Events

This page gives details of events organised by ALRA, for Aston Lodge Park residents.

Upcoming Events

🎄Christmas Quiz🎅

Thank-you to everyone that supported our Christmas quiz, at Little Stoke Cricket Club, on Friday 6^th December 2024.  The quiz consisted of 6 rounds, which were as follows: Picture (20^th Century Toys), three General Knowledge rounds, with answers starting with: ‘C’, ‘H’, ‘R’, ‘I’, ‘S’, ‘T’, ‘M’, ‘A’, ‘S’, Music (Christmas Pop Songs) and a Lucky Dip.

Ten teams entered this fun competition, to win the Christmas hamper (including 2 bottles of wine and other goodies), that was shared by the winning team, ‘Ho Ho Harrisons’.  It was a close race, with only one point separating 1^st and 2^nd place (who also won a prize), and only 10 points between first and last place.  A prize was also awarded to the person wearing the ‘Best Christmas Attire’... which was won by a rather flashy looking Christmas elf!

Thanks once again to Little Stoke Cricket Club, for letting us use their facilities and to the bar staff who worked tirelessly, providing table service throughout. 🍺🍷

A good time was had by all, and we raised a magnificent £225, boosting ALRA funds, for the benefit of the community.  One team emailed us to say: Thank you to all of the ALRA team that organised the quiz.  It was really great!.  However, if you weren't able to join us on the night, then you may like to have a go at the picture round: 20^th Century Toys.

Halloween Disco

This event, was held on Friday 25^th October 2024, was enjoyed by all those that attended, and raised £95 for ALRA funds.

There was a good turnout for the Halloween Disco on Friday.  A big thank you to everyone who attended, and for the youngsters who danced all night to Taylor Swift, Abba, George Ezra and Disney songs... they also knew the moves to 90s classics, such as Macarena and Saturday Night.  Thanks also to Ed and Nigel, for providing the services of Phase III Disco, and thanks once again to Little Stoke Cricket Club for letting us use their facilities.  It was a good night!

Annual General Meeting 2024

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Aston Lodge Residents Association, was held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 25th September, at Little Stoke Cricket Club.  16 residents attended (in addition to the committee). You can view the agenda, proposal for the election of officers and co-chairs' report here.

Easter Quiz

Thank-you to everyone that supported our ‘Easter themed’ quiz, at Little Stoke Cricket Club, on Friday 22^nd March 2024.  The quiz consisted of 7 rounds, which were as follows: Picture (Obsolete Sweets), Spring, Easter Facts, Easter Flowers, Music (Easter related), Easter Food & Treats and a Lucky Dip.

Ten teams competed for the first prize, (an Easter hamper, including 3 bottles of wine and other goodies), this was won by the ‘Agatha Quiz Team’.  Second and third prizes were awarded to ‘Bakewell Friends’ and ‘Al's Pals’, who were each just a few points behind the winning team (with only one point separating them).

Many thanks for your support.  This was our most successful quiz to date, which raised a magnificent £235 for ALRA funds.

If you weren't able to join us for the quiz, then you may like to have a go at the picture round: Obsolete Sweets.

Valentine's Disco

Thanks to those of you that were able to come along and support this event...

We opted for 9^th February 2023, as it coincided with the half term break, but unfortunately, we were only able to negotiate a 7.30pm start, which probably didn't suit families with young children.  Plus, we had a number of last minute cancellations, due to stomach bugs!  Because of the low numbers, we decided to not charge for this event.

PS: A handful of regular cricket club members requested a few songs (that were not exactly romantic), but they seemed to enjoy themselves. 🙂

Christmas Quiz

Thank-you to everyone that supported our Christmas quiz, at Little Stoke Cricket Club, on Friday 8^th December 2023.  The quiz consisted of 7 rounds, which were as follows: Picture (Films), Food, Drink, Around the World, Music (Pop Songs), Traditions and a Lucky Dip.

Six teams entered this fun competition, to win the Christmas hamper (including 3 bottles of wine and other goodies), that was shared by the winning team.  The second place prize went to a tie breaker, when both teams finished just 4 points behind the winners.

Thanks once again to Little Stoke Cricket Club, for letting us use their facilities and to the bar staff for selecting the prize winner for the ‘Best Christmas Jumper’.  A good time was had by all, and we raised another £138 to boost ALRA funds, for the benefit of the community.

If you weren't able to join us, you may like to have a go at the picture round: Christmas films.

Halloween Disco

This event, held on Friday 27^th October 2023, was enjoyed by all those that attended, and raised a fantastic £225 for the Aston Lodge Defibrillator fund.

There was a fantastic turnout for the Halloween Disco on Friday.  A big thank you to everyone who attended, and for all the brilliant Halloween costumes ...both children and parents entered into the ‘spirit’ of it, with a selection of skeletons, witches, wizards, ghosts, ghouls, monsters of various kinds, and even a ghostbuster!  Every penny raised from ticket sales has been donated to the Aston Lodge Defibrillator fund.  A big thank you also to Ed and Nigel, for donating their disco services, and to Little Stoke Cricket Club for letting us use their club.  It was a great night!

Annual General Meeting 2023

The Annual General Meeting of Aston Lodge Residents Association, was held on Monday 24^th July, at Little Stoke Cricket Club.  19 residents attended (in addition to the committee).  You can view the agenda, proposal for the election of officers and co-chairs' report here, and you can also view a summary of the meeting.

School's Out Disco

This event, held on Friday 21^st July 2023, was enjoyed by all those that attended, and raised £76 for ALRA funds.

Thanks to the residents that supported us, and to Little Stoke Cricket Club, for allowing us to use their facilities.

Valentines Quiz

Our Valentine's quiz was held at Little Stoke Cricket Club, on Friday (10^th February). It was an enjoyable evening, well attended, and raised over £200 for ALRA funds.  Thanks to Little Stoke Cricket Club, for allowing us to use their facilities and contributing prizes for the winning two teams, and thanks to everyone else that helped to make this event such a success.  Here's a link to our Valentine themed sudoku.

Picnic in the Park 2022

This took place on Saturday, 2^ndJuly 2022, and was well attended by Aston Lodge residents... The sun shone (albeit behind the clouds for some of the time) and the event was a great success. Thanks to all those that supported us, we hope you had an enjoyable afternoon... Details and more pictures.

Annual General Meeting 2022

The 2022 AGM, was held on 10^th May in the upper playground area of the park, as planned - summary of the meeting.