Saturday 10th May 2025 marked a very special occasion in our village, as over 100 residents joined the BAVG Volunteers at the village hall to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The event was a wonderful mix of community spirit, music, and celebration. The Enderby Concert Band set the tone with a fantastic live […]
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Congratulations to all on our 5th anniversary! We had a wonderful evening celebrating at The White Horse in Broughton Astley. We invited our volunteers to join us to thank them for their continued support. It was a great evening to catch up with old friends and reminisce about the early lockdown days and new friends we
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On a very stormy Wednesday evening in Broughton Astley village hall, the Salvation Army provided an evening of entertainment with wonderful music and carol signing. The residents also enjoyed raffle prizes, mulled wine and mince pies. Over £880 was raised for the Salvation Army! Thank you everyone for your generosity, this is the most we
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The Tuesday luncheon club at Thomas Estley Community College run by the BAVG, enjoyed their Christmas lunch this week.Along with music, crackers, a Christmas quiz, mince pies and home-made chocolates, they were lucky enough to be served by year 10 girls from Thomas Estley too. It was a great festive atmosphere with wonderful food and
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The BAVG Social Groups and volunteers got together to celebrate Christmas with a fantastic meal at the White Horse. A great time was had by all who attended, lots of photos were taken – see if you can spot yourself in the gallery below.
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Barry and Angie are regulars at the BAVG coffee morning at St Mary’s church and met each other there last May, 2023. Love blossomed over coffee and biscuits and we are pleased to announce their recent engagement. They are both enjoying an active retirement including regular cycling and scooter trips. If you want to join
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On 17 March 2024 the BAVG was proud to celebrate its 4th birthday with a cake to celebrate at our regular social group coffee morning at St Mary’s church. Originally set up to support the vulnerable and isolated during covid, with 300 volunteers in the village, the BAVG has evolved to create local community groups
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Alberto Costa MP was delighted to recently attend the BAVG Social Coffee Morning at St. Mary’s Church in Broughton Astley. Alberto met with several residents to discuss his role as an MP and to listen to the residents’ concerns on both national and local issues. Alberto was joined by local County Councillor Neil Bannister. Both
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The BAVG were delighted to attend and support the Community Market Event at the Village Hall on Thursday 22nd February.A super networking opportunity promoting support and information from a wide range of local charities and services.Refreshments were provided by our expert team of volunteers If you want further information about the work we do please get
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A successful community carol concert was enjoyed by all at the village hall on Friday 15th December. It was great to see so many people from all of our social community groups there ready to get the Christmas season off to a good start. Great music by the Salvation Army, carol singing, raffle prizes, mulled wine,
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