Open Meeting
Monday September 2nd 7:30 pm
The Trustees of Sessay Community Trust invite you all to the next bi-annual open meeting at the Village Hall on Monday September 2nd at 7:30 pm.
The meeting is an opportunity to find out about progress with the Village Hall refurbishment (and to see for yourselves), and whats coming up both with refurbishment and planned events. Also its an opportunity to have your say and ask any questions you may have. Looking forward to seeing you there.
This is the Agenda
- Chairman’s welcome – C Trow
- Village Hall Refurbishment – C Syers / C Trow
- Financial update – C Syers
- Website and Media update – R Lupson
- Norwegian Maple tree update – G Musgrave
- Events update – D Till
- Play area update – D Till
- Village bar update – D Ayling
- Booking secretary vacancy
- AOB
Harvest Festival
Friday October 4th St Cuthbert’s Church Sessay 7:00 pm and afterwards at the village hall
Everyone is most welcome at our celebration of Harvest. The service will begin at 7pm in Church and will be followed by a delicious supper and an auction of produce in the Village Hall. If you’ve never been before the auction is a very entertaining event with people bidding generously for desirable and undesirable items alike. Items for sale in the past ranged from kindling and potatoes to chocolate and whiskey.
We would be most grateful for any contributions to the supper and the sale of produce. These should be at the Hall between 6 and 7 pm on Friday 4th October.
We look forward to seeing you.
Travelling with my Camera
including Pudding Party!
Saturday October 19th 7:30 pm
St Cuthbert’s Church Sessay would like to invite you to an entertaining evening illustrated talk by local camera man Peter Rushton. The evening will be accompanied by the opportunity to sample a range of puddings! Tickets are £10 from the usual suppliers.
Village Hall Refurbishment
Phase 1 of the refurbishment is almost complete. We had a very successful cleaning day on Saturday when everything in the new store was removed cleaned and put back. The store was organised on the basis of what is most frequently used. We made big inroads into organising some of the things we have kept for future used such as Christmas decorations and archive materials. The hall looks amazing with white walls and new deep red curtains. The new kitchen is now in action complete with hob, oven, fridges, storage, hot water boiler and dish washer. The toilets are back in use. The final part of this phase of activity will be the decommissioning of the old kitchen and taking down the wall between the kitchen and the former meeting room and tidying everything away in that space. We can expect new floor covering in the new entrance and toilets in September. Solar panels and batteries will be installed in the coming months meaning the heating will run at minimal costs. Some more grants for minor things are still being applied for.
Coming This Autumn
The hiatus of activities this summer due to the refurb. is coming to an end. Here is what the Sessay Village Hall Events Committee are planning a range of events and activities for the Autumn and Spring
- Monthly family events starting with a Quiz on Friday 20th September – more to follow!
- Opening event for the newly refurbished village hall (Phase 1) on Saturday 2nd November.
- Village Christmas Fair from 10am until 1pm on Saturday 9th November.
- A family based astrology event with visiting expert and planetarium (details TBC) during half term.
- Art and craft events to include making decorative tile workshops early autumn, Christmas wreath making early December and spring willow wreath making in March.
- Village New Year’s Eve celebrations with bring a plate buffet
- Sing along showing of Mama Mia in early January.
- Back by popular demand are the Cherry Tones on 15th February.
Sessay Bowls Club
Saturday morning practice sessions every Saturday 10 am – 12 noon. Everyone welcome. If you’re new to bowling, help advice and bowls are available, just wear flat soled shoes. Club members are completing knock out rounds of various trophies, the finals for which will be held on Finals Day, September 8th. The bowling green is behind the Village Hall.
Sessay Carpet Bowls Club
Monday 9th September 7:30 pm ~ AGM
Tuesday 10th September 7:15 pm for 7:30 start ~ New Season
Sessay Carpet Bowls is open to everyone. Its a great way to spend cold winter evenings. No experience required and full instructions given!! Sessay has two teams who play in local leagues and two mats to play on so even if there’s a match you can still come for fun and practice. The season continues every week until late March.
Sessay Village Bar
Every Friday 6:00 pm / 7:30pm
Friday 13th is the last Friday of the cricket season and the last night the bar will open at 6:00pm From Friday 20th, winter opening times will be 7:30 pm till late!! Its a nice social evening and full stop to the week. Keep up with gossip. Occasional quizzes and other events such as dominoes or bingo. Just for fun! Keep up to date for last minute changes via Sessay Village Bar Facebook page.
Regular Events at the Village Hall
September 3rd and 17th
Sessay Stitchers – Village Bar at 2:00pm – 4:00 pm
Whether you are an expert, a complete beginner or anything in between, if you’d like friendly, informal company when making anything fibre based – join us.
September 4th
Sessay WI 2:00 pm “Prison to Palace” – Veronica Bird
Find the full WI Programme here
September 8th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 – Morning Prayer with Coffee afterwards.
September 9th & 23rd
Hearts And Crafts Class 10:00. Classes vary each week. £2 entry. The class is currently heavily subscribed. Resources and Artists time is limited. If you’ve been before please keep coming. If you would like to start coming, then please contact Carole Trow by Email, and ask to go on a waiting list.
Hearts And Crafts Class classes here.
September 10th
Tuesday Club – 2:00 pm. “Cycling the Rhine – source to the sea” – Peter Dale
Find the full Tuesday Club programme here.
September 22nd
St Cuthbert’s Church – 10:30 Holy Communion with Rev Sheilagh and coffee afterwards.
September 28th
Community Café 10:00 – 11:30am – Come and Join us for Tea, Coffee, Cake and a natter. Bring a neighbour.
Featured Photograph
This month’s picture is Harvest with the White horse from John BrackenSessay. If you want a picture from the village featured here please send high resolution landscape pictures via email here
Newsletter
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