Issue 472 April 2014

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Colsterworth and District Parish Council

NOTICEOF

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

PRESENTATION OF PROGRESS ON THE

“NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN”

Tuesday 29th April 20147.00 pm

Colsterworth Village Hall

AGENDA

1. Apologies

2. Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 23rd April 2013

3. Chairman's Annual Report

4. Clerk's Financial Report

5. Neighbourhood Development Plan

6. Any Motions by Electors (must be proposed 10 days before the Annual Parish Meeting)

7. Any other business

John HannamEmail: johnrhannam@btinternet.comParish ClerkTele: 01476 861888

Neighbourhood Plan

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PARISH COUNCIL REPORTMeeting held on Tuesday 4th March 2014Clerk's ReportNorth Witham Airfield - This year is

the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.

Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire is

working with Grantham Museum to

put on an exhibition all about the

American Airborne Troops based in

and around Grantham. This

exhibition will run from end April to

end of July and will include North

Witham. SKDC are bringing out an

Aviation Trail which will include the

airfield at North Witham (Twyford

Wood). Should there be a

permanent memorial on the airfield

recognising the important role this

airfield played? The first American

paratroopers (Pioneer Groups of

the American Airborne Forces were

taken into battle by Dakotas from

this airfield dropping into Normandy

just after midnight on the morning of

6th June 1944. The clerk will

contact the American Embassy to

establish if the idea of a memorial

would be supported as a permanent

reminder of the American

involvement at RAF North Witham.

War Memorial - High Street, The

War Memorial Trust has confirmed

that they would consider an

application for financial support to

undertake a survey of the interior of

the war memorial in an attempt to

establish why the structure is

failing. Police report - PCSO Chris

Hughes provided a report on local

crime and will be published in the

“In Touch” magazine. Broadband

Speed - Response by parishioners

to provide the clerk with their

broadband speeds (March “In

Touch”) are being received and will

be published next month. BT will

be challenged to explain the vast

variation in speeds. Colster Way

Green Area - A survey of local

residents will be circulated for their

input.Neighbourhood PlanGood progress is being made.Correspondence LCC Countryside Access, Footpath

14 request for information. The

Frederick Ingle Charity, Annual

Accounts for year ended 31st

December 2013.

Planning ApplicationsSKDC PLANNINGThe following applications were

received: S14/0320, Mr R Morselli,

Reduce 2 cheery tree and 1 willow

tree by 3 metres and reshape by 2

metres, fell 2 willow trees, Willow

Lodge, Woolsthorpe by

Colsterworth. S14/0183, Mr Jamie

Jackson, Erection of stable/garage

block and use of paddock/field for

equestrian uses, Tower Hill Farm,

Water Lane, Stainby. S14/0410, Mr I

Rose, Erection of single storey rear

extension to dwelling, 10 Colster

Way. S14/0431, Mrs S Bird,

Erection of extension and single

garage, 6 Stamford Road,

Colsterworth. S14/0517, Miss C

Taylor, Reduce height and spread of

apple tree, 22 Newton Way,

Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth.Matters requiring attentionPotholes: Bourne Road roundabout.

Newton Grange play area – waste

bin emptying. Old Post Lane –

children play warning sign. The

Close, behind garages “No Tipping”

sign. .

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Colster Way GreenThe Colster Way Green has been used by

children for many years for recreational

purposes. The Parish Council is considering

how this might be enhanced and would

welcome your input.

One idea is to try and raise funds for a

Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) – this is a

fenced hard surface arena for football/basket

ball similar to the one at Woolsthorpe Road

playing field.

The other idea is provide 1 metre high bow

top railings around the play section of the

green. This would improve safety from the

road and provide a dog free environment for

children to play. There would still be an area

for dog owners to exercise their pets

remembering of course that any fouling has

to be bagged and disposed in the correct

manner.

Please indicate below your view:

Multi Use Games Area Yes/No

1 metre high railings Yes/No

Other ideas:

Please cut out this coupon and hand it into

the Post Office.

Friday 25th April10am - 12 Noon

COFFEE MORNINGAt The White Lion

To support Ann in her Edinburgh half-marathon

attempt In memory of her Grandma -

Rita Scorror

And in aid of

Contact Helen on 860126 for further details

Grantham & Stamford Conservative Association

are reforming local Branches.

A meeting will be held at the White Lion on

Thursday 10th April at 7.30pm.

We look forward to meeting anyone interested in

playing a part in local politics.

Geoffrey Harper. Developement Officer.

Editorial

Please note that last copy date for the May edition of ‘In

Touch’ is noon on Thursday 17th April, the day before

Good Friday.

The Annual Parish Meeting is on Tuesday 29th

April, 7pm in Colsterworth Village Hall. You will also be able

to find out more about the Neighbourhood Plan which is

relevant to the future development of our villages.

Spotlight on F.O.C.U.S (Friends Of Colsterworth United Societies

Kurling continues to thrive and last week we started our competition.

This is very light hearted and not meant to be taken too seriously. I am

sure, dear reader that you would like to know how I am progressing.

Well I'm not and was knocked put in the second round. I demanded a

replay but no one was listening! Anyway, good luck to those remaining.

Thank you to Bill Walsh for organising the competition.

Please note that there will not be any Kurling on Easter Monday.

On April 10th six of us are going to St.Barnabas Hospice, by kind

invitation of the Fundraising team. In January we donated the

proceeds of the Christmas Lunch raffle to St.Barnabas and from this

came the invitation to visit and see the new extension.

LUNCHEON CLUBOur next lunch is on March 26th. We are dining at The Royal Oak at

Swayfield. More on how we got on next time. However, if there is

anyone who would like to join us for lunch please get in touch with

June on 861400 you will be most welcome.

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HOW IS YOUR BROADBAND SPEED??

Last month I asked you to email me with your broadband speed so that the Parish Council to provide BT OPENREACH with a map of download speeds from various parts of the village(s). Sadly the response was poor but thank you to those who did take the time to email me. Sample of Download speeds: Lobthorpe: 0.83; North Witham Water Lane 2.53; Church Street 4.10 Colsterworth: Bourne Road Estate 2.39; Bourne Road; 5.48; Colster Way 1.20, 1.72, 0.30; Manor Farm Mews 3.82; Woolsthorpe Road 1.38, 2.53; Newton Court 2.62; Back Lane 2.83, 2.87; Ash Close 2.47; Manor Court 0.95; Woodlands Drive 1.17; Ramsey Court 2.00; Watt Avenue 1.74, 1.76; Brunel Avenue 2.30, 1.20; Darwin Close 1.45; Telford Way 2.40, 2.94; Newton Way 3.28, 2.46; Stamford Road 4.43.

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Could you spare a few hours once a month?Open Door will be celebrating its 21st Birthday in October but we need more help so that we can continue to run fortnightly.

What is Open Door? A place to have a cup of coffee or tea or light lunch and meet people who live in the village. People of all ages and faiths are welcome

What help do we need? Volunteers to help prepare and serve the drinks and food and chat to people.

When? Currently on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month but the day can be changed if a different day suits the volunteers.

For more information contact Helen Scorror on 01476 860126

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COLSTERWORTH & DISTRICT GARDENERS & ALLOTMENT HOLDERS ASSOCIATIONMARCH MEETING.16 members and one guest

thattended March meeting on 10 March.

Our speaker this month was Penny Vincent, who had spent two years living in Madeira, where her husband had ben recruited by an engineering company. As it is some years since they returned we were treated to a vivid picture of how life in the island was completely different from today. Madeira had yet to feature on the radar of the package holiday companies and the local people relied heavily on farming.

Penny recounted how in the early th15 Century a Portuguese ship was

driven onto the island of Porto Santo by a storm, and a few miles across the sea from Madeira itself. At first the sailors were terribly afraid of the dark hulking, wood covered island a short distance away. (Madeira means “wood” in Portuguese). When they plucked up enough courage to cross to the main island they found few suitable landing places, the steep wooded slopes reaching right down to the rocky shore. A fire was lit to clear an area where the sailors could build and start to colonise, but the wood was so closely packed that the whole island caught fire, and burned for several years; some say as many as 14 years elapsed before the last fires burned themselves out!

Madeira is well known for its wealth of plant life, Most of it non-native and much from the time when plant collectors returning to the U.K. with new plants used to harden plants off in `madeira before continuing on to the botanical gardens and collectors of Europe.We were shown numerous examples of the plants now found widely growing on the island, which

rises 1800 metres from the sea and boasts the second highest sea cliff in the world! This topography has given Madeira several different microclimates from definitely tropical at sea level, through a Mediterranean type of climate and even an English type, until reaching a foggy, moisture laden and cold top.

Mary Copley won the monthly competition with Jo taking second place.

A reminder that Gillian is hosting a thGarden Party on 26 July; if you

would like to come along please do so, whether or not you are a member of the club. All will be welcome. More details will be available nearer the time but a good day is guaranteed!

thOur next meeting is on 14 April at 7.30 when Andrew Parsons os coming to talk to us about farming with wildlife.ALL ARE WELCOME TO THIS AND ANY OF OUR MEETINGS, WHICH ARE HELD ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH IN THE VILLAGE HALL.

Brian Miners

Letter from the Parochial Church Council

Dear ParishionerWe intended to write to every

household in Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe in response to a consultation paper on the future of the parish church, which some of you filled in last year, but it appears that we did not provide enough copies for every household, so we are reprinting part of it here. The survey showed that many of you see the church as an important feature of the village which should be preserved. To meet the running costs of the church and to pay our parish share, we need to raise over £16,000 a year. We can no longer meet these costs and we are therefore inviting you to contribute to these costs. You can do this either by making a one-off donation or by signing a standing order at your bank. You would then become a Friend of Colsterworth Church and be informed regularly about the church, its activities and plans, through the website, Quintet or In Touch. We have exciting plans for the church. We want to restore the vestry to its original purpose, which was a manorial chapel in the name of the Newton family. At the same time we plan to install new heating, toilets and basic catering facilities, which we hope will enable the church to serve the whole community more effectively. We shall be appealing to various charitable bodies for funds to achieve this.

If you feel able to help us, we would be delighted to hear from you. If you are a tax-payer and can make a gift-aided donation, we can reclaim an additional 25% from HM Revenue and Customs. Please contact any one of us mentioned below or write to The Rector, 13A Back Lane, Colsterworth, NG33 5NJ. We are also keen to increase the size and expertise of the Parochial Church Council and would love to hear from you if you would be interested in joining us or volunteering to help with the day-to-day running of the church.

With thanks and best wishes,The Rev. Eric Lomax 861959Simon Jowitt (church warden) 07903-390151Peter Smith (church warden) 860218Hazel Taylor (secretary) 860605Peter de Voil (treasurer) 860811

Email address: stjohns@colsterworth.net

Colsterworth PCC website: www.colsterworth5.co.uk

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WOMEN'S INSTITUTEWhat a contrast to last month's meeting when we almost overflowed the seating, but it was a small and select group which attended the Annual General Meeting. We delayed the start of the meeting as our Adviser hadn't arrived, but it's a good job we decided to start without her, because she still hadn't arrived by the time we had finished. She was full of apologies when contacted later, and promised never to do it again!

Anyway, we did manage without her, and during the ordinary business of the meeting we heard more of the plans to transport the

Centenary Baton in June, we have another meeting next month but we do know that the venue to which we are invited is Belton House.

We heard all about the Spring Council Meeting which our delegate attended. County Federation have some interesting events lined up, one sounds very inviting if you are interested in Forensic Science. We have a chance to attend Lincoln University to see how criminals are caught with forensic evidence. There is a Swap Shop lunch, Independence Celebration in July, a Farm Tour, quizzes galore and even afternoon tea, and we have been invited to join Gonerby Hill Foot Institute members on a trip to Waddesdon Manor.

The Annual Meeting followed with the presentation of the competition Rose Bowl won this year (by a whisker) by Dot Williams with Trish Hart one point behind to take second place they also won gift vouchers. The usual business of an Annual Meeting with Committee

and Treasurer's Report, followed Mary Cowley deputising for Trish Hart the President thanked the committee for its hard work, Helen Scorror also thanked the retiring committee. A ballot was made for the Presidency which resulted in us getting a new one, Janet Bennett.The competition for a cup and saucer was won by Dot Williams. Refreshments (cake again) were served by Barbara Moore and Helen Scorror.

Next month's speaker is Mary Wright speaking on “Humble Remedies with Amazing Results”. Competition is A Bunch of Herbs. So if you care to join us at the

thSports and Social Club on April 15 at 2 o'clock you may hear something to your advantage, and of course you will be most welcome.

Tickets are still available for the Home Economics Group meeting in May.

Dot Williams

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BURGLARIES 18/02/14 - 4 SCHOOL LANE, COLSTERWORTH. Entry gained via a window removed from woodwork – unsure if anything taken.18/02/14 – 11 BRIDGE END, COLSTERWORTH. Shed broken into and a drill and set of ladders taken. THESE TWO MOST LIKELY CONNECTED – Investigation still ongoing with these. 01/03/14 – WATER LANE, STAINBY. Shed had security bars removed, and a strimmer and chainsaw taken - No leads on this one so far. 03/03/14 – VILLAGE HALL, NORTH WITHAM. Entry forced, unsure if anything has been taken. No leads as of yet. THEFTS Overnight 26/02/13, three vehicles in Colsterworth have had catalytic converters removed. It is very difficult to trace these, but scrap yards and scrap vans are actively being checked. Locations were: BACK LANE, HIGH STREET, WALNUT GROVE. These are typically from vans or 4x4 vehicles. ASB Criminal damage to a fence on High Street, Colsterworth. No leads or suspects, however youths in area have been stopped and CHECKED. UPDATES OF PANEL PRIORITIES Speeding, Dwelling Burglaries and Anti Social Behaviour. Speeding Checks carried out and offenders dealt with accordingly. Burglaries Investigations carried out ASB Youths / suspicious activity checked. Parking Issues None brought to attention. Relevant Crime Trends Further afield there have been oil thefts from tankers in residential properties. These are very hard to prevent, however there are alarms and sensors for oil tanks on the internet. Requirement Awareness of thefts sent via Lincs Alerts Neighbourhood Panel Meeting Priorities. ASB in Colsterworth regards youths and damage. Crime Prevention – Improve the delivery of Crime

Prevention.

BOWLS CLUBOPENING DAY 12th APRIL

2-30pm ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND GIVE

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ANY QUESTIONS RING BARRIE GROSSE

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Woolsthorpe ManorThe Home of Genius, Sir Isaac Newton

We're now fully open for the summer – that's every day from 11am-5pm, with last entry at 4.30pm and the Manor House closed on Tuesdays. Coming soon…

We're running our Toddler Trails on the first Thursdays of the month again. They begin on Thursday 3 April between 11am-2pm, and cost £3 for an adult and child, with and extra £1 per child. That includes a hot or cold drink for the adult! This time we're also doing a special offer – buy one, get the next one free, so if you come to the April Trail and pay your £3, you can come to the May Trail absolutely free!

The Cadbury Easter Egg Trails are happening again over the Easter weekend – there'll be two trails (one for older children, one for younger) with eggs as prizes for as long as we have eggs! Plus children's crafts and lots of things for families to do.

Woolsthorpe Manor is a great place to bring your friends to – why not come along and discover something new this summer?

Gift Aid admissions: Friday-Sunday Adults £6.65, Child £3.35, Family £16.65. Monday-ThursdayAdults 3.75, Child 2.50, Family £10.00National Trust Members free. Come and visit the place where the apple fell and the

rest is history ..

4 ft.X3 ft camping trailer in good conditionOffers over £5001476861048

Crucial M500 240 GB. 2.5 inch Solid State Drivewith installation kit for desktop computer unused

super fast upgrade £72 07774810097

Tiled Top Side/Lamp Tables x 3: G Plan style 35cm high x 52cm wide x 47cm deep.

£20 each table

Single bed size duvet set x 2. Matching curtains 66" x 72". Pink and blue

abstract design. Marks and Spencer vgc. £30

Curtains 66" x 54" dark colours £8Tel : 01476 860781

Organisation Contact Telephone

Anti-Social Behaviour Reporting 08001 830279

Bell Ringers Hilary Winstanley 01476 861160

Book Club Kath Miners 01476 861702

Bootcamp (circuit training) John Crewe 01780 460017

Bowls Club (Chairman) Barrie Grosse 01476 860756

Brownies Ruth Hollis 01476 860463

Colsterworth Festival of Performing Arts Julia Kerby 01476 860329

Colsterworth and District Parish John Hannam 01476 861888

Council - Lincolnshire C.C. 01522 552222

Council South Kesteven District 01476 406080

Councillor SKDC & LCC Bob Adams 01476 530329

Councillor SKDC Morkery Ward Martin Wilkins 01572 767181

Doctor's Surgery Back Lane Colsterworth 01476 860243

Doctor's Surgery Bourne Road Corby Glen 01476 550056

Doctor's Surgery St John's Close Corby Glen 01476 550251

Floodline 08459 88188

Football and Coaching Rachel Jones 01476 860364

Football Manager Kev Wallace 01476 861448

Gardeners and Allotment Holders Brian Miners 01476 861702

Gas Emergencies 0800 111999

Highways, Lincolnshire C.C. 01522782070

Ingle Charity Correspondent Margaret Winn 01476860404

Kurling Brian Ostler 01476 860465

Little Legs Nursery Sarah Moore 01476 860053

Luncheon Club June Jessop 01476 861400

Neighbourhood Watch Colsterworth Helen Bill 01476 861399

Newton's Players Hazel Taylor 01476 860605

Petanque Liz Kunen 01476 862011

Non- Emergency 101

Police Office, Back Lane, Colsterworth 01476 860222

Police Station - Grantham 101

Community Beat PCSO Nicola Trigwell 07825 100365

Community Beat PCSO Jay Nielander 07825 523420

Post Office, Colsterworth Shirley and George 01476 860262

Pre-School, Colsterworth Sharon McGown 01476 860046

School, Colsteworth Cof E. Primary 01476 860569

School, Colsterworth PTFA Tamzin Keenleyside 01476 861398

Sports and Social Club Rose Wood 01476 860487

Village Archive Group Margaret Winn 01476 860404

Village Hall, Colsterworth Eileen Lewendon 01476 860459

Village Hall, North Witham Margaret Bellamy 01476 861159

White Lion, Colsterworth Madeleine Smith 01476 861466

Women's Institute (Secretary) Dot Williams 01476 860741

Woolsthorpe Manor Margaret Winn 01476 862821

Youth Club Maxine Partridge 01476 862006

Beavers,Cubs, Scouts Helen Rigby 07934 537183

Bowls Club (Captain) Kevin Atter 07834 815076

Churches Gunby, N Witham, Stainby Rev’d T Broadbent 01572 767240

Police

South Witham Children's Centre Claire Hilliam 01572768876

Village Directory

Village Fete 20th July at Millfield

The Parish Clerk may be contacted on

01476 861888 10 Stamford Road, Colsterworth, Grantham, NG33 5JD

Does Bell Ringingappeal to you?

contact:Hilary Winstanley

01476 861160If you would like to give it a try

Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Colsterworth

Colsterworth Methodist Church

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-school Methodist Hall

10am-noon Kurling Village Hall

5.30-7pm Brownies Village Hall

except 2nd wk 7.30pm-9.30pm Newton's Players Village Hall

Tuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-school Methodist Hall

only 2nd wk 7.30pm-9.30pm Newton's Players Village Hall

Wednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-school Methodist Hall

2nd & 4th wks 10am-1.30pm Open Door Methodist Church

Alternate weeks 7pm-9pm Youth Club Sports & Social Club

7.30-8.30pm Bootcamp (circuit training) Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-school Methodist Hall

5.15-6.15pm Beavers Village Hall

6.30-8pm Cubs Village Hall

7.15pm Bell Ringers Church

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-school Methodist Hall

6.30-8.30pm Scouts Village Hall

7.30-9.30pm Weekly Bingo Sports & Social Club

Saturdays 10am-12 Football Coaching Sports Field

Priest-in Charge Rev Eric Lomax (861959)Ericjohnlomax64@aol.com

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860218)Simon Jowitt (07903 390151)

PCC Secretary Hazel Taylor (860605) hazel.taylor26@yahoo.co.uk

Website: colsterworth5.co.uk

Minister Rev’d Ian Worrall142 Princess Drive, Grantham, NG31 9PYTel: 01476 564911Email: minister.hlane@btinternet.comA warm welcome to all our services and events

2014Date time Service Preacher flowers

April

6th 10.30am Morning Worship Denhys Lambley Betty Neal

13th 10.30am Palm Sunday Service Rowena Ward-Barrow Tracey Barrett

20th 10.30am Morning Worship Tony Charles Gill Senescall

27th 10.30am Morning Worship Henry Reid Helen Scorror

Christian Aid Lunch - Wednesday 9th April at 12.30pm. To book, please phone Helen on 01476

860126. Minimum Donation £6 per person. All welcome.

Jumble Sale - Saturday 12th April, 1-3pm.

Open Door - 23rd 11am - 1pm. Please note new start time.

Please call in at any time for Friendship, Morning Coffee, Take-Aways, Light Lunches and the

Charity Shop.

860046

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April 2014Sun 6th 11am Group Service at ColsterworthSun 13th 11am Palm Sunday - Group Service at Skillington ChurchMon 14th 7pm Holy Communion at Little PontonTue 15th 7pm Holy Communion at Great PontonWed 16th 11am Holy Communion at Colsterworth ChurchWed 16th 7pm Holy Communion at Stoke Rochford ChurchThu 17th 7pm Maundy Thursday - Holy Communion at Skillington ChurchGood Friday 18th Meditations: Colsterworth 9am, Skillington 9.45am, Stoke

Rochford 10.30am, Great Ponton 11.15am, Little Ponton 12noon.All the Churches will remain open on Good Friday until 3pm

Sun 20th 6.30am Easter Sunday - Dawn Worship at Colsterworth11am Easter Sunday - Group Holy Communion at Colsterworth

Sun 27th 11am Family Service at Colsterworth

Coffee Mornings: If you would like to host a coffee morning give Hazel Taylor a ring on 860605Parish Church AGM - Tuesday 1st April 2014, in Church at 7.30pm.Annual Village Fete - Organised jointly by the Parish Church and the Methodist Church - Please make a note of the date - Saturday 28th June 2014.

Copy for the next issue of In Touch must arrive by noonon Thursday 17th April 2014

E-Mail contributions to derrickhinds@msn.com are preferred (call 860773 to check if they have arrived), and clear typescript for scanning is next best. If there is something you wouldlike to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices, manuscript can be taken.

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Published by Colsterworth and District Parish Council 2014

Weekly

Villages’ Diary 2014AprilTue 1st 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Tue 1st 7.30pm Parish Church AGM Church

Sat 5th 8pm Race Night Sports & Social Club

Sat 5th 2-4pm Table Top Sale Village Hall

Thu 10th 7.30pm Bingo N Witham Village Hall

Sat 12th 1-3pm Jumble Sale Methodist Hall

Sat 12th 2.30pm Bowls Club Open Day Bowls Club

Mon 14th 7.30pm Garden Club Village Hall

Tue 15th 2pm Women’s Institute Sports & Social Club

Sat 19th 7-9pm Children’s Easter Party Sports & Social Club

Sat 19th ‘Antiques Rock Show’ White Lion

Wed 23rd 11am-1pm Open Door Methodist Church

Fri 25th 10am-noon Mental Health Coffee Morning White Lion

Tue 29th 7pm Annual Parish Meeting Village Hall

Fri 2nd May ‘Soul Summit’ White Lion

5th April 2014RACE NIGHT

8pm start (WEAR YOUR HATS)

MEMBER'S £1 GUEST'S £2

19th April CHILDREN’S EASTER

PARTY7pm-9pm free entry

Easter Bonnet Competition

10th May - INDIGO (BAND)8pm

Members £3 non members £5

White LionWhite LionWhite LionNow showing

and

Easter Saturday 19th April ‘Antiques Rock Show’Friday 2nd May, ‘Soul Summit’