See, also, Neighbour's Events at Occold, Debenham, Pettaugh, Redlingfield, Thornham and Thorndon.
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All in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated.
November 2024Saturday 9th Crafternoon 2-4pm Sunday 10th Remembrance Service 10.45am St Andrew’ Church Monday 11th Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm All Welcome Tuesday 12th Hilltop Women’s Group Art Demo 7.45pm Wednesday 13th Lunch Club 12 for 12.30 Wednesday 13th Wickham Skeith Country Dance Club 7pm Thursday 14th Mobile Library Van @ 2 stops 9.50am & 10.10am Saturday 16th Book Sale & Coffee @ Highbanks 10am Saturday 23rd Christmas Pudding Stir-Up 10am Saturday 23rd Village Quiz Night Tuesday 26th Village Afternoon Tea 2-4pm Wednesday 27th Karen Davidson "Miss Willmott's Ghosts” 7.45 pm
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By the time you read this, Halloween Pub Night will have been and gone. Judging by last year, it will hopefully have been a great success.
Twenty-three of us enjoyed October's Afternoon Tea; there was a lovely friendly and relaxed atmosphere, a great set of quiz questions, plenty of sandwiches and cakes, tea, and coffee, plus a selection of games.
£3.50 for as many sandwiches, as much cake and tea or coffee as you want.
Please contact Nigel Merriam if you want to come, it does not matter if you are not in a team, that can be arranged on the night. It is important that people book ahead. Costs are £7.50, pay at the door; we have a card machine. There will also be a Heads and Tails game as usual, costing £2. As well as being an enjoyable evening, this raises money to help the village hall costs.
Nigel's contact number is 01449 755222
we will be showing the final of Strictly on our new TV but please note you do not have to watch it!
All village residents are welcome to attend. At the Public Forum item, questions and comments relating to business on the agenda may be raised. Any other matters should be reported to the Parish Council or clerk at another time.
After 3 months of planning, purchasing equipment and advertising, the evening finally arrived of our first meeting. I was thrilled to see some people arrive early and we had at one point 17 dancers. We worked our way through quite a few dances of varying degrees of difficulty and everyone was enthusiastic and happy. We danced to a mix of live & recorded music, had refreshments of tea, coffees and lemon courgette cake!
I would like to thank everyone for coming and hoping that you will all be along again in November. Also, I would like to thank Mary for doing the refreshments and Mum for fulfilling her dream of ‘playing again’ with us. I was very proud of her and hoping she will be able to join us again next month. One more tune Mum, you’ve got this!
If you would like to come along to our next meeting it will be Wednesday 13th November. Doors open at 7p.m. We are especially in need of men! If you are a rhythm guitarist you are very welcome to come along and join us!
£5 per person including refreshments.
Contact Jayne on 07841 481931 or email jayne@delarre.net
Please find us on Facebook just search for ‘Wickham Skeith Country Dance Club.’
Whatever your art or craft bring along your current project. Share skills, ideas, tips and techniques. Inspire and be inspired in the company of other creative people.
If you have an ‘arty’ or ‘crafty’ friend then bring them too.
Next Crafternoon on Saturday 9th November 2-4pm
Entry: £2.50 per person (inc. tea/coffee/biscuits).
A WhatsApp group has been set up to share wildlife sightings.
The caterpillar is that of the Grey Dagger Moth – a common moth in England -named from its dagger like markings. The caterpillar has red markings and a black ‘hump’ on its back close to the head. It feeds on blackthorn, hawthorn, apple and birch.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The Suffolk Mobile Library vanThe Suffolk Mobile Library van stops in the lay-by outside the chalet bungalows, from 9.50 to 10.05am. Then outside Haymead House in The Street from 10.10 to 10.25. Next visits: 14th November & 12th December 2024. Why not join the Library for books, CDs ad DVDs. Books on mobile libraries can be borrowed for 8 weeks. It is easy to sign up – just pop into the van on its next visit.
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Fundraising for St Andrew’s ChurchCoffee Morning Book Sale – the final book sale of 2024 will be at 10am on Saturday 16th November at Margaret’s Highbanks, 1, Broadway. Lots of books and jigsaws, cake and coffee. Christmas Pudding Stir-up will be in the village hall at 10am on Saturday 23rd November. There will be refreshments for those watching the fun and the Gislingham Silver Band will play carols under Father Christmas’ direction. Then Christmas puddings will be for sale. Advance orders are welcome – just phone Margaret Margaret and Liz, Churchwardens.
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Every Wednesday from 5-6pm, Francesca offers physiotherapist-led Pilates at the village hall.
Pilates is an excellent form of low-impact exercise, that helps to strengthen not only the core, but the whole body and mind, too.
Suitable for mixed abilities; the only necessity is that you can comfortably get on/off the floor.
For queries or booking details, please contact Francesca: francescadavey@outlook.com
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Wickham Skeith Oil Syndicate - how it works
Wickham Skeith Oil Syndicate Next deadline for oil orders is 30 November. Please email Jerry before that date if you want to top up for Christmas: jerrybassett@icloud.com Our village oil scheme has been running for 15 years now. if you’re not a member and would like to join, please drop me an email with contact details.
There’ll be four more opportunities to place orders over the next 12 months. On or before: - 30 November - 31 January - 31 March - 30 June
Before each of these dates I’ll place a reminder in the village newsletter and also send you an email reminder. Then let me know you’d like to be included in the next order. I’ll need to know: - address and telephone number(s) - unless you’ve ordered before - quantity required (min 500 litres) - any special instructions - eg concerning delivery
- price - expected delivery date - the company's contact details in case you need to speak to them directly
If you've any questions please email jerrybassett@icloud.com |
A bus service, VC001, runs 3 x week to Stowmarket and villages on the way [Mon, Weds & Fri @ 9.52am]. It is operated by Stowmarket Minibus & Coach Hire [01449 614271]. The minibus (white and labelled on windscreen 'VC001') comes to the village green by the post box. People wishing to travel should hail it. Apparently, no-one usually gets on in Wickham Skeith so the driver is not expecting to pick up! The driver is not supposed to arrive too early in case people miss it, so be patient if he is very slightly later! Timings were pretty accurate overall. It is a sixteen-seater bus and will arrive from the direction of Finningham, heading in the direction of Mendlesham.
To Stowmarket the cost is £3.70 return or £2.00 single and paid by 'cashless' card transaction or cash. To catch the bus back from Stowmarket, you need to wait at the bus stop opposite Stowmarket railway station, on the bend near the level crossing. There are other pick-up points and the driver was quite accommodating to the needs of individual passengers.
There is enough time to have a good potter around the town and perhaps a cafe stop too, before the return journey. The bus also stops at Mendlesham, Mendlesham Green and The Crown, so could be useful for someone who wants to meet up with a friend but not able to drive.
Since the bus starts at Gislingham and goes to Finningham, then to us, you could do the journey in the other direction. This could be useful for anyone wishing to bus out and walk back. No dogs allowed on board due to limited space, however.
Passengers were a friendly crowd; there was one conversation between all - and you get to find out all the local news! Worth supporting.
A bus service, VC1, runs 3 x week from the village to Stowmarket and villages on the way. It is operated by Stowmarket Minibus & Coach Hire. It departs from the post-box on the Green at 9.52am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, arriving Stowmarket Crown 10.12 & railway station at 10.22. Return journey leaves from near Stowmarket Railway Station at 13.04 arriving in the village at 13.34.
If wishing to travel please check details as your Editor has found it difficult to get hold of information. Company Phone No. 01449 711 117. Best link here:
https://www.suffolkonboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-02-Stowmarket-MCH-VC001.pdf
59 ClubRecent winning numbers: Sep – 12; Oct – 19, 37, 25. The 59 Club is a fun way to support your Village Hall. There are now 5 numbers available – if you are interested, please contact me for further information. Members pay £1 per week in advance, preferably by annual or quarterly standing order. They are allocated a number & if that number is drawn as the bonus ball in the National Lottery Saturday draw, they win £30.
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Thank you to everyone who helped to raise the amazing total of £401.00 for the MacMillan charity at the coffee morning last month. Especially to Margaret Jones-Evans for hosting the event . What a wonderful total!
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Village DefibrillatorAs villagers will be aware our defibrillator was used over the Easter weekend. This sad event has highlighted the importance of this piece of equipment to the village. So, I thought I would remind people about the device.
Defibrillator GuardianI am the Guardian of the defibrillator and as such am responsible for the upkeep of the device and ensuring that it is ready for use. Please contact me if there any problems regarding the defibrillator or if you have any questions. My contact details are: Julie Keable, Hawthorn Cottage, The Street, Wickham Skeith. Tel. 01449 766771 or 07724577383
My contact details will now be in the village Newsletter every month.
Location of DefibrillatorThe cabinet containing the defibrillator is on the external wall of the village hall (next to the car park and emergency exit).
In the event of an emergency - DIAL 999
They will ask you for the cabinet number – 2336 and Postcode – IP23 8LX
These numbers are also on the outside of the defibrillator cabinet. The 999 service will then give you the access code to allow you to open the cabinet. The defibrillator is portable and so can be taken to wherever it is needed.
999 will talk you through how to use the device and, once switched on, the device will also give you verbal and visual instructions.
You do not need training to use the device and once the pads are attached it will tell you when to shock and if NOT to shock.
The defibrillator cabinet also contains a defibrillator responder’s kit, which has cleansing wipes, tissues, disposable gloves, a razor, scissors for cutting clothing and a res-Cue mask if it is needed for CPR.
AFTER USE Please let me know the defibrillator has been used and return it to me. If I am not in leave me a message and, if possible, give the defibrillator to another member of the Parish Council.
DO NOT let the emergency services take the defibrillator with them. I have spare pads and can get the device fully working again. Thank you. Julie Keable
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