This website contains information about the villages of Castle Bytham and Little Bytham, in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
Peter and Sylvia Cox have told BBC News that they are “devastated and baffled” by the firebomb attack on their house, in Castle Bytham, last week and could not understand why anyone would want to hurt them. Peter said: “Police have been talking to us about this and everything we could possibly have thought of we’ve told them – but we’ve not really thought of anything which is specific.”
Read more from the BBC News website.
The next Pub Quiz at the Willoughby Arms takes place on Tuesday 10 May 2011 at 8.00pm. Any number of people, up to six, can form a team and enter for £1 per person. Why not go along?
After a major refurbishment over the last few weeks Mrs Bees shop, in Little Bytham, is about to re-open with a new name – “The No. 10 Store“. To mark the occasion Meg Overend, the new owner, has arranged an Opening Party between 4.00pm and 7.00pm on Saturday 14 May 2011.
Meg says that the party has been arranged “especially for the local community so they can have a look around and get a sneak peek at their shop before it opens properly on the Sunday”. As an encouragement champagne and cup-cakes, made by the new Coffee Shop which opens in Castle Bytham Village Hall on the previous Wednesday, have been ordered but you might need to get there early before they run out!
We hope to have more information and some pictures of the redevelopment work which has taken place on theBythams website this week but, in the meantime, for further details Meg can be contacted on 410005 or via email at meg@theno10store.co.uk.
Elizabeth (Ibis) Channel, an Independent candidate, has been elected as the Hillsides Ward representative to South Kesteven District Council. Ibis received 568 votes in the local council election which took place on 5 May 2011. The other candidate for the seat, Martin Troloppe-Bellew, Conservative, gained 379 votes as per the Declaration of Poll Result published by the Returning Officer.
Martin Wilkins, Conservative, was elected as councillor for the Morkery Ward ‘without contest’ – being the only candidate.
During the month of June artists in Rutland and the surrounding areas will be opening their studios to the public as part of the 5th Rutland Open Studios. These are free events to promote the Arts in the area. Vanda Richards, from Little Bytham, will be opening her studio for the first three weekends 4/5, 11/12, 18/19 June from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day. There will be no admission charge, no raffle and no obligation to buy! There will be a selection of oil paintings and watercolours on show, as well as work in progress. Vanda’s studio can be found at Glenmere, Creeton Road, Little Bytham by following the yellow directional signs on the day. For further information contact Vanda on 410959. For a complete listing of all 81 artists which are opening their studios and exhibiting in June, please go to www.rutlandopenstudios.co.uk or call 01572 747 639.
Bank Holiday Monday (2 May 2011) sees the annual ‘Sponsored Ride’ taking place in theBythams area. If you ride, the event, in its 9th year since it changed from being the ‘Hunter Trials’, is one not to miss. The organisers have laid out 8, 12 and 15 mile courses in beautiful Grimsthorpe Park (all off public roads) and offer tea and cake, as well as toilets, at the mid-point! In previous years partipants have remarked how enjoyable the event is and leave with a promise to return next year which over 200 did in 2009. Proceeds from the event go towards the maintenance of the churches in Careby, Creeton, Castle Bytham and Little Bytham and this years chosen ‘external’ charity – Kesteven Rideability based at Hough-on-the-Hill, near grantham, a Riding for the Disabled member. If you’d like to take part it not too late to enter, contact Rosemary Player on 01778 590350. For further information see … www.bccride.com
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