At a glance
| Open Day | Saturday November 2nd |
| Christmas Fair | Saturday November 9th |
| Christmas Quiz | Friday November 29th |
| Christmas Wreath Making | Saturday December 7th |
| Coming Events | There’s lots so pay attention |
| Christmas by Candle Light | Sunday December 15th |
| Make your mark workshop | Monday January 13th |
| Regular Events |
Darts
Open Day
Saturday November 2nd 3:00pm
You are welcome to the Opening of Phase 1 of the Village Hall Refurbishment on Saturday 2nd November at 3:00 pm
Welcome Refreshments at 3pm
Opening at 3.30pm
Please come along and view the new facilities in our Village Hall if you haven’t already seen them. Please let us know if you plan to come as it will help greatly with the catering plans. Email here
Thanks for all the offers of sweet and savoury canapes for the Opening Event. If you have yet to volunteer and can provide any canapes please email or contact Heather on 07467 549302, or sign up on the sheets available in the Village Hall.
Christmas Fair
Saturday November 9th 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
A wide range of craft and food stalls have been booked with many returning from last year and even more stalls. There will also a Tombola, Refreshments, cake, mince pies and mulled wine. A great opportunity for some early Christmas shopping!
Stalls booked include:
| Pottery/ceramics; Floral displays/candles; Christmas cakes/tray bakes; Wooden gifts; Cards; Glassware/candles; Knit ware | Jewellery/sea glass; Dog hampers; Chutneys/jams/pickles; Doggy items/calendar/mugs; Wooden gifts; Sweet treats; |
Thanks for all the offers cakes and mince pies for the Christmas Fair. If you have yet to volunteer and can provide any baking please email, contact Heather on 07467549302, or sign up on the sheets available in the Village Hall
Christmas Quiz
Friday 29th November 7:00 for 7:30 start. Village Bar.
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
Saturday 7th December 10:00 -12:00 am
Free workshop with NYCC Adult Education (NI number and ID required)
Refreshments available including tea/coffee/mulled wine/soft drinks with mince pies/Christmas Cake/and other sweet treats in aid of Sessay Village Hall Refurbishment
Booking Essential via Heather Dale by email or on 07467549302
Christmas by Candle Light
Sunday December 15th St Cuthbert’s Church 18:30 pm
Including Sessay School Choir.
Any other business
Dishes Plates etc.
Several people have kindly brought plates of food to recent events. The food has been eaten, but please can you remove your plates, bowls and dishes. We have a beautiful new kitchen and do not want to fill the cupboards with random plates. Thank you!
We have a new Facebook page. You can find out yet more about whats going on by joining our new Facebook group. Just search on Facebook for Sessay Village Hall 2024. Its easy to join and then you can join in with discussions, keep up to date and tell us about things of interest. Its set up to be much more interactive than the old page.
Coming Events
New Years Eve Village Bar December 31st 7:30pm onwards
Everyone welcome from 7.30pm to bring in 2025, so bring a plate of food to contribute to the shared buffet. Lets entertain ourselves: you can come and tell a joke, sing a song, read a poem, have a dance. Bar open. See in the New Year together.
2025
Mama Mia Night Saturday January 11th – 7.30pm
Sing and dance along to a film showing of Mama Mia. Fancy dress encouraged. Refreshments available.
Make Your Mark Enameling Workshop
Monday 13th January 4:00 – 5:30 or 6:00 – 7:30
Contribute to a display at Sessay Village Hall. You are invited to take part in a workshop to create your own enamel tile to ‘Make Your Mark’ as part of the refurbishment. Suitable for adults and children. Afternoon and evening workshops to accommodate after school or after work! Your tile will be put on the gable end of the village hall.
If you would like to attend one of the workshops and ‘Make Your Mark’ sign up in the Village Hall at the Opening Event or Christmas Fair, or email
Springs and Twigs Willow Weaving Spring Wreath
Saturday 22nd March 10:00 – 12:00
Make a wreath with seasonal greener, dried flowers and ribbon. Materials, tea / coffee / soft drinks available. £45 per ticket. Cakes available to buy.
Limited spaces. Ticket to be purchased by 31st January. If interested email [email protected] , contact Heather Dale on 07467549302 or purchase from a member of the events committee.
Sessay Village Bar
Every Friday Night from 7:30pm
Regular Events at the Village Hall
Sessay Carpet Bowls Club
Every Tuesday 7:15 pm for 7:30 start
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.
November 4th & 18th
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.
November 5th and 19th
Sessay Stitchers – Village Hall 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.
November 6th
Sessay WI 2:00 pm “Slow Boat to China” with Nicola Down
Find the full WI Programme here
Hearts And Crafts Class classes here.
November 12th
Tuesday Club – 2:00 pm. “Seasonal Singers”
Find the full Tuesday Club programme here.
November 10th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 – Act of Remembrance
Service.
November 27th
St Cuthbert’s Church – 10:30 Holy Communion with Rev David Biggs and coffee afterwards.
November 26th
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 early morning sheep, Sessay from Doreen Till of Sessay. If you want a picture from the village featured here please send high resolution landscape pictures via email here
Newsletter
If you want your event in the newsletter, or can think of something I’ve missed, please let me know by the last week of each month. Thank you.