Olive Day
It is with sadness that on the button reports the peaceful passing of
Olive Day. Olive’s father John Bowskill is commemorated on the War
Memorial for his service during World War One. Olive was featured
in the Arlesey Remembers You video and television programme.
Her family have expressed how much it meant to her that her
father John Bowskill now has a headstone on his grave, in St Peter’s
Churchyard, after the Arlesey Remembers You project initiated some
fundraising to get his unmarked graved recognised with a replica
Commonwealth Wargraves Commissions headstone.
Her cousin, Jim Bowskill wrote “I can tell you and all involved in
Arlesey Remembers You that it was Olive’s greatest wish to see a
headstone on her beloved father’s grave. I cannot put into words the
contentment it brought her. She kept the photo of the headstone
with her always. A truly remarkable lady and project coming
together, perfectly. Again many thanks to you and all the team and
villagers who worked together to make this possible. Very best
regards to all, Jim, Sam and all the Bowskill family.”
These words show the effect the Arlesey Remember You project
has had on one family and epitomises the aim of individually
remembering the fallen from the First World War.
Our thoughts go out to the Bowskill family.
Rest in peace and contentment Olive.
It is proposed that a collection be made in her name for a floral
tribute or a donation for St. Peter’s where she often went to services
when she was resident in Arlesey.
Please contact the Arlesey Remembers You team via the
facebook page or email [email protected] if you wish
to contribute.
Sensational 70’s !!!
Variety Express is ready to take on the ‘Sensational 70s’!!!
It’s that time of year again and the cast of Variety Express have all been
hard at work rehearsing for this year’s Charity Variety Show, Sensational
70s. After last year’s smash ‘At The Movies’, which was given some fantastic
reviews from audience members, we will be treating audiences to a night of
Seventies glamour, wigs and bell bottoms! I know most of you will not be
old enough *cough cough* to remember the seventies so in the words of the
great Marvin Gaye here’s ‘What’s going on’.
Looking back on the 1970s, a number of things spring to mind. Pong, one
of the first computer games, space-hoppers, space voyages, mini-skirts,
Concorde and ridiculously high falsetto voices singing ‘Stayin’ Alive’. It was
the decade of the Ford Cortina, Raleigh Chopper bikes, the record player and
cassette recorder. The 1970s is often seen as the decade that taste forgot;
perhaps rightly so as fashion was a sea of brown and yellow polyester!
However, Variety Express would like you to join them in paying musical, dance
and comedy tribute to such a colourful decade.
As with every year, our main aim is to raise as much money as we can to
donate to local good causes. Over the years we have given away a staggering
amount. This can only continue with the support of audience members paying
for tickets and attending the show. With this in mind we hope to welcome you
to join us. Why don’t you cool cats get a group of friends together, dress to
impress and have a groovy night out?
This year’s two benefactors are N-Able Herts Disability Sports Association
and Angels Support Group.
N-Able Herts Disability Sports Association is a Voluntary Club set up to
enable young people with a disability in Hertfordshire to participate in a
variety of sports. The Club is run purely by the dedication, skills and energy
of voluntary staff and also the parents/carers of their young people. They are
totally self-funding and continually need the help and support of groups like
ours. For further information visit www.nhdsa.org.uk
Angels Support Group, Hertfordshire, was formed in response to families
in the community in desperate need of support for themselves and their
children. All of their volunteers have children with either ADHD or an autistic
spectrum disorder and are committed to providing a resource that people
will find both useful and accessible, making it available to as many families
as possible. Raising a child diagnosed with ADHD and/or ASD can be very
challenging to any parent or carer without the right support. Their aim is to
help to empower parents and carers and encourage them to feel confident in
supporting their child, both in the home environment and educationally. For
further information visit www.angelssupportgroup.org.uk
The show opens Tuesday 25th October at 7.30pm and runs until Saturday
29th October at 2.30pm. Tickets are £9 and £7 for concessions and are
available at www.varietyexpress.org.uk or you can call Diane Humberstone
on 07786 840 535 for further information or block bookings. If you require a
carer to support you to attend, please call Diane as there are limited free carer
tickets available.
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