This website contains information about the villages of Castle Bytham and Little Bytham, in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
A RIDER escaped with only a broken wrist after being trapped under a shire horse when it fell on her.
Sarah Bennett was riding the shire horse at Aunby last Saturday afternoon when it tripped on rough ground and fell on top of her.
She was trapped for around 20 minutes before the horse managed to free itself and wander back to its stables.
Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.
Its being reported in the press that neighbours and friends in Castle Bytham have named the woman, that died tragically at the pond in Holywell on Thursday evening, as Dawn Mullany. Her grandson Laurie Mullany-Mills, from Ketton who was staying with her at the time, also died.
Read more on the BBC News website.
Both the local and national press are reporting the tragic death, at the pond in Holywell, of a woman in her 70’s, from Castle Bytham, and her 6 year old grandson, who had been visiting her.
Police were called to the area after the woman’s daughter reported them missing yesterday evening at around 9.20pm. Following a search the woman’s car was found in Holywell and, at around 10.45pm, the body of the woman was found floating in the pond.
A subsequent search, which involved the Fire and Rescue service and RAF search and rescue helicopters (whose presence was apparent in the area during the early hours of the morning) found the submerged body of her grandson at around 4.00am today (Friday 17 February).
Read more in the Stamford Mercury, and on the BBC News website.
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
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.
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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