Village Voices: Icklesham - November 26, 2010

Refreshments of course- nice to have a coffee/tea. Any queries phone Janet Pegg 01424 814735.

This Sunday is the start of Advent with just 4 weeks to Christmas. Matins is at 10.30.and is taken by Mr. Graham Geer.

Feel Good Live Music at the ‘’Queen’s Head’’ 4-pm is Kent Duchane singing Blues.

The Royal British Legion House to House Poppy Appeal collected an excellent £402.02.

Icklesham School held a non uniform ‘’Mufti’’ day for the appeal and added £144.35.Our School has a hard earned reputation for fund raising. The latest initiative involves gardening.

The children have collected and packaged seeds of Calendula or Indian Prince which is a lovely variety of an English pot Marigold.

At lunch time packets will be on sale for just £1. Half of this will help to finance next season’s School garden for seeds, plants, compost etc. The other 50p will be for our West African link school in Gambia for much needed basic resources.

On Friday December 3 the Friends of the School are having a Christmas Fair.

The Icklesham Trusts Committee has its A.G.M. on Friday December 10 in the Memorial Hall .There will be refreshments at 7.00pm and the meeting will start at 7.30.

Like all charities there will be reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer. There will be elections for the officers and for those who will represent the various village clubs and societies who compose the committee.

If you wish to raise any issues you can do so in Any Other Business.

Next Monday November 29 there’s an event across the valley in Udimore which will appeal to all who enjoy cooking or who know someone who does.

It’s a ‘’Jamie at Home’’ party with Jamie Oliver’s distinctive kitchen and house ware for sale plus mulled wine and minced pies. It’s from 10am to 12.30pm at Perryfield House, courtesy of Sally-Ann Hart, which is opposite the former Udimore Garage on the main road through the village. This is a fund raising event for the children of Chernobyl.

Last Saturday a Quiz Night was held to raise money for Icklesham Ladies Darts team and Children in Need.

The ten teams entered were; 5 Villages House (Pre-War), Icklesham and Pett (Stalybridge Celtic), Westfield (Short Planks), Westfield and Rye (Team Name), Cricket Club (Nobby’ Nuts), Stoolball Club( One Out All Out), Manor Close (Temptations ), Icklesham and Winchelsea (Winklesham), Seaview Icklesham (Allsorts) and the Ladies Darts ( Golden Arrows).

Eventual winners Stalybridge Celtic were never out of the first three with good challenges from, Winklesham, Nobby’s Nuts and One Out All Out. Stuart Baker thanks every body who supported the evening which made a total profit of £250

The next quiz is after the December break. The 2011 programme is

January 29 raising funds for the Horticultural Society

February 26, Stoolball Club

March 26, Icklesham Casuals

April 23, Icklesham Cricket Club.

If you’d like to have a go in 2011 a team can be up to a maximum of 6 people, bring your own food and drink, and it’s £2 per -person. A raffle is always organised so donations of raffle prizes are greatly appreciated. To book your team please phone Stuart Baker on 01424 814408.

Icklesham was in “The Times’’ last Monday when Timothy O’Sullivan of this village wrote about a school in the news ‘’Marlborough College was founded by Victorians for the sons of impoverished clergy-who included Anthony Blunt.

Rab Butler went having failed to win a scholarship to Harrow and the poet John Betjeman was also a pupil. Blunt was knighted for looking after the Queen’s paintings but had his title taken away when it was found he was a Russian spy. Betjeman was also in espionage.

Unfit for active service during the war he was sent to Dublin where his wit made him a welcome guest at diplomatic parties. In neutral Ireland he mixed with both Germans and Italians and sent home any useful information which he had gleaned.

Good news -on Tuesday Jade’s Hair Studio opened in Icklesham. This is a new fully equipped salon in one of the units adjacent to Ickenham Joinery. Jade Butcher has been in her profession for over 5 years.

She trained after being a student at Thomas Peacocke. She has N.V.Q.s at Level 2 and 3. Her colleague, Helen, has over 40 years experience in hairdressing. The Studio has the full range for both ladies and gentlemen, senior citizens and children. There are special opening opening offers.

Details can be obtained at the salon Jade’s, Hair Studio,Sherwood Park Icklesham, TN36 4BA or by phoning 01424 813333. Parking is off the Main Road and is of course free.

The Studio is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5pm On Friday and Saturday it’s 9am until the last appointment.

LAURIE BOWMAN

Magpies, Oast House Field