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Sutton Bonington Normanton on Soar Kingston on Soar VILLAGE NEWS November and December 2019 A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to All Our Readers! SUTTON BONINGTON SHOW Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s show such a wonderful event. We were very fortunate with the weather and, once again, to have a Hurricane Fly-Past, a fantastic additional highlight to the wide range of entertainments available. Well done to everyone involved in a very successful weekend. SUTTON BONINGTON PRE-CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER in the Village Hall for the Village Hall will be on Friday 29th November from 8.00pm until late - live music, a delicious buffet and a raffle but it’s bring your own drinks. Tickets are £10 and available from the Post Office or from Rob on 07989 866402. THE SB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SB SINGERS are delighted to present their annual Christmas Concert on Saturday 7th December in the Barn, Sutton Bonington Campus. The festive celebration will include carols, film scores and modern and traditional classical pieces so there will be something for everyone! The concert will start at 7.00pm with tickets available on the door from 6:30pm at £5 per person and free entry for under- 12s. Refreshments are included in the ticket price and will be available during the interval. We hope to see you there! Please contact Maria Scullion on [email protected] if you would like any further information. CHERYL TREVELLEN It is with great regret that the Village Hall Committee announces the sad death of Cheryl Trevellen who, for over forty years, was the treasurer and bookings officer for the Village Hall. She will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with her husband Mike and family. SING CHRISTMAS will be at 7.00pm on 23rd December in the Anchor Inn, Sutton Bonington (hosted by all the Sutton Bonington churches). Come and sing traditional carols along with Radio Leicester’s annual broadcast. Song sheets provided. An excellent family- friendly event. THE UNITED CHOIR presents SING NOEL at the Methodist Church on Sunday 15th December starting at 6.30pm. This will include Christmas music, readings and a chance to join in with some singing. Collection for Action for Children. Everyone welcome. SOME WELL-DESERVED PRAISE from a resident (who prefers to remain anonymous) for all the volunteers who give of their time to prepare tables, cook and serve meals to those who attend the much-loved Luncheon Club on the second Thursday of each month. Everything to do with the club is, and always has been, excellent. Almost as important as the food (!) is the opportunity to meet and chat with people from Sutton Bonington and surrounding villages. Many thanks to all the volunteers. Your efforts really are very much appreciated. SUTTON BONINGTON PLAYSCHEME The scrapbook recording all the excitement and wonderful activities of the Summer Holiday Playscheme is now in Sutton Bonington Library! Dates for 2020 are Monday 27th - Friday 31st July and Monday 3rd – Friday 7th August. EAST LEAKE ACADEMY In the sixth form? There are still spaces on the Soar Valley Bus so if you’d like one, please contact Joyce Winton (672026), Jean Corliss (672778) or visit the website www.soarvalleybus.co.uk SUTTON BONINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES The parish council meets in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. The next meeting will be on Monday 4th November. LADIES’ WALKING GROUP This group is open to all ladies. Contact Pat Gassor (827028) or email [email protected]. The walks are varied in location and normally four to five miles once a fortnight throughout the year. Walks are in the mornings and take around two hours followed by lunch. A full list of the walks and their dates is available to view and print on the Normanton-on-Soar village website http://www.normanton-on- soar.co.uk/ladies-walking-group/ SUTTON BONINGTON and DISTRICT TENNIS CLUB There were four winners of the Guess the Number of Tennis Balls in the Box at Sutton Bonington Village Show! Well done to all who correctly guessed 325 and we hope you enjoy your tennis membership. An American tennis tournament was held on Bank Holiday Sunday to make the most of the fabulous sunshine - lots of competitive fun and a lovely tea to round off the afternoon. Thanks to all who entered and especially to those who helped. 2 SUTTON BONINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA Bonfire and Fireworks Display Sunday 3rd November at Sutton Bonington Playing Fields Gate opens at 5.30pm Adults & over-16s - £4 (or £6 at the gate) Under-16s & NUS card holders - £3 (or £4 at the gate) Pre-school Children - Free Advance tickets are available from the Post Office Alcohol and sparklers are strictly prohibited WOOD COLLECTION. Due to a shortage of volunteers we can offer only a very limited door-to-door collection which must be BOOKED IN ADVANCE BY 27th OCTOBER. Instead, if you would like to donate wood, please DROP IT OFF at the Playing Fields on SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER. Please note that we cannot take sodden wood, wet leaves, greenery, etc. FOR ADVANCE COLLECTION BOOKINGS please contact Neil Saunders on 07811 649226/“Sutton Bonington Primary School PTA” Facebook page. We are strongly encouraging cash donations for wood collection, e.g. £10 for a shed, £5 - £10 for a variety of smaller items. We cannot take ANY on-the-day bookings for wood collection. We will post any changes in details to the fb pages “I love Sutton Bonington” and “Sutton Bonington Primary School PTA” 3 AUTUMN CRAFT FAIR in aid of St Michael’s, St Anne’s and St James churches will be held in Sutton Bonington Village Hall on Saturday 16th November between 11.00am and 2.00pm. Admission is £1 which includes a free raffle ticket (12s and under FREE). Your opportunity to purchase that original gift as a wide range of locally-made art and craft items will be available to buy or order. Twelve stalls booked so far including Cancer Research Charity Christmas Cards. Refreshments (including homemade soup) will be available. For further details, including enquiries regarding stalls, please contact Fran Dimelow, (01509) 672188 or e-mail [email protected] IN MEMORY OF MARGARET ROSEMARY SKETCHLEY Ken, Anne, John and family wish to say thank you to everyone who supported Rosemary during her later, more difficult years. Also, thank you for the offers of help to the family since her death and for the wonderful words of comfort they’ve received. Instead of flowers, The Children’s Society received donations totalling £303 given at Margaret’s funeral. Special thanks to Rev. Michael Brock who briefly gave up retirement to take the service. Also, much appreciation to Sue and Brian Archbold for leaving and then returning to a music festival in Southwell to ‘meet and greet’ and play the organ respectively. LUNCH CLUB Ladies and gentlemen! Please remember that a lunch club is held in Sutton Bonington Village Hall on the second Thursday of each month. The next two dates are 14th November and 12th December, the latter being our Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. All senior citizens from Sutton Bonington, Normanton-on-Soar and surrounding villages are welcome. Also, if you have retired early and would like to join us please do. Cost is £3 for our two-course meal which includes tea or coffee from 11.30am followed by lunch at midday. For more details, contact Sue James (673460). SUTTON BONINGTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY’s meeting on Wednesday November 13th features a talk by Hugh Griffiths whose subject is Brush –The Man and his Legacy. The Brush Company’s Falcon Works at Loughborough is internationally famous for its many products which have included tramcars, locomotives, steam turbines, power generating equipment and control systems, even aircraft. Hugh will explain why the factory came to be in Loughborough, its history and the story of its founder - Charles Francis Brush - a remarkable American inventor. On Wednesday December 11th, Peter Hammond’s subject is Joseph Woolley: The Diary of a Framework Knitter. If you thought village life two hundred years ago was tranquil and idyllic, think again! Thanks to Joseph Woolley we can sample the goings-on within a typical Nottinghamshire village in the early years of the 19th century, including the gossip and scandal. Meetings are held at 7.30pm in the Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street and visitors are very welcome ( £3 including coffee). MONTHLY FARMERS’ MARKET at Sutton Bonington Campus is organised during term time by students working with local producers and stallholders to sell fresh, local produce to the surrounding community. Sweet treats, hot food and groceries are available at every market and everyone is welcome. The next dates are Wednesday 6th November and Wednesday 4th December. We look forward to seeing you! 4 SUTTON BONINGTON VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE AGM will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday 6th November at 6.30pm. For more information or to book your event at the village hall please contact the new treasurer, Helen Chadwick, on 07827 785836 or e-mail [email protected] NORMANTON MEN’S ASSOCIATION : CHRISTMAS MEAL All members of Normanton-on-Soar Men’s Association, together with their families and friends, are invited to the association’s Christmas meal on 13th December at Rushcliffe Golf Club. More details will be released nearer the time but, if you’re interested, please let John Herrington know as soon as you can (646240). EAR FOUNDATION The Ear Foundation provides free hearing clinics each month in Normanton-on-Soar Village Hall. The next clinic is on Tuesday 12th November at 2.00pm.