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

Band on the Rec
Many thanks again this year to the wonderful entertainment provided by Beenham Wind Orchestra on the village recreation ground. We all appreciated the music, beer and ice creams in a relaxed atmosphere on a warm sunny evening. Thank you to Tina Alder for the photo and to everyone who attended the event.

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 Village Bear Hunt
The bears are back in Beenham and are all around the place. Did you work out the answers to the quiz? Here are all the bears so you can look at them again without having to travel to all the remote places where they all live in the wild. What a variety of bears we had, all looking so cute and friendly. Thank you to Tina Alder for the photos and to the event organisers for bringing us the bears again this year.

From 23 May to 1st June they will be hiding in windows, on roofs or simply hanging around the village!
Starting at the Victory Hall, location 1, follow the attached clues to find the 26 bears in 26 different places.
Find the bear, guess the best name from the list, also attached, and match them up e.g. location 1 to bear S?
When you get to location 26 in The Strouds, put your answer sheet through that letter box.
Every entry receives a small prize!

Beenham Scarecrow Festival 2026

The theme of this year's Scarecrow Festival was Nursery Rhymes. Although the number of entries was small the Scarecrows all showed a lot of imagination and it was hard for the judges to pick a winner. In the end the Trophy was won by Helen Apsey with Incy Wincey Spider in Church View. As ever, it's good to see the Scarecrows in the village - they always raise a smile! With thanks to Tina Alder for taking the photos.

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.