(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)
For the winter time we will be practicing our ringing at 2pm, so this is a bit of a change but all organised. Diana Day
Category: Groups
Chair Yoga – book your space
(Posted on behalf of Charlotte Ridley)
Our first Chair Yoga session last Friday was a great success, and the class was almost full. If you are hoping to come along to future sessions, please note that the maximum capacity for this class is 10 people, so priority will go to those who have pre-booked. Any remaining spaces will work on a first come first served basis. To avoid disappointment please contact Charlotte to book your space – email: charlotte@living-yoga.co.uk or text 07367 757124
More details about the class at https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes
Village Hall News update & September 2021 Events
As most of you know, we were finally able to reopen the hall towards the end of July after prolonged closure due to Covid. Our regular weekly activities – art club and the library café – have resumed and it’s been a joy to see old friends meeting up for the first time in over a year. The monthly Villagers group normally takes place on a Thursday afternoon, but this month hosted an entertaining evening talk open to all, about Vivien Drake, a former Dallington resident with theatrical connections. Another well attended talk took place in August on the wartime history of Dallington Forest and other woodlands, and as you can see we have a full programme lined up for September.
Events in September
(Please note no Art Club or Library Café on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August)
| Saturday | 4th | 10-12 | Library Cafe |
| Monday | 6th | 10-12 | Art Club |
| Monday | 6th | 2-4 | Library Cafe |
| Thursday | 9th | 2-4 | Villagers Group Games afternoon |
| Friday | 10th | 11-12 | Chair Yoga New weekly beginners course, starts 10th September More details at https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes |
| Monday | 13th | 10-12 | Art Club |
| Monday | 13th | 2-4 | Library Cafe |
| Friday | 17th | 11-12 | Chair Yoga |
| Friday | 17th | 7-9 | QUIZ NIGHT 7pm start Entry £5 to include refreshments (bring your own wine) |
| Monday | 20th | 10-12 | Art Club |
| Monday | 20th | 2-4 | Library Cafe |
| Friday | 24th | 11-12 | Chair Yoga |
| Monday | 27th | 10-12 | Art Club |
| Monday | 27th | 2-4 | Library Cafe |
Please note that we are retaining some precautions to keep the hall ‘covid safe’, including provision of hand sanitiser, extra ventilation and limiting numbers for each event.
In order to encourage more people to come forward with new ideas, the Management Committee have agreed to use some grant money to enable us to waive hall hire fees until the end of the year for groups or one-off events that are of potential interest and benefit to the community as a whole. Please get in touch with the booking secretary Karen Gillingham on 01435 831563 if you are interested in booking the hall.
Talk Thursday 19th August 2021
“Dallington, Vivien Drake and some of the stars of yesteryear”
Thursday 19th August at 7.00 pm in Dallington Old School Village Hall
Laura Vakil and Tim Lord will be sharing memories, music and stories of Dallington in the postwar years. Laura’s grandmother Vivien Drake, who lived at Pantons in The Street following a career on the London stage, had numerous theatrical visitors and was an active member of the Dallington Amateur Dramatic Society. Free entry. Refreshments available. Everyone welcome.
Art Club starts again Monday 26th July
Happy to report that the Art Club will re-open this week, having been closed for over a year due to Covid restrictions.
We meet on Monday mornings (10-12) in the Old School village hall in The Street. We are a sociable and informal group with very varied levels of experience, ability and confidence. So whether you are a complete beginner or want to develop your existing skills, do come along.
Tutorial advice and feedback is available if you want it but everyone is encouraged to work at their own pace and to try out different materials and techniques. If you already have your own projects, you are welcome to work on these individually while enjoying the friendly company.
To find out more, please just come along on a Monday morning or contact Pauline Ridley on 01435 830152 or email p.ridley@brighton.ac.uk
Sunday Bell Ringing
(Posted on behalf of Diana Day) The bell ringers met up last week to see if there was support for some ringing to begin again at St Giles Church, Dallington. I’m pleased to say that we rang on Sunday and hope to ring again in two weeks time. This follows the pattern set before, of ringing for 2nd and 4th Sundays. Practices are not possible at present and will not resume until the Autumn at the earliest. One of the ropes broke and the bell has set itself, so this has to be tipped over, safely. This will probably be done on Wednesday, you will just hear the bell ringing until it stops by itself when fully down. Diana Day
Village Hall re-opening soon!
We are finally reopening! After many months of waiting for national restrictions to be lifted, we can finally announce (fingers crossed) that Dallington Old School Village Hall will re-open for bookings from Monday July 19th. (All booking enquiries to Karen Gillingham on 01435 831563.) Continue reading “Village Hall re-opening soon!”
Bell tolling today
(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)
Dallington Bellringers will be tolling a bell today to mark the Duke of Edinburgh’s death and again on the day of the funeral.
VJ Day Bell Ringing
[posted on behalf of Diana Day]
Yes a bell rang out over Dallington on Saturday to mark VJ Day, duly rung by David Wilson. We wish we could have rung all 6 bells but that is for the future, hopefully not too far off. Diana Day
Ringers Return
(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)
Ringers Return
No, the Swan Inn has not changed its name, the Bellringers have taken up ringing again at St Giles Church, Dallington. With churches now open and Services occurring, we are chiming the bells on Sundays. We are only allowed to ring for 15 minutes, social distancing restricts us to alternate bells only to sound out. There will be no practice on Mondays for the foreseeable future, no visiting bands, but it’s a start. Diana Day