Hotpot Supper
A great evening at this years Hotpot Supper. Great food served and great entertainment. This year the entertainment was provided by the Singing Waiters, Tony Proctor provided a hugely amusing monologue taking uus on a tour of the village through the last forty years. Next up was the Syncrinised Swimmers (click to view video) and finally musical entertainment was provided by CHUMS led by Jane Weery and Simon Hurst (click to view video)
This year’s Hot Pot Supper was one of the best yet, with lots of good food, wonderful entertainment and a great atmosphere. What better way to prepare for Lent? Many thanks to Catherine Luck for organising the food, and to CHIPS for masterminding the entertainment.
Catherine writes: Many thanks to all who supported this year’s Hot Pot Supper, particularly those who helped, cooked, ‘swam’ and played – a fab time was had by all, and a record £780 was raised on the door for charity. I have a bumper cache of tea towels, ladles and even a hotpot left, so please claim them a.s.a.p. Catherine Luck 07971 541 988
HARRY AT CHRISTMAS
Once again Harry the donkey made a successful round of the village in the days before Christmas, delivering cards and goodwill. As a result of his colourful postal round, the Greenaway family raised £1430, which together with money brought in via Annie Tempest’s super illustration of Harry, enabled them to send the grand total of £1700 divided between the Kent Air Ambulance and Hospice in the Weald. On behalf of Harry, Pete and Sheila and all the Greenaway family would like to thank everyone in the village for their support. [Editor’s note: In the past five years, Harry’s Christmas Post has raised £5557 for these two charities; a terrific result. Congratulations.]
Movember - The Gentlemen of Crockham Hill
Dear all, WOW! what a 'tache growing season. Some facts and figures: The Gentlemen of CH has raised a staggering £3,499 as of 2nd December – and it’s still rising! (we got another cheque for £200 last night that needs to be added!) Added to the other fundraising in the village, Crockham Hill has raised: £5,382 Other Movember stats: Currently our team is 341st in the UK Participants in the UK: 252,856 Participants worldwide: 852,812 UK Total (so far): £15,388,502 Worldwide Total (so far): £65,411,268 I can't thank you all enough for the effort and itching you all went through last month but I am sure you'll agree that it is definitely worth it! I set out to raise about £1000 so I am blown away by people's generosity, especially in these times. Please pass on my thanks to all those who sponsored you and gave so generously! Bring on next year when we can hopefully encourage others to get involved and make the evening in the pub even bigger. I'm already planning next years's 'tache! Thank you again and see you soon - if i recognise you without the facial fuzz!! Cheers, Si.
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BROADBAND IN CROCKHAM HILL
We are expecting an installation contract to be signed shortly with NextGenus. They will use a combination of fibre optic cable and wireless to cover the ‘not spots’ and provide an impressive minimum of 10mbps. Since the original survey your circumstances may have changed so please again register your conditional interest to:http ://www.nextgenus.co.uk/south-east/kent/crockham-hill/
Alan Wesley 866242
ANNUAL FIREWORKS GO OFF WITH A BANG
At least 900 people turned out to see fireworks light the sky above our village at the annual extravaganza on Saturday 29th October. The night began with a torch lit procession through the village followed by a wonderful display of fireworks. The event included a bonfire used to burn a model of Guy Fawkes, made by village residents. As in previous years children wore fancy dress on the night, all fabulous and we hope this tradition will continue.
Once again Crockham Hill School produced our artwork, and this year the competition was won by Izzy Netherclift with Charlie Lucas and Bethan Lewis worthy runners up. Congratulations.
I would like to thank the committee for the effort every member puts in to this event and also all villagers and friends of Crockham Hill who loyally support this important evening.
Jane Bradley-Smith
CRICKET IS BACK…
As you may know, Crockham Hill has not had a cricket team for several years, but Oxted came to the rescue, adopted the pitch, brought the game back to the village, and maintained the wicket.
Over a pint in the Oak (where all good debates take place) it was suggested that once a year it would be good if we, as a village, took advantage of this well-maintained wicket and arranged an inter-village cup. This became The Crockham Hill Charity Shield. It was therefore agreed that in August two teams from Crockham Hill would do battle on the cricket pitch. Captains were sought for their knowledge of the game, their stature in the village and athletic ability, but after this search failed Simon Hurst and Paul Cosh were appointed as the two leaders – and lead they did.
Cosh’s ‘EH Team’ batted first with a valiant effort scoring 159 for 8 off 22 overs. Then, after a tea made for royalty where local baking talents exceeded all expectations, Hurst’s ‘Bulldog XII’ came out to bat. With Prime and Watchorn both hitting sixes, Cosh knew that his opponents would not fall easily, but Blissett’s turn of the ball took two wickets, leading to Hurst’s players regretting drinking Westerham Ale instead of a strong cup of tea. It came down to Collins to take the winning runs for the Bulldog XII with two overs to spare.
After the game a BBQ was laid on with the very best local sausages provided by the Stockdales, which topped off a great afternoon’s cricket. A special word of thanks to all who provided the sandwiches and cakes for the tea, and to the Stockdales for the sausages. Our thanks too to the umpires, Alan Davies and Andy Esam, and of course to the two captains who fielded such great sides. We will be meeting again next year – so watch this space for details. Finally, during the day we raised £125 for the Crockham Hill War Memorial Playing Fields, which will be used for various planting projects around the village. Many thanks to all who contributed. Andrew Seale
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POOFEST SUPPORTS WATER PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA
The Pootings Village Fundraisers are grateful to all those who supported the recent PooFest, attended by around 700 people of all ages. It was an enormous success, with activities for children and an excellent line-up of 12 acts, including the 20 piece Ukelele Orchestra from Tunbridge Wells, Pete Shoulder, the Standard Lumps, and the Charlie Rivers Band who closed the proceedings.
The PooFest raised over £4000 for LATA Foundation projects to supply safe, clean drinking water to more than 1000 people living below the poverty line near Granada, Nicaragua, and to construct a drinking water fountain in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to be used by around 500 people every day. For more information about the LATA Foundation, please see www.latafoundation.org or phone David Gilmour on 867421. T J Spurin
