The Beacon March 2013 - Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat ...

of bullies. With almost psychopathic insistence, Christian persuades Elias that
the only true course of action is revenge. From the confines of a refugee camp
in Africa, to the deceptively idyllic suburban life of two families in Denmark, the
director expertly paints a portrait of two fragile worlds inextricably linked by
conflict and violence. 2011 Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign
Language Film.
Director: Susanne Bier. Denmark 2010 119 mins 15 cert.
On Thursday, 4 April 2013 we shall be showing Incendies. After the death of a
Canadian Lebanese woman, her grown up twin children discover from the will
that they have a brother about whom they knew nothing and a father, who is
still alive. The children must now go to the Lebanon to find them which proves
to be a journey into the dark and mysterious past of their deceased mother. This
intriguing and emotional film touches on myth and memory as well as North
American politics of identity and grievance. However, its contrived and even
bizarre final revelation depends on coincidences of almost Hardyesque
proportions.
Director: Denis Villeneuve. Canada/France 2010. 139 mins. PG cert.
The films will be shown in Ditchling Village Hall. Films start at 8.00pm. Doors
open at 7.30 pm. Free coffee and biscuits beforehand and ample free parking
behind the hall. Guests and temporary members are welcome for a small charge
payable at the door.
Rowena Cager and Melanie Samuel
Ditchling Village Hall
Our Annual General Meeting this year will be on Wednesday April 10 th 2013 in
the upper hall. Whether a Ditchling resident or not, or a current user of Ditchling
Village Hall or not, you are invited to attend. We have had an unusual year with
some big expenditure on maintenance and upgrading projects and some changes
of personnel. We look forward to telling you all about them.
We will start this year's AGM at 7.30pm with a short seminar on health, safety
and security. This is as close to a three-line whip for regular hirers to attend as
we can make it! Providing a safe, healthy and secure environment for those
attending functions is the primary responsibility of the hall trustees and hirers. It
is as well occasionally to remind ourselves of what is needed to ensure that we
exercise that responsibility with due care. We will tell you what you must be
doing to ensure the welfare of those attending your functions and you can tell us
if you think there are any shortcomings in the facility we provide.
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