Hi everyone,

A happy Christmas to all our readers, near and far; and a happy New Year. 

Keep those stories coming and keep reading our news.  You know we get it first!  If you would like your Club to be able to put stories on hemyock.org, get in touch.

The coming week will be a busy time for St Mary's with the Christmas Fair, Christingle service and the Licensing of the Rev David Burton. 

The annual Christmas Fair to be held at the Parish Hall on Saturday 3rd December from 2.30pm - 4.30pm will have the usual range of traditional stalls where you will be able to find gifts for family and friends as well as tasty cakes and savouries along with the possibility of winning a prize .  Father Christmas is due to arrive at 3pm and refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon.

Hemyock Singers present Songs For A Season and Turkey Dinner on Friday 16 December at 7.00 p.m. at Hemyock Parish Hall. Tickets are £12 and are on sale at the Post Office - but hurry as tickets are selling fast!

A short commemoration will be held at the War Memorial Friday 11th November at 11.00am to remember all who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Do you want more housing built on ‘exceptional sites’ (agricultural land bordering the village which would not usually be available for development)?  Hemyock plans to join with Clayhidon in forming a Community Land Trust. There is only a short window to apply for funding towards this. (Is this being rushed through?) In essence the Community Land Trust would form a partnership with a Housing Association to build houses that would be available to the local community in perpetuity, with a proportion available to Hemyock residents.

There have been a number of reported fly tipping incidents in the Hemyock area over the past quarter and include the dumping of a freezer, 25 sheets of asbestos, leylandi tree branches and 5 cwt of cat litter! 

A Coffee Morning with bring and buy stall in aid of Cancer Research UK will be held at 4 South View on Friday 14th October from 10.00am to noon

Nearly 200 people filled Hemyock Village Hall for a Sunday service to say farewell to Blackdown Hills church minister Steven Reed and his wife Hazel.  It was 10 years to the day since Steven began the work of leading Hemyock Baptist Church, during which time many positive things had happened in the life of the congregation which had enjoyed steady growth.

Celebrate  Harvest Festival at St Mary's Church at 7pm this evening - Friday 30th.

Celebrations continue on Sunday with a Family Service at 11.30am

All are welcome