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Clubs and Associations

There are a variety of clubs and associations in and around Baydon. Details on all of them are given below in alphabetical order. Please contact us if you have a local club or association that you would like to have included here.

 

Baby and Toddler Group

We meet at the BYPA Hall on Mondays through term time, from 12.30pm until 2.45pm. Any carers, parents, grandparents, etc are welcome with Bumps/Babies or Toddlers up to school age, to come along For further details please contact Alison on 01672 540608.

Baydon Allotment Association

Baydon has an excellent allotment field within easy walking distance of everyone in the village. There are currently 15 plots. The Baydon Allotment Association was formed in November 2007 by the allotment holders at that time with an objective of enhancing gardening skills within the community. Membership is voluntary and open to any member of the village irrespective of whether they have an allotment or not. Contact Bernie Gribble 01672 540461 for further information. Please see a couple of photos that Tony Prior has taken of his allotment area :- Photo 1 and Photo 2.

Baydon Link Scheme

Contact any time on 01672 541345. Organised by local people with a team of volunteers offering practical assistance with transport or a problem in the home. There is no charge but the Scheme welcomes donations. Registered Charity No. 1112698. Click here for their latest News report, plus click here for more details of the Scheme.

Baydon Resources Group

A registered charity whose objectives are the advancement of education and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the aim of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Baydon. Chair is Steve Webb, Vice Chair is David Price-Goodfellow, Treasurer is Peter Jackson, and the Secretary is Liz Carmichael. Please click here for further details.  To discuss in more detail please contact Steve Webb on 01672 540091.

Baydon W.I.

Baydon has an active Women’s Institute that holds regular meetings and events, usually in the BYPA Hall on Manor Lane. You can contact the W.I. via this websites Contact Ussection .

Please click here to see latest W.I. News Report.

Baydon Youth Club / Baydon Young Peoples Association

Baydon’s Youth Club meets weekly during school term time at the BYPA Hall on Manor Lane, with activities outside on the village cricket ground during the summer months. Outdoor activities are subject to the weather. You can contact the Youth Club via this websites Contact Ussection, plus download and print out a child's membership application/renewal form by clicking here.

Primary school aged children 8 years and over (to the end of year 6) meet on Friday evenings from 6pm to 7.30pm, with a variety of activities from night walks to bingo, movie nights and cake making. Secondary school aged children from year 7 meet on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9pm, and play pool and generally have a great time. We are a volunteer run Youth Club and need parents support. It would be really good if parents could commit to helping at at least one of the events each school term (***Note:- The Tuesday evening youth club sessions are currently suspended, but might start up again soon***).

Brownies Pack

Pack meetings are on a Wednesday evening, from 6.15pm to 7.45pm at the BYPA Hall. For further details please contact Pat Barnes on 01672 540448 or Jayne Dominy on 01672 540450.

Cricket Club

Details about the Cricket Club's fixtures appear within this website's News & Events section, plus for a full list of this season's fixtures please click here. The latest news re club results can be found by clicking here. For further details about the Club please contact Rick Maycock on 01672 540951.

Friends of Baydon School (FOBS)

The Friends of Baydon School are a registered charity formed so that parents, staff, governors and villagers can help support the school (see the School Page). The Friends bring together the community for social and fund raising events which enables the purchase of equipment for use by the children. Parents automatically become Friends when their child starts school and are invited to their regular meetings.

The date of the next Friends Meeting will be the AGM on Thursday 25th September. All parents and carers are welcome to attend. Please see the News & Events Page for details of the next Bags2School fund raising event taking place on 15th October

June 2008 Friends Newsletter issued - please click here to see a copy. Volunteers are being encouraged to help organise the planned Christmas Fayre taking on Saturday 15th November.

Please contact Teresa Penny on 01488 648007 or Sarah Healy on 01488 71314 who are joint Chairwomen of this friendly society if you would like to be involved in someway either big or small to help raise funds for our fabulous school. Please click here for further details.

Pre-School

The Little Crickets pre-school club which has received a superb OFSTED Report, is open Tuesday & Wednesday 9.15am to 11.45am and 12.15pm to 2.45pm, with a lunch club 11.45am to 12.15pm, and Thursday 9.15am to 11.45am, with a lunch club 11.45am to 12.15pm. For further details please contact Denise Dawson on 07810 790142.

Thursday Club

The Thursday Club held a successful Coffee Morning at the home of Mr & Mrs Noel McCleery on Wednesday last 27th June 2007. The sum of £103.00 was raised for Club funds, a percentage of which will be sent to The Prospect Hospice.  For further details please contact Peggy Slater on 01672 540144.

Wagtails Pre/After School Club

The Wagtails after-school club (held at Baydon primary school) provides safe and friendly after-school care, which has been very much welcomed by parents/guardians. The after-school club currently runs on a Tuesday, Wednesday and a Thursday. 

Please see the School Page for details of any forthcoming Wagtails organised events, etc.

Please click here for a copy of the Wagtails July 2008 news letter

Wagtails have a Breakfast Club in the mornings too. This runs on every school day, and allows parents/guardians to drop their children off earlier in the morning before school starts, and the children are provided with breakfast in a safe and friendly environment before being escorted to their individual classes at the beginning of the school day. If you wish to contact Wagtails, please do so via the school on 01672 540554.

New Wagtails Registration Forms - Please can parents and carers wishing to use the Wagtails Club (breakfast or after-school sessions) complete a new registration form. Click to print off Page 1 and also Page 2, and return the completed form to the school.

Yoga (and now Active Aerobics)

Laidback Yoga. Classes are in The Church Rooms, Ramsbury between 10am and 11.15am Wednesday mornings, and in Baydon St Nicholas School Hall Wednesday evenings between 8pm and 9pm (term time only, being 10th September 2008 to 22nd October 2008). Practise yoga at your own pace and use these relaxed, enjoyable classes to strengthen body and soul. All welcome. Contact Harriet on 07767895986 or knowles.baydon@btinternet.com Click here for further details.

Active Aerobics. Also click here for details of the new Active Aerobics classes during  September and October 2008, being Monday mornings in The Church Rooms, Ramsbury (10.30am to 11.30am) and Saturday mornings in Baydon St Nicholas School Hall (9.30am to 10.30am)

 

 

 

 

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