Student artwork displayed at Old Surry Village School

SURRY — Thanks to Glyneta Thomson and her merry band of volunteers and board associates, undertaking small business as The Previous Surry Village Schoolhouse Preservation Group, there had been little ones within the renovated Aged Surry Village Faculty making on Saturday for the to start with time in many years.

The youngsters, their siblings, dad and mom and onlookers, have been on hand for the Surry Elementary University once-a-year art exhibit. The show has been on hiatus for the previous two a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance to art trainer Laura Osgood.

The creating, which served as Surry’s faculty for 80 many years right after it was built in 1872, was in threat of demolition right until Thomson and the group she rallied took in excess of.

The building also put in 30 years as the home of the Surry Fire Department.

The Previous Surry Village College has activities prepared for every single month this summer, like an annual property sale/bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 16. A crab roll luncheon and bake sale is scheduled for Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A 150th Delighted Birthday Celebration is prepared for the classic framework in September, with additional situations to follow into slide.

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