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We were all deeply saddened by the death of Michael Shallow on September 10th. Michael and Wendy came to live at The Old Vicarage following his retirement as administrator at Chichester Cathedral and before that he had been a Captain in the Royal Navy. He brought his administrative skills to the services of both the …

Archive Film Nights will be on the third Friday of each month during the winter season and will alternate between a documentary based ‘archive’ and a vintage film. The next showing on Friday 18th October will be “The Homecoming”, a documentary about the return of Alderney’s inhabitants in 1945 following their evacuation in 1939. Alderney …

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RESPONSE TO FINDINGS OF SURVEY Pushchair access to recreation area is possible – we have checked. We shall be having: Family fish and chips night Hallowe’en children’s party followed by film night – scary. Pantomime In progress Daytime talks in winter – Penny Parry organising We are investigating: Photographic club Pop-up café serving Sunday lunch/brunch …

A big thank you from Clare and I to all those who supported us by attending our last three showings – we had some excellent numbers, and we hope you enjoyed the films as much as we did in the choosing of them! Another huge thank you from both of us to those who help …

Could you spare a few hours a week for the next 14 weeks for a good and amazingly fun cause? Our village school, Bishop Hooper CE Primary School, is looking to enter the Richards Castle Soapbox Derby on Sunday 30th June 2019 but can only do so with help, expertise and enthusiasm – so if …

We very much hope that those who joined us on Wednesday 3rd April enjoyed the talk by Nick Dunn and the ploughman’s supper. We would like to thank all those who helped in anyway, obviously Nick was the main player and he was extremely generous with two expensive shrubs donated to the raffle (one of …

A success story from Traidcraft Exchange Who Picked My Tea CampaignThe Campaign highlighted the appalling conditions and low pay many tea workers on tea estates in Assam are working under and asked for help from the public to contact the six major brands – PG Tips, Tetley, Yorkshire Tea, Twinings, Clipper and Typhoo – asking …

My Maternal Grandmother cherished family. She was also perceptive because she retained numerous old photos of the family, newspaper cuttings and various documents to do with her early contact with my Grandfather’s family who farmed in a small Hampshire village from the early 1900’s. This memorabilia was stored in a well-worn, now antique, bureau.My grandparents …

What an amazing night we had to celebrate Burns Night, organised by Ishbel and David Yellowley! The Master of Ceremonies, Peter Stretton introduced Dave Froggatt who paraded the Haggis around the room before David Yellowley gave the traditional “Address to the Haggis”. We were entertained with live music and singing accompanied by harpist Hannah Coleman, …

Over 60 people came to the splendid cheese and wine evening held in November at the Village Hall. Tracey, founder of the Academy of cheese (ex co-owner of the Deli on the Square) did an amazing presentation of the cheeses – they were delicious! These were washed down with a wonderful selection of wines chosen …