Category: Events

The Queens Coronation : 2 June 1953

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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

 

WIlloughby Arms Pub Quiz : January 2012

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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.

Celebration of Our Community

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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.

New Zumba Class in Little Bytham

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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.

 

Winter Warmer Christmas Walk 2011

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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.

Come Carolling with Us

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The Castle Bytham Carollers will be embarking on their annual tour of the village on Monday, December 12th, to raise much-needed funds for St James’ Church and in particular help towards the cost of repairing the roof.

The lantern-lit procession will be joined by Santa, and we’re hoping to top last year’s effort when an amazing £330 was collected from exceedingly generous villagers.

We want to make this a great family occasion, so please join us for a sing-song and bring your young ones with you. Carol sheets are provided and don’t worry if you wouldn’t pass the auditions for The X Factor – everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring your own lantern, or perhaps even a musical instrument.

To get the evening off to a good start, Charlotte and Eamonn at The Castle are kindly providing sherry and mince pies at 6pm for all those taking part.

We aim to get round as much of the village as we can in a couple of hours, and this year we are intending to cover the Holywell Road/Regal Gardens/Bytham Heights/Clipsham Road area, so keep an ear out for us, or why not come and join us.

If you’d like more details you can ring Sue Blunt on 01780 411027 or email: sueblunt@gmail.com