Group Directory
A comprehensive list of all the groups, societies, organisations and activities for the parish of Helmdon. If you would like to add, remove or amend your details please e-mail the webmaster for immediate attention.
Group
Primary Contact
Acorns (Pre-school Playgroup)
Chair:
Rachel Wheeler
(01295) 768613
e-mail
Supervisor: Samantha Marshall
Secretary:
Laura McHenry
(01295) 760980
Baptist Church (Tove Valley Baptist Fellowship)
Minister: Revd Phil Drage e-mail
Contact: Rosemary Gulliver e-mail
Bell, The - Public House
Richard Phillips web site
Blackpits Recycling Centre Monitoring Group
Chair: David Powell e-mail
Blackpits contact for comments/ complaints re the Composting Site Operation at Helmdon
Ed Bastow
Bridge Players (Drama Group)
Chair: Michele Rimmer e-mail
Treasurer: Dave Bridger e-mail
Church St Mary Magdalene
Rector: Revd Will Adams e-mail
Treasurer: Philip Andrews e-mail
Churchwarden: Ann Smith e-mail
CKERS Youth Club
Contact: Andrew Rimmer e-mail
Fellowship (for over sixties and retired)
Chair: Carol Brookhouse e-mail
Secretary: Rosemary Gulliver e-mail
Friends of St Mary Magdalene
Chairman: Hugh Walmsley
Secretary: Julia O'Brien
Friends of Helmdon Churchyard
Chairman: Conrad Woolley e-mail
Secretary: Judy Cairns e-mail
Friends of Helmdon School
Chair: Jonathan Oldershaw
Treasurer: Wiggy Smith
Unit leader: Michele Rimmer
HAFWEG (Helmdon, Astwell & Falcutt Wildlife & Environment Group)
Contact: John Thorne e-mail
Helmdon Presents..(Theatre, Arts, Entertainment & Film Club)
Chair: Chris Bridger e-mail
Helmdon Primary School
Head Teacher: Jacqui Johnson
Bursar
Contact: Margaret Reardon
HYHO (Young Husbands' Organisation)
Chairman: Mark Lovett e-mail
Mothers' Union (Astwell Group)
Branch leader: Ann Smith e-mail
Neighbourhood Watch
Co-ordinator: Ray Crouch
Parents & Tots
Organiser: Ann Smith e-mail
Parish Council
Chairman: Peter Burns e-mail
Parish Clerk: Liz Hart e-mail
Parish Paths Group
Chairman: Mike Barnes e-mail
Parish Paths Warden: Roger Miles
Parish Plan
Chairman: Danny Moody e-mail
Post Office & Drop-in Centre
Contact: Caroline King
Treasurer: Mary Nash
Rainbows (1st Helmdon)
Unit Guider: Eleanor Shepherd e-mail
Unit Helper: Michele Rimmer e-mail
Reading Group
Contact: Jean Simmonds e-mail
Reading Room
Chairman: Bill England e-mail
Secretary: Barbara Whitlock e-mail
Scouts, Cubs & Beavers
Group Scout Leader: David Edwards
Sports & Social Club
Chairman: Geoff Crook
Secretary: Dave Bridger e-mail
Talkabout (Twice-yearly village news)
Editor: John Thorne
Publisher: vacant
Tiny Tots
Tuesday Lunches
Contact: Wiggy Smith
Web Site (created & maintained by Helmdon WEA)
Webmaster: Danny Moody e-mail
Contents & history resources editor: Audrey Forgham e-mail
Women's Club
Chair: Kate Moody e-mail
Women's Institute
President: Louise Stothard
Secretary: Jennifer Saunders
WEA (Workers' Educational Association)
Chair: Jan Harrold e-mail
Secretary: Richard Farquharson e-mail
The following groups/organisations are for one reason or another sadly no longer active/contriute to the website -
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