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Honington
& Sapiston Newsletter, January 2006. 419.
Wishing you all a Happy,
Healthy & Prosperous New Year
Parish Council
A reminder that the next Parish Council meeting will take
place on 30th January at 7.30pm in the School Hall.
LP
Village Post Office
It is anticipated that the Honington Village Sub Post Office
will open at The Fox Inn on Monday 27th February. Reg has
kindly agreed to stay open until close of business on Wednesday
22nd February to avoid any interruption in service. There
will be further information in the February Newsletter. STT/RS
Over Sixties Club
Our meeting on the 1st December was well attended and the
usual good company. On Wednesday members were invited to a
preview of "Stable Story" at Honington School, which
was a treat to watch. On the 8th December about 30 members
and guests, including the Duchess of Grafton and Sally &
Tim Fogden, enjoyed a superb 3-course Christmas meal, thanks
to Carole Hubbard from Walsham le Willows. The Hall was very
festive and the tables looked lovely. After the excellent
meal we were entertained by our very own "Tombola Jo"
and "Syd Squit", who treated us to a series of truly
hilarious sketches and amusing poems - thank you to all those
who worked so hard to give us a really enjoyable afternoon.
Some of our members were also invited to Christmas lunch at
RAF Honington, which I am told they thoroughly enjoyed. They
were very well entertained by "the lads" and also
met 2 Chelsea Pensioners and Father Christmas who gave them
each a lovely present. On the 15th December we all met in
the Village Hall and enjoyed Bingo and tea, followed by "Albert's
Squares" - our thanks to Albert for all his hard work.
Our meetings in January are on the 5th and 19th and on the
26th there is a Bangers & Mash Supper, details of which
can be obtained from Marion Cusworth.
KK
The Fox Inn News
Planning Permission has been approved for the proposed extension
to The Fox Inn and it is hoped that building work will start
on 1t March. Disruption will be kept to a minimum, but please
bear with us. Slight trading adjustments will be notified
as the need arises.
The Christmas Draw raised £145 for the Village Hall
Children's Spring Craft Workshop. Thanks to all who donated
prizes and support.
Our December/January fundraiser is for "Jacob's Appeal".
Jacob is an East Harling boy with special needs due to quadriplegia.
The fund is to help provide specialist equipment and adaptations
to his home. Our in-house Jockey Club Christmas Draw has already
raised £120 plus a further £37 from The Fox Minibus
Bucket. Please pop in to The Fox for more information. This
Appeal needs our wholehearted support and the counter bucket
will be out until the end of January.
Sean and Ian are delighted to share with you the news that
The Fox Inn has been granted the Public Inns Partnership Best-Operated
Outlet in 2005 Award, by meeting all the following criteria:
mystery customer, 10 visits, staff friendliness, product awareness,
staff appearance, general ambience and welcoming and leaving
greeting; also high quality of product delivery at bar, trade
development, drinks and food, drinks presentation, standard
of food and tariffs; outlet presentation, exterior, interior,
point of sale use and seasonal displays; washroom standards,
and Community initiative support and involvement.
Many thanks to all our customers and friends for their support
and we wish you all a Very Happy New Year. ST
Honington School
If anyone living in Honington, Sapiston, Fakenham Magna, Troston
or Ixworth Thorpe has a child who was born between the 1st
September 2001 and the 31st August 2002, he or she is eligible
to start school, either part-time or full-time, from the 5th
September 2006. If you have not been contacted by the school
and would like more information please contact us on 01359
269324 or call into school as soon as possible so that we
can let you have the necessary application form. Staff will
be in school on Wednesday 4th January and children return
on Thursday 5th. Many thanks to all those who have supported
us over the past year and we would like to wish you all a
Very Happy 2006. BAB/MR
Village Hall Diary & News
There will be a Committee Meeting on Tuesday 24th January
at 7.30pm at The Fox Inn. ST
W.I.
Earlier this month we joined many other WI members from West
Suffolk at St Edmundsbury Cathedral for our annual Celebration
of Carols. Honington and Sapiston WI have two members who
sing in the Suffolk West WI Choir which took a leading role
in this event. The next evening most of our members were able
to attend a Christmas meal at the Dun Cow, Bardwell. Our new
President, Patricia Fojut, presented the programme for 2006.
The first meeting will be on Tuesday 10th January when the
speaker will be David Knock talking about Traditional Toys.
The Roll Call is "A favourite childhood toy" and
the competition is to bring a teddy bear. The WI wishes everyone
in the villages a Very Happy New Year. DA
WI Annual Quiz
Fiona and Margaret have been beavering away again to come
up with yet more brainteasing questions for our Annual Quiz
- this year it is on Thursday 16th February at 7.30pm in the
Village Hall. Tickets cost £2.50 each, to include light
refreshments and tea or coffee - please bring your own drink
if you wish. Book your table now by ringing Margaret on 01842
763180, or Jo Lynch on 01359 269648 and help to make this
the best year yet!!
Honington Church Draw
The Christmas Draw took place during the Over Sixties meeting
on the 15th December. There was £320 worth of prizes.
First prize went to Mr & Mrs Howell, second prize to Mrs
Louise Homer, third prize to Mrs Juliet Morley, fourth prize
to Mr & Mrs Taylor, fifth prize to Mr & Mrs Kingham,
sixth prize to Mrs Avery Triggs, seventh prize to Mrs Netty
Poskitt, eighth prize to Miss Lucy Arnold, ninth prize to
Mrs Cathy Hargreaves and tenth prize to Mrs Gill Birch. Wishing
everyone in Sapiston and Honington a Very Happy, Healthy and
Prosperous New Year. MC
Church News
Our churches looked so wonderful for Christmas and the Services
were very special - on this my last Christmas as your Vicar,
I found myself looking back to my first Christmas here 21
years ago and remembering all those in between - each year
I am sure I have said how wonderful Christmas was because
each year this has been so. Thank you for all those special
memories.
Thank you too for your generosity with your donations for
Tools With a Mission - we have been delighted with the amount
- a real gift for those in the third world who can really
make use of them.
So on to January (I haven't gone yet - not until the end of
February!) There will be special services for the Epiphany
on the 8th January and then on the following Sunday we shall
be having a Family Service for Plough Sunday - ploughs of
all sizes could make it a very special service when we pray
for the work on the land. Wishing you all a Very Happy New
Year Sally Fogden
** STOP PRESS on the Window - look out for signs of this towards
the end of the month!!
The Calendar
Sunday 1st 11.00am, Group Service at Ixworth Thorpe
Sunday 8th 9.15am, Service for the Epiphany
Sunday 15th 9.15am, Family Service for Plough Sunday
Sunday 22nd 8.00am, Holy Communion
Sunday 29th 10.00am, Group Service at Euston.
JANUARY DIARY
5th - School reopens for Spring Term
5th - Over Sixties, Village Hall, 2.00pm
10th - WI Meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
19th - Over Sixties, Village Hall, 2.00pm
26th - Bangers & Mash Supper, Village Hall
30th - Parish Council Meeting, School Hall, 7.30pm
The cost of this Newsletter is borne by
the Parish Council
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