HPC agenda 24/5/23

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Hayley Livermore
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Horningsea Short Story Competition 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Chris Lindley

UPDATE: Deadline extended to June 30th!

You are invited to enter the third Horningsea Short Story Competition. There are separate classes for young people and adults. This competition is open to all writers, but please check the rules. Entrants are welcome to submit more than one story (tell your friends!), but a fee is payable for each entry.

  • Theme for adult and teenager entries : Close
  • Theme for children’s entries: A Close Thing

Adults’ competition: 1st prize £50, 2nd prize £25

Over 16s should submit a short story of a maximum length of 2000 words.

Competition for writers aged under 12 on June 30th 2023. 1st prize £15 book token

Young people aged 12 years and under should submit a story of a maximum length of 500 words.

Competition for writers aged 12-16 years on June 30th 2023. 1st prize £20 book token

Young people aged 12-16 years should submit a story of a maximum length of 1000 words.

Entry fee: £1 for young people; £5 for adults per entry.

Deadline: Jun 30th 2023 for all age groups.

Rules and Conditions

(the rules along with the application form are also below in the PDF).

All entries must be the original work of the entrant. Stories must not have won a competition before and must not have been published.

All stories must be within the word limit for the age group.

All stories must have been delivered by email or by hand before the deadline of midnight on June 30th 2023

All stories must be written in English. The theme can be interpreted in any way. Each story must have a title that is different from the theme.

Stories will be judged anonymously by an independent panel. Entrants must not put their name or any other identifying details on their story. Instead, they should include a separate electronic file or sheet of paper to accompany their story on which they put their name, address and a contact telephone number/email address _as well as the title of their story_. Pages should be numbered and each page should include the title of the story as a header. 

Emailed entries should be sent to: fran@fransmithwriting.co.uk. If you wish to pay the entry fee electronically, you should ask for details when you send your entry.

Entries being delivered by hand can be left at St John’s Barn, St John’s Lane, Horningsea and should include the entry fee in cash. 

The judges’ decisions will be final. Brief comments will be given on the winning children’s entries only. 

Winners in each category will be announced at Village Show.

If writers wish to be included, a paperback anthology of stories will be published. Previous anthologies of winning stories are available on Amazon. 

This event is usually supported by Horningsea Residents’ Association. If any profit is made, it will be donated to St Peter’s Church, Horningsea to cover the costs of hosting the prize giving celebration.

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Horningsea Herald May 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris Lindley

Coronation Weekend
As we approach the Coronation weekend, the Horningsea Residents Association and the church are hard at work planning a wonderful Horningsea weekend for you all. The full schedule is on the village website, and there’s more in the Herald, but here’s a short overview of the weekend:

Saturday 6th May

  • Live streaming of the Coronation on a large screen in the church
  • Exhibition of books and photographs of Royal occasions in the village since 1953.

    • Sunday 7th May

  • 10;30 – Coronation Service in St Peter’s church.
  • 15:00 – Picnic on the village green.
  • 17:00 – Ceilidh on the village green by Stomp Happy with two to three sets throughout the evening

    • Monday 8th May

  • At 11:00 the bell ringers will “Ring for the King” – come and watch or sit in your garden and listen!
  • At 14:00 the Friends of Horningsea church invite you to volunteer to work on a wildlife project in the churchyard.

    • Cleanup.

    Save Honey Hill DCO application now resubmitted

    After withdrawing its application in February, Anglian Water has now resubmitted it. The Planning Inspectorate will accept or reject the application by the 26th May, and if accepted, anyone can then register as an Interested Party in order to submit their objections.
    However, until then we strongly recommend that everybody sign up to receive updates from the Planning Inspectorate.

  • Sign up for updates (now).
  • Register as an Interested Party (once the application is accepted).
  • Send in a Relevant Representation (once you are accepted).

    • If accepted SHH will put clear instructions on how to proceed on our website.

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    Church Services May 2023

    Posted on May 2, 2023 by Chris Lindley

    St Peter’s Church, Horningsea.

  • Sunday 30th April 10.30 – Joint Holy Communion, Teversham
  • Sunday 7th May 10.30 – Coronation Service, Horningsea
  • Sunday 14th May 16.00- Rogation Sunday
  • Service & Walk around Horningsea – about 1 hour, finishing back at the church for tea! If muddy, wear boots …
  • Sunday 21st May 10.30 – Holy Communion
  • followed by Annual Meeting at 11.45
  • Sunday 28th May 10.30- United Holy Communion, Teversham

    • Coffee on Wednesday 10th & 24th May

  • Coffee from 10.30
  • Time to pray from 12 noon
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    HPC extra meeting agenda 26/4/23

    Posted on April 23, 2023 by Hayley Livermore
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    Horningsea Annual Village meeting 26/4/23

    Posted on April 11, 2023 by Hayley Livermore
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    Horningsea Herald April 2023

    Posted on April 1, 2023 by Chris Lindley

    Happy Easter Horningsea, here’s the April Herald…and here we are, it’s almost Easter already and with it lovely spring weather…! Hmm. Anyway Easter at St Peters Church looks like this.

    The HRA have brought back the Seniors lunch after four years! On the 19th April.

    The Coronation weekend is approaching in five weeks time. The HRA and the church have organised a full weekend of events for Horningsea. The current plan is detailed inside the Herald but see this post for the most up to date plans! Including the village photographs and the coronation mugs!

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    Horningsea village hall trust (HVHT) and Horningsea Millenium Green Trust (HMGT) annual chairman’s report for 2023

    Posted on April 1, 2023 by Chris Lindley
  • Recent Past – As expected, both trusts have had a rather quieter year or so, because of our need to pick-up after Covid-19 Pandemic, although access to the hall has been unrestricted since earlier with ‘changing’ government rules. Even outside events on the green have not been happening as often as we’d have liked. Charity Commission Trustee Records & Annual Returns are up to date and we’ve again acquired NNDR Zero Business Rate exemption. Other grants from SCDC,have not been awarded to us during 2022/23, but Insurances and Licence renewals, ACRE membership have all been paid/renewed. Amending bookings/cancellations/ returning deposits, agreeing access/licences for geo surveys for the proposed AW relocation of new sewage works etc have also taken up a fair proportion of time during last 12 months.
  • Trustees – We lost 1 trustee before our last AGM with Jayne Neale finding her work pressures too hectic to give sufficient time to the Trusts. Thanks and appreciation was extended to her, we now have 8 trustees remaining having warmly welcomed Marilyn Dew as representative of our Horticultural Society, but we look to recruit a Toddler Group representative and A N Other?
  • Recent Achievements – Thanks to John/Sue for re-cording the flagpole and refurbishing the flags, Paul Kemp repaired post and rail fences, Alan Leader has just re-decorated the interior of the hall and we now have Cambridge Fibre’s improved WiFi installed. For the green, we must again congratulate our groundsmen for superb grass cutting, Marilyn and Gary for the Daffodil bulb planting, Richard for tending the bank beside the pond, John H for the superb clean-up of the southern ditch, plus fitting the ‘Sheffield’ cycle stands and Richard for his very recent re-seeding of the bank of spoil. Our appreciation also goes to Scotsdales for the kind donation of the Java Teak garden bench to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III.
  • Finance – Thanks again to the income from earlier Covid Grants and more recently ACRE/SCDC grant for our 15 recently run ‘Warm Hub’ meetings by Sue and Michael, our wealth remains good for the hall, whereas finances for the green remain less wealthy over the last twelve months with no income from marquees, plus a need for pond/ditch maintenance. More information/figures later from both our treasurers. Hall/Green letting fees were increased at the start of 2023 and will be reviewed more regularly so as to keep abreast of ‘rocketing electricity rates’ and new WiFi charges, until our bookings have again resumed and business and utility rates becomes more ‘back to normal’. Alternative HVHT/HMGT bankers to Barclays are being considered.
  • Future Plans – Our applications to SCDC’s Zero Carbon Community Grant (with replacement heaters in mind) were sadly unsuccessful. A further round of SCDC applications have been invited and we ought to submit another application during 2022/23. Our renewing Hallmark status has again been promoted by Cambs ACRE, for our decision. A quotation for paving the apron in front of hall main entrance was obtained, but this was considered fairly expensive, so other plans / quotes are still needed for more consideration. We fit out a new wall cupboard for sound equipment and generally tidied up our storage facilities. Replacement roller blinds were purchased and some have already been fitted in the hall. A new cupboard in cloakroom is to be fitted to house our re-sited electricity meter.
  • Summary – We remain delighted to continue our close working relationships with HPC, HRA, Parish Church, Horticultural group, Toddlers, Musicians, Artists and all regular hall hirers. We are also more recently giving all support possible our SHH Action group. As chairman, I wish to thank my fellow officers and all fellow trustees for their invaluable input. Although being slightly biased, from the Chair I recognise and thank Pauline on behalf of us all for her tireless work with bookings/cancellations/collection/banking of fees/return of deposits. Furthermore, Garrick was welcomed and deserves thanking for grasping the task of keeping the hall clean and tidy over past 12 mths, to now handover to a new volunteer Alan for the future.

    • Michael Hellowell
    Chairman HVHT/HMGT
    27 March 2023

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    Church Services in April 2023: Easter at St Peter’s church

    Posted on April 1, 2023 by Chris Lindley

    The preparations for Easter begin with a Palm Sunday service at 10.30 in Fen Ditton on Sunday 2 April. On Monday 3 April there will be a Service of Compline at 19.30 at St Peters Church. Compline is a traditional late evening, contemplative service and is always very special. There will be services of Compline in Teversham on 4th and Fen Ditton on 5 April.

    On Tuesday 4 April the Pilgrim Cross will be walking through the village on their way from London to Walsingham in Norfolk. They expect to arrive in Horningsea at just after 10am. You can’t miss them – about 18 people carrying a large cross coming through the fields from Baits Bite and along the High Street to the church. Do join in and walk with them, even if it is just through the village. Refreshments will be on offer in the church as the pilgrims dry out, check for blisters, sing and then head off again across the fields to Lode. Do come and meet them.

    On Good Friday 7 April there will be a quiet service at 12 noon.

    On Easter Day Sunday 9 April the special Easter Service will be at 10.30. This will be a service suitable for all the family (there may even be an egg or two … )

  • 2nd April, 10:30 – Palm Sunday service (Fen Ditton)
  • 3rd April, 19:30 – Service of Compline (St Peters Church) – Also Services of Compline at Teversham (4th) and Fen Ditton (5th).
  • 4th April, after 10:00 – The pilgrims walking to Walsingham will arrive in the village.
  • 7th April, 12:00, Good Friday service (St Peters Church)
  • 9th April, 10:30, Easter Sunday (St Peters Church)
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    HPC agenda 29/3/23

    Posted on March 21, 2023 by Hayley Livermore
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