The Haslingfield and Harlton Eco Group has entered its fourth year of existence and approved its latest report at its AGM on March 5th 2024. You can view the report, outlining all of the group’s activities over the past two years, on the About page of their website at https://www.hheco.co.uk.
The group is also announcing a new, regular meetup. Between April 19th 2024 and October 18th 2024, they will be holding informal, social meetings at the Hare and Hounds Pub on the 3rd Friday of every month. Read more
Plastic, Packaging and Sustainability – the real truth How can you really be sustainable in what you buy and eat? What is really going on in the world of plastics and packaging, and what you should be doing about all the plastic you are using? Everyone is very welcome to hear about this important issue.
Our speaker, Paul Earnshaw, leads the team that is responsible for implementing the packaging strategy for the Tesco Packaged Food Divisions, Non-Food Divisions and coordination with the rest of the Tesco Group. Read more
Due to the ongoing work in All Saints’ Church, tomorrow’s Village Mothering Sunday Service with traditional posies will be held at Haslingfield Methodist Church at 9.30 am.
This is to let you know that Haslingfield Little Theatre have been unable to find directors for their May production, Two Coarse Plays on 16, 17 & 18 May 2024. This means that sadly the show will not go ahead and next week’s read-through and auditions on 12 & 15 February at Haslingfield Village Hall have been cancelled.
It is just over a week until Top Gun Maverick (12A) at Haslingfield Village Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday Feb 3rd with full bar and snacks. Registration is available here (to give us an idea of numbers): https://shorturl.at/rEMX0
We really want this to be a community event where everyone feels welcome, and would hugely value your support! Haslingfield Colts Chair
Haslingfield Village Society still have tickets available for the Storytelling presentation from Hugh Lupton Psalms from the Horse’s Mouth at Haslingfield Village Hall on Saturday, 10 February.
Doors open at 6.30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start. There will be interval food provided.
Saturday, March 2nd 2024 at Haslingfield Village Hall, 8.00 pm (Doors open at 7.30 pm). NB This has changed from the original time of 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.
A talk by Pete Spence: resident of Haslingfield, a husband and father. His day job is a project manager in the aerospace industry, buthis real passion is bread making. Pete will speak about where bread was originated and in what forms across the world throughout history. He will discuss how industrialisation changed bread for the worse. His talk will touch on bread making techniques, the gut microbiome, and how we can stand up against giant conglomerates in the food industry. Haslingfield Village Society. Tuesday, 20th February, 8.00pm, Haslingfield Village Hall
All welcome. Members and youngsters 16 and under are free. £2.50 visitors, which includes refreshments
Creating a Neighbourhood Plan is a long process – usually 2 years or more. The first step is to collect info – about our homes, our green spaces, our businesses and amenities, and of course about our people! But more important than that, we needed to collect info about what our community wants to protect and improve in our planned environment.
So Haslingfield’s Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee is delighted that more than 150 residents took the time to fill in our first survey, which closed on 31 December – a fantastic response! Read more
Thanks to the generous contributions and legacies from villagers and from our congregation, All Saints’ Church is able to start the first phase of high level restoration work in the Nave.
This means that Sunday services will take place in the chancel and sadly the church will not be open to the public from January 8th until Easter. We hope to leave the North porch open for private prayer.
Entrance to the chancel at other times can be prearranged with the vicar or the churchwardens if they are available. Read more
The Village Society’s New Year’s Day Walk will start at Haslingfield Village Hall at 11.00 am tomorrow – 1 January 2024. It will be again led by Clive Blower.
Everyone is welcome – sandwiches and soup will be provided at the end.
The Haslingfield and Harlton Eco Group has entered its fourth year of existence and approved its latest report at its AGM on March 5th 2024. You can view the report, outlining all of the group’s activities over the past two years, on the About page of their website at https://www.hheco.co.uk.
