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01/09/2009 Chillenden in the Boden Autumn Catalogue
You know... Boden - the trendy clothing store? The one that Michelle Obama uses? Well yes, Chillenden and other locations nearby were used as back-drops for the photo shoots for the woman's wear section of the autumn 2009 catalogue. The Mill features in quite a few shots - and it earned a tidy location fee for its services too! There used to be some shots on their web site (www.boden.co.uk) but these seem to have moved around or been cropped. But if you want to see the full pictures to do a bit of location sleuthing, you'll have to order a catalogue. Not that we are endorsing their products of course!!
15/6/2009 Chillenden Festival
The Chillenden Festival weekend drew in hundreds of visitors to our village over the weekend of 13th & 14th June 2009. Centre stage was the fantastic Flower Festival at All Saints Church open over both days, and the Concert on the Saturday evening. But also on offer were seven amazing gardens and an incredible art exhibition at the Village Hall. With the theme very much on local talent and local contributions the village was truly showcasing the very best that this part of the world can offer. And with the weather turning out just right it was a perfect weekend.
The event was organised by the Chillenden Rainbow Appeal Committee with the aim of raising funds for the Village Hall renovation project. This needs another £10,000 in the kitty to enable the works to get underway to renovate and modernise the kitchens and toilets, to provide a new storage room, provide new tables and chairs, and to update the heating and lighting systems.
The money is still being counted, so we'll bring you news on the funds raised when we have the final tally.
The pantomime put on by the village in aid of fund raising for the Rainbow Appeal was a huge success! The three performances put at the beginning of October were attended by over 260 people and raised over £3,500 towards renovations and improvements for the village hall. Ten months in the planning and preparation the 30 strong cast & crew, almost all complete beginners at amateur dramatics, and nearly all from the village, clearly seemed to enjoy themselves. "It was a fantastic experience and I enjoyed every minute of it" said Richard Himsworth who played buttons. "A thoroughly brilliant experience from start to finish - I loved it to bits!" enthused Wendy Philips who played the Fairy Godmother. Even pub landlord Jerry Copestake, who is not famous for his showering of praise was pleased. "I've never laughed so much in a very long while!" he was heard to say.
The play was especially written for the village by Jonathan Stirling, who used to live in the area when he had a veterinary practice in Dover. It incorporated local personalities into the story, as well as businesses, and anecdotes.
After such a success, what next? Producers David Tingey and Carey Newton refuse to rule out another performance sometime in the future, and there are even rumours that Stirling is already penning his next script. Most of the cast however want a break of at least 2 years. "I need to get back to normal. Can't have this much fun for too long!" said one of the ugly sisters...
28/10/06 A new website and portal has been launched by Colin Wyatt from Goodnestone for events in the CT3 area. Linked to, but not exclusively for Goodnestone Village, the web site will act as a portal for all events in our area. ct3events.com will handle events big and small, and will be closely linked to this site for maximum coverage. If you would like more information click the link above or contact Colin directly
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