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Wysall Carol singing – 19th December 2011

A total of £72.50 at the carol singing in the village, for Macmillan to follow up on the coffee morning held earlier in the year

Wysall Childrens Party – 11th December 2011

An enjoyable time was had by the children of our village at the recent Children’s Christmas Party, which included Disco and party games with the ‘Night Train Disco’
plus a visit from Santa Claus. A big thankyou to Sarah for organising this event.

Wysall Luncheon Club Christmas Meal – 6th December 2011

Members of the Luncheon Club thoroughly enjoyed their christmas lunch in a friendly and festive setting. It was a jolly occasion and the members were entertained by Mr Fred Howarth reading some of his friends poems.  Thank you Fred.

 The year will end with a christmas tea party on 20th December at 2.30p.m.and I hope will be able to attend.  I would like to say thankyou to our little band of volunteers who work so hard throughout the year to keep the club going.

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.  Mary Elston"

Wine Tasting - 'Down at the Heal' – 3rd December 2011

The wine tasting on Saturday 3rd December was a great success and enjoyed by 44 villagers:

• Jonathon Punt presented 6 very interesting wines from Puglia, known as the heel of Italy.  All were received with enthusiasm. 
• They were very well matched by an excellent 3 course Italian meal prepared by Chris French. 
• A challenging quiz on the Italian theme, set by Nina Punt was won by Chris and John French and friends.

Mary Elston would like to thank Jonathon, Nina and Chris for putting on another excellent evening.

Wysall Christmas Fayre –26th November 2011

The Christmas Fair was another great success this year with over 130 people coming through the door:

• The children from Costock opened the fair with carols, which as usual were lovely.  The many stalls seemed to be very busy and the atmosphere was jovial and festive.
• The coffee and mince pies were much appreciated as was the delicious soup, all made by members of the village hall committee. 
• The amount raised this year was approximately £1080 with maybe a little more to come. 

Mary Elston would like to say a big thankyou:

To everyone who donated gifts for the hamper and the stalls, without which it would not have been such a success.

• To members of the village hall committee and other parishioners for their help and commitment. 
• A special thankyou to Jackie Cameron who collected and made up the beautiful hamper which was the main prize of the raffle.  The total hamper contents were worth in excess of £200.
• A special thankyou to Gill Berridge who did most of the work in organising the fair, sorting out the layout of the hall, putting up the notices around the village and collecting names and pictures for the tea towel including the drawing of the church (thankyou to Pat Roberts). 
• Finally thankyou to everyone who attended and wish all a very Happy Christmas.

Macmillan Coffee Morning – 01 October 2011

Thank you to all who very kindly baked cakes, donated items for the raffle.

Thank you to Nathan who came and sold an assortment of gloves and very kindly donated all the monies.
Also to Caroline who compiled a sweetie and biscuit quiz and sold them on the day.

To everyone for giving up their time to come and have a coffee and buy cakes.  Not forgetting all those who helped on the day, we couldn’t do it without you Thank You. So far we have raised £266.

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Wysall Harvest festival & Harvest Lunch – 02 October 2011

The Wysall harvest festival service was held last Sunday in Holy Trinity Church. This was followed by a harvest Lunch in the Village Hall.

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Water Tower Bucket Boys ‘sell-out’ success – 16 September 2011

Well what a night this was a complete sell out the hall was bursting at the seams. The 4 guys from Portland Oregon USA entertained us with some toe tapping stuff. Not to be forgotten but definitely to be repeated.

If the hall had been twice the size we would have been dancing too.

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Wysall Food fair - Sunday 25th September 2011

Wysall Food Fair Hailed a Great Success

Sunday’s Wysall Food fair really was an amazing day.  

• Over 470 people came through the gate and over £1000 was raised, which will be used to improve Village Hall facilities - Thanks to all the people in the village who helped in the kitchen, stewarding and baking cakes.
• Thanks to all the stall holders who came and sold fantastic food.
• Thanks to all the members of the public who came and bought food.

All in all a great success.

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Wysall Sports Day - Sunday 10th July 2011

Sports day 2011 was yet another fantastic day, not blistering sunshine, we did have one rain stop play, but spirits weren’t dampened in any way.

Thank you to all who turned up and took part. Special thanks to the young adults villagers and friends who helped run the individual stations or acted as leaders.
22 Children turned out and we had four teams.
‘Medals’ were presented to the winning team.

Tug O War, followed and we can see Ken Millar closely inspecting the rope and David poised with the whistle, and it was all systems GO.

Thanks also go to Jane Harris for providing the equipment, without which it wouldn’t happen. Not forgetting David Roberts who oversees us with his whistle and stop watch.

As if this wasn’t enough it was off to the field for a game of rounder’s, lots of shouting, and encouraging for individuals to make it to the next post.

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Wysall Strawberry Fare - Saturday June 18th 2011

A couple of heavy downpours did not dampen the enthusiasm of villagers, friends & families who attended this year’s Strawberry Fair.

The Fair raised just under £1300, an increase on last year. All money raised will go to the upkeep of the church.

The organisers wish to thank everyone who supported the fair, all who helped set up and work the fair and all who made donations.

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French Fancies - Friday 15th April 2011 at 7.30pm

An enthusiastic audience of over 50 people enjoyed the latest Village ventures event - Two Friends Productions presentation of French Fancies by Caroline Harding, freely adapted from the stories of Guy De Maupassant. A wickedly funny evening of vivacious songs & stories from Nineteenth Century France, full of wit, pathos and revenge.

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Working Party to tidy up the Church Yard - Sat 5th March - 10am - 12am

Working Party to tidy up the Church Yard - Sat 5th March 2011 - Thank you

‘A huge thank you to everyone who came and helped clear the church paths, trim the bushes, gave new life to the rose garden and a massive general tidy. We all enjoyed Julia's delicious refreshments afterwards and look forward to the next session'.

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