eNewsletter 13th March 2016

AT A GLANCE – WHAT’S ON IN MINSTEAD MAR 2016

Village Lunch 12.30pm Tues 15th March Trusty Servant

Annual Parish Assembly 7.30pm Wed 16th March Village Hall

Junior Minstead Pantomime 7.30pm Fri 18th March & 7pm Sat 19th March

Sewing workshop 10am Sat 19th March Study Centre

Good Friday devotional hour 2pm Fri 25th March All Saints

Hedge laying workshop 10am Sat 26th March Study Centre

Easter Day Sunday 27th March:

  • Clocks forward one hour 1am
  • Easter Holy Communion 10.30am All Saints

Minstead Players Play Reading 8pm Tues 29th March Hill Close

Beat Surgery 9.30-10.30am Wed 30th March Village Shop

 See below or the Village website for further details of these and future events.

ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY WED 16TH MARCH

Everyone is invited to attend the Parish Annual Assembly in the Village Hall (Green Room) at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16th March. This is an opportunity to hear about the work of your Parish Council over the last 12 months and also to get an update from our District and County Councillors.  There will be an opportunity to discuss what you want from your Parish Council and what it can actually do!

Please join us for Bread & Cheese after the meeting. The Bar will be open.

Visit the Parish Council website to read the draft minutes of last year’s Assembly and click here to see the full Agenda for this year.

JUNIOR MINSTEAD PANTOMIME

Friday 18th March 2016 at 7:30 PM

Saturday 19th March 2016 at 7.00 PM

Constellation Wars – The Battle for Christmas!

Episode MMXVI

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away………

 See whether the sleepy village of Minstead can be saved from the impending doom being brought upon them from the Dark and Evil Lord Vada!

Will the Rabble Alliance, lead by their leader Luke Skystroller, be able to overpower Daft Vada before he sets out to destroy Christmas, turning Santa and Co to the Dark Side…..

Conquer Minstead………………..and even Planet Earth??

Will Lord Vada become the Supreme Ruler of the Universe

or

Will the Rabble Alliance save the day??

Tickets £6.50 each (no concessions) available from

Minstead Village Shop & Acres Down Farm Shop

 TRUSTY’S BIG GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ FRIDAY 18TH MARCH!

£2 per person, no more than 6 people per team! Cash prizes and charity raffle on the night.
7.30pm for an 8pm start!
See you there!

MINSTEAD PLAYERS, PLAY READING,TUES 29TH MARCH 2016
(postponed from 15th March)

8pm at Hill Close, Minstead SO43 7FX
We are looking for plays to perform in November 2016 so join us for drinks, nibbles and a good laugh whilst we read potential plays. If you have a play that we may want to perform or just read for fun please send a copy to Helen Bennett at Helen.bennett@ yahoo.com by Friday 25th of March so we can ensure there are enough copies are available on the night.

 WANTED – FLOWER ARRANGERS FOR MINSTEAD CHURCH

Do you like using fresh flowers and plants to decorate your home? If so would you be interested in doing the same in the church? We like to have fresh flowers and flowering plants in the church. Can you help us to ensure that there are always fresh flowers in the church. We change the flowers on a weekly basis. There is a rota system and you would work with an existing flower arranger.

If you think you can help please contact Jo Hadfield at jfhmin@yahoo.com

MINSTEAD OIL

Orders for Oil received by 9am on Wednesday next, 16th March, will be placed that day but delivery MAY not be before Easter. Order dates for the future will be bi-monthly until September i.e. 18th May, 20th July and 21st September and monthly thereafter.

 RUBBISH COLLECTION OVER EASTER

There will be no changes to refuse, recycling or glass collections over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend

 ROGUE TRADERS

                        Reports have been made recently to Police of rogue traders in the area asking to do tree work. There have been reports made over last weekend of people being approached by cold callers with reference to doing tree work at their properties.
If you have any similar experiences please make contact with Trading Standards, with any details of persons or vehicles that call at your address. They can be contacted on 01962 833620.
Any suspicious activities or persons in the area please report via 101 for Police attention.

 PARK LIFE

Visit the NPA website to read the latest edition of Park Life, a newsletter for residents of the National Park, bringing people up-to-date with the activities of the National Park Authority.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following planning application for Minstead is out for consultation:

No:              16/00153

Location:      Communications site at Castle Malwood Depot, Lyndhurst Road,

Minstead, Hampshire

Proposal:      Determination as to whether Prior Approval is required for the

siting and appearance of 3no. antennas and 2no. Dishes

Consultation

Period ends: Tues 29th March 2016

Further information can be obtained by visiting http://publicaccess.newforestnpa.gov.uk/online-applications/ or directly from NPA Offices at Lymington Town Hall.

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