Events
Quiz, Parish Meeting, Harvest, Hobbies Exhibition
The annual Chicheley Quiz was held in the Village Hall on the evening of 29th September and was a great success. The Village Hall was filled to capacity, the food was superb, and over £700 was raised.
The twice-yearly Parish Meeting was held on the evening of 11th October in the Village Hall. Discussions included speeding through the village, fly tipping, and the potential expansion of Milton Keynes east of the M1, encroaching on Chicheley.
The traditional annual Harvest Festival, celebrating the safe gathering of crops, was held in St. Lawrence’s Church, Chicheley at 6pm on Sunday 14th October. Produce donated to decorate the church was auctioned in Chicheley Village Hall on Monday 15th October. Chicheley’s Harvest Supper, guaranteed to satisfy even the biggest of appetites, was held in the Village Hall on Saturday 20th October.
The third hobbies and collections exhibition organised by Mike Kettell was held in the Village Hall on Saturday 17th November. These events have always been popular, and have attracted specialist collectors and passing motorists in addition to local residents. Displays are expected to included model railways, a vintage motorcycle, specialist collections of model cars and lorries, astronomy, and model steam engines. Refreshments were served, and proceeds were donated to the Village Hall upkeep and charities.