Author: Pauline

St Giles November 2022

November

Sunday.  6th.      11am.                             Service of The Word
13th.    10.50 am for 11am.   Remembrance
20th.   11am.                             Holy Communion
27th.   9.30am.                       Holy Communion

On October 2nd we celebrated Harvest Festival. The Rector, Reverend Marc Lloyd led the service and the church was beautifully dressed with flowers and harvest produce. A good congregation were ready to give thanks and sing the lovely, well-known hymns. And then the music computer started to make the most alarming noise and had to be turned off. Fortunately there were enough voices to sing unaccompanied, “Come, ye thankful people” and
“We plough the fields”.
After the service we shared Harvest supper with neighbours and friends. It was very much enjoyed and I have been asked by a number of those present to thank the cooks. Donations for the Hailsham Food Bank raised a good sum and this has been sent with our love and best wishes.

The hon. Treasurer, Douglas Sewell, having looked after the church finances for a number of years, has given notice of his retirement. We now need to look for someone to fill this post. If anyone would like to know more perhaps they could talk to Douglas who can outline what is involved. 01435 830304.
Bobbie Steel.

Friday’s Messenger Party (&AGM) starts at 7pm

Cover of Messenger MagazinePlease note that the Messenger Magazine Party will start at 7:00 pm this Friday 30 September 2022. This is a correction to the start time in the previous announcement on this web site. The meeting is in Brightling Village Hall. 

ALL readers of the Messenger Magazine are warmly invited. There will be FREE DRINKS (alcoholic and soft) and nibbles. This is primarily a social occasion – an opportunity to have a relaxing chat with neighbours and others in Brighling, Dallington, Mountfield, Netherfield. It is also our AGM (annual General Meeting) so there will be some brief formalities (very brief, we promise!) including electing the committee that runs the magazine between parties (sorry, AGMs), and an opportunity to discuss the magazine if you want, and perhaps make suggestions for making it even better.The committee hopes that as many people as possible will come. It’s an opportunity to show your support for the magazine (if you like it) or tell us what’s wrong (if you dont like it!) – or just a relaxing evening with a glass of wine or something. See you on Friday.

Village Hall Events October 2022

  • Saturday 1st   Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Friday 28th Quiz Night 7.00 for a 7.30 start.
    Tickets £5 per head (on the door or book in advance) to include light buffet refreshments. Please bring your own drinks.

In addition our regular weekly activities continue as follows:

  • Mondays     Art Club 10am -12noon;   Library Cafe 2pm-4pm
  • Thursdays  Yoga class 8-9pm
  • Fridays        Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/village-hall-booking/

And to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/billiard-room-booking-page/

St Giles Services October 2022

(posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

  • Sunday  October 2nd     6.30pm.      Harvest Festival and Supper
    (details below)
  • Sunday  October 9th      6.30pm.     Evensong
  • Sunday  October 16th    11am.           Holy Communion
  • Sunday  October 23rd   9.30am.       Holy Communion
    Sunday  October 30th    11am.           Service of The Word

    The Harvest Festival and Supper will take place on Sunday October 2nd. The service at 6.30pm followed by supper. All are welcome to either or both of these events. It would be very good to have an idea of numbers for the supper, please call Bobbie on 01435 830811. On Saturday 1st there will be a working party, from 10am, to decorate the church for the festival. Everyone, young or a bit older, will be welcomed most warmly. Flower arranging experience or excellence is not required, only willing hands.

Were you a teenager in E. Sussex in the 1960s?

(posting on behalf of Lily Mountford, student at the University of Oxford):

“ I am currently writing a thesis on the experience of teenagers in east Sussex in the 1960s. I am looking for volunteers who are willing to be interviewed about their experience as a teenager in east Sussex in the 1960s. It would only take about an hour of your time, and there is no pressure to have any remarkable stories whatsoever! If anyone would like to participate or have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] . Thank you for taking the time to read this!”

Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth 19th September

The government has announced that Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday.

Accordingly, Dallington Old School Village Hall will be closed  on that date so there will be no Art Club or Library Cafe.

However all other activities and bookings due to take place during the official period of mourning will continue as planned

 

Messenger Photography Competition closing soon!

A quick reminder that the closing date for the Messenger magazine photography competition is coming up soon – Monday 12th September.  Full details were published in the July issue of the Messenger, and a reminder this month but in case you missed it, the key points are:

  • This years categories are *Nature *Animals and*HM The Queens Platinum Jubilee.
  • Entries can be any size and submitted to the Editor by email to [email protected]  or post to The Editor, The Old Farmhouse, Mountfield Park Farm, TN32 5LE
    Some excellent prizes have been donated – including an Under 16 prize.

We know there are many talented photographers in Dallington so do get your entries in this weekend!

Dallington Old School Village Hall Events September 2022

  • Saturday 3rd  Library Cafe 10-12noon – our monthly Saturday morning opening
  • Mondays 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th :
    • Art Club 10am -12noon
    • Library Cafe 2pm-4pm
  • Tuesday 20th 7.30pm  Dallington Parish Council

In addition, a new weekly Beginners Yoga class starts on Thursday evenings at 8pm and the Chair Yoga class resumes on Friday mornings. For details and to book a place, please go to https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/village-hall-booking/

And to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/billiard-room-booking-page/