Stratford is definitely on a positive up-swing, and the community is making that happen together. As a Community Steward I meet a lot of people and hear about a wide range of needs and goals in the area I serve. The challenge is to find and prioritize common threads...
Hub Happenings in the Canaan / Colebrook / Stratford Region
Previous Events
Summer Picnic & Play Series!
We are teaming up with the Family Resource Center to host a series of three “Picnic & Play” meet-ups on Fridays at parks in the North Country this summer. After listening to what families we were looking for, we came up with fun offerings at three different...
Stewartstown Student Showcase
The classroom showcase will be from 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Pizza will be available from 5 to 5:45 pm The concert will begin at 6:00 pm We are excited to be partnering with the Stewartstown Community School on an event on May 30th, starting at 5 p.m. at the school. As a way...
Stratford Community Pre-Town Meeting Social
On the morning of March 16th, residents of the Stratford area are invited to the Fuller Town Hall, located at 1956 US Route 3 to visit prior to the town meeting. The Community Builders Hub is providing free coffee, and the Stratford Grange 238 will be offering...
Sunday Funday at “The Tilly”
Families are invited to come play board games at the Tillotson Center for the Arts in Colebrook, from 3-5 p.m. on January 21 and 28. We will have tables set up for families to sit down and choose a board game to play together for the afternoon, as well as...
CBH December Happenings – up North!
In Canaan, VT we have been working closely with the organization, Canaan Naturally Connected, as their activities align well with our community building efforts. We were glad to help empower and connect a new member of the group to lead the planning of a new series...
Children’s Playgroup in Stratford
All are welcome to join this fun, free program! Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., we created a new children’s playgroup at the Stratford Public Library on Main Street in Stratford. In talking to community members at events, parents and caregivers often...
Halloween Window Painting Project in Colebrook
The week prior to Halloween 2023, five of Colebrook’s Main Street businesses were adorned with colorful window paintings depicting Halloween and fall scenes. This is a project that used to happen in Colebrook many years ago, which the Community Builders Hub helped to bring back this year in order to better connect the school staff and students with the local business community, and build a sense of pride in the place they call home.
After performing outreach, we found the businesses were so happy to participate in this project. The 5th grade students at Colebrook Academy and Elementary School also loved being able to create art displays for all to see. Coupled with this was a fun costume parade down Main Street that grades PreK-5 took part in on Halloween day, waving to business owners and passers-by on the way, and checking out the painted windows.
Supplies were funded by Small Acts North this year, and will be a school funded program moving forward. The Colebrook Key Club volunteers cleaned up the windows the day after Halloween, and school staff were awesome to work with, helping to coordinate necessary details and bring the vision to fruition. We were so proud to partner with these parties on this project, assisting with communication, fundraising, organizing and promotions. Spreading pure community joy, and connecting people to place is where it’s at!