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Cricket Club AGM on February 2nd

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Cricket Club Crest

North Luffenham Cricket Club Crest

The Cricket Club will be holding their AGM on Sunday February 2nd @ 11am in the Cricket Pavilion.

All welcome – Agenda will be published beforehand, but will cover Junior Cricket, Nets, Club Finances and the coming seasons games.

There may also be an informal post AGM discussion in the Fox and Hounds afterwards 🙂

via Pete Burrows, Cricket Club

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

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Carpet Bowls Club End of Year Party

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A party was enjoyed by players, family and friends at the community centre on 30 December. The hall was used to play games on the bowling mats. This was good fun as children and adults could compete on equal terms.

The kitchen came in useful serving drinks, hot and cold. Food was supplied by members of the club and laid out in the lounge for people to help themselves, which they did with gusto.

A separate table had to be brought into use for the delightful deserts. The lounge was able to seat everyone and old and new members had a re-union chatting, and eating.

Everyone helped to clear up after the festivities and thanks was given to all those who contributed.

A happy new year was wished by all to everyone.

via Sylvia Lawson, Carpet Bowls Club

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

Find out more about what the Parish Council is doing for your village and attend the next meeting on Monday 20th  January 2014.

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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Was your New Year resolution to learn something new?

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New College StamfordIt’s that time again when you can apply for the adult evening classes at Stamford College.

via Linda Burrows, Knit and Knatter

Find out what’s happening in the village this month, please go to the January What’s On Guide for North Luffenham.

Find out more about what is being done for the village by your Parish Council and attend the next meeting on Monday 20th  January 2014.

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. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

“The Captivating World of Plants” by Tom Hart Dyke

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Gardening enthusiasts may be interested to know that the Rutland Hardy Plant Society has also arranged another interesting lecture by Tom Hart Dyke, plant hunter and garden maker speaking on “The Captivating World of Plants” to be held on Saturday 22 February 2014 at 7.30pm at Oakham School.

The Captivating World of Plants

via Katy Ellis, Garden Club

Want to know what’s happening in the village this month? Please go to the January What’s On Guide for North Luffenham.

Find out more about what is being done for the village by your Parish Council and attend the next meeting on Monday 20th  January 2014. 

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. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

Keep it Snappy!

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The photographic classes at the North Luffenham Garden Club Autumn Show, held every September, have continued to grow in popularity.

Here are the categories for this year’s show (Sunday September 14th 2014) so you can keep them in mind over the next 9 months.

  1. Flowers and gardens
  2. Landscape
  3. Portraits (includes pets/animals)
  4. Sports and leisure
  5. Doorways and gateways
  6. Open (any photo that doesn’t fit into the previous categories such as abstract)
  7. Under 16s (any subject)

Happy snapping and we look forward to seeing your entries!

via Katy Ellis, North Luffenham Garden Club

Want to know what’s happening in the village this month? Please go to the January What’s On Guide for North Luffenham.

Find out more about what is being done for the village by your Parish Council and attend the next meeting on Monday 20th  January 2014. 

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. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

“Companion Planting” Talk by Andrew Sankey

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Our programme of speakers continues on Thursday January 9th @ 7.30pm in the Community Centre with the return of Andrew Sankey to talk on ‘Companion Planting’.

Andrew is a garden designer/landscaper, nurseryman and lecturer with a special interest in cottage gardens. He regularly runs series of lectures for the WEA in Stamford & Oakham, with one starting in Oakham in May on Elizabethan Gardens and Shakespeare’s Flowers.

The talk is guaranteed to be entertaining and packed full of useful information.

Guests always welcome for £2 – annual subscription £10 per person.

Details of our full programme can be found on our 2014 Calendar and include a full day outing, run jointly with Empingham Garden Club on July 20th to RHS Harlow Carr, and for the first time on October 11th/12th a chance to bring along your own apples and press them into juice (with equipment borrowed from SCOG)! Let’s hope it’s a good harvest!!

Happy New Year – hope you have a blooming good 2014!!

via Katy Ellis, North Luffenham Garden Club

For more events happening this month, please go to the January What’s On Guide for North Luffenham.

Find out more about what is being done for the village by your Parish Council and attend the next meeting on Monday 20th  January 2014. 

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. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

2014 Programme Calendar for Garden Club

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The North Luffenham Garden Club programme for 2014 offers:

  1. Jan 9th – ‘Companion Planting’ by Andrew Sankey.
  2. Feb 13th – ‘Treasure Island’ by Stuart Dixon.
  3. March 13th – ‘Climbing through the seasons: Alpines in the Wild.’ by James Williams.
  4. April 10th – ‘Seeds in the corridor of power: an insight into the controls on seeds and seed quality.’ by Paul Rooke.
  5. May 8th – ‘So very versatile perennials’ by Ian Cooke.
  6. June evening outing to be confirmed)
  7. July 20th – full day outing to RHS Harlow Carr (joint with Empingham Garden Club)
  8. September 14th – Autumn Show
  9. Oct 11th/12th – Apple Day – equipment borrowed from Stamford Community Orchard Group available for villagers to press their own apple juice.

For more details on these events please contact the Garden Club.

via: Katy Ellis, Garden Club

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. 
  • Google Plus – Follow the North Luffenham website’s Google+ page, or join and post to the North Luffenham Community page on Google+.

“The Pyrenees” – Camera Club Talks

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The first meeting of the Camera Club for 2014, is on 21st January at 8pm at the Community Centre.

A member – Sue Churchill will give a talk and show photographs of “The Pyrenees“. This can get us thinking ahead to our next holidays!

Members will be displaying their pictures with the theme of Adventure.

Visitors are most welcome.

via Pam Plant, Camera Club

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Community Recreational Facility Questionnaire

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The CRF Group would appreciate it if as many villagers as possible would participate in the following  questionnaire to determine the resident’s support for a project to build a new standalone Community Recreational Facility to replace the Cricket Pavilion on the Oval in North Luffenham.

If you have trouble viewing the embedded form below, please use this link to the questionnaire webpage instead.

Carol singing at Fox & Hounds

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On Friday December 20th at about 7-30 pm some members of the Chater Community Choir will be leading the carol singing at The Fox & Hounds.

 

Come along and join in!

“A Christmas Garland of Song” by the Chater Community Choir [Video]

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The Chater Community Choir performed a seasonal concert ‘A Christmas Garland of Song’ to raise funds for a local charity.  The concert was performed at St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington, on Friday 6th December.

If you are having trouble watching the video on this page, you can also try watching on Youtube directly.

via Ian Ferguson, Chater Community Choir

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November Camera Club Meeting Notes

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The November meeting saw the return of speaker Andrew James.

Andrew has many years experience as a photojournalist and is now branching out into his own business.

He showed a tremendous variety of his photographs which were discussed with the theme of Composition.

He gave us a photographers eye view, breaking down each one into the elements which had “worked”.

There were many questions from the floor and we extended our usual two hours!

All interests and individual queries were covered and we finished the evening with Andrew looking over our own pictures of “Natural Patterns” and giving us pointers on what had worked and what we could do to add impact.

Natural Patterns Gallery

via Pam Plant, Camera Club

Snap Up Your “Around Our Village” 2014 Camera Club Calendar Before They Sell Out!

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2014 Calendar Cover December

NORTH LUFFENHAM CALENDAR 2014 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT £5 each

Available from the pre-Christmas Fair at the Community Centre tomorrow between 2pm and 4pm, and in the afternoon from the Fox and Hounds, or you can contact Pam now to reserve a copy.

The proceeds from calendar sales will go towards hiring the Community Centre for Camera Club meetings.

via Pam Plant, Camera Club

Garden Club Meeting – Thursday 14th November

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Next meeting will be on Thursday November 14th @ 7.30pm in the Community Centre when the Club will be holding its AGM, followed by a talk on ‘The A-Z of bulbs’ by Johnny Walkers of Walkers Bulbs, Holbeach.

Annual subscriptions of £10 per person are now due, though guests are most welcome to any meeting for £2.

via Katy Ellis, Garden Club

Fireworks Display Photos from 5th November 2013

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Some stunning photos of the North Luffenham Firework display kindly provided by Katy Ellis, Camera Club.

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

photo by Katy Ellis

Chater Choir concert on December 6th 2013

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The Chater Community Choir will be presenting its 4th concert on December 6th. For details please see below

 

Chater Choir Xmas Concert poster 2013

Autumn Season commences for Garden Club

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Roseraie de l'HayThe new season gets under way for the North Luffenham Garden Club next week on Thursday October 10th at 7.30pm in the Community Centre with speaker Ann Bird on ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’.

Ann Bird is a past president of the Royal National Rose Society, and is currently vice-president of the World Federation of Rose Societies, so is well qualified to talk to us about this popular British garden favourite!

Fun, informal meetings with a raffle and refreshments. The club welcomes plants for sale at all meetings. No horticultural experience or expertise required – new members and guests always welcome! Cost is £2 per event or join for an annual subscription fee of £10 per person.

Programme 2013/14

  • Oct 10th – ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’ by Ann Bird.
  • Nov 14th – ‘The A-Z of bulbs’ by Johnny Walkers.
  • Dec 5th – Christmas Social evening
  • Jan 9th – ‘Companion Planting’ by Andrew Sankey.
  • Feb 13th – ‘Treasure Island’ by Stuart Dixon.
  • March 13th – ‘Climbing through the seasons: Alpines in the Wild.’ by James Williams.
  • April 10th – ‘Seeds in the corridor of power: an insight into the controls on seeds and seed quality.’ by Paul Rooke.
  • May 8th – ‘So very versatile perennials’ by Ian Cooke.
  • (June evening outing & July full day outing to be confirmed)

via Katy Ellis, Secretary, Garden Club

Movement Theme Photo Gallery and Notes from 17th Sept 2013 Camera Club Meeting

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September Meeting

The theme for the photos at our September meeting was Movement. There were lots of good pictures of varied interpretations of this subject – which are displayed in the Camera Club showcase.

Also the 2014 Calendar photos were chosen and this should be ready for sale before Christmas.

Movement Photo Gallery

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be on the 19th November at 8pm in the Community Centre.

The speaker will be Andrew James, photojournalist with over 25 years experience and world-wide travels.

You may remember his interesting talk last year – and this time he will discuss Composition. Do please come along with your ideas and questions on this subject. (Visitors welcome)

Andrew has chosen an appropriate theme of “Natural Patterns” for Members photographs this time.

via Pam Plant, Camera Club

A Night at the Races

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NLCC Race Night

MEETING: Friday 1st November 2013
TIME of FIRST RACE: 8.00pm (be there by 7.30pm)
COURSE: North Luffenham Community Centre

ENTRY FEE: £10 per person (£50 for a table of 6) to include….
FODDER for the PUNTERS: Fish & Chips
COURSE FEATURES: Spacious stable with Real Ale,
good wine and soft drinks.

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Horse owners needed – £5/horse.
Winning owner for each race wins £10.
Owners needed by 17th October for Racecard.

Contact the Course Steward – Barry Read
or any committee member for tickets and horses

Please come along for a night of fast paced fun with your friends
and support your local Cricket Club

Download Poster: Race Night Flier 2013

Carpet Bowls Singles Competition Results 2013

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On Saturday 22 September members of the North Luffenham Carpet Bowls Club (NLCBC) met in the Community Centre.

The occasion was the Singles Competition which is held every year about this time. It is a prelude to the coming start of the League competitions in which the NLCBC enters two teams, Fourteen players took part in a ‘Round Robin’ and were supported by members of the Club, relatives and friends.

Of course competition was keen, with many cliff hanging moments, Play went on all afternoon. The out come was: Tim Smalley – took the Winners Cup and the Club Shield. The runner up was Thomas Ellis taking the Trophy. Well done and congratulations to them both. The presentation was made by Katy Ellis.

An entertaining and enjoyable time ended with a serving of fish and chips all round.

via Sylvia Lawson, Carpet Bowls Club