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If you are visiting, or planning to visit, Pett and Pett Level, this is our website where you will find information about the area, including latest events, church services, local history and adverts for local services, including B&B, accommodation, pubs etc. Our Village Magazine, which can be accessed here, also contains local advertisements and other useful information.
Latest News/Notices/Articles
Have your say on police share of council tax – survey closes on 10th January
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne is really keen to hear your views on police funding and priorities, as laid out on her website here:
SPCC – Have your say on police funding: precept survey 2023/24 (sussex-pcc.gov.uk)
It’s only a short survey so will take a couple of minutes to fill in, but your opinion is very important to her.
The deadline for completing the survey is 10 January.
Pett Methodist Church Pie and Chat 10th January is Cancelled
Apologies this has been cancelled to focus on the Early Burns Night on the 27th January
Season’s Greetings
A message from the Chair of Pett Parish Council, David Penfold
I would like to thank all those who have sent me Christmas cards. I am not sending any this year, but will make a donation to an appropriate charity. I would therefore like to wish everyone in the parish a Happy Christmas and good health and happiness in the year to come.
The Passing of Tim Rothwell
Tim Rothwell
It is with shock and much sadness that we have to report the sudden death on Sunday of Tim Rothwell, who has done so much for our community, particularly in his role as chair of the village hall management committee. The condolences of the parish council, on behalf of the community, go to his wife Libby and the rest of his family. At its meeting in January, the council will consider whether there is any way in which Tim’s work can be recognised.
Coffee Morning and Library Notes
There was a bright, festive atmosphere at the December Coffee Morning with elves and Christmas jumpers galore. Does anyone have a knitting or crochet pattern for a Christmas jumper? If so, please may we borrow it? (To make for next year!!)
It is interesting to see that the Hearing Aid Maintenance with Robert at the helm is bringing in people from quite far afield – even Rye and Broad Oak. Because it is apparently quite difficult to get an appointment at regular clinics, those who need this service are popping in to the Coffee Morning – having a coffee and cake while they wait, as well as signing up to the Community Library. Therefore, just a reminder that it costs nothing to join or borrow books and we do not limit how long you may keep a book, which is especially handy if it is a craft or cookery book so that you have time to follow a project through. We carry about 200 books and now aim to introduce about 15 to 20 new volumes each month
This Book of the Month is recommended as “A cracking good read,” by a borrower who said she would not usually select a crime novel. Said book is Beau Death by Peter Lovesey. Other reviewers have said “A delightfully clever puzzle . . . building up to an ingenious final reveal” and ” . . . darkly funny, with richly drawn characters, detailed police procedure, brilliant dialogue and impeccable plotting.”. This modern detective story is set in Bath, the eponymous Beau being Beau Nash, the king of style and manners in Bath in a previous era. Humour, history and mystery in one brilliant novel.
This month we have a second Book of the Month which has been highly recommended: Sister, A Novel of The Women’s Suffrage Movement by Tim Stafford. Set in America between 1890 and 1919, this is a reminder that the women’s suffrage movement extended beyond our own shores. As another has written: ” ‘Sisters’ is the powerful chronicle of a second-generation suffragist searching for her identity during the dramatic, turbulent times surrounding the women’s suffrage movement in America. Striving to understand the true meaning of women’s rights, Susan relies on her Christian faith for answers.’
And if neither of these appeals to you, there are plenty more to chose from. If you have particularly enjoyed a book you have borrowed from the Community Library and that you think others might also like, do let us know when you bring it back and we’ll flag it up in our book of the month review.
Next Coffee Morning and Community Library: Wednesday 4th January, 10 – 12.
Seasons Greetings from Anna, Vivien and the Coffee Morning Team