Events and Groups February 2024
Events
Netherwitton Village Hall
Friday 2nd February 7pm-11pm: Pub night. This month, to help clear older stock, there will be a promotion on selected beers and lagers.
Friday 16th February, doors open 7pm: Folk Night featuring John Doran, singer and instrumentalist, £10 per person includes nibbles. Tickets to be bought in advance.
Friday 23rd February, 9am-1pm: Crafty Friday. Bring your own crafts to work on and enjoy a coffee and a chat.
Contact: Peter Pacepavicius 07785 577466 or see Netherwitton Village Hall Facebook page.
South African Wine Tasting - Sold Out
Longhorsley Village Hall
Saturday 17th February at 7pm
£15 pp, including entry into raffle
Booking essential, tickets are limited (£10 deposit)
Led by Preet Sahota with wines from the cellar of the late Iain Elliott
Option to buy wines from Preet’s current stock
Update: tickets for this event are now sold out.
Warm Space Coffee Mornings!
Please come along and join us for a coffee or tea,
cheese scone, great conversation and good company.
We’re open every Wednesday morning,
10am to 12 noon, in Longhorsley Village Hall.
We’d love to see you, everyone welcome, and it’s all free!!
Simonside Country Fair
Hay Show
Sunday 11th February
at the Gate Pub, NE61 4PT
Show of hay and haylage (last entries 11am, judging starting 12 noon)
Charity pledge auction (12.30pm) includes a wide variety of pledges:
vouchers from local businesses, home made produce, baked goods
Facebook: Simonside Country Fair or simonsidefair_secretary@outlook.com
“Fun with Flowers”
Longhorsley Village Hall
Friday 16th February 2.30 - 4pm
Come and learn a new skill - 5 each.
Booking is essential, so we can provide the necessary equipment.
Contact Olive olivelight72@gmail.com or 07907 714455
No experience necessary.
Looking forward to seeing you - Olive, Dorothy and Shirley
It’s Chocolate all the way
at St. Helen’s Church during Lent!
Christ and the Chocolaterie
Tuesdays at 7.30pm
Feb 20th, 27th and March 5th, 19th and 26th
Join us for this original, innovative and lively Lent course
inspired by the film Chocolat. Looking at the themes of
Giving up - Giving out - Getting wise - Getting real - Growing up
Plus hot chocolate & chocolate biscuits (other drinks & treats available)
A warm welcome to everyone - all faiths and none.
For more information please contact
Diane Armstrong 07759 781189 or Olive Light 07907 714455
Coffee Morning In Memory of Kate Foreman
Saturday 24th February 10am – 12 noon
Longhorsley Village Hall - Everyone Welcome
Proceeds to Great North Air Ambulance
and Cancer Research UK
HospiceCare: Dates for your diary
Scan the QR code for more info or
8th February: Chinese New Year banquet at Mulan, Morpeth
7th April: Northumberland Joy of Spring Fair, Linden Hall
Groups
More details about all groups are in the Groups Supplement that was distributed with the September 2021 edition of the newsletter.
Extra copies are available on the Back Copies page.
St. Helen’s Coffee Morning
Drop in for a warming drink on Saturday 3rd February at 10am in St. Helen’s Church. Refreshments, Raffle, Bring and Buy stall. All are welcome.
Mary Stephenson 788232
Walking Group
The walks are usually 4 to 6 miles long and it’s a good idea to bring a drink and energy snack on the walk. In January we were lucky with a bright but cold day for our walk around Alnmouth.
The next upcoming walks are:
Monday 5th February: Craster and Howick, led by Penny 788278
Thursday 15th February: Longhoughton, led by Estelle 07803 137279
New walkers are always welcome.
For more information please contact Sheena & Jan 07801 005634
Christian Vision for Men
The Christian Vision for Men group has monthly breakfasts at the Angler's Arms. Our next breakfast will be on Saturday 24th February at 8.30am. Our speaker that morning will be one of our own members, John Moore, who will be talking about the Farming Community Network, a charity that supports farmers. The charge for those attending the breakfast is £11.
For more information and to book a place, please contact
Jim Cockburn 01670 510130 jim.cockburn@btinternet.com
Ladies Lunch Group
The next Ladies Lunch Group will be at the Cook and Barker, Newton on the Moor, at 12pm on the 14th February. If you haven’t come before, then please feel free to join us for a lovely meal and friendly conversation. Please contact me at francesmurphy48@gmail.com and copy to olivelight72@gmail.com
Keep Fit Class
We are back after our Christmas break, meeting in the Village Hall on Monday mornings between 9.15 and 10.15am. Our aim is to have fun while exercising. New members are welcome.
Shirley Forster is our Instructor and we are supported by Age U.K.
Mary Stephenson 788232
Longhorsley Local History Society
The group held a successful open evening in January and our visitors enjoyed looking at some of our photo collection, maps and a delightful video of the New Year’s Eve party in the Village Hall for the Millennium.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 12th March, 7pm for 7.30pm, and our speaker, Martin Light, will regale us with tales of a renowned local family, the Good Sharps.
New Year, new look - we will be providing tea and coffee from 7pm, feel free to bring a bottle if you prefer and seating will be at small tables rather than our usual rows.
Come along and meet new people and old friends and enjoy the talk. All are welcome, entry is free.
Penny Ford
Northumberland Wildlife Trust - Coquetdale Group
We meet on the first Monday of each month from September to April at the Jubilee Hall, Rothbury. Outings/visits are organised in the summer months. Guests are very welcome and a fee of £5 is charged. Doors open at 7pm with tea and coffee available for a small donation.
5th February at 7.30pm: Kevin Redgrave will give an illustrated talk on Embleton Quarry and its transformation into a nature reserve.
4th March at 7.30pm: Graham Sorrie will give an illustrated talk on the swift box project.
Contact Conrad Chilvers 788351
Longhorsley WI
Unfortunately due to a recent bout of Covid, our Speaker in January Andy Craig, was unable to sing but his guitar playing beautifully accompanied his stunning photos of nature and Northumbrian scenes.
On Thursday 1st February we will be holding the Members Craft night which was postponed in November due to the wet weather.
For any information regarding future visits please contact:
Audrey Wiggins on 788692 or swigginsa@btinternet.com