supported by AHA software which favoured those who could get the right ... Read more