Gallery
Welcome to the Siddington Village website!
 
The village website will now be updated on a regular basis, so this is your way of keeping up to date with all the most recent news and events.
 
Forthcoming events and main news:
Summer Village Festival and Fete on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August 2009
Meetings are ongoing for this event, but this is what the committee is already organising for the weekend:
Saturday 29th August: Jazz and folk day evening with Morris Dancing at the Greyhound with Beer Festival – if you are in a band or group involved in any other entertainment suitable to perform,  please contact Jason at the Greyhound.
Sunday 30th August: there is an exciting programme of events, all rounded off by Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn Bowen doing the prize giving: 
Elizabeth Way Community Rooms - Grow & Show opens at 1.30pm - please contact Liz Gardner  07889038987.
Playing Field Events - Dog Show at 12 noon, Circus Skills, Beat the Goalie, Skittles and Welly Wanging, Bar, Barbeque, Display of Morgan cars and meet the Alpacas - to name but a few.
Village Hall Events from 2pm onwards – Sweet Stall, Face Painting, Trap the Rat, Croquet Shoot Out, Human Fruit Machine, Books/DVD stall, Thai Curry, Raffle, Tombola, Home Made Arts & Craft Stall, Lucky Dip, Lucky Treasure Island, Fortune Teller and teas.
Please keep these dates free date of  next meeting: Wednesday 8th July 2009 at The Greyhound at 8pm – all welcome!
For further details contact  Georgie Hayward 658235 (georgie@uppersidd.co.uk) or Robert or Gaynor Cowley 640974 
 
NEW CLUB!  Siddington folk at the Greyhound
After our St George's Day folkmusic session in the local pub, The Greyhound, we must have impressed the locals and landlord enough that they are happy to have us as a regular fixture! Consequently we moved out of the Village Hall and into the pub at the beginning of May and we are running weekly sessions of traditional music and song in the bar every Friday from 7.30p.m.
 
This will be a “sing-around” session where everyone gets the opportunity to perform if they wish, or just hum if they prefer.  Take part, even if it’s just humming!  So, if you are interested in a bit of self entertainment away from the TV, dig out that drum, polish up the penny whistle, find the recorder, put strings on the guitar, dust off the fiddle, oil the throat and come along to your village hall!  Don’t worry if you are a bit rusty or need help – that’s what this club is all about.  Most of the music and songs are not complicated and are easy to learn.  Keep  traditional music alive and play it live, while having fun at the same time.   So, if you are nine, or ninety years old, just come along and join in. Refreshments will be available around 9.15 p.m.. All we ask is a donation of £1.00 per person  towards the running costs. In the future we hope to be able to perform at local events such as fetes, festivals, shows and social functions. More challenges for the future would be forming a Country Dance Band with a caller to perform at Barn Dances and Ceilidhs.  
 
So don't be shy, come and give it a try!
Siddingtonfolk at the Greyhound, Siddington, Near Cirencester Glos, GL7 6HR. Every Friday from 7.30 for music & song.
Beginners are always welcome.
Contact Brian on 01285 640693
mobile 07716 9905280
email siddingtonfolk@yahoo.co.uk
  
Next edition of the Village News
Next Month’s Editor is Georgie Hayward
georgie@uppersidd.co.uk
01285 658235
Deadline date is 15th June 2009