Staplecross Village Voice

COMMUNITY NEWS & REVIEWS – ROTHER DISTRICT COUNCIL - ‘CAMBER SANDS WELCOME CENTRE’. Works on this prestigious building are well under way and hopes for the completion are on target for the ‘Ribbon Cutting Opening Ceremony’ in late autumn. Works to re-instate the Camber Community Garden which sadly was lost during the construction of the building are also closely being monitored but which hopefully soon, will once again be back in bloom. This centre alongside the very popular and unique Camber Sands beaches will surely be a big draw for many families during school holidays – all we’re waiting for is the warm and dry weather to properly appreciate them!

RYE BAY ‘SCALLOP WEEK’ This very popular annual event grows even more so as more and more exciting events are included here. Now in it’s 22nd term, this years event begins on Saturday 21 FEBRUARY and continues through the week culminating on Sunday MARCH 1st. The event offers the perfect opportunity to indulge in the many varieties of seafooddelights offered in a variety of dishes and in a variety of restaurants in and around Rye, to suit everyone.Entertainments from a wide scope of live music and singers – and not-forgetting the increasingly popular ‘Sea Shanty’ singers, are also booked at a number of venues to add to your enjoyment of your day out. For more information about this festival, and every wonderful thing it contains, please contact: scallop.org.uk

E.P.C. “COMMUNITY OPEN SPACES” ( C.O.S.)Continuing under the clever leadership of the indefatigable but always smiling and cheerful SueLyne, who sends a warm and open invitation to come along and enjoy a short time here with us. These welcoming and simple little events are always a pleasure to go to.The venue, as always, is the Staplecross Village hall, with the next meeting planned for Monday FEBRUARY 23rd. 12 Noon ‘til 2.00pm. This is always a fun and friendly get-together which often have superb guest speakers offering a wide and varied range of talks and topics. Lots of different and interesting events are being planned to ensure everyone enjoys the fun, friendly and very enjoyable results. Please come along and join us!

COMMUNITY ‘CHARITY COFFEE MORNING’ This is an open welcoming invitation to all residents of the Parish to come along and spend an hour or so with families, friends, neighbours and prospective new friends. The venue will be again at The Staplecross Social Club, adjacent to the village hall and will take place on Thursday FEBRUARY 26th. Between 10.am and 12 Noon. This is always a rather enjoyable and very friendly little event, with lots of laughter shared throughout. Doreen and her fellow helpers are proud and so pleased to see this simple idea continue to grow and to witness the results to be of help and comfort to the recipients. Please come along and support this simple idea – come and share a cuppa with us, buy a raffle ticket to help boost the funds and therefore help promote and prolong this simple act of kindness.

BODIAM ‘MEET UP’ GROUP - Residents are invited to come along and join in this friendly and sociable ‘get together’ group. They meet in the Bodiam Castle Tearoom between 10.30am and 12 Noon. Come and enjoy free tea, coffee and biscuits and a chance to meet others. Open to all and all are welcome. Please contact Linda for more information via her email at: [email protected]

STAPLECROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL – P.T.F.A.In association with the kindness of STAPLECROSS SOCIAL CLUB for holding this event at their warm and welcoming premises, - a fabulous evening’s entertainment has been arranged by the P.T.F.A. They are proud to welcome ‘’MISSDE MEANOR - who promises to thrill and delight the audience with her amazing and fantastic live Drag Act.This will take place on Saturday 28th FEBRUARY. 7pm. Advance tickets £12:00 and ‘on the door’ £15:00. A fantastic raffle with great prizes is there to also tempt you along with a superb bar with club prices! This over 18’s only night promises to be a truly fun and entertaining night supporting our local Primary school. – Come ‘dressed to impress’ and have a great night out !

VINEHALL INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC CONCERT SERIES. A return of the popular and superb musical performances set within the concert hall at Vinehall School and which are sure to thrill the audience this month will be the members of The London Mozart Players Wind Ensemble. This wonderful company are booked to perform on Sunday MARCH 8th beginning at 3.00pm. Amongst the renditions offered will be: Beethoven ~ Octet for Winds Op.103. Gounod ~ Petite Symphonie for Wind Nonet Op. 216 and Mozart ~ Serenade in B flat major ‘Gran Partita’. K361 For full details/free mailing/tickets please phone 01580~883092 or write to A.G.WHITEHEAD, Marlborough House, Vinehall School, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. TN32 5JL. Or Email: [email protected]

CHURCH SERVICES - Church services for the parish of Ewhurst, continue with a Holy Communion service (BCP) on Sunday FEBRUARY 22nd Lent 1 – at 9.30am at St. James the Great church, Ewhurst Green. This will be followed directly after with a Holy Communion service at St. Mark’s church, Northiam Road, Staplecross at 11.15am. There will be NO SERVICE today at St. Giles, Bodiam. Please remember that the ‘Food Bank Collections at St. James , Ewhurst are 1st of each month. Every donation is always gratefully received and warmly welcomed – even more so in these difficult and worrying times. Please also remember the following: MORNING PRAYERS are said at St. James the Great church Wednesday mornings at 8.30am. PRAYER REQUESTS – Opportunities to leave requests for prayers – the ‘prayer basket’ is available at both St James and St. Giles to enable anyone who wishes to have a prayer said for a loved one – a neighbour – a friend or just for humanity. If there is any church matter on which you feel you may need further guidance or assistance – however large or small – especially Baptisms – Weddings and sadly – Funerals, then for the time being please continue to get in touch via any of the Church Wardens. For St. James the Great church, Ewhurst Green ~ 01580~830601For St. Mark’s church, Staplecross. ~ 01580~830830or for St. Giles church, Bodiam.~ 01580~830203 or 01580~830327. Help in some ways is always at hand and always so generously given.

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