Her Majesty herself would have been impressed with the turnout for her 90th birthday celebrations in Beech. We had over 100 people attending - spanning the generations between the ages of 4 and 94! We were also very fortunate to have three of Beech’s own nonagenarian guests attend the ... Read more
Record turnout for Quiz Night 9th April
All 83 people attending Saturday's Quiz had a great evening, with 11 tables in competition with each other. Congratulations to Nicola Cox, Robin Goddard, Jane & Ed Short, Imogen and George Gate, Saman Jayalath and Stella Charman whose collective knowledge and great teamwork squeaked table ... Read more
Food and games at our Extraordinary Social Evening Friday 18th March
We had a great turnout for the Extraordinary Social on 18th March, with Gill Todd-Smith winning our indoor games Triathalon. After a highly competitive final between Sally Matthews from Four Marks and Beech's very own Bluebell girl, Gill's determination prevailed and she was awarded the cup by ... Read more
Christmas Party fun!
Every year we hold an adults' and a children's Christmas party, open to all villagers. On 12th December 75 people seated on 8 tables enjoyed a delicious Christmas meal, games and dancing in the Village Hall. Every table planned and performed a Christmas song, and we will post the photos of assorted ... Read more
Gift Fair has kicked off Christmas in Beech!
Beech's annual Gift Fair was held at the Village Hall on 29th November, and it kicked off our Christmas season with a flourish. In a newly decorated Hall, there were lots of stalls selling lovely, original gifts and treats. There was plenty to browse, buy and then to enjoy a chat over coffee and a ... Read more
Beech Fireworks 2015
Beech's Fireworks party went off with a bang on 7 November at the Recreation Ground and a fantastic time was had by all. The weather cleared up at about 3.00pm after a week which started with a 3-day clamp down of thick fog, then rain, rain, rain. Everyone arrived at the Beech Village Hall at ... Read more
Renee’s Runners make it a close finish at Village Quiz Night!
A total of 76 quizzers in 9 teams pitted their wits at the Village Quiz night on 10th October. Thanks are due to the Bembridge family, who came up with fascinating variety of questions to challenges all ages and intellectual interests. They were posed by quizmaster John Bembridge and scores kept ... Read more
BGs’ SUMMER SHOW – Report and Pictures
The BGs held their Summer Show on Saturday 19 September and it was a rip-roaring success. The day was lovely, although for safety all the tables were arranged inside the hall in case of inclement weather. Sheila Sorby held her plant stall outside in the sunshine and from the contributed plants ... Read more
Record turnout for July Social
Traditionally, summer Socials in Beech are normally less well attended than winter ones as may villagers are on holiday. But on 31st July over 70 people came for the BBQ, which started early to encourage families with young children to attend. It was a lovely evening so tables were put up in the ... Read more
Beech celebrates Midsummer in style
It may have been a week ahead of the actual Summer Solstice, but Beech turned out in full force to celebrate Midsummer on Saturday 13th June! As planned, this was truly an event for all ages, and it was particularly nice to see so many family groups involved. Thanks to a fantastic band of ... Read more