August Break
The Centre will re-open after the break on Tuesday 1st September 2026
Quiz and Chips – 6th June 2026.
Yet another full house was entertained to a stimulating selection of questions by quiz-master Mike Caruana assisted by his “Harem of Helpers”, namely Cheryl, Marian, and Thelma. The winners of the quiz were Team “CRAFT“, with Team “EDUCATION LTD.” only half a point behind! Joining the “Wooden Spoon Club” were Team “6 AGAINST the REST“.…
Quiz & Chips April 2026
This popular event continues to play to a full house. It was good to see some new faces together with many familiar ones. Thanks to Mike, Cheryl, and Thelma for all their hard work behind (and in front of) the scenes, together with Jan and Brian who always are instrumental in making the quiz so…
Jigsaw Fayre
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way to make the Jigsaw Fayre weekend a success – without your support this event would not have been possible.
Friday Live
Every Friday morning – Live music. Open to everyone, members and non-members alike. Tea and coffee with biscuits – only £1.00 Bring your friends!
Quiz and Chips 7th. February
Quiz and Chips – another interesting evening, another full house! Quizzers of all types and abilities!!
Open Meeting. Thursday 12th February 2026. 16:30 – 17:30
A presentation by Dr. Lyndsey Boreham, Highcliffe Medical Centre. Looking after your mental and physical wellbeing has never been more important.
Quiz & Chips 6th December
Another packed house; interesting quiz; fish and chips midway through the evening!
Tuesday Quilters
beautiful quilt donated to Project Linus UK—a wonderful charity that provides handmade blankets and quilts to children who are seriously ill
Highcliffe Castle Christmas Tree Festival 2025.
Decorated trees will take pride of place throughout Highcliffe Castle
Lasting Power of Attorney – OPEN MEETING
There will be an Open Meeting on Wednesday 15th. October at 4.30pm when there will be a discussion regarding importance of making a Lasting Power of Attorney.
One-Stop Poster Shop
This initiative aims to help every section promote its activities with eye-catching designs that stand out.
Duplicate Bridge
New Beginners’ course starting Monday 29th September at 9.30am.
New Intermediate group starting Monday 22nd September at 6.30pm.
JIGSAW FAYRE
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way to make the Jigsaw Fayre such a success – without your support this event would not be possible.
Quiz and Chips Evening
Another full house despite the rain. Thanks to “Team Howlett” who produced a fine set of questions which resulted in a close finish, the eventual winners being Team “Caruanas, Charltons, Clarke, and Price”.
A synopsis of the Open-forum talk given by Prof. Robert Middleton.
The Ultimate Diet to Prevent Hip Fractures, Arthritis, and live a long Healthy Life. Preventing Hip Fractures – there are five key areas to consider, namely Protein intake, Calcium intake, associated with Vitamin D, Strength training, and Sleep. The skeleton is a living structure. It turns over at 10% a year, so in 10 years…
VE Day Celebration
This memorable evening was very well attended with our members and a lovely selection of some old songs and also more recent ones.
New Sections
There are two new sections starting soon, and a minor change regarding the Backgammon Section. Click to view New Petanque Section Music Therapy Backgammon update
Quiz & Chips 01/02/25, Questions, Answers, Results
The winners were “Team Education”, with “The Game Players” in second place, both of whom made near-maximum use of their Joker rounds.
Quiz & Chips questions & results 07/12/2024
Despite Storm Darragh the evening was enjoyed by yet-again another full house.
Jigsaw Fayre 2024
This weekend saw a large turnout for the Christmas Jigsaw and Craft Fayre. Thanks to Jan for being the driving force, and to everyone who helped make the event so successful.
A message from the President – Norman Huckle.
I was honoured to be invited to become President of this Association for the next year. Having been a member for over 30 years there have been many changes in that time. Soon after joining I became aware that the Computer Section, now ITForum, was running a 6 week course to acquaint members of the…
Quiz & Chips questions, answers, results 12/10/2024
Another full house enjoyed the quiz which was organised by Mike Caruana, ably assisted by Cheryl and David.
Date of the next Quiz: December 7th.
HCA News August 2024
Welcome back everyone, I hope you have all had an enjoyable summer break and are pleased to back. I am looking forward to seeing everyone.
Jigsaw festival
What a fantastic week this turned out to be both financially, with a total of £5563 being raised, and with visitors coming from near and far and hopefully bringing in new members.
Quiz & Chips results 20/07/2024
An evening was enjoyed by a full house, and the winners of the coveted “Wooden Spoons” were Sort of Soul, with Simple Minds taking overall 2nd. place to the winners Bowled Over.
Our first jigsaw festival
In less than two months we will be opening our FIRST jigsaw festival. Make a note in your diary for Tuesday 6th. August to Saturday 10th August.
Message from Trustees
Earlier in the year the Church Section approached the Trustees with a request to apply for Charitable status in their own right; after long and detailed discussions, and seeking legal advice, the Trustees concluded that this would not be in the best interest of HCA.
Chairman Report March 2024.
Spring is ‘sprung,’ well sort of. The weather is slightly improved, and it is a bit warmer but I’m sure we are all looking forward to Summer. There remains a lot of activity at Greystones, some good some not so good but all of it will come good soon. Car Parking during Sewage work disruption
Be Our Guest!
The professionals came to town – not only the performers (Chamelion and Andrea’s Angels), but the front-of-house and the magnificent Kitchen Angelsl
Greystones Sewer Pump
It has come to the attention of HCA that major works have commenced to replace the sewer pump at the bottom car park in front of Alan Court and Kenneth Court.
Quiz and Chips
Quiz and Chips evening. Saturday 17th. February Once again the event was filled to capacity, and a fun evening was (seemingly) enjoyed by all! There was a very tight finish for the first prize, with three teams (Bowled Over, 6 Up, and Prime Nuts) separated by a mere one and a half points; the eventual…
Coronation Celebrations
The coronation of King Charles III was celebrated in style and enjoyed by many; below is a link to give a flavour of the event. Click here to view photos.
Future Events
The annual Highcliffe Food Festival, is being held over the weeked of 10th/11th June. To raise funds for Greystones it has been decided to open over the weekend and serve tea, coffee and cakes.
In Memoriam – Daisy Catherine Winterton
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Daisy Catherine Winterton, a former member of the quilters and the travel club. Anyone who knew Daisy and wishes to attend her funeral at The New Forest Crematorium on Friday 12th May at 2.30pm, please contact her niece, Trudy Sell, on 07763 587702.
IN MEMORIUM – Don Nichols
As many of you will already know, Highcliffe Community lost not only a truly wonderful gentleman but also a stalwart member of Highcliffe Community Association when Don Nichols sadly passed away on 30th March 23. Don had battled several ailments for some time, yet he continued supporting HCA; running and playing at Friday Live, continuing…
Membership Special
Exciting news from the Chairman of Trustees for all members and non-members alike! Click here for some good news!
Chairman Report – March 2023
As we head into spring it is pleasing to say that our membership continues to grow. We are doing all we can to get the message out to the Community regarding the wonderful opportunities membership of HCA offers and have recently started a Fundraising campaign.
Open Meeting – Wednesday 5th. April 4.15pm.
Councillor Andy Martin (Independent) representing Highcliffe & Walkford, will be present to update members and non-members alike, to developments regarding the new requirements to vote in all elections, and will be glad to respond to any questions. From 4 May 2023, voters in England will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations…
Highcliffe Hub
Being a Community Organisation our Chairman has met with Highcliffe St Mark Primary School who have presented us with a copy of Highcliffe Hub, the school’s newsletter. Many members will have had contact with the School, either directly or indirectly, over the years, and will no doubt be interested in their newsletter. CLICK HERE to…
JIGSAW FESTIVAL 2024.
I have volunteered to organise a Jigsaw Festival at Greystones in August 2024 during our summer closure. I know this seems a long way ahead but to make it a success we must start now as it takes some considerable time to organise.
Chairman’s Report – March 2023.
Like everybody I am looking forward to the weather improving as we progress into the year but other than that there is not much from me this month. Quiz & Chips Yet again the forthcoming Quiz & Chips (Sat 25th Feb) was sold out within 15 minutes of the tickets going on sale. There is…
Chairman’s Report – October 2022
I understand through the grapevine that the proposed change to the annual membership fee (rising to £20) has not been well received. It is worth noting that the proposal from the Trustees at the AGM, to which all members are invited, was to go to £15;
Highcliffe Duplicate Bridge Club
The event is organised by the club every year as a charity tournament and all club members are asked to donate to Macmillan Caring Locally.
Report from the AGM held in July 2022
Click on the link below for a full report. Report of first CIO AGM
AGM
HIGHCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS’ NOTICE. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held on THURSDAY 28TH JULY 2022 @ 4.30 P.M. PLEASE SEND NOMINATIONS FOR TRUSTEE POSITIONS TO THE SECRETARY – [email protected]
Queen’s Jubilee Party
On June 3rd, many members celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a delicious tea provided by a small team of helpers. Entertainment was provided by a duo called Sweet Harmony, a quiz with a royal theme was a fun ending with a few appropriate songs. Our treasurer, Jan, made a magnificent Jubilee cake which was…
Quiz & Chips May 2022.
Another teasing evening played to a full house, hosted by “Cliff the question-setter”, and “Helen the questioner-in-chief”. Thanks also to Jan (who has promised to bring the wooden spoons next time!) [maxbutton id=”2″ url=” https://www.highcliffecommunityassociation.co.uk/dt_gallery/quiz-chips-may-22/” text=”Click here to see pictures.” ]
Easter Celebrations 2022.
In April, some of our members enjoyed a delicious two course meal with an Easter theme. Each table had a delightful arrangement of Spring flowers and the mini chocolate eggs were a treat. An Easter Bonnet competition took place with a variety of ideas which was judged by the members and even one of our…
Membership Renewal – a message from the Chairman.
It has been great to see members, both old and new, sharing in their chosen sections, joining social events and generally re-acquainting themselves with the facilities and the camaraderie that Greystones House offers.
H.C.A. Travel
The Executive Committee are pleased to advise that, in conjunction with Christchurch Coaches, a not-for-profit travel company, we are launching a travel option to our social calendar.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL.
The membership year has moved to 1st May through to 30th April to bring it in line with the CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) accounting year.
A MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING-CHAIRMAN.
Finally, we are back. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome both new and existing members back to our lovely building.