Northiam

A fond farewell to our Post Office, and to Richard who has put up with us for so long! For once, such a sentence isn’t bad news, as the Post Office should have been set up in the new Jempsons by now, and Richard and Sally are making no plans to leave us.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Apr 2014, 08:33 BST

Indeed, Sally is planning the next clothing collection for Chitiwiri, so, if the nicer weather is leading you to have a clear out – clothes, bedding, curtains, belts, shoes, soft toys – your unwanted items can be turned into money to make huge differences in Malawi. I see that they are about to try a new irrigation system to enable the school to farm two acres, and if it works for them, perhaps the whole village can copy the system and avoid the hungry month(s) so routine in Africa. Sally will be taking in collections from 28th April.

The badminton clubs meet on Friday evening in the Pretious Sports Hall at 5.30pm (Primary) 6.30pm (Secondary) and 8pm (Adults) in the Pretious Sports Hall. Dance Club meets in the Village Hall from 7.30pm.

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It is Palm Sunday this week, and Messy Church will meet on Sunday afternoon at 4pm with activities around Holy Week and Easter. Everyone welcome.

Each Monday, the Badminton club (adult) meets at 5.45pm in the Pretious Sports Hall for an hour, and Zumba follows at 8.15pm.

The Bonfire Society’s monthly meeting is in the Rose & Crown, Beckley at 7.30pm on Monday. If you would like to be a part of this year’s extravaganza, come along to the meeting and see if you would like join up.

On Tuesday, Paul Stern will speak to the Over 60s on Shire Horses. The meeting starts at 2pm in the Village Hall.

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Northiam’s Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Parish, District and County Councillors will be present to answer any questions, and there will be information on village activities.

The Footpath Group meet in the surgery car park at 9.15am for Piggy in the Middle (no, I don’t understand this one either). The walk starts at St Ronan’s Nursery and is 7½ miles with a lunchtime break.

For the more sedentary, Coffee Stop will be brewing in the Church Centre from 10am, and Northiam WI are hosting the Speakers’ Selection Meeting for East Sussex Federation of Women’s Institutes in the Village Hall starting at 10am.

On Maundy Thursday, there will be a service of Holy Communion in St Mary’s Church at 7.30pm, the first of the Easter Services, which will continue with An Hour at the Cross on Good Friday at 2pm.

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When shopping, don’t forget that the Primary School is collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. There is a collection box in the school foyer.

Looking forward, the next Bonfire Society Quiz Night will be on Saturday 24th May in the Village Hall. Teams of 8. Please contact Karen Ayling – 253375 - to book a table.

Great plans are afoot for the village this summer, from the Midsummer Festival to the Commemoration of the start of the First World War. If we get sunshine as well, it should be a great year!

Services (13th): Palm Sunday. 8am Holy Communion, 10.30am Morning Praise, 4pm Messy Church www.northiamvillage.co.uk

Karen Ayling, The White House, Dixter Road

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