Village Voice - October 31
News from Sedlescombe
LAST week's Sedlescombe News carried a warning about a scam in operation. I think it bears repeating.
A company calling itself PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) is leaving notes through letterboxes saying it has tried to deliver a parcel without success and invites you to call an 0906 number for details of how to claim it. There is no parcel and apparently such a call will cost you 15. Be warned!
TOMORROW (Saturday) there is a market at Whatlington village hall, 10am-noon. Judy, who participates, says with its fresh fish, honey, preserves, bread, homemade cakes, local eggs, dairy products and plants. It really is the best little market in East Sussex and as a visitor I would endorse this. 'Community fruit and veg' is part funded by the Primary Care Trust as part of their promotion of the five-a-day scheme.
There aren't many markets offering free tea and coffee to all its visitors. It is certainly worth taking a look. Any surplus money goes towards the maintenance of the hall.
ALSO tomorrow (Saturday) in the hall the Battle and District Lions have their buffet dinner dance to the music of Not Guilty. (There are some weird and wonderful names for music groups and I wonder how this particular band got its name). I'm sure whatever it's called the music and the evening will be great and hope it will be well supported.
THERE were plenty of bargains at the jumble sale last Saturday which made 456 for the Friends of Sedlescombe Church Heritage Trust. This is a tremendous result and the Friends say they couldn't have done it without all the willing helpers and the generosity of the donors. They thank everyone for their time and support.
Jumbles are not as frequent as they once were but they never lose their popularity and are likely to be reborn in these hard times. Sally and I were on the books/video/cd stall and were nearly swallowed up in the rush. I don't know how the other, probably more popular stalls managed.
I have said before I am not the most gracious of helpers on these occasions.
One chap took up a large space in front of our stall and spent about 20 minutes deciding on four cds for which I asked him 1, whereupon he put them back.
With great restraint I resisted asking what he thought they were worth and I also resisted clocking him one. Not exactly the right attitude perhaps.
THE Players are beavering away at the panto which is going to be great fun. Ticket sales are starting early - from the middle of November. I think a few disappointed villagers missed out when the farce was performed earlier in the year so be sure you buy yours early.
The price is 8 each for adults, 4 for children under 16s and a family of two adults and two children can enjoy a group price of 20. More details about the panto will follow but you will be pleased to know the evening performances (Friday and Saturday, January 23/24) will have a paying bar.
LISTEN very carefully, I will say this only once. The Theatre Group's visit to see 'Allo, 'Allo is next Tuesday, at the Devonshire Theatre in Eastbourne. The coach will leave the Green at 6.30pm.
BE SURE to join in the fun at the pub the following evening for the celebration of Guy Fawkes night. I am told activities start at 8pm and there will be much to be enjoyed with traditional food, a good pint and fireworks.
THE Fashion Show by Catwalk Connections will be in the hall on Friday, November 14. The event is starting to gather pace with tickets available at the village shop or by calling 870615/870344.
Tickets are limited so that the venue is comfortable for guests and you should therefore book early. The organisers have had good support for the raffle with prizes donated by Battle businesses, Panache, Raggs, Woodwrights and Farrago.
They look forward to welcoming you to this glamorous village event in aid of the Pavilion Fund.
HERE'S a nice story, sent to me by Valerie our exemplary parish council leader. It was autumn and Red Indians at a remote reservation asked their new Chief if it was going to be a bad winter. He was an Indian Chief in a modern world and had no idea. However, he felt he should act the part and told his people it was indeed going to be very cold and that they should start collecting wood to be prepared.
To hedge his bets he phoned the National Weather Service and they confirmed it was going to be a bad winter. A week later the Chief tried them again and was once more told it was definitely so.
He did this a number of times, with the same result, and each time he went back to his people and urged them to gather yet more wood, every scrap they could find.
The Chief made one last call to the weather centre and when told the same story he asked how they could be so sure. The weatherman replied 'The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy'. And that, my friend, is how the stock markets work!
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Friday 10 February 2012
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