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 2026

The BVE committee is looking at events for 2026 and they have already identified an exciting list of activities starting this Spring. Please continue to support these events and your offers of help are always appreciated.

The monthly Villages' News magazine has a list of activities each month (the latest magazine can be found on a link on the Home Page and of course it is delivered to houses within the parish).

What a great way to meet others, strengthen our community and enjoy our beautiful village. This web site will be updated with further details and with photos of the events.

Beenham Scarecrow Festival 2026
The theme for this year’s Scarecrow Festival is Nursery Rhymes. Will you decide on Little Bo Peep, Mary and her little lamb, Doctor Foster or Jack and Jill?  Just let your imagination go!

If you would like to take part in the Scarecrow Festival, all you need to do is to make your scarecrow, on the theme of Nursery Rhymes, and ensure it is able to survive life outside for at least a week or so.  Then display it in your front garden by the 1st June in time for the judging which will take place over the following few days.  The winner will be announced at the School Summer Fair on 6th June.

If you plan to make a scarecrow and would like it to be included in the judging for the John Thurley Cup, please email me your name and address, with “scarecrow” in the subject box, by 1st June. It would be helpful if you could also email a photo of your scarecrow once it is in position. Please DON’T send entries via Facebook!! Thank you!

Lesley McEwen lesleymcewen@btinternet.com

Supporting your BVE
BVE has a committee and enlists the support of other people, either to join the committee or to provide assistance in running events. For further information please contact please contact Pat Owen via e-mail patowen0@hotmail.com or by phone 0118 961 5860 or 07947 478840.

Regular activities in the Village
Beenham's Afternoon Tea Party is held on the last Tuesday of each month and is popular with all age groups within the village.  Come along to Beenham Club, Picklepythe Lane from 2 to 4pm for a chat, a cup of tea and a delicious slice of cake.  If you need a lift then phone Pat on 0118 961 5860 or 07947 478840 and something will be arranged.

Greener Beenham
We all know how important the wider environment is to our health and well-being. Beenham residents are supporting a number of initiatives:

Take those difficult to recycle items along to the monthly market in the Victory Hall

In November 2020 Greener Beenham started their campaign to help local flora and fauna in the Parish.  Phase one saw a group of willing volunteers planting small saplings - provided by the Woodland Trust - of Silver Birch, Rowan and Field Maple. We managed to plant clumps of narcissi around the green along Church View, opposite the junction of Stoneyfield and Back Lane and Mallard Way.
The Green Team includes Jane Liming, Pat Owen, Janette Hammond, Helen and Chris Apsey, Nathaniel and Cassie Hart; please support the idea of planting trees and wild flowers in our open spaces.