As its looking like a pleasant evening you may be interested in wandering up to the Oval to support North Luffenham in their Tuesday evening Burrough League Home match vs Great Dalby – start is 18:30, maybe see you there
Those of you who were there on the evening will already know that North Luffenham won 🙂
Waterloo 200 was celebrated in North Luffenham with a peal of bells followed by a Village Picnic and a Concert given by Stamford Brass.
On Saturday 20th June the Church Bells rang out to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Later some 80 North Luffenham Residents and their Guests gathered on God’s Acre in front of the Church for a Picnic and a concert to be given by Stamford Brass to raise funds for the Church Roof Repairs.
After some showers during the afternoon the clouds cleared and and beautiful evening sky promised a great night ahead. The first half of the concert was fabulous with the champagne flowing and everyone singing along to The White Cliffs of Dover and other well known tunes. During the interval however the clouds swept in and the raffle was accompanied by great claps of thunder. The Band broke into ‘Singing in the Rain’ and with Bulldog spirit everyone joined in by singing and dancing in the rain, but with that the Heavens opened and after a final rendition of the Radetsky March – stumps were drawn and the evening came to an abrupt end. In brief a very British night – thoroughly enjoyed by all.
With thanks to Jason Allen in The Fox for his support and thanks to Stamford Brass for a great performance in very difficult conditions. Overall a successful night, notwithstanding the storm, and in the end almost £1,000 raised for the Church Roof Fund and Stamford Brass
Ringers from L to R are Gabrielle Maughan ( from Wing ) David Rippon ( from Ketton ) Vic Arnold (from Edith Weston and North Luffenham) Monica Hurst (from Empingham) Kate Neal in front of Monica (from Empingham) Stella Wilkinson (from North Luffenham) Jean Tinsley (from Edith Weston) Marianne Mosey (from Edith Weston) and Simon Forster (from Ketton)
Attendees enjoying the British Summer 2015 style
This Sunday sees the 2nd Annual Presidents match to be held on the Oval.
This is a friendly game between a team comprising parents of the Junior players, and a team representing the club President.
The event is fun, family friendly & informal and we welcome faces old & new at the Pavilion. If you’ve ever fancied playing cricket, let us know via the form below and you could end up on the pitch involved in the action!
Even if you simply love the sound of leather on willow please feel free to join us from 2pm onwards.
Chater Community Choir are performing on Sunday May 31st at The Rutland Show in Oakham at 10:30am and 12. They are singing a selection of their best loved pieces with the intention of getting your feet tapping and hands clapping! Whatever the weather you will be sure to be entertained by the 45 strong choir of local singers including quite a few residents from North Luffenham. Come along and support them and take in the other attractions the show has on offer.
More details about the 183rd Rutland Show can be found at http://www.rutlandcountyshow.com/
Chater Community Choir will be entertaining audiences again with their concert of summertime vocal favourites at Uppingham Parish Church on Saturday 6th June at 7:30pm in aid of the Brain Tumour Charity and The Wendy Gough Cancer Awareness Foundation. The Brain Tumour Charity is the UK’s largest dedicated brain tumour charity committed to fighting brain tumours on all fronts. The WGCAF works to raises awareness of male cancers, particularly testicular cancer, in schools with young people.
Tickets are £5 and will be available from Tracy Steward on 01780 729006 or Jenny Clarke on 01572 821197
Members of North Luffenham Carpet Bowls Club are reminded that the AGM will be held at the Community Centre on Monday 1 June 2015, at 7.30pm.
The agenda, and Minutes of the last meeting, are on the Notice Board.
This was the last meeting before the Summer Break and took the form of a practical session. This encouraged us to try out our settings for various situations.
These ranged from portraits (Jessica very kindly sat for us as a model)- to still life and coloured light displays.
The Outing to Rutland Water was accompanied by Simon Lee, who gave a talk on Photography for Automotive magazines, last year. On the Theme of Movement, there were plenty of speeding yachts, windsurfers and the water! Although racing was delayed because of the windy conditions, it gave us an opportunty to experiement with camera settings. In spite of these adverse conditions (made bearable with hot coffee in the clubhouse) some exciting photos were captured.
The next meeting will be in the Community Centre at 7.30 on the 14th September.
In an exciting 15 overs match played in the late Tuesday evening sunshine on the Oval, Sproxton batted first scoring 68 for 5.
In reply North Luffenham won on the last ball at 69 for 7, (Sam Hodson 33)
The next home fixture is on Tuesday June 16th.
The club welcomes any new players who would be interested in taking part in the Tuesday evening league
Please contact Woody Hodson on 07719264041 or Bill Whittaker 01780 721216 / 07867673730
Next meeting of the Camera Club is on Monday 11th May, in the Community Centre at 7.30pm. This is a practical session, so please bring camera and any other accessories you need.
The outing to Rutland Water with Simon Lee, is on Saturday 16th, weather permitting. ( More details at the meeting) Everyone is very welcome – hope to see you there.
Junior Cricket training will once again start its summer season on The Oval from Monday 13th April
Note that this will commence at 6pm, apologies for the error in the previous post
All existing & new players are most welcome to come & join our friendly village club.
We have 3 age groups – years 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6.
For further information please contact us through village website page.
Join us every Thursday evening for a knit/crochet/craft time as well as natter in the Den upstairs in the Fox from 7.30 till 9.30pm
At the March 2015 meeting of the Camera Club, there was a good turnout for photojournalist speaker, Andrew James, who delighted us all with his splendid photographs of the wildlife of the Ranthambhore National Park, particularly those of the tigers and cubs. It is quite rare for some of the situations photographed, to have been taken before – mothers carrying their cubs so close to the vehicles and people. These were taken in temperatures of over 40 degrees, in the scrub and vegetation. Also included, were pictures of local Indian people with their colourful clothes.
To bridge the two halves of this programme, Andrew presented some glorious views of Rutland, taken in the depths of the winter frosts.
We were then shown photographs of a completely opposite part of the world- stunning views of the mountains of South Georgia and the Falkland Islands– the old whaling station, albatross, antics of the elephant seals and the different breeds of penguins. Those sparse, treeless wastes contrasted so strongly with the Indian photos. Being in those two extreme living conditions must have been very demanding.
What a very enjoyable evening – our thanks to Andrew for bringing these two different environments to our club.
The next meeting of the Camera Club is on May 11, 7,30 at the Community Centre. This will be a Practical evening.
The theme for Display is “Wildlife”
North Luffenham Cricket Club AGM for this year will be held next Monday 9th March at 7.30pm at The Fox.
All current and potential members are invited to attend
We welcome the return of experienced photo journalist ANDREW JAMES on the 9th March.
(7.30 pm in the Community Centre).
Andrew will give a presentation of some of the world’s rarest wildlife and wildest landscapes in the Forests of Ranthambhore National Park in INDIA and on the high seas of the SOUTH ATLANTIC. This is a good opportunity to enjoy these regions of the world, without all the hassle of travelling!
Visitors are always welcome (£2)
Due to the continued success of Chater Community Choir the decision has been taken to change the choir’s rehearsal location to somewhere that will more comfortably accommodate their large numbers. Therefore from Tuesday 10th February the choir will be meeting at Edith Weston school.
Wed 4th Feb: Social Afternoon
Wed 4th Mar: Bee Keeping – Hazel Goodman
Wed 1st Apr: Dolls Houses – Ruth Pryke
Wed 6th May: Patagonia – Richard Davies
Wed 3rd June: Beetle Drive
Wed 1st July: Living with the Innuits – Kath Peddie
Wed 5th Aug: Lunch starting at 12pm followed by Allan Black, music, sing a long, dance !!!!
Wed 2nd Sept: Desert Island Discs – Nina Rawlings
Wed 7th Oct: Postboxes – Helen Crabtree
Wed 4th Nov: Christmas flower decoration, there may be an extra charge for this.
Wed Dec 2nd: Christmas Lunch, to be decided.
Venue—Community Centre
Time 2pm to 4pm
Cost £10 a year subscription. Plus £1 a month, which includes tea and cake and door ticket. A raffle is also run during the afternoon.
There will be a charge for the lunch in August.
Other trips will be run during the year, to be decided.
This is a very friendly group and we look forward to welcoming new membe
Members and visitors enjoyed an evening with speaker David Harris from Empingham. David’s photography covers many years, including film and darkroom techniques.
His recognition of Shape is very strong and really enhanced by his splendid Black and White prints. He has considerable patience, waiting for figures to enter the view , to show up his sense of scale, with the occasional Fun element.
He has raised an awareness of looking at our own environment, which we could all process into better photos!
The next meeting will be on March 9th at 7.30 with speaker Andrew James.
All visitors are most welcome.
The next meeting of the club is on MONDAY 12th January, 2015 at 7.30pm at the Community Centre. The speaker is David Harris who will bring some of his Black and white Prints and explain his composition techniques. All are welcome -please note change of day and time.
The Christmas story told, in song and readings, in a somewhat different way by the Chater Community Choir and children from Brook Hill Academy, to a sell out audience at Oakham School Chapel on Friday 12th December.
The concert seemed to go down well but judge for yourselves by looking on YouTube at the various numbers that were performed.
The concert raised £1520.42 for the British Heart Foundation and The Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
The choir was formed by Tracy Steward in January 2012 and was the first community choir in Rutland. Since their first concert the choir have raised nearly £5500 for local causes and national charities. New members are always welcome and do not have to audition and no experience is necessary.
For more information on joining the choir visit www.chatercommunitychoir.org.uk
