Lots to talk about this month.
Ashfield Ladies Group
10th March |
Talk & Demonstration on Spinning |
Sue Holditch |
20th April |
More anecdotes from the world of Theatre TV and Radio |
Douglas Ditta |
For further information contact Susan Hansen on 01728 685738.
Christingle Thank You
Thank you to all who supported the Christingle Service at Ashfield, a total of £204 has been sent to The Children's Society. A further cheque of £124.80 has also been sent as a result of carol singing in Earl Soham, so thank you again
Clare
C.M.S.
The Church Missionary Boxes were opened on November 28th and the contents counted which amounted to £149.30, an increase of £20.68. Thank you very much to the Collectors for this total.
If any one would like to have a box to put small change in I have a lot here at Church Cottage Earl Soham. Tel. 685302.
Eileen Barker
Cretingham Village Committee...
...will be holding an Auction of Promises before our annual Bar-B-Que on June 26th. We would be very grateful of any offers of promises or items to auction at this event. A board will be in the Village Shop and we would like all offers to be submitted by the end of May to enable a catalogue to be printed.
Some suggestions for promises: flower arrangements, cake, hair do, meal, work in a garden, car cleaning, dog walking etc.
From Bargains to Masterpieces: an illustrated talk by Dendy Easton
at Earl Soham Village Hall Friday 26th March at 7pm
Dendy has been a Sotheby's director over the last twenty five years and is currently one of the picture experts on BBC's Antiques Road Show. He has a wide knowledge of art from different historic periods and specialises in Victorian and modern British painters. In his talk Dendy will be illustrating the changing market in paintings since 1978.
An hour before the talk he will be happy to advise and value one painting per couple coming to the evening, at a charge of £2 each consultation. With the permission of the owners Dendy will select a few pictures to talk about after the slide show.
Tickets are £7.50 (to include a finger buffet with wine and orange juice) available from: Jean Tye 01728 628634 and Mary Nesling 01728 628278
Earl Soham Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on 20th April 2004.
We will principally be discussing and seeking approval for the new Earl Soham Community Hall.
As this exciting £1 million project has the potential to bring important change as well as major benefit to the whole of our community the thoughts, views and agreement of everyone in the Village are vital to this project becoming a reality.
So please join us on 20th April. We guarantee a fascinating evening.
Brundish Training Centre - Computer courses and Shop
Brundish Training Centre (in Brundish Village Hall) has been providing computer training for Suffolk Online users since February 2002. Having now successfully completed over 2,000 training sessions during the project, we are able to extend our training to ALL computer users, wherever you live. We have 10 computers so that you have the use of your own machine. We have professionally-qualified tutors who take you through the course at YOUR pace. There are no tests or exams to sit and the style is friendly and warm (we have oil-fired central heating!). Refreshments are provided on arrival and halfway through each two-hour session so you will not feel under pressure. You can purchase ink cartridges (e.g. £4.00 black, £7.00 colour for Epson C20 printers), floppy disks, CDs, photo paper, labels and other supplies at low prices when attending courses. Our engineer can repair all makes of computer and fit extra items such as CD-ReWriters and additional memory (RAM) at very competitive prices.
If you see the course you want but you've missed it, please tell me so that I can put your name on the list for the next one - all the courses repeat, again and again. If you want something not shown, again, please tell me, because we probably do it.
Full details are on our website www.btc.suffolkonline.net . Otherwise please ring David Holliday, Centre Manager on 01728-627174 or 07765-345541 or email btc@suffolkonline.net .
Date |
Times |
Course |
Cost |
Tuesday 2nd March |
1300-1500 |
Bite Size - Village Publicity (eg making posters and flyers) |
FREE |
Friday 5th March |
1000-1530 |
From CD to PP (compact disk to perfect photo) |
£25 |
Beginners Course (each week for 6 weeks - dates and times arranged according to demand) |
2 hour sessions |
Beginners Course - an introduction to your computer and what it can do, including word processing, internet, email etc |
£50 for 6 sessions |
Computer Clubs (Currently Mondays and Wednesdays, usually every 2 weeks) |
1000-1200 or 1330-1530 or 1830-2030 |
A wide range of topics chosen by the group - the tutor will show you word, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, digital photos, internet, email etc, etc |
£50 for six sessions but you only pay for those actually attended. |
Business Clubs (currently Thursdays, usually every week) |
1400-1700 |
IT Skills for Business (letter headings, invoices, ready-made spreadsheets, business email, internet, etc) |
£75 for six sessions |
Friends of St Peter's Cretingham
The February meeting of the Friends involved much discussion around the likely work cost requirement on the Church Memorials. This major work necessitates seeking considerable funding and at the time of print the Committee is still awaiting a response from the Council for the Care of Churches before any decision can be taken. Watch this space.
Planning for the Open Gardens/Classic Cars event (13/6/04) is well under way but a few more Cretingham area gardens to support the event would be much appreciated. Your garden, like mine, does not have to be at Alan Titchmarsh standard and does not require every weed to be extracted for the day. The gardens are purely a source of interest to people and we are considering a 'design my garden' event on the day!
You may be asked if a classic car or two may be parked in or around your garden for the day. If you can help please contact Susanne Bache on 01728 685 388. There will be live music - jazz, swing and much more!
The much awaited Sutton Hoo Lecture takes place on Monday April 26th at St Peter's Church. Dr Sam Newton will commence his talk at 7pm. A glass of wine is included in the £6.00 ticket fee and these can be obtained from Margaret Williams at Cretingham Post Office (tel. 01728 685 322) or Treasurer Robert Hadley (tel. 01728 685 501) Hope to see a very good turnout for this interesting subject.
Tony Whitmarsh Chairman
Forge Cottage