eNewsletter 4th May 2015

COMING UP SOON IN MINSTEAD

Tuesday 5th May Minstead Players Plays Readings

Thursday 7th May General and Local Elections

Saturday 9th May Sewing Workshop Study Centre 9.30am-4pm

Monday 11th May Parish Council Annual Meeting 7.30pm Old Surgery

Tuesday 12th May History Group 8pm Social Club

Wednesday 13th May Women on Wednesday 8pm Green Room

Saturday 16th May Pizza and Italian Bread Making 10am Study Centre

MINSTEAD PLAYERS PLAYS READING

  Tuesday 5th May 8pm, Hill Close, Minstead (Helen Bennett’s house)
Drinks and nibbles provided
We have a new committee who is keen to find something for the players to perform this year, so please join us to read plays that the committee have found. If you have something you think might be suitable bring it along.
RSVP Helen 80812358

PARLIAMENTARY, DISTRICT AND PARISH ELECTIONS 7TH MAY 2015

The Village Hall is your local polling station!

Visit the following sites to see the nomination lists for the various elections:

Parliamentary

District

Parish/Town

Click here to see the names of those nominated for Minstead and those other New Forest Parishes where the election will be uncontested.

 MINSTEAD STUDY CENTRE SAT 9TH MAY

Sewing workshop 9.30am to 4pm

See Study Centre website for further information

 HISTORY GROUP TUES 12TH MAY

8 pm in the Social Club.

This evening’s guest speaker Mr M Forest’s subject will be:

 “The First World War Explained, Four and a half years in 45 minutes”.

 WOW (WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY AT MINSTEAD) 13TH MAY AT 8 PM

Green Room, Village Hall
“THE FOOT DOCTOR” – Speaker, Podiatrist, Hilary Nossiter
Lady visitors welcome, 2 free sessions before deciding on membership

MINSTEAD STUDY CENTRE – SAT 16TH MAY

10am-5.30pm – Pizza & Italian Bread Making

See Study Centre website for further information

MINSTEAD ALL SAINTS

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

sign up for Church Notices at minsteadpcc@gmail.com

TRUSTY SERVANT CORNER

Curry night every Thursday night – choice of 3 at £9.95

Fish and chips every Friday night – 2 for £18.95

Follow all the action at the Trusty on Facebook.

DO YOU WANT A DEFIBRILLATOR IN MINSTEAD?

Don’t forget to sign the petition in the Shop or let us know by email whether or not you would like to have a Defibrillator bought for the village.

The deadline is 10th May.

NEPAL – PAHAR TRUST

Several parishioners have kindly contributed to the Pahar Trust Nepal in the past and some actually went to see the schools being built and in use.

The recent earthquake has caused damage, injury and loss of life on an unprecedented scale in the country. Although PTN staff are all safe and the damage to schools is not as severe as it might have been you may like to read the latest news by visiting:

http://www.pahar-trust.org/#!latest-ptn-news/c8k2

CLIMATE CHANGE ATTITUDE SURVEY

Residents across the New Forest are invited to participate in a survey which looks at attitudes to climate change in their local area, developed by Sam Mawby, an MSc student at the University of West of England who is on placement with the NPA.

To complete this survey, go to www.researchteam.eu/localclimate

before 15 May 2015.

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