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23rd dec - What's On! newsletter - The Christmas Wrappers braved the snow in the Square last Saturday, largely thanks to Keats who came to the rescue after it was decided to abandon putting up the PIG tent in such hazardous conditions. Members of Excelsis choir, despite the billing, treated shoppers to traditional Christmas Carols as Santa did his rounds and his elves and reindeer got to grips with some very odd shaped parcels. more...
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18th dec - What's On! newsletter - With snow lying all about us, more forecast later, and improving odds of a white Christmas, maybe it's time to stop dreaming. It should be a jolly affair in the square tomorrow morning between 10am and 1pm with Christmas music ringing out, singing from Excelsis choir, teas and coffees, a raffle, a festive bran tub for the children and a visit from BIG Santa. Please also bring along your gifts to be beautifully wrapped by the blue fingered Christmas Wrappers. more...
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11th dec - What's On! newsletter - Have you seen the Christmas tree in the Square? Best one yet I'd say, and so expertly erected, and artistically lit. In a couple of weeks it'll be almost over, bar the shouting. Presents opened, batteries inserted, you should hopefully be settling in front of the fire for a snooze or to watch the Queens speech, whatever..., but not too close mind, if you've indulged in an excess of those seasonal sprouts. The BIG event this weekend is of course the Grayshott Christmas Market. more...
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4th dec - What's On! newsletter - Unfortunately I mysteriously lost FTP access to grayshott.com last night and until this technical glitch can be restored this means it cannot be updated. Fortunately this doesn't prevent me sending you an email in the meantime with all the latest info ... Andy Whittam has advised me that Grayshott Primary School are holding their Christmas Fair tomorrow Saturday 5th Dec 2 til 4pm with all the usual Christmas stalls - just 50p entry per family. more...
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27th nov - What's On! newsletter - On Wednesday afternoon Christmas officially got underway in Grayshott as the village lights were switched on for the festive season by our likely future MP Damian Hinds accompanied by his wife Jacqui. Children were treated to fairground rides on the village green whilst mums and dads warmed on mulled wine and roasting chestnuts - there was no sign of santa, who had perhaps stopped of at the pub, but it all went jolly well nevertheless. more...
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20th nov - What's On! newsletter - Christmas is definitely in the air and there must be a conjugation of the stars or planets or something next Wednesday as Grayshott goes crimblespheric. It's going to be a tight itinerary so let me be your celestial guide... First of all you need to get yourselves down to the village green by 5pm on the 25th Nov when Damian Hinds will be switching on our Christmas Lights. Once the ooohs and aaahs have subsided there is a kiddies corner with free rides, candy floss & donuts and more...
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13th nov - What's On! newsletter - OK it may not have been the biggest bang in Grayshott, but the November Extravaganza at the Fox & Pelican last Sunday was certainly no damp squib. I hear most of the fireworks went off and in roughly the right direction - has Pyro Phil missed his calling? All good stuff and it raised some cash for Macmillan too. Ooh aah. Don't forget to claim your free re-usable shopping bag tomorrow. You should already have received a letter from EHDC with a voucher more...
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6th nov - What's On! newsletter - A bumper edition this week. Listen carefully, I shall say this only once...Judging by the many favourable comments received since FirkinFest we all had a jolly good time. The music, all of it, was just great, and created just the best festival atmosphere, with the Upbeat Beatles putting the head on the beer. The good news is it will all happen again next year and hopefully by then word will have spread and even more villagers will discover the joys of plucking this new string to Grayshott's bow. more...
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30th oct - What's On! newsletter - At 6pm tonight Grayshott will at last have earned it's place on the beer festival map of Great Britain. And as you might expect Grayshott does not do things by halves so we can look forward to enjoying possibly the best inaugural beer festival that has ever been. FirkinFest is not just about beer though, although that will indeed be available in halves, it is about bringing together a community to enjoy together the combined delights of good drink, food and entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere. more...
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23rd oct - What's On! newsletter - Only one week left to FirkinFest and amongst the growing excitement is the big question - has Bill Nickers been nicked? or is Bill Nickers innocent? And if all that speculation deflects attention from any possible hat eating activities, so much the better, in fact Bill Nickers, bless his light fingers, has played right into my hands. As it happens, tickets for the forthcoming beer festival have been flying out of Grayshott Books ever since we announced it would be just £2.50 a pint. more...
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16th oct - What's On! newsletter - Only two weeks now to the FirkinFest beer festival and amongst the growing excitement is the big question - will we sell out? or will that hat have to be eaten? Perhaps the delightful prospect of witnessing this ignominy could be the motive behind the mysterious disappearance of all the FirkinFest posters from the three village noticeboards this morning. Or, could it be that there's a hat shop somewhere in Grayshott hoping to increase its sales? more...
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9th oct - What's On! newsletter - It's not often I find myself drooling over the keyboard when I'm updating grayshott.com - it's usually only enjoyable up to a point - but this week, as I have been posting up the list of beers for FirkinFest on the web, my PC has been in serious danger of short circuiting. To be accurate the 'FirkinList' although hosted on the grayshott.com server actually forms part of a brand new bespoke website www.firkinfest.co.uk which has all the latest info on Grayshott's first Beer festival more...
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25th sep - What's On! newsletter - As I was putting up the posters for FirkinFest in the village yesterday (more of which later) I couldn't help noticing the proliferation of posters for this years Boundary Walk. I take my hat off to Gordon Sanderson who must surely carry off the 'Bill Stickers' award for 2009 even beating that dream team at Grayshott Concerts. more...
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18th sep - What's On! newsletter -Last weekend was exceptional with the Gurkha Square Bash and Grayshott Concerts "Eroica" more than living up to our high expectations. However, roll over Beethoven, it's time to tell you the news. I'm delighted to announce that we have booked 'The Upbeat Beatles' to play at Grayshott Village Hall on Sat 31st Oct in a 'FirkinFest Fab Four Finale'. more...
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11th sep - What's On! newsletter - If you haven't already, then you're leaving it a bit late! This Friday afternoon is your last chance to get your tickets from Grayshott Books for Sunday's Gurkha Square Bash. We have 100+ already, but the more the merrier and the more we will be able to raise for the Square refurbishment project. We have a sumptuous three course nepalese buffet lunch provided by the Gurkha Durbar, hopefully a piper and dancers to liven things up, and you can be assured the square, as usual, will look more...
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6th aug - What's On! newsletter - This will be the last newsletter until September (and you may notice a hiatus in website activity), as staff at grayshott.com take a well earned holiday break - so we may as well make the most of it. Lets look at some of the events happening in the next few weeks and recent postings - but first... This week over 80 children boarded 'The Starship Discovery' bound for the Holiday Club at St Luke's Church. more...
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31st jul - What's On! newsletter - Another very quiet week in Grayshott so in true Brit tradition lets talk about the weather. As a wet July comes to an end we can only hope August will be less disappointing. June spoilt us with less than average rainfall and heatwaves but you'd be surprised to hear July has also seen warmer-than-average temperatures. The big difference has been above average rainfall - we would normally expect around 7cm in July and got 12cm. more...
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10th jul - What's On! newsletter - Tomorrow afternoon Grayshott Gardeners show off their produce in the Village Hall at their Summer Show which opens 2pm to 4pm - always a colourful and aromatic affair with added refreshments. In the evening at St Luke's Church is An Evening with Jonathan Veira In this highly entertaining show, he sings ballads, jazz, rock 'n' roll and blues as well as some popular operatic arias, accompanying himself with great flair on both piano and guitar. more...
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3rd jul - What's On! newsletter - Did you get the feeling something was missing a couple of weekends ago? The Sunday Funday formerly the Village Jamboree and Party in Grayshott has been skipped this year but this weekend we at least have the Childrens Funfair on the Village Green. Alfie & Tracy Miles have kindly organised the usual fair with inflatable's, kiddies rides, games, stalls, candy floss, popcorn and much more on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. more...
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25th jun - What's On! newsletter - What an exciting weekend we have in store. On Friday 96.4 Eagle radio's Love Tour 2009 comes to Grayshott visiting local businesses Amelie, Golden Valley Poultry and The Fox & Pelican and The Social Club's Jazz & Beer Festival gets underway, with great foot tapping music and some tasty beers and ciders, concluding on Saturday night. more...
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19th jun - What's On! newsletter - Weren't the Hidden Gardens of Grayshott just fabulous! Last week I promised you more info on Al Gore's global warning film "An Inconvenient Truth" about global warming being shown on Saturday at the Village Hall. Grayshott Gardeners, who visited Kew this week, know that our Climate is changing, our world is getting warmer with 11 of the 12 hottest years recorded having taken place since 1995. As a consequence Glacier and Polar ice is melting at an alarming rate and Sea levels are rising from melt water and thermal expansion. more...
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29th may - What's On! newsletter - It's beer today and beer tomorrow! Having sampled a few I can thoroughly recommend the Beacon Hill Beer festival which opens at 6pm today in the Royal British Legion Hall in Beacon Hill. There is a fabulous range of 24 real ales to taste plus a selection of local ciders and their usual collection of "World Beers" - bottled beers from all around the world . My recommendation is Bowmans "Quiver" which certainly hit the spot last year. more...
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22nd may - What's On! newsletter - Looks like we are in for a hot & sunny weekend, perfect weather to watch the Charity Cricket Match on Sunday afternoon between the village cricket club and Grayshott Pottery select XI in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. On Saturday the Heineken Cup final between Leicester and Leinster plays out at 5pm and the Social Club extends a welcome to all rugby fans with a good supply of real ales and Guinness on tap. more...
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15th may - What's On! newsletter - Advance tickets will soon be on sale for this years Hidden Gardens of Grayshott being held on the weekend of 13th, 14th June. You can in the meantime take advantage of the Grayshott Gardeners plant sale in the Square tomorrow morning to help spruce things up a bit. Local golf celebrity Peter Alliss will be starting the proceedings at the Beacon Hill Funny Run on Sunday morning and it sounds as though it may well be worth a trip over the border as indeed it is for their excellent beer festival at the end of May. more...
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1st may - What's On! newsletter - Unusually for grayshott.com the village diary is a bit blank this week so lets skip forward to next week, which makes up for it, and look quickly at what's in store; Next Tuesday Ferris Cowpers band Undercover returns to the village Social Club with a new lineup and a Grayshott debut for his other band The Beagles - should be a great night of live music - it's free entry and all are welcome to the club which is in Hill Road. Also rocking the night away will be The World Famous Red Sox at the Village Hall on Saturday 9th May - tickets from Grayshott Books - look out for that guitar legend that is Jamie Moses. more...
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24th apr - What's On! newsletter - There may still be a chance to catch Spend Spend Spend the latest Grayshott Stagers production at the Village Hall. This musical takes you on the rags to riches to rags journey of a simple Yorkshire lass who was unlucky enough to win the pools - it's enough to stop you playing the lottery. The stagers performances, including Grayshott celebrities Kevin & Alan Kaighin, are really excellent and quite moving and it's a great evening of quality entertainment. Hopefully some tickets are still available for the showings tonight and tomorrow and it won't cost you a fortune. more
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3rd apr - What's On! newsletter - Villagers will be flocking to the village hall tonight for the Annual Parish Assembly which always proves to be more lively and interesting than some might imagine. This is a great opportunity for the public to debate issues that are currently vexing them with our local councillors. Green issues are bound to provoke discussion and to help facilitate this there is now also an online Greening Grayshott messageboard for you to share your views. more
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27th mar - What's On! newsletter - Green is the colour, football is the game. Grayshott saw the green light last weekend as Grayshott Primary School pupils and Cub Scouts helped launch the Grayshott Greening campaign with a video presentation and a demonstration on saving water yet maintaining perfect teeth for all. They showed how we can, and why we must, all do our bit to reduce energy consumption and help reduce the emissions from fossil fuels which are causing Global warming. more
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20th mar - What's On! newsletter - Karl Jenkins delighted a packed audience at St Luke's Church last Saturday with both his Stabat Mater, performed by Excelsis, soloists Belinda Sykes and Joyce Tindsley with the Grayshott Festival Orchestra conducted by the very talented Rob Lewis, and by making a personal appearance at the concert with his wife Carol. The music was indeed amazing and somehow, it didn't seem possible, Vivien & Peter have yet again surpassed themselves taking Grayshott Concerts to new heights more
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12th mar - What's On! newsletter - All roads lead to the Village Hall this weekend as the Grayshott Panto Dickus Witticus takes to the stage, and whilst the colourful cast of characters have been rehearsing under the limelight those backstage boys have been busy constructing the scenery at night - well Rome wasn't built in a day. Oh no missus don't. If you have never tried the panto before can I suggest you give it a go this year and find out what you have been missing. more...
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6th mar - What's On! newsletter - The Grayshott Square Group are holding an exhibition at the Village Hall this weekend to display the proposals for the refurbishment of the Square. Members of the square group and the Hampshire County Councils landscape architect Katie Morgans, who has been assisting with the project, will be on hand to answer questions. The exhibition opens friday between 3pm and 7pm in the village hall committee room which is upstairs and saturday morning in the small hall between 9am and 12 noon. more...
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27th feb - What's On! newsletter - The Pancake race on Tuesday lunchtime in the Square was a great success with a large crowd turning out to cheer on the 16 brave runners who took part. The final was keenly contested and to find out who won please read the full story and view the slideshow. The Grayshott Square Group who organised the races are also holding an exhibition at the Village Hall on Fri 6th and Sat 7th March to display the proposals for the refurbishment of the Square. more...
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20th feb - What's On! newsletter - Spring is in the air, green shoots abound, and the sunshine is sure to make us all feel a bit better. If you fancy a bit of fun come along to the Pancake race next Tuesday lunchtime in the Square. Last years turnout exceeded all expectations and the organisers from the Grayshott Square Group hope this year we'll do even better. Photos of all the colourful action last year can be seen in the grayshott gallery. more...
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14th feb - What's On! newsletter - If you chaps forgot to get your loved one a Valentine's day gift there is still plenty of time to make amends with many Grayshott shops still festooned with cards, flowers and gifts. If you really want to pull out all the stops how about a romantic meal for two in one of our Grayshott restaurants later tonight? more...
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6th feb - What's On! newsletter - The week has been dominated by the 'snow event' sweeping Britain and Grayshott. I'm not sure why this isn't simply referred to as snow any more but whatever, it all adds up to a load of snow balls.Many have enjoyed the time off work and school this blizzard excused them from and the opportunity to create snowmen, or is that now 'snowpeople', and generally lark about. Others took the opportunity to capture their antics and the snowy scenes on their digital cameras more...
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30th jan - What's On! newsletter - It was reassuring to see that the sentiment among local businesses at this weeks BIG meeting was still positive despite the gathering economic clouds. However considering the depth and duration of the recession we seem to be entering our local shops, restaurants and services will need every bit of local patronage to help minimise the casualties. If you missed the BIG meeting and would like to catch up on the latest issues please have a read through Dick Smiths excellent minutes. more...
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12th jan - What's On! newsletter - Happy New year to you! This wish may come a bit late perhaps, but better late than never. You may have missed my weekly what's on! newsletters, or perhaps not, but at this quiet time of year there really hasn't been a lot to say and so I have taken the opportunity to concentrate on reconfiguring the village website instead. more...
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