Etchingham

CHURCH SERVICES: The Church Service until the end of March; March 18, Canon Lucy Murdoch. March 25, Reverend Iain Morrison. All services are at 11am.

CHURCH CONTACT: Churchwardens, Mary Barnes 01580 819142 and Geoffry Lucas 01580 819439. For Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and Pastoral Matters contact Reverend Sally Epps 01435 882301 [email protected]

CHURCH OPENING: The Church is open every day for visitors from 11am to 4pm.

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ETCHINGHAM CONSERVATIVE BRANCH: Etchingham Conservative Branch Association have rescheduled their AGM which was cancelled due to the snow, it is now tomorrow (Saturday March 17), in the Parker Hall, Parsonage Croft. Following their AGM, they will be holding a Public Meeting on starting at 12.30pm.

County Councillor John Barnes and District Councillors, Mary Barnes and Robert Elliston will be present and they will be pleased to answer questions on issues affecting the village.

EASTER ACTIVITIES: Easter is not far away, if you have Easter activities and events planned now is a good time to send me the details so I can give your events a mention here well in advance of the event.

MUSIC AT THE CLUB: Next music night March 24 Matilda’s Scroundrels. Everyone welcome.

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FUTURE EVENTS: If your group or organisation has an event planned for later in the year send me the details now, I can mention it here early so people can note the date in their diaries and put the full details in nearer the date.

MUSIC FESTIVAL: The annual Etchingham Music Festival will take place, in the Church, June 30 to July 8. During the spring the Festival will also host two extra events, otomorrow (Saturday March 17) they will host St. Patrick’s Day Grand Irish Ceilidh with “Ceili Max” in the village halls, doors open 7pm show starts 7.30pm, tickets £10. On Saturday April 21 an evening of Latin Rhythms with “Son Yambu”, doors open 7pm show starts 7.30pm. There will be a bar at both events and tickets can be obtained from Jarvis Butchers, wegottickets.com , Etchingham Music Festival, PO Box 100, Etchingham, TN19 7US or by phoning 01580 818384. Music Festival website www.etchinghammusicfestival.co.uk

FRIENDS OF BURWASH SURGERY: You are probably aware that one of the services offered by the Friends of Burwash Surgery (FOBS) is transport to medical appointments at the surgery or hospital for patients unable to drive themselves. Due to the increasing age of patients FOBS are being asked to provide more and more transport, and due to the fact that a lot of the volunteer drivers are also elderly, each year the list of available drivers reduces. They therefore need some more willing drivers to help out. You do not need to be available 24/7. You tell FOBS when you can be available. If you only want to do short journeys, for instance Etchingham to Burwash Surgery, that is fine. If you want to be reimbursed for the use of your car you can claim 45p per mile for journeys undertaken on behalf of FOBS. If you think you are able to help please contact the co-ordinator Mrs. Pat Lewis [email protected] . Or if you are not sure what is required you can get more information from Jill Copland 01580 819321

VILLAGE WEBSITE: The village website is provided by the Parish Council to inform residents of Parish Council and village activities. The site is updated on a voluntary basis to keep running costs to a minimum, Council agendas and minutes are published on the site and archived agendas and minutes for the last five years can also be viewed. You will find a number of contact forms on the site enabling you to easily contact various people and organisations including the Parish Clerk, Councillors and Churchwardens etc.

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Information on village organisations and events is added, are the details of your village organisation on the website? If you have information that you would like to see on the site let me know so that it can be added, there is a link to the contact form at the bottom of the Home Page on the site www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk

MOBILE LIBRARY: The Mobile Library is due to visit the car park at Parsonage Croft on the following dates. March 27, April 17, May 8 and 28, June 19.

Don’t forget if you miss the Tuesday slot, on the following Thursday the van will be at the Hurst Green Village Hall 12.15pm to 1 pm, and at Burwash, Rother View from 2.10 to 2.30 pm

SENDING INFORMATION: Get information for this column to me as soon as possible. There are several ways to get your info to me, but email is preferred because there is less chance of errors during copying. I need information by 10pm on Monday to be sure it will be in time for inclusion, I can sometimes add extra items on Tuesday morning, but this cannot be guaranteed. You can deliver to 2 Park Farm Close, telephone 01580 819532 or 07484 635014 or email [email protected] you will also find a form on the village website ( http://www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk/village-voice ) to send your information from there, look for the Village Voice link near the bottom of the column of links on the left-hand side of the website page.