WHAT’S ON
Open Door Community Cafe 2-4pm Thursday 21st November All Saints Church
Willow Robin & Rush Reindeers 10am Saturday 23rd November Study Centre
Christmas Decoration Workshop 10am Fri 29th & Sat 30th Nov Furzey Gardens
Community Shop Shareholders’ Meeting 2.30pm Sat 30th Nov in the Village Hall
Parish Council meeting 7.30pm Monday 2nd December Danby Room
Minstead Flower Show Society AGM 8pm Tuesday 3rd December Green Room
Father Christmas at Furzey 10am-4.30pm 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th December
Screen and Block Printing 1-4pm Sat 7th December Study Centre
Minstead History Group 8pm Tues 10th December Social Club
WOW (Women on Wednesdays) 8pm Wed 11th December Green Room
General Election Thursday 12th December
Quiz Night at the Trusty Friday 13th December
Needle Felting Workshops 9.30am and 12.30pm Sat 14th Dec Study Centre
Christmas Wreath Making 1pm Sun 15th Dec Study Centre
Click on the links above to find out more!
Information about later events in December and early next year can be seen by visiting https://minstead.org.uk/news/events/
Please let us know at minsteadpc@gmail.com if you would like us to notify the village of any event or incident that would be of local interest. We are able to do this via our website, e-newsletter and Facebook page.
If you know of anyone near to you who does not get emails and may like to read this eNewsletter please print a copy and give it to them.
Please note that there will not be an eNewsletter next weekend!
The next edition will be sent out on 1st December
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OPEN DOOR CAFE
Please note that our PCSO, Richard Williams, will be at this week’s Open Door Cafe in the Church on Thursday from 2 to 4pm. This is an excellent opportunity to meet our local police on an informal basis.
ROAD CLOSURE
We have been informed that Newtown Road between its junction with School Lane and its junction with Woodside will be closed from 25th November 2019 for a period of five days or until completion of the works whichever is sooner. (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that the closure will be required for no longer than 3 days between 0930hrs and 1530hrs each day)
If you have any queries above please contact HSC Worcester Ltd Tel: 01264 773833 OR New Forest District Council’s Transportation Section, Tel: 02380 285260, traffic@nfdc.gov.uk
FLOWER SHOW AGM
Please support this year’s Annual Genera Meeting of the Minstead Flower Show Society which will be held at 8pm on Tuesday 3rd December in the Village Hall Congleton Room (Green Room).
The Show, which is always held on the first Saturday in September, is one of the highlights of the Village year! Please come along and air your views and if possible send any suggestions or proposals to the Secretary Jo Instrall at joinstrall@gmail.com at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
MINSTEAD OIL
A reminder that December orders should be with minsteadoil@gmail.com by 9am on Wednesday 4th December.
GENERAL ELECTION 12th DECEMBER
Polling will take place in the Danby Room from 7am to 10pm
Click HERE for further information
WOOD AT THE STUDY CENTRE
The Study Centre has a lot of seasoned Ash wood ready for the winter for people’s wood burners/open fires. It’s logs, not split. Everyone is welcome to pop by (please phone ahead of time on 023 8081 3437) with their trailers to collect this. They’d like to ask for a donation of £50.
FUTURE eNEWSLETTERS
Due to other demands future eNewsletters will be sent out only monthly and not weekly until further notice.
Please let us have your contributions as follows:
by midday Sat 30th Nov for the 1st Dec edition
by midday Sat 4th Jan for the 5th Jan edition
by midday Sat 1st Feb for the 2nd Feb edition
More urgent communications will be sent out on Facebook.
To get these follow https://www.facebook.com/MinsteadPC
We shall also update the Village website on a regular basis (https://minstead.org.uk/)
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Click HERE to read the Parish and Benefice Notices for 17th November.
MINSTEAD COMMUNITY SHOP MEMBERS’ INAUGURAL MEETING
Please note that although this is a SHAREHOLDERS ONLY meeting,
but if you are not yet a shareholder and would like to be one it’s dead easy!
Click HERE to see the Share Offer and download an Application Form. The minimum investment is only £25 and this will entitle you to attend Shareholders’ meetings and have a say in how the Shop is run.
To find out more please visit the Community Shop webpage on the Minstead website (www:/minstead.org.uk/village-community-shop-project/)
If you have any queries not answered by these documents please contact the committee through our email: minsteadcommunityshop@gmail.com.
MINSTEAD PLAYERS NEXT PRODUCTION
The next production by Minstead Players is Confusions by Alan Ayckbourne to be performed on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th January 2020 in Minstead Village hall 7.30pm..
Tickets will be available from The Trusty Servant Inn, Minstead from the beginning of December 2019.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!
Father Christmas will be making his usual visit to Minstead on Saturday 21st December around 6.30pm providing he can get his high performance reindeers trained up or even an electric sleigh.
Further details to follow!
MINSTEAD PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The following Planning Applications for Minstead are out for consultation:
No: 19/00777
Address: Perrys Farm, London Minstead, Lyndhurst, SO43 7FT
Proposal: Partial re-roofing of outbuilding
Consultation
Ends: Thursday 21st November
No: 19/00859
Address: Brock Farm, Foorball Green, Minstead, Lyndhurst SO43 7FR
Proposal: Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of
dwelling in breach of condition 2 (agricultural occupancy) of planning
permission NFR 160131/2
Consultation
Ends: Mon 16th Dec
No: 19/00696
Address: Duells Farm, Lyndhurst Rd
Proposal: Retention of extension to outbuilding
Consultation
Ends: Tues 3rd Dec
No: 19/00827
Address: Marleys, Lyndhurst Rd, SO43 7FY
Proposal: One and two storey extensions, roof alterations
Consultation
Ends: Weds 18th Dec
Visit the NPA website for further information