This section presents a selection of our past events to give a flavour of the type of entertainment we have had in the past.
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2021 The Village Hall reopened after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.
On the 14th August 2021 the VHMC invited all members of the local community to a bbq held in the Village Hall. Free food was generously provided by Waitrose & Partners. Children were entertained with a bouncy castle on the village green and face painting in the hall.
A raffle was held to provide funds for the hall. Villagers were able to sit out on the patio and enjoy the warm summer’s evening.
On October 31st a very successful Halloween party was held for village children and their parents. The evening included pumpkin carving, games and food.
In November our very popular Quiz night challenged the brains of villagers and their friends. A ‘Pie and Peas’ supper prepared for us by the Plough at Norwell was enjoyed by all.
Our very successful film nights were interrupted by the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the re-opening of the village hall in August 2020, the committee has taken the decision not to resume film showings at the current time. This decision will be kept under review.
Past film shows have included
THE POST (12a) Tuesday, 5th March, 2020
Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in this thrilling drama in which The Washington Post races to keep up with The New York Times to expose the massive cover up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four US Presidents, exposed in the “Pentagon Papers”. Investigative journalism at its best in the age of “fake news”.
FILM SHOW: Tuesday, 14th January, 2020
This witty, Belle Epoque-era biopic stars Keira Knightly and Dominic West as a literary couple whose relationship rewrote social and gender rules. Colette married young and wrote the Claudine series, which became a smash hit. It was published under her husband’s name, whom she had to fight to claim her own literary rights.
FILM: Tuesday 5th December, 2019
This latest 5 Star Ken Loach masterpiece has just been released and is currently being shown in a number of cinemas. With his usual meticulous research (as for his last film I, Daniel Blake) he now shines the light on the gig economy and zero-hour contracts and their real effects. A must see! A very early licence has been obtained direct from the distributor for this Community Screening to make it possible.
FILM: Tuesday 19th November
Faces / Places PG
Agnes Varda, who died at the age of 90 in March 2019, was a founder of the French New Wave. This final 2017 collaboration, with the young photographer JR, is a sublime celebration of people in unnamed communities, with massive printed portraits pasted in unlikely places. Magnificently moving, funny and life-affirming.
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Eggs on Legs – Presented by Garlic Theatre
Thursday, 14th November 2019 6:30 PM
A Dr Seuss-inspired family show which follows a gang of puppets as they investigate an enormous egg that’s landed in their tree. Rib-tickling tunes are scrambled together with imaginative storytelling and a warmhearted approach which would crack even the hardest of shells.
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Tuesday 8th October 2019
Hidden Figures PG 
50 years ago Apollo 11 sent the first men to land on the moon. Without three brilliant African-American women working as mathematicians at NASA on the first manned space flight, none of it would have been possible. This untold true story shows how a visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines and inspired generations.
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Tuesday 10th September 2019 – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (15)
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell star in this captivating adaptation of the memoir by British actor Peter Turner, recounting his stranger-than-fiction romance with the legendary Hollywood star Gloria Grahame, during the last years of her life. What starts as a vibrant affair between femme fatale and young lover soon grows into a deeper relationship, which is tested to the limits by tragic events beyond their control.
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Tuesday 18th June 2019 – Untouchable (15)
The epitome of feel-good drama and one of the most successful French films ever made. A real-life billionaire businessman was left paralysed from the neck down after a paragliding accident and advertised for a live-in carer. A young Senagalese immigrant offender with a carefree attitiude was not what he had in mind; but was exactly what he needed!
Tuesday 16th July 2019 – Loving (12)
In 1958 Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in their home state of Virginia because mixed-race marriage was illegal. The Civil Rights movement was in its infancy and it took ten years fighting and exile to overturn the law. This is the most beautifully crafted and understated film about social injustice you are ever likely to witness.
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Our Annual Summer Fete last took place on the 22nd June 2019 – Follow the link below for a full financial statement – Statement of Account – Summer Fete 2019
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Tuesday, 21st May , 2019 – Film is a United Kingdom (12A)
This fascinating biopic follows the real story of Seretse Khama, the former African royal, who controversially married an Englishwoman, Ruth Williams. He later led his nation to independence in 1966 as the first president of Botswana, despite the deliberate obstacles created by the Foreign Office.
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22nd April, 2019 Childrens’ Easter Egg Hunt
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3rd April, 2019 – Visit to Winkburn Hall
A group of local residents enjoyed a guided tour of Winkburn Hall and of the Church. Mr and Mrs Craven-Smith-Milnes explained how they had purchased the hall, the sorry state of repair it had been in and the renovations they had carried out.
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30th March, 2019 – Kit Holmes with Al Greenwood in Concert
Kit Holmes with Al Greenwood in Concert
Kit Holmes’ trademark sultry vocals and virtuoso guitar playing have wowed audiences across the UK through extensive touring with John Etheridge and John Renbourn. Both Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw have featured her on their BBC shows, and her recent concerts include: the Anne Frank Awards at the BBC, Paul McCartney’s LIPA, a performance for Bill Bryson and a headline show at the International Guitar Festival.
‘Blues-driven roots with a soul sensibility… full of warmth… an absolute delight.’ The Observer
http://www.kitholmes.co.uk
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Tuesday 16th April 2019 – Where to Invade Next (15)
US documentary maker Michael Moore attacks American social policy by “invading” countries across three continents and taking back to the US policies that are proven to work well elsewhere. Sadly there is nothing left worth taking any more from the UK; but it’s a really funny take on all he discovers.
Film – Tuesday 19th March 2019 – Churchill (PG)
Despite the recent hype of the “Darkest Hour”, this is a more satisfactory film as tensions mount in the 48 hours preceding D-Day. The now beleaguered Prime Minister Winston Churchill must prepare a final attempt to crush Hitler’s encroaching army. As he clashes with the Americans and his generals he wrestles with his inner demons in order to navigate the Allies to victory.Fl
Film – Tuesday 19th February 2019 – Three Colours Blue (15) 
Another sublime 5 star film from the Krzysztof Kieslowski trilogy. Juliette Binoche gives an intense and sensitive performance as the survivor of a car crash that killed her family. Despite her pain she cannot give up on life. The cinematography and score are inspired.
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Village Ventures and Little Earthquake Theatre present:
A rural touring event arranged through Live & Local
Dates & Times
Thu 15 Nov 2018 / 7.30pm
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Click below to see the full programme of our WW1 Commemoration Night which was held on the 20th October.
Sing Songs Of The First World War
And Remember Those Affected
With Charlies Ant Ceilidh Band
See the full programme HERE: WW1 Programme. Maplebeck.
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Tuesday 15th January 2019 – The Florida Project (15)
This is a sublime blast of modern life. Precocious six-year old Moonee is spending her summer with a rag-tag group of friends outside the candy-floss coloured motel where she lives with her young mother, Halley. Whilst Moonee makes the most of her childhood, Halley strives to make ends meet. Starring Brooklyn Prince, Bria Vinaite and Willem Dafoe.
November 27th 2018 – Far from the Madding Crowd (12)
This 2015 romantic and spirited adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel set in 1870’s Dorset remains a gripping tale and the cast is wonderful (Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen).
October 23rd 2018 – SUFFRAGETTE (12)
Just 100 years from some women finally winning the vote in the UK, writer Abi Morgan and an all-star cast (Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie duff, Brendan Gleeson) provide real women’s stories in this ispiring and unforgettable film about this disgraceful chapter of history. Tickets: £5 on the door.
FILM; Tuesday, September 25th 2018 – TELL NO ONE (15)
Tell No One (French: Ne le dis à personne) is a 2006 French thriller film directed by
Guillaume Canet and based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. Written by Canet
and Philippe Lefebvre and starring
François Cluzet, the film won four categories
at the 2007 César Awards in France:
Best Director (Guillaume Canet),
Best Actor (François Cluzet),
Best Editing and Best Music Written for a Film.
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Children’s Events in Maplebeck 2017
Howden Jones, 11th March, 2017
Come Up and See My Etchings, 14th September
Thankful Villages Poster– Thankful Village Articles
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra
Gardening Talk by Michael Fish of Radio Nottingham
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