Come along to hear what’s going on with your Village Hall and how you can get involved.
Friday 17th November 2023 at 6.30pm
EVERYONE WELCOME
We look forward to seeing you there!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Yoga Workshop: Ashtanga Primary Series BREAK IT DOWN
Saturday 28th October
9am – 12.30/1pm
£30
Bookings now open on: www.energyogawithhelen.com
Limited spaces available
What you can expect …
🙏 An enjoyable, informal, and informative guided journey through the whole Ashtanga Primary Series
🙏 Each posture will be broken down one by one, or within mini sequences at times, with no breath count accompanying it. I will demonstrate and explain each posture and you will get the opportunity to practice in a very relaxed manner without the intensity and pace that you would normally experience in the Ashtanga Primary Series, or even within a class
More details if you’re still interested …
🙏 I will explain alignment and show options for progression or modification out of the flow of a normal class, where we don’t have the time to fully do this
🙏 I will provide tips on how I get into some poses, and how I then go further into them. Part of this will include adjusting willing students in various postures to demonstrate this visually for most, and on a feeling level for that student (note: adjustments are ‘gifts’ is one of my favourite pieces of advice given to me in my training. I love receiving them and no, it certainly doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. Quite the opposite most of the time!)
🙏 We will start with a breakdown of the sun salutations, and then do these properly to warm up mysore style, or in other words at your own breath pace. You can do these however you want, modified or otherwise
🙏 There will be an option to do most of the seated series vinyasas, but equally, also the option to skip them. This, combined with the slower pace and intensity of how we will go through, will make this opportunity to do the Ashtanga Primary Series a unique one for anyone with an interest in exploring it in a relaxed, hopefully enjoyable, playful way 😁
🙏 Rather than the ‘once you’re on the Ashtanga train there’s no getting off until we finish’ flow of doing the full series normally, this will not exhaust you in the same way. It will be stop-start, and you’ll be in full control of how long you spend in a posture and how many vinyasas you want to do. The intention is to give you the opportunity to do it in a very chilled and informative manner, and to not take it or ourselves too seriously. Talking and laughter are encouraged, and we may find we try things we might not usually attempt due to simply having the time to try it and see
🙏 And of course, we will stop for vegan cakes/treats and yogi tea half way through
Walford Village Hall Family Fun Day & Dog Show Photo Gallery 2023
What a fantastic day we had! Thank you to everyone that supported the event and came along to enjoy the fun. Special thanks to our amazing sponsors and volunteers that made the event possible, including Ross Photo Club for the pictures.
CLICK on the pictures to enlarge.
Quiz Night returns to Walford Village Hall – Friday 20 October
Calling all quizzers! Due to the success of our previous quiz nights, Walford Village Hall is proud to announce the date of its next event. From general knowledge to music and current affairs this quiz will test the little grey cells.
Book early to avoid disappointment by contacting Martin on 07796 585255 or martinwhitehouse586@btinternet.com
Max tables of 6, £5 per person, bring your own refreshments.
Come and join us for a warm welcome at our village hall near Ross-on-Wye. Plenty of parking is available. Proceeds will go to Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Bank holiday fun day returns to Walford
A DOG show, a Pirate and Princesses fancy dress contest, games and a packed schedule of family entertainment awaits at Walford Village Hall on Monday, August 28, for a big summer family fun day which promises to be the best yet.
Excitement is building for the popular annual event, helping to raise funds for Walford Village Hall, which is building on the success of last year’s event which saw hundreds turn out to enjoy the fun.
This year, the event will stage the Pirate and Princesses fancy dress contest, which is sure to be a big hit with families.
A packed programme of entertainment is also promised with the renowned Ross-on-Wye-based band the Indiecators. www.theindiecators.com
The ever-popular dog show returns, boasting ten different classes ranging from the best fancy-dressed dog and the waggiest tail to the best sausage catcher and king of the show.
The event, at Walford Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye, promises to be a day of fun in the sun for families with a range of traditional children’s games including splat the rat, hook-a-duck and sack races.
Organisers are also working in collaboration with Bishopswood village hall who hold their annual duck race after the fun day at 4pm with a bar, barbecue and music. Barbecue and duck tickets will be available at the Walford Village Hall fun day.
At the Walford fun day, visitors can also visit a range of stalls with tombolas, lucky dips, sweets, traybakes, crochet and hand-made gifts in addition to treats to tempt the tastebuds from a range of food and drink stalls with pizza, burgers, hot dogs and Thai food.
Anthony Jones, Walford Village Hall Trustee, said: “Last year’s event was an amazing success. So many people turned out in the sunshine to support us. They had a great time and this year, it looks to be our best yet with a wide variety of outlets with delicious food and drink, many stalls, our very popular dog show. We’d like to thank all those stall-holders for their support.
“New for this year is the Pirates and Princesses fancy dress competition. We can’t wait to see all the colourful costumes! We look forward to seeing you at the event.”
Entry to the fun day is £1 for adults. Children and dogs go free.
Entry fee to dog show is £2per class, you can enter as many classes as you like but some restrictions apply.
Rosettes will be awarded for first and second places. Entries will be taken from 11am under the trees just left of the gate as you enter the hall car park.
Judging starts at midday for classes 1 to 5 and at 2pm for classes 6 to 10
Dogs can be entered into the competition until just before the class is being judged
Please remember to bring cash as we do not have card facilities.
For more information on the event, log onto walfordvillagehall.co.uk
Summer Reset Yin and Yang Workshop
Sunday 25th June 5 – 8.30pm
www.energyogawithhelen.com to book
Yoga returns to Walford with another Yin and Yang workshop, intended to be a relaxing summer reset. Hopefully it will still be lovely and warm, and as this should be an evening one, the pace and intensity of the vinyasa flow will not be as taxing as the last one. The focus will be absolutely relaxation.
Over 3.5 hours, we shall practise:
· Gentle vinyasa flow 
· Shavasana massage 
· Relaxing yin yoga 
· Guided meditation 
All complemented by Yogi tea and vegan cake halfway through.
The vinyasa flow will be for all levels, with modifications always offered.
The yin yoga will be really accessible, super calm, and the perfect preamble to winding down for the guided meditation.
After the dynamic practice preceding it, the yin will feel like the perfect balance of energy and leave you floating into the meditation where the aim is to just LET GO! If you fall asleep, you will not be alone!