The Queens Coronation : 2 June 1953

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mark

Queens Diamond Jubilee Emblem

Ian Miller, the Editor of the Glenside News is hoping for help in compiling a piece for the magazine about the Queen’s Coronation on 2 June 1953.  He asks …

Does anybody have any memories/reminisces of the day? Ideally related to the Glenside parishes but not exclusively. Also what were the villages like then. Shops, pubs, people, vicars, doctors etc

Please contact Ian with any offers of assistance …
Ian Miller, 13 Pinfold Road, Castle Bytham, NG33 4RG
Tel: +44 (0)1780 410649
Email:  ianmng33@gmail.com

 

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WIlloughby Arms Pub Quiz : January 2012

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Mark

The first Pub Quiz at the Willoughby Arms in 2012 took place on Tuesday 17 January.  After 9 rounds of questions the final scores were as follows …

1st : Pork Scratchings – 120pts
2nd : Toasty Buttocks – 114pts
3rd : United Staites – 110pts
4th : Deeping Trio – 108pts
5th : Buffer Stops – 94pts
6th : Sat on Another Table – 71pts
7th : Team Anything – 65pts

The next Quiz will take place on Tuesday 7th February at 8.00pm, entry £1 per person, maximum of 6 in a team.

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Celebration of Our Community

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mark

From the Rev’d Sue Evans …

Celebrate the Community Spirit of Castle Bytham Our Parish Church of St. James has been at the heart of Castle Bytham for nearly a thousand years, as a place for the community to gather to mark life events and important village celebrations.

At St. James – tide this year, we would like to invite all who live in the village to join in a `Celebration of our Community`, where we can give thanks for all the groups and activities that bring our village together and help us to enjoy belonging to such a special place.

The planning team would love to hear from anyone with ideas and suggestions of content for the celebration – music, displays, poetry.

Please contact one of the names below …
Clive Tomkinson – Clive655@btinternet.com
Rachael Barratt – 411022
Sue Evans – 01572 767240 – revsueevans@waitrose.com
Pat Bowles – 410908

And most of all, please come along on Sunday 22nd July at 3 p.m. for the Celebration and refreshments that follow.

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New Zumba Class in Little Bytham

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Mark

Rachel Miller is starting a new Zumba Class in Little Bytham on Monday 9 January 2012.  The class will take place each Monday between 9.30 and 10.30am in Little Bytham Village Hall.  For those new to Zumba, Rachel describes it as a fun, easy-to-follow, effective, calorie burning, Latin-inspired, dance, fitness class.

Each class is £4 and there is no need to book, just turn up.  For further information Rachel can be contacted on 07815 838409 or via email at rj.miller@sky.com

For details of other Zumba classes Rachel delivers in the area visit the Zumba Fitness website.

 

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Christmas Refuse Bin Collections 2011/12

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Mark

South Kesteven District Council are amending their refuse collection days to accommodate the Christmas period as follows …

Normal collection on Monday 26 December will be collected on Saturday 24 December
Normal collection on Tuesday 27 December will be collected on Wednesday 28 December
Normal collection on Monday 2 January will be collected on Saturday 31 December

You can view all of the planned changes for 2012 on the SKDC website and by viewing the SKDC Bin Collection 2011-12.

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Winter Warmer Christmas Walk 2011

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Mark

If you are interested in a walk after the Christmas holiday to walk off some of that turkey then head along to the Willoughby Arms at 11am on Tuesday 27 December.

The  1 1/2 hour walk will take in the beautiful local countryside and bring dogs, kids, mums and dads back to the pub for lunch and a few drinks.

All are welcome – just turn up on the day.

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Willoughby Arms Christmas Pub Quiz

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mark

Irish bingo, mince pies, Cliff Richard (groan!), lines from carols no one had heard of, a raffle for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance and merriment all round all formed part of the Willoughby Arms Christmas Pub Quiz on Tuesday 12 December 2011.

After the last round the team scores read …
1st : Higgs Bosun – 123pts
2nd : The Only Way is Essex – 108pts
3rd : Clean Break – 105pts
4th : Staits – 100pts
5th : No F in Balloon – 99pts
6th : Weird Fish – 87pts
7th : Hobson & Johnson – Resigned

Big thanks to Caroline and Chris for all their efforts in organising the Quizzes throughout the year and don’t miss the first Quiz of 2012 on Tuesday 17 January.

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Castle Inn Christmas Menu 2011

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Mark

If you have not planned your Christmas Party yet the the Castle Inn in Castle Bytham are offering a full Christmas menu until Christmas Eve.  As well as the anticipated traditional roast turkey with all the festive trimmings, the menu also offers braised beef with horseradish and a fragrant lentil and sweet potato stew.

For starters you can chose from cannellini bean soup, tempura battered prawns with sweet chilli sauce and pigeon breast in stout with bubble and squeak.  If you can manage it there is the temptation of a rich Christmas pudding with orange liqueur cream, malt chocolate cheesecake or a trio of fruit sorbet followed by coffee and chocolates.

To make a booking for the Christmas menu, priced very reasonably at £19.95 per person, contact Charlotte or Eamonn on 01780 410504 or email morkerytaverns@hotmail.com.  A £5 non-returnable deposit per person is required at the time of booking.

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Christmas Hampers at the No.10 Store

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Mark

Christmas Hampers are still available at the No.10 – pop in store or call us on 01780 410005 to pre order in time for the big day! These lovely hampers are filled with various delicious local goodies and can be tailored to suit the person you have in mind. Hamper pictured – £25

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Ride raises £3866 for Great Ormond Street

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Gordon

Schoolboys Ben Ellis and Ben Warburton have raised a magnificent £3,866 to date for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London.

The intrepid 16-year-olds cycled from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

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