Westfield

Heathlands

Services at the Parish Church on Sunday, May 19 are Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, 8am St John’s BCP Communion, 09.30pm St John’s Holy Communion (with JAM and Ignite). More information is advertised on the church notice board.

The members of F3 (Westfield Church women’s group) would like to thank everyone who supported their jumble sale on Saturday. This raised a very pleasing £335 for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance.Westfield Women’s Institute meets in the Parish Hall and welcomes new members – just come on the day, or ring 01424 754013 for more information.

The Friends of Westfield Church would like to thank everyone who supported their coffee morning on May 4, which raised more than £400.

The ladies of Westfield are asked to support the 1066 Cycle Club in their initiative in collecting unwanted bras. These are sent to Africa for women to buy from market stalls, which gives them greater status and makes them less vulnerable to abuse. The income generated is given to breast cancer research and also 1066 Cycle Club projects like the bike stands recently installed at the recreation ground. Joan at ‘Bilbrough’, Cottage Lane is collecting the Westfield donations; bras can be in any condition as everything is recycled if they are not sold, but washed and clean, please. Just leave in a bag on her doorstep.

A new dance class, Dance Latino (Line Dance Latin Style), meets weekly at 8pm in Westfield Community Hall at £5 per session. Feel those Latin rhythms and learn the moves. All ages welcome - join the fun! More information from Marie 07710 251465.The Benefice of Westfield and Guestling St John the Baptist Church Westfield are holding a Flower Festival on the bank holiday weekend May 25-27 10am – 5pm. Included in the event is a country bazaar with a variety of stalls to include crafts, cakes raffle, tombola, gifts, plants etc. Songs of Praise 5pm on Sunday, Activities for young people on Monday. Throughout the weekend there will be a display of the History of Westfield plus an opportunity to explore how to research your Family History. Teas, coffees, cakes and light lunches will be available each day.

The next Friendship Club meeting is on Monday, June 10th from 2-3.30pm in the Parish Hall. The yearly subscription is £5 with 10p per meeting, and new members will be made very welcome. The Friendship Club do not meet at Whitsun and August bank holidays. Therefore their future dates for your calendar are, June 24th; July 8th and 22nd; September 16th and 30th; October 14th and 29th; November 11th and 25th; December 9.

If you can help Westfield Football Club in any way please contact the club. Several WFC people hope to complete the first ever Westfield (Surrey) to Westfield (here) sponsored cycle ride (72 miles) sometime soon. They were unlucky to be beaten 0-2 by Sidley Utd in the final of the Hastings Senior Cup last Saturday, but all teams have had a successful year.

Westfield Golf Fellowship’s results from the Spring Spoon at Dale Hill on May 9 were a win for village based Lee Case with an outrageous 44 points with Terry Drinkwater the runner up. The next competition is the three-day tour to Suffolk in early June. For more information please telephone Nick on 07939587796 or email [email protected]

This year’s Westfield Village Fete is on Saturday, July 6, and volunteers are needed to help set up, run stalls and clear up afterwards. Just an hour of your time would make all the difference to the success of the fete. Please contact Sarah on 01424 755721 and [email protected], or Min on 01424 753752 and [email protected].

Westfield Beavers are recruiting so if your son or daughter is looking for “fun and friends” why not give us a try. Must be aged between 6 and 8, meet on Tuesday evenings 5pm - 6pm. Ring Rose on 01424 754080 for further details.

Westfield Women’s Institute meets on Tuesdays, ring 01424 754013 for more information.

Sainsbury’s vouchers for Westfield School can be dropped into Westfield Newsagents where Richard & Dan will happily collect them from you.

The Westfield HUB meets at ‘The Plough’ on Fridays from 10am to 12noon. A warm and friendly welcome and a decent cup of tea/coffee are assured at the Hub every Friday morning between 10am and midday.’

The Westfield Wildlife website is worth a visit. Please go to http://westfieldwildlife.wordpress.com to share wildlife observations or gain information. Any wildlife observation whether mammal, bird, insect, or flower may be posted on the website, and photos are particularly welcome.

The Rye and District Association of the National Trust have the following event on Thursday 23rd May 2013. Our Walk this month is based in Sandhurst – Meeting near Johnson’s shop at 10.30am. Two circular walks; 4 miles morning 3 miles afternoon with lunch at the Swan.Please contact Phil Maynard on 01797 260637 or email [email protected] for more details and to register your interest in this walk.

For information and news about Westfield, please visit the village website www.westfieldvillage.co.uk.

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