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. 

Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.

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! 

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

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

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 
NEW! THURSDAYS: 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

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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: 

Gentle Yoga with Alison will continue at the Hall every Monday evening, from 13th January at the new time of 7.45pm to 9.00pm. Classes for Prenatal mummies, continues on Tuesday evenings from 21st January at 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Alison will also be continuing her Postnatal Yoga class every Wednesday morning from 15th January 10am to 11.30am. 

Pilates classes will be continuing after the summer break, weekly at the Hall from September till 19th December
Tuesday: 8.45am Improvers - Tuesday: 10am Beginners/Gentle
Thursday: 8.45am Improvers - Thursday: 10am Beginners/Gentle

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

on Tuesday, 24th September - 7:45pm

at Hapstead Hall, Ardingly

Music Bus continues on Friday Mornings at Hapstead Hall, from 10.00 to 12.00am till Friday 20th December 2024.

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 

Don't forget to add a placeholder to your calendars for the next film at Hapstead Hall,  ’Priscilla’.

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.

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’.