THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! VINES CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

from Horam & Vines Cross Village Diary

WHATS ON IN THE COMMUNITY

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the arctic conditions to join the Christmas Carol singing at The Brewers Arms. A festive crowd fortified against the cold by mulled wine and mince pies, and skilfully guided by ‘PJ’ from Christ Church, Horam, sang lustily and enthusiastically to kickstart the Christmas celebrations.

Also, a big thank you Fiona for hosting the evening at our local pub and to all the local businesses and VCCA members who donated prizes for the raffle. Special thanks to: the Co-op (Horam); Cherry Spring Studio, Horam Riding Stables, Thorndale Furnishers (Hailsham), Rivermead Nursery, Ana’s Flowers and Skip Maskell who donated a bottle of 25-year-old whisky.

The raffle proceeds will cover a donation to local charity ‘Wealden Works’ and help fund our future programme of VCCA events e.g., the ‘Easter Bunny’ - which gives Easter presents to Primary School age children in the VCCA area; and the Coronation party.

A good number of people asked the VCCA to make the ‘Christmas Carols’ an annual event. Great idea! So, watch out for the 2023 Christmas Carols.

Finally, a very happy New Year to everyone from the VCCA Committee!

Charity Lights

To all those lovely people who so generously supported the charity event this year by visiting and donating I would like to express my gratitude. Thanks to your amazing efforts we have raised a fantastic £625.00 for Alzheimers.

It’s primary school children and their families aimed at 1st Saturday of every month. 10am-12noon (children need to bring a responsible adult with them)

At Horam Village Hall we offer a warm welcome to everyone celebrating their special occasion . Village halls make the perfect venue - decorate it in your own theme, extend wi th a marquee on to the recreation ground or just add an ice cream van - make it your day! In addition to our usual facilities, we offer a Banqueting Package for an extra charge . This includes all day hire of hall including previous evening for set -up, b anq ueting tables and chairs for 104 persons, white tablecloths, white crockery and cutlery . For more info visit www.horamvillagehall.co.uk to check availability and send a booking request, alternatively call 01435 813295.