Blazing Saddles is a 1974 comedy western movie directed by Mel Brooks starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder and Harvey Korman. It tells the story of a black Sheriff, played by Little, who is appointed Sheriff of a small Western town and how he must try to make friends with the racist towns people and stop a ruthless businessman from knocking down the town to make way for a railway line. “Blazing Saddles” could never be made today, due to its frequent deployment of the N-word. Full info and tickets: https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
WI – Thursday 8th. An Evening of fun and laughter including Handbag Bingo. SVHall.
Winter Warmer Cafe re-opens on Friday 9th
Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 13th
Film Club is on Thursday 15th
The Sheet Association has received a thankyou note from The Rosemary Foundation’s Fundraising Team . Thanks to everyone who supported our events in 2025 with proceeds going mainly to The Rosemary Foundation and also to Cancer Research.
Blues Brothers is a 1980 American cult musical action comedy film, starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd and directed by John Landis. Set in and around Chicago, where it was filmed, the film features musical numbers by singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. It’s a story of redemption for Jake Blues, a blues vocalist and petty criminal who is paroled from prison. Together with his brother they set out to prevent the foreclosure of the Roman Catholic orphanage in which they were raised. Full info and tickets: https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
Please note that the Winter Cafe will be closed on Friday 26th December and Friday 2nd January.
A brief note from Film Club to say thank you to all of you who attended our Film Night in November and donated, so generously, items for our annual pre-Christmas collection for the Petersfield Food Bank and Salvation Army hamper appeal.
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Sheet School have kindly sent us their Autumn newsletter
Also the PC have asked us to warn you about possible break-ins. A resident on Inmans Lane has caught 2 people trying to break in to his property on his ring camera.
Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film written, directed and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. The film follows protagonist Cassie Thomas, a 30-year-old medical school dropout, as she deals with the aftermath of the rape and implied suicide of her best friend, Nina. Her life, formerly on a promising path as a gifted medical student, gets derailed by the tragedy that took her friend. Starring Cary Mulligan as Cassie, the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Full info and tickets: https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
“The Outrun” is a 2024 English-language drama film based on the 2016 memoir “The Outrun” by Amy Liptrot. Starring Saoirse Ronan, the film tells the story of Rona, a young woman born in Orkney who has been living in London as a postgrad student, where her joy in her freedom has been succeeded by alcohol abuse and depression. Fresh out of rehab, she returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery. Full info and tickets: https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms
West Meon Music Festival is from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th
Film Club showing ‘Lee’ is on Thursday 18th
A note from the Parish Council re Co-option of a Parish Councillor
As no by-election has been requested, Sheet Parish Council will fill the current Parish Councillor vacancy by co-option at the next PC meeting on 9th September. If you are interested in standing for the Parish Council, please contact the Clerk by Friday, 5th September. https://sheetparishcouncil.gov.uk/news/2997
Now that the evenings are drawing in, is it almost time for the sofa and a book?! In memory of our past Parish Council Chairman, Ron Dark, who loved a good book, we now have a bookshelf in the small meeting room of the Village Hall which can be accessed any time the Village Hall doors are open and there’s no-one using the room. Please feel free to take a book, leave one in exchange if you want to, but due to the limited space, please don’t leave a pile of books!
‘Lee’ is a 2023 British biographical war drama film which tells the story of Lee Miller, played by Kate Winslet, an American photographer who was determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, captured some of the most important images of Word War 11
Summer Cafe is on Friday 1st August – 2.30 to 4.30. Village Green or Village Hall.
Sheet WI meeting is on Thursday 7th August – Summer outing and picnic.
No Film Club this month – new programme starts September – Film Club page.
No Parish Council meeting this month.
TEA & CAKES ON THE VILLAGE GREEN AND BRING & BUY SALE
Our event for charity, was held on Sunday afternoon 29th June. A big thank you to all who supported this event and made it a success. It really was a joint effort with the Sheet Association and residents – we had so many contributions from you; garden produce, plants and flowers and homemade jams etc. And of course thank you to anyone who made a cake and thanks to all for coming and supporting us on the day and buying Raffle tickets. We had some generous prizes donated from local businesses and individuals. And if you helped setting up on Sunday morning, lifting and shifting gazebos and marquee to give everyone shade in the heat of the day, and all those tables and chairs – that was much appreciated too!
And thanks to those who entered the photography competition, all of which made a great display alongside the themed floral original art. Your generosity produced £1131 – Tea & Cakes £366 / Produce stall £260 / Tony Clear’s flowers £186 / Raffle £319. The proceeds were split 75% / 25% to The Rosemary Foundation and Cancer Research respectively. A pleasing result.
TONY CLEAR
We don’t normally single people out for praise on this website as so many people do so much and most of our events are a team effort. However, on this occasion we felt we wanted to thank Sheet resident Tony Clear for his involvement in the Tea and Cakes on the Green event on 29th June, and specifically for his contribution to the Bring & Buy Stalls. Many of you will know of the huge amount of work he puts into his field of cut flowers which he sells at the Harrow pub, proceeds from which go to the Rosemary Foundation. His admirable efforts over the years have raised many thousands of pounds for this organisation. On this occasion Tony and his partner Clare were up early on Sunday morning and gathered 30 bunches of flowers while most of us were likely still in bed! Many thanks Tony, you raised £186.
