Icklesham Village Voice

Sunday 14 10.30 Parish Eucharist in All Saints.

4-6 The Queen’s Head Sands Quintet play Sinatra.

Wednesday 17 October 2pm in the Memorial Hall An Afternoon of Antiques. Two local experts will be sharing their knowledge of antiques. Then they will give informal valuations of items which you just bring along. ‘What’s it worth?’ find out for a mere £1 an item.

Then this will be followed by a delicious traditional afternoon tea – sandwiches,scones,cakes included. Tickets are only £5 for this entertaining and informative afternoon. Janet Pegg 01424 814725 has them. All proceeds are for Church funds.

Coming up; –Saturday 20 Quiz Night on behalf of Memorial Hall and new Pavilion

Saturday 27 10.30 – noon Coffee Morning in aid of family support work

Monday 5 November the Robin Hood Bonfire Society Fireworks etc

Saturday 10 November Icklesham Casuals Charity Dance with No Exit

Sunday 11 November 11AM Remembrance Day service All Saints Parish Church

Icklesham Players are having their pantomime in 2013 14-16 March. Janet Kates wrote the play for the Players based on the Wilkie Collins murder mystery ‘’The Woman in White’.’Janet has now written a pantomime based on another classic story but it’s a very different story.Oscar Wilde’s very popular funny short story ‘’The Canterville Ghost ‘’ is the ideal basis for a panto. A great story with a happy ending, a hero, a heroine, a dame,lots of real character parts, music humour and of a ‘’he’s behind you’’ routine.

Would you like to be involved? Sunday 21 October 2.00pm in the Memorial Hall there will be a read through and auditions. Interested but can’t make it contact Janet Kates 01424 435333

The albino white squirrel that was reported last week around Windmill Lane and this week near Manor Farm Oast hasn’t just arrived in Icklesham. Mrs Sylvia Swaine says he’s been eating regularly in Brede Valley View since the Spring and particularly enjoys feasting at bird tables. Albino squirrels are unusual but are less rare in the South East of England. In the 1970s I used to see a group of 5 or 6 when driving towards ( not away from) The White Dog in Ewhurst Green. If anybody sees more than one at the same time please let me know and then we could report a colony of these delightful animals.

Icklesham Horticultural Society had a sunny afternoon for the Autumn Show held in the School last Saturday..Despite such a wet year which kept the entries down the judges were very pleased with the quality which they saw. The Secretary thanks every body who helped ; –all the School staff for their support with the children’s art work,;Michael and Stuart for setting up the hall;Kim and Margaret for the teas;Judy and Helen for the tombola;Barbara for the raffle;Simon and Sarah for the sweets in the jar ; everyone else who helped tidy up and of course all those who came.

Thanks to Mrs Jane Ahmed who continued her family tradition by presenting the Show trophies.

The John Austen Trophy for Fruit and Vegetables went to Pete Stunt who won the classes for potatoes,parsnips,tomatoes and shallots plus a dahlia class.

The prize for the best seasonal dessert donated by Kate and Syd Mylrea went to Christine Knight who used seasonal fruit and also won the classes for jam tarts and cherry cake.

The Phoebe Merricks Cup for Best in Show was awarded to Sarah Hudson for her cactus.

The Kath Harman Salver for most points in show to Ann Osborne with wins for beetroot,pears,a single rose, a pot plant in bloom and a pot plant foliage. Ann received the Galbraith Cup for mixed flowers.

The Icklesham Horticultural Shield for the person living outside the village who gains most points throughout the year went to Judy Foster. In this show she won the classes for a vase of mixed foliage,1 savoury pastry,3 biscuits and 5 sweets.

Certificates were awarded to ; Wendy Hall for best in cookery with her quiche and her butterfly cakes

Sarah Hudson for best in flowers and

Icklesham School for best in fruit and vegetables. with their onions over 8 ounces,

Other class winners.

David Ovenden – onions under 8 ounces. ground vegetable.

Janette Ireland –dessert apples, plate of fruit, a funny shaped vegetable.

Stuart Baker – 2 dahlia classes,carrots, 3 vases of flowers, flowers raised from seed.

Simon Osborne – a dahlia bloom, a photograph.

The Robin Hood kindly sponsored all the medals in the children,s classes.

The Dunn Cup for the child with most points was awarded to Jasmine Tortello-Myers.

The Horticultural Society inter house challenge cup went to Church House for the seventh year running. Church 43 points. Oast 29 points. Windmill 24 points.

Medal winners

Class 1

Gold – Tia Horsman

Silver – Connor Leonard, Amaro Bicat,Sophie Tomson

Bronze- Finley Leonard

Class 2

Gold- Jasmine Tortello-Myers

Silver-Joseph Riseborough-Court, Saskia Whitear

Bronze – Daisy Vanbergen

Class 3

Gold – Joshua Tortello-Myers,Amelie Croft

Silver –Molly-Joan Silas, Harry Kilbey

Bronze – Gracie Daniels, Jacob Riseborough-Court

Class 4

Gold –Eden Wroe Sharrat, Mia Cornell

Silver –Tabitha Richards

Bronze –Ann, Jamie-Leigh Muggridge