Birthplace of Jane Austen
September ended with the most amazing concert at the Anvil on the evening of Sunday 30th. Basingstoke Festival of Choirs ‘Voices Together’ featured ten choirs and one children’s choir from St. Mary’s CE Junior school, also Vocal Point and the Heritage Light Orchestra. This fabulous evening brought together hundreds of enthusiastic singers of all ages. … Read more
On the evening of Thursday 6th September in the village hall, Tracy Colmer gave an excellent talk and demonstration on Adult Basic Life Support, Paediatric Life Support & Choking, Anaphylaxis & Epipen, plus Look & Listen with our own D-Fib. We were invited to try out various methods for ourselves, with some amusement when at … Read more
The sound of Church bells ringing is such a wonderful sound, I hadn’t realized just how much of a work out you could get at the same time!!! Sunday 29th July was the Benefice service at All Saints’ Church, Deane. I went with Carla early, as she is one of the Campanologist’s, I was invited … Read more
Back to Sunday 24th June, flaming it certainly was! After the working party set up marquee, gazebo’s etc. in the morning, we all returned in the afternoon for the grand opening of this year’s Fete. The gardens looked beautiful, the different arrangement of stalls and games worked brilliantly, there was even a very welcome breeze … Read more
While the rain continued into April and all of Easter, we were thoroughly enjoying beautiful weather in Cyprus!! Very sad for the children during their Easter holidays as waterlogged gardens and countryside made it unable to participate in many outdoor activities. There were two glorious days after we arrived home where temperatures soared and BBQ’s … Read more
Gazing at the sunshine it’s hard to believe only a few days ago snow had covered the every view! However, back to the end of February, Thursday 22nd. A small group from the village joined North Waltham at St. Michael’s church for an evening with Garth Hewitt whose voice and guitar playing were inspirational as … Read more
The Christmas Fayre on 25th Nov. was a great success raising almost £700 for Naomi House, amazing for such a small village to have managed to improve on last year’s total. All credit to Lisa and all those who helped in any way. The following evening a very multi-lingual Choral Society performed ‘A Night At … Read more
Here we are at the end of October, still relatively mild but definitely on the change. Quite a busy month starting on the 5th with U.F.O. at Chris’s, which was a very inspiring meeting. The final stitches were put in place for the Jane Austen Community Quilt project. A 9 inch square was beautifully designed … Read more
Who would have thought it was that long ago since Breakfast Together in the village hall, Saturday 24th June. Not a large gathering but a very enjoyable one, hopefully a full house for 21st October. The evening of 24th saw the rain stop in time for wine and strawberries on the lawn before the concert … Read more
Wow, what a difference a day makes! Lovely cool breeze this morning, Parish Magazine deadline! Flaming June, it certainly has lived up to its name this year. On the evening of Wednesday 7th, the Haymarket once again held the ‘A Place to be Proud of Awards’. Steventon Players were asked to perform a short sketch … Read more