Sincere thanks to all eleven teams who came to the village quiz last Saturday. We do hope everyone enjoyed the evening. Congratulations to “Hydon to Nothing” who were victorious on the night and thanks to Bill Dann, the quizmaster and all who helped make the evening a success. Proceeds, amounting to £450, will be shared between the Community Pavilion Fund and Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.Don’t forget that it’s the Parish Assembly Thursday evening – 7.30 (wine ordered!) for 8.00 pm at the Village Hall. So please come along if you are free.
It will also be an opportunity for collecting litter pickers, rubbish sacks and high viz jackets in preparation for the Village Clean-Up on Saturday. And everything is also ordered for the subsequent barbeque – outside the Village Shop, starting at mid-day (and finishing in time for you all to get up to the Village Hall for the Jumble Sale!)
The Shop Management Committee is pleased to announce that Gill Darbyshire has accepted their offer of appointment as Shop Manager of Hambledon Village Shop.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who pulled together to help the shop through the recent transition period and to all the shop customers for their continued patronage.
This meeting will be held on Tues. April 26th in the Cricket Pavilion at 8pm. This is the meeting that counts. We need to be clear on all the stalls and stallholders and how it all works. We have people who have offered their help and we need to take this up. We need at least three more families to run the Bouncy Castle and slide. We need to be sure about a Plant stall and the Cake and Home Produce stall. We need above all to have the team set up for the cream teas in the pavilion.
Above all, we need everybody’s help to make cakes and home produce and bring them along; we shall need your bric-a-brac and full bottles; we shall also need you all to buy as many lottery tickets as possible with the wonderful prizes,to underpin the fete.
Please come to this meeting.
P.S. We need more stalls.
Contact…[email protected]
After winning a close match in their Semi-Final yesterday beating Woking & Horselll 1-0. The Dons are now in two cup finals. Details below, be great to get some people down to support the boys and hopefully see them lift some silverware. They are still in the hunt for the League title as well. 
So the Treble is on.
Reserve Invitation Cup Final
Yateley Res v Hambledon Res
20th April 2016 7:30pm
Wey Court Godalming Town GU7 3JF
Reserve Challenge Cup
Hambledon Res v Woking & Horsell Res
28th April 2016 7:30pm
Woking Park – Westfield FC GU22 9BA
The fate of Hambledon’s only bus service, the 503, will be decided by Surrey County Council in May and, unless the proposal to axe the route is overturned, it will cease operating in September.
However, SCC has acknowledged the strong opposition to the proposal by Hambledon Parish Council and residents and indicated that it may be prepared to meet to see if there is an alternative to outright closure. The parish has suggested that the 503 could be merged with the 523 Milford Hospital service, which is also under threat, and rerouted to take in new housing developments.
In its latest Local Transport Review SCC – faced with having to make budget cuts -has been examining rural routes in West Surrey with the aim of reducing the level of subsidy it pays to operators to keep the services running. Under this review it proposed scrapping the 503, which runs three days a week and connects Hambledon with Milford, Godalming and Guildford.
The 503 is important to the village and its immediate neighbourhood, and especially to some of its older residents and those without cars. Starting and ending at Lane End it connects Hambledon and Hydestile with supermarkets, banks and surgeries. Most of its users have bus passes but face losing the only bus they can travel on.
Under the review SCC is also proposing scrapping the 523, which operates twice a week to Milford Hospital from Godalming via Busbridge. Both services are operated by Stagecoach on behalf of the County Council, using low-floor buses suitable for the elderly and infirm.
SCC has been consulting on the proposed changes to these and other services. In its submission Hambledon Parish Council urged the county to keep the 503. It also suggested that the 503 and 523 could be merged to serve the new 100-plus homes being built beside Milford Hospital, other areas of new development and be re-timetabled to make it more widely available.
Saturday night, April 9th at 7.30 is the Hambledon Quiz Night at the Village Hall. There are a couple of tables left so hurry to secure your table soon. Contact Martyn or Mary Grove for tickets – 01483 415815. The ticket price is £10 per person with a team/table maximum of 6 people. The quizmaster is Bill Dan – the ever popular local quizmaster. The ticket price includes a meal (with vegetarian option). Proceeds going towards the Hambledon Pavilion.
April 9th is the 75th anniversary of the crash of the German Heinkel 111 bomber at Shepherds Hanger in Busbridge. The full story and video is here.
The site of the crash is featured below which will fade to the original RAF crash photograph from 1941.
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace… You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Kemal Atatürk
Hambledon Reserve Team are into the Reserve Challenge Cup for the second year running. They will be looking to defend their cup on the 28th April.
Hambledon Res v Lightwater Res: 28th April 7:30pm KO at Westfield FC, Woking Park, Woking GU22 9BA
Hope to see you there to cheer the boys on.
Come On You Dons
The Shop Easter opening hours will be 9am to 11am Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Usual 8.30am to 3pm on Saturday.
The Cricket Club’s pre-season nets at Charterhouse School sports centre will start soon on Thursday evenings (7pm-8pm). Dates are:
Thursday 24th March
Thursday 31st March
Thursday 7th April
Thursday 14th April
Thursday 21st April
Thursday 28th April
Contact [email protected] for more information.
The Management Committee of the Hambledon Village Shop Ltd is looking for a dynamic Manager to lead the team of staff and volunteers. The Shop, Café and Post Office have grown in popularity under the previous manager, and turnover has increased by 70% in 2 years. However, this now needs to be translated to profit on the bottom line by careful management of stock, costs and, in particular, the recruitment, training and motivating of volunteers.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following qualifications:
We are offering a basic salary of £19,000 for a 40hr a week with a performance related bonus tied to key targets.
An application form can be downloaded here. Email your completed form to [email protected] or write to us at: Hambledon Village Shop Ltd, The Cricket Green, Hambledon, Surrey GU8 4HF.
Closing date: 2 April 2016.
Hambledon has paid its respects to two residents who contributed a great deal to village life over many years.
Ray Williams, who died in January, took over the running of the village shop with his wife Pat on his retirement in 1982 and together they were involved in a host of Hambledon activities.
Raymond Smith, who also died in January, played an important part in the development of Hambledon Cricket Club, the fete and many other aspects of village life.
The lives and achievements of both were celebrated at packed funeral services at St Peter’s Church.
This month’s Parish Magazine has reports on both and these articles can be found here.
If you’re looking for services in and around Hambledon, the Parish Magazine advertising section is the place to look. This section of the magazine is now being provided on-line.
It can be found under the Organisations > Parish Magazine menu. Or you can view it by clicking the image below.
