Surlingham

Surlingham is in for a treat this Saturday (21st) as professional soprano Laura Morgan will be guest soloist at this musical evening with Surlingham Broadnotes choir.

Pimms, fruit punch and canapés on arrival at 7pm at St Mary’s church, followed by a short programme of music. There is no charge of this event and everyone is welcome  However, there will be a collection towards the refreshments and St Mary’s Church.

If you have ever thought about doing some singing in a convivial atmosphere this might be an opportunity to see what Surlingham Broadnotes choir does.  Do speak to any choir member afterwards to find out more.

All are welcome to this musical evening at Surlingham church.  The programme will include items by professional soprano Laura Morgan who is Surlingham Broadnotes’ Musical Director.  Pimms, fruit punch and refreshments on arrival at 7pm.

Time to de-clutter? We are having a collection of old clothing on Wednesday 18th May by the Bag-2-School company.  Every item donated raises funds for the Friends of Surlingham School (FOSS).  Donations can be left in any bag at school from Monday 16th.  If you have a lot of bags or are struggling with transport please email MessageFoss@gmail.com and we will arrange to come and collect it from you.

Bag-2-School will collect the following items :

– Clothing (in re-usable condition i.e. not ripped or soiled)

– Paired shoes (tied together)

– Handbags, hats, scarves, belts, lingerie)

They do not accept:

– Curtains, bedding, towels, pillows, rugs, school uniform or corporate clothing.

Thanks for your help!

FOSS

SURLINGHAM FESTIVAL 2016

 Saturday 10^th September, 1pm-4pm, Padmaloka

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Countdown – just 17 weeks to the Festival!

• The committee are organising a pre-Festival FUNdraising event to cover initial Festival costs incurred prior to the event. This will take place on Saturday 16^th July in the form of Rock ‘n’ Roll evening at the Village Hall, with live music, a Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing demo & competition, a licensed bar and food & snacks. More information about this will be published over the coming weeks.
• We’ve already heard that there are some local crafters and gardeners getting ideas and preparations underway for the ‘Homemade in Surlingham’ and ‘Home produced in Surlingham’ stalls and exhibits. Don’t forget to get those jams and chutneys made in time for them to mature too!
• If you get carried away with the sunshine and start your Spring cleaning, don’t forget to put aside any unwanted bric-a-brac or books etc. to fill the Festival stalls. Think recycle!
• Please urge any local groups that you are a member of to consider taking on a game or activity to run at the Festival – it will fundraise for your group (20% of your takings!) as well as for the Festival fundraising pot!
• And could you help out on the day for a couple of hours? We will need lots of community spirited volunteers and we will keep the tea flowing!
• We will be posting regular communications and posters on the village website to keep everyone informed on how things are going and to let you know how you can get involved.

Contact the Festival Committee at surlingham.village.festival@gmail.com.

The Ferry House has managed to secure a grant for Surlingham offered by the Council in order to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday.

We plan to hold the celebrations throughout the day on Saturday 11 June here at The Ferry House.

A street party/cream tea theme is the idea – however these celebrations are for all to enjoy and we welcome ideas and any offers of support.

A short meeting is being held at The Ferry House this Thursday 12 May 7pm til 8pm – anyone is welcome to come along with their suggestions on how best to utilise these funds for the village of Surlingham.  For those of you that cannot make this meeting, please feel free to drop any ideas in writing to Sonia at The Ferry House or email us on surlinghamferry@gmail.com or nikjax97@gmail.com.

We will keep you updated on surlingham.org and we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather!

Just to let you all know that Lee Vasey will be playing at The Ferry House on Sunday 22 May between 4pm and 6.30pm.  We have already taken quite a few bookings therefore if you would like to come and enjoy what is always a brilliant music session we recommend you book sooner rather than later.  We very much look forward to seeing you!

Don’t forget to book your place at the Quiz – this Sat (14th) in the Village Hall.

Tickets are £7.50 each including food, there will be a bar too, you can pay on the door but in order to plan the food we’d love it if you could email MessageFoss@gmail.com or ring 01508 538132 asap to let us know how many people will be coming!

Proceeds will help to provide resources and trips for children at Surlingham School – we massively appreciate the support of the wider community for our events so Thank-you!

FOSS (Friends of Surlingham School)