What’s on this month

Saturday 31st January – Upside Down Fairy Tales at the Story Sanctuary – see post on 23rd January for further details. https://thestorysanctuary.org.uk/whats-on/

and in February:

Tuesday 3rd February – Rhymetime at The Story Sanctuary (the old library building), 1.30-3pm for under 5s. See post for more details. https://thestorysanctuary.org.uk/whats-on/

Wednesday 4th February – Sanderstead Literary Society – Romania; From Transylvania to the Danube Delta – United Reformed Church Hall, 8pm – https://www.surc.org.uk/social-groups/

Thursday 5th February – Sew and Chat Drop In at the Story Sanctuary, Sanderstead Hill, 10.30-12 https://thestorysanctuary.org.uk/whats-on/

Saturday 7th February – The Story Sanctuary – 10.30-12 Magical Mystical Beasts – creative writing for 5-11 year olds and 1-2.30pm and Soundtrack Your Story – creative writing for 11-14 year olds. To book see https://thestorysanctuary.org.uk/whats-on/

Monday 9th February – RSPB Croydon local Group talk – Native Friendly Farming (Pevensey) – Croham Road Baptist Church, 7.30pm https://group.rspb.org.uk/croydon/

Thursday 12th February – Croydon Arts Society – Infinity and Impossible Worlds, The Art of M C Escher – All Saints’ Church Hall, 10am https://tascroydonarea.org.uk/

HALF TERM EVENTS AT THE STORY SANCTUARY

Young Artists (age 14-18) 11am to 12.30pm Saturday 14th February – to be a monthly group. To book https://thestorysanctuary.org.uk/whats-on/

A Common Thread – Sewing, Mending, Upcycling Together – Monday 16th February 10.30-12.30am and 2-4pm

Top Trumps Card Game – Tuesday 17th February 2-4pm

Young Storytellers – Wednesday 18th February 11-12.30pm

Wednesday 18th February – Sanderstead Literary Society – Margaret Thatcher – United Reformed Church Hall, 8pm https://www.surc.org.uk/social-groups/

Saturday 21st February – Sanderstead Neighbourhood Care Book and Jigsaw Sale – All Saints Church Hall 10-noon,. Refreshments available.

Tuesday 24th February – Sanderstead Arts Society – Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) Designs of the Art Deco Master – Sanderstead United Reformed Church Hall – 10.15am – https://www.theartssocietysanderstead.org.uk/

Wednesday 28th February – Sanderstead Local History Group – Stories behind some of the All Saints Sanderstead graves – All Saints Church Hall, 1.45pm https://www.sandersteadlhg.co.uk/

Our local Friends groups would welcome help to maintain our wonderful green spaces:

The Friends of Wettern Tree Garden – Saturday 7th and Saturday 14th February, 10am. https://www.friendsofwetterntreegarden.co.uk/

Litter Picking in the Recreation Ground – Saturday 14th February10am by The Hive

Friends of Purley Beeches – Saturday 21st February, 10-12 noon. Spring tidy up. https://www.friendsofpurleybeeches.co.uk/

Sanderstead Plantation Partners meet every Wednesday 10am

Friends of Croham Hurst Woods Work Day – Saturday 31st January, 10am. https://friendsofcrohamhurstwoods.com/

The Friends of Sanderstead Library – meet to maintain the flower bed under the retaining wall ‘ – next date tbc