Newsletter Christmas Lunch change of venue. Santa Run Please see separate flyer.

An Evening With The Cue Notes Thank you to the Cue Notes with their lead singer Anna Davies for a hugely successful evening at Golf Club in aid of St. Cadwaladr's Church Restoration. The auctioneering skills of Phil Jones and the generosity of those attending resulted in raising £1,500 for St Cadwaladr's Church Restoration Fund.

Village Calendar The Village Calendar is now available to purchase for £10.00 each. Why not shop early for the perfect Christmas gift? Please contact Jacqui on 01633 412741. Village Calendar for 2021 After the successful production of the 2020 calendar we are already planning for 2021. Start taking your photographs now and submit them to Jeff Howells by 8th May 2020. The images will be printed and displayed at St. Cadwaladr's Summer Fête on Saturday 6th June 2020. Voting will take place during the day and the winner will be on the cover of the calendar. Christmas Shoe Boxes We have decided to donate shoe boxes to Edengate, a charity for the homeless and the vulnerable, to be distributed at their Christmas lunch. The shoe boxes could contain toiletries, hats, scarves, gloves, socks and perhaps a Christmas treat. The boxes, wrapped in Christmas paper, should be marked with a label indicating whether the box is suitable for a man or a woman. Edengate’s clients are approximately 80% men and 20% women. Please hand the boxes to any member of the project group by 13th December. If you would like to help but don't have any shoe boxes, please hand in any items by the same date and we will organise them into boxes. Be Creative The Be Creative group meet in Bishton Village Hall on the first Thursday of the month at 2p.m. Bring along your sewing, knitting etc. or just pop in for a chat and a cuppa. Everyone welcome. The next meeting is Thursday 5th December 2019.

Christmas Play Following the last two year's highly successful plays Kevin Rickard has written and will produce a new play for this Christmas. The play is entitled Trouble in Bishtonland and will be playing at Bishton Village Hall on Saturday 7th December at 7 pm and Sunday 8th December at 3 pm. Tickets for the Sunday matinee are now sold out; some tickets are still available for the Saturday evening performance. Book yours by phoning Jacqui on 01633 412741.

Village Christmas Lunch Due to circumstances beyond our control the venue for the village lunch has been changed to The Rock and Fountain, Lane, , NP26 3AD. The date remains the same, Saturday 14th December. Cost is £18.95 for a three course meal and £14.95 for two courses; children's meals are £5.95 (Sausage, Chicken Bites or Fish Fingers with Chips) See attached menu, please indicate your choices on the reverse side of the menu. A £5.00 deposit per person will be required with each booking. Santa will also be paying a visit to deliver early Christmas presents to the children. If you would like to come to this event, please contact Christine on 01633 412267 or Jacqui on 01633 412741 to book your place.

St. Cadwaladr’s Church Carol Service A date for your diary. This year’s candlelit carol service will take place at 7 o’clock on Wednesday 18th December in St. Cadwaladr’s Church. Seasonal refreshments will be served in the church after the service.

Christmas Bingo On Friday 20th December starting at 7 pm in the Village Hall we will be having an evening of Christmas Bingo. A book of six games will cost £10.00 Prizes will be Christmas themed, hampers, chocolates etc. Bring family and friends for an evening of pre Christmas fun. Please bring your own drinks and nibbles.

50/50 Club Results

The draws for the 50/50 club were made at St Cadwaldr's Church on 3rd November 2019 and the winners were:

November 2019 1st- C Jones 2nd- J. and D. Maskell

We are pleased to advise everyone who has supported the events run by the Bishton Project Group that during the period from October 2018 to October 2019 we have donated £6,900 to St Cadwaladr's Church Restoration Fund. The Restoration Fund now amounts to £12,860.

Events Calendar for 2019 For further information please contact the appropriate person. Dates and times will be confirmed in subsequent Newsletters.

Services at St. Cadwaladr's Church are held at 11.00am on the 1st and 3rd Sundays each month. Everyone is welcome.

The church will be open between 10 am and 3 pm. Everyone is welcome to visit perhaps to enjoy a few moments of quiet reflection in our busy world and also view our Exhibition.

Thursday 5th December 2019 Be Creative

Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th December 2019 Christmas Play

Saturday 14th December 2019 Village Christmas Lunch

Wednesday 18th December 2019 Carol Service at St. Cadwaladr’s Church

Friday 20th December 2019 Christmas Bingo

Sunday 22nd December 2019 Santa Run

Please note that the Project Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 3rd December. The meeting starts at 7pm and will be held as usual in the Village Hall. Everyone is welcome.

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November 2019