The Village Hall Committee are very pleased to announce that District Councillor, Mrs Liz Yates, has very generously sponsored a window for the Village Hall renovation project. Many thanks to Liz, not only for her donation, but also for her past and continuing support of the Village Hall over the years.

Her generosity is very much appreciated.

The Village Hall Committee are pleased to announce that the North Notts Lions Club have agreed to sponsor further improvements to the Village Hall by way of a donation of £500 towards the installation of new windows. Grateful thanks go to the Lions for this kind gesture, and for all the charitable help and support given to other groups and associations within the community.

Such a generous donation is very much appreciated by the Committee.

The 10th annual Burns Supper will be held at Sutton Village Hall on Saturday 21st January 2012.

Doors open at 7:30pm, with tickets at £17.50 per person.

Judging from past years we expect this to be a complete sell out, so you are advised to book early.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 19th December and can be reserved by calling Mavis Bradley on: (01777) 705 060, email tickets@suttonvillagehall.net, or online at www.suttonvillagehall.net/reserve-tickets/

The old roof tiles and felting has been removed and with only a little remedial work required, and after inspection the new felt and lathes were applied. On completion of this, the new roof tiles, which arrived in early December, were then put in place and the works were completed on within a few days, fortunately just before a heavy downpour. Contractors on site took the opportunity to check the completed works and were pleased to report that no leaks were found.

The brickwork on the front and side of the hall has been dressed and upgraded where necessary and re-pointing of this area is already in progress. After a tidying up session around the hall perimeter and the removal of scaffolding the next phase will begin which includes internal alterations, plumbing and electrical work and the installation of new windows.

Further updates will follow as progress is made.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions please contact chair@suttonvillagehall.net, or call our Village Hall Central number: 07092 985 831

A £2.00 cover charge will get you Coffee, Cake and an instant win Raffle Ticket.

Come along and have a chat, see “what’s occurring” in the village and book for forthcoming events, or simply indulge in coffee cake and chat…the choice is yours.

As we approach the festive season this coffee morning will be one with a difference and will host a few seasonal stalls sited around the hall. These will include cards, arts and crafts, and decorations.

The more observant people in the village will have noticed the scaffolding placed around the hall during November. This is the start of renovation and improvement works to the hall which the Village Hall Committee has been working towards for some considerable time.

Due to the tireless efforts in particular of Angela Close and Sharon Dyson, respectively the Chair and Treasurer of the Village Hall Committee, they have managed to win a grant to the tune of £45,800 from WREN for the initial renovation.

WREN is a not for profit business that awards grants to community projects from funds donated by Waste Recycling Group (WRG). Waste Recycling Group Limited (WRG) is the landfill operator which donates a percentage of its landfill taxes to WREN via the Landfill Communities Fund. Without WRG’s generosity WREN would not be able to fund our project.

The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is a voluntary scheme which enables landfill operators to contribute some of the ta raised on the disposal of waste in landfill to Environmental Bodies who can then fund community, heritage and environmental projects which comply with the Landfill Tax Regulations.

Peter Cox, managing director of WREN, said: “WREN makes a difference to people’s lives by awarding grants to community, environmental and heritage projects across the UK. We’re delighted to support the Sutton cum Lound Village Hall Trust and their valuable work.”

The Village Hall Committee would like to thank WREN, WRG, all their user groups, nearby residents, and visitors to the hall for their contributions, support, and continuing co-operation during the period of the renovation work. Once completed, the hall will continue to benefit the community as a whole, but hopefully be in a much more viable and usable state.

The improvements will be carried out in various stages and residents will be kept informed as to the progress of the works at regular intervals.

Stage 1 work commenced with the removal of all the old pan tiles from the roof and was scheduled to be completed within a week or so. This enabled the contractors to start checking the roof timbers before embarking on the task of replacing the new tiles to the roof. What happens next will depend on what they find under the eves, but with the weather likely to change from the balmy conditions we’ve seen so far we really need to get the roof back on as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions please contact chair@suttonvillagehall.net, or call our Village Hall Central number: 07092 985 831

We had a very enjoyable, well attended, one day art exhibition at the Village Hall on Sunday 20th November with many paintings sold. Families and children came to see the 80+ children’s paintings and collages displayed on the stage, and these were of exceptional quality.

There was a raffle which included a huge basket of fruit, tea and biscuits and a bargain table of £5 to £15 paintings. Our regular art teacher, Elaine, donated a beautiful watercolour picture as raffle prize, the proceeds to go to the Bassetlaw Hospice.

Our enthusiastic art group has been going for more than 10 years, meeting every Friday morning in the Village Hall. We have a regular teacher, one day workshops with different artists, and this year have staged a painting weekend with well-known artist Peter Woolley.

At present we have a waiting list, but please contact us. Full details on www.suttonvillagehall.net

Is it possible?  Could a humble village team really have taken on the best that the football leagues could throw at it and still come out on top?

This joyous tale of the unstoppable rise of the ultimate underdog is rivetingly retold by this highly popular regionally based theatre company, in a funny, touching and highly entertaining one-man show – prepare to laugh, prepare to cry, and above all prepare to believe every word!

Suitable for age 10+

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Performance starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets: £7.00
(£4.00 for 16 or under)

Available from:

Fred Payne: 01777 707 562

Sharon Dyson: 01777 710 510

Click the image to reserve online

A £2.00 cover charge will get you Coffee, Cake and an instant win Raffle Ticket.

Come along and have a chat, see what’s coming up in the village and book for forthcoming events, or simply indulge in coffee cake and chat…the choice is yours.

Please note we will be taking collection of any items for the yard sale from 11.00am to 2.00pm on Saturday.