What’s on in Leigh on Mendip
| MAY 2024 |  Click here for all your regular events in the Hall and here for the Hall Diary |
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 | St GILES’ CHURCH is open daily. Services. See the Church page for weekly news and readings. |
 | THE BELL INN – support your local pub ! See the Bell Inn Website or Facebook for opening hours, menu, specials, events etc. |
 WASTE COLLECTION DATES | Collections start from 6am Recycling: 3, Sat11, 17, 24, Sat1Jun (every Friday) Refuse Bin: Sat11, Sat1Jun (every 3rd Friday) Garden Waste: 3, 17, Sat1Jun (fortnightly Fridays) NB Check the dates of collections after a bank Holiday (1 day later after both May bank Holidays) |
| Friday 10th |  THE LEIGH LUNCH (Memorial Hall) Open from 11.30am for coffee with table service. £6 for a 2-course hot lunch, including hot drinks. Email v.l.higginsfox@btinternet.com or call 01373 812087 to book by Tuesday 7th at the latest. Dietary needs catered for – just let us know when you book. Everyone is welcome. If you would like help with transport please let us know when you book. |
| Saturday 11th 10:am to 12:00 noon |  PLANT SALE (Memorial Hall) FOLS, helping raising funds for Leigh on Mendip School. Details here. |
| Saturday 11th 2:00pm | RECREATION FIELD AGM (Rec Field) Outside in warm sunshine with any luck. Come along and have your say. |
| Monday 13th 7:30pm |  WI AGM (Memorial Hall). More than just our AGM. We will also be discussing and voting on the latest WI Resolution “Dental Health Matters” as well as having our Archive Documents (interesting historical scrapbooks of not just the WI but Leigh on Mendip village life) on display. Ladies please come and join us. Contact Caroline on 01373 812889 for more information or see our blog: http://leighonmendipwi.blogspot.com |
| Thursday 16th 3:00pm to 5:00pm |  SAVOURY CREAM TEAS (St Giles Church) Do drop in for yummy cheese scones with toppings. A Friends of the Leigh Church (FOLC) event. |
| Saturday 18th 10:00am to 12noon |  BAKE AND BREW (The Dovecote, Leigh Street) Helping to raise money for the Children’s Society. |
| Saturday 18th 2:00pm | ANNUAL PARISH MEETING (Memorial Hall) The Parish Council and other village groups will be presenting their annual reports. All parishioners are encouraged to attend to find out what is happening in our village, ask questions and show some interest in our lovely village! |
| Monday 20th 10:30am | ACTIVE LIVING CENTRE (Bell Inn) Open to the over 50’s. Full details on the LOMCA page. |
| Monday 20th 7:00pm | PARISH COUNCIL MEETING (Memorial Hall) Agenda – see Village Parish Council Noticeboards, 3 days before the meeting. Parishioners welcome to attend. |
| Wednesday 22nd 12:30pm to 1:00pm |  MOBILE LIBRARY Stops by the old Telephone Box (every 4 weeks) from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. 2024 schedule is here. |
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| Other Future Events | |
| Thursday 6th June at sunset (about 9.25) |  LIGHTING OF THE BEACON (Rec Field) Part of a national event to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day . Come along to pay your respects. More details to follow. |
| Saturday 8th June from 12:00 noon | OPENING OF CORONATION PARK Formal opening of Coronation Park. Those who remember the pump track opening will know the sort of thing – a PARTY! BBQ & bar – ribbon cutting 1pm |
| Monday 10th June 7:30pm | WI (Memorial Hall). Ladies please come and join us. Contact Caroline on 01373 812889 for more information or see our blog: http://leighonmendipwi.blogspot.com |
| Friday 14th June |  THE LEIGH LUNCH (Memorial Hall) On the second Friday of every month. |
| Saturday 20th July | VILLAGE DAY (Rec Field) Details to follow. |
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October 11:00am to 4:00pm |  ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION (Memorial Hall) The annual exhibition of all your arts and crafts. Some works are for sale. FREE entry. There will be no Workshop or Community Project this year, but instead we want to make the Exhibition weekend one of the big village social events of the year to sit, drink, eat and chat beside our village masterpieces! Click here for more information. |
| Sunday 13th July 2025 | OPEN GARDENS The 2024 event has been postponed but this date has been planted for 2025. |
| Please submit your planned event dates & details here. (Help to prevent a clash of village events!) |