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BIG news posted on www.grayshott.com and other items of interest...

1 dec - Music Celebrity brings Christmas brilliance to bitterly cold Grayshott - One of the world's most famous musicians, welsh composer Karl Jenkins, signalled the start of Christmas in Grayshott, by switching on the festive village lights last week. At exactly 5.20pm on Friday 26th November, the village green burst into bright white lights when a sizeable crowd of supporters, large enough that it almost spilt onto more...

3 nov 2010 - Grayshott Children's Theatre is offering all Grayshott businesses the chance to feature in their Christmas window - To mirror the theme of their Christmas show about a little mouse that roared, Grayshott Children's Theatre have enlisted the help of high street giant John Lewis to help them create a children's Christmas window in the village that is fit for an Oxford Street shop front... more...

5th sep 2010 - Everyone a winner at the BIG Charity Golf Day 2010 - Everyone was a winner at the BIG Charity Golf day held at Hurtmore Golf Club on Wednesday 1st September 2010 which raised £860 for St Luke's Church and the Grayshott Christmas Market. 26 golfers took part this year, in this annual competition, over 18 holes with individual and team prizes and prizes for nearest the pin and longest drive. more...

8th feb 2010 - BIG Award to Amity for Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott - Last night (Sunday 7th February) saw the exciting finale of the awards for the best dressed shop in Grayshott. Judging is done twice a year, in the spring period and during the winter period, with marks awarded for cleanliness, shop display and general shop appearance. Marks are added up, but results are not known until the presentation dinner. more...

29th jan 2010 - Christmas Presents from Carols in the Square - Following a collection after the Carols in the Square evening, the fantastic sum of £700 was raised. This was passed on to Grayshott Day Centre and Arthritis Care Grayshott at the BIG meeting held in the newly refurbished Fox & Pelican on Tuesday evening The treasurer of BIG Caroline Kaighin presented a cheque for £300 to Sybil Saunders and Joan Sims, who accepted it on behalf of the Arthritis Care Grayshott. more...

17th dec 2009 - Don't miss Grayshott's BIGgest event this year! - Everyone loves Carol Singing at Christmas! And the biggest and best opportunity for miles around is Grayshott's traditional open-air carol singalong at 7pm on Christmas Eve in Grayshott Square. Last year, the event attracted almost a thousand people, dwarfing events in Haslemere and other towns and villages throughout the district. Once again, the singing will be led by Revd Moray Thomas, Vicar of Grayshott, accompanied by Laudate, with refreshments of hot chocolate and jam dodgers served by the Rezurgence group. "It's wonderful to see so many local people enjoying themselves," says Brenda McGurk. "It's such fun for all the family." more...

8th dec 2009 - Helping Hand for Grayshott Litter Hitters - Members of the Buy in Grayshott organisation were in the village recently, led by Dick Smith, helping to make Grayshott clean and tidy for Christmas shoppers. Grayshott Parish Council Chairman, Clive Slaughter was pleased to present the "litter hitters" with new bag holders donated by the Parish Council to make the job easier and said "The volunteers do a great job in the village and the Parish Council wanted to show its support for this wonderful community more...

10th sep 2009 - BIG Charity Golf Day raises £1,200 - Forty Players competed in last Wednesday's BIG Charity Golf Day. The competition was very fierce with some incredibly good scores. Following the afternoon of golf, Hurtmore Golf Club put on an extremely good 3-course meal during which there was also an auction. Organised by the Buy in Grayshott campaign and sponsored by the village pub, the Fox & Pelican, all prizes and auction items were donated by local businesses. more...

3rd feb 2009 - 2008 Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott Awards Dinner - Last night (Sunday 1st February) saw the exciting finale of the awards for the best dressed shop in Grayshott. Judging is done twice a year, in the spring period and during the winter period, with marks awarded for cleanliness, shop display and general shop appearance. Marks are added up, but results are not known until the presentation dinner. more...

12th jan 2009 - Grayshott Carols Beat Fundraising Target - "Buy In Grayshott" (BIG) struck just the right chord in December by arranging a record-breaking fund-raising carol concert in association with Grayshott Concerts. The now traditional torchlight Carols-in-the-Square on Christmas Eve attracted almost a thousand people to the village to sing popular carols around the christmas tree. This year, BIG decided to donate the collection to the St Luke's Church Organ Appeal and raised a record breaking £730 more...

6th dec 2008 - Star Attractions at Grayshott Christmas Market - Star actresses Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Joely Richardson made a surprise visit to the Grayshott Christmas Market on Saturday and stole the show. Before paying a visit to see Santa in his Magical Grotto, Joely, speaking to a packed village hall of shoppers thanked Grayshott for making them feel so welcome and promptly received a round of thunderous applause. more...

3rd dec 2008 - Christmas in Grayshott - The festive season arrived in Grayshott last week heralded by the traditional switching on of the Christmas Lights which adorn the trees outlining the village greens. Santa made an early appearance to hand out sweets from his BIG sack to the many onlookers including Buy In Grayshott members who had just finished their meeting in the Fox & Pelican. more...

26th oct 2008 - East Hampshire Business Newsletter - August 2008 - This Newsletter is a quarterly publication that includes information and articles relevant to local businesses.
Start-up Incentive Business Grants
Marketing—turn the tap ON not OFF
Fanning the flames of Partnership Working
Marketing opportunity for Retailers
Passfield?s treasured Village Store is saved
LEADER funding 2008 - 2013
Affordable Housing at Ropley more...

17th oct 2008 - Buy In Grayshott Donates to Organ Restoration Fund - The Buy in Grayshott campaign (BIG) were delighted to present the new vicar of St Luke's Church, Grayshott, Rev Moray Thomas with a cheque for £500 towards the cost of remedial work required on the church organ. Rev Moray said how pleased he was to receive the wonderful donation, which was a huge step towards the amount needed. more...

14th oct 2008 - Buy In Grayshott campaign reaches out to Butserfest - The businesses in Grayshott were very pleased to be able to promote Grayshott as an award winning village at the recent "Butserfest Event" held at Queen Elizabeth Park. This was part of their drive to encourage people to visit and Buy in Grayshott, and thus maintain the major fabric of the village. The event was also supported by Grayshott Pottery more...

8th oct 2008 - Grayshott Business wins Awards - The staff at Lloyds Pharmacy in Grayshott were delighted when it was announced at the Company's Annual Conference held in Basingstoke that they had achieved the 'Best over the Counter Sales' record in the South East region. Nick Storey, the Regional Manager, who presented the award, said how pleased he was at the progress the branch had made, and to have the best record competing against 50 other outlets was truly outstanding. more...

2nd oct 2008 - BIG Are Presented With Top Hampshire Business Award - The Buy In Grayshott Group (BIG) have been presented with a framed certificate and a cash prize of £100 for winning the prestigious category of the "Best Business In The Community Award" in The Hampshire Village Of The Year Competition. more...

5th sep 2008 - BIG Charity Golf Day Raises BIG Money - The Buy In Grayshott Group (BIG) recently held their annual charity fund raising golf day at Hurtmore Golf Club which proved the most successful day yet, raising the fantastic sum of just over £2,000. The money raised will be donated and in doing so supporting Grayshott Village initiatives and charities... more...

9th aug 2008 - Fox & Pelican Knocks Buy in Grayshott for Six - The weather was damp in places but the cricket was surprisingly good at the friendly six aside competition organised last Sunday by Grayshott Cricket Club between six teams from the village - given that many of the teams had rarely played cricket before or if they had it had been a long time ago. more...

3rd aug 2008 - Grayshott Cleans Up! Winning third Best Business in the Community Award - The Buy In Grayshott Group (BIG) have won yet another prestigious award by scooping "The Best Business In The Community Award " in The Hampshire Village Of The Year Competition. more...

22nd jul 2008 - A 'BIG' Talk at Petworth - Dick Smith, Chairman and Phil Bates from the business group, Buy In Grayshott (BIG) were invited to Petworth Town last week to meet up with members of the recently formed Petworth Business Association. BIG has established a reputation across a wide area as being innovative and creative over how businesses in Grayshott interact with existing and potential customers... more...

10th apr 2008 - BIG Puts Grayshott on the Map - A new village map, promoting Grayshott as a place to visit and shop, is now available. The map is featured in a leaflet that will help to generate interest in the attractions and shops in Grayshott. Its production was supported by a grant from East Hampshire District Council. more...

4th mar 2008 - Grayshott's Early Morning Appetite - A FREE early morning breakfast held at the Fox & Pelican in Grayshott last Saturday (1st March) attracted over 120 diners. In fact several more were disappointed as the food eventually ran out! The event was held to celebrate the marvellous work that Cancer Research UK is doing in beating cancer. more...

21st feb 2008 - 'BIG' cheque for Grayshott Village Square The "Buy in Grayshott" (BIG) campaign was delighted to present a cheque for almost £800 to the Grayshott Square Group. The money was raised from a collection following a very successful Carol Service in the Village Square on Christmas Eve last year, led by the vicar of St Luke's church, the hugely popular Rev Susan Wing. more...

4th feb 2008 - 2007 Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott Awards Dinner Last night (Sunday 3rd February) saw the exciting finale of the awards for the best dressed shop in Grayshott 2007. Judging is done twice a year, in spring and autumn, with marks awarded for cleanliness, shop display and general shop appearance. Marks are added up, but results are not known until the presentation dinner. more...

27th nov 2007 - Grayshott's Late Night Shopping event heralded a success!