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January.
407, February.
408, May
.411 June
.412 July.
413 August
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September. 415, October.
416 , November.
417 December.
418
January 2006.
419 February.
420 March. 421 April.
422 May. 423
June. 424
July. 425 August.
426 September. 427 October.
428 November. 429
Honington
& Sapiston Newsletter, December 2006. 430.
Parish
Council
At the recent Parish Council meeting Councillors received
a report on the first Youth Forum and discussed the proposed
safety improvements for the A.1088. Quotations for new street
lighting provisions were also requested. Concerns have been
raised with regard to cyclists not using lights on their bicycles.
Please make sure you can be seen at this time of year. Enclosed
with this Newsletter is a small leaflet from the Environmental
Health Services giving details of the law concerning dog fouling.
Please help us to make our villages a safe and pleasant place
for walkers by keeping the paths and verges free from dog
fouling. The next meeting of the Parish Council will take
place on the 15th January 2007 at 7.30pm in the School Hall.
LP
The Councillors would like to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas
and a Peaceful 2007.
Honington Charities
The Honington Charity distributes a sum of money each year
to any household in Honington where the principal householder
is 65 years of age. If you think you may qualify for this
payment and do not already receive it, please contact Avery
Triggs on 269613 now. AT
Honington School
Our Christmas production will be taking place at 10.00am on
Monday 11th December when local residents will be very welcome
to join us and stay for coffee and mincepies.. Parents will
be coming on Tuesday and Wednesday 12th & 13th, also at
10.00am. The Friends of Honington School will be holding a
Christmas Coffee Morning on Friday 15th December from 9.00
- 11.00am to which you are all invited. The children will
be entertained by a visiting theatre group on the morning
of 18th December with a party lunch to follow. School finishes
on the 19th December for the Christmas holidays and children
return to school on Thursday 4th January. Many thanks to everyone
who sent their Tesco vouchers to school via various letterboxes
- we will be able to order more PE equipment for the school.
Our children have taken part in a charity event raising over
£420 for NCH, The Children's Charity. The staff and
children wish you all a very Happy Christmas. BAB
Village Hall Diary & News
Christmas Concert. Norton Citadel Salvation Army Band presents
their Christmas Concert at the Village Hall on Tuesday 12th
December. Doors open at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm prompt start.
Refreshments and Mince Pies will be served afterwards, courtesy
of The Fox Inn and Village Hall Management Committee. The
retiring collection will be for the Norton Citadel Salvation
Army Band Funds. ST
W.I.
18 members attended our Annual Meeting held at the Village
Hall on the 14th November. The business of the meeting included
the election of our president for the coming year and Patricia
Fojut was re-elected for a second term of office. The next
12 months will be the 60th year of the Women's Institute in
Honington and Sapiston. After the business, we were able to
buy from the trading stall and enjoy some delicious refreshments
prepared by committee members. Presentations of prizes took
place to the winners of the monthly competitions for 2006
with Jacky Holland coming first and Marion Cusworth second.
Josie Goddard won the Cath Balaam Memorial Cup for her handmade
Christmas Card, beating eight other entries. We will be going
out to The Gardener's Arms in Tostock for our Christmas meal
on the 12th December. We wish all members and friends a Very
Happy Christmas and hope that new residents and old friends
will make 2007 the year when you join the WI for fun, friendship
and education. DA
Over Sixties Club
At our meeting on the 2nd November approximately 17 members
were at the village hall for our usual social get together
and raffle, followed by tea and cakes. Numbers were down on
the 16th due to holidays and the very persistent rain, however
those who made it to the meeting had an enjoyable game of
bingo followed by tea and cake. May I remind you that our
Christmas Lunch will be at The Fox on the 7th December and
on the 21st, at the Village Hall there will be Christmas tea
followed by Albert's Squares. KK
Suffolk Historic Churches
Trust Bicycle Ride
This year we raised £328.50, half of which will come
to Honington and Sapiston churches. This is an amazing amount
considering that we only had three walkers/riders. £221
was raised by the walkers/riders and £107.50 by the
recorders who sat in the churches. The PCC is very grateful
to everyone who took part or who helping in any way. Claire
Smith
Village Sub Post Office News
The Honington and Sapiston Calendar for 2007 is available
from your Sub Post Office, with wonderful local images as
a result of the photograph competition at the Village Show
- a perfect gift at £5 with 40p from each sale going
towards both Village Hall Funds and Honington All Saints Church
Fund. A selection of Xmas gifts and cards is also available.
The direct line for The Post Office is 269702. IPP
The Fox Inn News
Christmas Prize Draw. This will start at The Fox Inn on Monday
7th December and the draw will take place on Saturday 23rd
December at 11.00pm at our Christmas Singalong Party. Please
pop in for your squares, in aid of Honington & Sapiston
Village Hall and Ixworth Surgery Patients' Association Transport
& Equipment fund. Any prize donations for the draw can
be left at the Village Post Office or The Fox Inn and will
be greatly appreciated.
"Hot Property" will be appearing at The Fox on Saturday
23rd December for an evening of Country, Rock and 70's Hits
for a Christmas Singalong. There will be a seasonal buffet
from 8.00pm.
New Year's Eve Party. Our theme for this year is "Casino
Royale", and there will be prizes for the best dressed
Bond, Bond Girl and Bond Villain. Door charge of £3.00
includes Bond's favourite nibbles. All those in fancy dress
get a Martini - "shaken not stirred"!
Christmas Day Opening. We are opening for Christmas Day Drinks
& Nibbles from noon till 3.00pm, so if you are on your
own, don't be, we will gladly make a pot of tea or coffee
for those that don't partake. We are closed Christmas evening.
The Seasonal opening hours are displayed in the pub.
"Amarillo" will be appearing at The Fox Inn on Saturday
27th January for a night of Country & Western Music. Dress
is Western with prizes for the best outfits and a raffle draw
for Honington All Saints Church Funds.
Ian, Sean, our new Pub Manager, Tony, and all the staff would
like to wish all our customers, friends and neighbours a very
Peaceful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Honington Church Draw
The November Draw took place at the Village Hall. First prize
went to Jo Lynch, second prize to Mr & Mrs Ken Howell
and third prize to John Cusworth. The Christmas Draw will
be on the 21st December. May I take this opportunity to wish
everyone in Sapiston and Honington a Very Happy Christmas
and a Wonderful New Year.MC
Church News
To everyone who helped in any way to make our Autumn Fair
the successful afternoon that it was, thank you very much
indeed. During Advent, Don Godfrey, who lives at Oak Mead,
Malting Row, Honington, (268413) will be leading a Bible Discussion
Group at his home at 7.30pm on Wednesdays 29th November, 6th,
13th and 20th December for anyone who would like to go along
and join in. The meetings will end promptly at 8.30pm. On
Monday 4th December there will be a Quiet Evening at Ingham
Church between 7.00 and 9.00pm. Our services for December
are as below in 'The Calendar'. GF
The Calendar
Sunday 3rd 9.30am, Morning Prayer
Monday 4th 7.00pm, Quiet Evening at Ingham
Sunday 10th 9.30am, Christingle and Holy Communion
Sunday 17th 9.30am, Holy Communion
6.30pm, Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 24th No morning service
11.30pm, Midnight Holy Communion
Christmas Day 8.00am, Christmas Communion at Sapiston
9.30am, Family Service for Christmas at Honington
Sunday 31st 10.00am, Team Service at Ixworth Thorpe.
DECEMBER DIARY
7th - Over Sixties Christmas Lunch at The Fox, 1.00pm
11th - School Christmas Play, 10.00am
12th - Salvation Army Band Concert, Village Hall, 7.30pm
12th - WI Christmas Meal, The Gardener's Arms, Tostock, 7.30pm
15th - School Christmas Coffee Morning, 9.00-11.00am
19th - School closes for the holiday
21st - Over Sixties Christmas Tea, Village Hall, 2.00pm
The cost of this
Newsletter is borne by the Parish Council
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