Youth activities is an initiative started by the Grafton Parish Council to provide a community forum for young people at secondary school or in further education who live in the Parish and its surrounds. It’s an opportunity for young people to meet with others in the community, have fun, learn and experience together. The youth group meets in the Coronation Hall for activities, for example, chocolate making, cooking for parents, self-defence training, film nights, tie-dye T-shirts and lots of different crafts. In addition, the group goes on trips, for example, go karting at Thruxton, paddle boarding, archery, ghost walks, kayaking, ice skating, trampolining and many others!
At times young people volunteer and support broader community activities, for example decorating cakes for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations and making mince pies for Christmas Carols on the Green.
The youth activities enterprise helped raise funds towards the skate ramp on the playing field and continues to fund raise towards additional facilities in the playing field adjacent to Sunflowers at Grafton.
Contact youthactivities@graftonparish.com to find out more about the group and the future events planned for the coming months. You can also call Annie on 07802 923 344.
Forthcoming Events
The Parish posts forthcoming local events on a rolling 4 month timeline, updated after the most recent Parish Council Meeting. The list is just suggestive and should not be seen as an exhaustive list of Parish events. Suggestions for inclusion on the list should be sent to the Parish Clerk
PCAP (Pewsey Community Area Partnership) meeting – 1900 – 2100hrs, Venue TBC 11 Apr 24 (date change from 18th) 18 Jul 24 17 Oct 24 Parish Council Meeting – 1930hrs @ East Grafton Coronation Hall 13 May 24 08 Jul 24 09 Sep 24 Parish Council Planning Meeting – 1800hrs @ Manor Farm, Tithe Barn, Wilton 08 Apr 24 10 Jun 24 12 Aug 24 LHFIG (Local Highway & Footway Improvement Group) – 1400hrs online 24 Apr 24 24 Jul 24 09 Oct 24 Road works (https://one.network/ ) 06 – 08 Mar 24 – A338 near Marten Jct @ old Dusty Miller Pub. Traffic Lights. See below. 18 May – 21 Jun 24 – Fairmile Closed (and local footpaths) – National Grid. Diversion in place. Grafton Parish Council NDP Meeting – 1930hrs @ Manor Farm, Tithe Barn, Wilton 29 Apr 24 24 Jun 24 09 Sep 24 Grafton Parish Church 1st Sunday of month – 1100hrs Holy Communion 2nd Sunday of month – No Service 3rd Sunday of month – No Service 4th Sunday of month – No Service Winter Warmers – 1230hrs Coronation Hall 05 Mar 24 Crofton Beam Engines 09 Mar 24 (1030 – 1430hrs) – Winter Works Open Day 31 Mar – 01 Apr 24 (1000-1630hrs) – Easter Steaming Weekend 05 -06 May 24 (1030 – 1630hrs) – Early May Steaming Weekend Burbage Parish Council – 1945hrs @ Burbage Church Centre TBC (not posted on website) Great Bedwyn Parish Council – 1900hrs @ Great Bedwyn Memorial Hall (1830hrs planning) 14 Mar 24 (PC & Planning) 11 Apr 24 (PC & Planning) 14 May 24 (PC & Planning) Shalbourne Parish Council – 1930hrs @ Shalbourne Village Hall 21 Mar 24 25 Apr 24 (Parish Assembly) 23 May 24 (Annual Meeting) Wilton Windmill – Sunday Tours till 29 Sep 24 31 Mar 24 (1400 – 1700hrs) 11 – 12 May 24 – National Mills Weekend 15 – 16 Jun 24 – Murder Mystery Weekend |