It was just one week at the village hall,I thought I had time to do it all. On Monday I started by stretching my horizonsat Art Appreciationand my tendons at Zumba,then learned to rhumba,bought a chocolate cake,went to Tantric Yoga,by mistake.

Tuesday I helped stack chairs,and the deck at bridge,arranged some flowers,showed my rabbit, kept a bee,crafted some sugar, shared some tea,saw a Doctor, gave some blood,attended a talk on preventing a flood. By Wednesday,I’d helped write a playand a new plan for the village,went to bums and tumspassed Dads and Mumstaking their little ones to yogic youngsters and rugby tots,learned to play the mandolin,then how to throw a javelinand some pots.

I ate Thursday’s tea off one I’d made,then saw theatre by satellite,laughed all nightwith the W.I,made an apple pieand another new friend

on Friday we went to tai chi, taekwondo and karate threw some shapes at a birthday partytook part in short mat bowling,saw an amazing play doing rural touring. On Saturday I won a whist drive,discovered I’ve never felt more aliveand three new relatives at Family History,helped plan the community’s future.In first aid class, I learned to suture also that by now I needed a rest,so on Sunday I went to a class in mindfulness,then Horticulture Clubto ask why my wisteria’s wilting,had a nap under a blanket I made at quilting,after a relaxation sessionI was doing fine, Village Halls Week?you’ll need a lifetime.

Village Halls Weekby Kate Fox

Celebrating #villagehallsweek an ACRE Network initiative.

Written by Kate FoxCommissioned by the NRTF