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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB IN THE '70'S AND '80'S

Following Lorna's February issue plea 'Where Are You Now?' it is lovely to have heard from two more members of the Youth Club.at that time. Thank you Rachael and Wendy.

For the past 12 years I have been living in Exeter on my own but with support staff to help me. I do several voluntary jobs during the week at a nursing home and two day centres for the elderly. I love chatting to older people! I see my mum every other weekend, she lives in Crediton. I am 43 years old now. I have a boyfriend now: I meet him at two evening clubs I go to.

My sister Becky is married with three sons, in Salisbury. She is 38 years old and a Special Needs Teacher.

Rachael Delve [25.3.12.]

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Marian Delve gives us news of Dawn, Denise and Julie Copp who were fostered by Gerald and Phyllis Andreis. Gerald worked at Moules Farm and they lived at Castle Cottage.

Denise now lives in care in Cullompton and Dawn in Ilfracombe, as does Julie who has just moved into a 'sheltered' flat near the Tyrell Hospital. She and Rachael are still good friends.

Gerald sadly died several years ago and Phyllis earlier this year.

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After reading Kevin's contribution to your wonderful Newsletter I thought I would write to you myself. I remember the Youth Club very well and Sally Richards taking pity on me and taking me under her wing as I was too scared to go by myself.

As some of you already know, I emigrated to Australia in 1981, ten days shy of my 21st birthday. I was terrified and very excited at the same time. On reaching Sydney - there was no international airport in Brisbane back in those days - as we flew over that amazing city I couldn't work out what the blue dots were. As we circled closer to the ground I realized with a gasp of surprise that they were swimming pools and that nearly every back yard had one!

Wendy Sio [nee Fanner]

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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Berrynarbor Youth Club began in the 1970's and was run by Jean Palmano and myself. When the Palmano's left Woodvale, Jimmy Brooks joined me. Many of the members of the Youth Club had been known to Mary Hughes and me in the 1960's when we ran the Play Group

The following list of names are from the Club registers of the 1970's and 80's. If you are or know someone on the list, please get in touch. It would be lovely to have brief details of where you are now, what you are up to and what you have achieved [and that goes for those of you still living in the village or local area too!].

Please make contact via the Newsletter, either to the address at the beginning of this issue, or by e-mail to ed@berrynarbor-news.co.uk. I hope to hear from you.

Lorna Bowden

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB
Leader in Charge: Alf Gilbertson [883519]

The Youth Club has re-opened, but the future of the Club will depend on the interest shown. It needs a regular attendance of 10 plus members in order to meet running costs, so the Club's future depends on YOUR attendance. Use it or lose it!

STARTS WEDNESDAY, 3RD JUNE

Every Wednesday except the third Wednesday in the month
Membership: £1.00 Weekly Subscription: 50p

5.00 to 7.00 p.m. Age 7 and 8
7.00 to 10.00 p.m. Age 9 plus

It is hoped that Future Events may include:
A trip to Butlins
Barbecue
Exmoor Camp

If you would like more details, please contact Alf Gilbertson

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

Summer gone, autumn here and winter approaching, the future of the Youth Club 'springs' to mind. For 18 months now, Alf [Althea] Broadhead of Bowden Farm and Robin Pickering of Castle Hill, have shared the organisation and supervision load. They've done remarkably well, keeping alive the only regular activity provided specifically for the teenage youth of the village. However, Robin is now finding it hard to generate the time needed, and Alf, though very eager to continue, has her new baby demanding her time and attention. We owe these two young parents a sincere 'thank you' for everything they have done, but the best way of thanking them would be for more adults to come forward to help with the Youth Club NOW! This would relieve the load and ensure that the Club continues, if only once a week, on Wednesday evenings, 6.30 to 9.30 p.m.

It would be appreciated if anyone who is interested or who feels they might be able to help out in some way could leave their name at the Post Office for passing on to Alf, or if you would like to find out more about the Club, please go along to any Wednesday evening [not 16th October], Manor Hall, 6.30 p.m. - the sooner, the better!

Alan Rowlands [PMG]

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YOUTH CLUB

Invitation:

This year the Youth Club will be holding a Coffee Morning in the Manor Hall to celebrate the Festive Season with all its village friends, on Saturday, 14th December from 10.30 a.m. onwards. The children will serve coffee and Christmas cake, with no charge, and provide a short Christmas entertainment programme.

Please come along

I am pleased to inform Youth Club members and parents that following the wonderful offer of support from Phil and Lynne, the Christmas Party will be held at the Globe on Friday, 13th December, 7.30 p.m. onwards, with entertainment from Phil and Gary and a visit from Father Christmas! Parents are welcome 8.30 p.m. onwards. All our thanks to Phil and Lynne.

Pat Martin

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YOUTH CLUB

Youth Club recommences on 1st October, with lots of support from parents, and with myself as Leader. All local children in the age group 7 to 17 years are welcome. I should like to thank parents who are helping with the Autumn Programme and ask anyone who is willing to help with the Spring Programme to contact me on [0271] 865361.

Pat Martin

AUTUMN PROGRAMME

SUBS 50p PER SESSION - Parents wishing to, may collect younger children at 8.00p.m.

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

Also urgently needed, if the Youth Club is to continue, is someone willing to act as Leader. The Youth Club is very well supported by the parents, who are willing to assist a new leader. If anyone would like further information, please contact Ann Davies, 883837.

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YOUTH CLUB

'What a wonderful community spirit the village offers' - that was the feeling following the Youth Club's Christmas Variety Show. So many people helped and the children would like to say a big 'thank you' to the following people:

• The Parents for supporting and helping.
• The Management Committee for paying the hire charge of the stage.
• Lulu and Bud Rice who transported the stage.
• Penny and Jeff Gove who kindly video'd the Variety Show.
• Lynne and Phil at The Globe who supplied the microphones and amps [wasn't it wonderful to hear the children]
• Stuart Neale for his time and music. Like so many of the children involved, Stuart had not been well, but he did a wonderful job without any dress rehearsal.

Thanks to everyone who came and supported the children, I think you'll agree when I say, 'They're a wonderful bunch of kids'.

Ann Davies

Our thoughts are with Stuart, Ginny and Katie at this very sad time.

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

Our programme for this Autumn has been a busy one with a lot more still to come. We have been to Club Ruda "Cascades"; a fun evening at "The Log Inn", Watermouth; Ilfracombe Swimming Baths and a Fancy Dress Hallowe'en Party [it poured with rain for trick or treating!!], plus the normal Youth Club nights.

We had a very successful Jumble Sale on 6th October [together with the Playgroup] and we should like to thank all the mums who helped and gave jumble. A big 'thank you' to Pam and Alex Parke who had a good old sort out when they moved and gave us bags of jumble and bric-a-brac.

Youth Club are putting on their Variety Show on Thursday, 20th December, at 7.30 p.m. in the Manor Hall and we hope, as in previous years, that you will come along and support the children who put a lot of hard work into their Show - don't forget - THURSDAY, 20TH DECEMBER, 7.30 p.m.

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

After a very successful Coffee Morning at Easter, the Youth Club has been able to purchase games equipment to the value of £90 - thanks to everyone who supported it and to the effort that everyone put into making the bonnets - over 40 in all which made the judging very difficult. Thank you Helen Armstead.

While on the subject of thanks, we should very much like to thank Lynne and Phil [The Globe], who kindly donated £45 with which we have bought a basketball set.

We had a trip to Cascades at Croyde, which was enjoyed by everyone and also a lovely evening at The Globe when a lot of parents joined us. Youth Club has now finished until the Autumn, when we hope to start rehearsing for our Christmas Variety Show.

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

Congratulations to Berry Youth Club for entertaining us so well on the 19th December. What a pleasure to see so many children [and helpers] together enjoying themselves and giving us all so much enjoyment. I wonder how many other small villages have over 40 young people who get together regularly and can produce by themselves a lovely, entertaining evening. I hope we shall see more of them.

All proceeds went to the Ethiopian Appeal and the only thing that marred the evening, for me, was that it was not always easy to see due to the lack of a proper stage. Perhaps this is something that might be worth working for?

Keep going Youth Club members and your dedicated helpers!

Marion Billett

Thank you Ann [Davis] and colleagues for all the very hard work involved in organising our Youth Club, and special thanks for the very entertaining Christmas Variety Show, which was enjoyed by one and all.

Jenny Holley

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BERRYNARBOR YOUTH CLUB

Hallowe'en Night, 31st October 1989