Visit Wesleyville This Summer

Step Inside Sundays

Starting this Sunday, July 3rd, Wesleyville Church will be open for visits from noon to 4 pm.

Heritage learning experience in the works for Wesleyville

Interpretive signs for Wesleyville Village are being installed this June. Designed by our chair, Kathryn McHolm, and sponsored by Ontario Power Generation, these signs will enhance our visitor's experience and educate Waterfront Trail / Lakeshore Road travellers regarding this Provincially listed cultural heritage landscape. Draft below.

FOWV enters a new era

The Friends of Wesleyville Village is an incorporated charitable organization as of March and will now become an employer.

Our new Board of Directors applied for and received a Canada Summer Jobs grant for an 8 week student employment term. Our chair, Kathryn McHolm, vice-chair Jade Calver and secretary, Sue Stickley are currently interviewing some very promising student candidates.

Country Market Nature Fest May 29th

Spring will be here on Sunday May 29th from 10 till 4 pm

Come to 2082 Lakeshore Road, 10 km west of downtown Port Hope.

Mark Your calendar! Storm The Palace return to Port Hope for their first (public) local show of 2016. The Lions Centre at 29 Thomas St in Port Hope will host the band in support of THE FRIENDS OF WESLEYVILLE. This organization is committed to the preservation and restoration of Wesleyville Village, a small section of Lakeshore Rd in Port Hope established in the 1860’s  that was once a thriving community with a school and a church and several farm houses.ALL PROFITS FROM THIS SHOW WILL BE DONATED TO FRIENDS OF WESLEYVILLE.

More information about TFOWV can be found here.

Tickets are $15 each and available at:

PharmaSave Port Hope
(60 Ontario St. Port Hope, 905-885-1294)
Holtons Flowers
(62 Walton St, Port Hope, 905-885-7439)
Ganaraska Framing
(95 Walton St, Port Hop, 905-885-1323)

What a great time for Wesleyville - both 2015 and 2016 reviewed at AGM

NOTICE

Annual General Meeting (2015) - Friends of Wesleyville Village

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Wesleyville Church 2082 Lakeshore Rd. Port Hope ON L1A 3V7

Important Members’ Business such as Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws, Nominations and Negotiations with Ontario Power Generation.

Fascinating Historical Information

"Before Wesleyville" presentation by Trent University archaeologists Susan Jamieson & Marit Munson at 7:30 PM will explore the evidence of pre-European local settlement by aboriginal peoples.

ALSO - Don’t miss the Easter Egg Hunt at Wesleyville, Saturday March 26^th at 10:00 am.

www.wesleyvillevillage.com 905 753-2196 or 905 885-1344

friendsofwesleyvillevillage@bell.net

New this year! Should be great fun even if the weather isn't too bunny-friendly.