Yes the Red Lion is opening its doors for all you rugby fans to watch the England games and enjoy the sporting atmosphere ……and maybe a few drinks together!
See these matches the Village Calendar
How well do you know your partner? Put your love to the test on Valentine’s Night at The Red Lion. Drop in to register and pay to secure your places. 1st come 1st served.
Our very own Country housewife. Mother. Writer. Wearer of frocks with wellies. Love Dancing, Frivolity and Good Books. and blogging about her experience in Horley ………………
It’s Saturday night, and the village Burns night, and I’m in the Red Lion, where I’ve popped in for one, but appear to have stayed. I’m with lovely new friends and my neighbour, R, and we’re at the table by the fire, glugging white wine and saying we really must go up the hill.
‘I’ve had no lunch,’ I say, draining my second glass. The new friends laugh when I say I can’t hold my drink. ‘Really,’ I say. ‘I’m a liability. And we really are going to be dreadfully late.’
J drains his pint and we’re off, roaring up the hill in the type of car that comes with a free Labrador. We park outside St Ethelreda’s, and for a moment J looks appalled. ‘Christ,’ he says. ‘Don’t tell me we’re eating in the church?’
We laugh, pulling him onwards, and I fall over the gate to the Old…
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Alice, 2013
Did you know that you can now see collage pictures of nearly all of the Horley Footlights productions going back over a decade, starting with Mother Goose Rocks (2003) up to last years Alice.
Still to post are some of the programmes and photos of “Puss in Boots”, if you have any to share please email me Debra on horleyviews@outlook.com
Mother Goose Rocks, 2003
Hope you enjoy them as much as I have putting them together, especially seeing how our early “toe-lighters” have grown, such fun!
Merry Christmas Debra
Horley Footlights is listed under the Horley Groups page at the top of thehorleyviews.com
The harvest auction took place last Friday in the Red Lion Pub, Horley. 
Over £600 was raised which will go to support the work of Save The Children in The Middle East.
Thanks very much to Dave and Natasha for hosting the event and if you donated any produce/bakes or came along and supported the event.
HARVEST CELEBRATION AUCTION , 7pm onwards, at the Red Lion – Friday October 3rd. All donations of fruit, produce, cakes, preserves etc. will be auctioned to raise money for the work of Save the Children in the Middle East.
HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE , 11am at St.Etheldreda Church – Sunday October 5th – A traditional Harvest Festival service with the bells rung afterwards.
In Britain, thanks have been given since pagan times for successful harvests and to mark the end of the main season. Harvest festivals are traditionally held on the Sunday closest to the Harvest Moon or Autumn Equinox.
In Horley, this year we are celebrating twice over this upcoming weekend and raising money for others less fortunate than us.
Safari meaning to journey in Swahili
On Saturday 20th September, the now re-branded Safari Supper set off from the Red Lion watering hole as it turned dusk. Clutching their guide slips , all thirty-six villagers ventured to their first hosts house, meeting many of their fellow explorers on the way.
The first course is always an orderly affair, with the hosts holding back on the wine to ensure they can stay on top of the strict timings. This year was no exception, as all thirty-six villagers were promptly turned out at 8:30. Then the hosts beat a hasty retreat to get ready for the next guests, who arrived straight away, as this years hosts were all in close proximity to each other ; 1 in Little Lane, 2 in Wroxton Lane, 1 in Gulivers Close and 2 in Lower Hornton Lane.
Once dinner is served the hosts can also relax a little and so do their guests. So much so, that some hosts reported and I personally witnessed a reluctance of some of the guests to move on to their next hosts.
Despite this everyone eventually arrived at their third and final host. This is where many of them remained until way past Dave and Natasha’s bedtime, before returning to the Red Lion.
This year we had some new hosts, new guests and some relatively new guests, so seeing the supper through their eyes reminded me of what a great social event this is.
To top it all we raised over £720 for our church.
As for reported sightings, so far there hasn’t been any, however the jungle drums are sometimes slow to start…………..
Congratulation to Dave and Natasha who celebrated their 10 year anniversary as the landlords of the Red Lion Pub on Sunday 3rd August.
It was a beautiful afternoon with a steel band playing, Dave’s disco, food, cake and of course a few drinks!
More to follow ….. meanwhile here’s to another 10 years !
Horley’s Safari Supper (aka Progressive Dinner)
Join us for a walking safari supper with excitement, exercise and adventure as you experience the “Big 5” wine and dine right here in Horley on Saturday 20th September:
Such a fun way to meet villagers, as you drink, walk and eat your way around Horley, you may even spot some local game!
Only £20 per person and one bottle of wine per couple for your 1st host, all proceeds go to St. Etheldreda Church. To secure your place (or be a host) call me Debra Fox 730980 or email me theboma@btinternet.com
Limited places so to avoid disappointment , let me know now:
Note: If only one person can come please let me know as we always have others who can go round with you
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