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What a grey day! I'm sure we must all be feeling a touch of the winter blues. The dark days and constant rain dampens the spirits so and makes us SAD. So lets cheer our soggy, hibernating selves up with some real gems to look forward to...

"Gloria"

Time to get your tickets for "Gloria" on 16th Feb as the next Grayshott Concerts production for another sell-out event This will be the first full Performance by Grayshotts New Chamber Choir "Excelsis" with Director of Music - Robert Lewis. You can enjoy Vivaldi's Gloria with full accompanying programme including: Vivaldi: Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincere, Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Mozart: Laudate Dominum, Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine, Faure: Pie Jesu (from Requiem), With international soloists: Judith Howarth - Soprano and Yvonne Fontane - Mezzo Soprano, and New London Sinfonia - Leader: Martin Smith. Mouthwatering! For more details see Grayshott Concerts is heading for another sell-out event

The 2008 Season of Movies in Grayshott gets underway with Ocean's Thirteen on 26th Jan, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould and Al Pacino, this is the third in the series directed by Steven Soderbergh. Danny Ocean's gang return to Las Vegas, to execute revenge on a Las Vegas casino boss who has conned one of their number out of a hotel construction deal. As always, hugely entertaining and great fun to watch. For details of this and the full season of 12 films see Ocean's 13 leads Movies in Grayshott 2008 Season

Grayshott Stagers

February 2008 will see the return of the ever popular One Act Play / Supper Evening from the Grayshott Stagers. This time the plays are "Properly Processed" by Lynn Brittney; Directed by Brezetta Thonger, "The Eagle Eye" by Peter Rolls; Director: Jane Sargeant and "Plaster" by Richard Harris. All very funny! Performances are on 22nd & 23rd February 2008 and tickets, which include a Supper (vegetarian option only on request at time of placing ticket order), will be available from Marian Walker (01428 605046). This event always proves extremely popular and invariably is sold out so early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment. For details of this and the 2008 season see Grayshott Stagers Set for 2008

Fox & Pelican

This Sunday night at the Pub is a 'song request' night with local musician Vic Cracknell who entertained a packed house just before Christmas. Vic performs from his wide repertoire which includes songs from The Beatles, Elton John, Van Morrison, Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash and many more. You can help decide which way his set is going to go!

Next Tuesday is Foxy Sam's Country Blues with the Fox & Pelican's very own Sam Rawlinson who once entertained the Jamboree audience. She will be singing songs from Dolly Parton, Pasty Cline, Garth Brooks, Elvis, Don McLean, Alan Jackson, The Dixie Chicks, Johnny Preston, Crystal Gayle and will throw in some Eagles as well.

BIG it up

Prior to the music next Tuesday is the next BIG Meeting for representatives of Grayshott's many businessess and organisations - this is held at 6pm in the Pub restaurant and everyone is welcome.

Ello Ello Ello

The Police Authority are doing consultations across the whole of Hampshire (one in each district) to find out what the communities policing priorities are. In order to do this they are inviting members of the public to complete a survey and also ask them what their three policing priorities are. The Grayshott Consultation will take place in Grayshott Village Hall between 6pm and 8pm next Wednesday 23rd Jan so why not go along and feel their collar.

Dig it up

Grayshott Parish Council has recently created 10 new plots at Beech Allotments to promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage residents to grow their own fruit and vegetables. No more waiting lists. No more excuses.

Have you noticed?

Also on the noticeboard are 2008 newsletters from Arthritis Care and Grayshott Scouts and on the Parish Council Noticeboard is kept a list of upcoming meetings with agendas and minutes of previous meetings. These make for more interesting reading than you would imagine.

2008 Sponsors

Finally - many thanks to all eleven sponsors who have continued to financially support the village website in 2008 - their links are in the directory section below - and as you can see there is room for a few more. Please support them as they have supported us.

Well I hope that cheered you up a bit. No? Oh well, its only another 340 days to go to Christmas. Aaaghhhh!

Peter Hatch
Webmaster grayshott.com

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