ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
The service on Sunday 15th December, the third Sunday in Advent, will be a Christmas Carol Service and everyone is welcome. Again a 9:15am start.
You can find more information about the church on the Sutton website here, and it also has its own Facebook page here.
MEET THE NEIGHBOURS
The next MTN will be held on Friday 13th December at 5:00pm in Sutton Village Hall when we will be celebrating Xmas together. There will be a buffet followed by music and carols with a brass band. This always provides a festive start to the season and everyone is welcome to join us. To book a place call Joan on (01777) 818 492.
SUTTON SPOTLIGHT
The local publication was distributed around the village last week and again a very informative document produced to a very high standard. The Spotlight is funded by the Parish Council, but edited, produced and distributed by volunteers. As always the publication is well received within the village and is full of useful information and handy to keep by the telephone for those numbers we often forget!
SUTTON APRIL CLUB
The April club continue to meet every two weeks in the village and full details are available from Group Leader and organizer Carole Head on (01777) 705 077.
PARISH LUNCHES
The Parish Lunch (the Christmas Lunch) took place on Tuesday 10th December at the Gate Inn at 12:00noon. A report will follow.
CHURCH SERVICE
The service at St Bartholomew’s Church on Sunday 8th December was a “Sung Eucharist”. The celebrant on this occasion was the local vicar, the Rev.d Cora Yarrien. Organist: Geof Webb. A few worshippers less on this occasion due to seasonal illnesses taking their toll and prior commitments on the run up to Christmas. The usual notices were given out by the incumbent prior to the service commencing properly. The vicar was pleased and proud to announce the confirmation of local parishioner Ann Fraser who confirmed her faith at Southwell Minster on Sunday 1st December and took her first communion here at St. Bartholomew’s. Congratulations! The service (the second Sunday of advent) was very well received by those present and the Christmas message was made loud and clear. Bible readings were performed on the day by Monica Hockenhull and Lynne Tweed. After the celebrations the gathering were invited to remain for refreshments.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting of the Parish Council took place on Wednesday 4th December in the Village Hall, a week earlier than usual in order to avoid prior engagements in run the up to the Christmas, and the following items came under discussion:
- Flooding possibilities in the village
- Planning
- Church clock and repair of same
- … plus a few more local issues that were voiced on the night
The next council meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday 8th January 2020 and you are invited to attend.
GARDENING CLUB
Members attending the December meeting of the gardening club, held on Tuesday 3rd December were looking forward to making a Christmas flower arrangement when the group met at Barnby Moor village hall. The meeting went ahead as scheduled and the ladies were soon engaged in making a floral arrangement. On completion of same, those involved had made individual attempts and all to a very high standard, and should be proud of their efforts on the night. Well done all!
On Saturday evening the group met once again to join their peers for a Christmas Dinner, held at Retford Golf Club. After an excellent meal, diners socialized and during a coffee break the raffle was drawn! A plethora of prizes were on offer as the draw took place supervised by organizing committee members. A very enjoyable evening came to a close with thanks going to committee members for their organization skills on the night and throughout the year. Those present already looking forward to next years’ programme. Thanks to all concerned.
Further details about the club and its activities please contact Jenny Bailey on (01777) 708 155. New members and visitors are always welcome.
QUIZ NIGHT
The quiz continues to take place in the Village Hall every Sunday night, £1.00 entry per person which is paid back as prize money! The bigger the crowd – the bigger the prize! New contestants always welcome. Following the quiz “Play your cards right” – Cash Prize! Can you beat the local teams? Come along and try. 8:00pm start and bar open.
Want something publicising?
Don’t forget, if you have any event or item of interest for the village, just email it to webmaster@suttoncumlound.net and our resident website monitor will do his best to accommodate you. All posts go out to our increasing list of email update subscribers as soon as they’re published.
We also have the Sutton Spotlight, which goes out to every house in the village on a quarterly (ish) basis. Space is sometimes limited, so try to get your entry in early.
We’re also lucky to have a village Journalist who collates news and updates for the Retford Times on a weekly basis. Get your copy in on Monday morning for the Thursday issue.
All our website updates are also sent down the village “X formerly Twitter” feed, @SuttonCumLound. So, follow us there for these and other items in and around our area.
The Parish Council has a Facebook presence for all things of a council nature. Contact the Clerk if you want anything on this feed.