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NO CHURCH SERVICE AT IDEN THIS SUNDAY: There is a joint service of Holy Communion with Playden this Sunday at Playden church, at 11am.
QUIZ AT ‘THE BELL’: On Wednesday 15th August, the Bell are having their quiz. It starts at 7pm for 7.30 and is always good fun. Everyone is welcome.
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Hide AdBINGO AT THE BOWLS: Tonight, at 6.30pm for 7pm, there is ‘Bingo’ at Iden Bowls Club. Everyone is welcome. There are refreshments and a raffle. A pleasant way to spend a warm evening.
IDEN FETE: Once I know oficially how much Iden Fete made financially, I’ll let you know, but I do know that they did extremely well, and Vicky, Tom and the fete committee are to be congratulated. It was a splendid day.
THE RYE AND DISTRICT COUNTRY SHOW: This annual event is on Saturday 18th August, from 10am-4pm. It’s at Elm Tree Farm Icklesham, TN36 4BH [on the A259]. This is a great day out for the whole family. There is a horse show, dog show, country fair, classic cars, a Country Living tent, a fantastic selection of food and drink, a variety of craft and local produce stalls and games for the children. The Tigers Army Parachute Display Team will do a live sky dive. Entry is £5 –adults, and children under 16 get in free.
DON’T WIND ME UP!: It’s strange the way we take on board the things which interest us yet give short shrift to things which don’t. For instance, I love clocks. What else other than a clock, and the moon of course have such homely round faces and yet are so exacting. Have you ever known the moon forget to come out? Likewise, If wound up and provided with an appropriate battery clocks tell us the time to the second. You can’t get much more reliable and pedantic than that. A clock’s constant tick-tock can be very companionable. Even when we are alone we have a mate on the mantelpiece giving a measured kind of spiel. However, I’m not a bit interested in winding clocks, replacing their batteries or putting them back or forward as the case may be. I like their beauty and their ambiance, but I know nothing about their ‘innards’. I leave that entirely to my husband. “this clock has stopped” I say accusingly [the poor chap gets blamed for everything which suddenly comes to a halt], but one day I may have to learn to be the carer of our clocks. Then I’d be stuck. My favourite author Anne Tyler wrote a book called ‘The Clock Winder’, about such a dilemma. I may get my husband to teach me about our clocks one by one [he’ll be tearing his hair out], but there is nothing more sad and obsolete than a stopped-clock, and nothing more friendly and alive than one that’s fully wound!
CONTACT ME: If anyone has anything to add to the Village Voice, please ring Gill Griffin [telephone 01797 280311]