{"id":16174,"date":"2025-10-05T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16174"},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:09:17","slug":"16174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16174","title":{"rendered":"October Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1652\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1652\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-orig-size=\"100,42\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quill-purple\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" class=\"wp-image-1652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1614791868200.jpg?resize=150%2C63\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"63\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>As Chair of the Wenvoe Village Hall, I would like to apologise to anyone that was offended or got caught up in the aftermath of the disturbance that happened on Friday 29th August at the Village Hall. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>This was a 16th Birthday party that was \u201cgatecrashed\u201d by a crowd of youths and as soon as we were informed of this, members of the committee, Gail, Carol &amp; Debbie, went down to stop the party. The Police were called, by whom we don\u2019t know, (but thank you) and they did an admirable job in handling the crowd. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>In my many years of being involved with the village hall this was a rare occurrence. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend as I had just had an operation and was laid up. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>We have a good rapport with our neighbours of the hall and I apologise to them. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>A big thank you to Gail Adams, Carol Jenkins and Debbie Bourge from the committee who handled the situation very well. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Thanking you, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Bernard Jenkins, Chairman<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1652\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1652\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-orig-size=\"100,42\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quill-purple\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" class=\"wp-image-1652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1614791868200.jpg?resize=150%2C63\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"63\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>On behalf of my family, I would like to express my deepest thanks to everyone in the community who offered their kind words of condolence and support following the passing of my dad Ian Moody. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Your messages, cards and comforting words have been a great source of strength to us all during this difficult time. We are also truly grateful to all who attended his funeral service &#8211; your presence was a touching reminder of the many lives he touched. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>We were able to give a donation of \u00a31100 to the Brain Tumour Charity in his memory. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Many thanks, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Kim Jones<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1652\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1652\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-orig-size=\"100,42\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quill-purple\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" class=\"wp-image-1652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1614791868200.jpg?resize=150%2C63\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"63\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>My family and I would like to thank everyone for<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>their support as we participated in the Alzheimer\u2019s<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>Society Memory Walk last month. With everyone\u2019s<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>help we raised \u00a31,000 for the Alzheimer\u2019s Society.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>A big thank you also to the nursing staff on St<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>Barruc\u2019s Ward at Barry Hospital who care for Terry<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>and all the other patients. They don\u2019t only look after<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>the patients, but the families too, and we really<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>appreciate them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Gillian Richards, Brooklands Terrace, with son Scott.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1652\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1652\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-orig-size=\"100,42\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quill-purple\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1634204129242.jpg?fit=100%2C42\" class=\"wp-image-1652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/quill-purple-e1614791868200.jpg?resize=150%2C63\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"63\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Colin and I would like to thank our family and<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">friends from Wenvoe and far and wide for their<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">cards, kind wishes and presents on the occasion of<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">our 60th Wedding Anniversary on 4th September. We<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">hope all who attended our party at Wenvoe Castle<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Golf Club on 6th September had a good time.<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you all,<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Colin and Janet Williams, Whitehall Close<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/letter.jpg?w=860\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>LETTERS TO THE EDITORS<br \/>\n(The Editors are not responsible for opinions expressed, although<br \/>\nevery effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information.<br \/>\nThe editors reserve the right to protect the anonymity of anyone<br \/>\nwho wishes to contribute articles or letters for the magazine<br \/>\nprovided they are aware of the identity of any such person. )<br \/>\nGillian Richards, Brooklands Terrace, with son Scott.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/letter.jpg?w=860\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; As Chair of the Wenvoe Village Hall, I would like to apologise to anyone that was offended or got caught up in the aftermath of the disturbance that happened on Friday 29th August at the Village Hall. This was a 16th Birthday party that was \u201cgatecrashed\u201d by a crowd of youths and as soon as we were informed [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[138,426],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s6cWjO-16174","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1106,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=1106","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":0},"title":"Letters","author":"Alan Williams","date":"9th October 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Letters to the Editor \u00a0 Village Show \u00a0 Congratulations and thanks to all involved in the Village Show - another very successful day where villagers could mingle and admire each other's skills. Anne Bennett \u00a0 \u00a0 Church Hall Sale. \u00a0 I was surprised to read in What's On that St\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Letters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Letters","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=138"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9282,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=9282","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":1},"title":"March Letters","author":"Alan Williams","date":"3rd March 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 March Letters (The Editors are not responsible for opinions expressed, although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information. The editors reserve the right to protect the anonymity of anyone who wishes to contribute articles or letters for the magazine provided they are aware of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Letters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Letters","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=138"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2212,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2212","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":2},"title":"December Letters to the Editor","author":"Alan Williams","date":"6th January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 2016 Christmas Fair I would like, through your page, to thank everyone who attended the Christmas Craft Fair on 27 th November in the Village Hall which was organised by Maria (Style A'Head hair salon owner) and myself. We had an amazing response, both from visitors and crafters and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Letters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Letters","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=138"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13787,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13787","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":3},"title":"St. Mary\u2019s Church News &#8211; October 2023","author":"Alan Williams","date":"4th November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"0CTOBER REPORT It is a pleasure to report that the Village Show and the Picnic in the church grounds was a tremendous success. It brought together the village in support of St. Mary\u2019s building fund and raised a staggering amount of \u00a31500.12. Grateful thanks to Glenys and Mike Tucker and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;St Mary's Parish Church News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"St Mary's Parish Church News","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16083,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16083","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":4},"title":"October Church News","author":"Alan Williams","date":"1st October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"October Church News Greetings to you all from the congregation at St. Mary\u2019s Church. First a correction to the September Church News. The refurbishment of the Church Hall has been funded by the donations from members of the congregation who wish to see the hall restored to encourage more use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Items for October 2025&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Items for October 2025","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=426"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3475,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=3475","url_meta":{"origin":16174,"position":5},"title":"June Letters to the Editor","author":"Alan Williams","date":"3rd July 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 As regular dancers at Wenvoe Village Hall we (and the other dancers) were delighted to see how great the new floor is. Congratulations to the Village Hall Committee for doing such a good job. It looks fabulous and is a pleasure to dance on - well done! 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