This summer we celebrated the fact we were able to host in person. events again. Among them we had three family fun days run in collaboration with Xtra Special Families, T-shirt printing workshops and two pond dipping events with the Parks Trust. Summer proves easier for more covid safe events as we have more opportunities…
The February half term marked the anniversary since the last Community Connectors in person event. It was a fun filled family fun day at the Broughton Pavilion with over 100 attendees. With Easter fast approaching and the governments road map of restriction easing published, it’s time to start looking ahead at making the most of…
When people mention 2020 I years to come, it will probably not be greeted with illation, more a negative response to a year that threw the world in to chaos. So I want to start by reflecting on some positives for the last 12 months. Firstly, we survived into a 5th year, from a group…
It’s November and we’ve just hosted our Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year we squeezed it into our our Community Awards, a ceremony that celebrated all those fantastic members of the community who give their time to make where we live better. As part of the AGM, We say goodbye to outstanding committee and select…
Since 2016 the volunteers and volunteer committee members have been working hard to collaborate with as many residents and groups within Broughton and Brooklands as we possibly can. We’ve also had support from commercial partners too. This has resulted in a wide range of events being organised in our area, along with some fantastic relationships…
So as we enter in to the lighter, longer days, the volunteers supporting the Community Connectors have been working up new events, collaborations and building more connections across our community. Firstly, thank you to Alison from the Coop who recently attended our open committee meeting, hopefully a new ally, that hope to be supporting more…
This week the Annual General Assembly (AGM) was held at Brooklands Pavilion. At the AGM we welcome new and existing members of the committee as well as supporters and volunteers from the previous year. Nominated and Seconded this year to stand as a member of the committee are: Katie Bannister, Jake Talbot, George Taylor, Hannah…
September saw our first Friday Night Dinner Presents… event which was very successful. Seeing the community get together over some fish and chips and a bit of swing music was a great way to spend a Friday evening. October was just as popular with a Greek food theme and a variety of singers to entertain.…
In May we supported the Broughton Cycling Group with their 3rd Cycling Sportive.
This year’s Big Lunch was held at Broughton Fields Primary School, and was a huge success with over 300 attendees.