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AN EVENING OF SNOOKER
at the BILLIARD ROOM
DALLINGTON OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL
at 7.30pm on
Tuesday 10th September 2024
Pre game drink and nibbles in the Main Hall followed by a game of snooker (killer or mini frames depending on numbers).
Everyone welcome whatever your ability.
For further information please don’t hesitate to get in touch:
Kim & Dan Venner kim.venner@btinternet.com or 01424 838406
The Wealden Iron Research Group will be holding their Summer Meeting & AGM on Saturday 27 July 2024 from 10.30am at Dallington Old School Village Hall, The Street, Dallington, TN21 9NH, East Sussex.
Local residents are welcome to attend the Summer Meeting talk and the afternoon site visit to Ashburnham Furnace, but non-members of WIRG cannot vote at the AGM.
Agenda for the day:
(posted on behalf of Caroline Moore & Brightling Environment Group)
May be of interest to Dallington residents too?
Last few places for the Brightling Moth Breakfast:
Brightling Environment Group’s latest event is a Moth Breakfast. Local moth enthusiast Caroline Moore – who’s been trapping moths and recording species and numbers for 24 years at her garden in Etchingham – will be doing a live moth-trap opening and species ID on the morning of Saturday 13 July, 8.15am for an 8.30am reveal at Brickyard Lane, Brightling. Come along for breakfast (bacon and/or mushroom rolls, plus coffee, tea and juice) and to see how the moth count compares from three traps, set across three different local sites, each with different habitats and levels of light pollution. Numbers are limited, so email brightlingenvironmentgroup@gmail.com to book your place and receive full details of the location. (Please note, BEG will be asking for a donation of £5 to cover the costs of breakfast.) See you there!
(Web editor’s note: light pollution and how to mitigate its impact on wildlife including moths are all part of the High Weald National Landscape Dark Skies Festival (28 Oct-10 Nov), designed to celebrate and protect some of the darkest skies in the South East. More information at https://highweald.org/get-involved/dark-skies/wild-about-dark-skies-festival/. We’ll be posting details over the next few months about how Dallington will be taking part in the Festival.)
Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel
A magical afternoon for this concert, arranged by Jane Messer, followed by a wonderful tea sitting in the churchyard in the glorious sunshine. The aim of the concert was to recoup some of the cost of the repair to the church roof after burglars stole the lead and broke the tiles. Musicians Declan Hickey and Lizzie Knatt charged reduced rates, as Lizzie is the granddaughter of Pam and John Fuller, because of their long time commitment to St. Giles. As well as a financial success the afternoon was a chance for the audience to enjoy the exhilarating music by Britten, Purcell, Steenhoven and van Eyck, played on recorders and classical guitar. After Lizzie and Declan had received well-earned applause we moved on to enjoy a spread of delicious sandwiches and cakes prepared by keen volunteers. A lovely afternoon with music, tea, friends and sunshine.
(posted on behalf of Dallington and Punnetts Town Schools PTA)
We are so excited to be hosting a Pop-up Circus for our joint school summer event this yearIt will be an event not to miss. Bring your friends and family and join us for lots of fun.
Where? Punnetts Town Playground & Football Pitch
Battle Road Punnett’s Town TN21 9DH
When? Saturday June 22nd 12-4pm
Gates will open at midday and we will have two circus shows at 1pm and 2.30pm. The field will be full of inflatables, glitter festival face paint, glitter tattoos, stalls, refreshments and snacks and more so make sure you arrive in plenty of time to make the most of all these as well as the main event the circus.
The circus is a ticketed event so tickets need to be purchased in advance of the day via the QR code in the poster or this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-circus-tickets-910805883917
There are two options for tickets 1) Single Ticket (adult or child over two years old) and 2) Family ticket of four (under 2’s are free as they can sit on laps). Please bring your confirmation email to the ticket booth on the day which will be exchanged for a entry wristband. Activity wristbands can be purchased in advance as well as on the day and will give you unlimited access to the inflatables and all things glitter (facepaint and tattoos).
Once tickets are gone they are gone so get in quick!
A quick reminder that tomorrow’s Library Cafe will also include a Plant and Seed Bring and Buy Sale.
Saturday May 3rd 10am -12 noon at the Old School Village Hall in The Street. Free entry as usual.
Despite the recent challenging growing conditions we fortunately have a good range of plants already donated but would welcome any additional plants, seedlings or seeds that you can spare. So do come along for the usual refreshments and good company, as well as plants and a selection of gardening books to buy or borrow.
On Saturday morning 2nd March, our monthly ‘first Saturday’ Library Cafe 10 am – 12 noon. Good company, excellent refreshments and lots of new books added to the collection for you to borrow or buy.
Friday 15th March QUIZ NIGHT 7pm for a 7.15 start
Come and join us for a sociable quiz evening and light refreshments (Please bring your own
drinks.) Tickets £5 in aid of hall repairs. To book tickets in advance or for further information contact Jane on 07766 434847
18th -24th March is Village Halls Week
The annual campaign to celebrate the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. An extra reason to come along to support your local hall.
And of course we have our regular weekly activities:
Mondays Art Club 10-12 and Library Café 2-4pm
Thursday evenings Yoga 8-9pm
Friday mornings Chair Yoga 11am -12 noon
| Dallington residents are also welcome to attend this event taking place at Brightling Village Hall.
Warmer homes event  Please join us on Thursday 29 February at 7:00 pm in Brightling Village Hall for a helpful, informative and friendly evening looking at how to retrofit our local homes – particularly the many older buildings found in Brightling and neighbouring villages – to adapt to the future of home heating. In other words, how to stay warm, for less money and with less impact on the environment. Our main speaker will be Joe Daly: architect, energy adviser and retrofit coordinator for Energise Sussex Coast (a not-for-profit community energy co-operative). There will also be 3 short case studies from local people:
The event is free but we are asking people to book tickets so that we can manage numbers. Book tickets using the button below or email brightling.environment.group@gmail.comImportant note. The button will take you to the EventBrite booking page. When you reach that page, select the number of tickets you require and be sure to click the red “Reserve a spot” button. There will be free refreshments including soft drinks and wine (small voluntary donation requested for wine). |
Happy New Year from Dallington Old School Village Hall – and apologies for not posting January dates until now, so I’m including them with the announcement of the February schedule.
JANUARY 2024
Saturday 6th Library Cafe 10-12noon
Regular weekly activities:
Monday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd 29th Art Club 10-12 Library Café 2-4pm
Thursday evenings Yoga 8-9pm
Friday mornings Chair Yoga 11am -12 noon
ALSO: Tuesday 23rd Meeting of Dallington Parish Council 7.30pm
FEBRUARY 2024
Saturday 3rd Library Cafe 10-12noon
Regular weekly activities:
Monday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th Art Club 10-12 Library Café 2-4pm
Thursday evenings Yoga 8-9pm
Friday mornings Chair Yoga 11am -12 noon
ALSO: Wednesday 21st February at 7pm
Dallington Old School Annual General Meeting – details to follow shortly
(Posted on behalf of Jane Messer)
Come and enjoy coffee and cake ( or tea, biscuits etc if you prefer) and a catch up with friends as Christmas draws to a close. It’s also your last chance to admire our beautiful Christmas tree before we take it down (volunteers to help after the coffee very welcome!).
Another opportunity for coffee, cake and a chat. And to restock on books or even play a game of snooker. No need to feel any guilt about the cake. It’s still Christmas! We look forward to seeing you there.