Etchingham

CHURCH INFORMATION: Details of what is happening at the Church can be found online at www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk/church

EASTER LILIES: Would you like to buy a lily for the Church in memory of a loved one? The Post Office is kindly collecting the money for these, and has cards for messages or tributes.

POTTERY PAINTING: Easter Week Special at Sim’s Pottery, Underwood house, Straight Mile, Etchingham. A free mug to paint, walk in or book to turn up and paint, only pay the studio fee of £4 and paint a mug. One mug per person. Siom’s Pottery Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, 07951678425 [email protected]

ALLOTMENTS: Etchingham does not have any allotments for keen gardeners in the village. Ewhurst Parish Allotments Association have informed us that they have a couple of vacant plots available for rent if anyone in the village is interested. The plots are located at Knowle Corner, Lorndine Lane, Ewhurst. The manageable plots measure approx. 42 feet by 22 feet, each has a shed and water harvesting equipment. If you are interested in possibly renting one of the plots contact Jacqui Hyett 01580 830576 [email protected] .

It has now come to my notice that there are two vacant allotment plots in Hurst Green, if interested contact Maureen Harniman on 01580 860251

VILLAGE WEBSITE: The village website has been running for a few years now, it was primarily provided by the Parish Council as a means of making council information available to village residents, but has always contained as much information as possible about the village and organisations. We want to gather your views on the site through a short survey, which only takes a couple of minutes to complete, on the website. Please take a minute or two to fill in the survey at www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk/survey

LENT LUNCHES: The Church is hosting three Lent Lunches this year, the Lent Lunches will be a simple meal of soup and bread. Last year the lunches were held on people’s homes, this year they are in the Parker Hall, Parsonage Croft the first two have already taken place the last one will be on Tuesday March 22, starting at 12.30pm.

There is no charge for the lunch, but there will be donations to two chosen charities, Christian Aid and the International Nepal Fellowship. The situation in Nepal is dire, the Church would be happy to receive donations of woolly hats, scarves, blankets and warm clothes to pass on to them.

If you are new to the village, another chance to meet other village residents.

SENDING INFORMATION: Get information for this column to me as soon as possible. There are several ways to get your info to me, but email is preferred because there is less chance of errors during copying. I need information by 10pm on Monday to be sure it will be in time for inclusion, I can sometimes add extra items on Tuesday morning, but this cannot be guaranteed. You can deliver to 2 Park Farm Close, telephone 01580 819532 or 07484 635014 or email [email protected] you will also find a form on the village website to send your information from there, look for the Village Voice link near the bottom of the column of links on the left-hand side.

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