“DJ Ahmet” is a 2025 drama film, directed and written by Georgi M. Unkovski, which follows the life of Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yurok village in rural North Macedonia. Ahmet has a lot on his plate after the loss of his mother, including herding sheep and caring for his kid brother. Weighed down by his father’s rules, he’s also bound by his conservative wider community. He finds an unlikely refuge in techno music, which brings him closer to his neighbour Aya who he worships like a goddess. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
So good to see our tree thriving again – looking lovely and bushy in spite of a bit of drought discolouration.
WI meeting is on 1st –The Good, the Bad and the Downright Funny (part 2) tales of daily life as a policewoman. Jackie Dimmock.
Maddy’s Mark Annual Quiz – Friday 9th, Churcher’s Senior School
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 13th. Village Hall
Film Club – is on Thursday 15th. Village Hall.
SAVE THE DATE – The Sheet Village Association AGM will be held in the Village Hall on Friday 6th November at 7:00pm, followed by drinks. The meeting will provide a resume of the events of the year and an opportunity to discuss the SA’s 2027 Summer social event and date. All are welcome and if you’d like to join The Sheet Association and have an input in future events, please have a chat with us.
Our new season begins on Thursday 17th September when we will be showing ‘The Penguin Lessons’, a 2024 comedy-drama film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce. The film was inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman, Tom Mitchell, who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
As usual a quiet August, after a busy July. No Film Club and no Parish Council meeting. Enjoy the Summer holidays.
LOOKING AHEAD – Maddy’s Mark Annual Quiz is on Friday 9th October, 7pm at Churcher’s Senior School. £10 per person. Bring your own picnic. Paying bar. Great raffle prizes.
The Sheet Association AGM is on Friday 6th November – details to follow
WI on Thursday 2nd July – Woolbeding Reimagined. Becky Horns.
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 14th. Village Hall
The Rude Mechanicals – Saturday 18th July. Note this is being held on the Millennium Field this year so as not to clash with Half Moon Music Festival. https://www.therudes.co.uk/book-tickets-2
The Petersfield Shakespeare Festivalis from Thursday 16th to Sunday 26th July – Wylds Farm. https://psfest.co.uk
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SAVE THE DATE: Friday 9th October 2026 at 7pm. Maddy’s Mark Annual Quiz at Churcher’s Senior School – 7pm. £10 per person. Bring your own picnic. Paying bar. Great raffle prizes.
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FUN & GAMES ON THE VILLAGE GREEN
After a spell of cold, wet and windy weather, the sun shone for us at The Sheet Association’s summer event, on Saturday 13th June. Especially enjoyed by many children Pinning the Tail on the Donkey, Splatting the Rat, playing Hoola Hoop, decorating cupcakes, and throwing wet sponges at their friends and family in the Stocks! Adults were of course allowed to join in, many guessing the number of sweets in the jar and guessing the weight of the Yokel, identifying film stars and visiting the plant stall, after a BBQ lunch and before relaxing with tea and cake. Thanks to everyone who came and made it a success, and to everyone who helped set up on Friday and Saturday and who manned the stalls – and all the clearing away! And thanks to everyone who baked a cake. We are of course always grateful for the generous prizes donated for the Raffle.
“The Italian Job” is a 1969 British comedy caper film written by Troy Kennedy Martin, directed by Peter Collinson and starring Michael Caine. The film’s plot centres on Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, recently released from prison, who forms a gang for the job of stealing a cache of gold bullion being transported through the city of Turin, Italy, in an armoured security truck. The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, featuring the songs “On Days Like These”, sung by Matt Monro over the opening credits, and “Getta Bloomin’ Move On” during the climactic car chase, which featured Caine among its singers. Several elements became symbolic cult features, including a rare never-resolved cliffhanger ending and Caine’s famous line about only blowing the doors off. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
WI on Thursday 7th. June 4th – Growing Old Disgracefully. Observations, sayings, anecdotes and humour around the topic of ageing. Jill Bentall.
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 9th. Village Hall
Fun & Games on the Village Green – Saturday 13th June.
Film Club is on Thursday 18th June. Village Hall
The main event for this month is FUN & GAMES ON THE VILLAGE GREEN. See Poster. Don’t forget to let us know your seating / table requirements and if you’re having the BBQ. See you there!
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 12th. Village Hall
The Annual Parish Assembly, is being held by Sheet Parish Council on Thursday 14th May, Village Hall at 7pm. Louise Barnetson from the Western Sussex Rivers Trust will be the speaker. All are welcome.
Film Club is on Thursday 21st. Village Hall
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FUN & GAMES ON THE VILLAGE GREEN – SATURDAY 13TH JUNE
LET US KNOW IF YOU’LL BE JOINING US!
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Sheet Parish Councilis holding their Annual Parish Assembly on Thursday 14th May in the Village Hall at 7pm. Guest speaker for the evening is Louise Barnetson from Wessex Waterways who will talk about wildlife and management of local waterways. There will be refreshments courtesy of the Parish Council. All are welcome.
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SAVE THE DATES – More information to follow on these Summer events
FUN & GAMES ON THE VILLAGE GREEN – SATURDAY 13TH JUNE. The Sheet Association’s Summer event. More information to follow.
“I’m Still Here” is a 2024 political biographical drama film directed by Walter Salles, based on Marcelo Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the same name. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, played by Selton Mello, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Torres won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture while the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, a category in which it was also nominated at the BAFTA. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
The Descendants is a poignant comedy-drama starring George Clooney as Matt King, a Hawaiian lawyer and land baron. The story follows Matt as he navigates a family crisis: his wife is in a coma following a boating accident, leaving him to reconnect with his two daughters while discovering a painful secret about his marriage. Simultaneously, he faces immense pressure to sell a massive tract of ancestral land owned by his family. The film was a major critical success, winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and earning Clooney a Golden Globe for his lead performance. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
Free Entry to the Giant Easter Charity Market at Petersfield Festival Hall on 4th April. Sponsored, amongst other businesses, by our very own Queens Head Pub.
One Life is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by James Hawes based on the emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It’s not until the BBC show “That’s Life!” re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
WI on Thursday 5th. Antiques Roadshow. Bring your antiques and tell us about them. Herne Leisure Centre
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 10th
Film Club is on Thursday 19th
Winter Warmer Cafe – last one is on Friday 27th March – Village Hall.
It’s not too late to get your tickets for Film Club’s special showing of Molly vs The Machines this afternoon at 5pm – For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
Thanks to the Post Box Topper Team for reminding us that Spring may be on its way!
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On Thursday 26th February we very sadly said goodbye to Andrew Platt, our long serving Chairman of the Sheet Association, friend and neighbour, who passed away in January. He will be greatly missed. Vaughan Clarke, editor of The Sheet News, has written a tribute to Andrew which you can find on Page 5 of the March issue of that publication.
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PETERSFIELD MUSICAL FESTIVAL – will take place at the Festival Hall and St. Peter’s Church from Friday 13th to Saturday 21st March. https://petersfieldmusicalfestival.org.uk
We’re proud to present Molly vs THE MACHINES, a powerful new documentary premiering in cinemas nationwide on 1st March in partnership with Glasgow Film Festival. This film tells the story of Ian Russell’s fight to uncover the truth behind his daughter Molly’s tragic death, a story that reveals how social media’s hidden forces shape the lives of young people today. Molly vs THE MACHINES is a vital conversation starter about online safety, Big Tech, and the urgent need to protect our children in a digital world. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
My Favourite Cake is the third film by the Iranian writing-directing duo Maryam Moqadam and Behtash Sanaeeha and tells the story of a woman who decides to live out her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted. Mahin (70) lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. The film had its world premiere in 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where the directors were prohibited from attending by the Iranian Government. Full info and tickets: https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
