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The next in the series of coffee mornings will be held in the Village Hall from 10.30am to 12.30. 

Everybody is guaranteed a warm welcome! 

Hot drinks, biscuits and cake will be provided for a small contribution to cover costs (suggested donations: £1 for a drink and £1- £1.50 for a piece of cake). 

If you’d like to bake biscuits or a cake, please let Daniela Jones (daniela.lynchets@gmail.com) know and you can easily be reimbursed for the ingredients.

Four of the ten new homes in Greenway Lane are due to be rental properties with the social landlord Vivid Housing Association. 

It is understood that the opportunity to apply for these new rental homes is likely to be advertised on Wednesday 1^st November on the Hampshire Home Choice website. 

People then have until the following Sunday to apply and decisions are then made by the following Tuesday.

People on the Hampshire Home Choice Register with an appropriate local connection to the parish should get a priority opportunity for these new homes. 

The first of hopefully many village coffee mornings will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday, 4^th November from 10am to midday. 

Everybody will be guaranteed a warm welcome! 

Hot drinks, biscuits and cake will be provided for a small contribution to cover our costs (suggested donations: £1 for a drink and £1- £1.50 for a piece of cake). 

If you like to bake biscuits or a cake for us, please let Daniela Jones (daniela.lynchets@gmail.com) know and we will be happy to reimburse you for the ingredients.

Bones Lane resident Di Mitchell has been hailed as a nature superhero for 30 years of dedicated work looking after Buriton’s wonderful Coulters Dean Nature Reserve.

The site is perhaps best known for its range of orchids and butterflies, but Di’s long-standing commitment has also encouraged a very rich variety of species with swathes of Cowslips and Primroses, followed by 12 species of orchids and a range of other lovely chalk flowers including Round Headed Rampions, Scabiouses and many more – as well as all the other wildlife that can be seen, too.

In St Mary’s Church from 1pm until 4pm. 

The annual Christmas Market provides opportunities to stock up on Christmas goodies made by local crafters while local musicians and children from Buriton School add to the festive atmosphere through music and carols. 

As usual, the Mobile Post Office will also be there so it’s a great opportunity to post those Christmas cards and parcels early!

The Buriton Book Swap provides an easy way for people to exchange books, find some different books and obtain a new book to read without having to pay. 

It’s for all the community to enjoy: feel free to take a book and leave one of your own. 

The only other instructions are: please leave it tidy and if the shelves are full, please don’t leave any additional books. 

For any questions, problems or suggestions please email: buritonbookswap@gmail.com

Two brand new specially designed off-road mobility scooters and now available at the Queen Elizabeth Country Park as part of a fleet that has been unveiled at popular sites in the South Downs.

The four-wheeled scooters, which will be available to hire, can cover all types of terrain and will help people with restricted mobility to make the most of the beautiful landscape and views. 

Buriton is one of only a handful of ‘Dark Skies Discovery Sites’ in the National Park – which is why everyone is encouraged to minimise unnecessary external lighting and ensure that any lights only send light downwards (not up or out). 

The South Downs National Park's Dark Skies Festival starts on Saturday 4 February and runs through to Friday 17 February

The festival will feature a host of events including nocturnal wildlife walks and stargazing parties.

Come and have a cuppa, biscuits and a chat with others from 11.30am on Wednesdays 25^th January and 1^st February.

Enjoy a bowl of soup at lunchtime – or delicious cake in the afternoon until 3.30pm.

In the Seward Room at St Mary’s church.

Please spread the word to any neighbours in the parish who you think might like to come along.

Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

Please phone Lynne on 07809 692879 if you need a lift.