Local interest

Cricket for 5-8 year olds starts soon

~ BAACA Newsletter

Hawridge & Cholesbury Cricket Club is this summer running an 8-week introduction to cricket course aimed at 5-8 year olds. Girls and boys welcome.

All Stars Cricket is a new initiative from the England and Wales Cricket Board aimed at providing children aged five to eight with a great first experience in cricket.

Programme features:

  • For all boys and girls aged five to eight
  • Delivered nationwide at over 2,000 centres
  • Eight one-hour sessions, held over eight weeks
  • Emphasis on fun and being active
  • Focus on developing your child’s movement skills
  • Great first introduction to cricket
  • Safe and fully accredited
  • Valuable time with your kids – mums and dads are encouraged to take part too
  • Easy online registration

Every child that registers will receive a backpack full of goodies including a cricket bat, ball, activity book, personalised shirt and cap all sent straight to your door. If you are returning in 2018, scroll down to see the new kit for this year.

All Stars Cricket begins at Hawridge & Cholesbury on 12th May and you can register at ClubSpark / All Stars / Hawridge & Cholesbury CC

Sessions will be run by Bellingdon’s own Alexis Shead.

Falcon Motor Club’s rearranged March Hare Classic – 29th April

~ BAACA Newsletter

The Falcon Motor Club is planning to run its rearranged March Hare Classic Trial, on Sunday 29th April 2018. The start and finish will be at the Chequers Inn St. Albans Road, Redbourn. There will be up to 50 entrants driving cars ranging in age from the 1920’s to recent times. The first car will be leaving at 0830 and should return at around 16.00. The route leaves the Chequers Inn via the A5183 and the B487 towards Harpenden. The route returns along the B487 from Hemel Hempstead and thence to the start venue. The cars will approach from Wigginton and leave on the road to Bellingdon between the hours of 14.30 and 16.30.

The event is being organised in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) regulations and the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Ltd. Motor rallies and trials are permitted through provisions contained in section 13 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and detailed in the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trial ) Regulations. In seeking authorisation the relevant Police Authorities, Route Liaison Officers and County Councils Rights of Way Departments have been informed and approval for the event has been requested.

More information on previous events may be found at www.falconmotorclub.com

Geoff Hodge
Falcon Motor Club Ltd

Forthcoming road closures in the area

~ BAACA Newsletter

Heath End, Hawridge (50 m either side of Boundary Cottage) from 30th April 2018 for 3 days


Ray’s Hill, Braziers End from Cholesbury Lane to Braziers End from 30th April for 2 days from 09:30-15:30 approx

The Vale/Cholesbury Lane (Nashleigh Hill to Cholesbury Road) from 7th May 2018 in three phases (no end date given)

Fete 2018 – 30th June

~ BAACA Newsletter

Preparations for this year’s fete are speeding ahead and hopefully you are as excited about it as we are.  Don’t forget to put the date in your diary – Saturday 30th June!

We always need helpers on the day so please do let us know if you can help – on a stall, with car parking, the kiddies’ corner, baking cakes, pulling pints or flipping burgers.  There are many roles available and most of them are good fun, so don’t be shy.

If you would like to run your own stall, there is a small set fee for this and the contact for these stalls is Jules Eyles.  We welcome stalls selling things like homemade jams, cards, art… anything you feel you may be able to sell.

This event relies exclusively on volunteers and is a lovely community day out. Funds raised by the fete go towards the upkeep and maintenance of the hall and grounds – such as the recent kitchen and bar upgrade which hopefully you will get a chance to see.

Our partner charity is the wonderful Chilterns Dog Rescue Society.  There are a number of fun categories such as waggiest tail, Handsomest Dog… so start getting your pooch ready now. We are also looking for someone who may want to run the dog show next year and would be up for being trained up this year in advance…

Email us at fete@bellingdon.com if you’re able to help man a stall, help with set up or with pre-arrangements; or want to get involved in any way.  You are more than welcome!