Sunshine Club Matinee Cinema
Extra seats had to be brought out to accommodate around 80 people who had come to the Bernard Hall to see a showing of the 1958 film South Pacific on Monday January 27. This was the first performance of the matinee cinema arranged by The Sunshine Club with thanks to the Cuddington Village Picture House, The Bernard Hall Management Committee and The Buckinghamshire Community Foundation.
What a success it was. It made for a very enjoyable afternoon with a splendid array of home made cakes to go with a cup of tea during the interval.
The next performance will be on Monday March 23 when The King and I will be shown. Doors open at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. I would recommend getting to The Bernard Hall in good time, as parking can be quite tricky (there is plenty of parking space in the playing fields car park).
The bi-monthly programme includes High Society with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra to be shown on Monday May 18; My Fair Lady on Monday July 27; Hello Dolly on Monday September 28 and Singin’ in the Rain on November 23.
Chearsley Fête - Please mark Saturday June 20 on the calendar as the date for Chearsley Fête this year. Angela Gray, who organised the last very successful Fête is asking for volunteers and help. She cannot run the fête on her own and needs villagers to support her. Please contact Angela on 202105 or email angela@grayemail.co.uk. Any ideas or offers to run stalls will be much appreciated. An initial meeting has been arranged in The Bell on this Monday February 2 at 8pm. Please come if you are happy to help.
More incidents of scams in the villages – just over a year ago, a Chearsley couple fell victim to a “sob story” when their car was flagged down by someone in obvious distress, asking for money to buy petrol and offering a ring as payment. The ring turned out to be worthless. Similar scenarios are still happening. Recently, a Chearsley villager was stopped just before the turn from Haddenham at Kings Cross by a well dressed, portly man probably of Turkish or Eastern European looks who asked for money for petrol. His car with another person at the wheel was parked in the farm gateway. He tried to get into the car, but failed. Although our Chearsley villager was very suspicious and wary that this was a scam, he could not be certain that it was not a genuine plea for help, so agreed to pay for some petrol at the Haddenham garage for them. The garage attendant knew of other similar incidents in Haddenham. A warning to be aware of what could happen and to keep car doors locked when travelling, as in this incident the man was very quick to try to gain access into the car.
The Bells Ring Out for Rene- a special peal of all 6 bells was rung on Thursday January 22 to celebrate Rene Baker’s 92nd birthday. Rene was born and bred in Chearsley and has lived here all her life. There are several references and photos of her in Ted Hooton’s book of Chearsley. One photo is of her about a year old and another of her aged about 10 while at Chearsley school. When she left school she went to work at The Vicarage in 1937 when the new vicar, Elliot Wigg came to the village. During the war, she worked at Thame airport making propellers for Spitfires. Congratulations to Rene.
Rugby at Chearsley Cricket Club
The Cricket Club is showing all the main games of the RBS Six Nations Tournament in the pavilion and welcome everyone to come along. The first game will be on Friday February 6 when Wales play England at the Millennium Stadium with kick off at 8.05pm. The Club bar will be open at 7pm. A delivery of curry meals from House of Spice is being arranged for half time. Please view the House of Spice menu and let John Howard know your menu choice so that this can be pre-ordered on the Thursday beforehand. Everyone including youngsters is welcome to come up. The second match to be shown will be on Saturday February 14 when England play Italy with kick off at 2.30pm, followed by Ireland against France at 6pm.
Pub Lunch at The Bell - the next Pub lunch will be held on Wednesday February 11 at The Bell at 12.30pm. This is for any older person who would like to come to enjoy a good meal at a very reasonable price of £7.50 for 2 courses including tea and coffee. This date’s menu provides for a roast dinner with choice of pudding. Please let me know if you would like to come – it is a way of supporting The Bell and meeting other Chearsley people – please ring me on 208913. Sharon needs to know how many to cater for and their choice of menu. The next lunch will be on February 25.
Brown Bins – collection of the garden refuse brown bins recommences on Monday February 2 and now continues every other Monday in the week when the general refuse bins are collected until the end of November. Contact AVDC if you are interested in registering with them for this garden waste collection service at this AVDC web page. The cost is £38 annual payment for 1 bin. Each household can have up to 3 bins and the bins are collected every fortnight.
Services at St Nicholas
- Sunday February 1 at 10am Family communion.
3pm Bells Dedication Service.
6 - 7.30pm Rock Solid at Paul and Ann's
- Monday February 2 Fête meeting at 8pm in The Bell
- Tuesday February 3 Bingo at The Bell at 8.30pm
- Friday February 6 Six Nations Tournament . Wales v England k.o. 8.05pm being shown in the Cricket Club pavilion
- Sunday February 8 Monthly Quiz at The Bell at 8pm
- Wednesday February 11 Pub Lunch at The Bell at 12.30pm
- Saturday February 14 Valentine’s Meal in The Bell, please book
- Monday February 16 Parish Council Meeting at the Village hall at 7.30pm.
- Tuesday February 17 Pancakes on the menu at lunchtime and evening at The Bell. Pancake party at the church from 2pm
