Flu vaccinations
Please note – flu vaccinations will be on Thursday 8th November.Thursday 8th November in the memorial Hall, 2pm to 3pm. Millview Medical Practice Heckington patients only.

Hale Magna Village Hall.  
Due to the resignation of our current Hall Manager, as from lst November 2012,  bookings
will be dealt with by Mike Lowe who can be contacted on 07840409589, (Caroline Redmond Secretary)

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MEMORIAL HALL NEWS
Now the days are getting shorter and there is a chill in the air we are looking forward to the forthcoming events to lift our spirits. We hope to see as many of you as possible at them all.
Saturday 6th October Harvest Supper (Get your tickets from Terry Markham, Rose Bailey or John West).
Saturday 20th October Quiz  Night at the Memorial Hall 7.30pm Ticketsavailable at the Post Office or from Laraine on 421110. £5 per person which includes the Ploughman's supper. It promises to be a fun evening with our
Quiz Masters Paddy and Jo.
Sunday 11th November Remembrance Sunday. 9.30am to lpm at the
Memorial Hall with an Exhibition by the History Society on Helpringham’s
Heroes and the National Service of our people and those who have served in conflicts since the Second World War. There will be a Big Breakfast available and the Licensed Bar will be open after the service at the War Memorial.
Saturday 1st December 10am to 12pm Christmas Bazaar with Santa's Grotto for the children.
It is always good to report that new groups are using the Memorial Hall. On
Tuesday Mornings 11am to 12pm Chelsey Bamford is running the "Bam-Bam Rockers" mothers and toddlers music group. Do give it a try.
As ever don't forget to usse the Memorial Hall for your family occasions. To book it contact Mick Bothamley on 421853 or Laraine on 421110

HALL DIARY September 2012

Tue	2nd	Arts and Crafts	1:30pm
		Ballroom Dancing	7:00pm
Thur	4th	Lunch Club	12:30pm
		Ballroom and Sequence for beginners	6:30pm
Fri	5th	Kung Fu	7:00pm
Sat	6th	Harvest Supper	6:00pm
Tue	9th	Arts and Crafts	1:30pm
		Ballroom Dancing	7:00pm
Wed	10th	Petticoat Club	7:30pm
		Parish Council	7:30pm
Thur	11th	Ballroom and Sequence for beginners	6:30pm
		Darby & Joan
Fri	12th	Kung Fu	7:00pm
Mon	15th	Hall Committee	7:30pm
Tue	16th	Arts and Crafts	1:30pm
		Ballroom Dancing	7:00pm
Thur	18th	Lunch Club	12:30pm
		Ballroom and Sequence for beginners	6:30pm
		History Society	7:30pm
Fri	19th	Kung Fu	7:00pm
Sat	15th	Quiz Night	7:00pm
Tue	23rd	Arts and Crafts	1:30pm
		Ballroom Dancing	7:00pm
Wed	24th	Gardening Club	7:30pm
Thur	25th	Darby and Joan	2:00pm
		Ballroom and Sequence for beginners	6:30pm
Fri	26th	Kung Fu	7:30pm
Tue	30th	Arts and Crafts	1:30pm
		Ballroom Dancing	7:00pm

To hire the hall for all your functions, weekday rates are £6.50 per hour for clubs
and £11.00 per hour for fund raising and weekends, plus £10.00 for use of the
kitchen and £10.00 for use of the bar.
Hire of Conference Room £6.00 per hour
Daily Hire of complete Hall £140.00
These prices include heating or air conditioning.
For Bookings please telephone Mick 421853 or Laraine 421 1 1 0

Enquiries re Baptism, weddings etc. should be made to The Reverend Chris Harrington on 01529 460904.
For other Church queries in Helpringham please contact John West on 421871

NEWS FROM THE PEWS byRev Chris Harrington   01529 460904
PET SERVICE
As Sunday 7th October is designated 'Animal Welfare Sunday' we are holding a pet service at Asgarby church to give thanks for our animal companions at 3pm. Each pet will be given a certificate to confirm they have been blessed by the vicar! No reptiles or insects please. But dogs, cats, ponies, budgies, parrots, hamsters, rabbits etc. are most welcome. There will be refreshments afterwards.
ALPHA
As part of a national initiative this autumn THE ALPHA COURSE is being held on Wednesday evenings at the Wesleyan Reform Chapel on East Gate in Heckington. ALPHA is a 12 week course for anyone wanting to explore what the Christian faith is really all about. For further details, please contact the vicar.
ALTERED
St Andrews Heckington is helping to pilot 'ALTERED', a new Arts project run in conjunction with Arts N.K. and the Lincoln Diocese to encourage artists to use the ancient space of churches to produce a new digital arts experience.
There will be special Friday evening showing and a chance to talk with the artists themselves on 2nd November and then the church will be open during the weekend 3rd & 4th Nov for anyone to come and see what has been produced.

CHURCH SERVICES ACROSS THE GROUP IN OCTOBER
7th OCTOBER
9.30am Great Hale (Holy Communion)
11am Burton Pedwardine (Holy Communion)
11am Heckington (Harvest Festival)
3pm Asgarby (Pet Service)
14th OCTOBER
9.30am Scredington (Holy Communion)
11am Hecklngton (Holy Communion)
11am Swaton (Morning Prayer)
11am Great Hale (Informal Family Service)
2pm Howell (Harvest Festival)
6pm Helpringham (Evensong)
21st OCTOBER
9.30am Helpringham (Holy Communion)
11am Heckington (Holy Communion)
6pm Burton (Harvest Festival)
28th OCTOBER
9.30am Swaton (Holy Communion)
11am Heckington (Holy Communion)
11am Helprlngham (Morning Praise)
11am Scredington (New Morning Service)
6pm Great Hale (Harvest Festival & Supper)
Rev Chris Harrington, Priest in Charge of the Heckington & Helpringham Group 10 Cameron Street, Heckington (460904)

HELPRINGHAM HARVEST EVENTS
Both the Festival on Friday 5th at 6.00pm, which will be led by Rev Chris, and the Supper in the Memorial Hall on the 6th at both are always good for a pleasant evening out. Tickets for the supper from John West or Terry Markham or your usual Parochial Church Council Marketing Executive!
Tickets cost £8:00 for adult, £7:00 for Concessions and £4.00 for nippers. All funds raised go to the Church maintenance fund which has taken a bit of a bashing lately with the Organ motor blowing up and the unbelievable cost of new lamps for the lighting. Keep smiling and be nice to each other. John West

   

PETTICOAT CLUB NEWS
We had pleasure in welcoming a very special lady, Debbie Chessum, to our September meeting. Some of us already knew her as she runs the local Vitality group but were perhaps unaware of the vast amounts of money she has raised for various charities, as a result of which, she was nominated to be one of the Olympic torch bearers.
It all started when Debbie was an overweight teenager and she started to exercise to lose weight. From fast walking to jogging to running she persevered until she was able to attempt her first marathon. Having been successful at that she went on to complete another 6 and together with other fund raising activities she has managed to donate over £39k to charity. All this, whilst also coping with the fact that her baby daughter contracted meningitis and her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour; neither of which has changed her positive outlook on life.
Debbie brought along the Olympic torch that she had carried and we were all amazed at just how beautiful it was. She was able to talk us through the day itself which was truly one of mixed emotions - excitement, nervousness, anxiety and sheer panic, Debbie is still raising money wherever and whenever she can and she went away with the respect and admiration of us all.
Our next meeting is at 7:30pm on Wednesday 10th October when Sue Cadman (ex Roly Poly) will be back with Part 2 of "My Life in Showbiz" - not to be missed. Do come along, new members and guests welcome.

HELPRINGHAM AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB
This months meeting will be WEdnesday the 24th at 7:30: Romany Remedies & Garden Cures / Speaker Freya Trotman

HELPRINGHAM HISTORY SOCIETY
The Society would like to thank all those who helped us mount the "Sporting Helpringham" exhibition in St. Andrew's Church over the Feast Weekend. It was amazing to see how many people in Helpringham have had sporting success and we hope all those who attended found it enjoyable and interesting.
We are already planning the exhibition for next year's Feast "School Days" so please keep this in mind and look out your old school photos, artefacts and stories. This will include not just those educated in Helpringham but everyone. We ALL have school memories.
On Remembrance Sunday this year we will once again be remembering our war heroes at the Memorial Hall and would welcome any information or artefacts you may have to add to our already sizable collection, including all conflicts since the Second World War where our heroes have served and died.
The Society is now starting work on its next project "Buildings and People of Helpringham". To help with this we are seeking information on all buildings in the village and knowledge of previous ones. If you can help with this we would love to hear from you. Contact Laraine on 421110 or Julie on 421265 or any other Society members.

DARBY AND JOAN CLUB
The Darby and Joan Club held a successful Rummage Sale in September, raising £226 for the club funds. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported the event.
Linda Bassett won Lotto Bonus Ball, No. 33
October meetings will be held on 11th and 25th,  2pm to 4pm in the Memorial Hall; anyone over 50 years welcome.
Saturday November 10th there is an outing to Theatre Royal, Lincoln to see County Amateur Operatic and Drama Society performance of "The Sound of Music". Matinee 2.30pm. Lunch at Elite Lincoln before going to the theatre. To book., ring 421478 or 421617. Coach and theatre tickets £24. lunch is extra.