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now stocking
Ancaster Butchers products
fresh meats - cooked meat
sausage rolls - pasties etc
orders taken from whole range
Bloomsbury Bakery bread
Freshly baked and delivered
to the shop daily
Orders can be taken for
next day delivery
House & Smokeless coal, bottled gas
and loose kindling
White Lion
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Food every day noon to 8.45pm
Sunday Lunches
(booking advised)
Functions catered for
Selection of Real Ales
Beer garden
Thursday Quiz Night
Images from The Joint Churches Fete & Car Show
Sports Television
Darts
Pool
Dominoes
Bank Holiday
Weekend
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Friday 26th August
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10 - 12
Raising funds for the Air
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LIVE MUSIC
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2pm to 5pm
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AUGUST to: -The Secretary, Lower Farm, Skillington phone 860617
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Judges: DEBBIE HOLLINGWORTH & PAT SIMMONS
Entry Fees
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Refreshments available throughout the day
Email: [email protected]
Also featuring a raffle and our annual bulb sale
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Prior to the meeting Maurice
Taylor updated councillors on the
“Nature Trail”. The exhibition tent
at the Queen's 90th Birthday
celebrations proved very
successful receiving much
interest and offers from
parishioners wishing to be
involved. The chairman welcomed
Caroline Hainsworth and Dean
Colyer to the council
Traffic Calming. Councillor
Caroline Hainsworth highlighted
the following concerns from her
discussions with residents on
Bourne Road: Speeding vehicles
including HGV's; adequacy of
existing calming measures
(flashing speed signs); speed limit
reduction. The clerk has
requested the Road Safety
Partnership to provide current
statistics of traffic movements on
the B676 in order to compare
those taken in 2012. Councillor
Hainsworth agreed to form a
Road Traffic Group of interested
parties.
Clerk's Report. Nature Trail encroachment. Solicitors have
written again to the homeowner.
LCC Highways have attended to
many of the outstanding pothole
repair requests. Public footpath
19 “the jitty” (School Lane – Old
Post Lane). Hedges have been
cut back and LCC have written to
some homeowners to trim back
overhanging trees. Dorman's Fun
Fair had a reasonable turnout
despite the changeable weather.
A donation of £80 was received
towards the Community Fund
from Mr Dorman. Public footpath
7 (Chestnut Grove to Back Lane).
The school has approached the
parish council with regard to
overhanging trees along the
footpath. The clerk will follow up.
B676 Stainby Road/Post Lane
crossroads Colsterworth.
Complaints have been received
regarding poor visibility due to
overgrown hedges at the
crossroads. The clerk has
contacted the farmer Jonathan
Thompson requesting that they be
cutback urgently. Notice boards at
Stainby, Gunby and North Witham
will be upgraded (discussed
previous meeting).
SKDC Consultation on a Mayoral
Combined Authority for Greater
Lincolnshire - Councillors do not
support this initiative by SKDC
and the clerk will advise
accordingly.
Planning Applications: The
following applications were
received: S16/1290 Mr Julian
Lander Insertion of dormer
window to side elevation 5 Beech
Close, Colsterworth; S16/1501
Mr Andrew Derry Two storey side
extension 9 Woolsthorpe Road,
Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth.
SKDC Planning Permission
Approval - None.
SKDC Planning Refusal
S16/1048 Plan It Design Ltd
Outline planning for commercial
unit and parking areas, land off
Honey Pot Lane, Colsterworth.
LCC Planning Investigation
closed Colsterworth Triangle,
Crabtree Road, Colsterworth.
Wheelwash/access – breach of
condition Result: Wheelwash has
now been constructed in
Garden Fete & Car Show
The weather forecast looked ominous but the preparations went ahead
as planned and with modern technology able to access local weather
forecasts we were told that the rain should stop by 12.30pm and the
afternoon would be fine weather.
Sure enough, the rain cleared and the Garden Fete and Car Show was
a success. Some of the classic cars did not turn up because of the rain
and people were a little slow in coming to the event but by 3pm the
grounds of Millfield House were crowded with people enjoying the
games, entertainment, refreshments and car display.
The two village churches are most grateful for all the hard work put in
by local people and would especially like to thank the following
companies who supported the event:Butlins Resort, Skegness; Colsterworth Co-op; Colsterworth Honey
Farm; Easton Walled Gardens; Grimsthorpe Castle; McDonald's,
Grantham; Openfield; Stoke Rochford Golf Club; The White Lion,
Colsterworth; Witham Specialist Vehicles; Woolsthorpe Manor.
Plus, a big thank you to the residents and staff at Millfield for providing
the venue.
A donation of £140 was given to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and the
remainder of the proceeds were split between the two village churches.
We must also thank the organisers of the Art & Craft Display in St
John's Church which complimented the event on the day.
accordance with planning
permission.
Matters requiring attention (e.g.
potholes and faulty streetlights)
Bourne Road/Colster Way;
Newton Way; Stainby Road. Any
Other Business Obscured LCC
Highways warning signs B676
Colsterworth; Crossroads poor
surface condition Post
Lane/Stainby Road/Old Post Lane
Neighbourhood Development
Plan Progress Report:
June 2016
1. The Pre Submission
Consultation ended on 22 July,
2016.
2. Hard copies of the draft Plan
and appendices are available for
viewing at Colsterworth Post
Office (by kind permission of
George and Shirley Harding), The
White Lion (by kind permission of
Dave and Madeleine Smith) and
the Ticket Office at Woolsthorpe
Manor (by kind permission of the
National Trust).
3. Three drop in sessions took
place in June and a further three
sessions have taken place in July.
4. The NP website is live.
Electronic responses and e mail
messages are being monitored.
5. The Steering Group met again
on 11 July.
Liz Kunen
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Chris Gardiner
Thank you for all the cards, letters,
messages, flowers and plants I
received when my husband Chris
passed away in June. Thanks to our
friends and neighbours who came to
see Chris, especially Paul for cutting
our grass, Gill and Greta for being at
the end of the phone, Rose and the
club for refreshments, Mick and Pam,
especially Pam, for being there for me
in this past year, even on their
holidays... a true friend. Also thanks
Liz, Fred would have liked that.
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Editorial
I was hoping that Derrick would continue to edit the magazine until
this milestone 500th edition. When I asked him why he had handed it
over with only a couple of issues to go, his reply was “Well, I was
going to but when we found someone daft enough.....I mean willing
.....to take it over, I thought I’d strike whilst the iron was hot”.
Hmmmm.....
Stuart Whitcombe
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in bulk or nets
1 cubic meter bulk load £57.75
3 cubic meter bulk load £160.00
Kindling £2.50 per net
Delivery included for all areas
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Spotlight on F.O.C.U.S
(Friends Of Colsterworth United Societies)
KURLING
Well you can tell, that Summer has arrived and no, I am not talking about
the temperature, but seats.It's a well known fact that when Jane and I are
doing our admin bit on a Monday morning we like to be comfortable. So in
the winter some kind gentleman will give us chairs, which to put it
delicately, are warm to the touch. However, now things are heating up a
bit, we are on to the plastic chairs which may be a bit hard but are not so
hot! Yes, I know dear reader, you are thinking what a lot of fuss but if Jane
isn't comfy she can throw a wobbly and that's not a pretty sight!.
Recently about twenty four of our players made a trip to Scarborough and
Whitby. They were blessed with lovely weather and a good time was had
by all. After dinner, on the Sunday evening, I believe they took over the
bar. John produced his mouth organ and they had a good old sing song.
Our next event is the August Bar B Q. A debate is going on between Bill
and Fran about the sausages. Will they be the car park variety or sports
field? Watch this space and hope for good weather.
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As we are having the Bar B Q, nothing has been arranged for another
lunch just yet. However, if you would like to know more about our lunches,
please ring June on 861400 and she will tell you all about it.
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Phew, what a day, temperatures in
the thirties and just the day to hold
our strawberry tea meeting. The tea
hostesses, Rachel Popham and
Lynne Patte aided by Gillian and Kim
arrived with all the goodies. Cakes
decorated with fruit, scones,
strawberries and cream, shortbread
and the Pimms flowed. To round it all
off we even finished with a refreshing
cup of tea. What a lovely way to
spend a scorching afternoon, much
better than with a scorching iron.
Our business was conducted before
the tea (just as well with the Pimms
flowing); the Treasurer reported that a
goodly amount of money had been
raised at the garden fete tombola stall
and quiz. Thank you if you supported
us, we hope that the chocolate was
still solid when you got it home, or
should I say if you got it home. We
had a report on the visit to Denman
College in Oxfordshire. There had
been a cookery demonstration on
how to make edible gifts or
fundraising items and we were able to
have samples of the various things
made (some even went back for
seconds, my lips are sealed). We had
a super lunch followed in the
afternoon by a history and tour of the
college workshops and
accommodation plus a walk around
the grounds. Before we left we were
treated to a cream tea, we had never
seen such big scones with pots of
homemade jam and cream all
washed down with a cup of refreshing
tea. They treated us right royally, well
worth the long journey and getting up
at the crack of dawn. A bit nearer
home we visited Gonerby Hill Foot
W.l.'s open meeting and heard all
about the restoration of St. Wulfram's
spire, courtesy of Roger Graves who
had photographed the subject from
start to finish in all weathers - rain,
hail, snow and even the odd bit of
sunshine. Fascinating. A couple of
days later three of us joined the
Gonerby members on their outing to
Holkham Hall in Norfolk, home to the
Earl of Leicester. What a beautiful
home and they didn't mind us sitting
on the chairs either. We ended the
day with a carvery dinner at a country
pub at Watlington near Kings Lynn.
Our trips are always educational
(honest) and very enjoyable, why not
join us at one of our meetings to take
advantage of all these attractions?
You will be most welcome.
County Federation have appealed for
craft items to sell on a 50/50 basis,
with half the proceeds to be retained
by the Federation and the other half
to be returned to the donor Institute's
members. There was more news of
the 2016 Chairman's challenge, a
craft challenge depicting what we get
up to in the year (we don't think that
we would have time to compile an
entry, we are never in) and we wish
that they would announce these
challenges at the beginning of the
said year, not half way through. The
photos they could have had when we
went skydiving and snowboarding in
January and February would have
won the challenge hands down for
us. National Federation notified us
that next year's AGM will be held at
the Echo Arena in Liverpool (paddling
in the Mersey for the Corby Glen
delegate instead of our Sandra's in
the sea at Worthing). It is back to a
midweek meeting instead of the
weekend jolly that this year's
delegates had. We are invited to
submit a resolution to be debated. So
if you feel strongly about a subject of
national interest and importance, see
me, I have the application form.
We had lots of entries for both
competitions. Winner of a “Strawberry
Item” was Audrey Wheatley with
Gillian Dexter the runner-up. Winner
of the Flower of the month was Kath
Atter with Sandra Quinsee in second
place. Our next meeting is on the 16th
August when our speaker will be Jane
Barnes giving a talk on “Tales of a
farmer's wife”. She is an award
winning public speaker, we had her
years ago when she gave talks on
behalf of the Milk Marketing Board
when she was just starting out on her
public speaking, so it will be nice to
see her again. Competition is a milk
or cream jug. Why not join us as last
month's visitor from Long Bennington
W.I. did and have a relaxing afternoon
(there's always cake and tea
afterwards) on the 16th August at the
Sports and Social Club at two o'clock?
You know that you will be very
welcome and It has to be better than
all those chores.
Dot Williams
Interested in Card making?
Is there anyone local who would be
interested in helping me make cards,
perhaps on a two weekly basis?
It would be lovely to share my hobby
here in Meadow Close.
If interested please ring Karen on
01476860627
A SUCCESSFUL OPENING
The Open Gardens on June 26th was
a huge success. The sun shone,
there was a friendly, relaxed
atmosphere and everyone enjoyed
the day. We also raised £506.85
towards the upkeep of St John's
Church, which exceeded our
expectations and made it all even
more worthwhile. A big THANK YOU
to everyone who supported the event.
Whether you brought flowers to the
church, opened your garden, looked
after a garden on the day, helped with
refreshments, sold tickets, or simply
bought a ticket and admired the
plants, without your help we could not
have done it. We intend to make the
Open Gardens a biennial event, so, if
you want to join in next time - start
planning for 2018!
Diane Lacy
Coffee Morning
Tuesday 16th August
Between 10.30 and 3.30
This is a coffee morning just to help all
ages get into the community spirit.
There will be tea/coffee /juice and
biscuits £1.50
No admission charge, everyone welcome
There will be a small handmade craft stall
Look for us at 10 Meadow Close
If the weather is good we can go in the
garden
COLSTERWORTH & DISTRICT GARDENERS &
ALLOTMENT HOLDERS ASSOCIATION
July Meeting
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This month we left the comfort of the Village Hall and ventured out into some of the best
gardens of Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe. We were richly rewarded firstly by the weather, which
relented and gave us a fine, sunny evening and then six superb gardens. We saw a wide range
of types and designs starting with a large mature garden consisting of woodland areas and a
wonderful perennial border (who would have thought such a treasure hid behind Back Lane)
through an immaculate annual display, a cottage garden in the shadow of the church and a
meticulously planned and superbly planted perennial garden, not forgetting the garden with a
wonderful view of Woolsthorpe Manor, complete with examples of the owners artwork. All were
inspiring, and showed what can be done with imagination and masses of hard work.
The evening ended with tea and cakes in the garden of Rachel Popham, who organised the
whole evening, and our thanks are due to her and her husband who served the refreshments
Brian Miners
The world famous Flying Scotsman
on what is now the Nature Trail in 1973
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We are fortunate in our parishes
that we can still see wild orchids
without having to travel miles to
special reserves. Bee orchids are
not only on verges and formal grass
strips on housing estates but have
even appeared in numbers on
uncut lawns. The pyramidal orchid
a) has flowered again on the
Woolsthorpe Verge, difficult to find
amongst grasses grown tall in the
rain. Colsterworth Bank verges
have common spotted orchids(e)
which thrive in the wet. Early purple
orchids c) and twayblade b) can be
found in those parts of Twyford
Wood which have always been
woodland. The Lincolnshire Wildlife
Trust Reserve of Tortoiseshell
Wood, in the parish of North
Witham has in addition the greater
butterfly orchid(d). All these orchids
have their flower in spikes from
many small flowers in a pyramid to
the few large flowers of the bee
orchid. The diversity of their shapes
(shown in the illustrations) and the
complex nature of their life cycles
make the orchid family one of the
wonders of the plant world.
In the second week in July
suddenly the sky seemed full of
swifts as the young joined their
parents. It seems to be a good year
too, after some early nest failures,
for swallows and house martins.
With the heatwave came the first
swarms of insects. The marmalade
fly, the silver Y moth, and the first
humming bird hawk moths - all
migrant from mainland Europe.
Black beetles left the oil seed rape
as the fruits began to appear and
thunder flies, disturbed from cut
grass in their thousands instead
disturbed us as they landed on our
faces and squeezed under picture
frames. Wasp and bees nests were
discovered in gardens and ants
PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Can you capture the finest 'Halcyon Days' and win £500?
It's back! Following last year's great success, Easton Walled
Gardens are happy to announce the return of their
photography competition. Once again, the garden will be
teaming up with Savills to launch: Halcyon Days, a nationwide
hunt for the photographs that encapsulate Britain at its best.
Amateur photographers will have a chance for their work to be
seen and judged by the great and the good, culminating in a
large exhibition and £500 for the winner.
Last year's inaugural competition saw almost 1,000 nationwide entries and we
expect this year to be even bigger. The judging panel will cast their eye over the
following categories: Summer Life, The Countryside at Work, Easton Walled
Gardens, Wildlife, Rural or Garden Landscape, Plant Portraits.
Terms & conditions: We advise that all entrants read the terms & conditions before
submitting their work, please go to http://www.visiteaston.co.uk/whatson/photography-competition for full details T&C’s and all competition details
came above ground to prepare for
nuptial flights.
To Look For In August
The first Humming Bird and
Elephant Hawk Moth adults have
been reported. Look out for other
strikingly marked hawk moths.
Butterflies which will survive the
winter, like the Peacock and the
small tortoiseshell will soon be
emerging. Marbled whites have
been seen just over the county
boundary. There are past records of
it being seen in our parishes and it
would be very exciting if it should
appear again. I look forward to your
records at 61 Woolsthorpe Road
860465 email
[email protected]
Jane Ostler
ALLOTMENTS
The parish council has vacant
allotments at Stamford Road ….. £15
per year. Contact the parish clerk
01476 861888 and get started now!
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News from Woolsthorpe Manor
What’s on at Woolsthorpe Manor in August
Community Speed Watch
There are stretches of road within
our parishes where concern has
been expressed at vehicles
exceeding the legal speed limits.
The Lincolnshire Road Safety
Partnership will be siting recording
equipment at strategic locations and
the police will be carrying out
additional speed checks. In support
of this initiative, volunteers will also
be carrying out community speed
checks. The data will be used to gain
evidence to assess if additional
traffic calming measures should be
sought. Operators of identifiable
commercial vehicles that are
exceeding the legal speed limits will
be contacted directly.
Once again we’re running our Summer Holiday workshops for families – they’re
happening on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the Summer Holidays.
Bug Hunting – July 27-28 and August 10-11
The Science of Sport – August 3-4 and August 17-18
Each workshop costs £2.50 per child. Usual admission applies – National Trust
members get in free.
More images from The Joint Churches Fete & Car Show
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We supply locally sourced, where possible,
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In Touch 500th Edition
In 1973 the Parish Council, on the suggestion of Cllr Roland Smith,
decided to keep parishioners informed of their work by means of a monthly
newsletter which would also include reports from the village Clubs. It was
firstly typed on to paper by some ladies of the village and was laid out by
cutting the articles up so as to fit the foolscap format and then it was retyped on to stencils, then Gordon Modd would Roneo it off.
My involvement started with issue 228 in 1993 when the artwork was
produced on a computer using Desk Top Publishing software, which
allowed the introduction of advertisments that now pay for all the
production and printing costs. The artwork then was taken to the printer.
Now a PDF file is sent to the printer by email.
One thing that hasn't changed is the army of volunteer distributors who
deliver the magazine to residents every month and are an essential part of
In Touch's success.
Trefor Williams took on the Editorship from issue 376 and continued until
issue 445. Denis Adams produced issues 446 to 448.
I agreed to it on again temporarily until a new editor could be found and
that lasted from issue 449 to 497. Issue 500 is a landmark achievement
that should be celebrated as something that has truly been a successful
case of community involvement.
By Derrick Hamilton-Hinds
If you have any old photographs or postcards of Colsterworth from bygone
days then Derrick would love to hear from you as he has kindly agreed to
oversee the creation of an online archive of images of the village. You can
send scanned images to him via email at [email protected].
Alternatively, if you are unable to scan images yourself, please call him on
01476 860773.
Queens 90th Birthday Celebration
I apologise for this report being a little late, but better late than not at all! The morning
of the Celebration arrived and at 6.45am a troop of willing helpers set to work at the
Social Club Sports Field to erect marquees, gazebos and bunting for the day's event.
It was fine to start with and then just as things were getting underway so the rain
came down. It didn't dampen the spirits too much as the five a side football
tournament began, the stall holders braved the elements and set up under gazebos
and Charlie’s Aunt Ceilidh Band played on, to what we had hoped would be picnickers
but unfortunately there weren't too many of them! The children enjoyed a magic show
in the Social Club and Vinnie and the Choppers were a great success in the club too.
The barbeques did well and the Kesteven Morris Dancers danced on despite the
showers. Our invited guests (the nonagenarians of our community) arrived at 3pm for
a wonderful celebration afternoon tea in the village hall prepared by ladies of the
FOCUS Group. They were entertained by The Village Singing Group, The Waltham
Scottish Country Dancers and the Kesteven Morris Dancers and they all thoroughly
enjoyed their afternoon and were presented with a commemorative tin of biscuits to
take home.
It was wonderful to see the school children taking part in the football and the races,
this was in great part due to Rachael Singleton who put together the teams and
sorted the order of play for the tournament and the running order for the races.
A major international contract for our two artful codgers this month!
Thank you to the Sports and Social Club for having the idea in the first place and for
all your help on the day, thank you to the various village organisations who sponsored
the day by donating funds for us to pay for the entertainment, without your generous
East Midlands Stoves
support we would not have been able to do what we did. Thank you Dave Smith for
Wood and multi-fuel stoves supplied
battling the elements and a chest infection to act as our MC for the day (hope you are
and fitted. Chimneys lined, stoves
fully recovered Dave). Thanks to the Village Hall who gave the use of the hall for the
serviced. Contact Robin
day free of charge. I also have to thank the members of the FOCUS Group who are
on 01476 860660
always very supportive, many of them helped set up at 7am and were still there to
or 07970182171
pack up at 8pm. Many thanks to all those who donated raffle prizes as was published
in last months “In Touch”. Thank you to the Committee of 8 for their time and hard
work and ideas over the last eight months to make the day a success and last but not
least, thanks to everyone from Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe who came along to
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GRASERVICES
support and enjoy the celebration. Someone asked “what can we celebrate next?”
Rosemary Haw (Celebration Committee Chairperson)
Photographs Needed
Rosemary is creating a photo book archive of the recent Queen’s 90th birthday
celebrations and also the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. If you have any pictures of either
event that you would like have included then please contact her at
[email protected] or telephone 01476 860781.
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HEDGES TRIMMED
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Parish Church of
St John the Baptist, Colsterworth
Priest-in Charge
Church Wardens
PCC Treasurer
PCC Secretary
Website:
Rev Eric Lomax (861959)
[email protected]
Peter Smith (860218)
Peter de Voil (860811)
Hazel Taylor (860605)
[email protected]
colsterworth5.co.uk
August 2016
Sun 7th 11.00am Group Holy Communion
at Great Ponton Church
Sun 14th 11.00am Group Holy Communion
at Colsterworth Church
Sun 21st 11.00am Group Holy Communion
at Colsterworth Church
Sun 28th 11.00am Holy Communion
at Colsterworth Church
We welcome all people within our parish to any of the above services
Colsterworth Methodist Church
860046
Minister: Rev’d Ian Worrall
142 Princess Drive, Grantham, NG31 9PY
Tel: 01476 564191
Email: [email protected]
Village Contact: Pamela Harrison - 01476 861864
A warm welcome to all our services and events
August 2016
Date
7th
14th
21st
28th
Time
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
Service
Preacher
Morning Worship
Dennis MacDonald
Morning Worship
Rev'd Ian Worrall
Morning Worship
Rev'd Ray Hinch
Holy Communion
Rev'd Ian Worrall
at Corby Glen Methodist Church
Flowers
Helen Scorror
Alison Thulborn
Cheryl Sutcliffe
Open Door
There is no Open Door in August. We start again on 14th September 11am - 1.00pm
Our annual Churches Fete and Car Show held in Grounds of Millfield House was a
very successful event with lots of attractions for the visitors. A big thank you to
everyone who came along to enjoy the day, to all who helped run the many stalls and a
really big thank you to the staff of Millfield for making us so very welcome once again.
NORTH WITHAM
VILLAGE HALL
There is no Church coffee morning in August. Our next coffee Morning will be held on
the 6th September, hosted by Rosemarie Everit and held at 7 Walnut Grove,
Colsterworth, all welcome from 10.00am.
A very important date – The Harvest Festival will be held Sunday 2nd October with
the ever popular Harvest Supper on Saturday the 1st October. Put this date in your
diary......more details will be available later. Our Church will also have an important role
in the Gravity Fields celebrations – again look out for further details.
We now have a small collection of Christian books which are available for anyone to
borrow. If you would like to borrow a book simply fill in your details and return it when
finished. The church is open every day during daylight hours for visitors and private
prayer.
PARENTS
With school holidays, nicer weather and lighter evenings, now is the time to remind
your youngsters to PLAY SAFE.
KEY POINTS: Pick a safe place to play. Parks and greens are best. Never play
near roads or railway lines, on building sites or in empty buildings • Learn the
‘phone number of your parents or carer and always let them know where you are,
who you are with and when you will be home • Always wear a safety helmet when
you are on your bike • Yell if a stranger scares you, make yourself heard. Tell your
parents or carer straight away • Swimming or paddling in rivers can be very
dangerous and you could drown - stay on dry ground • Always find a safe place to
cross the road and use the Green Cross Code • Fire isn’t fun, don’t play with it •
Electricity is very dangerous, don’t play near sub-stations or any type of cable.
THINK, BE SMART, PLAY SAFE!
Helen Bill - JUNIOR EYES
Colsterworth
Police Office
The Police Office will not be open
during the month of August.
However, should you wish to
discuss or need advice regarding a
community issue then
HELEN BILL - POLICE SUPPORT
VOLUNTEER is available on
01476 861399
If you need to report an incident
please phone
101 - Non emergency
999 - Emergency
FOR HIRE
COLSTERWORTH VILLAGE HALL
For your Party, Meeting, Conference,
Wedding Reception.
We offer Large Hall, Good Parking,
Kitchen, Performance Stage.
With Newly installed-Mood Lighting,
Free Wi-Fi.
Call Eileen 01476 860459
BE AWARE!
BE SAFE!
Fight back against the scammers
Say NO to doorstep callers
Say NO to phone callers
Check who you communicate with
online
Fabulous prize? Lottery win?
If it’s too good to be true it usually is
Keep your personal details safe and
to yourself
Your local Neighbourhood Watch
helps keep our community safe
Want to join?
Contact Helen Bill
01476 861399
[email protected]
Colsterworth
Sports & Social Club
Now Showing Sky Sports
Function Room Available
for Parties, Meetings, Receptions
Call Rose on 860487
for details, bookings
Contact Katie Addlesee 01476 247017 or Jane Hawksworth [email protected]
for Vil age Hall matters and bookings
Villages’ Diary August 2016
Tue 2nd 7.30pm
Mon 15th 8pm
10.30-11am
11.15-11.45am
Tue 16th 2pm
10.30am-3.30pm
Sat 27th 2 - 5pm
Parish Council Meeting
Book Club
Mobile Library
Mobile Library
Women’s Institute
Coffee Morning
Produce & Handicrafts Show
Colsterworth Village Hall
The White Lion
Newton Court
Bourne Rd Estate
Sports & Social Club
10 Meadow Close
Colsterworth Village Hall
September 2016
Wed 14th 11am -1pm Open Door
Wed 28th 11am -1pm Open Door
Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Art Group Meetings
There will be no Art Group meetings during August but they will resume on
Tuesday 13th September at Colsterworth Village Hall.
Weekly
Mondays
9am-3pm
Pre-school
Methodist Hall
10am-noon
Kurling
Village Hall
5.30-7pm
Brownies
Village Hall
7.15pm
Bell Ringers
Church
except 2nd wk 7.30pm-9.30pm
Newton's Players
Village Hall
Tuesdays
9am-3pm
Pre-school
Methodist Hall
6-7pm
Yoga
Village Hall
There will be no Yoga classes on 16th August or 13th September
only 2nd wk
7.30pm-9.30pm
Newton's Players
Village Hall
Wednesdays 9am-3pm
Pre-school
Methodist Hall
10-11am
Walking Football
Village Hall
11.30am-12.30pm Vitality Movement and Music
Village Hall
2nd & 4th wks
11am-1pm
Open Door
Methodist Church
7.30-8.30pm
Bootcamp
Village Hall
Thursdays
9am-3pm
Pre-school
Methodist Hall
Term time
5.30-7pm
Beavers/Cubs
Village Hall
Fridays
9am-3pm
Pre-school
Methodist Hall
7.30-9.30pm
Weekly Bingo
Sports & Social Club
Saturdays
10am-12
Football Coaching
Sports Field
Copy for next month’s issue of In Touch must arrive by noon
on Wednesday 24th August 2016
Email contributions to [email protected]
The deadline date is final, copy may not be included if there is a shortage of space.
Please submit your copy as early as possible.
Images and/or artwork submitted in digital formats MUST be at a resolution of 300dpi
Ensure that you put your contact details on any submission.
Send or deliver hard copy to 5 Stephenson Close, Colsterworth NG33 5GP (Tel:07773 230815).
Remember to give dates of future meetings if you want them to appear in the Villages’ Diary.
Published by Colsterworth and District Parish Council
2016