ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS’ MILWICH.
Young and Old welcome to dress up
Sunday December 9th at 4pm Nativity around the Village.
Meet at Church we then process to the INN
And with a bit of luck at least a horse for Mary
And a little Jesus at the Stable (Village Hall)
Punch and Mince pies after.
Sunday December 16th 4pm Carols with Greenlea School and Guests
A real tear jerking service this one with our Greenlea Children and
Guests but especially for you to sing carols and get really in the mood.
Monday evening December 24th at 11.30pm
Our Mid Night Christmas Service by Candlelight.
That special service which celebrates the birth of Jesus
Led this year by Reverend Geoff Smith.
and by candlelight it is epic.
2nd December Team Service 10am at Fradswell
30th December Team Service 10am at Gayton
We look forward to welcoming you.
Milwich W I Report November 2018
Milwich W I welcomed the Chartley Group to the meeting on October 29th when we were entertained by Maureen Taylor who was dressed in an authentic 16th Century outfit. Her talk was entitled “Garderobes, Grime and Leeches”, in other words toilets from the 16th Century and the disposing of their contents. Not a pleasant subject, however Maureen gave members many amusing anecdotes and it was unanimously agreed that life in the 21st Century is preferable in that everything is so much cleaner and more hygienic. Our lives now are greatly extended due to our health service and our general well-being,
Kath Reynolds delighted members with her talk “to Love and to Cherish”. She talked about weddings from the 1940’s to present day and how fashions have changed especially the dresses and bouquets. Many of the traditions and rhymes connected to the celebrations were compared and members giggled as memories were shared. Some of the celebrity photographs were very amusing and as members had brought their Wedding albums and photographs it was fun trying to recognise each other!
The December meeting on December 12th will be a Christmas celebration, friends and family being invited. There will be entertainment and refreshments being supplied by members.
January will also be in house with members organising the evening.
May I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Christmas with very best wishes for the New Year.
For further information please ring Helen Hocknell on 01889 505717
All Saints’ Church
The members of Milwich Parochial Church Council would sincerely like to thank
Richard Jackson and Chris Lewis
for their continuing hard work in helping to maintain the grounds of All Saints’ Churchyard.
It is very much appreciated
Milwich & District Produce Guild
Our AGM in October was well supported. All 7 officers were re-elected, along with two other committee members. After the business was concluded, we enjoyed our usual social evening. Hyacinth bulbs were available (FOC), to encourage new exhibitors to the Hyacinth Show in February.
The Christmas Party will be held in the Village Hall on December 13th. Tickets are available from Celia on 01889 505783, at a special price of £10 each. Marvellous value for such an entertaining evening.
On January 24th, we welcome Judy Hubble, who will talk on Shugborough Hall.
Members are reminded to keep checking their bulbs for the Hyacinth Show on February 28th.
Membership fees for the coming year are only £10, which works out at £1 per meeting, with free tea/coffee and biscuits included. This is a one-off price, to encourage new members to join us for an exciting programme of speakers and outside visits planned for 2019.
Our meetings are usually held in All Saints’ Village Hall on the fourth Thursday of the month, beginning at 8pm.
For further information, please contact Mike Baggaley on 01889 270161 or m_baggaley@btinternet.com
MILWICH POST OFFICE
Christmas is very near now, so we are all going to have many cards and gifts to post. So this is a reminder, that in Milwich and Fradswell, and in places all around, we are very lucky to have our very own Post Office:
MILWICH POST OFFICE at PROSPECT HOUSE,
COTON HILL, MILWICH, ST18 0EH, (01889 502 381).
There, Sue Maitland always greets us with a smile.
We know all the many POST OFFICE SERVICES that we may use.
However, also offered are:
PHONE TOP UPS – THE HEALTH LOTTERY
NATIONAL EXPRESS COACH TICKETS – PAPERS
I-TUNES – ONE FOR ALL GIFT VOUCHERS
and BANKING SERVICES
including
FREE CASH WITHDRAWALS
EURO CURRENCY (Other currencies by fast Pre-Order Service)
We may also buy a wide variety of
GIFT CARDS and GREETINGS CARDS,
SWEETS AND COLD DRINKS
So that we all know when our Milwich Post Office is open,
here are the opening times:
MONDAY & TUESDAY: 9.00 to 12.30 am and 1.00 to 4.00 pm
WEDNESDAY: CLOSED (Papers only)
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: 9.00 to 12.30 am and 1.00 to 4.00 pm
CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY
All Post Offices are examined regularly.
Our Post Office is open at the moment.
However –
PLEASE REMEMBER –
(This is important)
PLEASE USE IT OR LOSE IT!
Last posting dates before Christmas – 2nd class Tuesday 18th December and 1st class Thursday 20th December
Milwich All Saints’ Village Hall Hire.
Please contact 07805 569014 for rates and booking or email sharonlhodson@gmail.com
Milwich Village Hall – COFFEE SHOP
Opening on Fridays 7th & 28th December,
18th January from 10.30 – 11.30am
Hot drinks always available
Garden produce, Plants and Crafts when available
Change your library books at the Mobile Library 11 – 11.40am
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Firstly I would like to begin with a big heartfelt thank you to all the nursery, Green Lea pupils and their families for taking the time to decorate a pebble for remembrance, All the pebbles were on display at All Saints church, Milwich for the service on the 11th November. We had so, so many lovely compliments about our display, it made Claire and myself very proud to have been able to be a part of it.
As always December is a very busy month, we have lots of different crafts planned, and our cookery sessions will be taking on a Christmas theme. Forest schools will be continuing, but as the weather gets colder and wetter can I just remind you that warm clothing and waterproofs are needed. On Tuesday 11th December we will be attending Dick Whittington at the Gatehouse theatre in Stafford, Thursday 13th December we will be performing our lovely Nativity for our family and friends, this year we are holding this at 9.30am, then on 20th December we join the school for our annual Christmas lunch, Green Lea wraparound care will also be holding a disco which is open to the whole school and nursery, and then to top it all off our Christmas party, and if we are all really good, we might even get a special visitor!!
Our theme for next term is the rainforest and we are starting off by looking at the plants that grow there, especially the coco bean that is an ingredient in chocolate…Yummy. We will breaking up for our Christmas break on Friday 21st December which will be Christmas jumper day and everybody is encourage to wear a festive jumper/clothing we then return to school on Tuesday 8th January
So with all that said the staff would like to say a big thank you for all your fantastic support over the last 12 months, we really couldn’t ask for better parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends and local community. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas period, have fun, stay safe and see you all ready for more fun in the New Year.
Green Lea Nursery offers the 30 hours funding (subject to criteria) we are also signed up to the tax free child care scheme, please see a member of staff for more information.
Green Lea Nursery runs Monday-Friday, sessions are 9.00am-1.30pm or 9.00am-3.00pm. Green Lea wraparound care sessions are 7.30am-9.00am and/or 3.00pm-5.45pm (term time only) for any further information please contact 07974719522
Milwich Parish Website 