It will close at 1 pm on Friday 4 April and will reopen at 9 am on Monday 28 April. Please hold on to your donations until the shop re-opens.
MID SUSSEX HEALTHCARE: Appointments booking system: I have carefully listened to the recorded message which asks everyone who has access to the internet to book appointments online. If you are not able to do this, then please telephone and leave a message, asking for a callback.
HURSTPIERPOINT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Tuesday, 8 April, 7.45 pm, Club Suite, Village Centre: ‘Creating Biodiverse Gardens’, an illustrated talk by Garden Designer, Peter McGarr, on how to use sustainable local resources to mimic the ecosystems of plant communities in the wild.
PAWS & CLAWS: Saturday 12 April, 10 am – 12 noon, Club Suite, Village Centre: Paws and Claws Easter Coffee morning. There will be many stalls including tombola, raffle, gifts, catmobilia, books, jigsaws, homemade cakes and refreshments. They look forward to seeing their supporters there.
HURST PLAYERS: Here are the next three events from our very own theatre; all tickets from www.hurstplayers.org.uk : (1) Witness for the Prosecution, 8 - 12 April, Players Theatre, 7.30 pm (bar opens 7 pm): (2) Open Reading of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 8 pm on 23 April which is, as you probably know, Shakespeare’s birthday. Everyone will be able to read if they wish to. (3) Luke O’Hara ‘Magic Staged’ on 26 April, 7.30 pm ‘full of mind reading, mystery and wonder, but also lots of laughter! A show for people aged 11 and upwards with audience participation!
EARLY EVENING MUSIC IN HOLY TRINITY: On Saturday April 26, singer Julie Roberts and jazz piano maestro, Mike Hatchard, bring us ‘Gutsy blues to sensitive jazz ballads’; May 17 welcomes the Blue Cafe Trio with Terry Seabrook & Shane Hill, and the spring season ends with Simon Anckorn and Michael Dolovich on 21 June. You can book ahead, which is helpful to the organisers in order to stock the bar, but please just turn up if you feel like coming out on a (hopefully) Spring evening. £8 per head, doors open 5.30 pm. margaret@112a.co.uk.
HURST RETHINK JUMBLE TRAIL: Sunday 4 May, 10 am to 2 pm. The closing date for having a stall was April 1st, but you can still join up, though your address will only appear on the Google map, and not the printed map which will be available around the village and in Hurst Life. It’s a great way to de-clutter, though the temptation is, of course, to buy someone else’s clutter! Either way, it is a great day, lots of fun, sociable, and let’s hope the sun shines on all of us bargain hunters and de-clutterers!
NSPCC: The Dowager Lady Crabtree invites you to join her for a glass of fizz and Afternoon Tea on Wednesday 21 May, from 2.30 to 4.30 pm in the Great Hall at Danny House. This is a fundraising event for the NSPCC. Bring your friends to hear her reflections on the Joys of Growing Old Disgracefully. Tickets £15 from Charlotte Grace Casuals (cash only). More information from Belinda at b.toop@yahoo.co.uk.
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