Remembrance Sunday

A short service, led by Shirley Shearer, was held at Fearnan War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday. Following the two-minute silence, wreaths were laid by Alistair Grier, John Eve and Fiona Ballantyne.

The memorial was looking splendid! Many thanks to our Poppy Queen, Cath McGregor, who had decorated the stone and railings, using poppies that were knitted by local people in the run up to the 2018 centenary of the Armistice.  

After the service, the Village Association served tea and coffee in the Hall and a collection for Help for Heroes raised £55.00.

FVA Halloween Pop-Up Coffee Shop

Halloween fell on a Tuesday this year, giving us the opportunity to have a bit of fun with a themed Pop-Up – although the arachnophobes were possibly less than amused!  Anna and Tom from Warm Connections joined us for the morning and dispensed helpful advice about not only keeping warm over the winter but also about saving money as fuel prices rocket.

The event was well attended and it’s always nice to get feedback – on this occasion in an email received afterwards:

“Thanks everyone for yesterday’s very enjoyable morning in the Fearnan Hall. Great food and cheerful chats as always!”

Halloween is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit world thins, creating the risk that some spirits, malign or otherwise, will slip back into our world.

For one heart-stopping moment it looked like this was exactly what had happened, until his identity was sussed……….

Next Event and FVA Committee

The FVA’s next event is our annual Mulled Wine and Mince Pies which will be held in the Hall at 4pm on Saturday 16^th December, £6pp at the door.

It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some pre-Christmas cheer with friends and neighbours.

Apart from the aforementioned Mulled Wine and Mince Pies, there will be a selection of small eats and non-alcoholic drink options.

After expenses have been deducted from the takings at the door, a donation will be made to the Hall Committee for the general upkeep of the Hall.

We are delighted to say that Linda Milne and Pat Stalker have been co-opted onto the FVA Committee to give us extra resource. We are keen to have your thoughts and ideas for events or ways in which the FVA can support the village. There will be an FVA Suggestion Box in the Hall at the Mulled Wine event, so bring your thoughts and pop them in the box, or just chat to one of the committee members.

Two Updates from the Hall Committee:

McLean Hall Fearnan Thrift Shop Week

Ros writes:

After the early disappointment of not being included on the annual list for the Thrift Shop, the Hall Committee was delighted to be offered a cancellation. This gave us about two months to prepare for the week, 29 October – 4 November. 

Fortunately, we had a variety of items left from our Pop-up shop venture in July so after a sort out, this stock was ideal for the Thrift shop. A rota of helpers was recruited for the week and items collected for the ever-popular Tombola.  On Friday morning we had home-bakes for sale.  All in all, the week was a great success raising £1,466, a further contribution to the Hall’s fund for improving the area outside the front of the Hall. 

Games Afternoon – Session No 2

Lesley writes:

The second of the recently introduced Games Afternoons will take place on Thursday 7th Dec from 1.30- 3.30pm in the McLean Hall, Fearnan.  Entry is free and as usual, we extend a warm welcome to one and all!  There will be Table Tennis, Quoits, Snakes & Ladders, Tiddley Winks, Dominoes, Draughts….  and more.

We are introducing a new feature this month – Guess the Ingredients from a selection of dishes.  Have fun in pairs trying to identify each ingredient!  Tea, coffee and home baking are on offer and there will be a raffle in aid of SAAA.

Hope to see you there!