Netherfield Village Voice

There will be the usual stalls, cakes and produce, books, bric-a-brac, paintings, tombola, handmade jewellery and more. There will be a raffle and refreshments.

We are in need of bric-a-brac and any other donations. If you do wish to get rid of any unwanted (but good and serviceable) items please contact me and do come and join us on the day.

Later in the month on 30th October, the White Hart is hosting a Music Festival with a number of bands performing through the afternoon and evening.

Most tastes will be catered for as the bands are blues, popular and rock music. Look out for the posters! The event is seeking donations towards the repair of the church tower.

Last week, sadly saw another funeral at our church, Mary Brabon. The service was a true celebration of her life and saw a large congregation paying their respects. Mary was a local lady who contributed much to the village and our church.

She, with Will her husband who died earlier this year, were always present at church and any events. They were known for their domain “on the door” in latter years.

Both had lived to a very good age and had a full life so hopefully are now reunited and at peace. Donations have kindly been requested in support of our church for which we thank the family very much.

Our next service at Netherfield is Holy Communion on Sunday 24th October at 10 a.m. Paul Smith

The Macmillan Coffee Morning held at the Post Office on 30th September raised £209.81. With thanks to everyone who came along and also to those who donated cakes.

Musical Ducklings - Come and join us every Tuesday 10am at Netherfield Village Hall. We will have singing, movement and action songs and lots of fun instruments to play!

From 0-5 years, £2 per child, £1 each additional child, snack and drink included Contact Claire on 01424 838457 for more details, we look forward to seeing you there!

Netherfield School is hoping to get as much free gardening equipment as possible with Morrison’s Let’s Grow scheme. In order to get lots of equipment, we need to collect as many Let’s Grow vouchers as possible.

From 6th September to 31st October, you and your family and friends can collect Let’s Grow vouchers from our local Morrison’s Store in Hastings.

You will receive one voucher for every £10 you spend in store much the same way as Tesco’s and Sainsbury’s for schools schemes operate. We would be very grateful if you could donate any vouchers you collect to our cause.

The collection box will be available in key stage one entrance area or Netherfield Village stores.

Darvel Down & Area Residents Association. Any resident requiring a lift to the hospital / doctors / opticians. Please call Jim Jefcoate on 838721 or Ron White 838296. (voluntary contributions welcome)

White Hart Bingo Monday 1st November eyes down at 7.30pm. Jackpot money last month was £80.00. Don’t forget our special offer of fish and chips served with peas for only £5.00, food is served from 6pm till 9pm, you can place your order for half time.

The Rover group joins us on the 2nd Tuesday of the month ALL welcome.

The Harley Davidson group meets on the 1st Friday of each month ALL welcome.

T.R.Cars meets on the last Thursday of the month All Welcome.

The Breakaway Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. This is a ladies group that meet and chat, have talks, days out and are always looking for new members ALL welcome.

Hastings Mobile Library will be outside the shop from 11.50 – 12.10 today, Friday 15th October and on Friday 29th October.

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The Netherfield Breakaway Club enjoyed a super outing to Scotney Castle on Thurday 16 September! The weather was perfect for our trip and Scotney proved to be a delight - in 2007 part of this magnificent Victorian country house was opened to visitors.

It was home to Christopher and Betty Hussey for over 60 years and, following Christopher’s death Betty lived alone at Scotney for a further 30 years until her 90s, spending much time in the refurbished kitchen enjoying the views and company of her pet cat, which is still in residence in the house!

Betty was an ardent cat lover which was obvious from many books on display and being an accomplished artist and we saw a wonderful display of her paintings on many subects too!

There were fine examples of furniture, ornaments, a library and other artefacts, paintings, etc. on display.

The celebrated gardens and grounds with fine walks through the parkland, woodland and quarry were just right for photo taking as was the fairytale 14th-century moated castle, unfortunately not open due to renovations.

We even saw punters on the lake where the workmen were dealing with the luxurious growth of shrubs surrounding it!

The Coach House tearoom served delicious lunches and afternoon teas which we were able to partake off sitting in the sunshine. There is always something to see at Scotney and we all felt it would be worth a return visit. For further information call 01892 893820.

Our October meeting will be on Thursday 21st at the White Hart, Netherfield. Our speaker will be Len Manwaring (author and retired RAF pilot ) who will be speaking on ‘Secret Warriors’ from WW2. The meeting commences at 3 pm and new members are welcome.

Maria Standen

Swallow Farm