ST.BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH: With the festive season fast approaching an Advent Carol Service will take place at the local church on Sunday 30th November at 9:30am. Later in the day, at 4:00pm a memorial service will take place.
Everybody will be made welcome at either or both services.
SUTTON SPOTLIGHT: Please could villagers provide any content for the Christmas edition of the Sutton Spotlight to the editor by Friday 5th December. Organisers are aiming to have printed and distributed this edition by the weekend of 13/14 December which is a little earlier than normal but given the time of year there is much going on. Any forthcoming events happening during the Christmas period and for the first 3 months of the New Year need to be included.
Please send your information to news@suttoncumlound.net.
NETWORK RAIL: Representatives from Network Rail have arranged to meet with villagers and other members of the public on Thursday 27th November in the Village Hall between the hours of 2:00pm and 7:00pm. The reason for the meeting is to update residents on the decisions to be made about the East Coast Main Line Level Crossing Closure programme and hopefully the results of the recent Feasibility Study.
Villagers are urged to attend during the session and give their opinions on the proposed options which will effect all residents in some way and many residents in surrounding areas.
SUTTON APRIL CLUB: The Sutton Club will meet on Friday 28th in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2:00pm.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: The next meeting of Sutton Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 10th December at the usual time of 7:00pm.
CHRISTMAS MARKET: The Village Hall was tastefully decorated in readiness for the Market which was held on Saturday 22nd from 2pm to 4pm.
A good crowd attended throughout the afternoon, and were greeted by mulled wine, mince pies and other refreshments. Various stall were on display some with seasonal gifts, Christmas cards, hampers, cakes and preserves. A large tombola stall operated during the afternoon and various other games were available.
The large Christmas hamper was won by Emma Newboult from Retford. A member of the Head family won the sweet competition and the bottles of wine were won by a visitor from Lound.
Proceeds from the event destined for village hall funds are thought to be in the region of £600. Further details will follow.
QUIZ NIGHT: Another good turnout at the Gate Inn on Sunday evening, 23rd November, with one or two new faces showing up to take part in the ever popular quiz night.
Regular quizmaster John Jones was unavailable at this session but local man Pabalo stepped into the breech and ran a successful competition.
Questions appeared to be a bit more difficult than of late but contenders were as keen as ever to do battle. At the halfway stage, the interval quiz was attempted and the winner’s in this section was the newly formed team The Four B’s.
The second half soon got under way, good humour and banter continued as soul-searching and head-scratching took place around the room with all teams aiming to be top-dog on the night. At the end of the evening the team “Neighbours” were declared winners by a fair margin.
Mine Host Paul Geeson gave thanks to all for taking part and a special thank you to Pabalo and quiz researcher Margaret Boreham. Another quiz night next Sunday at the usual starting time of 8:00pm.
The new phone number for the Gate Inn is 01777 709 408.
SUTTON ART GROUP: The group meet every Friday morning in the Village Hall and will continue throughout the season. Further details of the group and their activities are available from either:
- Maggie Beare on (01777) 710 589, mags@maggiebeare.co.uk
or
- Joan Reiter on (01777) 702 137, joan.reiter@tiscali.co.uk
COUNTY COUNCILLOR: If you have any issues or concerns then your County Councillor Mrs Liz Yates can be contacted at any reasonable time on 01777 860 219.
DISTRICT COUNCILLOR: Tracey Taylor, District Councillor for Sutton Ward can be contacted at any reasonable time on 01777 816 781 or mobile 07771 629 380.
PARISH COUNCIL: The Parish Council normally meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in the Village Hall. There is a public participation period and all residents are welcome to attend. For further information please contact the Clerk at clerk@suttoncumlound.net or call the Sutton Central number: 07092 985 871.
POLICE: The local Beat Team for the BERL beat ( Bassetlaw East Ranskill / Lound) are as follows:
PC 3258 Jason Fellows Tel: 101 ext. 8077 364, Mobile: 07525 226 893
PCSO 4778 Aaron Stocks Tel: 101 ext. 8077 364, Mobile: 07824 457 397
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS: Enquiries with regard to the booking of the Village Hall should be made by contacting 07092 985 831. Anyone making enquiries please note that the number is not manned on a permanent basis, but calls are re-routed to one of three points for their attention and will be dealt with as soon as possible. Please be patient and your enquiry will be dealt with. Thanks for your cooperation.
The Village Hall web site is available at www.suttonvillagehall.net or email: bookings@suttonvillagehall.net.
POSTAL SERVICES: The Post office operates in the Village Hall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week.
Opening times are as follows:
- Tuesdays from 11:30am to 2:00pm
- Wednesdays from: 9:00am to 12:00am
The local office can supply residents with: Pensions, Foreign Currency, Travel Insurance, Car insurance, investments and Savings.