Blast away the winter blues with a night of chilli and tequila, and auction of promises, at the village hall on Saturday 26th January.
The bar opens at 7pm, followed by a chilli meal (mince or veggie option if you prefer), and then the bidding begins!
Tickets cost £7.50, price includes entrance and evening meal; contact Sue Shepherd, tel: (01832) 293479; email: shepnsue@btinternet.com
In aid of St Michael’s Church.
Due to the recent continuous deluge, it was decided that this year the Giddings Wassail celebrations would be run in a slightly different format.
This not only prevented participants from being sucked into the cold and unwelcoming mud of the Jubilee Wood and the allotments, but also meant we could all keep relatively upright in the warmth of the village hall. It all depended on how much mulled cider you had of course.
Refreshments including homemade nibbles, and beer and cider went down very well and we finally remembered to berate one of the crab apple trees in the car park which should bring us all a plentiful supply of jam next year even if we don’t get any eating apples.
The highlights of the evening included another very eloquent poem from the Giddings Bard, our very own Paul Burgess, who was able to make us smile and nod our heads at the memories of 2012 and that took some doing!
It was amazing to see how quickly recipients of a table tennis bat took to the challenge and almost as quickly remembered the excesses of Christmas as they staggered back to their seats for some light refreshments and bottled oxygen.
Could the Wassail evening encourage the return of the table tennis club we wonder????
Sue Jarvis, January 2013
Another splendid evening at the Village Hall for the monthly Beer and Skittles with superb provender provided (of particular note – Andrew’s potatoes, Dick’s game pie and Michael’s beer infused Yorkshire’s and bread).
Great beer selection – this months theme was beers over 5% – with over 30 bottles in all. Dobber (complex bitter brew, bitter/fruity and slightly woody/malty, balanced, hazy, rocky head – from Manchester) was well recieved likewise the rum infused Innis & Gunn. Opinions were sharply divided over badgers fruity Poachers Choice from exquisite to ugh! like liquorice Allsorts.
Christmas Crack had the novelty label but was more akin to reindeer p…. The heavy weight top end beers all had their unique tastes and we probably didn’t find the subtleties within them, concentrating on getting to the end of the line but then thats the point of our brand of beer tasting – if its good enough on the taste buds you will remember it.
Ohh… and the skittles was quite entertaining too! Thanks to everyone for taking part. This months trophy winner was Rob Alexander for his dedication to skittle scoring and statistics.
The theme that Michael Trolove had organised for the 14th November was Stouts and Porters and as the bottles arrived it soon became clear that this was going to be a ‘hardcore’ evening. 13 different brews were on offer (plus a couple of already emptied bottles – no names) including some more obscure (read expensive) stouts, one kindly supplied by Andrew Underwood and one by Michael.
As the skittles got under way the beers were cracked open in strength order and each was carefully tasted and savoured. As the night drew on the beers got stronger, the skittles got weaker – eventually won by the person that could hold his beer the best!
For the record: Steve Garner won the skittles (and the trophy) and ‘March of the Penguins’ by Williams Bros. Brewing Co won the taste contest (a 5% creamy dark stout, deep chocolate in colour has a nose of roast malts, coffee, licourice & orange peel).
Special thanks to Julie Trolove for baking a beautifully rich fruit cake to accompany the beers and also to Andrew for supplying a tasty Lincolnshire Poacher cheese. And to Michael, as always, for organising the event.
One of our aircraft is missing……………
Local history researcher, Chris Hughes, will give a talk and slide show on RAF Molesworth, the WWII activities and stories of some of the planes that were stationed there, and bring us to date with the role of the Base in mote recent years.
Join us on Wednesday 19th September, 7.30PM start
at Great Giddding Village Hall
Free Entry (donations to Gidding History Grouo)
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.
Everyone is welcome and Chris would love to hear personal stories and experiences connected to RAF Molesworth and other local bases, and to see any” finds” that people may have kept as souvenirs from the crash sites.
Title: Village Show
Location: Great Gidding Village Hall
Description: Village produce and flower show
Date: 2012-09-01
Contact: Sue Jarvis
An open invitation to Parishioners to attend a presentation by BT concerning the issues of rural broadband supply to Great Gidding. The meeting is set for Friday22nd June starting at 7pm at the Village Hall.
If you have a question to ask but cant make the meeting please forward it to giddingspc1@btinternet.com
A few more photos of the Diamond Jubilee Dinner Dance kindly supplied by Michelle Woodley.
We invite you to join us on June 2nd from 7.00pm onwards to mark, in true Gidding style, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
A professional swing band will provide a taste of 1950s nostalgia and glamour, and with the company of good friends you can enjoy delicious food as well as excellent wine and beer, so what could be better?
We hope you will be able to help make this a very special night and join us at the exclusive Great Gidding Village Hall!
Dress code – posh frocks and best bib and tucker [head scarves optional]
Contribution – £15 per head including hog roast and cocktail on arrival
To reserve your tickets for family and friends please contact Sue Shepherd, phone: 01832 293479 or email: shepnsue@btinternet.com
Tickets on sale from April 28th but numbers have to be limited so please book early.
See you there
Sue Jarvis & Sue Shepherd
We invite you to join us on June 2nd from 7.00pm onwards to mark, in true Gidding style, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee Dance in Great Gidding Village Hall should be a night to remember and hopefully for all the right reasons……We have a fantastic swing band called The Five Star Swing whose great reviews include Sheila Tracy from the BBC [check out their website on fivestarswing.co.uk if you want to listen for yourself] and they will be playing great sounds from Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and the Glen Miller band amongst others. Included in the price is a hog roast, delicious pudding and coffee as well as excellent wine and beer, so when you’ve danced all you can dance, you can replace a few of those calories whilst you listen to the band play on.
Dress code – posh frocks and best bib and tucker [head scarves optional]
Contribution – £15 per head including hog roast and cocktail on arrival
There are still a few tickets left so to reserve your tickets for family and friends please contact Sue Shepherd, phone: 01832 293479 or mailto: shepnsue@btinternet.com
We hope you will be able to help make this a very special night and join us at the exclusive Great Gidding Village Hall!
Sue Jarvis & Sue Shepherd