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SUNDAY 2nd June 2024,
1915 for a 1930 START
CATHERINGTON CHURCH HALL

ENTRY ON THE DOOR £2.00 per person. Refreshment available.

The story of how and why world leaders and members of Winston Churchills War Cabinet were together in a railway siding in a tiny village on the Meon Valley Railway line in 1944.

Nick Byrne’s imagination was caught by this amazing episode in our country’s wartime history a few years ago and Nick has carefully researched and studied the story in great detail. This will be an excellent start to our D-Day events.

Please do come along and support your community.

SUNDAY 28th April 2024,
1915 for a 1930 START
CATHERINGTON CHURCH HALL

ENTRY ON THE DOOR £2.00 per person.

Despite becoming Archdeacon of Bournemouth, a member of General Synod for 11 years, taking part in Lord Mountbatten’s funeral and being secretary to CVRA, any press statement about me always begins with “Former Ship’s Purser, Adrian Harbidge ……”.

Three years with Elder Dempster Lines allowed me to see ports on the West Coast of Africa and on the East Coast of America. The Biafran War had only finished a few months earlier, the Congo War in 1967 and a coup in Ghana the day before we docked – however, you’ll be surprised to learn which was the most dangerous port we visited.

A whirlpool too dangerous for an ocean-going liner to cross, the footprints where Jesus landed after the Ascension and shaking hands with Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson – all seemed part of everyday life at sea. What was more difficult to accept was the reason for pilfering British soap from the cargo, haggling over the price of a radio in New York’s equivalent of Curry’s and learning to dance uphill while the ship was rolling!

8th June 2024

CATHERINGTON VILLAGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-day 1940’S STREET PARTY.D-day anniversary flyer

HELD AT ST CATHERINES WITH KIND PERMISSION OF HOLLY BURTOND-day cake recipe

CATHERINGTON 100 LIVES – Life in Persia under the Shah and how it is today
SUNDAY 24th March 2024,
1915 for a 1930 START
CATHERINGTON CHURCH HALL

ENTRY ON THE DOOR £2.00 per person.

This month we welcome Shahla a Persian who lived in Iran under The Shah. She is going to tell us how much the country she lived in and loved has changed since The Shah was overthrown. Shahla has retrained as a nurse and lived in England for 50 years. Her insight of Iran and the picture she creates are really topical and provide a view of Iran that we may not understand from the information available on the news. She has previously spoken to U3A groups and welcomes questions on any topic pertinent to Iran.

CATHERINGTON 100 LIVES
SUNDAY JANUARY 21 2024,
1915 for a 1930 START
CATHERINGTON CHURCH HALL

ENTRY ON THE DOOR £2.00 per person.

This month we are pleased to welcome Earl Attlee coming to talk to us about:

Myths and What they Don’t Tell You About The House of Lords

Earl Attlee will speak for about 40 minutes and then answer questions on his life in The House of Lords – so do come prepared with questions. He has been recently involved in reform and has just produced a Westminster Think Tank paper on this subject. He has views on the ongoing Post Office scandal and the Nigel Farage, Coutts banking scandal. He also has an interest in defence matters.

As a Peer of the Realm in the House of Lords his role is very different to that of an MP and they don’t hold ‘Surgerys’ so now is your chance to find out about The Lords.

(So if you want to know how much room an Ermine Robe takes up in a wardrobe now’s your chance to find out) Earl Attlee loves to take questions.

Come and join in singing Christmas Carols on Sunday 3rd December. 

We will congregate around the village Christmas Tree (just down hill from The Farmer) at 5.00pm

The Salvation Army will once again lead us with their music and carols.

Please remember a donation for the Salvation Army. 

Catherington Village Residents’ Association 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 24th November at the Church Hall at 7:30 p.m.

All members of CVRA are welcome.

“Diving Around The World” 

Andy Williams has very kindly agreed to give us a lighthearted jaunt around his 57 years of diving – ending with a short quiz – which could just save your life.

Sunday – 21 May 2023

Catherington Church Hall

7.00 pm

Entry Fee – £1 per person on the door.

Sunday 7th May 2023   –  Coronation Picnic 

· The Picnic Lunch is being held in the garden of Mrs Holly Burton – to whom we are incredibly grateful and appreciative of – and as such this is her private residence.

· There is no parking at St Catherine’s- Holly’s house. Parking is available at the Church Car Park, or in the small Catherington Down car park opposite the village school

· Strictly no dogs.

· Please could there be no disposable BBQ’s or such items brought to the event.

· There will not be refreshment van – so please do bring all your own refreshments – either tea/coffee or alcohol. Please do bring chairs and Gazebo’s – tables will be provided.

· Entrance is only by previous reservation. The Gates for entry will close at 12.45 pm.

· Donation buckets will be available at the entrance gate and the chosen Charity is the “The Disasters Emergency Committee in support of Ukraine”. Please give generously as this replaces an entrance fee. All profits will be donated to this charity.

· Please be aware that certain areas of the garden will be blocked off so please respect this.

· Departure time is 3.30 – 4.00 pm – weather dependent

Monday 8th May  2023  –  The Big Help Out 

· The “Big Help Out” – will commence at 10.00 om Monday morning and the meeting place is Catherington Down’s Car Park – opposite the local school.

· We plan to do litter picking / hedge pruning and foliage clearance – please bring suitable protective clothing and implements (secateurs, gloves, etc)

· Everyone is welcome to come to the Tea and Cakes which will be provided in the Church Hall from 3.00 pm that afternoon onwards. Look forward to seeing you all there.