logo8 December 2024 - Job for the Elves

It's recently become clear that an increasing number of residents are worried about getting their local Christmas cards to their friends and neighbours.  The 85p 2nd-class stamp and the frightful weather have kept a lot of us indoors with a pile of cards waiting to be delivered. 
(However I have to add as an aside that a good number of you needed your annual dose of mulled wine and came out yesterday evening to see Louie O'Leary turn on the village illuminations!  Great to see you all!)
 
With this in mind, the SP Society Committee have volunteered to deliver local Christmas cards.  Yes it's getting very near Christmas, but we've decided it's not too late.  We're not fully organised, but we're going to make it as simple as we can, with a few simple 'rules' as follows:
  • Your bundle of cards can be passed to any member of the committee (click here) before next Sunday 15th, or put into the Food Bank box next weekend 
  • The delivery address must be in the village - to be clear that means the house must appear on the new village map on the phonebox (also on the website - click here)
  • They need to be adequately addressed - no good just putting "To: Pat" - but the house name/number and street will be enough.  We know it's Sutton Poyntz and we don't care about postcodes!
  • One of the SP Committee elves will trudge his/her way out through the rain, wind and snow and deliver your cards during the following week (i.e. before the weekend 21/22 December)
  • We're not going to charge per card (most Boy Scout-type deliveries are charging 35-50p) - we'll accept your (generous) donation which we are going to give to charity.  If you are handing your cards to a committee member then pass on your donation at the same time.  However we shouldn't leave cash in the food bank box - please put it in an envelope and drop it in to Jon Waterman (cottage opposite the foodbank, with the village Christmas tree in his front garden.)
  • In theory this generous offer is only open to paid-up members of the Society - if you fear you're not paid up for 2024/5, add a fiver to your donation (half-price for single occupiers) and let us know what you've done.
If this turns out to be useful we'll refine the way of doing it in plenty of time for Christmas 2025!
 
Happy Christmas!
 
J & S