Spice Up Your Life
Hallraisers' Film and Curry Night
Our first fundraising event for the last phase of the Church Hall refurbishment was a Film and Curry Night, which proved to be a sell-out. The fading church hall was transformed into a glittering cinema for the evening, classic film posters, colourful candles and gold stars lit up the tables, with usherettes serving ice-cream and popcorn as the film started. A 'Golden Age of Hollywood' film quiz challenged guests, with Robin Wills' encyclopaedic knowledge ensuring his table won the prize of New Park cinema tickets.
The evening started with Michael Davey's famous (and delicious) curry, which was full of aromatic spices that brought a subtle warmth and just enough heat to keep things interesting, alongside dollops of soft, fluffy rice, creamy raita, and fruity mango chutney. Next, everyone settled down to watch The Man from Toronto, a 1933 romcom, which was filmed on location in Amberley. It was fascinating to see a bit of visual history - manual phone exchanges with switchboard operators connecting overseas calls, cars starting to gain a foothold, the village parade, complete with brass bands and floats. While much has moved on, it was also fascinating to see how little has changed - a village where everyone still knows each other, a talented vocal quartet, rumours spreading like wildfire and people staggering home after a convivial night out at The Black Horse.
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The event raised £1,138 through ticket and bar sales and donations, which continued to come in days after the event. This is a marvellous achievement and The Hallraisers would like to thank everyone who came to the event and donated so very generously.
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