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From the Yateley Society’s Newsletter No.45 May 1991

Editor: Tony Hocking

THE EDITORIAL

 

Dear Member,

Did you see the Society May Fayre exhibition? If not you may be interested to know that it will be displayed again in June, in Yateley Hall on Saturday the 22nd, and in Newlands School on Saturday the 29th (more of this later).

 

The exhibition reviewed the first ten years of the Society, and surprised even the founder members with the diversity of interests and activities illustrated.

 

In spite of the cold weather the May Fayre was an undoubted success for the Society. Many people spent a lot of time studying the exhibition and one result was nine fully paid up new members — our best May Fayre tally yet! Congratulations and thanks to Valerie Kerslake and Elizabeth Tipton who masterminded and prepared the exhibition.

 

Stephanie Pattenden did her usual excellent job of organising the sales, aided by a stalwart band of helpers who manned the stall regardless of the freezing draught. The sales stand did extremely well, even after all the hidden costs had been taken into account, there was a profit on the day.


No doubt you have all seen Yateley Hall resplendent in its newly restored glory, once again taking pride of place as the great house of Yateley. That the house has been so successiully converted and preserved for further use, albeit as offices, is partly a happy accident in that it has a sympathetic owner, and partly a result of the dedication and enthusiasm of Richard Johnston who has spent so much time and effort studying the building and advising on its treatment.

 

In this Newsletter you will find two articles by Richard; a short one outlining arrangements for a __Public Open Day__ at Yateley Hall on Saturday June 22nd, and asking for volunteers to help as guides and stewards, and a short description and history of the Hall. This description and history will be available to the public at the Open day. The Society May Fayre exhibition will be an show in the Hall on the Day.

 

Please read these articles, and p1ease volunteer to help In the future it may well be impossible to visit the Hall again, so take the opportunity to see Yateley's greatest house and to help others to do so.

 

The other occasion on which the May Fayre exhibition will be on show is the __Newland's School PTA Summer Fair__, on Saturday June 29th. The exhibition will be in the main hall, conveniently near the refreshments area,

 

STEWARDS ARE NEEDED TO MAN THE EXHIBITION, to hand out literature on the Society and to keep an eye on the exhibits. The Fair is from 1pm to 5pm.j

 

The only snag is that this clashes with the Society visit to Kiln Copse garden in Eversley. The Committee will be most grateful to anyone volunteering to attend the Newlands School Fair as many of the regular helpers at events are also dedicated garden lovers!

 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW (######) IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE A STEWARD AT THE SCHOOL.


PUBLIC OPEN DAY AT YATELEY HALL 22 JUNE 1991

by Richard Johnston

 

Mr John Behan of Lacken Construction has agreed to allow the Yateley Society to organise an Open Day at Yateley Hall on June 22nd 1991. The intention is to advertise the fact that the Hall is open very widely in the press, and to have the Hall open to the public from 10am until 4pm. We expect a very large response from the public. This day will provide a probably unique opportunity for people to visit the house, because a comprehensive tour will probably be impossible once the house is in occupation. It will also provide the Society with an opportunity to make the activities of the Society, and the contrribution we make go the local environment, more widely known.

 

The Society will be responsible for all the arrangements, including the security of the house on the day, so __we shall need the help of as many Society members as possible__, not only to provide guides, to provide guards! As you all know it is a very large house, so we shall need quite a lot, and we shall need them to cover the whole day.

 

People will also be needed to manage the crowds, and to talk about the Society's exhibition: we expect to have the May Fayre exhibition on display.

 

As we do for the May Fayre, we shall have to start early in the morning in order to brief the guides, set up the Society's exhibition and prepare for the visitors. Richard Johnston wi1l provide a special fuller and more detailed tour for these Society members who help with the arrangements. This will probably take place after the house in closed to the public.

 

We need to know who can make themselves available on 22 June, and what services they can offer: we shall need: Guides to show people round and tell them about the house A large a number of stewards to police the house, man the exhibitions, and control parking.

 

Editor's note:— IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE A GUIDE OR STEWARD — PLEASE RING TONY HOCKING ON YATELEY ######. Have no fear - you will be briefed before taking up your duties!

 

Back to 1991: 10th Anniversary Exhibition


 

(c) The Yateley Society 2008

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