This website contains information about the villages of Castle Bytham and Little Bytham, in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
During most of the day today (Friday 6 May 2011) the Castle Bytham telephone exchange has been experiencing “connectivity problems” which has meant that most of those served by the exchange lost their broadband internet connection. You can monitor the situation in the future by checking out twitter.com/DemonStatus for updates.
This update to theBythams website was achieved via mobile broadband – probably a first for the site!
TheBythams was shocked by the news that an arsonist had attacked the home of an elderly couple, Peter and Sylvia Cox, in Castle Bytham during the early hours of Wednesday morning (4 May 2011). From comments already made in the May issue of the Glenside News, which Peter has edited for a number of years, this was the fourth of a series of similar incidents at the house. The Stamford Mercury report also suggests that this is not the only house in the village experiencing the same mindless activity. Hopefully Lincolnshire Police will bring those responsible to justice at the earliest opportunity.
If you have any information that you think would assist them with their enquiries please contact them on 0300 111 0300 or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Read more from the Grantham Journal website … “A vendetta against an elderly couple reached a new and horrifying level this week, as their home was ‘fire-bombed’. The cottage belonging to Peter and Sylvia Cox, in the peaceful village of Castle Bytham, was torched by an arsonist in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It is the fourth time the couple’s home has been targeted, and could result in an attempted murder charge for the culprit.”
Read more from the Stamford Mercury website … “An elderly couple had a dramatic escape after an arsonist set their village home on fire. The man and woman, aged 82 and 74, were rescued from their bedroom window in High Street, Castle Bytham, by neighbours at about 2am on Wednesday as their front room burned below them.”
Read more from the BBC News website … “Two people have been taken to hospital and a pet dog has died in a house fire in Lincolnshire. About 27 fire fighters were called to High Street in Castle Bytham near Bourne at about 0400 BST.”
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
Local band, “The Uninvited Guests”, will be playing at The Castle, in Castle Bytham, tonight (Sunday 1 May 2011) from 8.30pm. Meals will still be available from 6.00 to 9.00pm, if you’re feeling hungry, and space has been cleared for ‘anyone to have a wee boogie if you find your feet are tapping to the beat’.
Princess Elizabeth passed Little Bytham hauling the Cathedrals Express from Kings Cross to York this morning (Thursday 28 April 2011).
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