Saturday 14th April 2012 – 7.30pm for 8.00pm
James Bond themed casino evening and buffet
Each attendee is provided with chips at the start of the evening and a prize will be awarded for the person with the most chips at the end of the night.
Also, prizes awarded for the best James Bond character fancy dress
Tickets £20 available from The Cherington Arms or Alan Thompson (proceeds go to new village hall fund)
14th April. 10pm to 12 noon – Cherington & Stourton Village Hall
Pick up a bargain, find a treasure and enjoy a coffee and a bacon sandwich or toasted tea cake
Fri 13th April 7:30pm – The Porter Family in Concert at Cherington Village Hall.
Tickets £15 to include a glass of wine and nibbles available from Rebecca on 674929
Proceeds go to Shipston Home Nursing
Meetings held at Brailes Village Hall and start at 7.30pm. Next meetings:
Monday 5th March – Aviation Heritage/Cotswolds – Air Commander Graham Pitchfork Monday 2nd April – Stone Carving talk/demo – Bernard Johnson
Further information from Harry Upson (686323).
Saturday 24th March at 8am The Cherington Arms
Life on the Inside
Speaker: Philip Chadder, Brixton Prison Chaplain.
Full English breakfast £7.50 Contact Roger Maycock for further information
Cotswold Marquees are running a charity fundraiser for the Save the Children Fund for their “No Child Born To Die” campaign.
The event is on the 17th March from 10am – 4pm followed by a soup dinner and a raffle during the evening for our guests from 7-9pm. We hope to raise as much as possible.
There will be a soup lunch at Wheelwright Cottage on Wednesday 14th March from 12 noon to 2pm
Everyone is welcome, do come along and enjoy home made soups and a good chat
All donations will go to Home Start, Banbury.
Saturday 10th March at 8am The Cherington Arms
Stop the Traffic
Speaker: Ruth Dearnley, CEO of an organisation which aims to lead a strategic response to human trafficking worldwide.
Full English breakfast £7.50 Contact Janet Owen for further information
February: not my favourite month. No longer Winter, but not quite Spring, either. My birthday month: another year older, so need cheering up. Fortunately, on cue and in the nick of time, it’s The Cherington Players’ annual Music Hall! Eclectic – certainly; surreal – not infrequently; entertaining – always; an essential date for the diary – most definitely.
Times change, of course: where once a judge held court and a schoolmaster gamely followed, who’d have imagined that Kermit the Window Cleaner could so successfully wield the MC’s gavel? Other changes are more evolutionary, and therein lies the key to the continued success of this much-loved institution: individual performers may move on to pastures new, or opt for a year out, but there remains a sufficient core of stalwarts to provide continuity and maintain long-standing tradition. Seasoned ‘guests’ may wind down gracefully (or even a little disgracefully), whilst relative newcomers, not so long ago tentative and a little self-conscious, visibly blossom into the leads of the future. The roles of Director Diana Fremantle and Musical Director ‘Dame’ Helen Porter are pivotal, of course: with the Music Hall on her CV, Diana is surely a shoo-in for Michael Boyd’s job, a little further up the A3400, whilst Helen’s fascinator deserves its own billing in the programme.
Cherington is about as far from the sea as it is possible to be on our island, so this year’s first act, Songs from the Sea, struck the first slightly surreal note. The Company traversed the spectrum from traditional sea shanties to The Beach Boys with considerable aplomb and minimal props. A backdrop from South Pacific offered a potentially incongruous setting for The Skye Boat Song; fortunately, a sufficient number of performers had thought to pack a tartan travel rug for their trip to the seaside, and the end result included some nice harmonies. John Baldwin’s solo rendition of Sea Fever brought the first act to a close in great style.
With the first interval behind us, it was time for the traditional Solos & Duets, with Helen and Tim Porter (“Brailes’ answer to the Von Trapp Family”, to quote our MC, James Walton) setting the standard as usual. Bracketed by the singing voices of Sarah Bourne and Octavia Lewis, Mark Dudfield (whose absence from the first act had caused some consternation amongst afficionados) was on his usual form (!) with his stand-up routine. Mark Rosen’s poem, Chocolate Cake was delivered with panache by Andy Elliott, whilst Chris Bourne, displaying talents that always managed to elude James Herriot, gave a spirited performance of George Formby’s Wigan Boat Express. Colin Beckett’s tribute to Rolf Harris brought the second act to a hilarious conclusion, although I did find myself scouring the audience nervously before giving way to laughter at his ‘Birmingham’ joke!
This year’s final act was given over to Favourites from Gilbert & Sullivan: if ever there was a theme tailor-made for The Cherington Players, this was it! Less scope than usual for cross-dressing, despite the inclusion of A Regular Royal Queen from The Gondoliers, and no outing this year for Anthony Granville’s much-admired legs, but full advantage was otherwise taken of the comic potential of no fewer than four light operas. The successful partnership of Jane Gibbs and Jonathan Stolerman this year foresook their flying jackets for Sino-Japanese apparel: will they again make the cover of The LINK, one wonders? Geoffrey Gibbs, surely the ideal candidate for a piratical cameo in With Catlike Tread, settled for making a Tit (Willow) of himself. But it was the ensemble pieces that stole the show, with some fine singing and fun-poking: the final two numbers, I’ve Got a Little List and The Ruler of the Queen’s Navee were particularly well chosen and executed.
The usual hugely enjoyable and entertaining evening, then. But the question must be asked: will it be possible to emulate the Stourton Hippodrome’s unique atmosphere in the new Village Hall?
David Farman (Little Wolford)
Bring & Buy Coffee Morning
The Cherington Church Flower Arrangers are holding a Bring and Buy coffee morning at The Barn at Jacques House, Stourton, on Saturday 21st January from 10am to 12 noon.
All proceeds to Shipston Home Nursing and Church Flowers fund.
A celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication of The King James Bible will take place at St John Baptist Church, Cherington on Sunday 2nd October at 6pm.
Further information contact; Pam (686367) – Liz (686404) – Maggie (686318) – Sherry (686420)
Organised by Cherington and Stourton Gardening Group
£26, which includes coach fare and £16.50 entry fee
For more details contact Jenny on 686381 (only 2 places still available)
Sunday 14th August 2.00pm – Tennis Tournament
Mixed Doubles – To be held on courts in Cherington and Stourton
Bring your own partner or we can find you one.
Sunday 14th August 2 pm followed by lunch
Tennis and lunch £15 – Lunch only £10
for more details phone Janet on 686547
(in aid of CSS Village Hall)
The date for the 2011 Cherington, Stourton & Sutton Flower Show &Country Fair has been announced as Saturday August 6, in the usual place.
A day not to be missed, great fun for family and Friends
Saturday 6th August 10.00am – Showground gate opens
12.00 noon – Car Boot Sale opens
1.00pm – Events commence
For more information – Click Here
Sunday 10 July 11-3 – Open Garden – Cherington House
entry £3 children under 12 free, refreshments and car parking available
Proceeds to the CSS New Village Hall Fund
Saturday 4 June – Summer Jazz in the Garden.
A summer evening of jazz in the grounds of the Old Red Lion, Cherington featuring the Music of Boulevard Swing
Bring your own picnic, drinks,seating. Gates open 6.00pm Music 7.00-10.00pm
Tickets in advance only – adults £10.00, under16 £5.00 under 10 Free, available from the coffee shop, Chris and Kerrith 686403, Barry and Stella 686224, Annie 686523 (proceeds to new village hall fund)
Sunday 22 May – Water Colour Workshop
10-4 – £25 including Morning Coffee and Lunch – Colin and Jenny Beckett 686381, please book in advance. 10 -4 Village Hall
Thursday 19th May – Village Hall Public Meeting
8.00pm Village Hall – Come along to view information about the new village hall project. Further information can be found by Clicking Here
Tuesday 17th May – Travellers Tales
7.30 for 8.00pm at village hall
“Tudor in Three Continents” Please come along and listen to the fascinating stories of three groups of students who visited South America, Africa and India.
Tickets £8.00 to include wine and light refreshments available from Harriet, Maggie or Erica.
Church Flowers – 8th January 2011 – 11 am
Please come along for a cup of coffee and a talk about Church flowers for 2011 festivals.
Is there anyone out there who enjoys flower arranging and is willing to make our church look beautiful?
Location: Holtoms Stables, Wood Lane, Cherington
Contact: Jane Gibbs (The Flower Team)