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What's On

 Welcome to our What's On page.  Everything happening during the coming month is listed here, but but please check the Village Hall and News pages for information about events that are planned for later on.

See, also, Neighbour's Events at Occold,  Debenham, Pettaugh, Redlingfield, Thornham and Thorndon.

 

 

Moonshot 1

                                                           Moonshadow

 
 
 

Village green sunset

                                         

                                                      Northern Lights

 

Sky over the Grimmer2

                                       Fire skies over a dusky Grimmer

                                                                                Dates for your diary  

 

 

All in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated.

 

November 2026

Tuesday 3rd              Dove floodplain amble. Start 9am Haymead House, The Street

Saturday 7th             Book Sale & Coffee Morning 10am 1, Broadway

Monday 9th               Parish Council 7.30pm All Welcome

Tuesday 10th            Hilltop Women’s Group Crafty Evening 7.45pm

Wednesday 11th       Village Lunch 12 for 12.30 Advance Bookings please

Thursday 12th           Mobile Library Van 2 stops @ 9.50 and 10.10am

Saturday 14th           Crafternoon 2-4pm

Wednesday 18th       Wildlife Amble meet 9am @ Village Hall

Wednesday 18th       Country Dance Group 7-10pm

Saturday 21st            Christmas Pudding Stir-up 10am

Wednesday 25th       Bryan Thurlow -Through the Green Baize Door 7.45 pm

Saturday 28th            Village Quiz Night 7.30pm

 

December 2026

Tuesday 1st               Hilltop Women’s Group Christmas Lunch 12 noon White Horse

Saturday 12th            Village Christmas Party

 

 

 

 

 

 


~ V I L L A G E   H A L L   C O M M I T T E E   N E W S ~

 

 

 

I am presently sitting by Will’s bedside in a hospital in Gran Canaria. Will fell and broke his hip after what had been a wonderful holiday away in the Canaries. Hopefully will be home soon/eventually. Thanks for all your kind messages -  Jenny

 

Pub night with more Pig Racing!!

Well clearly racing pigs was another successful village evening. Whether you were drinking a pint, playing darts, sitting with friends or cheering on a fluffy pig I am told that a lot of fun was had that Saturday night. Thanks to all those who helped to make the event happen especially to Paul and Michelle who were the pig managers.

Saturday 28th November – Village Quiz Night

One of the best nights of the year in the village hall is our popular Quiz night. There will be varied rounds of questions + a cold platter of food in the interval + the bar will be open. This is a ticketed event and tickets are available to buy – see below.

 

Dates for your diary – Village Christmas Party - Saturday 12th December

An opportunity to celebrate Christmas with friends from the village. Seasonal food, fun and games and Christmas carols.

Plum pudding walk – 28th December

Come and join us for our annual post-Christmas Walk followed by a soup lunch.

 

Range Master cooker - Just for your information we have sold the cooker.

Saturday 6th February 2027 - Jazz in the Village Hall with The Michael Mason Trio  We are excited to share this early announcement.

 

 

Lost

 

Dog lead, last seen probably on the Green next to the Grimmer.  

Type: Green rope slip lead, brown leather and stitching.

Please let Simon Goodacre know if you found it.  simon.goodacre@btconnect.com

 

Found

 

A different dog lead has been found in the churchyard - a strong, rope type.  If you have lost one, please ring Sue Merriam 766222.

 

 

November Quiz Night – 28th November 7:30pm – Quizmaster Nigel Merriam

Please book online for the quiz at https://wickham-skeith-village-hall.sumupstore.com/  or point your phone at the QR Code.

Each ticket costs £10 and includes a light supper and a game of “Heads or Tails”. It does not matter if you are not in a team, that can be arranged on the night. You can organise a team of up to 8 people beforehand. It is important that people book ahead so we know numbers coming. As well as being an enjoyable evening, this event raises money to help the village hall costs.

 

   

 

Village Hall Committee – Your Village Hall needs you!

The village hall is the centre of the village community and plays an important role in the life of the village from Pub nights to Yoga classes and Curry evenings to Crafternoons. We are concerned for the future of the Village Hall Committee as three of us will be leaving at the AGM in spring next year. Jenny and Will Elphick are retiring after many years, and they hold the positions of Chair and Secretary, and Rosemarie Hayne is retiring and she holds the position of Treasurer. There are 9 of us on the committee at present but we will urgently need new members in the near future.

Contact Jenny Elphick on Mobile 07745416091

 

 

 

 

‘Crafternoon’ Saturdays

Next Crafternoon on Saturday 14th November 2026 2-4pm 

Entry: £2.50 per person (inc. tea/coffee/biscuits).

 

 

 

59 Club 

 Sep – 31; Oct – 33, 21, 50, 13.

Pete Davidson    07951 020998    pjdavidson42@gmail.com

 

 

 



Fundraising for the Church Tower Roof

 

 Book Sale/coffee morning

The final sale for 2026 will be on 7th November starting at 10am at 1, Broadway. Plenty of second-hand books and jigsaws in good condition and new cards plus home-made refreshments to eat in or take away.

 

Christmas Pudding Stir-up

10am on 21st November in the Village Hall will be the time to watch your Christmas pudding mixture being made. Father Christmas will instruct six stirrers while also conducting the Gislingham Silver Band as they play Christmas carols. Home-made refreshments will help things along. Advance orders for pudding mixture welcome. Please bring your own greased bowl ready for the mixture.

 

Any queries and orders to Margaret  

 

 

 

Royal Legion Poppy Appeal 2026

In previous years the collections from this small parish have been a credit to us all and we, the collectors, would like to say thank you. With this in mind, we would like to ask for your continued support for donations this year. The Poppy Appeal will run until 11th November. Volunteer house-to-house collectors will be around the village during these dates and will have facilities for gift-aiding your donations should you wish to use them.

Please look out for Romaine Elsden and Jeanne Mason and donate in this parish to maintain our good record …. And thank you   

 

 

 

 

 

Wickham Skeith Wildlife Group  

November morning ambles on Tuesday 3rd November & Wednesday 18th.

Tuesday 3rd will be a special amble with Ed King of the River Waveney Trust to explore plans for the river Dove floodplain including the poplar plantation. Meet 9am at Haymead House in The Street.

Check out our project page to find records of wildlife seen in the Parish: https://uk.inaturalist.org/projects/wickham-skeith-wildlife-2026    

For more information and to join the Wildlife Group email or WhatsApp group, contact mole7@protonmail.com  
 

Suffolk Churches Ride & Stride – Sat 12 Sep

Congratulations to Pip Thorogood who, at the age of only 3, cycled 3.5 miles & visited five churches. He raised £250, so well-done Pip!

Many thanks, also, to those who spent time in the church signing in cyclists. 

  

The Suffolk Mobile Library van

stops in the lay-by outside the chalet bungalows, from 9.50 to 10.05am. Then outside Haymead House in The Street from 10.10 to 10.25. 

Next visits: 12th November & 10th December 2026. 

 

 

 

Wickham Skeith Country Dance Club

 

I was devastated to find that I had contracted Covid while in Scotland on a very short trip! So, I had no option but to cancel our ceilidh. My sincere apologies for those of you who had baked or organised things for the evening. I’m really worried that we had missed some people who hadn’t realised it was cancelled at such short notice. I haven’t heard anything so I’m hoping we passed the word round quickly enough.

 So instead of writing about how well it all went I now have to start again by informing everyone that it has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY 16th DECEMBER All the same things will be in place such as live music, a bar, light buffet, raffle and still FREE! It will have a festive/Christmas theme with Christmas dances and music!  But this time I would where possible like you to phone or email me to book as space is limited!  It will also give us a much better idea of numbers too. See poster on p11 in this newsletter. Dates for your DiaryNext dance night: Wednesday 18th November 7-10pmWEDNESDAY 16th DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CEILIDH!   7-10.30pm 

 

 

Dates for your diary….

October 21st CEILIDH -see advert 

November 18th 7-10pm

December 16th Christmas Party! 

 

SEE YOU THERE!

 

 

  

 

 

 

Wickham Skeith Oil Syndicate

For anyone who may be interested, an explanation of how the syndicate works:

There will be five opportunities to place orders over the next 12 months.

 

On or before:

-  30 September

-  30 November

-  31 January

-  31 March

-  30 June

 

Before each of these dates there’ll be a reminder in the village newsletter and also an email reminder. If you’d like to be included in an order please advise:

- the quantity required (min 500 litres)

- and any special instructions - eg concerning delivery


Within a day or two of the above dates, a bulk order will be placed with the oil company which offers the best deal, which will usually be several pence per litre lower than the price available to customers who order individually. You’ll be advised the same day:
- the name of the company

- price

- expected delivery date

- the company's contact details in case you need to speak to them


Your address and phone numbers will be passed to the chosen company which will contact you directly regarding payment.

 

If you've any questions please email jerrybassett@icloud.com

 

The next order deadline is 30 November. If you need oil, please email jerrybassett@icloud.com or, if you don’t have access to email, call 07918 028621   

 

 

Volunteer Drivers

Occasionally we are in need of drivers to take villagers to the G.P or hospital. We already have a few people willing to do this but if you are interested, please phone Sue   for details.

 

 

 

Wickham Skeith Newsletter

The Wickham Skeith newsletter is a free service provided to villagers, informing everyone about events, parish news, community items, such as the oil purchasing scheme, and a few adverts which help fund it. It is delivered through letterboxes every month by our volunteers. A big thank you to them for turning out promptly and in all weathers - although mostly sunshine this year. Currently our printing costs work out about £1.00 per copy and this is funded through the adverts, contributions from Parish Council and the Church, and the rest comes from Village Hall Committee funds. We hope that you find it useful and would like to continue to receive it.

Let us know (mole7@protonmail.com) if you no longer wish to receive it and we will adjust our distribution.

 

 

Small Electrical Item Recycling

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have launched a new recycling scheme for electrical items. Striking pink recycling bins have been provided where residents can dispose of their broken electrical items. This includes things like coffee machines, kettles, mobile phones, tablets, and anything smaller than a 4-slice toaster. 

Our nearest bin is in the Buckshorn Lane car park, Eye

https://www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/