Sutton Poyntz

The Veg Show was a welcome distraction from the miserable weather, and a good number of you came to vote for your favourites - and to watch Louie O'Leary and Sue Wintle taste the Victoria Sponges!  The (in)famous Spud-in-a-Tub competition was won by Duncan Sleightholme who beat his three daughters' efforts.  How dare he!

 

 

Yes - information about a coming event - the Village Cream Teas!  Hoping for a beautiful summer's day to sit outside the Mission Hall and enjoy a splendid Dorset Cream Tea.  Now, is Dorset 'cream first' or 'jam first'?  It'll be held on August 19th, from 3-5pm and will cost you a measly £4.  Super value - especially as the socialising and chatting is free!

 

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On behalf of the Mission Hall, thanks to everyone who braved the weather on Sunday at the village picnic, and especially those who prepared the excellent food that we all enjoyed, or otherwise contributed to making the event happen. In the end, the weather relented sufficiently to be able to have everyone out in the orchard, and we hope everyone who attended enjoyed a very good village social event.

 

The event has made a profit of about £480 for the Mission Hall, which will go into the Hall's Improvements Fund. We will be spending rather more than that very soon, on a building survey that will be done in a couple of weeks, in preparation for taking up a new Lease for the Hall. We hope that this Survey will give us a clear view of what the maintenance priorities should be over the next few years, and therefore show what is available for further improvement work.

 

Thanks again to the village for their support to the Mission Hall.

Bill Egerton

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I've been asked to pass on this message about the Annual Art Exhibition at the Mission Hall on Bank Holiday Weekend. 

Here are the details from Caroline Nairn:

 

Saturday 26th August_Monday 28th August 10.30am_4,30pm.

Original paintings,prints,cards,batik,digital art,painted stones.mosaics,felt work,resin work.

Work by local artists Debbie Elsmore,julia Hawker,Phil Hawker,Caroline Nairn and Ian Law

Sutton Poyntz Mission Hall,Mission Hall Lane, Weymouth dt36ly.

Refreshments available  proceeds to Weldmar hospicecare.

Thanks

Caroline

 

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I've been asked to pass on this message about the next Village Market at the Church Rooms 

Here are the details from Maureen Bond:

 

Preston Village Market in St. Andrew's Church Rooms on Saturday 5th August. This runs from 10a.m. - 12.30p.m. 

This time we are raising funds for Read Easy which is a national charity that helps adults who struggle with reading, via coaches.

Also St. Andrew's Church Fund. Free Entry but donations gratefully received.  Delicious refreshments available.

Thanks.

Maureen

 

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J & S (who didn't write much of this Newsbite but copy/pasted quite a lot!  If anyone understands AI we are looking to be made redundant by technology...)