Beenham Village Events
Beenham Village Events (BVE) is a community organisation constituted under the auspices of Beenham Parish Council for the purpose of organising social and fundraising events for the benefit of residents of the parish of Beenham. The group has helped to organise many popular Summer Festivals and village Christmas Tree celebrations. Most of the events on this page are organised or coordinated by BVE; others are taking place in Beenham and we hope that local people will participate and enjoy them
Events in 2023
The monthly Villages' News magazine has a list of activities each month.
Please do support the events and offer to help in preparing and running them. What a great way to meet others and enjoy our beautiful village.
Morris Dancing at the Victory Hall
We were pleased to welcome Morris Dancers to the Victory Hall and Beenham Club on Monday 14 August. The dancing and the music brightened up the beautiful evening and a group of on-lookers enjoyed drinks from the Club. Some of those who came to watch were tempted to try out their dancing skills as well. Thank you to the organisers and to Beenham Club for opening their doors.
Coronation Picnic Day on The Rec
The Coronation Picnic took place in the Victory Hall rather than on The Rec because the weather was not kind. People brought picnics and enjoyed music by Towzcompnay, BBQ type refreshments cooked by the PTFA, a tea and cake stall run by WI and a bar run by The Six Bells. The event was enjoyed by lots of people, see some pictures here, taken by Tina Alder (thank you, Tina).
Teddy Bear Trail in Greyfield Wood
 The Teddy Bears enjoyed their visit to Greyfield Woods again this year. The 15 teddy bears gave a clue to a catchphrase. Anyone who found all 15 bears to spell out the catchphrase could claim a prize at the Coronation Picnic on The Rec.
Scarecrow Festival 2023
This year the theme for the Scarecrow Festival is "Kings and Queens". It can be historical, realistic, factual or fantasy - there's lots to choose from. if you would like to take part in the festival ensure that your scarecrow can last outside for a week or so and have it on display from 28 May. See here for photos (thanks to Tina Alder) of the incredible Kings and Queens scarecrows - well done to everyone who took part.
Beenham in Bloom
Children’s competition
A keen team of 4 villagers were delighted to judge these entries. We all made our choices individually and then the results were collated. Judging was a amazingly tricky again this year as the standard was very high and the results were extremely close.
So here are the results!
For the 0 – 6 age group:
1st Place – Sebastian of 3 Stocks Cottage
2nd place – Beenham Pre-school
For the 6 – 11 age group:
1st place and winner of the Edwin Roe Memorial Cup – Sabrina of 27 Stoneyfield
2nd place - Beenham Primary School
Many congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all the children who took part.
 Adult competition
Thank you so much for creating and looking after your beautiful baskets, tubs and gardens, they looked spectacular.
There were fewer entries this year, but the standard was wonderful. Thank you to everyone who took a walk around the village to admire the entries and choose their favourite.
We have now collated the voting forms and the results for the Adult competition are as follows:
1st Place and winner of the Arthur Sutton Six Bells Trophy – Linda Painter at 5 Stoneyfield
2nd Place – Judith Wicks at Hillcrest, Back Lane
3rd Place – Sarah Self at 11 Stoneyfield
We are intending to give out the prizes and make the presentations at the Saturday Market on September 9th.
Many congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered and took part in voting.
See all the entries here if you did not see them in the village.
Band on The Rec
Beenham Wind Orchestra is again kindly entertaining the village with a concert on The Rec on Friday 23 June. A BBQ and Beer will be provided by The Six Bells. This is always a favourite evening for families and we are most grateful to the musicians who entertain us.
Decorate an Easter Gate
Beenham Village Events invited villagers to take part in a project to Decorate an Easter Gate. All that was needed was to add some colour to the gate or front door in time for Easter. Some decorations were with ribbons or bows, and some were cut-out cardboard Easter eggs and Easter bunnies. It was an attractive way to celebrate the season!
Crowns on lamp posts and telegraph poles
To decorate the village for the Coronation, the Beenham Village Events team came up with the idea of putting a colourful and decorated crown on each lamp post and telegraph pole in Beenham. Both schools were involved and volunteers coloured and decorated more crowns. No artistic skills were needed - just enthusiasm. All the crowns were up and in place by the end of April. A great way to commemorate the King’s coronation.
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