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Hamstead Marshall
local business
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Community market
local preserves and jams
local meats
plants
toys, jewellery, cards &
crafts
bread & cakes
charity stalls
tombola
coffee and good company
are all usually on offer at
Hamstead Marshall’s community market, held
from 10am until 1pm on the second Saturday of each
month in the village hall.
Entry is free.
Stalls can be hired for £5. Book ahead with Sue Watts on 01488 658932 or Lanie Allen on 01488 658168.
The market is
run for community benefit, and any funds it raises
go towards village events and projects.
See the What’s
On page for notice
of any special market events. See also the market’s own Facebook page.
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Lanie’s oil group
Pay less for your heating oil
if you live in the village or nearby.
Lanie Allen sends an email to
the co-op members towards the end of each month.
Those who want
oil tell her how much they need (min. 500 litres).
She rings around the local
suppliers and gets the best price for a bulk order
of maybe 20,000 litres.
She then advises
those who have ordered of the delivery date.
Customers pay the supplier
direct on delivery, or by postal invoice within the
week.
It costs only
£10 a year to Lanie for her admin expenses.
Ring her on 01488 658168 or email her
if you want to join.
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food, drink, accommodation,
public relations, horsebox insurance, book-keeping,
gardening, window cleaning, photography, pheasants,
dogs and yoga....
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Broadband
Villagers will need no
reminding that Hamstead Marshall is a NotSpot as
far as landline broadband is concerned. However,
thanks to the Parish Plan broadband committee,
several dozen local houses are now successfully
receiving broadband via Vodafone 3G.
ORC Elm Farm has expressed an
interest in helping to widen village broadband
coverage, and is following up the possibility of
grant money via the project Superfast Berkshire.
Two possible technical
solutions are under preliminary consideration:
1) a Wimax-type system based
on Elm Farm. Feasibility would be subject to a
survey, which must find line-of-sight connections
to potential customers, either directly or via some
high-altitude relay installation.
2) securing from BT an ugrade
of the landlines (four of which currently
serve the village) to fibre optic. BT has already
made clear that it is unwilling to bear the
probably six-figure cost for such a small,
scattered community, so such a scheme would have to
be grant-funded.
Meanwhile, Frank Ellis has
relinquished his role as chairman of the broadband
committee. Anyone wishing to ask about village
broadband should from now on contact Chris Allen at
ORC Elm Farm on 01488 658298.
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