Yarn Shop Day!
Get involved with the Love Your Yarn Shop Campaign!
This new campaign will raise the profile of yarn shops and encourage knitters to support their local store
On Saturday 3rd May 2014 yarn shops across the UK will be celebrating Yarn Shop Day, the climax of months of activity from the Love Your Yarn Shop campaign launched by leading publications Let’s Knit and Let’s Get Crafting.
The event, the first of its kind, is supported by the industry, and with extensive media coverage behind it promises to boost the profile of bricks and mortar yarn stores. Each store that signs up to the campaign is encouraged to host its own special events to draw in consumers, including anything from free tea and cake to star appearances by big industry names. Rolling coverage in magazines such as Let’s Knit, Let’s Get Crafting, Craft Business, Homemaker and Crafts Beautiful and on their accompanying social media platforms will reach a huge number of consumers. It’s a chance for yarn shops to remind their customers of the fantastic, irreplaceable, personal service they provide.
Says Let’s Knit editor Sarah Neal: “As knitters ourselves we know the value of a good yarn store. As well as providing the unequalled pleasure of buying yarn off the shelf, they offer experienced face-to-face advice and are often a communal meeting place for like minded crafters. The Love Your Yarn Shop campaign is aimed at alerting consumers to the benefits of supporting these stores.”
Let’s Get Crafting editor, Ella Johnston, agrees, adding: “We know that the crafty com- munity will really get behind Love Your Yarn Shop and Yarn Shop Day and look forward to cel- ebrating our local stores – a truly valuable resource for knitters and crocheters.”
Craft Business editor, Zoe Monk adds: “Many yarn stores now run classes and knit-and- natter sessions, and I really think that there is much more to the whole experience of knitting and crochet than just the pleasure of creating. People love to get together and share their creative passion in a friendly and encouraging environment, and this is exactly where the local yarn shop can excel.”
For more information on how to get involved, contact Samantha Dean on 01206 505114 or samantha.dean@aceville.co.uk
The Fish Monger has returned to Hastings
Unfortunately Cheam has lost an asset! The Fishmonger who used to park every Friday outside the Village bakers will not be returning. Nothing fishy about it, he’s just retiring!
Cheam Parochial Rooms Wedding Fair!
A date for the diary:
Sunday 9th March 10am-4pm
The Parochial Rooms on The Broadway are hosting a free wedding fair! Helping you to plan the best day of your lives.
There is also a package deal on offer, if you’d like your wedding reception to be held in the Parochial Rooms at the heart of Cheam Village it will cost you just £2495 including bridal flowers, food and a fully licensed mini bar!
The Party's Over
Its sad to report that Cheam’s party shop is no more.. the owner is apparently leaving Cheam for sunnier climes. Fear not Cheam still has your occasion needs covered! Dragonfly can provide high quality balloons and Cheam Motor spares is now holding various party items!
A letter from London Borough of Sutton
Dear Sutton Businesses
As you may be aware the Prime Minister unveiled a Business Support Scheme on Monday 17th February 2014 to help those businesses affected by the recent floods.
Please see attached link to the website article on GOV.UK for further details on the scheme https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-floods-10-million-support-scheme-for-flood-affected-businesses
Please pass this on to any businesses who you think may have been affected by flooding.
If you have any questions or require any clarification on the above please let me know.
Kind regards,
Kirsty Allen
Enterprise and Investment Programme Manager
Opportunity Sutton Team
Economic Renewal and Regeneration Unit
0208 770 5987
Village Travels Raffle Winners
Cheam Traders Raffle Winners
Afternoon Tea for Two at Tasha’s Tearoom – Tracy Farquhar
Pilates Classes from Inspiri Dance – Mrs Marcem
Aftershave and Perfume from Frith’s Chemist – Diane Stevens
£10 Voucher from Ali Barbers – Dimitri Constantinou
£50 Travel Voucher from Village Travel – Mrs Jefferies
£25 Voucher from Clothes Rail – Sue Hayes
Celebrations from Village News and Dustpan and Brush from Village Hardware – Sam Duckett
Football from Cheam Sports – Mrs Hill
Hair Products from Molyneux – Mr O’Toole
Hair Products from Iconic – Zoe Duckett
Glass Candle Set from Home Sweet Home – Emma Bailey
Bag from Bublee Boutique – Karen Bulmer
Meal for Two at Village Charcoal Grill – Charles Jefferys
Nail File and Varnish Voucher at Kudos – Ralph John
Neck, Shoulder and Back Massage from Esterel – Mr O’Toole
£10 Voucher from Village Ceramics – Lisa Leech
Cut and Blow Dry at John Fraser Jenkins – Sally Steele
Sylvanian Families Sets from Flair – Sarah Watson
Platter Meal Voucher at Peri Peri Chicken – Jon Hill
Giant Jar of Sweets from Village Sweet Shop – Christine Constantinou
£50 Meal for Two Voucher at Regional Thai – Karen Bulmer
£10 Voucher from Citrus Tree – Mr Johnstone
£10 Voucher and Craft Sets from Whichcraft – Mrs Marcem
£10 Voucher from Superfish – Mr Bailey
Reindeer Christmas Decoration from Dragonfly – Pam Watson
Cup and Coaster from Sparkle – Mrs Corbin
£20 Voucher from Greensleeves Florist’s – Brenda Gibbard
Hamper from The Pantry – Mr Berger
Hair Cut Voucher from Cheam Salone – Bob Watson
Massive thank you to all of the Cheam Traders who donated prizes to the raffle a total of £630 was raised for St Raphael’s Hospice.
The Guardian Reports on Our Fair
The guardian newspaper has reported this week on Tim Vine’s speech and our xmas fair. Perhaps we should look at starting some sort of protest march to get Cheam its own council!
Christmas Fair 2013- the best yet!!!
This year Cheam’s Christmas fair was definitely the best yet. Local police estimate the crowd this year to have been between 3500-4500 visitors throughout the evening which is an unbelievable turn out in comparison with last years’ estimated 2500.
The fairground netted almost double what they did last year and provided some great rides and treats for the children to enjoy.
Cheam’s young one’s also had some great times seeing Santa on his horse and cart and then in Whitehall where they could relay what they would like for Christmas. We all have faith that Santa can make them all happen, apart from Abbie Townsend aged 5’s wish for a pink unicorn, apologies Abbie.
We as a community owe massive thanks to Smyth & Byford for providing so much this year, in particular Radio Jackie which made the evening flow and even bought us snow!
We had some excellent carol singing from St. Dunstan’s Church of England school choir, some budding performers in that group.
Lots of children got involved in Cheam Sports Shop’s Disney treasure hunt where everyone won a prize!
The Village Travel shop also hosted a raffle which was later drawn by MP Paul Burstow and saw lots of prize winners who benefited from fantastic prizes from gift vouchers to candles.
Characters from the current panto ‘Dick Whittington and his amazing cat’ (at the Seycombe Theatre) paraded around the village in full costume alongside Queenie the famous Chihuahua who has been getting friendly with community policing in her LED lit crystal encrusted pink buggy.
Cheam Baptist Church hosted an impressive evening with organ music, a selection of Christmas carols and festive musical melodies ending with festive jazz.
Finally we owe the biggest thank you to Tim Vine for sparing time in his busy schedule to turn on Cheam’s Christmas lights at no benefit to himself. His speech was hilarious, made all the funnier by Sutton Council having already turned the majority of lights on. Watch the video on Tim’s speech here:
Tim Vine Lights Switch On, Cheam!
Well done to everyone who made it happen namely Cheam Chamber of trade Chairman Tom and his committee.
Special thanks to Alex Rocha and Jason Sorrell who gave their time selflessly.
Also thanks to all our volunteer stewards for the evening.
Cheam Village Christmas Fair - Tim Vine
Watch the video of Tim Vine at the Cheam Village Christmas Fair from Friday 6th December 2013 below:
Cheam Village Christmas Fair - 2 Days To Go!
Cheam Chamber of Trade proudly presents the Cheam Village Christmas Fair on Friday 6th December 2013.
Please view the schedule of events here.
We look forward to seeing you.