WHAT’S ON

from Stubbington Choice November edition

SAINT EDMUND KING AND MARTYR

Lee Players

Our next production will be a comedy entitled ‘None the Wiser’, by Anthony Booth’ at The Crofton Hall Theatre, Crofton Community Centre, Stubbington, PO14 2PP on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November. Doors open 7:30pm, curtain 8pm. Tickets £10 available from 01329 662128 or Crofton Community Centre or on the door on the night. A group of ﬁve nuns are dedicated to living holy lives in a convent but are they really what they seem?

INTERNATIONAL FOLK / CIRCLE DANCING

November 7th, 14th & 28th 10am-12noon

RC Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington £6.50 Dances to beautiful music from around the World. No Partner or experience is required & all dances are taught. New members welcome. Contact Bob & Mary 01329 609589 Mobile: 07748009838 neal.bob61@gmail.com

Lee Choral Society

Christmas Concert. Saturday 2nd December 7pm. St Faith’s Church, Lee on the Solent. Tickets £12.50 available from choir memebers, the Parish Ofﬁce or 07815 002620.

FOCOC (FRIENDS OF CROFTON

OLD CHURCH) are hosting an Advent Concert by the Solent Community Choir. This popular annual event if taking place on Sunday 3rd December at 4pm at St Edmunds (Crofton Old Church), Lychgate Green. Admission is free with donations going towards the upkeep of this lovely old building.

Detash Fayre

Sunday 5th November 1-4pm

Everything must go sale!

Scout Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington PO14 2BA Only £1 entrance with a donation to The Scouts.

Cbsc Table Tennis Club

Playing at Crofton Community Centre Fridays at 10am.

A small friendly club looking for new members to join us in a fun and social game of doubles. Contact Tom on 01329 665267

FOCOC (FRIENDS OF CROFTON

OLD CHURCH) is holding its Yuletide

Fayre at Holy Rood Church on Saturday 25th November, 10.00 am - 12 noon. This is an opportunity to start your Christmas shopping. There will be gifts, jig saws, books, toys, cakes, bric-a-brac and a rafﬂe. Refreshments will be available. Admission is 30p.

STUBBINGTON & HILL HEAD WI

Will meet on Wednesday 29th November 2pm at Baptist Church, Jay Close, Cuckoo Ln, Stubbington, PO14 3TA. Our speaker will be Debbie Towlson entertaining us with a cookery demonstration using chocolate! We have a monthly Lunch Club in addition to a Book Club, outings, theatre trips, picnics, Summer and Christmas lunches. We also participate in WI Group activities such as quizzes, skittles and day trips. We are a very friendly group and visitors are always warmly welcomed, so if you have just retired and wish to make new friends, come along and try us out! You will be met and looked after by one of our friendly greeters, who will introduce you to other Members. Visitors can come for two taster meetings before joining.

Seafarers Sailing Club

Annual Grand Jumble Sale

All good quality items available. Clothes, shoes, curtains, bags, china, books, bric-a-brac. Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington Saturday 4 November, from 10am. Entry 50p, with tea and coffee available.

RETRO, VINTAGE, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FAYRE

Sunday 5th November 1-4pm

Scout Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington PO14 2BA £1 entrance (with a donation to The Scouts).

Stubbington And Hill Head History Society

STUBBINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH Jay Close, PO14 3TA

Sundays

Morning Service with Sunday School - 10am. Praise and Worship - 6.30pm.

Tuesdays

1.15pm. Baby and Toddler Group (Term time) 7pm. Pilates (Term time)

7.30pm Evening House Group. Weekly.

Wednesdays

1st of month – U3A Gardening group

2nd and 4th 10am Church House Group

2nd and 4th in afternoon – W.I meetings

Thursdays

Last in Month – Friends through pain. 4th in month - 4-6pm Messy Church. Includes cooked meal, fun & games, craft, celebration time.

Snack ‘n’ Chat 1st in month 12.30pm donation £2 3rd in month Coffee & Cake 11am

Main hall and smaller rooms available for hire. For info contact Douglas Fleming on bookingsadmin@stubbingtonbc.onmicrosoft.com

Stubbington Stamp Club

Meet 11am on the ﬁrst and third Saturdays of each month At The Crofton Club, Titchﬁeld Road, Stubbington. Meetings have a strong social element. Come and share your interest and specialisation with others of like mind: there is an occasional quiz and mini presentations. Everyone of any age, beginner or knowledgeable, is welcome. No membership subscription, just an attendance fee of £1.50. You’ll be made welcome, come along and give it a try. For more information, contact David on 01329 667783.

Second Monday of the month at the Catholic Church Hall PO14 2PL

Monday 14th November 7.30 p.m.

The Amazing Mrs Delaney

Mrs Vivien Rolf

Further info merrieldixonhistory@gmail.com website: shhhs.co.uk

Stubbington Village Wi

Meet in the Methodist Church Hall on the second Thursday of each month at 7.30pm. We are a friendly group who enjoy a variety of speakers or demonstrations of activities. We also have a good social calendar of activities which members can join in with, such as Games Morning, Natter Knit and Stitch group, Lee Stroll, Craft group, darts and a book club. If you would like to see what we are about, you ‘re welcome to join us for a couple of sessions, before you need to make a decision. For more info please ring Chris, on 07970 826044.

Stubbington Short Mat Bowls Club

Friendly indoor short mat bowls club that play in Crofton Community Centre and eager to welcome new members. We offer free coaching to those who have never played or who are a little rusty. Contact Barbara Lawrence by email: barbaralawrence48@gmail.com or call 07469 801069 for more details.

Christmas Fair

24 November 6.30-8.30pm. Crofton Hammond Infant School, Mancroft Avenue, Fareham PO14 2DE Gift, charity rafﬂe, food. Free entry.

Lra Xmas Table Top Event

5 November in the Methodist Church Hall times set up from 9am open to public 10 - 12 noon. Father Christmas will be present. Bookings are now being taken by email or call, contact details are below.

Ray Harding. Lee Residents Association ryhrdng@aol.com 023 9255 1706

Crofton Probus Club

Lunch Meeting last Wednesday of the month. A social “club” for retired and semi-retired professional/businessmen who meet monthly for lunch, 12noon, for 12:30, at Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club. Followed by a speaker. For a recent lunch meeting representatives of a local school informed the diners that some poorer children, exacerbated by current events, were potentially unable to experience educational visits; for which a Club donation and a members table collection was made. Missing the camaraderie and social contact of a career environment?

Why not join this interested and friendly group? New members are always welcome. For info 023 9235 9365 or email timaus29@gmail.com

ST EDMUNDS (CROFTON OLD

CHURCH) Services are at 9.30am every Sunday. The 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month is Holy Communion (BCP) and the 2nd and 4th Sunday is Morning Service. Coffee is served after the Morning Services. The Church will also be open to visitors on 18th November between 10am-noon. We look forward to seeing you.

Crofton Ladies Luncheon Club

Lunch Meeting ﬁrst Wednesday of the Month. Ladies, are you interested in joining a friendly ladies lunch club with interesting speakers? We meet at Lee-on-on-the-Solent Golf Club where you can enjoy an interesting presentation followed by a two course lunch and tea/coffee. For further information phone 01329 760958 for details. We look forward to meeting you!

STUBBINGTON STITCH &

Knit Group

Meet every Friday in the Foster Room, (next to Holyrood Church) 2-4pm. We make many lovely knitted gifts and craft items which we sell or give to local Hampshire charities. We have a wide variety of Christmas decorations, and Gifts to delight all ages. There are many knitted garments and baby blankets too. There are hand made bags of all shapes and sizes, suitable for gift bags, or shopping bags, which fold up in your handbag. So why not come and see what we have at our next sales are in Stubbington Library on 4th November 9.30am to 12pm. St. Columba’s Church on 25th November 10am to 12pm. thank everyone who knit for us, or provides equipment or donates wool, material etc for us to use. You are all amazing. If you have a donation for us, Stubbington Library will take it in, or you can bring it to the Foster Room on a Friday afternoon. For more information, or to arrange a collection, please ring Chris on 07970 826044.

Le Cercle Fran Ais De Gosport

The next meeting on Thursday November 9th is called ‘Au Cinéma ce soir’ when we will be seeing a French ﬁlm. Meetings take place at 7:30 in Bay House School. New members welcome - call Martin Lazell on 01329 314750.

With over 35 years experience in the building trade, we offer a full range of services to both domestic and commercial clients throughout Gosport, Fareham and the surrounding areas, from erecting small gardens walls to full extensions and refurbishments.

We offer the full range of interior & exterior building services and property maintenance including: extensions loft conversions kitchens bathrooms conservatories general garden maintenance patios decking swimming pools