Jumble Sale Coming Soon!

                                                               JUMBLE SALE  in OVINGHAM READING ROOM

Saturday  10^th September 1pm

AUCTION of furniture & superior items

CAFE       selling bacon butties etc.

Please bring your jumble to the Reading Room between 5 and 7 pm Friday 9^th Sept or on Saturday morning

(or contact a committee member to have your goods collected).

Reading Room Notes - 12 August 2011

The Reading Room is now well insulated and a wide range of necessary repairs have been completed. By the end of August, we hope that the new heating system will have been installed and that the main hall will have been redecorated. This work will cost almost all of the money raised so far (£18,000); the committee hope that if we are able to raise a further £12,000, this will cover the cost of redecorating the rest of the Reading Room and the installation of new windows. However, we know that once a project starts on a building of this age, there are always additional unforeseen problems and extra expense. Watch this space!

Despite the terrible weather during the Goose Fair this year, the event made a profit of £2582. Sadly, more than this amount was spent on new (more secure) fire doors after the old ones were smashed in yet another break in.

The committee members are grateful to Hazel Chalmers who is continuing to lead the Restoration Fund Raising sub-committee despite the fact that she has resigned from the main committee. Hazel has been very successful and her contribution is appreciated.

Things happening at the Reading Room!

After a great deal of fund raising, getting estimates and sorting out priorities, at last work, has started on making the Reading Room a village hall to be proud of. Insulation has been installed in the loft over the kitchen/ entrance hall area, the ceiling in the main hall has been given external insulation, a new zoned heating and hot water system is being installed, redecoration is underway and there will be new heavy duty  washable flooring  laid in the entrance hall soon.  When all this is complete the Reading Room will be warm, comfortable and welcoming. So please do support the events to be held - and help to spread the word about what  marvellous facilities are on offer. Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful support which has led to this exciting refurbishment.