2016
ARCHIVE – November 2016:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
Check the ‘EVENTS CALENDAR’ for what’s happening this month including:
Your Christmas Cards………
Send one card to all your local friends. Decorate the village tree with your own card and donate to a local charity, primarily the Rosemary Foundation – deadline 10th December. What a great idea!
Film Club presents ‘JOY’ – Thursday 15th December
Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film, written and directed by David Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire. For more information www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
HARK ………. Carols on the Green – Thursday 22nd December. Meet at the Half Moon pub at 6.30pm then walk to the Village Green for a 7pm start. Mince pies and wine in the Village Hall afterwards.
- Follow the link to see Christmas services at St. Mary Magdalen http://www.sheet.church/christmas/
- Sheet WI programme for 2017 now on the WI link above
- Early news of a Lion & Unicorn play for January in Sheet Village Hall – book early to avoid disappointment!
‘Two Sisters’ by Caroline Harding
The director, Sam Gaffney, who directed the well received “Gods of Carnage” at the Village Hall at the beginning of this year, writes:
Well buried secrets are reluctantly revealing in this thrilling and engaging black comedy. The play takes place in a small village in 1880s Russia. Sisters, Anya and Sonia spend an evening together where these secrets and tales of the past come back to haunt their fragile relationship. Everything is not what it seems between these two sisters. A story of love, skulduggery and sisterly bonds. The catalyst that sets everything in motion – an empty coffin found in Anya’s house
ARCHIVE – November 2016:
Added on 10th November: WANTED – 3 male and 3 male actors to take part in a 1 act drama next March. A farcical comedy about the Suffragettes’ campaign for votes for women in Britain!
REMEMBER, REMEMBER….. Bonfire Night on the Millennium Field – Sunday 6th
THURSDAY 17TH – THE ASSASSIN
The Assassin is a 2015 martial arts film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsein. Set in 8th century China during the last years of the Tang Dynasy the film centres on Nie Yinniang, an assassin who is directed to slay corrupt government officials by her master Jiaxin, a nun who raised her from the age of ten. For more information www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
ARCHIVE – October 2016:
JUST ADDED
- Changes to kerbing at Inmans Lane
- Rosemary Foundation Fund Raiser on 21st
- And don’t forget The Danish Girl on 20th.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO KERBING AND JUNCTION OF INMANS LANE
On Tuesday 25th October from 3pm – 6pm Damian Walsh (Civil Engineering and Landscape, Havant Borough Council) will be holding an exhibition of proposed changes to kerbing and junction of Inmans Lane. The exhibition will be staffed in order to answer any questions and will take place in the foyer of the Village Hall. The intention of the works is to make alterations to the junction layout at Inmans Lane / Town Lane with new kerbing and a small build-out to improve the safety of this junction for pedestrians, especially the young children who attend the nursery on the corner of this junction. Click on the link to see a plan showing the proposed layout. It also shows red boxes indicating the usual places cars can be seen parked. These spaces will no longer be available once the crossing points are implemented. inmans-lane-junction-alterations
THURSDAY 20TH
The Danish Girl is a 2015 British-American biographical romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the fictional novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex change surgery, and Alicia Vikander as Wegener. For more information about the film and the Film Club see Film Club link above and www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
- ARCHIVE – September 2016:
- Film Club starts its new season this month, on 15th September, with ‘The Lunchbox’ – a 2013 Indian romantic film written and directed by Ritesh Batra. The film was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival winning the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award. For more information about the film and the Film Club see Film Club link above and www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
- One of our neighbouring villages, West Meon, has advised us of their Music Festival on 16th-18th September, which may be of interest to some Sheet residents. http://www.westmeonmusic.co.uk
- Interested in volunteering? Age Concern Food & Friendship needs volunteers. See poster for details: F&F Volunteer Poster 27_7_16 – final
- ARCHIVE – August 2016:
A VERY QUIET MONTH – SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWS OF NEW FILM CLUB PROGRAMME, WEST MEON MUSIC FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER AND A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS. (Now in September listings)
- ARCHIVE – July 2016:
‘OCD & ME’. On 1st and 2nd July the Lion and Unicorn will be performing OCD & Me, at Sheet Village Hall, a play based on the true life story of a sufferer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A moving story of one family’s struggles with OCD and their attempts to defeat it. The play takes the audience through a range of emotions in arriving at its ultimate conclusion and should move even the most hardened soul. OCD & Me Poster and lionandunicornplayers.co.uk for ticketing details.
On Thursday 7th July at 7.30pm – a WI event at the Village Hall. A talk by Rhonda Doyle, Life as a Maid at Stansted House.
See below for details of Macbyrd A taster of the new season
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MACBYRD It’s 1940 in a sleepy Sussex village. George, a retired mechanic, receives a letter from the War Office. Magpies gather, hopping on their twiggy legs. ‘What’s this?’ they cackle. Momentous changes are afoot. While above, amidst comic absurdity, a dark and menacing intrigue simmers among the birds. A brand new comedy thriller from The Rudes. Watch out for Inspector Seed, a pigeon!
The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company perform on Sheet Recreation Ground. Sunday 17th July at 7.30pm. Picnics from 6.00pm Tickets – £15 plus a range of concessions. Online at www.therudemechanicaltheatre.co.uk & locally on 01730-268536 / 14 Village Street. Further information – 01323-501260
- ARCHIVE – June 2016:
Sheet Association & Community Trust AGM on Friday 17th June at 7.00pm in the Village Hall. See Sheet Association page above for Agenda.
UPDATE on the Sheet Film and Arts Festival 2016- See all the films and photos at https://www.facebook.com/sheetfilms/
First prize ‘I’m a Dark Lord get me outta here’. By Henry, Edgar & Florence.
Film Club – Thursday 16th June: A taste of 2016-2017 films:
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‘SIDEWAYS’. A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack’s final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. Sideways is a decidedly mature road trip comedy full of excellent performances. See Film Club above for more details and at www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms . This is the final film of the 2015-2016 programme. 2016-2017 programme to be published soon starting September 2016, every 3rd Thursday of the month. Full details soon on the Film Club page.
CALLING ALL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN SHEET:
For more information and an application form contact susan.kirkwoodtaylor@easthants.gov.uk or phone 01730 234186. Website www.easthantsyouthcouncil.org
Update on the Great River Rother Duck Race 7th May 2016:
And… they’re off! Over 1000 ducks raced down the river Rother on Saturday 7th May, battling the river swells and strict marshalling rules to heroically raise approx £1500 for local Sheet causes, the Church, Sheet School and Sheet Village. The winning duck was owned by Pepper Stockley who won a cash prize of £50. The event was organised by Lucy Mitchell and Suezi Siggars for Friends of Sheet School, The Rev. Richard Saunders of St. Mary Magdalen together with many helpers from the village.
- ARCHIVE – May 2016:
- Annual Parish Assembly on Friday 6th May – scroll down for details.
- Recently posted on the sheetparishcouncil.org. website is a letter from Network Rail with an update on their plans for the Sheet level crossing.
The Great River Rother Duck Race. Film Club – Thursday 12th May
www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
- Annual Parish Assembly on Friday, 6th May at 7.30 at the Village Hall. This is a chance for Sheet residents to come along and hear about the work of the Parish, District and County Council over the past year. There will be reports on the village hall, allotments, recreation areas and planning. It’s also an opportunity for the public to raise any issues. There will be wine and nibbles after the meeting as per previous years and a chance to chat to County, District and parish councillors.
- Parish Council AGM on 10th May. Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair and confirmation of roles and responsibilities. Also formal approval of accounts.
- Friday 27th, 28th and 29th May – Spring Bank Holiday weekend. The Sheet Film and Arts Festival. Now approaching its third year, Sheet Film Festival presents its most ambitious and exciting programme yet. Venue – garden of the Queen’s Head Sheet. The Film Festival needs your films! So for further details and a guide to film making and video editing advice, go to their facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheet-Film-Festival/1409180839392834
- ARCHIVE – April 2016:
- At the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 12th April, the owner of the land behind the Church will be presenting his planning proposal for one house on that land. And the Head Teacher of Sheet School is coming to show us the ideas for their sculpture project.
- There are advertisements on the Parish website and Noticeboards for vacant plots at Sheet Allotments in Mill Lane and an advertisement for a Parish Lengthsman.
- On Thursday 7th at 7.30 pm the WI will be holding a class on how to construct a hanging basket – perfect timing for Spring/Summer displays, and the WI Craft Group will be tackling Blackwork embroidery on Friday 8th at 10am in the Village Hall.
Film Club April – ‘Days of Heaven‘ at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st April in the Village Hall. Bar opens 7.00pm and as usual interval food is available to order from the Queens Head. Staring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Linda Manz, Terrence Malick’s 1978 movie Days of Heaven was never a huge hit, but it was such a departure and so deliberate an attempt to have the audience stirred by beauty that it felt calming and inspiring. To read more about the film see Upcoming Events at www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
- ARCHIVE – March 2016:
- Details of Good Friday and Easter Sunday Services at St. Mary Magdalen Church.
- See below for news of the 2016 Sheet Film and Arts Festival and the River Rother Duck Race!
- At the next Parish Council meeting on Tuesday, 8th March 2016, the owner of the land behind Pulens Lane will, at his request, present his plans for the land. In view of the long agenda, the meeting will therefore start at the earlier time of 7.00 p.m.
Film Club March – ‘Two Days, One Night’ at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th March in the Village Hall. Bar opens 7.00pm and as usual interval food is available to order from the Queens Head. A thought provoking and perceptive French film. Sandra (Marion Cotillard) has just been released from the hospital to find that she no longer has a job. According to management, the only way Sandra can hope to regain her position at the factory is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. To read more about the film see Upcoming Events at www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
FOR YOUR DIARIES, EARLY NOTIFICATION OF THREE FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN MAY AND JULY 2016:
Saturday 7th May at 12 noon. The Great River Rother Duck Race. Barbecue on the Recreation Ground, Inmans Lane followed by the race down the river. Cash prizes organised by Sheet Village Association, Friends of Sheet School, Friends to St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Friday 27th, 28th and 29th May – Spring Bank Holiday weekend. The Sheet Film and Arts Festival. Now approaching its third year, Sheet Film Festival presents its most ambitious and exciting programme yet. Venue – garden of the Queen’s Head Sheet. The Film Festival needs your films! So for further details and a guide to film making and video editing advice, go to their facebook page.
Sunday 17th July at 7.30pm. The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company presents MACBYRD, a comedy thriller. Sheet Recreation Ground. More details in our June update.
- ARCHIVE – February 2016:
- Sheet Parish Council have a vacancy for a Caretaker for the Village Hall and are also looking for a grass cutting contractor for the parish. For details see: http://www.sheetparishcouncil.org
- At the next Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 9th February we’ve got Tony Burton coming to explain the changes to the plans for the 11 houses behind School Lane apparently to do with sewage/water/drainage.
- On Friday 19th February at 7.30pm Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire, is holding an open Public Meeting. This is a forum for any member of the public to come and raise local issues and Damian may do an introduction on latest government policy as well.
Forthcoming Film Club showing is ‘Nebraska’ on Thursday 11th February 2016 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Nebraska is a 2013 American black and white comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Bob Nelson, staring Bruce Dern. The film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where Bruce Dern won the Best Actor Award. It was also nominated for six Academy Awards. Nebraska is a father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska …….. www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
Update – Well done to the organisers and participants of the Quiz Night whose efforts made over £2000 for the charity.
Quiz Night on Saturday 27th February in aid of the RNLI. Not strictly a Sheet event, but run by Sheet resident, Ric Flatt and to be held just up the road at Churcher’s College. Individuals or teams (of six to eight people) are invited to enter the quiz. Tickets are £12 per person and this covers entry to the quiz, a hot supper and pudding. There will also be a bar and a raffle, including a first prize of a day’s sailing for two on the Solent. The Doors will be open from 7pm; the quiz starts at 7.30pm. Last year more than 20 teams took part; the evening was a great success, and raised more than £2,000 for the RNLI. Tickets for individual entrants or complete teams are available from One Tree Books. petersfieldrnli.org.uk
- ARCHIVE – January 2016:
‘CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GARDNER’
Information on tickets etc at www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
The annual Carols on the Green event on Friday 18th December attracted over 100 Carolers of all ages.
- The raffle for the Sampler Quilt made by the Sheet WI raised £915 and through other activities an additional £200 was raised for Rowans Hospice making a total of £1,115.00. Well done to the WI. For the coming year their chosen charity is to be the Friends of Petersfield Hospital.
- Roadworks at the London Road / Pulens lane / Inmans Lane junction start on Tuesday 5th January for 3 weeks. It’s believed the intention is to widen the two islands into middle of the road to make it safer for pedestrians.
Check the ‘Events Calendar’ for what’s happening this month including:
The Lion & Unicorn Players, whose base is in Sheet put on the successful Murder Mystery evening in the Village Hall in November and are continuing their relationship with the Village with this clever, funny comedy which looks at middle class pretensions and sees two couples descending into chaos over the course of one afternoon. Another play is planned for this time next year. www.lionandunicornplayers.co.uk
- WI talk on 7th January – Life after Iran.
- Film Club – Conversations with my Gardener on 21st January. www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms for more information.