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Chartridge Pond Page Pond Party 2012 - Saturday June 16th from 2pm beside Chartridge Village Pond - adjacent to The Bell Pub. As usual there will be food from The Bell, Pimms Stall, Tombola,  Raffle, Cake Stall , Live Music and Tug of War. Entrance is FREE and do feel free to bring your own blankets/chairs to sit on. There is a contact form at The bell if you would like to confirm how many you will be attending so Elvire can cater or all. This is a fun family event which is now in it's 5th year - do come along to mix and mingle with friends and families. Volunteers will be needed  in the Spring 2012  to help clear the pond- watch this space! Picture of  Reception class pupils and their teachers at Chartridge Combined School on a field trip during Humanities Week CHARTRIDGE POND PARTY was held on June 11th - 2011            This popular annual event was well supported by villagers and friends and we only had one small shower! Barbecue was supplied and cooked by Phil & Elvire from The Bell pub Pimms Stall manned by Rita Shearing  & Mary Howell Raffle with really good prizes: A massage Mat, Dinner to the Value of £40 at The Bell, A round of golf at Chartridge Golf Club and a Bottle of white rum and tickets are still available from The Bell and the draw to be sometime at the weekend. Tombola - manned by Margaret Wells & Richard Klobuck Cup cakes from Mary Howell and Chartridge Combined School & Cream scones from Rita Shearing      Tug of War between The Swan Pub at Lee bottom and Chartridge Challengers - and Chartridge won!     Live Acoustic Guitar from Mike Bryant - visit his website  www.mikebryantmusic.co.uk   This  year the proceeds will go toward the conservation of the pond costs - watch this space to check the date for next working party. Chris Howell has managed to secure a rebate from the Parish Council  for funding towards this ongoing project. Why not have your input into the Pond Party event? We always need extra help. If you would like to help out with organising the annual Pond Party event  or would like some input  please contact: Rita & Stephen Shearing 01494 784073 or email  shearingfamily@hotmail.com We welcome  new ideas and suggestions for 2012. Pond Maintenance Volunteers April 2011 - watch this space for next Volunteers Morning for 2012   A working party of Chartridge village Volunteers - headed up by Chris Howell and his keen assistant driving the dumper truck - set to work to tidy the village pond. All got "down and dirty" to remove overgrown weeds and were careful to protect the nesting  ducks and moorhens. After this worthwhile project was successfully completed - they retired to the pub for well earned sustenance! Chartridge Village Pond This lovely old pond was hidden from view for many years. In 2007 with a grant from the parish council,  Chris Howell organised a villagers working party to clear the pond in 2008. The intention was to reintroduce suitably indigenous plants to the pond fringes and to encourage wildflowers on the adjacent meadow grass. This proved to be a huge success so we organised a gathering of residents and friends to come along to the Pond and celebrate. Since then there has been an annual afternoon Pond Party organised by the residents. New ideas are always welcome do contact us if you would like to help out.