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11 Feb Cranleigh Art & Crafts Society preswents an Art Demonstration by Hashim Akib. Band Room, Village Way, Cranleigh. 2.30pm. Loose style cafe/street scenes using heavy textural paint, acrylic and expressive brush strokes to bring greater depth and mood. Visitors are welcome for a charge of £5. Find out more about the Society at www.caacs.co.uk

14 Feb Taster Day at Brinsbury. Brinsbury Campus, Pulborough, RH20 1DL. 9.30am-2.30pm. Sample the exciting courses we offer. FREE, fun and hands-on tasters available in Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture, Carpentry, Equine, Floristry, Landscaping, Motor Vehicles. To book a place or for more info contact Jan Dougharty, tel: (01243) 786321 ext 1077 or e-mail janet.dougharty@chichester.ac.uk

14 Feb The Bubble Show. Cranleigh Arts Centre. 2pm. The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling, and bubble art! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles, and even fire bubbles! Actor, storyteller, and Guinness World Record holder, The Highland Joker, brings you an interactive, fun, international award-winning bubble extravaganza! Suitable for ages 3-12. Tickets £12: (01483) 278000 (Tues-Sat 10am-4pm) or visit www.cranleighartscentre.org

15 Feb Parish Council Working Practices Committee meeting. Billingshurst Centre. 7.30pm

16 Feb Lego Display & Open Build. Cranleigh Arts Centre. 4 sessions: 10am-12pm, 12pm-2pm, 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult who must purchase a ticket. 5 and under free. £5 per 2 hour session: (01483) 278000 (Tues-Sat 10am-4pm) or visit www.cranleighartscentre.org

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Barns Green & Itchingfield Women’s Institute Meeting. Barns Green Village Hall. 2.30pm followed by tea. New members welcome. For more information contact Annette Relph (01403) 732580

Billingshurst Scout & Guide Gang Show. Community Centre. Tickets from £6. See page 26

Billingshurst Artisan Market. Six Bells car park. 9.30am-1.30pm. Local foods and crafts. See page 5

20 Feb Billingshurst Lions Club Meeting. Sports Pavilion, Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst. 7.30pm. For information about the Club contact Viv Diggens on (01403) 752968 or call in at the Lions Bookshop, Jengers Mead

20 Feb

Macmillan Film night. ‘The Lost King’ Pulborough Village Hall. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Refreshments, raffle and Macmillan stall. Tickets £7 from www.touringcinema.com or Pulborough Village Hall or Terri Ashpool, tel: 07711 470635 or on the door (subject to availability)

20 Feb Laughter Yoga Club. Unitarian Hall (side door), Billingshurst, RH14 9QS. (Park Lakers Mead.) 1.35 for 1.45pm start till 2.45pm. £6. Boosts seratonine and nervous systems & improves wellbeing! Non-profitmaking club. All welcome. Contact Linda, tel: 07806.327917, email: lstevenson201854@gmail.com

21 Feb St Mary’s Guild Members’ Meeting. St Mary’s Room, East Street, Billingshurst. 10.30am. We are a friendly women’s group and we welcome visitors. Beryl Peacock (01403) 782835

21 Feb Loxwood Jazz Club. Village Hall. With candle-lit tables and a licensed bar, it has a very intimate atmosphere with international standard jazz. Tickets £15 from Peter Winney, tel: (01403) 752377

21-25 Feb Calendar Girls The Musical. The Capitol Theatre, Horsham. A Fortress Theatre Company production. 50% of profits donated to St Catherine’s Hospice. Tickets: www.thecapitolhorsham.com and box office (01403) 750220. See October 2022’s Village Tweet, page 6

22 Feb Billingshurst Wednesday Group Talk by Alan Chalmers: ‘Behind the scenes on Centre Court’. St Mary’s Room, Billingshurst, 10am. Hazel Barnes, tel: 07711 470635 or email: buzzhazel@gmail.com

22 Feb Parish Council Billingshurst Centre & F&GP Committees meetings. Billingshurst Centre. 7 & 7.30pm

23 Feb Sing for Pleasure. (4th Thursday except December: 3rd Thursday.) Billingshurst Community Centre. 3.00-4.30pm. We are a friendly, informal group who enjoy a sing-along. If you are a lady or gentleman in the more mature age group, even if you think you can’t sing, we’d love you to join us for an enjoyable afternoon. £3, includes tea and biscuits

24 Feb Macmillan Film night. ‘The Lost King’ Billingshurst Conference & Community Centre. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Refreshments, raffle and Macmillan stall. Tickets £7 from www.touringcinema.com or Austens Home Hardware, 48-52 High Street or Terri Ashpool, tel: 07711 470635 or on the door

25 Feb The North Singers General Knowledge Quiz. North Hall, Loxwood. 7.30pm. Tickets: £10 including cheeseboard from James Dore, tel: (01403) 752999 or e-mail: jamesedore@hotmail.com. See page 5

25 Feb Pulborough Village Market. (4th Saturday except December: 2nd Saturday.) Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, RH20 2BF. 9am-12 noon. Fresh produce, bread, local honey, plants, local crafts and much more. Café serving a full English breakfast, tea/coffee and cakes. Free entry. Please like us on Facebook. Market Coordinator Terri Ashpool, tel: 07711 470635, e-mail: terriashpool@uwclub.net

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