HONINGTON AND SAPISTON PARISH NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2024
PARISH COUNCIL
Recycling - whilst we all support recycling and the concept of placing unwanted goods out in public areas for others to potentially take, we would remind all residents that if, after a reasonable period of time (no longer than 1 week), nobody has taken you up on your kind offer and taken your goods away, you remain responsible/liable for removing and responsibly recycling the item.
VILLAGE HALL
Hi all, a very disappointing start to the summer weather wise, I am sure this had an impact on numbers attending the Summer Fayre on Sunday 7th July, a truly wonderful event hosted by Annette and Martin Waterman and their team. On behalf of our chairman and the committee a huge thank you to all who tirelessly helped at this event, the first of many we hope.
We have a quieter August coming up bookings wise as we move into summer holidays, but we have the Village Show to look forward to on Bank Holiday Monday (please see separate insert). Also, our 10th Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, 7th September in the field at the rear of the hall (weather permitting).
Community lunch will be on Thursday 15th (changed from 8th as there is a funeral taking place that day) and on the menu a choice of chicken casserole, smoked gammon with redcurrant jus or a vegetarian option, followed by apple pie, tea and coffee - £8.00. Please place your order on or before 11.00 on Friday 2nd August by calling 01359 268880 or email me at [email protected].
Community supper is on Friday 30th with a menu choice of beef bourguignon, hunters’ chicken or vegetarian lasagne followed by a selection of puddings and cheese, tea and coffee. £8.00. Play Your Cards Right, Raffle and Quiz. To book your choices please call 01359 268880 or email me [email protected] on or before Friday 23rd.
10th ANNIVERSARY PICNIC
Come and join us to celebrate the Hall’s 10th Anniversary on Saturday September 7th. We are holding a village picnic on the afternoon of Saturday, September 7th (exact timing to be confirmed). Tickets are £5 per adult for which people will get a picnic meal in a basket - baskets can be kept as a souvenir of the occasion. Snacks will be available for youngsters for a donation to hall funds. We are issuing 120 adult tickets. Priority will be given to
parishioners of Honington and Sapiston in recognition of the contribution that they and the Parish Council have given in raising funds for the building and equipping of the hall, supporting and volunteering at our many events and offering financial contributions when the need has arisen. People from the surrounding area can apply for tickets and they will be placed on a reserve list. Tickets available from Linda Howe, Harlequin Cottage, Church Road, Honington. 01359 269142. [email protected]
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
What an amazing day we all had at Newmarket races Ladies Day. The weather was kind to us and we even came home with money in our pockets after wins. Don't forget to start making some beautiful pictures for our Art Exhibition on the 19th of October. More information to follow. Netty Mendez.
CAMERA CLUB
The July meeting was a great success with over 50 images shown in each of our "Shoes" and Hats" tasks. A great selection of colour and black and white images taken with phone and cameras that expressed great creativity and observations.
Our August 20th meeting is natural history based with Trees/Birds/Wildlife photographs. If you would like to see a great selection of images then please come along to the village hall for a 7pm start, you will be made most welcome. Contact Howard 01359268763 for more information.
CHURCH NEWS
Welcome into the Church baby Douglas, whose Baptism took place in Sapiston church at the beginning of last month. Our Rector, Karen, held our Special service by the river in July. This month there will be a Churchyard Picnic held in Honington Churchyard at 3.30pm on Sunday 4th August. Do come and join us and bring your own picnic. We are planning to hold a Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall on Sunday, 29th September. Tickets will be on sale at the start of September. The July Monthly Money Draw winners were Rob and Marilyn Williams, Irene and Richard Eggleton and Sandra and Alan Curran. Congratulations to all of them. We will draw the lucky numbers for the August winners, at the Coffee Morning, to be held at 10.30am on 6th August. We hope to see you all there for coffee and cake! Marion Cusworth - wrong date printed for Church Picnic - should be Sunday 4 August
BLACKBOURNE TREE GROUP
Despite being drenched we had an excellent team and achieved a lot of clearing in July. With difficulty we removed some ivy from strangling the hawthorn trees. The landing stage, which was broken, has been repaired.
The shed in the field was also badly vandalised and is now repaired. The police are involved. The Parish Council have agreed to cut back the hedge adjacent to the road in the autumn. Our next Work day is Saturday, August 3rd at 9am. Giles Smith
VILLAGE SHOW – BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
The programmes and entry forms detailing the various classes, will be coming through your doors very soon. Please have a look through and enter as many of the classes as you can! Hopefully we shall have a wonderful display of flowers, fruit and vegetables as well as lots of baked goods and craft entries. The show is very light hearted, a chance for our community to come together for a couple of hours, to have a chat and a piece of cake! So please do come along!
As always we are in need of raffle prizes. These can be dropped off to Ian at the hall or Carol/ Howard at Boreham House.
Also could we please ask if any cup winners from last year have not yet returned their cups to contact Stephen Read (07913 021217) as soon as possible to arrange their return? Please also note that this will be a cash only event. Many thanks. Carol King
IXWORTH SURGERY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
Have you a few spare hours a week? Ixworth Patient Association is looking for volunteer drivers to take patients to and from the surgery for which you can claim a mileage rate. If you are interested, please contact Ray Horsnell on: 07925247409 or leave your details with the surgery reception team.
BLACK BIN, RECYCLING AND GARDEN WASTE COLLECTIONS
Tuesday 6 August - BLACK bin
Monday 12 August - BROWN bin
Tuesday 13 August - BLUE bin
Tuesday 20 August - BLACK bin
MONDAY 26 AUGUST - BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 27 August - BROWN bin
Wednesday 28 August - BLUE bin
Please remember to leave your bins out the night before the stated collection day, or by 06.15 on the actual collection day. NB: Bin days may differ for people living on the outskirts of Sapiston and on bank holidays.
All meetings and events listed above take place at Honington and Sapiston Village Hall unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in setting up a new group please contact Ian Patterson-Parker to discuss hall availability and costs. 01359 268880. The hall is licensed for weddings and is available to hire for parties, meetings, exercise classes etc. The hall has a fully licensed bar and full catering kitchen.
Please don’t forget to use our new and updated website for information on all Hall events. Here you can view menus for all community meals, dates of church coffee mornings, different activities being held, copies of the newsletter, etc. www.hsvh.org.uk.
Contributions for the September newsletter to be submitted via e-mail to Caroline Keyton ([email protected]) or Carol King ([email protected]) by 20th August. Entries can be dropped off to Carol at Boreham House, Sapiston, if preferred.
FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Saturday, 7 September Village Hall 10th Anniversary Picnic
Sunday, 29 September Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall
AUGUST 2024
PARISH COUNCIL
Recycling - whilst we all support recycling and the concept of placing unwanted goods out in public areas for others to potentially take, we would remind all residents that if, after a reasonable period of time (no longer than 1 week), nobody has taken you up on your kind offer and taken your goods away, you remain responsible/liable for removing and responsibly recycling the item.
VILLAGE HALL
Hi all, a very disappointing start to the summer weather wise, I am sure this had an impact on numbers attending the Summer Fayre on Sunday 7th July, a truly wonderful event hosted by Annette and Martin Waterman and their team. On behalf of our chairman and the committee a huge thank you to all who tirelessly helped at this event, the first of many we hope.
We have a quieter August coming up bookings wise as we move into summer holidays, but we have the Village Show to look forward to on Bank Holiday Monday (please see separate insert). Also, our 10th Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, 7th September in the field at the rear of the hall (weather permitting).
Community lunch will be on Thursday 15th (changed from 8th as there is a funeral taking place that day) and on the menu a choice of chicken casserole, smoked gammon with redcurrant jus or a vegetarian option, followed by apple pie, tea and coffee - £8.00. Please place your order on or before 11.00 on Friday 2nd August by calling 01359 268880 or email me at [email protected].
Community supper is on Friday 30th with a menu choice of beef bourguignon, hunters’ chicken or vegetarian lasagne followed by a selection of puddings and cheese, tea and coffee. £8.00. Play Your Cards Right, Raffle and Quiz. To book your choices please call 01359 268880 or email me [email protected] on or before Friday 23rd.
10th ANNIVERSARY PICNIC
Come and join us to celebrate the Hall’s 10th Anniversary on Saturday September 7th. We are holding a village picnic on the afternoon of Saturday, September 7th (exact timing to be confirmed). Tickets are £5 per adult for which people will get a picnic meal in a basket - baskets can be kept as a souvenir of the occasion. Snacks will be available for youngsters for a donation to hall funds. We are issuing 120 adult tickets. Priority will be given to
parishioners of Honington and Sapiston in recognition of the contribution that they and the Parish Council have given in raising funds for the building and equipping of the hall, supporting and volunteering at our many events and offering financial contributions when the need has arisen. People from the surrounding area can apply for tickets and they will be placed on a reserve list. Tickets available from Linda Howe, Harlequin Cottage, Church Road, Honington. 01359 269142. [email protected]
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
What an amazing day we all had at Newmarket races Ladies Day. The weather was kind to us and we even came home with money in our pockets after wins. Don't forget to start making some beautiful pictures for our Art Exhibition on the 19th of October. More information to follow. Netty Mendez.
CAMERA CLUB
The July meeting was a great success with over 50 images shown in each of our "Shoes" and Hats" tasks. A great selection of colour and black and white images taken with phone and cameras that expressed great creativity and observations.
Our August 20th meeting is natural history based with Trees/Birds/Wildlife photographs. If you would like to see a great selection of images then please come along to the village hall for a 7pm start, you will be made most welcome. Contact Howard 01359268763 for more information.
CHURCH NEWS
Welcome into the Church baby Douglas, whose Baptism took place in Sapiston church at the beginning of last month. Our Rector, Karen, held our Special service by the river in July. This month there will be a Churchyard Picnic held in Honington Churchyard at 3.30pm on Sunday 4th August. Do come and join us and bring your own picnic. We are planning to hold a Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall on Sunday, 29th September. Tickets will be on sale at the start of September. The July Monthly Money Draw winners were Rob and Marilyn Williams, Irene and Richard Eggleton and Sandra and Alan Curran. Congratulations to all of them. We will draw the lucky numbers for the August winners, at the Coffee Morning, to be held at 10.30am on 6th August. We hope to see you all there for coffee and cake! Marion Cusworth - wrong date printed for Church Picnic - should be Sunday 4 August
BLACKBOURNE TREE GROUP
Despite being drenched we had an excellent team and achieved a lot of clearing in July. With difficulty we removed some ivy from strangling the hawthorn trees. The landing stage, which was broken, has been repaired.
The shed in the field was also badly vandalised and is now repaired. The police are involved. The Parish Council have agreed to cut back the hedge adjacent to the road in the autumn. Our next Work day is Saturday, August 3rd at 9am. Giles Smith
VILLAGE SHOW – BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
The programmes and entry forms detailing the various classes, will be coming through your doors very soon. Please have a look through and enter as many of the classes as you can! Hopefully we shall have a wonderful display of flowers, fruit and vegetables as well as lots of baked goods and craft entries. The show is very light hearted, a chance for our community to come together for a couple of hours, to have a chat and a piece of cake! So please do come along!
As always we are in need of raffle prizes. These can be dropped off to Ian at the hall or Carol/ Howard at Boreham House.
Also could we please ask if any cup winners from last year have not yet returned their cups to contact Stephen Read (07913 021217) as soon as possible to arrange their return? Please also note that this will be a cash only event. Many thanks. Carol King
IXWORTH SURGERY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
Have you a few spare hours a week? Ixworth Patient Association is looking for volunteer drivers to take patients to and from the surgery for which you can claim a mileage rate. If you are interested, please contact Ray Horsnell on: 07925247409 or leave your details with the surgery reception team.
BLACK BIN, RECYCLING AND GARDEN WASTE COLLECTIONS
Tuesday 6 August - BLACK bin
Monday 12 August - BROWN bin
Tuesday 13 August - BLUE bin
Tuesday 20 August - BLACK bin
MONDAY 26 AUGUST - BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 27 August - BROWN bin
Wednesday 28 August - BLUE bin
Please remember to leave your bins out the night before the stated collection day, or by 06.15 on the actual collection day. NB: Bin days may differ for people living on the outskirts of Sapiston and on bank holidays.
All meetings and events listed above take place at Honington and Sapiston Village Hall unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in setting up a new group please contact Ian Patterson-Parker to discuss hall availability and costs. 01359 268880. The hall is licensed for weddings and is available to hire for parties, meetings, exercise classes etc. The hall has a fully licensed bar and full catering kitchen.
Please don’t forget to use our new and updated website for information on all Hall events. Here you can view menus for all community meals, dates of church coffee mornings, different activities being held, copies of the newsletter, etc. www.hsvh.org.uk.
Contributions for the September newsletter to be submitted via e-mail to Caroline Keyton ([email protected]) or Carol King ([email protected]) by 20th August. Entries can be dropped off to Carol at Boreham House, Sapiston, if preferred.
FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Saturday, 7 September Village Hall 10th Anniversary Picnic
Sunday, 29 September Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall