Bodenham dance, party, leisure club and Tanzania fund (From Hereford Times)

Bodenham dance, party, leisure club and Tanzania fund

11:10am Thursday 24th May 2012 in Bodenham

DANCE - The next social sequence dance is at Bodenham Parish Hall on Saturday at 8pm.

All proceeds to Midlands Air Ambulance.

Details on 01432 880373 or 880970.

PARTY - From 1pm to 5pm on June 4, at Broadfield Court, there will be a Diamond Jubilee Tea Party for all the family, opened by Sir Derek Jacobi, the voice of In The Night Garden, and Richard Clifford. There will be stalls, games, live music, a teddy bears’ picnic, a jubilee walk in glorious gardens, a treasure hunt and tea in the marquee.

Proceeds go to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Home-Start Herefordshire. Entry is £5 per car, with money going to the two charities.

For details, call Alexandra James on 01568 797483, email info@broadfield court.co.uk or visit broadfieldcourt.co.uk.

LEISURE CLUB - On Monday, members meet in the parish hall at 2.30pm for a quiz. There will be a raffle, sales tables and light refreshments. Visitors are welcome for £1.

ROMANIA SUPPORT GROUP - On Thursday, May 31, there will be a knit-in at 14 Brockington Road from 2pm-4pm. Visitors are always welcome. There is no charge for anything and wool can be provided if needed.

Spare rug or knitting wool is always needed. Call chairman Pat Horrigan on 01568 797044 TANZANIA FUND - Carol Clarke was a very active village member, who died from cancer in December 2010. In 2003, when she heard the plight of staff at Teule hospital in Muheza dying from HIV/AIDs, she set up the staff fund, where more than 50 of her friends covenanted £5 a month with gift aid added, through the charity Medicines for Muheza, to provide treatment and keep Teule staff alive and healthy. It has been used latterly to help support the wages of staff at Muheza Hospice, the hospice attached to Teule hospital.

Tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm sees the launch of an appeal in Bodenham Parish Hall, in memory of Carol, in an attempt to raise interest and funding to try and cover the increasing hospice salary gap. The evening will start with a short talk about the current situation in Muheza explaining what the hospice provides. This will be followed by a ploughman’s supper and puddings, with lots of time for chat and to remember Carol. Entry free but pudding donations will be welcome.

Details from Karilyn on 01568 797434 or Ann on 797571.