- New Venue, New Menu. These are the watchwords
as we enter the run up to our Diamond Jubilee “Big Late Lunch” on June
3rd. Like all things worth doing there’s been a hiccup or two en
route and as the date approaches an appreciation of what’s
practicable. We’re still a farming community and as a crop is
being grown on the preferred site, we’re extremely grateful to Malcolm
and Mo Bell for offering their orchard for the event. It’s a
wonderful space. So good, they chose it for their daughter’s
wedding! There’ll be a pay bar with draught beer, cider and
Pimms. Soft drinks will be available and free. It’s bring
your own for wine and other drinks. The original plan to feed us
all by barbecue has given way to a sumptuous buffet of different salads
with new spuds plus sausages, beef, salmon and coronation
chicken. Vegetarians will not be forgotten! Puds will be
good too.
The list of residents booked to eat at the Big Late Lunch has been
closed for ages but if you aren’t on it, you can still come and have a
drink and can come and dance to “Back Beat 56” – though I hope they
don’t do “Rock Around the Clock”! It’s awful. More details will
be in next Village Live or on www.sevenhampton.org.
- Before that we have Village Cinema. On Thursday
10th May the film is “The Iron Lady” based on Margaret Thatcher’s
life. Tickets available on the door. In addition and
because it’s a very special film, there’ll be a show in June. On
Tuesday, June 12th, we’ll be showing the multi-Oscar-winning film, “The
Artist”. A fabulous film and, being silent, should be particular
relaxing if you’re a hint mutton jeff. Brilliant for dog lovers,
too. Tickets will be available from Tuesday 15th May from Julia
on 820629.
- Some sadder news from my predecessor in this column,
Sheila Bartlett. Her husband, Jack, died at Easter. This
follows the loss of Bob Timbrell just before Christmas. Though
very different men, both were stalwarts of this rural community and
were always seen out and about. Bob usually walking successive
dogs at the top of Brockhampton and Jack, latterly having traded his
Lexus for a mobility scooter, zooming round the lanes. The packed
church for each of their funerals was testament to their central place
in the community and that they are missed.
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