Sutton Bonington
WHIST. Seventeen players attended the Whist Drive held on 11th September which was down a bit on the previous weeks.
Whist winners were; Pat Knight 173, Tony Howse 167, David Gee 166, Bill Kyle 165, Dorothy Winfield 163 and Mike Grout 161.
Highest Half winners were Colin Stinchcombe 84 and Christine Cadwallender 81.
Maureen Johnson won the Consolation prize which was a packet of Baking Potatoes.
Raffle prizes were won by Pat Knight, Janet Goddard, Christine Cadwallender and David Gee.
Because of a Parish Council Meeting, etc there will be a two week gap in holding the Whist Drives, therefore the next one will be held on Monday 9th October starting at 7-30 pm as usual.
MORE TASTERS NEEDED. Following on their quest for beer tasters for scientific purposes, the Sutton Bonington campus of the University of Nottingham is also saying they are looking for people who want to join their database of consumers and take part in our studies.
This involves a range of food and beverages. “You will be invited to take part in studies every few months but this can vary and depends on how busy we are,” says the Sensory Consumers department.
“Just send us an email sensoryconsumers@ nottingham.ac.uk to express your interest! We are looking forward to hearing from you!” they say.
T’AI CHI. The Sutton Bonington T’ai Chi class starts back this week after the summer break. The class is put on by Soar Valley U3A and therefore open to those who are retired or semi-retired. Classes can be attended by non-members first to see if they find them enjoyable and beneficial.
T’ai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise system that is performed in slow-motion. Although it is suitable for all ages and abilities, it has been shown by numerous studies to be particularly beneficial for maintaining balance and co-ordination as people get older. There are no high impact movements or floor-work. The soft, graceful movements serve to mobilise the joints, stretch the tendons and ligaments and strengthen the muscles, while gently challenging the cardiovascular system. The controlled breathing that accompanies the movements improves function of the respiratory system and brings about a feeling of deep relaxation and well-being.
The T’ai Chi takes place at Sutton Bonington Village Hall on Fridays from 10.15am – 11.15am. New members are always welcome but this week, Friday September 22nd, will be especially tailored to new members with no prior experience or knowledge. The cost is £6.
For more details please telephone the tutor on 01509 218043
PLAY EQUIPMENT RISKS. A ROSPA safety check carried out on children’s play equipment at Sutton Bonington has identified three risks -- the swing required two links putting through the key links, fence posts are loose and need fixing, and the wooden bench required repairing but identified as a low risk. The parish council clerk Jenny Faulks was asked to obtain prices for the required work.
HOUSE MARTIN AT CHURCH. Worshippers at Sutton Bonington St Michael’s Church have continued to be able to have an added interest when attending services there.
Although a house martin that looked keen to build a nest in the porch there eventually gave up, although Beth Clarke said he/she could still be seen occasionally flying around hopefully!
But then, instead, a pair of swallows decided to move in. They hatched four eggs, three of the chicks were to be seen early in the morning huddled together on the porch rafters.
Beth says they haven’t had swallows in the porch for many years, it’s been house martins or nothing recently, so it is very pleasing. “I have heard that it has been a good year for swallows,” she added.
SOAR VALLEY U3A. The next meeting of the Soar Valley U3A group will take place on Tuesday next week, September 26, the Village Hall at Normanton on Soar. There will be a number of Sutton Bonington members attending to hear David Bell, known by some of his regular listeners as the ‘Plague Doctor’ give a presentation on 17th Century medicine at the time of the Great Plaque in Eyam, Derbyshire. The meeting will start at 2-00pm.
VILLAGE WORSHIP. Sutton Bonington’s new monthly ‘ Village Worship’, service, is quickly becoming established and now has eight families regularly attending.
The service is designed to be short, very informal and to appeal to people of all ages, from babies to grannies and grandads
Church leaders say anyone attending will be assured of a warm welcome, be able to sing some of their favour hymns and enjoy refreshments afterwards.
The next service will be held on Sunday this weekend, September 24 at 11.00 in St Michael’s, when they will be celebrating St Michael’s Day a few days early.
“We do hope you will be able to come and join us,” is the message given to would-be attendees.
PARISH COUNCIL ACCOUNTS. Accounts for Sutton Bonington parish council for 2016-7 have been finalised by Grant Thornton auditors of Liverpool and signed off. Copies are available to see at the home of the clerk, Jenny Faulks, at Shepshed.
The figures show the council ended the financial year in March 2016 with £41,193 in hand and in March this year with £43,291. The precept in the last financial year was £23,500, an increase of £450 on the previous year. Staff costs amounted to £11,853, a drop of more than £1,000 on the previous year. Other expenditure during the year was £17,714. Fixed assets of the council are given as £94,093, over £25,000 more than in the year ending March 2016.
BACK TO SCHOOL. Now back for the new term, Sutton Bonington Primary School have welcomed new Reception children to their midst as well as having said goodbye to their Year 6s. Before they left the children and their families joined for an evening presentation event and BBQ and later, before the final lessons, the class hosted the traditional ‘ Top of the Pops’ leavers’ show.
Said head teacher Mark Brumwell: “We hope that they leave us with many happy memories
of their time at the school and we look forward to hearing about their future successes. They have all made a positive contribution to the school in many ways for which we are very grateful.”
Mr Brumwell said also at the end of the Summer Term they had several children also leaving them from other classes, either due to family relocations or other circumstances.
The head teacher said that as for staff, he knew everyone at the school would want to join him in wishing Mr Moseley and Mrs Payne a final ‘thank you and good luck’; as was said in the newsletters that went out following their announced departures, and after being invaluable members of the staff team and having given many dedicated years of service to the school.
Mr Brumwell, in his end of term message said overall it had been another busy and successful year in school and he wanted to say a huge thanks to the staff team for their continued dedication and professionalism in striving to provide the best possible school experience for all children. Thanks also to our committed team of governors, and to those parents and friends of the school who regularly come in to support activities and learning in class; it is greatly appreciated and we genuinely value the time you give. “Finally - but most importantly - a huge thanks to all of your children for coming to school with such enthusiasm (mostly!) and enjoyment for what’s on offer, and making it such a friendly learning and working environment for us all.”