Sad news - death of David Brimlow
March 2024 - David was the Treasurer of our Village Society for many years and was regularly involved with village events. He will be much missed.
Message from our Secretary - 21 July 2023
Dear Member
As we recover from the Langton Green Festival and take a bit of a break for the summer we just wanted to share some information with you...
- On Saturday 11 November we will be holding a Quiz Night at the Village Hall. More details will be provided in September and tickets will be released and made available on a first come first served basis!
- Gatwick continues with the expansion plan to convert their emergency runway, which would enable them to facilitate almost double the number of flying passengers. As 70% of planes landing at Gatwick fly over Langton Green we have been opposing this expansion since 2014 on behalf of the village and we continue to do so providing you with updates in Langton Life, across our social media platforms including our website and via these emails.
- We also continue to support Emma Howden with the re-opened Pavilion Cafe whilst uncertainty remains about its future.
- Finally .. We want to acknowledge the loss of Josie Gamble who was a serving member of the LGVS Committee and Chair of the Fete Committee when she died in June. Her significant loss extends well beyond her family and friends, as she was a great believer in volunteering to make the village a better place; whether it be supporting new parents and their children at Little Saints, putting up and decorating the village Christmas tree, planting cherry tree saplings or organising an epic Village Fete and much more...
We are in the initial stages of planning a memento that has meaning for Josie and we will tell you more about that in due course.
We will also be championing the benefits of volunteering; Josie was all about rolling up sleeves and getting things done and we intend to pick up and run with this gauntlet by encouraging you to get involved and join us in volunteering in the village for the benefit of others as well as ourselves.
We wish you a great summer and look forward to seeing you in September.
Our fantastic July 2022 Village Fete
What a superb fete. The crowds were bigger than ever and the weather was glorious. Special thanks are due to the organisers Josie and Mark Gamble, to the members of the Fete Committee, and to the very many other helpers. Thanks are also due to the "special guest" who opened the Fete.
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MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Minutes
The Village Society was founded in 1959 originally as the Rural Society with the specific aim of keeping a watchful eye on anything which would affect the appearance and character of the village. This is still true today, except that the Society is more involved with village affairs than in those early years. The main issues of concern over which the Society keep a watching eye are contentious planning applications and making sure that listed buildings, footpaths and bridleways, as well important trees in the village, get the protection they rightly deserve. We feel keeping a village identity for Langton Green is most important along with preserving our wonderful countryside in and around the village.
The Village Society has no powers other than that of persuasion and, if necessary, the mobilisation of public opinion on all matters that might adversely affect the village. Therefore the more members we have, the more we will be listened to. If your household is currently not a member then please see the section below or if you prefer you may contact Helen Fuller (862268), our membership secretary, directly.
In 1996 we organised the Village Fete for the first time and this annual event, held on the first Saturday in July, has become hugely popular and has generated a tremendous community spirit, one of the Society's main priorities. Any profits made from holding the Fete get ploughed in to good causes in the Village over time.
The strength of the Village Society is in its members. The larger and more active the Society is, the more our opinions will be respected. When controversial issues arise, the Society can mobilise suitable opposition to any threat to our environment. Like any society, the management of the work has to be organised and is usually done by the committee whose number averages around twelve to fourteen.
In 2014 your Society adopted the Village Sign for its logo. The Society commissioned and paid for the sign, which stands close to the Green, several years beforehand. The Society's Constitution was also updated at the AGM in 2018 and can be viewed below.
In recent years the Village Society has given grants to local schoolchildren towards educational trips. We have put together guidelines and an application form which can be accessed by clicking on the document links at the bottom of this page. We have also given several donations to the local primary school to help with their projects, such as the outside library in 2017/2018. More recently, we have helped arrange and also fund the start up of tennis for year 5 puplis from the School to play on a local tennis court in the village.
Lastly, we purchase and put up the hanging baskets you see along the main road in summer every year; organise, erect and decorate the Christmas tree every December which stands just across from the Hare pub near to the Green and continue to plant new bulbs for Spring which now regularly flower along the grass verges close to the village sign.
BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE VILLAGE SOCIETY
We hope as many households in the Village as possible will become members of the Society. The subscription rate is just £10 a year, per household. Larger sums have sometimes been paid, and are very
welcome. We would like all villagers to be included and so if you are unable to pay this and would still like to join, then please contact the Membership Secretary.
There are two forms below for your use:
1. A membership form which enables us to record your membership details and to contact you with any general LGVS communications (these are always via email).
2. A standing order form. Ideally you can set this up yourself via online banking - our account details are on the SO form below (please note your reference will be your postcode
plus your house name or number).
The details on the membership form can be emailed to - lgvs.membership@gmail.com or posted
to:
The LGVS Membership Secretary, c/o 30, Hither Chantlers, Langton Green, Kent TN3 0BL.
VILLAGE SOCIETY CONSTITUTIONS
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS