eNewsletter 24th November 2014

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BEAT SURGERY

Wednesday 3rd December 9.30-10.30am at the Village Shop

Come along and meet our local police officers and discuss any issues of concern with them informally.

MINSTEAD OIL

December oil requests (minsteadoil@gmail.com) must be made by 9am on Wednesday 3rd December so that delivery can be assured by Christmas. Please indicate with your request if you are prepared to accept the best price Mike Hutton can get.  He will be sending a separate message giving order dates for 2015 but January’s orders must be placed by 9am on Wednesday 14th January 2015.

 COPYTHORNE PANTOMIME SAT 6TH & SUN 7TH DEC

Copythorne Amateur Theatrical Society (CATS) will present an upbeat version of Jack and the Beanstalk on Saturday 6th December at 2 30 and 7 30 pm, and Sunday 7th December at 2 30 pm at Copythorne Parish Hall. Tickets are £5 for adults, £4 for under-16s, or £15 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) and are available from Bartley Post Office, Bramshaw Stores or Landford Village Stores, or you can phone the box office on 023 023 8081 3415 or visit the website www.copythornecats.com to reserve tickets.

CRACKING CHRISTMAS CANAPÉS

Saturday 6th December 2-5 pm at the Study Centre

Join us for an afternoon of Christmas Canapés at Minstead Study Centre!

Jan Hoy is a master at making and inventing canapés of all types, shapes, & sizes. (Sometimes involving varied and unheard of ingredients)

Making Canapés can be extremely time consuming, but Jan has devised ingenious time saving ways to prepare them.

She will demonstrate her technique & even let you taste the result!

£10 each

Visit the Study Centre website for further information

 MINSTEAD LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

Next meeting Tuesday 9th December 2014 at 8pm in the Social Club.

All welcome!

 SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 2015

A further reminder that our Clerk (Mrs Polly Osborne 023 8081 2375 clerk@minstead.gov.uk) has received information/publicity for parents of children approaching school age.  She has some Starting School information cards (to give out) plus a reference copy of the brochure or parents can look online: www.hants.gov.uk/admissions.

Parents need to apply for a school place – deadline 15 January 2015.

TRUSTY SERVANT CORNER

See Facebook to keep up to date with all events and other forthcoming attractions.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH

For the week’s Notices, details of Services and other events see the Benefice website and follow All Saints activities on Facebook.

Please note these special events coming up:

  • Sunday November 30th Celebration of The 5 Candles Service which is 50 years old!
  • Saturday December 6th, 6.30pm in church 5 4 50 Christmas Concert.
  • Friday December 19th, 7.30pm – Churches Together “Walking Nativity” in Lyndhurst.
  • Sunday 21st December 4.00pm Carol Service

 NFDC PARKING CLOCKS FOR 2015 NOW AVAILABLE

Annual short stay clocks (1 January – 31 December 2015) are now available and the cost remains at £20. They can be purchased online at newforest.gov.uk/parkingclock, by phoning customer services on 023 8028 5000 or by visiting:

  • any council information office
  • any council leisure centre
  • Visitor Information Centre, Lyndhurst
  • Brockenhurst Post Office
  • Burley Post Office
  • St Barbe Museum, Lymington

 LYNDHURST CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

On the 27th November Lyndhurst Christmas lights will be switched on by Simon Clark of Wave 105 at 7pm. There will be late night shopping on the High St and music.

 FATHER CHRISTMAS TO VISIT MINSTEAD!

Saturday 20th December between 6 and 8 pm depending on snow conditions and reindeer performance on the day.

There will be carols, mince pies and possibly even some presents!

Watch this space for further information!

And on the following day…

 CAROL SERVICE IN THE CHURCH

4pm Sunday 21st December

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