Monday, 06th February 2012
Great Finborough Suffolk Village
Great Finborough Suffolk Village
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VILLAGE DIARY – FEBRUARY 2012
6 6pm Brownies, Pettiward Hall
6 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting, Pettiward Hall
9 4.30-6pm Skylarks, Onehouse Church Room
9 7.30pm Garden Club, Pettiward Hall upper room
11 8.00am Men’s breakfast, Onehouse Church Room
20 6pm Brownies, Pettiward Hall
20 7.30pm Festival of Angels Meeting, St Andrews Church
21 6.00pm Pancake party, Onehouse Church Room
23 4.30-6pm Skylarks, Onehouse Church Room
27 6pm Brownies, Pettiward Hall
VILLAGE DIARY – MARCH 2012
5 6pm Brownies, Pettiward Hall
5 7.30pm Parish Council, Pettiward Hall
6 10am-1pm Flower arranging
8 7.30pm Woodpecker Hill Group AGM, Pettiward Hall
12 6pm Brownies, Pettiward Hall
24 7.30pm Buxhall Fun Quiz Night 

Church Services in the Benefice this month

Thursday 2 February Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
Benefice Communion Buxhall 7.30pm
     
Sunday 5 February 3rd before Lent
Sung Eucharist Buxhall 9.30am
Reflective Morning Prayer Shelland 9.30am
Parish Communion Finborough 11am
Matins Harleston 11am
     
Sunday 12 February 3rd before Lent  
Matins Buxhall 9.30am
Holy Communion Harleston 9.30am
Parish Communion Shelland 9.30am
Family Service Onehouse Church Room 11am
       
Sunday 19 February Sunday next before Lent
Matins   Shelland 9.30am
Holy Communion Buxhall 9.30am
Parish Communion Finborough 11am
Family Communion Onehouse Church Room 11am
     
Wednesday 22 February Ash Wednesday
 Holy Communion (with ashing) Buxhall 7.30pm
     
Sunday 26 February Lent 1
Family Service Finborough Primary School 11am
Holy Communion Harleston 9.30am
Parish Communion Onehouse Church room 11am
       
Sunday 4 March Lent  
Sung Eucharist Buxhall 9.30am
Reflective Morning Prayer Shelland 9.30am
Family Communion & Baptism Finborough 11am
Matins Harleston 11am
Whether you are a regular worshipper or visiting this Sunday you will find a warm welcome at any of our services.
 
Holy Communion/Eucharists at Finborough and Onehouse follow the modern order, those at Harleston, Buxhall and Shelland follow the traditional, except any midweek services which follow the modern order.

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The Pub, Clubs and Groups...

The Chestnut HorseThe Chestnut Horse pub was once the Chestnut Horse Farmhouse and part of the Pettiward Estate. The farmhouse was converted in the 1860s or '70s, when the White Horse Inn opposite was demolished and rebuilt to form the estate offices. Edward Fayer, the last butler for the Pettiward household at Finborough Hall, became landlord of the Chestnut Horse when the estate was broken up and sold in 1936. The original farmland remained with the pub freehold and it was farmed for the landlord by a William Castell. Some of it was used for housing where Middlefield Drive now stands.

The present Chestnut Horse is a traditional timber framed village pub, tenanted for Greene King by Leonel Girao. Leonel serves a full range of cask and bottled ales, wines and soft drinks at the bar and in the attractive beer garden round the back, where there is ample car parking. Food is available every lunchtime between 12 noon and 2pm and evening meals are served on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Darts (the Chestnut Horse has a cup-winning darts team), bar billiards and monthly pub quizzes provide the entertainment round an open fire in winter, though the welcome is warm at the Chestnut Horse, whatever the season.

Every year at Easter, the Chestnut Horse hosts the famous Finborough Race of the Boggmen - here's a short history for anyone interested. While having roof repairs carried out on Boyton Hall in the summer of 1975, local farmer Trevor Waspe discovered a contract of employment written, signed and stamped for the year 1897. On closer examination of the document, and through further investigation, the following facts emerged. As it was traditional for sowing to start around the Easter period, each farmer hired a team of six 'min'. The team that Joseph John Hatton hired for Boyton Hall fell out of favour after a drunken brawl on Good Friday 1897. The men were sacked. Word soon got around that another team was needed and on Easter Monday a team from the nearby village of Haughley set out for Boyton Hall. Meanwhile Joseph John Hutton, worried about the situation, had re-employed the 'min'. Both teams appeared, ready for work. To resolve the problem an idea from one James Boggis of Oulton, who was staying at the Hall, was to throw the contract of employment in the air and the first team to get it over the threshold of the pub in the village of Great Finborough won the job. This event was carried on as an annual tradition and as an excuse to relax before the hard work on the land began. However, it fell into disuse in 1915, when so many Suffolk lads were taken for the fields of Flanders during the first world war. The Race of the Boggmen was revived in 1976 and the rest, as they say, is history...

Pettiward Hall

Local History Group meets once a month in the Pettiward Hall; contact Mary Williams on (01449) 612822 for more information.
Badminton Club meets in the Pettiward Hall on Tuesday evenings between 7.30 and 9.30pm, though the times are flexible depending on the number of players. The club is run for exercise and fun, catering for all abilities and ages from sixteen upwards. A fee of £2.00 per session is payable. All equipment is provided and new members are welcome. Contact Graham Burchell, telephone (01449) 677798.
1st Great Finborough and Buxhall Brownies - contact Gloria Firman on (01449) 672729 for further details.
Garden Club. The Great Finborough and District Garden Club meets six times a year in the Pettiward Hall or on organised visits to garden sites in the area. Additionally the Club organizes an Open Gardens Day in the village in support of the Clubs nominated Charity. Membership fees for 2008 are £10.00 per household; meetings are open to non-members at a charge of £1.50 per session. The club aims to promote gardening and encourage good cultivation through talks, discussion, demonstrations and social events; by visits to local gardens and other venues of horticultural interest; and by maintaining information on topics of interest to local gardeners. The Club Secretary is Judith Cameron, (01449) 672978, or ianandjudy@beeb.net.
Art Club. The Finborough and District Art Club holds a tutored meeting on the first Monday of each month from 7 to 9pm at the Pettiward Hall. An occasional, untutored session is notified to members individually, the object of this being to practice communally what has been learned in the tutorials. The cost of tutored meetings is £4.00 and untutored sessions, £1.00. Teaching is concentrated on techniques, though members are free to pursue their own interests if they wish to do so. Further information is available from Sue Marks, telephone (01449) 612816.
Women's InstituteWomen's Institute. The Great Finborough and District Women's Institute was founded in 1919, meeting regularly ever since with members still meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at different venues. The varied programme aims to stimulate and entertain members and visitors, who are welcome at any meeting. The Treasurer is Lesley Cass on (01449) 675970 or e-mail valleyfarm@netscapeonline.co.uk 
Great Finborough and Buxhall Under-Fives. This pre-school for children meets Monday to Friday in the Pettiward Hall between 9.15 and 11.45 am. The charge is £7.00 per child per session, with the option of lunch club between 11.45am and 12.30pm for an extra £1.50. There are also afternoon sessions available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12.30pm to 3.00pm, the charge is also £7.00 per child per session. The Under-Fives are Ofsted inspected and meet in a fully equipped and heated suite of rooms, including kitchen and toilet facilities. The pre-school group functions in a learning environment based on a national curriculum aimed at preparing children for full-time education with qualified, caring and experienced staff. For further information about the pre-school group contact them during pre-school hours on 07708 362697 or Helen Winter on (01449) 615060.
For more information, please visit their website: www.under5sgfb.co.uk.
Candlestick Club. This is a club for the over 60's from the villages of Great Finborough and Buxhall. A variety of activities is provided throughout the year. For further details contact Keith Proctor on (01449) 736598.
Haughley Hoofers. Haughley Hoofers is a local group of North West Clog dancers. Click here to find out more and how to join, or visit our website
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