*** News Bites ***

HVS Dinner Dance

This year's Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday 2nd December. This is a very popular event where the Large Village Hall is transformed into an amazing wonderland and much fun and wine is had by all! Make this a date in your diary.

Sale of Alcohol at the Village Halls - update

The changes in the licensing laws have meant that the Village Hall needs to apply for a licence for the retail sale of alcohol. Our caretaker has undergone the necessary training and is licensed as a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) and our formal application to vary the Halls licence is now with WDC. The government has imposed this system on the basis of 'one size fits all' and this has proved a major headache for village halls, clubs and schools. The result is that we have to apply for a licence for every day of the week and for all hours in order to cover all possible requirements. The Halls' Committee would like to assure residents that the number of occasions (typically three times/month) when there is alcohol for sale on the site will remain unchanged. All these events are either private parties or ticketed events. There is positively no intention of running a pub or keeping a stocked bar.

The Green Man

The Green Man is now open all day on a Sunday for food, 12:00 - 9:00pm. Roasts are served 12-4pm with a full menu thereafter. We look forward to serving you!

Hurst Village Tennis Club

We meet on Mondays 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Dolphin School tennis courts. Anyone wishing to join in can either just turn up on Mondays or call Pippa Boyd on 0118 934 xxxx. We welcome any standard of play.

St Nicholas and St Mary's Church Services

The services usually follow this pattern each month with Children's Club taking place during the services marked *.

If you would like more details about the church in this parish or would like to check the times of the services, please 'phone the Revd John Coombs on 0118 934 xxxx