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Where am I? Issue 229 August 2019 March’sSt. Mary’s Church, Shroton answer: The Village Hall window! Mother’s Day The Shroton Lines is published by the Shroton Village Hall Commiee for the residents of the village. It is wri9en, published and delivered by a small team of willing volunteers. Your thoughts and arcles are always A reminder to all! It’s Mothering Sunday on March welcome and should be addressed to the editor, Claire Low, either by hand to The Old Barn, by phone Shroton Armis1ce 100 31st! 07802753057 or by email to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month. Shroton Church will be running a special Mothering 10 and 11 NovemberSunday Service, where we thank God for mothers, and have a posy of flowers to give to all mothers present! Diary Dates this Month 11am - 4pm at the Shroton Village Hall Special weekday services 7 August Recycling (Green) 10.30-12.00 Coffee Morning People are parAcularly encouraged to come to During Lent we have arranged three lunchAme 14 August Rubbish (Black) the Hall aer the Sunday Remembrance Church SHROTON VILLAGE SHOW meeAngs when we shall be exploring Luke’s Gospel. 10.30-12.00 Coffee Morning 21 August Recycling (Green) service. These are scheduled for Wednesday 13 March, 10.30-12.00 Coffee Morning 31 AUGUST NEW FORMAT! By Alex Smith There will be a Village history display and other 28 August Rubbish (Black) Wednesday 3 April and Wednesday 10 April all at 12 10.30-12.00 Coffee Morning The Annual Village Show is going ahead, rather at the last minute, WW1 displays - and many poppies made by both noon, and a Saturday meeAng at 10am on 23 March. 31 August Shroton Village Show on August 31st. This year we are going to try a new format and the young and old from the Parish. More details on the posters in the village. take entries on the day itself. A schedule is aached with these Lunch and a Chat resumes back in Lines and more will be available in the Village Hall, Pub and around Refreshments available. Please just call in and Thank God For Fridays September the village during August. This will require a bit of paence to get give a li9le thought to those from this Parish who right and everyone will have to work hard to sort their own entries are no longer with us but gave so much of their We conAnue with our monthly TGFF services, led by Coffee Morning in the Village Hall and correct payment out on the day. Schedule included with this lives to the Great War. Rev’d Chris Jervis. These enable us to look more month’s lines. Free admissiondeeply at some ChrisAan beliefs. The next one will be The Cricketers Arms: 6.30 on Friday 15The 12 namedMarch. All welcome. Silhouettes that were placed on benches, in the Hall and Church were a The usual entries like produce, cookery and preserves, flowers, During the weekend there will be a poignant reminder of the 12 men who never returned after volunteering to fight in WW1. Tuesday Night - Pie Night £8.50 flower arranging, photography, handicras and children’s entries all commemorave Oak tree planted in the Fairfield Yes, it’s back! ShrotonFinally Community “Take Me Back Group to Dear Old Blighty”, which was an evening of Poetry, memoirs and (moved from Thursday) included. and the WW1 bench will be unveiled on the letters, a quiz and music from the Shroton Ukulele Band -and the Last Post played by Nick Fund Raising Fresh Fish Friday Glebe. Briggs, was extremely well received. Entries can be delivered to the hall between 10am and 12 (to give St David’s Day Book: 01258 860421 Thank you to all who supported the above - donations of over £300 will be split between extra Ame for the change of organisaon) with the hall reopening at 10 NovemberClothes, shoes, bags, hats, belts, coats, curtainsQuizSSAFA and andsheets Blind allVeterans wanted. UK. 2.30 for viewing. As a result of the new system the schedule is slightly reduced in size compared to previous years: it will be an 7.30pm-10pm at the Shroton Village HallWell done Shroton! In this month’s issue: interesAng experiment and we can see aerwards how successful Friday,I am organising 1 March the “BagstoSchool” at 7.30 fund Editorial and Village Hall News - page 2 the process has been. Look forward to seeing you on August 31st! raising“Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty” scheme for the Shroton Community Parish Council News - page 6 An evening of WW1 Poetry, Memoirs, Music from Obituaries for Gordon Adam and Joan TheGroup. usual I will deliver format bags to each house- and House Moves.. leaveour very own Ukulele band, Quiz and “The Last bags in the Bus Shelter and in my Normal - page 7 teams of six. £5 per head, Ena Rees porch..pleasePost” will be played at the Shroton Village Hall. help yourself. The final date bring your own drinks for collection is 27 April. Please ring me and andTea and coffee available but bring plate of your nibbles Village Hedgehog Firstly, welcome to new villagers Wendy and John Gredley who have own food and drink.I will collect your filled bags. awareness note... moved in to Li9leport on Main Street, Shroton. They are going to be busy renovang their new home, and have already met quite a few Tickets £2.50 from Judith Hewi9 861565 TheBack Community by popular Group has demand been established Hedgehogs are neighbours by aending Coffee Morning in the Village Hall. They toor [email protected] – organiseC h r iCommunity s ’ l i v eevents. m u s i c hungry and need a have four grown up children, but only one lives nearby. They have Thankround! you for your support little help from us. Cat food seems to go been living in Stourpaine and have long dreamt of reAring to Dorset. JudithProceeds to SSAFA and Blind Veterans UK 861565 down well. A little dish of water, not milk as previously thought, would be much Secondly, Jason, Theresa and daughter Amber Macintosh have Contact Anne Pearson – moved from Li9leport all the way to New Field Lane, where they are appreciated in this heat. Please check 863892, to book a table Saturday enjoying the extra space and are happy to have been able to stay in areas to be strimmed or bonfires first for or if you need to make Shroton! sleeping hedgehogs. up a team Editorial - Claire Low Village Hall News Andy Rees Dear Everyone, Meggy Moo’s Having a In July we held two Sunday aernoon Cream Teas, celebration tea or This comes to you from hot and steamy Abruzzo! I am one rather be9er supported than the other, but Park Farm, Bessells Lane, Shroton DT11 8TP friends for coffee so pleased that the Shroton Village Show is taking both turning out to be enjoyable occasions because Are you looking to reduce your plastic waste and want to make it place again, thank you Alex Smith, and look forward to of the chance to enjoy the company of friends and a special - call Kate. seeing all the creave entries that the village is so surprising number of walkers and other visitors. & food miles? good at! Alex has shared a programme with this (Purely by chance, the neighbour of a maiden aunt Try our new self-service milk vending Treat your friends month’s lines, do get in touch with her if you have any who lives in Doynton near Bristol was walking the with showstopping queries. Way and I learned had been living next door to my machine. cakes and tarts. aunt for more than 50 years: ‘small world’ and we The Cricketers are offering a 30% discount off bills for only discovered the connecAon by chance!) We Fresh, pasteurised Whole or Semi-Skimmed anyone that comes in for lunch Monday to Friday, must be sure to try and avoid clashing with milk, dispensed straight into a reusable glass whilst the A350 road closure takes place between Wimbledon and cricket finals and the Formula 1 bottle, recyclable polybottle or bring your 29 July to13 August and from 12:00-12:45. Grand Prix, which understandably kept some own clean container from home. potenAal visitors at home! Nevertheless we I have been asked to remind you to use our village managed to raise £275 for the much depleted Simple to use, accepts coins, notes & gives Village Hall funds. website, which is kept updated by Jim Bird. Please can change. you let him know of any updates. www.shroton.org Special menAon must be made of Angela £1.00 per litre All the best, Claire Carpenter’s famous elderflower cake with gooseberry jam and cream and Trevor Knight’s Available 7am – 7pm, 7 days a week simply scrumpAous fruit cake, both of which were triumphs! Tel. 07908267410 www.meggymoosdairy.co.uk Our next event will be the Village Pétanque Compeon on 18 August which anyone interested is welcome to join. Please see the advert in this issue of the Lines. Painter and Decorator & Property Maintenance Finally, a new venture is being provided on Saturday 14 September, when we will have the musicians ‘Hungrytown’ coming to entertain us with their folk Exterior offer running all this summer music as part of a tour of village halls across England. Wine will be available on the evening and We also do decking fitting and we very much hope this will be something new for villagers and their guests to enjoy.