Category: Events

Nether Heyford W.I. – March 2019

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Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, in their various guises, came to life in an interesting evening with Steve Dimmer at our February meeting. We saw clips of Margaret Rutherford catching sight of a murder through a train carriage window and later in the film Joan Hickson, a future Miss Marple, pushing a bicycle round a village. Then we were shown the many actors who had portrayed the wonderful Hercule Poirot – it was amazing how many famous faces want to act in an Agatha Christie film. At the same time we learnt some lesser known facts about Agatha Christie, her family and her temporary disappearance. A great evening with Steve Dimmer who is fast becoming a favourite speaker with Nether Heyford WI!

In March, Graham Jones will be making his first visit to our WI to tell us how he became an author. Having spent his working life in Education he was wondering how to fill his retirement years. At his wife’s suggestion he started writing and during the evening he will tell us of some of the hurdles and unexpected reactions encountered in his new career. The meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30 on Thursday March 7th and the charge, which includes refreshments, will be £5 for non-members.

In April we hope some of the younger and fitter ladies in the village may like to join us for an evening of Line Dancing with Renee Watt. I missed the last one but was reliably informed that it was great fun so I’ll look out my dancing shoes!!

Mary Rice – Heyford Lodge – 01327 340101

Village Hall – March 2019

The Fete is on its way: Saturday 8th June 2019 2 – 5pm.

Following our ‘Ideas Session’ at the end of January, our enthusiastic and active Fete Group members are now working hard, exploring a range of attractions and events which, in due course, will be announced in The Prattler.

Letters are also going out to local groups, organisations and crafters inviting them to take part again and, if necessary, book their pitches. As tables are in short supply it will be ‘first come first served’ as usual. We’re also inviting raffle prizes for our grand draw, so if you’d like to make a donation, please get in touch with me.

Following Ray and Rosemary Haddon, who organised the Fetes over the past 6 years and therefore were absolute experts, is a personal challenge. I should greatly appreciate your support in any way that you feel appropriate. For instance, as this is my first experience of co-ordinating the planning of the Fete, I may make a few mistakes. If so, I should be grateful if you could point them out to me (nicely, if possible, please) so that I can correct them.

Meanwhile, there’s always room for one or two more Fete Group members so if you’d like to join our team, please contact me.

Alwyne Wilson, Nether Heyford Village Hall Management Committee

01327 340803 | alwyne76@gmail.com

Heyford Picturedrome – Thursday 21st March 2019

Our next film to be shown on Thursday 21st March is ‘The Death of Stalin’, a 2017 British ‘black’ comedy drama written by Armando Iannucci and starring Michael Palin and Simon Russel Beale about the bumbling carryings-on in the aftermath of Stalin’s death in Soviet Russia. This is a highly rated film – one not to be missed. Don’t be put off by the title!

Doors open at the usual time of 7.00pm for free tea or coffee with the film due to be screened at 7.45pm.

There will be a licensed bar for the purchase of wine and soft drinks.

There is no joining fee and admission is £4 per person.

Tony Clewett – Phone: 01327 341533

Village Hall – February 2019

First, a huge thank-you to the many volunteers who helped to make our traditional Pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ such a great success. We had a packed house, making all the generous contributions of time, effort and raffle prizes well worthwhile. The atmosphere was amazing. This was my first experience of our village panto and I was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and goodwill of everyone involved.

Our next Pantomime by the Looking Glass Theatre will be ‘Dick Whittington’ at the end of the year. More information nearer the time.

And now – the Annual Fete, which this year will be held on Saturday 8th June.

We are so fortunate in Nether Heyford to have such a splendid village green and
over many years our Fete has proved to be a very special event for our village. It has also represented our main fundraising effort to make sure that we have
enough funds to maintain our village hall in first class condition for everyone who wants to use it. As such we have a great tradition to maintain.

For this we need ‘all hands on deck’ again to make sure that we have an
enthusiastic team of helpers to work together to organise not only the regular events but also perhaps some new attractions. By the time this issue appears we will have held an initial ‘ideas session’ on 29 January, to be followed by regular team meetings as we work together to create yet another amazing Fete.

In the meantime, I would like to issue a warm invitation to the many villagers and friends who have helped in the past – and also to those who might fancy getting involved for the first time. Come along and join our team.

Alwyne Wilson, Nether Heyford Village Hall Management Committee

Call Alwyne on 01327 340803

Heyford Picturedrome – Thursday 21st February 2019

Our next film to be shown on Thursday 21st February is ‘Lion’, a 2016 biographical drama starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman about a 5 year old Indian boy, Saroo, who gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India and away from his home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Calcutta before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years later and armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination and a new technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally returns to his first home.

Doors open at the usual time of 7.00pm for free tea or coffee with the film due to be screened at 7.45pm.

There will be a licensed bar for the purchase of wine and soft drinks.

There is no joining fee and admission is £4 per person.

Tony Clewett – Phone: 01327 341533

Our March film on 21st March will be the 2017 British ‘black’ comedy drama starring Michael Palin and Simon Russel Beale about the bumbling carryings-on in the aftermath of Stalin’s death in Soviet Russia. Highly recommended!

Heyford Gardening Club – February 2019

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Our January meeting featured Dave Lantsbery who introduced us to the world of bees, a fascinating subject of which he could only scratch the surface in the time available!

Our next meeting will be on the 11th February when we will have our AGM, our annual art show and a speaker; Christine Lewis who will be talking about plants and dyes.

The classes for the Annual Art & Craft Show will be:

  • A photograph on the theme of “The Turn of the Year”
  • A piece of visual art in any medium
  • An item of craft work.

(please note that each exhibitor can only have one entry in each class)

Because of the full programme the meeting will begin at 7:30 pm

 

Programme for rest of the 2019:

March 11th: Liz Taylor from Woodland Trust; Mini Show – Daffodils

April 8th: Patsy Raynor – Plants in Literature: Origins & Anecdotes; Mini Show – Tulips

May 13th: Branch Out MK –Helping People to Grow Through Gardening; Seed Swap; Mini Show – Spring Flowers

June 8th: Village Fete

June 10th: Steve Brown, Bonsai Trees or Graham Pavey, Vertical Gardens; Mini Show – Roses

July: Summer Party

August: No Meeting

September 9th: Autumn Show

October 14th: Malcolm Dickson Hooksgreen Herbs

November 11th: Caroline Tait – Fellow of Longwood Gardens, Philadelphia A Year at Longwood

December 9th: Christmas Tree Festival; Snowdrops

 

Things to do in February
1. Plant lily bulbs in pots for the summer
2. Plant bare root trees and shrubs
3. Take cuttings of tender fuchsias.

Mark Newstead 

www.heyfordgardenclub.com

For more information visit the Heyford Gardening Club & Allotments page

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Flower Society – February 2019

Bugbrooke and District Flower Society

We invite you to join us at our monthly meetings to relax and watch demonstrations by a fully qualified NAFAS Area or National Demonstrator. This is followed by refreshments and the opportunity to win one of the arrangements in our raffle. Learn how to arrange and enjoy flowers.

Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at 7.45pm in Nether Heyford village hall.

Our next meeting is on Monday 25th February when we look forward to
welcoming Richard Twistleton and his demonstration entitled “Upcycling”.

A warm welcome awaits both new members and visitors and those new to flower arranging are especially welcome.

For more information please follow us on Facebook or contact Dianne on 01604 830063 or Simone on 01327 342167.

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The Bugbrooke and District Flower Society meet every fourth Monday in the month in the Village Hall. Our meetings start at 7.45pm and usually take the form of a Demonstration when a qualified demonstrator will create several floral designs which are raffled at the end of the evening and lucky members take home the beautiful flowers.

Flower Society affiliated to the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) promoting Floral Art. www.nafas.org.uk