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The Trustee Report for 2023/24 can be found here.


Inkpen Playing Field - Have Your Say

There is lots more happening at the Inkpen Playing Field and Pavilion. In addition to the update given at the recent Annual Parish Meeting, the Trustees would like to hear from you. Please access the short questionnaire below, asking for your feedback on Activities /Clubs that you want at the pavilion. This Questionnaire is also hosted at www.inkpenvillage.co.uk and detailed below. Just click this link: https://forms.office.com/r/U2zGepzWiM?origin=lprLink Let us know your views. This is your pavilion and playing field. Please provide your contact details so that we can follow up for further details. We look forward to hearing from you.


Our New Pavilion - Refurbished during Covid




The pavilion consists of a main room with Wi-Fi and large television. Kitchen with two cookers, 4 hobs, dishwasher, fridge freezer, microwave, water heater. Glasses, crockery and cutlery also available. There are two toilets and a disabled wet room which includes a disabled shower, toilet and baby changing unit. We are still fund raising for further improvements to the facilities, so if you wish to donate please get in touch.

Hiring the pavilion and facilities enable us to maintain them whilst remaining a ‘not for profit’ charity. If you would like to hire the pavilion or any of its facilities, email clerk@inkpenparishcouncil.org.uk. Hire Charges are on the booking page, here, and on the notice board. We are also preparing a Facebook page and Instagram account so please do follow us when it's up and running.






News

Eyes and Ears

If you think that there is any suspicious activity taking place on the playing field, please take whatever details you can and go here to notify the police. Please do not put yourself at risk, let the police handle it.

The IMPFT (Inkpen Memorial Playing Field Trust) is pleased to host several regular clubs and societies as well as being available to hire for events (parties, work functions, luncheons etc).

Please check for an up-to-date list of events / bookings under impft.inkpenvillage.co.uk

Opening: We are looking for a (paid) booking clerk to help with the smooth running of the pavilion & its facilities. The role is varied & expected to occupy up to 10hrs pw. If you are interested, please contact brian.cox@inkpenparishcouncil.org.uk and james.fisher@inkpenparishcouncil.org.uk for further details.

INKPEN SUMMER FETE
We’d like to thank everyone who supported, volunteered, donated and turned up on the day to make the village fete so successful (and such great fun!) Thanks to you all we managed to raise an impressive £4388 for our wonderful village school.

It’s so good to see the village coming together. As a committee we have run the fete every other year for the past 6 years and are now hoping to pass on the baton.

We know a new set of eyes will bring fresh ideas and make it bigger and better. It’s really not that much work and we’d all be happy to help out from the sidelines. Thanks to the village for being a great place to live.

Save the date:  Velo Hill Climb ’25 – Sunday, 28th September www.newburyvelo.cc/hill-climb

IMPFT Activities and regular bookings:

Climate	Sessions throughout the year	climate.inkpenvillage.co.uk
Cricket	Sundays during the season See calendar for fixtures	Inkpencricketclub.org, and impft.inkpenvillage.co.uk
Daisy Chains	Every Friday 09:45-11:45 From 6th June	clerk@inkpenparishcouncil.org.uk
Football 5-a-side	Sunday Evenings	Chris Stapleton Mob: 07909 851968
Football (Juniors to U16)	Sunday morning from 10:30am during the season	HTJFCSecretary@outlook.com
History Society	Sessions throughout the year	history.inkpenvillage.co.uk
Netball	Monday evenings Juniors 6pm / Adults 7pm (excl. bank holidays)	Sally Mob: 07444 593 560
Pop in Café	Every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 10:00 - 12:30	All welcome, just “pop-in”
Stargazers	Second Wednesday of the month, 19:30 - 21:00	stargazers.inkpenvillage.co.uk
Tennis	Pay as you play / subscription (tbc)	clerk@inkpenparishcounsil.org.uk
Yoga	Saturday 09:45 -10:45 pay as you go	Oliviaboydall@gmail.com Mob: 07554 446 502

COMING SOON to INKPEN - TENNIS AND FOOTBALL COACHING
It’s all happening at Inkpen Playing Field - starting during the summer holidays from 21st July there will be tennis and football coaching at Inkpen Playing Field, for anyone who wishes to improve their game. There is:

Tennis Coaching with Mike Gordon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the summer for those wishing to book a session. Residents will remember Mike from previous sessions. Mike is a LTA level 4 coach, accredited DBS, Safeguarding, First Aid certified. Anyone interested should book with Mike directly: mike@premiumtennis.co.uk

Football Coaching with Chris, who has coached at Inkpen previously, is yet to arrange times and dates for his summer sessions in time for this publication - but sessions will be available to all who wish to attend - we may have a budding Wayne Rooney (or Mary Earps) in Inkpen! Please watch Facebook for further details of dates and times.

THE INKPEN POP-IN CAFÉ
Following on from last month’s Pop-In Cafe, we sponsored a fundraiser in aid of the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society. Bella Cox and her partner ran a marathon with the aim of raising £3000 for this charity. They have nearly completed their sponsorship target with 80 people contributing via JustGiving. If anyone else would like to contribute, just check out the JustGiving website.

In September the Pop-In Cafe aims to raise money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance and during October we will likewise fundraise for Dementia UK, and that will conclude the Pop-In cafe’s fundraising for 2025. Charitable contributions are taken from donations made for refreshments. You won’t be asked to give, it’s entirely up to you.

The Pop-In Cafe is open on the first and third Thursdays of each month, between 10 am and 12:30 pm. It’s at the Inkpen Pavilion on the playing field. In September, the opening dates are the 4th and 18th, and in October it’ll be the 2nd and the 16th. Make a note in your diary/calendar. All are welcome and no-one is pressured into contributing. Refreshments include tea, coffee (both normal and de-caf) and hot chocolate. Cake and biscuits are also available. Do come and join us, bring a friend. All are welcome. .

THE INKPEN AND DISTRICT STARGAZERS
We begin our stargazing season this September, on Wednesday 10th. There will be a talk for beginners, given by Steve Harris from the Newbury Astro Society, starting at 7.30 in the Inkpen pavilion. This will hopefully be followed by a bit of observing (fingers crossed for clear skies).

We hope to have the Seestar S50 in action as well as the Vespera Pro. Refreshments will be available as usual. Whether you’re a signed-up member or just want to come and see what’s going on, all are very welcome. Membership is £15 a year (June to June), or £3 per a single event. Inkpen is situated within an area known for its dark night sky and it is within the North Wessex Downs. If you go out into the North Wessex Downs on a clear night you can see lots of stars, nebula clusters and even a galaxy or two. It’s a truly magical experience.

Astronomical groups are a great source of advice on stargazing and equipment. Come and give it a go! If you can’t wait, have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DVpxl5pOmw

Inkpen History Society
Now that the heat of the summer has subsided, we’re thinking about an archaeological dig. We believe we’ve identified an old well with connected buildings, but to be sure we need to expose the area. We need about six people interested in giving this a go, digging down carefully by up to a meter and sifting through the soil that’s been removed. Do you think you might be interested? Then email inkpen-climate@outlook.com.

We will ideally start mid-September, so there isn’t much time to waste. On receipt of your email we will give you dates, tell you what you need and how to prepare. This all depends on having sufficient and able-bodied people to help. Thank you.

Finally, the https://history.inkpenvillage.co.uk/ website continues to grow. We are continuing to add audio files and wartime items. Do have a look, and if you think you might have something to add, get in touch. Comments are also very welcome.

Inkpen Cricket Club
We’re now almost 2 months into the Inkpen cricket season and it’s been a decent effort all around to this point. The weather has been kind, allowing us to get off to an unprecedented start with wins against the might of East Anton, Urchfont, Hungerford Chancers and Bodleian Library.

The last couple of games has seen strong batting from Collingbourne and Boxford, with Inkpen defeated both times, although our scores of almost 200 runs would usually be good enough for victory.

We have 9 matches remaining this summer and are always looking for more Inkpen players, whether highly skilled or somewhat less so. If interested, please get in touch (admin@inkpencricketclub.org) or check out the club website (www.inkpencricketclub.org).

YOGA IN INKPEN
Inkpen Village Hall - Tuesday mornings 9:30-10:30am
Inkpen Pavilion - Thursday evenings 7.00-8.00pm

Yoga which is suitable for beginners and experienced. Classes are £10 pay as you go. Contact oliviaboydall@gmail.com 07554446502 for additional info and requests to book on to a class.

Yoga classes not only bring strength, and a sense of freedom and mobility to our physical bodies, they also leave us feeling calm, aligned, with a settled mind. Through movement, postures, breathwork and meditation you will leave the mat with a new sense of energy and a permeating feeling of deep rest physically and mentally.






Book

Children’s parties, Group and Birthday parties. The Inkpen pavilion is an ideal venue for a wide range of events. The Bi-fold doors open wide so that people can sit outside or wonder around on those balmy summer evenings. 

The facilities provided include:

• A fully fitted kitchen with a hatchway that allows views over the main room, ideal for keeping an eye on energetic children.
• Adjoining children’s play area for those special children’s parties.
• Plenty of car parking.
• Wifi is provided with Gigabit speeds.
• Air conditioned main room for those hot days as well as cold ones.
• Standard toilets and a disabled toilet.
• Caters for up to 60 adults

For sports, you can book for football, cricket, tennis, 5-a-side football and basket ball. There are chainging rooms (home and away) and a separate referee's changing room. Major cycling and running events also take place here.

If you would like to book the playing-field or the pavilion early application is suggested to avoid disappointment. To book or enquire, email bookings@impft.inkpenvillage.co.uk using the booking form provided here. The pavilion is available for anyone over 18 to book and we very much hope that it will be used by many of you for our various activities. Our standard booking charges for 2025 are shown here.

A list of some current bookings is shown below.






Bookings

Please use the link https://hallbookingonline.com/inkpen to access all bookings. All enquiries, please email bookings@impft.inkpenvillage.co.uk.