Kingsway Villagers

Kingsway Residents’ Association is hosting ‘The Big Lunch’ event in the Park, off Woodvale, on Sunday 2nd June.

Why not come along and join in the fun between 12 and 4pm?

This is a chance for Kingsway villagers to come together for a picnic lunch and enjoy the entertainment we have laid on including: Live music by ‘Sweet Enough’, Refreshments, Face Painting, Donkey Rides, Bouncy Castle, Kid’s Rides, Tombola, Coconut Shy, Craft Stalls and many more.

The one thing we haven’t managed to arrange is the weather but the forecast is on our side so fingers crossed!

We hope to see you there on Sunday.

Joe Logan

On behalf of the KRA Committee

‘The Gardening Competition for 2013’

Kingsway Residents’ Association is again running ‘Kingsway a village in bloom’ competition, with even more great prizes on offer this year.
Do you fancy a challenge?
Planning to tidy up your front garden?
Can you work miracles in a planter or window box?
Want to encourage the kids to do some gardening?

Look out for the flyer coming through your door or use the links below to enter online and find out about the categories, prizes and rules.

This free to enter competition is open to all Kingsway residents with or without green fingers! Entries will close on 20 Jul and the competition runs until 17 Aug when the prizes will be presented at the Village Centre.

Good luck! Someone has to win, it could be you!

Online Entry Form | Prizes | Rules | Entry Form (A5 – Printable)

Hi All,

Thank you all for your nominations to the Residents Association Committee. Nominations closed last night and the new committee will be introduced at the AGM on the 14th November – 7pm at the School.

Those who nominated themselves will receive an email to introduce each other and to get preliminary issues sorted out.

We will also have the head of the New School as our Guest speaker as well as the Police and QUVL to discuss current issues.

We will be reviewing the activities of the KRA over the past year and, as always, be open to your questions, comments and requests.

Afterwards we aim to retire to the Barn Owl.

Hope to see you there.

Cheers,
Barry

A big “Thank You” to all of you who entered the ‘Kingsway a village in bloom!’ gardening competition. You didn’t make it easy for the judges who needed all the time available to select the winners, who were:

Youth: Front Garden – 149 Valley Gdns – Shannon Creighton – 7 inch tablet (KRA) + £25 B&Q (Lioncourt Homes)
Youth: Best Overall – 149 Valley Gdns – Shannon Creighton – £40 ASDA Voucher (ASDA)

Family: Container Garden – 4 Lakenheath – Archard Family – Wii (Miller Homes)
Family: Container garden – 7 Lakenheath – Hook Family – Highly Commended
Family: Front Garden – 1 Mona Ave – Hentall Family – iPad (Barratt Homes)
Family: Front Garden – 75 Thatchan Avenue – Mr & Mrs Mumford – Highly Commended
Family: Best Overall – 6 Uxbridge Lane – Mr & Mrs Belton – 3 course meal for 4 (Barn Owl).

Let us know if you want this competition to run again next year.

‘The Gardening Competition for 2012’

Fancy a challenge?
Planning to tidy up your front garden?
Can you work miracles in a planter or window box?
Want to encourage the kids to do some gardening?

Maybe this could help?

Kingsway Residents’ Association is running a gardening competition over the summer months. This free to enter competition has a host of top prizes and is open to all Kingsway residents with or without green fingers! All you need to do is download your entry form, drop it in the box in Badham Pharmacy… and start gardening. The competition runs until 19 August when the prizes will be presented at the Village Centre.

Entry Form (A5) | (Entry Form x2 for A4) | Online Entry Form | Prizes | Rules

Happy Gardening!

Entry Date Extended: Entries will now be accepted up to (and on) July 25th.

‘The Gardening Competition for 2012’

Judging will take place over the weekend of 18/19 August

The presentation of prizes will take place on Sunday 19 August on the grassed area outside Tesco at the Kingsway Village Centre at 3pm

See you there!

Despite somewhat overcast weather, the 3rd annual Kingsway Big Lunch event went very well indeed. The live music added greatly to the atmosphere and the Bar (courtesy of The Barn Owl), Burger Van and Cafe provided an excellent range of refreshments for those who didn’t bring a packed lunch.

I’ve no idea about the total number of people who attended, but the park was crowded all day and we (the Residents Association Committee) were kept very busy throughout.

Sadly I didn’t even have time to take any photographs… If anyone has taken some and would like me to publish them on the ‘blog, please send them to me (see here for my email address).

In the end we were very lucky with the weather, despite a damp start the rain largely held off until 3:30 when the heavens finally opened!

Lost Property

We found two things that were lost / left behind:

A Childs Coat
Left on the chair at the face painting stall, a padded jacket by girl2girl (Primark) age 2-3.

An Earring
Silver filigree with a turquoise bead.

Both of these items are at my house (my address and telephone number are here); so please contact me if they belong to you; (please call before visiting).

Thanks to all those organisations and individuals who donated time / money / prizes, and to my colleagues on the Residents Assocation who put in so much effort to make this day a fabulous success.