village-blog

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

A fall of large snowflakes took us all by surprise at the end of April, luckily the weather perked up wonderfully for the Bluebell Coffee morning on Saturday 29th. The bluebells were stunning, the garden beautiful, the stalls overflowing. Such a wonderful social occasion for friends, family and visitors to enjoy these wonderful grounds. Thank … Read more

Bacon rolls, croissants, good company were all enjoyed for Breakfast Together on the last Saturday in March. Dave Foster gave a very informative talk on Basingstoke Food Bank. We were amazed at how many organizations are involved to help all those in crisis, plus nearly 3 ton of food per month is donated, long may … Read more

23rd March, exactly a month ago, into the second evening of Pride and Prejudice! It seems such a while ago now as I am sitting here in magazine mode, watching the finches as they try to get the best position on the feeders. What a fantastic time was had by us all. After the wonderful … Read more

December was a very joyous month, full with a variety of Carol Services and lunches. Prior to then, on 26th November, was the Christmas Fair. Everybody threw themselves into the spirit of Christmas and the village hall was soon full, which made it such a success and raised almost £500 for Naomi House. Well done … Read more

Flowers and garden produce once again decorated St. Nicholas’ in all its splendour for the Harvest Festival on Sunday 25th Sept. The delicious lunch that followed was held in the marquee next to the church. A very jolly time was had by all to celebrate this special time of the year. The auction of the … Read more

Back to the morning of Saturday 25th June which started off an amazing weekend in Steventon. Café’ Breakfast kicked off at 8.45a.m. with delicious croissants & bacon butties, followed with the children acting out a Bible story of the Good Samaritan in modern day, skate boarder included!! Excellent. Later that evening Matt’s 50th B’day celebrations … Read more

A quick refresher of March, due to unforeseen circumstances of no Steventon Update last month. March flew by, rehearsals took up a lot of any spare time that seemed to be available! Worth it though. Mike and I actually went aboard the bus from the village hall on the 9th to Basingstoke, first time for … Read more

On the evening of Saturday 30th January, 5 teams made their way to the village hall for Charlie’s Quiz night. Refreshments of all sorts were soon laid out upon the tables and the clinking of glasses could soon be heard! Our team had decided to have supper by candle light, a real treat. There were … Read more