Book Club Review – September
‘Jewish is a way of seeing the world, a strong consistent background theme.’
Our book this month is Going Home by Tom Lamont 2024. It is set in the Jewish community in Enfield and centres on Joel, an articulate two-year-old whose mother dies leaving him in the care of her friend Teo. It is about the four adults who take on responsibility for him in their own way. Teo who has moved away from the community to a job in the police force and a flat in Aldgate is the responsible one who takes on the grieving youngster and learns to care for him and love him. Then there is Ben, the feckless rich boy, the opposite of Teo but also his best friend, and Vic, Teo’s father, dying of a degenerative condition and determined that Joel will not grow up in the care of the Social Services as he once did. Finally, Sybil, the only woman of the four and a progressive rabbi trying in vain to reform the intransigent members of her synagogue. All of them interact with Joel in their own way and find their lives challenged and enriched by him Continue reading “Book Club Review – September”
Kit Wilson Job Opportunity
Dog Show Programme Announced
The Fun Dog Show at Hadlow Down Village Fayre will start at 2.30pm, on Saturday 7th September 2024
Please register for classes at the Treasure Hunt Stall, £1 per entry
Rosettes will be awarded to top three in each class
Dog treats for all entries
Judging by Natalie Curtis
With thanks to Oakfield Property and Mint Hound for sponsoring us.
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Village Fayre Baking Competition Announced
We are eagerly counting down the days to the Village Fayre on Saturday 7th September!Our brilliant Baking Competition will be back this year!
We have two categories
– Most delicious cake! Our Judge, Mary-Ann from The Crow Kitchen will be taste testing all your entries. The yummiest cake wins, this is the category for you if you love to bake but don’t have the time to add lots of decoration.
– Best dressed cake – Mary-Ann will be looking for the most fun, beautiful and creatively decorated cake. Our theme is Autumn.
Please bring your entry to the Cake Stall outside the main Marquee between 1pm and 1.30pm.
Judging will be at 2pm
Top three cakes in each category will be awarded rosettes.
All entrants are asked to bring along a list of ingredients used
Very Best of Luck!
‘Painting with Plants’ – Wine & Buffet Evening
Last chance for Hadlow Down HS members to get a preferential opportunity for tickets before they go on sale to the general public!
A Horticultural Society presentation not to be missed!
Chris Beardshaw was born and grew up in Broad Green, near Broadwas, Worcestershire. He was formally trained in horticulture at Pershore College, and holds a BA Hons and PGDip in landscape architecture from the University of Gloucestershire. He has won 35 prestigious design awards, including 12 RHS Gold Medals. He has also been voted for the People’s Choice Award six times, most recently in 2023.
His first TV appearance was in 1999 as the expert on Surprise Gardeners for Carlton TV. After this, he moved to the BBC TV and Real Rakeovers as the expert contributor. His first show as solo presenter was Weekend Gardener for UKTV Style in 2000. Also in 2000, he co-presented Gardening Neighbours for BBC 2. This was followed by three series of Housecall. After this, he joined Gardeners’ World Live as a specialist presenter, and then soon moved on to become a presenter on Gardeners World.
Beardshaw presented The Flying Gardener series for BBC2, which ran for four series. He currently presents Beechgrove and is a regular panel member on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time .
The Chris Beardshaw Rose was launched at the Hampton Court Show in July 2007. Scented with soft pink blooms, the new rose was produced by international rose specialist C&K Jones. Chris specifically asked for a donation (£2.50) to be made to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for every rose sold.
He holds an Honorary Degree from Liverpool University and is an Honorary Fellow of Gloucester University and in 2017 was awarded the Kew Guild Gold Award.
Counting down to the Fayre
Saturday 7th September 1pm-5pm, on the Playing Field
With just over three weeks to go until the Village Fayre we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make this year’s event as brilliant as ever!
Come and be part of the fun. You’ll have the chance to meet new people, make friendships and have a lot laughs on the way. Plus, you’ll be giving back to our lovely Village Community and making a difference.
Can you lend a hand for an hour or two, perhaps working on the bar, grilling up some delicious BBQ, running fun games? Perhaps you can help us put up tents? We’d love to have you join our team.
Please contact Gill on 07968 536 913
We will be out and about in the Village over the next couple of weekends selling raffle tickets and collecting donations for our Bottle Tombola. Thank you for supporting us.
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What’s Happening in Hadlow Down in August
Hadlow Down Book Club August Review
‘A kid is a terrible thing to be, in charge of nothing’
Recently we read the childhood of David Copperfield and then compared it to Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver’s novel inspired by her hero Dickens but set in the rust belt of Appalachia and exploring contemporary issues. It was a co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and winner of the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Like Dckens, she lays bare and makes an impassioned criticism of social injustice, cruelty and incompetence of those who should be helping children, Continue reading “Hadlow Down Book Club August Review”
Sunday Service
We have been informed that their will be no Service in St. Mark’s Church this coming Sunday morning 28th. July