Vivia’s Chutneys will have a table creaking with lots of yummy chutneys – so come stock up for Christmas and New Year
Preston Village Christmas Market
Wing Senior’s Lunch
Sunday December 8th 12.30 for 1pm.
We are pleased to be holding the Seniors lunch once again in the Village Hall for those over 65. Sara Mcallister is kindly cooking a Christmas dinner – ‘turkey with all the trimmings’ and there will be a sing-along after the meal.
This is a free event but donations are welcome to contribute towards the cost. There will also be a raffle (£1 a ticket).
Please add your name to the list in the village hall (together with food choices) or let Lynne Bywater (Lyn225@hotmail.co.uk) or Judith Oakley (quilt9@gmail.com) know that you would like to attend by November 30th.
The Butterfly Brothers
New Year’s Day
Sunday, 1 st January 2020 11am
A gentle 2-5 mile walk starting from Wing Village Hall followed by butties and mulled wine
Led by Paul Kitson (of “walks 100 miles at a time”, Kitson)
We’ll be returning to the Village Hall at the end of the walk for bacon butties (egg for veggies), coffee, tea and beer/mulled wine. For those that prefer not to walk you will be very welcome at the Hall to join in afterwards and indeed to volunteer to help with food and drinks. Vouchers for a butty and drink £5per person (£2.50 for under 18’s).
Vouchers should be purchased in advance for food and drink so that we can gauge numbers from Lynne (lyn225@hotmail.co.uk) or Helen (cullens135@gmail.com). Volunteers please also contact Lynne or Helen.
Do bring your dogs on the walk but please note that dogs are not permitted in the Village Hall unless they are Assistance Dogs.
Charity Carol Concert
Wing Wassail
Friday 20th December 2019 6.30pm-8pm.
Father Christmas on his sleigh will tour the village to admire the Advent Windows returning to the Village Hall to be greeted by the children and join them for Hot Chocolate and cookies and a small gift from his sack. The children and Father Christmas will join the adults in the hall for carols, mulled wine, mince pies etc.
All villagers will be welcome, the more the merrier! Competitions: Guess the weight of the hamper. Worst Christmas jumper. Best plate of mince pies.
Tickets are £5 and all accompanied Wing children are free. Proceeds will be split between the Village Hall and the Church.
The inaugural Wing Windows Wonderland
December 1st-30th
To put the village into the holiday spirit we are asking as many of you as possible to decorate one of your windows – as an Advent Window. You can choose any theme you wish! Each house will be given an Advent number and a map will be available to download showing the participating houses and space to enter the competitions.
Prize for the “Best Window” and a prize will be awarded for the winning child competition entry.
More information can be obtained from Rhiannon 07802 514404 or Roberta 07740 102497
Please let us know by November 20th if you would like to take part.
Children in Need Lunch
Wing Church Coffee Morning
Wing Church Coffee Morning is at Richard and Mary Tulloch, Glenverbie House, on Saturday 16 November at 10:30 am.
CHRISTMAS CARDS Christmas cards from Dove Day Hospice Rutland will be on sale at the church coffee morning on Saturday 16 November. Please support your local (Ridlington) Hospice . Buy your cards while enjoying delicious coffee and cake.
Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale
Stamford Shoestring’s next production is:
BLUE STOCKINGS
by JESSICA SWALE
A pre-Christmas treat!
Don’t miss this chance to see what promises to be a highly entertaining and thought- provoking evening.
Shakespeare’s Globe was packed to the rafters when Blue Stockings was first produced in 2013. Currently it is performed by theatre companies up and down the country and is hugely popular.
Girton College, Cambridge, was one of the first colleges in Britain to admit women.
The year is 1896 and Jessica Swale’s lively play tells the story of Tess Moffat and a group of ‘first-years’ determined to win the right to a degree. Their story is followed over one tumultuous year as they encounter the many hurdles in their way – the class divide, misogyny, and the university opposition – not to mention the distractions of love. Finally, the whole issue is put to the vote…
Love or knowledge: which would you choose?
In performance at the Stamford Arts Centre Theatre from:
Tues 3-Sat 7 December 7.45pm – tickets £10 (£8)
Box Office: 01780 763203 www.stamfordartscentre.com (An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books)
