Chailey Village News

ST PETER'S CHURCH SERVICES this Sunday (October 25) are 8am Holy Communion and 10am Parish Communion. New bell ringers and choir members always welcome. Transport to services can be arranged; please contact the churchwardens Paul Corver 01825 724687 or Bea Annis 07837859750 to arrange. See St Peter’s newsletters at http://www.stpeterschailey.org/ for more information. 

CHAILEY FREE CHURCH service this Sunday (October 25) is at 10.30am. Previous sermons are available at https://www.chaileyfreechurch.com/. 

OPEN DOORS Chailey Free Church (BN8 4AN) is open every Wednesday from 11am to 3pm and is a place to sit and chat, with free light refreshments. There is free WiFi, plus board games and puzzles. 

CHAILEY EVENING WI meet at the village hall on Tuesday November 3, at 7.30pm, when Pete Allan will give a talk titled ‘Watching the Detectives: A History of British Television Crime Fighters’. To quote from Pete’s summary ‘This talk walks the beat through the quiet of St Mary Mead, the golden spires of Oxford, the cliffs of Broadchurch and the killing fields of Midsummer. On the way it unearths the clues that reveal how our fascination with the long arm of the law owes much to the uncertainty, experimentation and innovation of the early days of television.’ Please do join members for this evening, the first visit to Chailey Evening WI is free and includes refreshments. For more information about Chailey WI visit the group’s Facebook page, email [email protected] or call 07546 592739. 

CRAFT ‘N CHAT takes place on Thursday November 5, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at the Free Church and you are welcome to attend. Take the craft you are working on or join in with the ‘craft of the month’. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact Jan on 07913 652920. 

CITIZEN’S ADVICE BUREAU Lewes District Citizens Advice is offering free, confidential and impartial advice at St Peter’s Church (BN8 4DA) on Friday November 6 from 10am to 1pm. Help will be given with benefits, housing issues, cost of living, debt, energy and much more. Do call in for a chat. 

A BREAKFAST FOR REMEMBRANCE The Chailey Remembrance Sunday service will start at 10.45am on Sunday November 8 at the war memorial on Chailey Green. The Five Bells will be open for breakfast beforehand from 9am. A full English breakfast with tea of coffee will be available for £12.50 per person with 10% of proceeds going to the Help for Heroes charity. At around 10.30am there will be a short walk to Chailey Green for the Remembrance Service and the two minute silence at the war memorial followed by a service in the church for those that wish to stay longer. If you wish to book a place for breakfast please contact Melle at the Five Bells via [email protected] or 01825 278328.

MESSY CHURCH is on Monday November 9 from 4.30pm to 6.30pm at the Free Church, South Chailey. Messy Church is for families and is a combination of activities, games, teaching and singing followed by a meal together. It is suitable for pre-school, primary school and teenage children as well as the grown-ups of the family. Just turn up, all that is asked for is a donation of £1 from each family to help cover costs. For more details visit www.chaileyfreechurch.com/.

REPAIR CAFÉ will be at St Peter’s Church on Saturday November 14 from 10am to 1pm. There are many talented repairers at the Café so do take anything in need of repair along whether it be electrical, clockwork, ceramic or fabric. They offer a sharpening service too, for kitchen and garden implements. There is no charge, but you are invited to make a donation towards costs. Delicious homemade refreshments are available. Email [email protected] for more details.

LUNCH CLUB at St Peter’s Church is on Thursday November 19 from 12.30 to 2pm. This is a two course hot meal followed by tea/coffee at a cost of £8 per person. This is a very popular event and is a good social get together. Transport can be provided where required. All are welcome and for more details call 01825 722586 or email [email protected].

ART EXHIBITION, by Chailey and Newick Painting Group, takes place at Chailey village hall over the weekend of November 21 and 22 from 10am to 5pm. There will be a display of paintings, framed and unframed work and a huge array of greetings cards for sale. Whenever you go along one of the group will be actively painting and will be happy to chat about what they are doing. Refreshments, including delicious home-made cakes, will be available. Chailey Village Hall has plenty of parking and admission is free. For more details visit www.chaileyandnewickpaintinggroup.com.

CHRISTMAS FAIR takes place at St Peter’s Church on Saturday November 28 from 10am to 2pm. There will be lots of stalls including gin, jewellery, candles, cards, woodturning, handicrafts, knitwear, cosmetics, paintings, produce, cakes, raffle and refreshments.

GOOD NEIGHBOURS SCHEME provides transport from Newick and Chailey for appointments to doctors and hospitals etc. The Scheme is a registered charity and all activities are risk assessed. New drivers are always needed, especially for Chailey. There is no specified commitment, the system allows you to accept or refuse a journey depending on your availability. If you would like to know more contact Bea Annis on 07837859750 or email [email protected].