August 2023

Pictured left to right are:

Zoning Hearing Board member Jeff Kerns, Board of Supervisors Chair Noreen Vigilante, Supervisor Carin Mifsud, Supervisor Harold Hallman III, Stephen Rhoads, Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Steven Costa, Zoning Hearing Board member Rich Pomeroy, Zoning Hearing Board member Hoss Guistwhite, and Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Robert Jefferson.

The West Pikeland Township Parks and Recreation Committee and The Chester Springs Library are hosting Summer in the Park in August. Join us for a summer of free family entertainment at Pine Creek Park, 1488 Yellow Springs Road, Chester Springs.

All shows begin at 10:30am and will be held in the Pavilion next to the parking lot. In the event of inclement weather, shows will be at the library at 1709 Art School Road, Chester Springs.

SCHEDULE

August 2 - Comedy Magic

August 9 - Music Play Patrol

Meeting information, including agendas, can be found on our website

End of Summer Fun

By: Susie Hawkins

The summer is almost over (if you can believe it), but we still have loads of fun planned for August! Be sure to look through our calendar here, so you don’t miss out on anything we have in store. Here are some important dates to remember:

·      August 2, 10:30am: Summer in the Park Series: Comedy Magic Show

·      August 7, 10:30am-12pm: Preschool Nursery Rhyme Faire

·      August 9, 10:30am: Summer in the Park Series: Music Play Patrol

·      August 11, 1:30pm: Annual Bubble Festival

·      August 12: Last day to track your Summer Reading

·      August 15: Summer Reading Coupons must be turned in by 6pm today

·      August 16, 1-3pm: Ice Cream Social: Enjoy ice cream & find out if you won a prize

·      August 22, 10:30am: Makin’Music with Mr. Dan

We’ll be taking a break from story time from Monday, August 14 to Labor Day, but we’ll continue to have Play Dough Morning every Thursday at 10:30am!

Did you know you can see all of our Summer Reading prizes on our website? Use the Summer Reading tab on our website (Home | Chester Springs Library), and browse prizes by age group. Thank you so much to everyone who donated prizes for our Summer Reading Program. You’ve helped to make this a great summer!

July 24 - 29, 2023

There is so much to see and do at the 93rd Kimberton Community Fair!

JULY 24 - 29, 2023 

2023 FAIR HOURS:

The Fair Midway (amusement rides, food and games) opens at 6:00 pm, Monday - Friday; 4:00 pm on Saturday

The Competitive Exhibits Building opens at 4:00 pm each day.

Historic Farms, Upper Uwchlan Township

August 3, 2023

Join the Upper Uwchlan Township Historical Commission where three historic farms will be spotlighted to learn about Upper Uwchlan's agricultural heritage. The 45-minute tour will begin with Upland Farm, now a Township Park with walking trails, proceed by bus to Fellowship Farm, an active farm, and then continue by bus to Whelen Farm, a remnant of the original 200-acre Whelen Farm that included Fellowship Farm. All three farms include at least one intact historic building dating from the mid-1700s (although the Upland Farm farmhouse received quite a Victorian makeover in the 1860s!). The Fellowship Farm farmhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and both Fellowship Farm and Whelen Farm are part of the Highlands National Historic District. Fellowship Farm features an early formal stone farmhouse in the Georgian style and the Whelen Farm features an early log farmhouse, with stone additions and remnants of an outside bake oven, as well as an early stone English Lake District barn.

Parking & Check-In: Upland Farm Park, 301 Pottstown Pk., Chester Springs

** Registration Required in Advance ** Tours are scheduled to begin 5:30, 5:45, 6:15, 6:30, 7:00.

Register through Eventbrite with password: 2023upperuwchlanhistorytour.

Tour reservations are going fast! The 5:30, 5:45, and 6:15 timeslots are now closed. Please register ASAP for either the 6:30 or 7:00 tour if you are interested in participating in this exciting Town Tour & Village Walk program!

Yeager's Farm & Market, East Pikeland Township

August 10, 2023

Yeager's Farm on Route 113 shows how some family farms have adapted to changes over the past few years as crops have changed from staples such as corn and fruit to different seasonal items like Christmas trees and pumpkins. At least seven generations of the family have farmed several parcels in the southwestern corner of the township, and several generations continue the tradition. Although the farm draws most of its revenue from products other than food, there is still a cattle herd, fruit orchards, and cornfields. Visitors on this tour will board farm wagons to see the new and traditional farming at this East Pikeland landmark.

Sponsor: East Pikeland Township Historical Commission

Parking & Registration: 1015 Pike Springs Rd. (Rt.113), Phoenixville. Parking is available onsite. The first tour begins at 5:30 and the last tour begins at 7:00.

Historic Yellow Springs, West Pikeland Township

Historic Yellow Springs: Barns Repurposed

August 17, 2023

Until the mid-20th century, the most important building on nearly every Chester County property was the barn. It was the engine driving the agrarian household. As the county became more suburban and farms declined, barns were repurposed. The village of Yellow Springs is home to two such barns from the 18th and 19th centuries. Built to store grains and animals, they were adapted to become theaters, fine arts, and movie production studios. Author and barn historian Gregory D. Huber will present a history of Chester County barns and how they evolved. Tours of the barns will follow.

Sponsor: Historic Yellow Springs & West Pikeland Township

Parking & Registration: 1701 Art School Rd., Chester Springs. Follow signs for parking in The Washington/Chester Springs Library lot after entering the village.

Doors open at 5:00. Lecture at 6:00. Barn tours immediately follow.

Paoli Battlefield, Malvern Borough

August 24, 2023

Come out and walk the farmers' fields of the battlefield and learn about the 9th bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War.

See the second oldest Revolutionary War monument in the U.S. which stands on a mass grave of 52 Continental troops. This field was used to grow crops before, during, and after the revolution. In fact, it was still being used as a crop field in 1998 before it was purchased.

Sponsor: Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund

Parking & Registration: The battlefield entrance is on Monument Ave., west of Wayne Ave. Park along the entrance road that loops around the monument grounds, highlighted in yellow on the map below. Tours begin northeast of the monument, as shown by the blue "X" on the map. The first tour begins at 5:30 and the last tour begins at 7:00.

Learn about events happening in Chester County!

Upcoming events:

People's Light Presents: True West

August 2 -27, 2023

94th Annual Old Fiddlers Picnic

Sat, August 12 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

American Helicopter Museum - World Helicopter Day

August 20, 2023 @ 12:30pm - 3:30pm

October 29, 2023, Noon to 3pm

Chester County Solid Waste Authority will be sponsoring a Used Bicycle and Sewing Machine drive for the organization Pedals for Progress.

This year the event will be held at the West Goshen Municipal Complex on Sunday October 29, 2023, from 12:00pm-3:00pm.

This event is a great way for people to get rid of their gently used unwanted bikes and sewing machines and to ultimately help those in need to improve their economic conditions.

The generous residents of Chester County have already donated more than 130 bicycles and sewing machines, and $2400 to help pay for shipping to Pedals for Progress’ partner countries.

Donations are tax deductible, including the value of the bicycle or sewing machine.