Clubs & Societies
- Badminton Club
- Child Okeford Youth Club
- 1st Child Okeford Brownie Unit
- Cricket Club
- Flowering Arranging Club
- Gardeners' Club
- North Dorset Group of Dorset Wildlife Trust
- Short Mat Bowls Club (C.O.S.M.B.C.)
- The Okeford Minstrels
- Table Tennis Club
- Women's Institute - Shroton & Child Okeford branch
To get your Club or Society added to this list email us at clubs@child-okeford.org.uk
Meets at the village Hall every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
New members are welcome - Once only joining fee of £10.00 plus £2.00 weekly playing fee.
Contact our Chairman Alan Blundell on 01258 861621 for further details.
What - The village youth club is a chance for any young person to spend one evening a week with people of a similar age. Whilst there, they can socialise, play games, sports, learn crafts and go on trips to other, larger establishments (bowling, cinema etc). All of our members frequently say how much they enjoy coming to youth club, as it gives them time with their friends outside of the school and home environment. The wide range of activities on offer is also thoroughly enjoyed; partly due to the opinions and decision making process that the young people are allowed to take part in.
Where - The Community Centre and Recreation Ground
When - Tuesday evenings (Term time only) 6:30 -8:30/9:00 pm
Who - Anyone aged between 8 and 14
Why - To give the younger members of the community a chance to socialise and take part in numerous activities with their peers outside of school hours.
How - A fully qualified Youth Worker and assistants supervise the young people and help implement and organise games, activities, trips, sports and educational programmes.
HELP - We are always looking for extra help, especially from parents who can help supervise on the night. We also welcome older young people to help with the running of the club and offer various award schemes to encourage this. If you can donate any voluntary time to help us, please do get in contact with the club. We welcome the support!
Further Information - Please feel free to contact the club Secretary on: 07908924475 or chrisjuett@hotmail.com
Are you aged 7-10 and want to have some fun then come and join the Brownies at the village hall. We do all sorts of activities from craft to games to brownie holidays. We also do days out and a variety of challenges.
Contact Cath or Jane on 01935 479216 for more details
Our village cricket team plays ever Saturday weather permitting and plays our home games at the recreation ground.
We play in Division 5 Dorset Saturday league and have a team made up of a wide range of players of all ages with the majority predominantly current or past residents of the village.
We would relish any support from spectators and any new members are always welcome to join and help expand the club. If you would like to join the club come along to one of our home matches and have a chat with us.
If you would like to follow our progress this season you can do at the new Dorset cricket website
The Child Okeford flower arranging club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at Child Okeford Village Hall at 2.30pm.
Our aim is to have informative, inspirational and friendly meetings.
The meetings are usually held in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated in the programme and are on the 1st Wednesday in the month at 7.30pm.
Our activities include Lectures and social evenings plus we have at least two summer outings - one an all day trip usually to a large garden another an afternoon plus one outdoor evening social occasion. There is also an Annual Village show which is open to all.
The evening meetings (not the social occasions) usually include a seasonal competition, points awarded for taking part and a place (1.2.3.) which results in an Annual Prize for the most points. All evenings include refreshments for a small charge.
The annual subscription has for many years been £5.00, this is under review and will be increased next year. Visitors are always welcome paying £2.00 each evening.
Chairman - Tim Hooker.
Secretary - Christine Downer
Treasurer - Roger Billington
Committee members. George Woodruff, Jill Naylor, Jenny Scorgie, Barbara Hooker.
Programme for 2008 details>>
Non-members welcome
We meet in the Fontmell Magna Village Hall from October to April on the 3rd Monday of the month with a cost of £1.50 per meeting which includes coffee and biscuits (children free).
Autumn Meetings 2007
- Sunday 7th October from 13:00, "Apple Day", at Broad Oak Community Orchard, New Road, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton.
- Monday 15th October at 19:30, "The Living Churchyard Project", An illustrated talk by Rev. Michael Holmwood.
- Monday 19th November at 19:30, "A Year at Kingcombe", An illustrated talk by Paul Comer.
- Monday 17th December at 19:30, "Natural Quarry", An illustrated talk by David Boag.
Winter & Spring Meetings 2008
- Monday 21st January at 19:30, " xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx", an illustrated talk by Kevin Cook.
- Monday 18 February at 19:30, "Dorset Weather" an illustrated talk by Mark Ching.
- Monday 17th March at 19:30, "The Abbotsbury Swannery", a talk by Swanherd, David Wheeler.
- Monday 21st April at 19:30, Annual General Meeting followed by "Rushing the Stour" - rush cutting and rush work in North Dorset and its revival by the RushWork’s project - an illustrated talk by Anna Lewington.
- Wednesday 14th May at 05:00, Dawn Chorus at Hammoon & breakfast at Angers Farm, Fiddleford.
- Saturday 17th May at 05:00, Dawn Chorus at Hammoon & breakfast at Angers Farm, Fiddleford
Please see the DWT Newsletter for announcements of further events & details of late changes & contact the secretary on the website below for further information.
You can find The Dorset Wildlife Trust website at http://www.dorsetwildlife.co.uk/cms/ Details of who to contact in the North Dorset group can be found by using the link, Support and Shop from the front page and then click on Your Local Group which will take you to a list of the local groups with contact details.
C.O.S.M.B.C. a very friendly club and plays Monday afternoons 2 - 5pm and Thursday evenings 7-30 - 10pm throughout the year in Child Okeford Village Hall.
The club has two teams in the Blackmore Vale League Division 3 playing some 14 competetive games each winter season, both with a view to attaining a position in a higher division at some stage.
The club has various social functions and fun knock out tournaments, throughout the year.
Both beginners and experts welcome to come along and have a try. For further details contact our secretary Mrs. Georgie Rees on 861260.
The Minstrels are a mixed voice choir started in January 2002 for people in and around Child Okeford who like singing for fun. We have about 30 members and meet every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the Community Centre, Station Road, Child Okeford.
We give 3 or 4 concerts a year and raise funds for local charities. The cost is a one time joining fee of £10 plus £1 a week to cover expenses and music.
Contacts Barry Curtis and Keith Bradley on 01258 861735
The Table Tennis Club meets in the Village Hall every Monday & Wednesday night from 7.30pm. Every one is welcome, any age. There is a small fee for playing.
Contact Gary Gray 01258 861279, or email: tabletennis@child-okeford.org.uk
WI President: June Rutland
Secretary: Cathy Bird
The Institute meets on the second Monday of each month in the Elizabeth Freke Hall, Shroton, at 7.30pm.
Our activities are non-party political, non-denominational and include support for local events. Each month the Book Club meets to discuss an author chosen by members. Monthly there is also a circular walk of about four miles within easy reach of the village that includes a shorter one for those unable to tackle the longer one. Walks start and end at the same pub where we can enjoy a lunch afterwards. Walks are open to all villagers; transport is available.
Members also enjoy a pub lunch each month.
Our other activities include educational talks on a wide variety of subjects, national concerns and issues, in addition to craft and cookery demonstrations.
Some meetings are open to both men and women and the visitor's fee is £2
The annual subscription is £26 per annum that includes membership of our local Group Wls, Dorset County Federation, National Federation and the magazine.
We offer cream teas in the summer with our own home baked scones at a very reasonable charge.
"The History of Child Okeford WI" by Kate St George, with a Foreword by our late National Chairman, was published in 2005. Copies can he obtained from the Cross Stores and the Post Office.