10 April 2025 - Jane Powell
Sadly we have lost Jane who passed away at home on the 30th of March after a long battle against lymphoma.
Jane moved to Sutton Poyntz in 2016 from North Dorset with her husband Nick.
She will be hugely missed by Nick and her children James and Jacqueline.
Although she didn’t become involved in a large number of activities in the village, she did work for a number of years for Muntsys on Portland with adults with learning difficulties, and helped out at the Victorian Fayre.
Her funeral will be held on Tuesday the 22nd of April at 3.15 at Weymouth Crematorium, to be followed by refreshments and a chat at the Springhead Pub.
lf you wish to make a charity donation in place of flowers the family have nominated Weldmar Hospice, Fortuneswell Ward at DCH and Muntsy's.
There will be a collection via Co-Op Funeral Care at the Crematorium or contact Nick on 07580 053676.
Our thoughts are with the family.
8 April 2025 VE-day 80th celebrations
As promised, here are some details of the VE-day celebrations planned.
We will join the rest of the nation in lighting the beacon, so doors at the Mission Hall will open at 7.00pm and we'll eat fish-and-chips from our friends at Stracey's at 7.30pm. When you've all finished noshing and we've cleared up, there will be a themed quiz, starting at about 8.00pm. You can imagine there might be a 1940's feel to some of the questions! Sometime after 9.00pm we'll wander off up to the beacon which will be lit at 9.30pm and a glass of celebratory fizz will be served.
It should be a fun evening, either with your friends or meeting new ones.
Given that we have to order the f&c we will need to have numbers in advance, so please purchase your £10 tickets (yes, £10 - what a bargain!) before April 30th from the usual suspects:
Hilary:
Sue:
Of course there'll be a veggy option - and remember it's BYOB...
J & S
ps - it's the AGM tonight, with guest speaker Susie Morrison - we start at 7.00pm
31 March 2025 VE-day 80th celebrations
Yes, the village has registered to participate in the nationwide celebrations on Thursday May 8th 2025. (see picture below)
You can see what everyone else is doing on the VEday website here - but in Sutton Poyntz there'll be bell-ringing at the Church, and we'll be doing a fish-and-chip supper in the Mission Hall, a little Quiz (guess the theme?!) and then a walk up to the Beacon for some flames and some bubbles!
It'll have to be a ticketed event as we have to order food, but no details yet - watch this space!
J & S
31 March 2025 - AGM document pack
Exciting times - just a few days now until the Sutton Poyntz Society AGM! So to whet your appetite the document pack is available here for you to study. It contains the Agenda, last year’s Minutes, reports from the Chair and Treasurer, and the summary of the accounts.
Don’t forget that the main course of the evening is actually Susie Morrison, recounting tales of her time working at DisneyWorld, Florida - the AGM is just the dessert.
J & S
28 March 2025 - Sutton Poyntz Victorian Street Fayre
Dear Villagers of Sutton Poyntz,
Our duties for the Sutton Poyntz Victorian Street Fayre have sadly come to an end.
This was a great event that ran from 1994 to 2022. We were always very inclusive, and most villagers took part in some way. We raised a lot of money over the years and that in turn helped many local organisations and charities. I feel we ought to be proud as a village of all we have done.
I want to personally thank all the committee members over the years and of course all the villagers, family, friends who helped along the way. We had three chairmen over those years Dave Caddy, Guy Bridge and me. It was an honour to coordinate the event and I am sure Dave and Guy felt the same.
Many of you may be aware we had some funds left in the coffers in case the event was run again or resurrected by some willing volunteers. This has not happened, therefore as it was charity money, I felt we needed to disburse those funds. I engaged with the last full committee of the Fayre to decide where those remaining funds should go. We all voted, and the decision was made by majority to donate the funds towards:
- a new bench by the pond, engraved to remember the Street Fayre
- the Mission Hall Trust renovations
- the Robert White Cancer Centre in Dorchester
- the local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society
- the Stroke Unit at Dorset County Hospital.
All of these have helped villagers in the past hence those were the most popular choices picked by the committee.
Kind Regards
David Langridge, Sutton Poyntz Victorian Street Fayre Chairman 2018 - 2022
27 March 2025 - Anonymous volunteers at it again
Well those unsung heroes (also known as the Sutton Poyntz Elves) have been busy around the village again. I'm sure you've noticed the results of previous years' bulb-planting and are appreciating the daffodils and snowdrops in the verges. And now the renovation of the litter bins, the benches, the notice boards and planters etc. It's all looking rather lovely. Well done volunteers - and thanks to all of your subscriptions, you've covered the costs of the materials.
If you're thinking "oh, I ought to pay my 2025-6 subscription" then you can pass on your fiver to any committee member, at any event (e.g. the AGM on April 9th), or whizz it across the internet from your bank to ours:
Account name: Sutton Poyntz Society
Sort code: 60-23-35
Account number: 06822584
Reference: please include your surname, house name / number and road name. Include as much as you can before you run out of space!
J & S
17 March 2025 - Working as Mickey Mouse and Sutton Poyntz Society AGM
Sort code: 60-23-35
Account number: 06822584
Reference: please include your surname, house name / number and road name. Include as much as you can before you run out of space!
7 March 2025 - Gardening Club talk
It's that time of year when you decide it can wait no longer and you really have to do something with the garden. So the village Gardening Club has called upon an expert from Poundbury Gardens to come and give us a talk - and hopefully some much-needed motivation to get out there and sort it out! The presentation, entitled "Planning a Border" will be held at the Mission Hall on Tuesday 25th March, starting at 2.30pm. There will be a nominal entry charge of £3 which will include - you guessed it - tea and cake! All welcome!
Incidentally, the 24th and 25th March are the days when Dorset Council are re-surfacing Sutton Road (from the Cartshed to the pub) and Mission Hall Lane, from the Hall to the pub. It is anticipated that the only access to the hall will be for pedestrians, from the Plaisters Lane end.
pp Jane and Penny