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Shuffelboarding in the Village Hall

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On Saturday 16th April, some 90 Capel folk came to grips with the game of shuffleboard in the Village Hall. You haven’t heard of it? Well, we soon discovered that practically everyone in the Hall was new to the game – but no problem. We soon grasped the rules and then we were off. Shuffleboard kept a group aged 4 to 87 involved and completely entertained for 3 hours. So how do you play shuffleboard? I’m not going to tell you because I’m hoping that another evening of shuffleboard will be on offer in the Hall and that next time you’ll shuffle along and join us. You are sure to enjoy it.

As a visitor to Capel,  had a wonderful evening. Many thanks to the organisers, helpers (of all ages!) and cooks for giving us such a great time.

(From my friend S.W)

Capel Cricket Club

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By the time you read this hopefully the rain will have stopped and the ground dried out a bit. The Cricket Club are looking forward to the season so why not come along and have a look.

Social Membership is available at just £5.00 per person. The Bar is always open on a Friday evening and on Saturdays. Other nights dependent on games being played.

If you fancy a game please pop along. Adult training is on Wednesday evenings out on the rec.

We are running youth teams from Under 8 right through to under 14. Please let me know if you have a child who is interested or if you want to help out. Please contact me on 07841 373198.

Finally some dates for your diary:

  • Dine & Bingo is on the Village Hall every 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7pm.
  • Village Barn Dance in the Marquee after the Village Show on Saturday 20th August.
  • Capel’s Got Talent on Saturday 17th September in the Village Hall.

The Crown Public House

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Following various rumours, and with the help of over 350 signatures protesting against possible closure, it is good to be able to report the following statement from the pub owners:

“The Crown at Capel will be under-going a beautiful and transformation refurbishment in the summer of 2016. Subject to successful planning applications the pub will close for approximately 5 weeks to carry out these works, we estimate that the pub will be fully refurbished and open to the public mid to late august of this year. Our vision is to create a community pub that all the locals will be proud to use. We will have a fantastic menu that will deliver all those traditional pub classic dishes we all love, an extensive product range that will include real ales, fine wines, premium spirits and and an interesting soft drinks offer. It is our intention to improve the pub with quality furnishings, new outdoor patio and garden seating, improved BBQ facilities, a brand new commercial kitchen and the addition of a fun area for children to play.”

Flix In The Still – Brooklyn

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The film for the May meeting is Brooklyn. The film is about Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the 1950s. There is a terrific cast led by Aairse Ronan, Downhall Gleeson, Julie Wlaters and Jim Broadbent.

The film will be shown in Capel Village Memorial Hall on Tuesday 3rd May. Doors open 7:30pm for an 8:00pm showing. Admission is £4.00 on the door. Refreshments are available before the film and in the interval. We look forward to seeing you all. Forthcoming film this season include Despite the Falling Snow on June 7th and A Bigger Splash on July 5th.

Liz Arthur

Capel Tennis Club – Free Family Open

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Have you ever thought about playing tennis, but weren’t sure where to start?

Capel Tennis Club has 4 hard surface courts  on the recreation ground which we use all year round. We are a friendly village club and have a number of social tennis sessions during the week and also have teams in the local league.

We offer coaching for  juniors and adults wanting to learn or get back into the game.

A court is also available for public hire – £6.00 per hour- through Carters  Garage.

We are holding Free Family Open Sessions for anyone wanting to try  tennis or find out more about the club on the following dates. Racquets and balls available, just bring suitable shoes.

Saturday 9th April from  2- 4.30pm

Saturday 30th April from  2 – 4.30pm

Saturday 16th July from 2 – 4.30pm

For more information -see our website www.capeltennis.org.uk or call Dave Hall – 01306

711371

Temple Lane Allotments Society

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We  aim to grow  crops in an environmentally friendly way and become self sufficient as far as possible. We  share plants, seeds, knowledge  and experience with  each other  and we try  to preserve horticultural skills learned from  previous generations while experimenting with  new growing  methods. Temple Lane Allotments Society came into existence when farmers John and Johnny Dale at Aldhurst Farm generously offered  the use of part of a field in Temple Lane for community allotments.   By May

20 I0 the Society was formed,  the site had been mark,=d off into  separate plots and planting began. The

site has been fully fenced and a water  supply provided.   There is a basic loo, a community shelter and a car parking area.

In 2012 the Society introduced a site management system to ensure full cultivation of the site during

the main growing  season.  If allotment  holders  are unable to maintain proper cultivation,  they will be offered help for temporary problems.   However, plots will be reallocated  if necessary. Meetings and working parties are held regularly  throughout the year, including summer barbecues and socials.

Future plans include developing the site to a good standard, which will enable us to hold open days for families and children.

We  have an active team, to take forward the official part, and organise things like projects  and working parties – aiming to keep everyone  informed, consulted and involved.

We  welcome  new members and anyone over the age of 16 may apply for an allotment.

To find out more  contact  Phil Partridge on 07813 829 326

PHILIP PARTRIDGE

Capel Pantomime – A Success

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The Capel pantomime goes from  strength to strength, with  some of the very best audience feedback that we have ever had. This year’s tale, ‘Percy and the Holy Grail’ had audiences in stiches from the moment the lights went down until the finale. Not one of the more  usual pantomimes but this had a bit of innuendo, a lot of laughs, some amazing sound and lighting effects, dancing, singing and a fast paced script.

In any production, it’s lovely to have great audience feedback, the cast and crew had a lovely time, your feedback made the weeks of rehearsal all so worthwhile.

We opened with three performances in Capel, then our debut in Cranleigh (they enjoyed it so much they booked us for next year on the spot) and then closed with  three more  performances the following weekend in Ockley. The Ockley  shows were all “full houses”, word  had spread from the previous weekend!

This is now the third  joint production between Capel and Ockley  (having been established in Ockley for many years previously)  and our now not so new ploy of using talent from  the two  villages is working very well. We have the same cast and crew for all the performances, I’m delighted that the audience were met by such a friendly ‘front  of house’ crew, all of whom came from Capel, the technical brilliance was enhanced by help from those well-known Capel duo Phil and Mark (Musical festival and other events)and almost half the dancers were Capel children. We  were delighted to welcome Capel’s Doug Richardson to the cast too. Next year, we want to split the dance troupe into two: one for the younger children  but also to introduce a ‘senior troupe’  of teenager dancers to learn and perform  some more advanced dance routines, as an additional ‘wow’ feature. Whilst Capel is well represented ‘off-stage’ we would love to capture (whoops, I mean entice) more Capel adults onto stage. None of us are professionals but we all enjoy having a laugh and giving you a laugh too.

We’ll be back next year with  two  productions: another pantomime  in early New  Year and a musical

‘Oh  what a lovely war’ which has been put back a few months  (due to the clamour  for another  pants) in June 20 1 7.

Look out for news about the next pantomime  in the September Magazine; the dance auditions followed  by the pantomime  read through  are already scheduled: these will be at 2pm and 3pm on Sunday 9th October 2016 at Capel Memorial  Hall.

Alternatively, contact  the director, Martin Pratt on 0 1306 628 155