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Village Hall News February 2023

Our annual newsletter is published to coincide with Village Halls Week (January 23th -29th) –  a national campaign by Action with Communities in Rural England highlighting the  contribution that England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. This year’s focus is on the way that village halls can provide warm, welcoming and inclusive spaces – something that Dallington Old School Village Hall aims to do every week with the community Library Café as well as our other activities. You can view the newsletter here  Old School News January 2023 PDF FINAL to find out more about how the hall is run, what we can offer and how local residents can support this community space.

In particular, you are  warmly invited to the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 15th February at 7.00 to hear what’s been going on and let us know what else you’d like to see happening at the hall.

Other events in February:

  • Saturday 4th February Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Wednesday 15th  Village Hall AGM All welcome
  • Friday 10th 2.30- 4.30 Beetle Drive

And our regular weekly activities:

  • Monday 6th February (and every Monday)
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Thursday  9th and 23rd Beginners Yoga 8-9pm  (note half term break)
  • Friday 10th and 24th  Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon (note half term break)
    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 our Main Hall Bookings Page  and  to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page

Village Hall Events November 2022

After a very successful quiz night in October, here is the calendar for November:

  • Saturday 5th Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Thursday 24th Christmas Wreath Workshop 10am -12 noon
    Come and make a Christmas Wreath with Frances Gorringe & Pauline Ridley. Materials will be provided, but please bring any decorations you would like to include. £5 per head – proceeds to village hall.

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/

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/

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

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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

 

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/

Jubilee Weekend Roundup

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Proud to say that Dallington held celebration events on every day of the Jubilee weekend – and we were so lucky with the weather! Here’s a brief round up and a gallery of photographs.

    • Thursday Evening BBQ & Beacon: A wonderful evening – lots of people turned up to take part to enjoy the barbecue and good company and watch the beacon being lit. Thanks to everyone who made this happen – from initial planning and publicity, getting the pavilion and field ready the day before, the parish council for funding the food and drink, the individuals who cooked and served it, and finally the beacon team for assembling, lighting and keeping everything safe.
    • Friday Bellringing at St Giles Dallington Tower rang at 3pm, along with many other towers, to coincide with a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral  that day.
    • Saturday  Our regular monthly Saturday morning Community Library Café at Dallington Old School Village Hall was extended to 4pm for the occasion.  Visitors were able to view a temporary exhibition “Dallington Celebrates” – a display of photographs and souvenirs from village events over the years including Coronation celebrations in 1953, summer fetes, harvest festivals, street parties and open gardens.  There was also a chance to take part in a fun snooker competition in the newly refurbished Billiard Room. Thanks to everyone who lent photographs, scrap books and souvenirs, and to our volunteers who provided  bacon sandwiches, soup and delicious home-made cakes throughout the day.
    • Sunday am Thanksgiving service at St Giles (report from Bobbie Steel): Along with churches throughout this country and the Commonwealth, Dallington celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. It happened to be one of the Sundays when we were without a member of the clergy present to lead the service. On these occasions our Churchwarden, Wendy Miers, prepares and presents the order of service, with a talk on a relevant person or subject. On this momentous day, when the focus was on Thanksgiving for Service, Wendy chose as her theme thanks to the members of the church family who had given unstinting service over long years. A good number in the congregation ensured that the lovely hymns were sung with enthusiasm, all rounded off with The National Anthem. After the service everyone enjoyed the refreshments with a loyal toast to Her Majesty. This was just one of the ways in which our village marked a very special, once in a lifetime, “Thank you” to our Queen.
    • Sunday pm Despite gloomy weather forecasts earlier in the week, the rain held off for our final village celebration, back on the recreation ground for a relaxed afternoon picnic tea & games and a drone to take a group village photograph of all present.