with Margaret Morbey
Theatre in The Villages
Fast Woman with Sandra Hunt is being performed in Chearsley Village Hall on Friday October 21. Please contact me for tickets which cost £10 or £8 for concessions or for more information. The show starts at 8.00pm, with an interval when tea and coffee and cake will be served and an opportunity to take part in the raffle. One of the raffle prizes will be a book “Bugatti Queen” about Helle Nice, the “Fast Woman” signed by our evening’s actress, Sandra Hunt. It should be a lively, entertaining evening. It isn’t often we have the opportunity for theatre in Chearsley, so don’t miss this chance – come along, it will be a change from the TV or the pub. (You could do both anyway). A few tickets will probably be available on the night at the door.
Mobile Library
This will next be in Chearsley on Monday October 24 from 12.20 until 12.45pm on The Green.
Monthly Pub Lunch at The Bell
It is time to book your seat and order your meal for October’s lunch for older residents of Chearsley and other villages, which is on Wednesday 26 at 12.30pm. If you haven’t been before or haven’t heard about the monthly meal, perhaps you can be tempted by the 2 course menu which costs £5.95 per person including tea or coffee. This month you can choose from scampi and chips, cottage pie, chicken casserole, followed by ice cream fruit crumble or crème caramel. Please ring Ann Hooton on 208306 or Alan Mitchener on 208893.
Halloween at The Bell
Plans are being made for Halloween happenings for children at the Bell on Monday October 31. More details available later. So, time for broomsticks,capes and cauldrons to be made ready for a really exciting time. Think up some good spells with rats and spider venom , a few old conkers, whatever you can find - it’s about time a spell was cast over the 6 o’ clock club regulars. Sharon needs help dealing with them each night.
Pumpkin night at The Bell
This will be held on Wednesday evening October 26 at about 8.00pm. Come along and see who has managed to grow the biggest pumpkin in this annual village competition. I shall be there as a spectator only, unable to compete, as the slugs took a fancy to the one Podge and I were growing in his garden. Not to despair, there is always next year. Hopefully, others have had more success. We shall see.
Rugby World Cup Finals at Chearsley Cricket ClubThe Club will be open again (presuming they have all recovered from their End of Season Ball celebrations on Friday 14), and welcoming visitors to the Rugby Final on Saturday October 23. Breakfast will be served at 8.30am for the 9.00am kickoff. Please let John Howard know if you are planning to attend on 07970 651326. It is hoped that the 5 winners of the Chearsley Cricket Club Rugby draw will enjoy their VIP package that morning, which includes breakfast with a glass of Bucks Fizz served by a topless waitress!
For the over 60s
Weekly sessions of activities for adults over 60 begin on Monday October 31 (just witches and wizards?!) in Aylesbury from 10 to 12.30pm at a cost of £4.00. The sessions will include practical and fun activities to keep the mind, body and soul active and will include lunch. Please contact the Healthy Living Centre at Walton Court Shopping Centre, Aylesbury on 01296 334562. It is good to see another opportunity available for getting out and doing something different.
Postal collection times from Chearsley Box
I had suspected for a couple of weeks that post was being collected earlier than the advertised Monday to Friday time of 4.45pm. This has now been confirmed by another member of the village, who has spoken to the postman collecting at 4.00pm. Having personally and professionally experienced Royal Mail’s lack of customer -first approach, it is of little surprise that no notice or warning of this change has been given. It wouldn’t have taken much to have put up a temporary notice on the pillar box advertising the change of time, until proper signage is organized. Be warned, collection time now is 4.00pm Monday to Friday. Who knows what time on Saturday – Royal Mail?
