Icklesham

Magpies, Oast House Field

Thursday May 2 All Saints with St Nicolas Parish church there was A Service Of Thanksgiving for The Life of Mrs Hilda Joan Horton who passed away on April 24.

Hilda was born in Battle on 10 November 1922 and she spent a happy childhood in Rye Harbour with her parents and her sister Phyllis. After attending Rye Grammar School she went to live in Birmingham. She left school early to nurse her Mother who sadly died in 1939. During the war Hilda’s father sent her to stay with Phyllis in Rye. Hilda worked with the accounts first at Winter’s Dairies and then at Rother Ironworks. Here she met Robert, a young man from Icklesham, and on 23December 23 1944 they married at St. Mary the Virgin, Rye’s Parish Church. Bob went overseas with the RAF while Hilda stayed in their Winchelsea home. After the war Linda and Alison were born, Bob returned to the Ironworks and Hilda started at the Post Office in Winchelsea.Always cheerful and highly respected Hilda worked there until well into her 70s. Then they moved to Icklesham and became hugely involved in the life of this village. Olde Tyme Dancing, cricket and especially stoolball kept them busy and Hilda still managed to make cakes for lots of village events. Sadly in 1989 Bob passed away after a stoolball match. Hilda gave the club a silver salver in Bob’s memory to be presented to the winning team at Icklesham Stoolball Club’s Annual Ladies Tournament. Then a few years later as President of the club she was thrilled when Icklesham won and she presented the salver to the Captain her granddaughter Louisa. Eventually Hilda moved to the Five Villages and carried on being so active helping with the Mini BUS Club and the raffles. We extend our deepest sympathy to Linda and Alison,grandchildren Paul,Martin,Louisa and Jacqui,great grand children Molly,Daisy,Ella and Lewis and all the family friends and neighbours of this much-loved lady. Hilda and Bob are now re-united in Icklesham Churchyard.

Reg Burls of High Fords has passed away. With his broad smile he was a popular walker as he exercised his German Shepherds around the village-We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife,family and friends.

*Sunday May 12 10.30 Parish Eucharist in All Saints. Also 4pm-6pm Queen’s Head Alfie and The Alcopops Reaching The Parts …

Ian Mitchell is most grateful to everybody who sponsored him in the Hastings Half Marathon.March 24 was a bitterly cold day with the maximum temperature only 2 degrees Celsius and his time of 2hours 35 minutes and 30 seconds was good.The sum raised for the Royal British Legion including Gift Aid was a superb £1,066 - a figure with a certain ring to it. The sum exceeded Ian’s target.

Tuesday May 14 quiz night at the Robin Hood. 7-30 for an 8pm start. Teams of up to 6. £5 per head includes a sausage/burger and chips supper. To book a table ring Sue 01424 814277.

Saturday May 18 Monthly Church Market with plants,cakes etc for sale coffee,biscuits and light lunches available. If you have any cakes,home made produce to spare Sylvia Archer would be very grateful 01797 224288

The Boot Camp Mums meet on Wednesdays 9am -10.10am at the Memorial Hall.This is an exercise class designed for mums and toddlers to get fitter together. You go running together so buggies are needed. Then there are active games. It’s £3.50 a session.

Saturday May 3 craft and plant sale. Sandra Stunt reports that this, “only attracted two plant sellers from the Horticultural Society. Apologies to all those who came looking for flower plants.The adverse winter/spring weather made it difficult to grow seeds.We hope the weather will improve so we get lots of plants in the August show.Thanks as always to everyone who supported the craft fair especially Pete and Mary for coping on her own with the refreshments. Raffle tickets for the show and village fete are already on sale at Icklesham Stores.They are £1 and there are 3 cash prizes and a host of other prizes.”