Category: Little Bytham

Steam Trains along the East Coast Mainline

Posted on April 18, 2011April 25, 2011 by Mark

Thanks to help from Chris Holmes, theBythams website now includes information, in its Railways, Trains etc. section, of steam rail tours which pass through Little Bytham on the East Coast Mainline. Much of the information has been gleaned from the UK Steam Info website, supplemented by information from the websites of the companies organising the tours – primarily Steam Dreams, who manage the LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado, and The Railway Touring Company.

LNER A4 60019 Bittern passes through Little Bytham

Posted on April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 by Mark

The A4 locomotive 4464(60019) Bittern passed through Little Bytham this morning on the first day of a nine day Rail Touring Company “Great Britain IV” rail-tour. The locomotive had been repainted in LNER Garter Blue and renamed Dominion of New Zealand specially for the trip. In its new livery the locomotive is very much like its legendary A4 class mate the 4468 Mallard. The loco is seen above at Grantham station, photo courtesy of BBC Lincolnshire’s Facebook Page. Details of rail tours across the UK can be found at www.uksteam.info

Willoughby Pub Quiz : 12 April 2011

Posted on April 12, 2011April 16, 2011 by Mark

Great turn-out for the Willoughby Arms Pub Quiz on Tuesday 12 April. Some interesting questions and lively banter between the teams made for a good evening. Final scores, after 10 rounds, were as follows …

1st : Six Pack – 136pts
2nd : Spring Lamb – 124pts
3rd : Ian Warrington is Always Late – 122pts
4th : Small Change – 118pts
5th : United States – 116pts
6th : Easy All Stars – 114pts
7th : Celtic Connection – 106pts
8th : Lucock – 102pts
9th : Buffer Stops – 100pts
10th : Yea + Thin – 78pts

The next Pub quiz takes place on Tuesday 10 May 2011 at 8pm.

Bythams Primary School Open Morning

Posted on April 1, 2011April 18, 2011 by Mark

Why not join us for the morning on 7th April 2011, between 9.30 and 11.30am, when the Bythams Primary School will be proudly welcoming all members of the community, young and old for an open morning. Come along and visit the school, its fantastic team of staff and of course, the children.

Litter Picking

Posted on April 1, 2011April 8, 2011 by Mark

Fancy helping to keep our villages clean?
Enjoy going for a walk?
You are just the person John Porter needs. He has litter pickers so you do not have to bend and all the equipment necessary to dispose of the rubbish. Give him a ring on 07526 134132

The Village Tea Room

Posted on March 31, 2011April 7, 2011 by Mark

From Wednesday 11 May 2011 there will be a Village Tea Room open in Castle Bytham Village Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10.00am and 2.30pm. The Tea Room will be serving delicious cakes, tasty lunches and hot & cold drinks. Its hoped to open on Tuesdays as well from September with extended opening hours on all days. Why not pop along and support this new initiative which was one of the proposals in the Castle Bytham Village Plan?