Christmas Eve 2021 Carol Service - St Leonard’s Church, Semley
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- Written by Anrew Oatts
The Semley Christmas Eve Carol Service will take place as usual at 6.00 pm. Booking your place will not be necessary this year, but please note that space will be limited compared to pre-pandemic times. There will be no crowding shoulder to shoulder in the aisles! So, please arrive early and be aware that you could be turned away if all seats are taken. There is unlikely to be any socially distanced seating available for this service.
Please take a lateral flow test before coming to the service and wear a mask. Arrangements will be kept under review, so please check the weekly newsletter or this website for any updates.
Despite the ongoing precautions we do hope you will be able to join us for a joyous and uplifting service at the beginning of Christmas!
20th December 2021 Update: this service will now take place outside the church in the churchyard due to the developing COVID-19 Omnicron situation.
Andrew Oatts
Harvest Celebrations, Semley - 2nd/3rd October 2021
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- Written by Tony Gowers
Semley Harvest Supper
Saturday 2nd October 2021
6.30 pm at The Barn, Grove House
(by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Peter Williamson)
Home cooked meal with vegetarian options available
Tickets: £8 Adult (to include a glass of wine), £4 Child (under 16)
Please bring your own knife, fork, spoon and plates
Tickets available from:
Semley Village Stores or
Gerald: telephone: 01747 855138
or Liz telephone: 01747 853747
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Join us for the
Harvest Festival Eucharist
St Leonard’s Church, Semley
on Sunday 3rd October 2021 at 9.30 am
All are most welcome
Christmas Eve 2020 Carol Service - St Leonard’s Church, Semley
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- Written by Andrew Oatts
The Semley Christmas Eve Carol Service will take place this year and will start at 6.00 pm. However, it will not be open to all-comers. Sadly, we will not be able to open our doors this year to our usual congregation of around 350!
The service will take place in church and will be open to a congregation but limited to around 70 people in order to maintain social distancing. It will also be broadcast on Zoom. If you would like to come to the Christmas Eve service, please email with the number in your party. (Note: see update below). To send me an email, click here and when the new page opens, click on the ‘Contact Form’ tab to send me your message.
Seating will be allocated on a first come first served basis and ‘family bubbles’ are particularly encouraged in order to make best use of the space available.
Further details will be published on the weekly Benefice news sheets and the church noticeboard.
Important Update - 17 December 2020
Christmas Eve - All available seats for the Semley Christmas Eve service have now been allocated. Please do not come to the church that evening unless you have received confirmation that seats have been reserved for you. Instead please join the service via Zoom: Meeting ID: 832 2316 1580 Password: A9494L
Christmas Morning – A few seats remain for the 9.30am Sung Eucharist, so if you wish to attend please contact me as soon as possible. See above for details on how to send me a message from this website.
Service Sheet if you are joining the Carol Service on Zoom, you can download and/or print a copy of the service sheet here.
Andrew Oatts
Afternoon Coffee/Tea - Semley Church
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*** IMPORTANT ***
This event Is cancelled until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak
Doing the school run?
Come and join us for a coffee or tea
in
St Leonard’s Church, Semley
from
2.20 pm to 3.30 pm
on the third Tuesday of each month
Everyone is welcome to join us for tea and coffee before the school
pick up. Toys are available for babies and toddlers.
For more details, please contact Richard or Kevin, telephone 01747 830174.
Semley Village Fete - 4th June 2022
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- Written by Eloise Hawes
Save The Date!
Semley's much loved traditional fete will this year be on the Saturday of the four-day celebrations planned to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Help us celebrate by joining us on Church Green, in the centre of the village, starting at 2.30pm.
Musical entertainment will be provided by the fabulous Bell Street Jazz Band. Refreshments will be available in the form of cream teas and a Pimm's tent. There will be children's donkey rides throughout the afternoon, gift and produce stalls, a fantastic raffle and a chance to try your luck at welly-wanging, the ever popular crockery smash or the coconut shy.
This year will see the return of the hugely successful pop-up boutique so look out your pre-loved and still in good condition clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories NOW. We are looking for women's, men's, teens' and children's clothes. Get in touch with Joanne to arrange drop off or collection - click here, and when the new window opens, select the 'Contact Form' tab to send an email to Joanne. Please do this ideally by the end of March to allow the stall organisers time to sort and price the items.
We are also delighted to announce that the dog show will be back by popular demand. Donations of plants and produce are always welcome. We will let you know where to drop them off nearer the time.
So put the date in your diaries and on your calendars and we look forward to seeing you!
Eloise Hawes (on behalf of Semley Fete Committee)
Semley Fete 2019
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- Written by Semley Fete Committee
Despite the wind and a distant threat of rain, Semley's Annual Village Fete was once again a great success. The Bell Street Jazz Band set the tone with their brilliant and uplifting playing entertaining those enjoying tea and cake or Pimms as well as those busy bargain hunting or taking part in the many games on offer. A group of children from Semley School sang during the band's break and it was wonderful to see their happy faces enjoying their performance before they ran off again to have more fun. The attractions included face painting, donkey rides, crockery smashing and the ever-popular coconut shy. There were long queues for the bottle stall and this year some brave folk even volunteered to have sponges thrown at them while they were in the stocks. Two other new attractions, the Pop-Up Boutique, which stocked nearly new clothes, and the Pimms' tent were both a huge success and hopefully will become part of the Semley Fete traditions. Everywhere you looked there were smiling faces. It is a wonderful day when the community comes together to raise money for our village.
The Semley Fete Committee would like to thank everyone who worked so hard putting it together. Those who put up and take down the tents, everyone who comes along on the day, every plant lovingly planted to be sold and every cake baked help make it a perfect summer's day. The fete raised £5,400 which will be used to continue to support local causes. Many thanks.
Semley Fete Committee
Some pictures from the Fete are shown below; click on each photo below to see a larger version.
Semley Village Fete - 8th June 2019
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- Written by Tony Gowers
Come and join us on
Saturday 8th June 2019
2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
on the Semley Primary School Field for the
Semley Village Fete
Attractions include:
Raffle - Donkey Rides
Teas - Plant & Cake Stalls - Books - Crockery Smash
Bottle Tombola - Gifts - Books - Games
Pop-Up Boutique - Pimms Tent
Bell Street Jazz Band
Men's Baking Competition
(Recipe Sheets available from Semley Village Stores)
For more information, please telephone Martha on 07812 186 088
*** Sorry - no dogs will be permitted at the Fete ***
Semley Village Fete - 4th June 2022
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- Written by Tony Gowers
Come and join us on
Saturday 4th June 2022
2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
on Church Green for the
Jubilee Fete
Attractions include:
Raffle - Donkey Rides - Guess the Corgi's Name
Teas and Cakes - Plant & Cake Stalls - Books - Crockery Smash
Bottle Tombola - Gifts - Books - Games
Pop-Up Boutique - Pimms Tent - Gifts
Jubilee Mugs - Welly Wanging
and much much more....
Bell Street Jazz Band
Dog Show
