HURSTPIERPOINT
Margaret Carey middy@112a.co.uk
MID SUSSEX SINFONIA: 7.30 pm, 12 February, Holy Trinity Church. Their last concert in the church was excellent. Conductor: Ian McCrae. Haydn Symphony No 104 (London); Vivaldi “Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera”; Mozart “Exultate Jubilate”; Mozart Bassoon Concerto
(1st Movement). Tickets:
£12 in advance or £14 on the door; Ticket Secretary: Sue Carpenter 01273 478036 up to 9 February; Muriel Brown 07799 084804 from 10 February; or email suelcarpenter@gmail.com.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HURSTPIERPOINT, ‘WEST GALLERY’ EVENING, SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 6 PM – 730 PM: ‘Si’s Three’ with Special Guests in their ‘Good for the Soul’ concert. We are delighted to welcome musician Simon Anckorn again for the first of our 2022 evenings. His popularity is legendary, so we’ll be in the main church rather than the Gallery, as there is much more space. Bookings are high so it would be very helpful to know if you’d like to come. Seats are still just £5 and there is a licenced bar. Doors open at 5.30 pm. Email or phone: margaret@112a.co.uk. 01273 835113.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Full Council Meeting in the Village Centre on 24 February. As you know, all meetings are open to the public.
HURST VILLAGE CINEMA:
25 February, ‘For Sama’, a documentary about the horrors of war torn Aleppo which Mike says is uncomfortable viewing, especially when amplified by watching from the privileged safety of West Sussex. But as the curtain came up on this film, he says he was not left with the feeling of how low humanity can be, and there is plenty of that, but rather a feeling of how amazing humans can be. Sunday 27 February, 3 pm, Knives Out (12A); Hugely entertaining modern take on the murder mystery whodunnit with the obligatory stellar cast led by Daniel Craig as the laconic Southern private detective
Benoit Blanc. Book at www. hurstfilms.com.
HURSTPIERPOINT HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY: 8 pm, Friday 25 February, Guide HQ, Trinity Road Car Park. Mak Norman – or ‘Osgar’ to use his Anglo-Saxon name – will talk on the Anglo-Saxons and bring some artefacts from those times. He will attempt to teach you some of the Old English language! More info from Bill Kent, w.kent123@btinternet.com. 01273 832280. New members are always welcome.
HURST MONTHLY SOCIAL
GROUP, 2 MARCH: Guide HQ, entrance in the corner of Trinity Road car park on the first Wednesday of each month. Talk by Ann Winney, of Hurst Hedgehog Haven. Please take a lateral flow test before you attend. For more information contact Ann on 01273 649023 or Diana on 01273 835284.
HEBER OPERA: Village Centre, 7.30 pm on Sunday 6 and Sunday 13 March. Two open rehearsals. They hope to inspire ‘all you singers’ to come and enjoy an evening of singing and find out about what it takes to put on one of their operas. For more details contact Michael Withers on michael@ michaelwithers.co.uk or ring 07802 735190. Heber always sings in English.
THE MELTING POT CAFÉ:
Everyone is welcome to Free Tea/Coffee and Cakes at The Melting Pot Café at the Hub, Court Bushes, just off Willow Way every Thursday from 9.30 am to 11.30 am. We offer a variety of teas and very good coffee together with a selection of cakes. Our monthly programme is Bingo on the first Thursday in the month, Children’s Playtime on the Second, Board Games on the third, a Tabletop
Sale on the fourth (contact Corinne Smith via Facebook to book a table) and, if there is a fifth Thursday in the month, just come and enjoy
the refreshments.
HURST COMMUNITY CHARITY:
The Charity Shop is now open again 6 days a week between 9 am and 1 pm and is doing well. More volunteers will be welcomed to add to the willing team of helpers. Applications for funds will also be welcomed. If you are interested in volunteering, or in applying for a grant, please visit the shop for an application form. The shop is located to the rear of the Village Garden (sometimes referred to as the Village Green, though that is actually where the war memorial is), near the entrance to the car park. If you are new to the village and haven’t visited it, do go and have a browse. There are amazing bargains to be had.
THE BIG HURST JUMBLE TRAIL:
Sunday, 10 April, 10 am to 2 pm. Jumblers! A chance to set up your stall outside your home and sell or give away the stuff you no longer need. Simply email your address to hurstjumbletrail@gmail. com by 25 March so that you don’t miss out on being included on the trail map. Jumblees! Follow the trail round the village and pick up some fantastic bargains. The Jumble Trail will be published online, in local media and on notice boards from 2 April.
GARDENERS: This column has highlighted various local recycling schemes and this item concerns plastic plant pots. We know the only way to recycle them is to reuse them, donate for plant stalls and the like, otherwise they go in the black landfill dustbin. In fact B&Q at Burgess Hill takes these pots for recycling. Put them in a bag and drop it off to the Customer Service counter at the rear, when you are passing.
HOLY TRINITY SERVICES:
8am on the 1st Sunday of each month. A quiet said service of Holy Communion in the traditional language of the Book of Common
Prayer; 9.30am every week Sung Eucharist in modern language, with choir and hymns; 11am fortnightly, a vibrant service welcoming people of all ages - 20th February 6th & 27th March. On the Sundays in between, there is a programme of walks and brunches for all the family. All details on www.holytrinityhpp.org.
METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES ALL AT 10.30 AM.
Sunday 13 February: Morning Service including Holy Communion led by Rev Will Fletcher
Sunday 27 February: Morning Service led by Deacon Brye Rop
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