The Committee of the Cheam Chamber of Trade proudly handed over £1,349 to Emily Nicholls of St Raphael’s Hospice Fundraising Team.

– Pictured with Emily are some members of the organising Committee Jennie Watson (Village Travel), Tom Goodliffe (Cheam Sports), Leanne Officer (The Closet) and Alex Rocha (The IT Partnership).

– These were the proceeds from the raffle (drawn by Paul Burstow MP), the stalls, donations offered for photographs of the princesses from Disney’s ‘Frozen’, and a collection organised by John Fraser Jenkins of Cheam.

– All of this was the result of organising Cheam Village’s traditional Late Night Shopping Evening on the first Friday of December.

– 2013 had been the first year raising charity money at the event, and 2014 saw a doubling of the donation to the local hospice.

– The event could not have been staged without enormous assistance and sponsorship from the likes of Smith & Byford whose generous donation again enabled the enlivening attendance of Radio Jackie, Hire Service Shops for providing barriers, much goodwill from both local Ward Councillors Mary Burstow and Graham Whitham and the Area Committee, and the guidance and assistance from other Council officers.

– Fantastic help was also provided on the night by volunteer marshalls from the community, and local scouts.

– Great supporting programmes of events were staged by Cheam Library, Whitehall and Cheam Baptist Church.

– The local police team helped with the crowd control, and estimated attendance at the event to be around 3,000.

– The Committee of Cheam Chamber of Trade is keen to keep this event alive in the future, and is even considering a mid-summer event in early July, but always needs volunteers to help.

– Many of the shops, traders and charity shops saw a substantial boost to their takings on the day, and many others will benefit in the future from the exposure and goodwill that Cheam derives from the event.

There are still a few raffle prizes waiting for collection from Village Travel so please check your tickets….you may be a lucky winner!!!!

Cheam Traders Christmas Raffle Winning Tickets

Winning Tickets
£50 Meal Voucher – Crostini 1050
Tea and Cake for Two – Cheam Cottage 1068
£15 Meal Voucher – Lal Akash 1223
£10 Meal Voucher – Superfish 1742
6 X Adults Pilates Classes – Chatsworth Studio 1159
1 x Jungle Body with Jem Classes 1357
2 x Dance Class Vouchers – Dance Options 1496 & 1349
Bottle of Wine – Cheam Village News 1639

Raffle Winners

Winning Tickets
Hamper – St Raphael’s 1113
Meal Voucher – Pizza Express 1779
£50 Meal Voucher – Crostini 1050
Tea and Cake for Two – Cheam Cottage 1068
Birthday Party – Village Ceramics 1029
£15 Meal Voucher – Lal Akash 1223
£10 Meal Voucher – Superfish 1742
Gift Card – Fruit Bat Juice Bar 1996
File and Polish Voucher – Kudos 1245
Afternoon Tea for Two – Tasha’s Tearoom 1731
Meal and Drinks Voucher – The Harrow Inn 1678
£50 Meal Voucher – Thai Regional Taste 1380
£25 Treatment Voucher – Be Beautiful 1361
Cut and Finish Voucher & Gift Set – Iconic 1564
Wine – Mimi’ E Coco’ 998
Children’s Craft Sets – Whichcraft 1862
Golf Umbrella – Lloyds Bank 577
£50 Travel Voucher – Village Travel 1751
£25 Voucher – The Clothes Rail 1522
Teddy Bear and Chocolates – Dragonfly 1100
Children’s Ballet Lessons (1 x term) – Chatsworth Studio 1703
6 X Adults Pilates Classes – Chatsworth Studio 1159
30 Minute Beauty Treatment and Blow Dry – John Fraser Jenkins 1272
2 x Jungle Body with Jem Classes 1045 & 1357
3 x Dance Class Vouchers – Dance Options 1333, 1496 & 1349
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (various) – Flair 1858
Doc McStuffins Carry Along Clinic – Flair 1004
£10 Voucher – The Closet 1343
Bottle of Wine – Cheam Village News 1639

Thanks to Paul Burstow MP for drawing the raffle and all of the Cheam Traders who donated great prizes.

PLEASE BRING YOUR WINNING TICKET WITH YOU TO COLLECT PRIZES FROM VILLAGE TRAVEL.

The Christopher Singers present
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
followed by Christmas Carols and Songs
at The Royal British Legion Hall,
Mickleham Gardens, Cheam
Saturday, 20th December, 2014
2.30pm and 7.30pm
Tickets £9/£8 (members) to include refreshments
Box Office : 020 8647 7592 and 020 8337 2053

The Closet is an exclusive stockist of floating glass lockets. These are unique lockets that are designed by you and custom made for a bespoke piece of jewellery that tells your story, a special memento that reflects you or that special someone.

You are the creator of the locket. Create something personal to reflect beliefs, hobbies and personality. With lots of charms to choose from it’s easy to create a personal and memory-invoking piece.

The lockets are made of stainless steel, which means they are nickel free, hypo allergenic and have a non-reactive surface. It also means they do not rust or oxidise.

These bespoke lockets make beautiful gifts for any occasion: new baby, bridesmaid, Mothers day, birthday, wedding, graduation or anniversary.

If there is a specific charm or locket that you are looking for, please get in touch. We will happily fulfill bespoke orders.

The Closet Boutique
9 Station Way
Cheam
Surrey
SM3 8SD
020 8642 2959
www.thecloset-boutique.co.uk

Congratulations to Village Travel for their “Stand up to Cancer” coffee and cakes morning on Friday 17th October, a fantastic £303.00 was raised from customer contributions so well done to everybody involved and especially Jennie and Clare of Village Travel who organised it.

Village Travel are unique, created from the despair of Ambassador Travel’s liquidation in January 2013 by the four employees Dave, Jennie, Clare and Tara who now own and manage the Company between them. With a loyal client base Village Travel is thriving and proud to continue serving the local community with over 100 years travel experience between the Directors who are all well travelled to provide personal recommendations for many wordwide destinations.

At the Caribtours awards dinner held in September at the fabulous Claridges Hotel in Mayfair, Village Travel were given the “Highest Increase In Sales” award for the UK and the trophy is proudly displayed in their office in Cheam . They are also amongst the final contenders for the “Best New Business” at the Sutton Business Excellence awards ceremony due to be held at the Holiday Inn Sutton in November.

Whitehall Museum in Cheam village is an hidden historic gem. The Tudor building is a rare and important survivor from a different age; so it seems sad that many local people are unaware of its existence. We’d like to change that! With the support of the London Borough of Sutton and the Friends of Whitehall, we are applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a major investment in this iconic building. The funding will completely refurbish the museum, improve access, introduce new exhibitions, upgrade our visitor facilities and enable us to launch new activities and local events.

The final project has 3 distinct elements – knowing, sharing and saving Whitehall.

Knowing – learning everything we can about Whitehall and its 500 year history. Learning about the people who lived and worked here, about Cheam Village and its community. Who built Whitehall – and why? Was the building originally a Tudor farmhouse, a meeting place, or a local inn?

Sharing – encouraging more people to visit Whitehall, to volunteer and to get involved in our local history and heritage. At present the building is difficult to negotiate for anyone with a physical disability. We aim to make it easier to get around the house, and to ensure the exhibitions are as interactive and accessible as possible.

Saving – restoring the building to the best possible condition, upgrading its services and facilities, and ensuring Whitehall will be able to open its doors to thousands of visitors for many years to come.

How you can get involved and help:

* We want to hear from local businesses. What do you think we could do at the museum to attract more people to the village – more visitors for us and more customers for you? If you have any ideas or would like to talk about our plans in detail, please contact Jane or Jon (details below)

* Many people living in the village have told us that they don’t know about Whitehall and have never visited. Help us get the word out – Whitehall is free and fascinating! Could you display a few copies of our ‘What’s On’ guide for your customers? Or visit our website: https://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1909

* The funding for the project is coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the borough. The Friends of Whitehall are also committed to making a major contribution. But the work needed to make Whitehall a great local attraction is expensive and we still need to attract more sponsorship and donations. Could you make a donation towards the project? Donations large and small will be welcome – there’s a donation box inside the museum. Or would you pledge to sponsor some of the resources we’ll need when we re-open? A new bench for the garden or restoration of a painting perhaps? If so, please get in touch with Jane (details below)

* The Friends of Whitehall support the museum in many ways – they provide volunteers, bake cakes, run events, raise money. They are a fabulous local charity. Please support them – either by joining them or by going along to one of the events they work so hard to organise in and around the village. You can find out more information by visiting their website at: http://www.friendsofwhitehallcheam.co.uk

Their next major event is at the Mistletoe Market in the Parochial Halls on Saturday 22nd November 2014 from 10am-4pm. Drop in, buy some Christmas presents, treat yourself to cake!

If you want to know more or think you can help contact: jane.allen@sutton.gov.uk or jon.ward@sutton.gov.uk