Cows Loose in Little Bytham

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Cows loose in Little BythamAfter the first cuckoo earlier in the month, what is believe to be the another first for 2011 … “cows loose in the village” was heard this evening when a dozen or more were seen roaming down the High Street in Little Bytham. After undertaking preliminary inspections for the Bythams Best Garden Competition and fertilising various paths, as well as the road, they were persuaded to return to their field – an activity which interrupted an evening of putting practice down Church Lane apparently. 🙂

 

Music in Quiet Places 2011

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Simon ThackerMusic in Quiet Places is a series of performances, which have taken place on summer evenings in south west Lincolnshire for the last 22 years.  The venues and performances change every year, the last performance in theBythams area taking place during Music in Quiet Places 2010 when “The Lincs Effect” performed in St James Church in Castle Bytham.

Simon Thacker‘s technical virtuosity and emotionally charged interpretations have established him as one of Britain’s most exciting classical performers and on Thursday 28 July at 7.30pm he will be performing in St Andrew’s Church in Witham-on-the-Hill.

Tickets priced at £12 (£11, £7 Under 26’s), are available from Stamford Arts Centre, 01780 763203 and the Six Bells in Witham-on-the-Hill.

Easter in theBythams

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With the Easter weekend fast approaching it seems a good idea to detail some of the happenings in theBythams area from Good Friday on 22nd April through to Easter Monday on 24th.

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Steam Trains along the East Coast Mainline

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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.

SKDC Refuse Collection Times over the Bank Holiday Weekends

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South Kesteven District Council will be emptying refuse, recycling and green waste bins on different days over the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekends.  The collection days will change as follows …
Usual Date 22 April 2011 (Good Friday) – No Change to Collection Date
Usual Date 25 April 2011 (Easter Monday) – New Date 23 April 2011 (Easter Saturday)
Usual Date 29 April 2011 (Royal Wedding) – No Change to Collection Date
Usual Date 2 May 2011 (May Bank Holiday) – New Date 30 April 2011
Usual Date 30 May (Whitsun Bank Holiday) – New Date 28 May 2011
All enquiries 01476 406279

LNER A4 60019 Bittern passes through Little Bytham

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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