We hope you can join us on the evening of Thursday 29th May at Hapstead Hall for the screening of our next film, the adorable 'The Penguin Lessons'. It stars Steve Coogan and was Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, he discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. Then, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.

Many thanks for your continued support - we hope to see you on Thursday 29th May!   

Barbara Ehlers

Silversmith

A demonstration of hand made silver jewellry from a local silversmith.

In May, our own Jam Tart member, Janet, shared her experiences of being evacuated during World War 2.

We meet every month at 10am until 12pm on Wednesdays on the dates stated on the poster. 

Come along to a VE Day 80 celebration at

(the area outside Hapstead Hall, around the oak tree)

Set in New York in 1961, against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and has been nominated for dozens more, including an Academy Award.

GAMES, CRAFTS, SENSORY TABLE AND BISCUIT DECORATING
£7 first child, any additional children £5 and siblings under 1 are free when accompanied by older siblings.

PILATES CLASSES

TO DEVELOP FULL BODY STRENGTH, BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY AND POSTURE

45 minute long Mat Pilates group classes

FIRST CLASS FREE

CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE 

WEDNESDAYS: 17:00 at HAPSTEAD HALL, Reading Room, ARDINGLY  

For bookings, please book via the website, or for more information please contact me via Facebook or email

07739 793817 pilateswithbeth@outlook.com

Every Friday, 6.00pm to 7.00pm. £10 drop in per session.
Contact Esther Roseman on 07984 312043 or esther30@hotmail.co.uk for more information.

Our 'Movie Quiz and Supper Fundraiser' took place at Hapstead Hall and was a huge success, on Saturday March 22nd!! A fab evening was enjoyed by all who took part.

Bridget navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel Cleaver. Back to work and on the dating apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe - just maybe - her son's science teacher. You can purchase tickets for this, in advance from Fellows Bakery or the Ardingly News Shop. You'll also be able to purchase electronic tickets in advance from CineMobile, however, please be aware that these have increased in price to £8. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/ardingly-rh17-6ta/ardingly-hapstead-hall

Gentle Yoga with Alison will continue at the Hall every Monday evening, until 7th July at the new time of 7.45pm to 9.00pm. Classes for Prenatal mummies, continues on Tuesday evenings until 8th July at 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Alison will also be continuing her Postnatal Yoga class every Thursday morning until 22nd May 10am to 11.30am. 

Visitors watched the judging and see who won rosettes for their 'Pure Breed' and 'Pet Breed' Guinea Pigs.

It has already been nominated for a large number of awards, including Best Motion Picture at the Oscars. The cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow and the plot looks highly gripping!  From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Catholic Church.

Pilates classes will be continuing until the summer break, weekly at the Hall.
Tuesday: 10am - 11am

COME AND JOIN US ON February 19th for...

Working with the ghosts of Hampton Court with Sarah Slater. 
Sarah wears one of her costumes whilst she shows her presentation with images, detailing her ghostly experiences at Hampton Court. 

Music Bus continues on Friday Mornings at Hapstead Hall, from 10.00 to 12.00am till Friday 19th December 2025.

Have fun, make friends, and learn:

✩ ISTD Ballet, Tap & Modern

✩ Musical Theatre & Drama

✩ Street Jazz
✩ Private Singing Lessons
✩ Adult Ballet & Tap
✩ Special Pre-School Class
✩ ISTD & LAMDA Exams

Next film will be the amazing Conclave on 13th February. Tickets available soon. 
Conclave stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. In the film, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organises a papal conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about each candidate. 

Positive, fun, reward based training. All levels from basic to advanced.
Helping to instill confidence and setting both you and your dog up for success.

Positive and force free, we cover loose lead walking, recall, emergency stops and much, much more!

Each course lasts for six consecutive weeks, where possible.

Had a fantastic and informative talk by Debbie Elwell-Sutton, advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Park Centre for Breast Care in Brighton.
100 more heart cushions made and delivered for women (and men) in Sussex after surgery.
Funding for cushions for the Sussex Cancer Fund. 
The picture shows, Teresa breast cancer survivor, Fiona cushion maker with Debbie Elwell-Sutton. 

In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Jude Law). Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given that her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded, or dead. When Henry appoints her as Regent, the nation's ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas, he lays a dangerous path for her. Henry's courtiers, suspecting she's sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom and are a threat to their power, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King. Once Henry returns to England, all hell lets loose and Katherine finds herself under ever-increasing scrutiny and suspicion. Knowing that even a whisper of scandal might lead to her downfall, Katherine must unleash her own scheme to fight for survival!

Tables were all sold out for the Ardingly Christmas Fair on Saturday 7th December. 
Lots fun for all the family. Free entry to all! 

THE CRITIC - starred Ian McKellan, Gemma Arterton, and Mark Strong. It was held on Thursday 24th October.
Tickets were available from Fellows Bakers and the Ardingly News Shop (the old Post Office) and cost £7 each. 

Many thanks for your ongoing support!

Ardingly Films

The Speaker was Roy Simmonds

on Ardingly Maps and Buried History

Many thanks to all who joined us last week for another fun movie night out with Ardingly Films, following our summer break! Fly Me To The Moon - starred Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Jim Rash, Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson. It was a stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA's public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis's (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins!

You may wish to add placeholders to your calendars for the next couple of future films: 

on Tuesday, 24th September - 7:45pm

at Hapstead Hall, Ardingly

The polling station at Hapstead Hall will be open from 7am to 10pm.
You must take your photographic identification to be able to vote.

The next lunch will be on 9th October 2024. Tickets will be available from Kim at the Old Post Office shop nearer the time.

10am-12noon. 

Visitors are always welcome to drop in.

Next meeting 17th July 2024
Hapstead Jam Tarts Ardingly WI,  meet every third Wednesday of the month 

Lots of fun for all the family! - including a Table Top sale in Oaklands Green; a walking, Village Treasure Hunt; Village History Society Exhibition at Hapstead Hall; an Ardingly College Tour; Children's Games with a Fire Engine in the Playground; Teas in Hapstead Hall, with Community Choir; and a Cricket Match at the Recreation Ground, followed by a Bar and FREE Barbecue!

A creative evening for mums - bring a project of your own or experiment with a selection of materials for arts, crafts and sewing. 7.30pm - 9.30pm - arrive when you like.
Chill with other lovely creative mummies in the Reading Room at Hapstead Hall. Check hall calendar for dates.

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla's eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.

Attendees could meet the HAPSTEAD HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE and  PARISH COUNCILLORS
What: Annual Hapstead Hall Meeting & Annual Village Meeting Light refreshments will be provided When: 22nd May 2024 6:30pm Hapstead Hall Annual Meeting 7 - 8pm Annual Village Meeting Where: Hapstead Hall 

Many thanks to all who participated in Ardingly Films’ first annual Movie Quiz fundraiser! It was a huge success with 11 teams and a delicious meal provided by Curry Leaf Curry (Look out for their food truck parked in the lay-by near South of England Showground Saturdays 12-5pm). The quiz was won by the team 'Gone with the Biriyani’ followed closely by ‘Clueless’ with just one point less.  

All funds will be reinvested into Ardingly Films and will allow for us to continue to show films at Hapstead Hall and maintain the price of a ticket at the low price of £7. Thank you for your ongoing support!

This wonderful film was based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. It's directed by George Clooney and covers the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.

Mr James Dickinson spoke on the subject of 'King Henry III and the Battle of Lewes.

A packed house enjoyed the outrageously funny crime drama, 'Wicked Little Letters' film at Hapstead Hall on the evening of Thursday March 28th starring amongst many other well-known actors and actresses, Olivia Coleman, Jessie Buckley and Timothy Spall.  

We hope to see you on both March 28th, and April 13th for our Movie Quiz & Supper Fundraiser! See below...

Thank you for your continued support. 

We hope you all enjoyed the film on Thursday 22nd February - the truly heart-warming and inspirational film, 'One Life', starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn and Jonathan Pryce.

The Great Escaper starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, was shown on Thursday 25th January. We had a good turnout, so thank you for your continued support.

We greatly hope to see you on 22nd February for our next film - see above.

Entry was free to all, many people attended to meet up with friends and check out the stalls with face painting, glitter tattoos and a wealth of crafts, games, and produce.

The final Ardingly film of the year, was The Miracle Club which included a wonderful cast! 

The evening of Thursday 26th October was a fabulous, pinktastic screening of 'Barbie' and we saw why the critics and audiences went wild for this film! 

A great film to start the new season! Film goers joined us on Thursday 28th September, when we screened 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'.  

All were welcome to go and observe the exhibition and judging of “Pure Bred” and “Pet” Guinea Pigs last Sunday at the Hall.

The film was about an ordinary man who passes through life on the sidelines until the day he goes to mail a letter and just keeps walking. 

Our last film in May was 'Allelujah' starring an array of our top actors including Dame Judy Dench, Derek Jakobi, Jennifer Saunders and Russell Tovey. 

Including a FREE live concert and DJ set in the Hapstead Hall on Sunday afternoon.

Our film on Thursday 27th April, was the heartwarming Tom Hanks film ‘A Man Called Otto’.