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forthcoming events at the Willoughby

The Willoughby Arms in Little Bytham have the following events planned over the next few weeks ...

Fri 21 / Sat 22 March ... Easter Eggstravaganza
Tue 25 March ... Team Quiz ... 8.00pm
Fri 18 April ... Blues Band ... 7.30pm
Sat 19 April ... Greek Meze Supper
Tue 22 April ... Team Quiz ... 8.00pm
Wed 23 April ... St Georges Day Party
Fri 2 to Mon 5 May ... Beer Festival
Tue 13 May ... Team Quiz ... 8.00pm

Visit their website for further details ... www.willoughbyarms.co.uk


castle bytham post office to close : grantham journal added 11/12/07



" All 12 threatened Post Offices in the Grantham area will be closed or replaced with outreach services, Post Office announced today.

Branches which will close in January are Brook Street, Hill Avenue, Old Somerby and Colston Bassett.

Allington, Barkston, Brant Broughton, Castle Bytham, Folkingham, Rippingale, South Witham and Woolsthorpe branches will all be replaced with an "outreach solution", although Post Office has not specified what these will be yet. They could be a mobile service or one run from other premises such as pubs or shops. "

To view the full report CLICK HERE or read it on the Grantham Journal website



post office closure decision on hold : stamford mercury added 06/12/07



" Post offices facing closure in the Stamford and Bourne area will have to wait another week before finding out their fate.

A decision was expected yesterday on branches under threat in Rippingale, Ryhall Road in Stamford, Stirling Road in Stamford which has already closed, Castle Bytham, Uffington, Folkingham and South Witham.

But they now face another tense week after the decision was put back until Tuesday next week (December 11). "

To view the full report CLICK HERE or read it on the Stamford Mercury website



revised opening hours at the castle inn added 13/11/07



From Tuesday 13 November 2007 the opening hours at the Castle Inn in Castle Bytham will change to be as follows ...

Take Away Fish and Chips are now available every night between 6pm and 9pm for £5.95

For further information, or to make a booking, contact Charlotte or Jonathan on 01780 410504



funeral march for village post office : stamford mercury added 01/11/07


Image courtesy of the Stamford Mercury

" Villagers in Castle Bytham staged a solemn 22-mile cortege journey, complete with undertaker and hearse, in protest at the proposed closure of their post office.

The campaigners, all dressed in black, travelled from Knipton in the Vale of Belvoir to The Castle Inn in Bytham, to highlight the strength of opposition to the closure. Knipton has been suggested to Castle Bytham as a possible alternative for postal services. "

To view the full report CLICK HERE or read it on the Stamford Mercury website



mock funeral held for post office : bbc news report added 31/10/07


Image courtesy of the BBC

theBythams area residents protesting at the closure of the post office in Castle Bytham have managed to protest in a way which has afforded them a news report on the BBC website ...

" People campaigning against the planned closure of their village post office have organised a funeral procession to mourn the end of the service. Dozens of residents from Castle Bytham, near Stamford, Lincolnshire, dressed in black and carried a coffin through the streets to highlight their protest. "

To view the full report CLICK HERE or read it on the BBC website



petition to: stop the closure of village post offices added 12/10/07

Please help save our Post Office, by signing an on-line E-Petition at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/PO-Closures/.



post office closure - castle bytham added 06/10/07



We must fight the closure of our Post Office. Public meeting at 7pm, Castle Bytham Village Hall. Tuesday 9th October 2007.

Act NOW we have only 5 weeks to make our stand.

Click here, to see how YOU can help.



glenside news online added 13/07/07

That's the July edition of the Glenside News, now on-line in the pdf format.



glenside news online added 11/06/07

The April, May and June, 2007 edition's of the Glenside News now on-line in pdf format!



glenside news online added 25/02/07

The February and March, 2007 edition's of the Glenside News now on-line in pdf format!

All going well, in coming days and weeks, we will get more of the back issues on-line.



theBythams from the air added 28/01/07



On the Sunday 14 January we flew over the village of Little Bytham in a hot air balloon and, in what can best be described a blustery conditions - at high speed, we managed to take a few pictures of the village! Hopefully in the summer we can launch again at a slower pace and obtain some more.

Special thanks must go to John and Guy Turner who allowed us to take -off from one fo their fields to the west of the village and to Gary Davies for taking us up in his balloon.

CLICK HERE to see more images from the flight.



guinea pigs dumped by side of road added 17/12/06



As reported in the Grantham Journal on Thursday 7 December and the Stamford Mercury on Friday 15 December ...

" New Homes are needed for two guinea pigs and four rabbits found dumped.

The animals were found left on a driveway on the High Street in Little Bytham with no food, water or bedding and with just tatty cardboard boxes to protect them from the cold. All six animals are thought to be quite young and are healthy. They are grey and brown in colour.The animals have now been passed onto the RSPCA.

RSPCA collection officer Julie Stoodley said : "They were very lucky to survive the cold weather. They may also have been at risk of attack by other animals as the boxes would have provided little protection. it seems that none of the animals had been fed or watered for some time."

If you could offer a safe home to one of the animals, call the RSPCA Lincolnshire East branch on 01205 319059 between 09.30 and 12.30, Monday to Friday. "



castle bytham robbery added 17/12/06

Kathleen Broadbent, 80, of Castle Bytham, was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when two men in balaclavas forced their way into her home and snatched £130 in savings, her £70 pension and a gold ring.

CLICK HERE to read the full reports from the Stamford Mercury



new guest book on-line added 06/11/06

We have a new guest book system on-line. So thanks, to our tech guy. All the old entry's dating right back March 2001, are back on-line. Also the new guest book, should stop of the SPAM, that kept getting posted. Which was a big problem with our, old guest book



cub scout leader wanted added 22/10/06



Corby Glen Cub Scouts are on the look out for a new leader. If you think you can help contact Howard Nelson nelsonho@globalnet.co.uk or on 01572 767500.

CLICK HERE for more information



www.castle-bytham.co.uk added 22/10/06

David Lane is currently working on a website to promote both Castle Bytham & the book hes currently working on - "Castle Bytham, A Photographic History". He hopes that people from and connected to the village will help him in the project and is looking for old photographs, preferably originals, of Castle Bytham. If you think you can help then he can be contacted via the website.



piano wanted added 22/10/06

The Bythams School are increasing the range of musical activities on offer to the children and a visiting piano teacher will currently have to use an elctronic keyboard. If anyone has an old piano collecting dust that they would be prepared to loan or give to the school then they would be extremely grateful. Please contact Helen Lockham on 01780 410275.



silent auction added 22/10/06

"... on the evening of the 1st September 2006, 65 people assembled in the Village Hall for the Silent auction ..."

CLICK HERE to view the full report



little bytham from the east coast main line added 12/10/06

Below is a short video, of Little Bytham taken from the east coast main line.




macmillan coffee morning added 09/09/06



Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. Every year they organise the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning and this year you can take part, and at the same time help this worthwhile cause, on Saturday 30th September in Castle Bytham Village Hall between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Go along, enjoy the coffee :-)


the bytham boys added 01/04/06

Since this is a local website, for local people. Then check out this local band, they call themselves the Bytham Boys. When your walking about in Little Bytham you may often hear them do their stuff. To found out more about them, check out their myspace page at www.myspace.com/thebythamboys, you can even download some of their music as MP3s.



revised refuse collection dates 2006/07 added 02/03/06

If your normal defuse collection day is a Monday, then on the following dates, it will change due, to Bank Holidays. The dates are as follows ...

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