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May 2014 Calendar and What’s On Guide

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Wistaria May 2014 Pam Plant

This photo was taken by Pam Plant and was used for the May entry in the “Around Our Village” 2014 Calendar produced by the North Luffenham Camera Club

May 2014 Calendar

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Would you like a printed version of next year’s calendar? Contact the Camera Club today to reserve your copy of the 2015 calendar.

What’s on in North Luffenham during May 2014

Thurs 1st

Chater Bowls Club meets every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and  Thursday at 6 p.m. New members are always welcome – just turn up or contact us for more information.

Knit & Natter from 7:30pm to 9:30pm please contact Liliane Coogan for details of venue.

Mon 5th

North Luffenham Junior Cricket Coaching takes place on the Oval Monday nights from 6-7pm. We welcome all ages from 6-11 years. Our popular “Tuck shop” is also back!

Tues 6th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 2pm

Thurs 8th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 6pm

Knit & Natter from 7:30pm to 9:30pm please contact Liliane Coogan for details of venue. Garden Club talk on ‘Orchids‘, starts at 7:30pm in the Community Centre.

Mon 12th

Junior Cricket Coaching 6 to 7pm.

Art Group meets at 12:45pm in the community centre, the subject will include landscape, street scenes with an emphasis on painting plein air.

Tues 13th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 2pm

Thurs 15th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 6pm

Knit & Natter from 7:30pm to 9:30pm please contact Liliane Coogan for details of venue.

Mon 19th

Junior Cricket Coaching 6 to 7pm.

Art Group meets at 12:45pm in the community centre, the subject will include landscape, street scenes with an emphasis on painting plein air.

Tues 20th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 2pm.

Bell Ringers will be restarting our monthly bell ringing practise on Tuesday 20th May. We start at 7.30pm and finish at 9.00pm.  Ringers from the local area come along to enjoy the North Luffenham bells.  If anyone is interested in seeing the bells being rung, or would like to consider taking up bell ringing, they are more than welcome to pay us a visit.

Camera club meeting  at Community Centre from 8pm.

Thurs 22nd

Chater Bowls Club meet at 6pm

Knit & Natter from 7:30pm to 9:30pm please contact Liliane Coogan for details of venue.

Mon 26th

Junior Cricket Coaching 6 to 7pm.

Tues 27th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 2pm

Thurs 29th

Chater Bowls Club meet at 6pm

Knit & Natter from 7:30pm to 9:30pm please contact Liliane Coogan for details of venue.

Other Bits

  • Facebook – You can now add your own posts to the North Luffenham Facebook timeline.
  • Twitter – If you follow or mention North Luffenham on Twitter, we’ll follow you back and retweet all mentions. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

Orchids and Foxtail Lilly

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Here are details of Garden Club upcoming events…

Thursday May 8th – in a change to the published programme, the last speaker of the season will be Richard Baxter on ‘Orchids‘. Meeting starts @7.30pm in the Community Centre – please feel free to bring any spare plants you have for sale ( and some pennies to buy some!).

June’s evening outing has now been arranged for Thursday 12th June to Foxtail Lilly, a pretty country cottage garden, in Oundle – members are most welcome to bring friends with them, and should arrange transport between themselves, aiming to arrive at 6.30pm. There will be an entry charge of £2.50 per person, to be paid on the night, plus refreshments will be available to purchase.

Katy, Garden Club

Learn Plein Air Painting over the Summer

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We start the summer session on Monday 28th April at 12.45 pm in the Community Centre at 12.45pm, followed by Monday 12th and 19th May, 2nd and 16th June (change of format due to Bank Holidays).

Our subject will include landscape, street scenes with an emphasis on painting plein air.

New members always welcome to join the group.

via Angela Leather, Art Group

Knit ‘n’ Natter production line of ‘Angel Bears’

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Angel Bears 1The ladies of North Luffenham have not been idle over the winter months.

Instead we have being busy knitting ‘Angel bears’ which are used by Lincolnshire Police to console children involved in road traffic accidents or similar traumatic situations.

A total of over thirty bears have been knitted with loving care so far.

If anyone is interested in joining the group or having a go at knitting one at home, please contact us through the website.

April 2014 Calendar and What’s On Guide

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New Wood April 2014 Pam Plant

This photo was taken by Pam Plant and was used for the April entry in the “Around Our Village” 2014 Calendar produced by the North Luffenham Camera Club

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Would you like a printed version of next year’s calendar? Contact the Camera Club today to reserve your copy of the 2015 calendar.

What’s on in North Luffenham during April 2014

Tues 1st

Chater Bowls Club AGM at 7 p.m. at the club in Pinfold Lane. The new season will start in the last week of April, weather permitting, with regular sessions on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday evenings. New players always welcome.

Thurs 3rd

Depending on the Fox & Hounds being open it will be knitting as usual on Thursdays in April. If the pub is closed contact Liliane Coogan as we have alternative venue in the village.

Sun 6th

Evensong Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend  John Taylor at 6pm.

Thurs 10th

Depending on the Fox & Hounds being open it will be knitting as usual on Thursdays in April. If the pub is closed contact Liliane Coogan as we have alternative venue in the village.

Sun 13th

Holy Communion Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend  David Nicol at 11am.

Thurs 17th

Depending on the Fox & Hounds being open it will be knitting as usual on Thursdays in April. If the pub is closed contact Liliane Coogan as we have alternative venue in the village.

Fri 18th (Good Friday)

Hot Cross Bun Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend  David Nicol at 10am.

Sun 20th (Easter Day)

Holy Communion Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend  James Saunders at 11am.

Thurs 24th

Depending on the Fox & Hounds being open it will be knitting as usual on Thursdays in April. If the pub is closed contact Liliane Coogan as we have alternative venue in the village.

Sun 27th

Family Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Dr Joy Widdows at 9:30am.

Mon 28th

Draw and paint with the Art Group between 12:45 – 3:00 pm.

Other Bits

  • Facebook – You can now add your own posts to the North Luffenham Facebook timeline.
  • Twitter – If you follow or mention North Luffenham on Twitter, we’ll follow you back and retweet all mentions. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

Help our Church and School collect for the Rutland Foodbank

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Rutland Foodbank

PLEASE HELP LOCAL PEOPLE IN CRISIS

In a simple practical way

BY LEAVING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE HAMPER JUST INSIDE THE CHURCH DOOR
ITEMS NEEDED AS BELOW

  • TINNED FRUIT/MEAT/FISH/VEGETABLES/PUDDINGS
  • INSTANT MASHED POTATO
  • SUGAR
  • SOUP
  • PASTA SAUCES
  • CEREALS
  • BAKED BEANS
  • TEA BAGS/INSTANT COFFEE
  • JAM
  • RICE
  • PASTA
  • BISCUITS/SNACK BARS
  • MILK (UHT or powdered) – urgently required
  • Fruit juice (LONG LIFE)– urgently required 

(SORRY, UNABLE TO ACCEPT FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES}

This is a joint venture of our Congregation & the children of
St. Mary & St. John C.E.V.A. Primary School
who will clear our hamper every Monday morning

PLEASE GET INTO THE HABIT OF ADDING AN EXTRA ITEM OR TWO TO YOUR SUPERMARKET TROLLY SO THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS
WORTHWHILE LOCAL RUTLAND CHARITY

via Patrick Woods, Secretary, North Luffenham PCC

Draw and Paint

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Do you have a few hours to spare on a Monday 24th March between 12.45pm and 3.00pm. and would like to join a Art class at the Community Centre to DRAW and PAINT – if so come and join our Group.

We meet for the summer session, both indoors and out, on 28th April, followed by fortnightly days during May and early June. One or two days are held in members gardens during the summer holidays.

Please contact Angela Leather for more details.

We need your help to plant 500 trees

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On Saturday 15th March the Parish Council will be planting around 500 trees to create a new woodland area on part of the 14 acres of Parish Council land next to the allotments. The Parish Council would greatly appreciate as many volunteers as possible to help plant the trees.

If you would like to volunteer your help, even if it is just for half an hour, please contact Charles Cade via the Parish Council contact form, or just turn up on the day from 10am with shovel in hand 🙂 at the entrance to the allotments behind the bowls club.

Help plant 500 trees

via Charles Cade, NLPC

March 2014 Calendar and What’s On Guide

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This photo was taken by Katy Ellis and was used for the March entry in the "Around Our Village" 2014 Calendar produced by the North Luffenham Camera Club

This photo was taken by Katy Ellis and was used for the March entry in the “Around Our Village” 2014 Calendar produced by the North Luffenham Camera Club

Create your own calendar at timeanddate.com

Create your own calendar at timeanddate.com

Would you like a printed version of next year’s calendar? Contact the Camera Club today to reserve your copy of the 2015 calendar.

What’s on in North Luffenham during March 2014

Mon 3rd

Chocoholics evening at the Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm. Come along and buy your Easter eggs or just spoil yourself with some of the amazing chocolates.  All welcome.

Tues 4th

Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm

Weds 5th

Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds

Thurs 6th

Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Fri 7th

By popular demand, the return of Ruff ‘n’ Ready and the Irish Hooley night at the Fox & Hounds. Free entry as always but don’t be late or you may not get in!

Tues 11th

Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm

Weds 12th

Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds

Thurs 13th

Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Garden Club meeting from 7.30pm in the Community Centre with James Williams’ ‘Climbing through the seasons: Alpines in the Wild.’

Sat 15th

Help plant 500 trees to create a woodland area.  Starts from 10am at the entrance to the allotments behind the bowls club.

Mon 17th

Parish Council meeting, all welcome to attend, commences at 7:30pm in the Community Centre.

Tues 18th

All visitors are welcome to the next Camera Club meeting at the Community Centre at 8pm.  There are practical exercises (so please bring camera and laptop) and a Theme display of “Candid Shots.”

Chater Community Choir meet at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm

Weds 19th

Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds

Thurs 20th

Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Sat 22nd

Tongue in Cheek perform at the Fox & Hounds. Three guys that do a little bit of Country, a little bit of folk and a little bit of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Free entry as always.

Tues 25th

Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm

Weds 26th

Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds

Thurs 27th

Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Sat 29th

Final weekend at the Fox & Hounds. Everyone welcome to come and say goodbye.

Sun 30th

Final weekend at the Fox & Hounds. Everyone welcome to come and say goodbye.

Other Bits

Tree Planters Needed – On Saturday 15th March the Parish Council will be planting around 500 trees to create a woodland area on part of the 14 acres of Parish Council land next to the allotments. If any of you would like to volunteer your help, even if it is just for half an hour, please contact Charles Cade via the Parish Council contact form, or just turn up on the day from 10am with shovel in hand 🙂 at the entrance to the allotments behind the bowls club.

Bell Ringers

Bell Ringers Wanted! – We are very short of regular ringers, if anyone is interested in learning to ring bells, please contact Vic Arnold the Tower Captain.

Kitchen Closing – The Fox & Hounds will be closing their kitchen after serving lunches on Sunday March 16th.

  • Facebook – You can now add your own posts to the North Luffenham Facebook timeline.
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Bowling through the winter

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The two teams are two third through the season which finishes in early April. Both are well up in their division. The A team is in the first division of the East Cambridgeshire League and have been for many years. Usually they win the Cup.

The other team is also in the League and is doing well in the second division but with four games to go – anything may happen!

Luckily the dreadful rainy season has not affected any away games but some opposing teams have had to reschedule owing to weather or sickness.

Watching curling in the Olympics has proved popular with some members! There is some affinity between the two games! Both require co-ordination between hand and eye, concentration and tactics.

Good luck to all players for the rest of the season.

Sylvia M Lawson, Carpet Bowls Club

2012 – 2013 Golf Society Presentation Evening

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The North Luffenham Golf Society is now in its 8th year and we are proud that it is still going strong with new members joining each year (see below).Golf Society Trophies

The annual NLGS Presentation Evening was held on Saturday 15th February at the Coach House, South Luffenham. A good time was had by all our members who turned out for this event, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food, the company and of course the wine!

The results for 2012/13 were presented by two of our committee members, Judy Cade and Adi Ward, the results are as follows:

County Cup                       Simon (Chubba) Homer (2nd year running)

Spring Trophy                   Gill Bedford (Away weekend @ Pidley)

Easter Trophy                   Simon Homer (Toft)

Mayflower Cup                 Simon Homer (Market Harborough)

Summer Salver                 Graham Dexter (Thorpe Wood)

Perryman Cup                   Rob King (Stoke Rochford)

Autumn Trophy                Graham Ball (New Member)

Winter Cup                        Graham Dexter

Most Improved                 Graham Dexter

 

Order of Merits

Ladies                                 Judy Cade

3rd Place                            Charles Cade
2nd Place                            Rob King
1st (Overall)                       Simon Homer

It seems last season both Simon and Graham had an excellent result, claiming a good portion of the prizes.  Lets all give them a good run for their money this year!

Adi thanked all our members for their continued support and wished them a very successful and enjoyable 2013/14 season.

New members

Last year saw NLGS gain some new members, one of which (Graham Ball) won the Autumn Trophy.  Well done Graham!  Our list of members is continually growing!

The new signed up members are:

Graham Ball
Robb Tapp

Welcome to the club and good luck this year!

New members are always encouraged and welcome to join our golf society.  We hold around 8 meetings per year at various golfing locations in and around the area, including an away weekend in the Spring and a meeting in July (usually Thorpe Wood) which culminates in a good old get together with free food and drinks for members (non members welcome for a nominal charge).

All our meetings are geared to give everyone a fighting chance of winning something, so apart from the overall winner and 1st lady prizes, we offer nearest the pin prizes and occasionally longest drive and nearest the line prizes.

So what are you waiting for, there’s plenty to aim for and great fun at the same time, and membership is only £10 per person per year!  Anyone interested, please contact one of the committee members.

Our next meeting (Easter Cup) will be held on Saturday 12th April at Burghley Park Golf Club, 1st tee 1pm, if you would like to join us, please contact the Golf Society.

A list of all 2013/14 Society meetings will be posted out via email to all our members and displayed on the village website very soon, so watch out for those and get them penned in your diaries!  Let’s hope we have a glorious summer!

Wishing all our members (and of course myself) an enjoyable, fun and successful season.

Michelle, Committee Member, Golf Society

Help make Church Kneelers to commemorate WWI Centenary

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WWI CentenaryAs part of commemorating the First World War Centenary, North Luffenham church would like to have some suitable kneelers made.

These tapestry kneelers are a way of remembering the valuable lives and sacrifices made by those people, both on the battlefields and on the home front.

Red CrossThe kneelers are embroidered in simple cross stitch and they can be worked on by various people in turn. Some designs are more complicated than others.

Details can be found on Church Kneelers.

If you are interested to take part, please contact Liliane Coogan, Knit & Natter.

Apple Tree Pruning and Grafting Workshops

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If you would like some help and advice on how to look after your apple trees, Stamford Community Orchard Group (SCOG) are running pruning and grafting workshops in the next few weeks.

The pruning workshop is on Saturday 22nd February 10am – 1pm at Castor.

The grafting workshop is on Saturday 8th March from 10am – 1pm at Egleton.

Please see attached for prices and how to book.

Apple Tree Pruning Workshop 22feb14

Apple Tree Grafting Workshop 8mar14

 

via Katy Ellis, Garden Club

Cricket Club Meet & Greet Evening

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your local cricket club needs you

The Cricket club will be having a “Meet and Greet” evening at the Fox and Hounds on Friday 28th February from 7pm to 9pm.

This is an event for all current / potential players and anyone interested in helping with the club activities to gather and catch up on the plans for the coming season.

via Pete Burrows, Cricket Club

Spring term dates for Art Group meetings

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We meet again on Monday 10th February at 12.45pm (prompt) in the Community Centre,
followed by meetings on 24th February, 10th and 24th March, and 9th April.

This term we are looking at techniques using water based mediums i.e. watercolour,
gouche and acrylics. The subject for the next few meetings will cover landscape.

New members are always welcome.

via Angela Leather, Art Group

February 2014 Calendar and What’s On Guide

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Sheep February 2014 Daphne Stanley

This photo was taken by Daphne Stanley and was used for the February entry in the “Around Our Village” 2014 Calendar produced by the North Luffenham Camera Club.

Create your own calendar at timeanddate.com

Create your own calendar at timeanddate.com

Would you like a printed version of next year’s calendar? Contact the Camera Club today to reserve your copy of the 2015 calendar.

What’s on in North Luffenham during February 2014

Sat 1st

Sian’s birthday disco and buffet! at the Fox & Hounds, Fancy dress optional (anything pre ’90’s). (I’ll be fine with this one as all my clothes are older than she is!) – via Maz

Sun 2nd

The Cricket Club will be holding their AGM @ 11am.

Weds 5th

Weekly Quiz starts at the Fox and Hounds.

Good Companions meet in the community centre from 2pm.

Thurs 6th

Knit and Natter meets at the Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm.

Mon 10th

The Art group meets in the Community Centre from 12:45pm.

Weds 12th

Weekly Quiz at the Fox and Hounds.

Thurs 13th

Garden Club talk ‘Treasure Island’ with Stuart Dixon.

Knit and Natter meets at the Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Sat 15th

Bianca & The Top Cats play at the Fox & Hounds. Great evening of live music with a very talented singer.

Weds 19th

Weekly Quiz at the Fox and Hounds.

Thurs 20th

Knit and Natter meets at the Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm

Weds 26th

Weekly Quiz at the Fox and Hounds.

Mon 24th

The Art group meets in the Community Centre from 12:45pm.

Thurs 27th

Knit and Natter meets at the Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm.

Fri 28th

Cricket club meet and greet at the Fox and Hounds.

Other Bits

Bell RingersBell Ringers Wanted! – We are very short of regular ringers, if anyone is interested in learning to ring bells, please contact Vic Arnold the Tower Captain.

Fox and Hounds kitchen will be closed from Friday 7th to Monday 10th.

Do you have one of these social media accounts?

  • Facebook – You can now add your own posts to the North Luffenham Facebook timeline.
  • Twitter – If you follow or mention North Luffenham on Twitter, we’ll follow you back and retweet all mentions. 
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Good Companions 2014 Calendar

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  • Wed 5th feb – decisions. maybe a quiz? Depending on time.
  • Wed 5th mar – Beetle drive
  • Wed 2nd apr – What I did at the Olympics – Judy Cade
  • Wed 7th may – Flower arranging to be discussed ? With Sue Sewell
  • Wed 4th june – Village photos with Janet, bring your own too.
  • Wed 2nd july – Visit to open garden at the Jetties.
  • Wed 6th aug – Music with Allan Black.
  • Wed 3rd sept – On the mission field. with Helen.
  • Wed 1st oct – Off the wall.
  • Wed 5th nov – Crafts.
  • Wed3rd dec – Christmas Lunch.
  • Wed 18th june is the village trip to Skegness.

The Good companions meet at the community center at 2pm. The fees are £10 annual subscription, plus £1 per meeting which includes tea cakes and a door prize ticket.

There is also a separate raffle to help raise funds.

Outings to be discussed at first meeting.

Everyone welcome, come and visit, decide if you want to join us.

Knit a bear to help Police console children involved in traffic accidents

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Knitted Bears

Lincolnshire Police are asking residents in the county if they are able to make knitted bears to donate some to them for consoling children.

In the past, if a child is involved in a road traffic collision, they would be given a free knitted bear to help keep them calm in a frightening experience. This then helps police and other emergency services deal with the accident.

However, the charity which used to knit and provide the bears — known as Angel Bears — is no longer in existence. This means Lincolnshire Police is running out of bears to give to children for free.

Police HQ is asking any knitting clubs or individuals in the county that would be willing to become part of their volunteer base to knit an annual supply of 500 bears to get in touch.

The force need enough for the next intake, required around September 2014. Bears need to be stuffed and knitted to a set pattern.

Liliane Coogan has the patterns for these teddy bears. Come along on a Thursday evening at the Fox and Hounds at 7.30pm and you can have a copy of the knitting patterns.

via Liliane Coogan, Knit & Natter

Check the January What’s On Guide for North Luffenham to find out what’s happening in the village this month.

Do you have one of these social media accounts?

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