Month: January
1st January
General
Posted by: Martin S
Toft 2025
Welcome to the Toft 2025 website
Back in 2020 we initiated Toft 2020. The idea was to capture what was happening in Toft during the year. It was to act as an historical document recognising how quickly photos and information becomes historically interesting.
You can see the original 2020 website here.
Unfortunately 2020 was the Covid year and so activities were constrained during the year but it's still interesting to see what was going on.
It was always the intention to repeat the exercise every 5 years and, lo and behold, that time has come around and so this new website has been created.
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1st January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Liz T
New Years Eve
The Club, hosted it's annual New Years Eve Party, 41 people enjoyed a three course meal, consisting of sharing platter starters, followed by Pork in a leek & mushroom sauce with seasonal veg and a host of delicious homemade pudding, along with some fun table games, followed by dancing from 10.30, at Midnight we saw in the New Year with a glass of fizz, party poppers and balloons!
Tags: Social Club;
2nd January
Nature
Posted by: Ann M
Toft Wood January 2025
The start of the year in Toft Wood
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3rd January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Martin S
Food on Friday
The Club held it's first Food on Friday evening, serving Sausage, Mash and Onion Gravy to 40 villagers. The meal had a selection of 3 types of sausage, whether the meat (36 people) or the vegetarian (4 people) option was chosen.
The evening was very popular and the food enjoyed by all.
Tags: Social Club; Food;
4th January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Martin S
Slow Session
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Tags: Social Club; Slow Session Music; Music;
4th January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Martin S
Slow Music Session
We had the first Slow Session of the year with about 15 musicians turniing up to join the session. Tonight's audience was small, but they thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
Tags: Social Club; Slow Session Music; Music;
7th January
Toft Friendship Club
Posted by: Liz T
Post Christmas Lunch
The Friendship club enjoyed their Post Christmas Lunch, Carol served up a delicious meal of Turkey, roast potatoes and vegetables with all the trimming, followed by Christmas Pudding, Mince Pies, tea & Coffee.
It was a lovely way to bring the Christmas celebrations to an end!
Tags: Food; Friendship Club;
11th January
Nature
Posted by: Ann M
January Flowers
These are the flowers in bloom in Toft at the beginning of January. Common names are on the photos
Tags: Flora;
11th January
Nature
Posted by: Ann M
January Flowers part 2
Flowers Part 2
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11th January
Weather
Posted by: Ann M
Sunrise in Toft
The night of 10/11 January was cold (minus 3 to 4 degrees) and clear so there was a frost on the Saturday morning and the sunrise was very colourful. Here a few pictures from a walk around the Green and across Church Meadow
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11th January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Martin Y
Open Mic Night
We held our first Open Mic Night of the year. It featured Chris, Barney Mccullagh singing four of his own songs, The Hats with Patrick Hoskin, Paul Hercus and Martin Yeadon playing his steel guitar, two newbies, Mike Ward on keyboard and Wil Huisman on guitar, and Magna, with Alan Yate, Dave Hunt, Phil Miles and Katrina Holmes. Katrina organised the evening, John Bland was on sound and Craig was behind the bar. And a fun time was had by all.
Tags: Music; Social Club;
12th January
Weather
Posted by: Ann M
Sunrise on Hardwick Road
Not sure how much of these photos are within Toft's boundary but a spectacular dawn on Sunday 12th January
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16th January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Martin S
The Club Quiz
We had our first monthly Quiz of the year - approximately 40 people took part and the question-master was Martin Sebborn.
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22nd January
Schoolroom Cafe
Posted by: Martin Y
Schoolroom Cafe
The Community Cafe started in 2021 and so wasn't mentioned in Toft 2020. It has been running regularly on a Wednesday morning since then. Attached is a poem written by Gill Pugh recognising it's first anniversary back in 2022.
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25th January
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Liz T
Murder Mystery
Saturday 25th January
The Club held a Murder Mystery evening on Saturday 25th January. 36 people sat down to a delicious three course meal, consisting of homemade Pate, Chicken casserole and sticky Toffee Pudding.
There was a cast of 18, 14 of which were suspects, and 4 officers who questioned the suspects, the audiences job was to find out who the Murderer was, three tables managed to work out the Vicar had done it!
The murder was set in a fictional Toft Manor, the hall was decorated to look like The Grand Hall within the Manor, all cast had brilliant costumes.
Prizes and certificates were given to the three winning tables, along with prizes for the best dressed Police Officers!
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