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25 February 2019 - Coffee Morning

Dear all,

Don't miss the Coffee Morning on Friday, 1 March in the Mission Hall between 10.30am and noon. For £2.50 you get tea (or coffee), a delicious slice of homemade cake and good conversation, so make a point of being there. As it's also St David's Day, and following a recent rugby event which we shall gloss over to spare blushes, the wearing of a daffodil will be considered perfectly acceptable.

Regards

Chris

24 February 2019 - Village clean up of the pond

Dear all,

As you are no doubt aware, a great deal of work has been commissioned in and around the pond recently, and to my eye everything looks much tidier and more attractive than before. Thanks are due to the hard working members of the SP Soc Committee for planning this activity.

However, for the final stage your pond needs YOU.

Before the ducks and moorhens begin nesting, the village cleanup of the Pond will take place this coming Saturday, 2 March at 9 am. Jon Waterman is in the driving seat for this - literally, as he will be using his Landrover to take away the pond debris - so seek him out for advice on what needs doing when you arrive. The focus will be on raking debris off the bottom of the middle-third of the pond, and tidying around the edges. This means that, unlike past years, no boat activity is needed. Peter Riley has generously volunteered his field as the resting place for the pond detritus .

Please let Jon know if you intend to help on Saturday,( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) and if possible bring a rake, secateurs and/or a wheelbarrow. He needs to know numbers so he can tell Karen, who has once again very generously offered complimentary teas, coffees and bacon rolls at the Springhead to all volunteers. Now if that isn't an incentive, I don't know what is. See you on the day.

Regards

Chris

15 February 2019 - Mission Hall Lunch and St Andrew's Flower Festival

Dear all,

St Andrew’s Church will be hosting a Flower Festival on Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July. The theme will be 'As Pretty as a Picture' with flowers depicting original art. All donations received at the Festival will be go to local charities.

To help pay for the for the flowers there will be a three course lunch fundraiser on Saturday 9 March in the Mission Hall. Tickets cost £12 - please bring your own beverages - and are available from Caroline Crisp (832529) or Maureen Morris (835533). Take care if you drop in to see Maureen, as I am reliably informed that the alligator is still prowling around the Mill.

If anyone would like to help with the Flower Festival, in any capacity, give Caroline a call.

Mark the Festival in your diaries and book your tickets for the lunch now. They would welcome your support at both events.

Regards

Chris

14 February 2019 - Imminent work in and around the pond

Dear all

After discussions with knowledgeable parties, some of the work around the pond that was mentioned in the recent Newsletter is about to start.

Firstly, tomorrow, Friday 15 February, contractors will remove some of the reeds nearest the road side, leaving a tidy semi-circle. If time permits they will do the same on the opposite bank. A village clear-up is planned for the near future, but after this work there won't be need for a boat or wetsuits.

Secondly planning consent has been received for a medium trim of the willows along the pond side. This will take place on Tuesday 19 February through to, and including, Thursday 21 February. It would help if there were no cars parked on the road during the working day for this period.

This activity is being paid for with a grant received from Weymouth Council.

Regards

Chris

31 January 2019 - Three imminent events

Dear all,

The Chatty Craft Group. This Group are the ideal antidote to a freezing Monday morning with ice on the ground and road works everywhere. The next meeting is on Monday, 4 February in the Mission Hall between 10am and noon, and every Monday morning thereafter.

Drop in for just a chat and cup of tea, or to enjoy watching the arts and crafts being worked or even, dare I say it, to have a go yourself. They will be very pleased to see you and make you feel at home.

SPAM. The gentlemen of Spam will be gathering in the Springhead at 8pm on Monday, 4 February to put the world to rights over a bevy or two. To boost the possible attendance I should perhaps declare that unfortunately I cannot be there. Otherwise I could have discussed with fellow rugby lovers in the group the Welsh victory over the French and the English defeat by the Irish this weekend. But if football, or any other sport, hobby or activity is your thing, there's bound to be someone else in the group that shares it.

The Sutton Poyntz Women's Institute. The SP WI will be meeting in the Mission Hall on Wednesday 6 February between 2pm and 4pm. The speaker on this occasion will be John Willows, who we all know best as the (semi-) retired curator of the Waterworks Museum. However this time his talk is entitled "Postcards and why I collect them". I have heard John speak many times and he is always very interesting and informative, so those attending are in for a treat. Do make a point of dropping in; you are sure of a warm welcome as a regular member or guest.

Regards

Chris

30 January 2019 - Books needed for Village Library

Dear all,

Hilary is asking for if you might have any books to donate to the Village Library. In case you are wondering the Village Library is located at the Sutton Road/Plaisters Lane junction, is painted red, and has numerous windows on three sides. As an extra clue it used to have a landline for public use! Hilary intends to keep a stock of books available in the Library for access on an exchange basis, so give her a call on 834479

if you can help The full story of the creation of the Library/Information Centre will be revealed shortly in the Newsletter. Don't miss it!

Regards

Chris

28 January 2019 - Coffee Morning

Dear all,

The next Coffee Morning is this coming Friday, 1 February in the Mission Hall between 10.30am and noon. Banish those winter blues by meeting everyone there for tea (or coffee), a delicious slice of homemade cake and great conversation, all for just £2.50. A hot topic this week will be the exciting pace of the water main replacement along Sutton Road. Perhaps we should have a competition for the best photograph of men at work? See you there.

Regards

Chris

17 January 2019 - Overnight Road Closures in Sutton Road

Don't panic Mr Mainwaring

As mentioned in a Newsbite late last year, Wessex Water are in the process of completing improvement work on a major water main. They issued the following information.

1. The traffic lights on Preston Road from Preston Village Hall to the Sutton Road junction are due to finish tomorrow, Friday 18 January - but don't hold your breath!
2. Then from Monday 21 January to Sunday 3 February, Sutton Road will be closed OVERNIGHT - that's 10pm to 6am - from Preston to Verlands Road. Access will be maintained to Verlands Road.
3. Following this, from Monday 4 February to Sunday 15 February, Sutton Road will be closed OVERNIGHT - that's 10pm to 6am - for about 50 metres south of the junction with Puddledock Lane. Access will be maintained to Puddledock Lane.

Note that the road closures are taking place OVERNIGHT - that's 10pm to 6am. The roads will be open outside of these times.

Please tell anyone you now that doesn't receive Newsbites.

Best regards

Chris