Gardening Courses 2011/12

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Pete and Jackie Murray will be delivering their popular Gardening Courses locally again  commencing in September 2011.

The courses take place in the potting shed at Rasell’s Nursery on Station Road in Little Bytham and this year include courses on …

Garden Planning
Grow your own Dye Plants – aimed a textilers
Pruning Roses
Pruning and Maintaining Apple and Pear Trees
Propagation
Making Christmas Decorations using Garden Foliage
Plants in Containers
Bulbs

For further information, pick up a leaflet at the nursery or visit www.pm-images.co.uk

Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 2011

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Two of this years Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days take place in theBythams area on Saturday 10 September.  The Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology are organising a walk over the surviving earthworks of the Medieval castle in Castle Bytham.  45 minute walks will start from the entrance next to Castle Farm SK9800 1840 at 11.00am and 12noon.  To book onto the walk contact Ken Hollamby 01522 526731.

The second Open Day is a 2.5 mile walk along part of the disused railway line which linked Bourne to Saxby taking in both the Toft Tunnel and the Lound Viaduct – two major engineering features of the line.  The event starts at 1.30pm on Saturday 10 September and, again, the event is organised by the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology and to book onto the walk you should contact Heritage Lincolnshire 01529 461499.

For further details of all of the Heritage Lincolnshire Open Days in 2011 visit Heritage Lincolnshire or for the full national programme visit Heritage Open Days.  If you miss this years then next years weekend is planned for 6 to 9 September 2012.

Digital re-tune reminder (31st August 2011)

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Stage 2 of the digital switchover happens on 31st August 2011, if you use the Waltham transmitter group.

All the remaining analogue channels will switch to digital and the remaining digital channels will become available. This means that:

  • If you haven’t switched to digital, you will lose your TV service.
  • The time of day you switch will depend on which relay transmitter you are watching.

If you have Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV you’ll need to re-tune your equipment again.

More information can be found at www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/central/waltham.

Willoughby Arms Beer Festival

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This weekend, Friday 26 – Sunday 29 August 2011 there will be a Beer Festival at the Willoughby Arms in Little Bytham to coincide with theBythams Music Festival.  With the pubs regular 6 real ales plus 12 extra ones for the Beer Festival it shouldn’t be missed!

 

East Midlands Switchover Underway

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The first stage of digital switchover in the East Midlands TV region has been completed.

Analogue BBC Two was turned off at the Waltham transmitter group serving the East Midlands on 17 August and digital TV boosted to reach all areas.

Read more on the Digital TV Group website.

Digital re-tune reminder (17th August 2011)

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The digital switchover starts on the 17th August 2011, if you use the Waltham transmitter group.

Stage 1 (17th August 2011)

BBC Two will go to digital and some new digital channels become available. This means that:

  • If you haven’t switched, you’ll lose BBC Two.
  • The time of day you switch will depend on which relay transmitter you are watching.

If you have Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV you’ll need to re-tune your equipment.

Stage 2 (31st August 2011)

All the remaining analogue channels will switch to digital and the remaining digital channels will become available. This means that:

  • If you haven’t switched to digital, you will lose your TV service.
  • The time of day you switch will depend on which relay transmitter you are watching.

If you have Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV you’ll need to re-tune your equipment again.

More information can be found at www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/central/waltham.