Mothering Day – Children’s workshop in Horley Old School on Saturday 18th March

There will be a children’s workshop on Saturday in the Old School from 10:30 am to 12pm for children to make Mothering Day pictures and flower posies.

Everyone is welcome and there will be refreshments and cake!

 Please contact Sarah on 07834 370767 if you’d like more information.

There will also be a family-friendly Mothering Sunday Communion service at St Etheldreda’s on Sunday 19th March at 10:30am when we’ll be celebrating all that motherhood means to us – with a gift of flowers to take away.

Reminder: Solar farm proposal – public exhibition on 15th March

Details of the Solar Farm proposal will be on display at Hanwell Village Hall on Wednesday 15th March 2023 between 3pm and 7pm. Representatives of Elgin Energy will be present to answer questions.

Please take this opportunity to attend and find out more. The consultation period runs from 14th to 28th March. Note that the proposed area includes land on the Horley side of the B4100 as well as an extensive area on the Hanwell side.

3Hs Gardening Club on 14th March – History of the gardens at Upton House

If you’d like to know more about the history of the gardens at Upton House, pop along to the next meeting of the 3Hs Gardening Club, because the speaker will be Alison Hodge, a volunteer who gives guided tours of the gardens to visitors.

Everyone – not just members – can come along to the talk, which takes place in the Hornton Pavilion at 7.30pm on Tuesday March 14th. Non members pay £3 for admission but it only cost £10 to become a member of the club for a year, and then every talk is free.




Solar farm proposal – public meeting on 15th March

There will be a public meeting in Hanwell Village Hall on Wednesday15th March 2023 between 14.30 and 19.30 regarding the solar farm proposal.  It is vital that as many people as possible attend this to discover more details about what is proposed and where it would be.

More details to follow.

Reserve a table for the Coronation Celebrations – Sunday 7th May 1-4pm

Come and join us at our village celebration for the Coronation of King Charles.

If you would like to reserve a table for the Coronation Celebrations (you could go up in the morning and set up your own Coronation decorations), then please let Alison Tite, Helen Moss, Tracey Parsons or Sandra Easton know. Who will have the most regal table?

Tap dancing – Beginners’ class

Following the recent taster session, a new tap dancing class for adult beginners will start soon on Monday evenings in the Old School, Horley. If you are interested in learning to tap dance, please contact Denise Cook for more details on denisemcook04@gmail.com or 07566210187

Coronation Celebrations – Sunday 7th May 1-4pm

Come and join us at our village celebration for the Coronation of King Charles.

Spend a few hours in good company in the lamb barn at Hadsham Farm to mark this historic event. The barn will be decorated and chairs and tables will be provided both indoors and outdoors, alongside the children’s play area.

Bring along a picnic and we will provide the toast – make it a day to remember before going home to watch the Coronation Concert. The Ladies Guild will also provide some delicious cakes for everyone (other volunteers’ cakes will be gratefully received)

More details to follow.

Tap dancing taster lesson – Monday 27th Feb

Are you interested in learning to tap dance? If so, come along to the Old School next Monday evening when Denise Cook, who runs the current tap class in Horley on Monday evenings, will be doing a taster lesson for anyone who’s interested.

The lesson will be from 7pm to 7.30pm but feel free to come along 15 mins beforehand to see the class who’ve been tapping for a while in action at the end of their lesson. You don’t need to bring tap shoes for this session – we have some you can borrow. It’s great fun and good exercise!

Cinema Club – Friday 24th February

Horley’s Cinema Club continues with the 2022 romcom Ticket to Paradise on Friday 24th February. 

Doors open at 7:30pm, lights down at 8pm.