Events and Groups November 2023
Events
Longhorsley Village Hall
Saturday 18th November – Table Top Sale
Think of it as an indoor car boot sale !!
Doors open at 9am for sellers to set up.
Open to the public (buyers) from 10am – 12 noon.
£10 per table - must be pre-booked and paid for in advance.
Email: janepringle125@gmail.com to book a table.
Tea/Coffee etc available. Guess the Name of the Toy and Tombola.
Entry fee: £2 per adult (includes a free cuppa)
Saturday 2nd December at 2pm – Christmas Get Together
Come and have some fun and try your hand at making a festive wreath.
Materials will be supplied, or bring your own to personalise your wreath.
Teas/Coffees, Mince Pies and Mulled Wine.
Places are limited so make sure to book - £25 pp
Contact: Anne Peat 07876 475536
British Legion Poppy Appeal Coffee Morning
Saturday 4th November from 10am
at St. Helen’s Church
Drop in for a warming drink - All are welcome
Raffle - Bring and Buy Stall - Cakes - Books
Donations would be appreciated
Remembrance Weekend 2023
Friday 10th November: There will be a short Service of Remembrance, organised by St Helen's First School, gathering at 10.45am on the Green.
Sunday 12th November (Remembrance Sunday): There will be a short Service of Remembrance gathering at 10.50am on the Green.
All are welcome to both services.
“Fun with Flowers”
Longhorsley Village Hall
Friday 17th November 2.30 - 4pm
£5 per person - includes refreshments
We will be making an Advent Wreath.
Booking is essential, so we can provide the necessary equipment.
Contact Olive olivelight72@gmail.com or 07907 714455
No experience necessary.
Looking forward to seeing you - Olive, Dorothy and Shirley
Festival of Cribs and Chrismons
St. Helen’s Church, Longhorsley
Saturday 25th November 10am - 3pm
Come and make some Chrismons to hang on the special Chrismon tree and discover their meanings.
See the collection of Longhorsley Nativity and Crib scenes.
Sunday 26th November 10am
Everyone welcome to celebrate the start of Advent.
Followed by refreshments.
Netherwitton Village Hall
Fri 3rd November, 7pm-11pm: Pub night. Come and socialise with your neighbours..
Sun 12th November, 7pm-11pm: Quiz for Maureen. £5 per person to include refreshments with additional donations to go to St. Oswald’s Hospice.
Sat 18th November, 7pm-11pm: French Night. Includes 2 course French inspired meal, £15pp, tickets to be booked in advance.
Fri 24th November, 9am-1pm: Crafty Friday, making a beaded bauble activity. £5 for non-members.
Contact: Peter Pacepavicius 07785 577466 or see Netherwitton Village Hall Facebook page.
The Longhorsley Ball
The 25th Ball is on Saturday 2nd December at Linden Hall.
Tickets are £50pp, which includes a glass of fizz, a three course dinner, close-up magician, fantastic band Shakedown and our amazing raffle.
Last chance to buy tickets! Please get in touch.
Lizzy Prescott 07595 909510 and Karen Fish 07803 603376
Joy of Christmas Fair
Sat/Sun 18th & 19th November
Linden Hall, 10am-4pm
Over 70 stands selling Arts, Crafts, Food and Unique gifts.
Entry: £3.50, includes glass of mulled wine. Tickets can be bought online here.
Wingates Village Institute Hall
Wingates Village Institute Annual General Meeting
Wingates, Morpeth NE65 8RW
The AGM of the Wingates Village Institute (Charity No. 1088983)
will be held on Friday 24th November at 7.00pm at the Institute
This meeting is open to all
Doors and bar open at 6.30pm
A free drink will be offered to attendees before the meeting starts
If you think you might be interested in joining the Institute’s management trustee committee, please consider attending the AGM and putting your name forward.
The Wannie Liners Choir
Longhorsley Mission, Saturday 9th December at 5pm
More information in the December Tree
Groups
More details about all groups are in the Groups Supplement that was distributed with the September 2021 edition of the newsletter.
Extra copies are available on the Back Copies page.
St. Helen’s Coffee Morning
The Coffee Morning on Saturday 4th November will be held in St. Helen’s Church and will be in aid of the British Legion Poppy Appeal. See the Local Events section for details.
Mary Stephenson 788232
Walking Group
The walks are usually 4 to 6 miles long and it’s a good idea to bring a drink and energy snack on the walk.
The next upcoming walks are:
Monday 6th November: Simonside Woods, led by Tracey 07528 014772
Thursday 16th November: Warkworth, led by Brenda 788470
Monday 11th December: Christmas walk and lunch, led by Sheena and Jan
New walkers are always welcome.
For more information please contact Sheena & Jan 07801 005634
Christian Vision for Men
The Christian Vision for Men group has monthly breakfasts at the Angler's Arms. Our next breakfast will be on Saturday 25th November at 8.30am. Our speaker that morning will be one of our own members, Tony Patrick, whose title is “Getting Ready for the Wedding”. The charge for those attending the breakfast is £11.
For more information and to book a place, please contact
Jim Cockburn 01670 510130 jim.cockburn@btinternet.com
Longhorsley WI
Our Social Evening last month was very well attended and everyone enjoyed the pop and popcorn.
The next Meeting is on Thursday 2nd November when Member Laurelie will be hosting a Craft Workshop.
We have recently welcomed two new Members, from Longframlington and Swarland, both having visited for two previous meetings. If anyone else would like to give us a try please come along or give myself or Sally Woolley a ring.
Contact: Audrey Wiggins on 788692 or swigginsa@btinternet.com, Sally Woolley on 788869 or sallyannewoolley@yahoo.co.uk
Ladies Lunch Group
The Ladies Lunch Group’s next outing will be to the Northumberland Arms at Felton on Wednesday the 15th November at 12.30pm.
Please text 07909 992046 or email at francesmurphy48@gmail.com to confirm you are coming.
Longhorsley Baby & Toddler Group
Join us every Thursday morning (in term time) from 9.15am-11.15am for a play, crafts and snacks. Plus the all important hot drink and friendly chat for the grown ups! All welcome, come and make some new friends - no booking required. Follow our Facebook page for updates!
Keep Fit Class
Meet in the Village Hall - Monday mornings between 9.15 and 10.15am. Our aim is to have fun while exercising. New members are welcome.
Shirley Forster is our Instructor and we are supported by Age U.K.
Mary Stephenson 788232
Junior Football Club
Longhorsley Juniors are well underway with the 2023/24 season. We have over 120 kids signed up for this season with each of the age groups full. Our training will soon be moving from the village green to the MUGA, with the training times below:
U8’s Monday 6pm - 7pm
U6’s Tuesday 5pm - 6pm
U9’s Tuesday 6pm - 7pm
U12’s Giras Tuesday 7pm - 8pm
U7’s Wednesday 5pm - 6pm
U11’s Wednesday 6pm - 7pm
U13’s Wednesday 7pm - 8pm
U8’s Thursday 5pm - 6pm
U12’s Zebs Thursday 6pm - 7pm
U14’s Thursday 7pm - 8pm
All, please be aware that Longhorsley Village football team use the MUGA on the above days and times from October to April inclusive.
A list of all our home fixtures is available online here.
Longhorsley Local History Society
The next meeting is on Tuesday 14th November at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. There will be a talk on the LV50 boats (lightships) by one of the members of the society. Entrance is free.
Contact Derek Knox 788329 derekknox6710@gmail.com
Northumberland Wildlife Trust - Coquetdale Group
We meet on the first Monday of each month from September to April at the Jubilee Hall, Rothbury. Outings/visits are organised in the summer months. Guests are very welcome and a fee of £5 is charged. Doors open at 7pm with tea and coffee available for a small donation.
6th November at 7.30pm: “From Soil to Song” an illustrated talk by Charlie Bennett on his project of rewilding and how he got to where he is now.
4th December at 7.30 pm: Lee Rankin will give an illustrated talk “Wilding West Chevington - from excavators to pollinators, a nature recovery journey”.
Contact Conrad Chilvers 788351