Horningsea Herald November 2024

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Chris Lindley

Here’s the November Herald.

It’s the highlight of the Horningsea winter season – The very popular HRA Firework display and bonfire. Do arrive early as the Fen Ditton bonfire was cancelled this year so expect a larger crowd than normal!

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St Peter’s Church – Services for November

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Chris Lindley

A Time to Remember

Saturday 2 November at 15:00 at St Peter’s Church Horningsea

As part of the season which includes All Souls and All Saints, there will be an opportunity to join together to remember those you have loved who are with us no longer and to light a candle in their memory. Whether your loved one died recently or a long time ago do come along for this special, quiet and contemplative service.

Horningsea Candlelit Carol Service

Sunday 8 December at 18:00

Liz Harrison will be co-ordinating the decoration of the Church for the Candlelit Carol Service. If you have never been, the church is filled with many hundreds of candles all of which have to be put in place in good time. If you have been to the service you will know how splendid the church looks with the oil lamps lit and the hundreds of candles flickering in the dark. Liz will need help from the weekend of 22 November to ensure that everything is in place by 8 December. Please come and help – give an hour or so over that weekend or during the week … or subsequent weekends until all is ready!

Remembrance Day in Horningsea

Sunday 10 November: 10.15 at St Peter’s Church; 10.45 at the War Memorial in the Jubilee Gardens

The traditional Service of Remembrance will be held as usual in Horningsea leading to the 2 Minutes Silence at 11 o’clock. During the Service John Wilson will tell us about the men of Horningsea who died in the first and second World Wars. This year he will also ask us to remember Capt James M Farmer, an American pilot who died when his plane crashed on Quy Fen in July 1945. He was a highly decorated pilot of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group who had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Poppy wreaths will be placed on the War Memorial by organisations based in the Village.

The Fallen of Horningsea are listed on the village website.

Services

  • Sunday 2nd November, 15:00, A Time to Remember
  • Sunday 10th November, 10:00, Remembrance Sunday
  • Sunday 17th November, 10:30 Holy Communion
  • Wednesday 20th November, Compline
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Horningsea Herald October 2024

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Chris Lindley

Hello Horningsea,

Here’s the October Horningsea Herald.

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Horningsea Parish Council

Wednesday 9th October at 19:30

The next meeting of Horningsea Parish Council is this Wednesday (October 9th, 2024 at 19:30) in Horningsea Village Hall.

HPC agenda

Horningsea Harvest Festival

Sunday 13th October at 16:00, St Peter’s Church.

Come along on Sunday 13 October at 18:00, bring a contribution of something you have grown or bought that can be sold in favour of the charity Farm Africa. Liz Harrison will be asking for help to decorate the church, so get in touch if you would like to get involved or if you have colourful leaves, flowers, fruit and vegetables to use as decoration. We hope the local farmers will tell us a bit about harvest 2024 during the service. There will be a Harvest Tea after the service – probably with homemade apple cake!

Halloween Spooky party at the Plough and Fleece

Friday 1st November, The Plough and Fleece

Boo! You are invited to our spooky party on Friday 1st November. With live music from the Cushy Punts, a Best Costume Contest and of course Trick or Treat.

Horningsea Firework and Bonfire

Sunday, 3rd November, Village green

The days are getting shorter which means it’s almost time for this year’s Horningsea’s Firework and Bonfire event organised by the Horningsea Residents Association.

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Horningsea Firework and Bonfire

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Chris Lindley

Sunday, 3rd November, Village green

The days are getting shorter which means it’s almost time for this years Horningsea’s Firework and Bonfire event organised by the Horningsea Residents Association.

This years celebrations are on Sunday November 3rd and will take place on the Village Green.

Gates will open from 5.30pm for Hot Dogs, soup, snacks, hot drinks and music.

Fireworks will begin at 6.30pm with lighting of the bonfire in true Horningsea style to follow.

Adults £5 & over 5’s £2.50 – correct cash on the gate if possible please.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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St Peter’s Church – Services for October

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Chris Lindley

  • Sunday 6 October 10.30 – Holy Communion
  • Sunday 13 October 16.00 – Harvest Festival Service followed by Harvest Tea and sale of produce in aid of Farm Africa
  • Wednesday 16 October at 20.30 – Late evening Service of Compline
  • Sunday 27 October 10.30 – Joint Three Parishes Holy Communion

Horningsea Harvest Festival

Sunday 13 October at 16:00

At the Harvest Festival we are able to celebrate that Horningsea remains a “farming village”, surrounded by arable fields with the tractors, trailers and combine going up and down the High Street all day and much of the evening when the weather is right and the crops are ready. You can’t miss it! After last year when there were virtually no apples, the fruit trees have been laden this autumn – windfalls are on the village green, in the village orchard and in the hedgerows. There are boxes of apples outside front doors with an invitation to people to help themselves. Apple pressing day on 28 September showed how abundant the apple harvest has been … and there are still more apples in the hedgerows.

All this deserves a celebration and recognition of the importance of caring for God’s creation. 

Come along on Sunday 13 October at 4pm, bring a contribution of something you have grown or bought that can be sold in favour of the charity Farm Africa. Liz Harrison will be asking for help to decorate the church, so get in touch if you would like to get involved or if you have colourful leaves, flowers, fruit and vegetables to use as decoration. We hope the local farmers will tell us a bit about harvest 2024 during the service. There will be a Harvest Tea after the service – probably with home made apple cake!

Upcoming events

  • Saturday 2 November at 15.00 – Time to Remember your loved ones who have died recently or in the past. Come along and light a candle in their memory.
  • Sunday 8 December at 18.00 – Candlelit Carol Service 
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HPC agenda 9/10/24

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Hayley Livermore
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Horningsea Herald September 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Chris Lindley
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Laney Meadow Development -Resident Survey

Dakin Estates put a proposal to develop Laney Meadow to the Parish Council in May. The PC are currently consulting residents to give feedback to Dakin Estates.

– There’s just a few days left to complete the survey.

– The development is on the agenda of the next Parish Council meeting (25th September). Residents are encouraged to attend the Open Forum.

(Read more).

Apple Pressing Day 2024!

Saturday, 28th September, 14:00 – Village Green

The Horningsea Residents Association are pleased to bring you Horningsea’s thirteenth Apple pressing 2024. Come along, help press and get involved, bring your own apples if you have any and don’t forget some empty bottles ready to fill. Bring your own drinks, nibbles and picnic blankets for when you take a well deserved rest.

Baby Thanksgiving Service

Sunday 8th September at 16.00, St Peter’s Church

To celebrate the Horningsea Baby Boom – 8 little boys in the last year! – there will be a Thanksgiving Service at St Peter’s Horningsea on Sunday 8 September at 16.00.

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Apple Pressing Day 2024!

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Chris Lindley

Saturday, 28th September, Village Green

The Horningsea Residents Association are pleased to bring you our thirteenth Apple pressing 2024. The date is Saturday 28th September and will start at 14:00 on the village green.

Having had to cancel last year’s pressing due to lack of apples we are confident that we will have our usual pile of apples to prep and juice ready for you to take home and enjoy.

Come along, help press and get involved, bring your own apples if you have any and don’t forget some empty bottles ready to fill.

Bring your own drinks, nibbles and picnic blankets for when you take a well deserved rest.

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a large pile of apples ready to be crushed for juice.
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St Peter’s Church – Services for September

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Chris Lindley
  • 1st September 10:30 – United Holy Communion
  • 8th September 16:00 – Village Service/Baby Thanksgiving service
  • 15th Septemnber – 10:30 – Holy Communion

Baby Thanksgiving Service

Sunday 8th September at 16.00, St Peter’s Church

To celebrate the Horningsea Baby Boom – Eight little boys in the last year! – there will be a Thanksgiving Service at St Peter’s Horningsea on Sunday 8th September at 16.00. Everyone is welcome to come along – babies, parents, carers, grandparents, friends, older siblings, toddlers …. to join in the celebrations.

The service will be very short and family friendly. Tea and cakes after the service. See the attached poster for more details.

Ride & Stride and Heritage Open Day

Saturday 14th September

The National Ride & Stride to raise funds for Historic Churches takes place on Saturday 14 September. You can work out a route that suits you and do a sponsored ride or walk around all the local churches. St Peter’s Church Horningsea will be open all day and there will be a display about the history of the church. Pop in to have a look.

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Laney Meadow Development – Resident Survey

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Chris Lindley

Dakin Estates put a proposal to develop Laney Meadow to the Parish Council during the open forum of the meeting on the 29th May, 2024.

This was then discussed by again in the open forum at the Parish Council meeting of the 24th July (Agenda item Item 32/24-25).

Update: 4 Sept 2024 – Horningsea Parish Council understands the concerns raised that have been raised by residents and encourages everyone to attend the Open Forum of the next Parish Council meeting (25th September) when this matter will be on the agenda.

Deadline: 9th September 2024 after which time results will be collated and
reported back to Dakin Estates.

The proposal

Dakin Estates is the development representative for Quy Estates, who recently received planning permission for the development of Manor Farm. He is interested in the Parish Council’s opinions on the potential development of Laney Meadow if the current lease, which allows public access to Laney Meadow and River Meadow, ever expires.

A rough sketch has been provided (see below), illustrating two houses along with plans for a village tennis court. Pedestrian access is marked in pink, while continued access to River Meadow is designated in dark green. The proposed tennis court car park, capable of accommodating 6 vehicles, would be constructed using permeable pavers.

Before reporting back to Dakin Estates/Quy Estates on behalf of village residents, it is the Parish Council’s intention to ensure that all residents are consulted and given the opportunity to respond. The Parish Council sent the letter below to all residents and have posted on the Horningsea Residents Facebook group too.

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Survey

An enlarged version of the plan attached in the above PDF

You can give feedback in multiple ways:



Map of Horningsea showing approximate locations of Laney Meadow and River Meadow
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