ST.BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH: Sunday 24th April is Easter Sunday and Holy Communion will take place at 9:30am. Everybody is welcome.
SPEED WATCH: The “Speed Watch” campaign run in conjunction with the Police and the Parish Council is still ongoing and has only been delayed due to the lack of community volunteers. Several villages in the area have already implemented the system with varying degrees of success, and a marked improvement in the speed of traffic passing through their villages has been noted.
If you think you are capable of carrying out such a task, and are concerned about the speed of vehicles passing through your village, then please contact the chairman of the parish council or any councillor for further details. Full training of any equipment involved will be given.
VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE: The date for the AGM has been decided as Monday 9th May at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. On this occasion the whole committee will stand down and a new committee will be formed. Anyone who wishes to be considered for a position should contact the secretary as soon as possible or any committee member.
POSTAL SERVICES: The Post Office in the village hall will be available as usual on two occasions each week. On Mondays: 9:30am – 1:30pm and on Thursdays 9:00am – 1:00pm. The local office can supply residents with: Pensions, Foreign Currency, Travel Insurance, Car Insurance, Investments and Savings.
MEET THE NEIGHBOURS: The group met on Tuesday 12th as scheduled in the Village Hall with a somewhat smaller attendance than usual, many of the regular clientele taking last minute holidays or having fixed appointments.
Organiser Joan Reiter was pleased to announce the group had received a grant of £100 from the Goodwin Foundation for the purpose of premises rental, which will enable the residents and friends to attend on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.
Various notices were given out and the usual raffle took place as visitors socialised over afternoon tea. During the session, the local Beat Manager and the area PCSO called in and spoke to the gathering. The PCSO Catherine Phillips addressed the group and informed them about the theft of fuel oil, which in some areas includes domestic heating oil being stolen. The Officer then distributed information detailing preventative measures that can be taken to help reduce such incidents taking place.
POLICE: Local Beat manager for the area PC Chris Glover can be contacted on
Mobile: 07595 074 176 for information and advice.
Alternative Police contact can be made on: 0300 300 9999
More urgent needs may require a 999 call.
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS: Enquiries with regard to the booking of the village hall should be made by contacting 07528 831 685 or by visiting the web page; www.suttonvillagehall.net
QUIZ NIGHT: Sundays quiz night at the Gate Inn was primed to be a big night as last weeks winners “Another Brew Chief” were making an attempt to win three in a row.
For reasons unknown the past winners failed to appear, but that had no bearing on “Huxley’s Pigs” romping home on the night with a good clear margin.
Things are really warming up on quiz nights at the local hostelry.
Another quiz on Sunday, usual 9 o’clock start.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: Tuesday 26th April is the date of the next meeting of the committee of the local association. The meeting will start at the usual time of 2:30pm.
The local association are due to hold their AGM in the near future. The date chosen on this occasion is Monday 16th May 2011 and the venue is Sutton Village Hall.
The meeting will start at 7:30pm, and Chairman and Area Co-ordinator Harry Hopkins and his team will be pleased to welcome members and non-members to the event.
SUTTON ART GROUP: The group will meet as usual on Friday mornings and will continue throughout the season. Further detail available from Joan Reiter on 01777 702 137 or Margaret Beare on 01777 704 836.
MOBILE LIBRARY: Many villagers will be aware that the Mobile Library Service has recently changed its routes and schedules. It will now be calling to the village on a monthly basis on Mondays and not on Tuesdays as previously.
Stop no 1 – Crossroads – Sutton 9:40 – 9:55am
Stop no 2 – 3 Station Road – Sutton 10:00 – 10:15am
Stop no 3 – Town Street – Sutton 10:20 – 10:40am
Stop no 4 – Portland Meadows – Sutton – 10:45 – 11:00am
PCSO: The PCSO for the area is 4735 Catherine Phillips who can be contacted direct on: Mobile: 07525 409 789.
CLASSIC CAR SHOW: Arrangements for the forthcoming Classic Car Show are ongoing, with further details available from Andy Barney on 01777 705 992.
COFFEE MORNING: The next coffee morning is scheduled for Saturday 14th May starting at 10:30am, with regular hosts Brian and Kathryn Seddons.
At the same time as this takes place, an organised litter pick and village clean up will take place and volunteers are once again required to assist.
Interested participants should meet at the Village Hall at 10:00am for instructions and to collect equipment required.
WHEELIE BINS: Residents are reminded that Green bins should be put out for collection late on Monday night (25thApril) or early Tuesday morning.