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
Simon Lee gave us a talk and showed photos, for our last meeting this year.
Some of the photos looked very exciting – not to say dangerous- to capture! Being in front of, or alongside, speeding cars and motorbikes, is not something our members have much experience of! Simon’s enthusiasm for his subjects certainly came through in his pictures which are displayed in National Magazines.
The 2015 calendars are going quickly – just a handful left so please ring if you would like one. 01780 720374
The next meeting is on MONDAY January 12th 2015 7.30pm at the Community Centre. VISITORS ARE MOST WELCOME.
North Luffenham carpet bowls club
The winter season has just started. Both teams are now in the first division of the North Cambs League because the 2nd team won promotion. However this means that the teams will have to play each other, once at home and once away. Of course the venue will be in the same place, the community centre hall.
Confused! The difference being that each team has its own mat which it plays on regularly, and is used to its foibles. Quite clear really.
All the best to all players. I hope the weather keeps fine for away games.
Sylvia
NLCBC Sec.
CALENDARS 2015
The 2015 Village Life Calendars are now on sale with scenes of local area and events. These are £5 each and profits go to Charity. Phone 01780 720374 or email pam1plant@gmail.com
MEETING
The next Camera Club meeting is on 18th November at 8pm in the Community Centre.
The speaker this month is Simon Lee who specialises in commercial and marketing images for some of the country’s best known magazines. Visitors are always welcome. non members £2.
Chater Choir Xmas Concert poster 2014
After a successful summer concert raising over £1200 for the Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance Chater Community Choir will be giving their seasonal concert, ‘A Little Christmas Magic’, at Oakham School Chapel in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the British Heart Foundation on Friday 12th December at 7:30pm. The choir has now raised nearly £4000 for local and national charities since being formed in 2012.
The choir will be joined this year by children from Brooke Hill Academy in Oakham performing their version of the Christmas Story and joining the choir in other well-known festive delights!
Popular Christmas favourites, a mince pie or two, a glass of festive cheer and a few seasonal readings will certainly combine to provide A Little Christmas Magic for all.
Tickets are £5 and are available from Tracy Steward on 01780 729006 or Jenny Clarke on 01572 821197.
The North Luffenham Garden Club held its 16th Annual Autumn Show this Sunday 14th September in the village Community Centre and school hall.
We were thrilled with the turn out, with 55 people entering one or more classes and a total of 389 entries overall, an all-time record! On Sunday morning when the entries were arriving, I was concerned we weren’t going to fit everything in! But that’s a brilliant problem to have!
Hall full of entries
The show has a really friendly, family feel to it. It really was a celebration of what everybody had achieved in their gardens, and a showcase of hidden talents with some stunning craft and photography entries.
We were also delighted that there were more children’s entries this year which included some from the School gardening club and the North Luffenham Beavers.
Entry into most humorous vegetable
A campaign earlier in the year to encourage more flower arranging entries, with a series of free classes held in the village run by one of the members, Sally Lambert and a new prize of an RHS Grenfell Medal certainly paid off too, with 20 in total.
The hall was a wonderful sight – thank you to everyone who made the effort to put in entries, and to all the hardworking volunteers who helped the day run so smoothly.
Katy Ellis
Chairperson
Alan Lambert with prize winning marrows
Winner Jeanette Holdstock (stained glass lamp)
Jeanette Holdstock with prize winning lamp
Alicia CLyant presenting bowl to Jeanette Holdstock
Katy Ellis
Katy Ellis with Grenfell Medal
Andrew Robinson (butterfly migration)
Andrew Robinson with prize winning photograph
Jessica Ellis (garden at Prebendal House, Empingham)
Jessica Ellis (homemade decorated cupcakes)
George Morris, Sam Sheppard, Nat Conant
The meeting on September 16th was well attended and we all enjoyed a very informative talk, given by Robin Stewart, lecturer, caterer and photographer. Robin showed slides of how methods of depicting Food has evolved over the ages, in Paintings and Photography.
His photos,with his own preparations to be used in promotions and magazines, were accompanied by descriptions of the use of backgrounds, lighting, lenses etc. There was very little use of post production enhancement, preferring to use histograms and computer screens to adjust settings.
Robin ended by giving us a demo of how he would set up and photograph a composition, using some delicious cupcakes made by a member of the Club.
I expect that everyone has taken away some ideas for a much more informed way of looking at and setting up compositions. So – Food will be the theme for the next meeting’s Photo Display on November 18th.
If you enjoy painting and drawing why not come and join us on MONDAYS fortnightly starting on September 22nd in the COMMUNITY CENTRE at 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start, finishing at 3.30pm.
Further meetings will be on October 6th and 20th, November 3rd and 17th and December.
In the first 2 weeks we look at basic drawing. This term we are studying different aspects of drawing figures both on their own or subjects in a painting. Various artists’ work will be explored and a variety of mediums executed
For more details contact the art group.
The Garden Club’s annual show will be held on Sunday September 14th 2014 at the Community Centre.
For show schedule and entry form contact The North Luffenham Garden Club.
If you enjoy painting and drawing why not come and join us on MONDAY’S fortnightly starting 22nd SEPTEMBER in the COMMUNITY CENTRE at 12.45pm.
Further meetings will be Monday 6th and 20th October, 3rd and 17th November and 1st December finishing at 3.00pm. The first two weeks we look at basic drawing.
This term we are studying different aspects of drawing figures, both on their own or subjects in a painting. Various artists’ work will be explored and a variety of mediums executed.
For more details please contact the Art Group
A maroon cricket helmet was found in Kings Road, North Luffenham about 10-30 am on the morning of Sunday July 13th. If its yours claim it either from Bill Whittaker or Daphne Stanley at daphne.stanley@horseandjockey.net
Please see below for Carpet Bowls Club Chairman’s report
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT FOR YEAR 2013-2014
As usual the club has won a couple of competitions through the last year, although I must say we have not had as much success as we have been used to in recent years.
Both teams next year will play in the same division which will cause a few problems for the team captains. This will be further complicated by the loss to the club of Davide Russo who has gone to work in Germany . We should thank Davide for the tremendous bowls he has given our club over the years and for the support shown in helping the younger members gain experience at competitions. I hope he will come back upon his return from Germany.
We also may have to face the loss of Rhys to the RAF in the near future. Rhys has played for our club for more than half his life and can’t now remember not playing bowls. He is a remarkable talent, who at the age of 15, won the Cambridgeshire singles title and went to the national finals. He has won several national titles with the county side, as did Davide. Players like these are hard to come by and we have been exceptionally lucky to have had them in our ranks.
It was good to see so many players turn out for the presentation evening, a special mention to Margaret who picked up her second bowls trophy. Carol and Kay also picked up their first trophies, hopefully the first of many. Jessica and Katy are the only players in the league to have picked up winners trophies for two divisions in the same year.
I must thank Sylvia and Bill for their continued work, Linda for opening up each and every week. Both team Captains for somehow , managing to find a team to play in the depths of winter. I hope we can get some of the more reserved members to play in some league games next year, and some of the regular players to come to some competitions and gain a little more experience.
Thank you
Jason Ellis
The carpet bowls Summer Supper will be held at The Coach House South Luffenham on Friday August 1st. Please contact Sylvia or Bill in due course for details
Some of our knitters have knitted the Teddy Bears for children after an appeal by Lincolnshire police.
Janet received a thank you letter and the Police force mentioned that their request for 500 bears has far exceeded its target. They have 5100 so far!
We knit & natter all in a good cause.
Lilane Coogan, Knit & Natter
At the last meeting before the summer break, we had a display of the current Theme photos – A Good Day Out. Andrew James gave advice and comments on these, which included the Brancaster Outing pictures.
The next get together will be an Exhibition to coincide with the Open Garden at Acre End on July 13th, in the School Hall. This will be a display of our favourite photos on all subjects.
At the next meeting on Sept 16th, the speaker will be Robin Stewart who will give a talk on Food Photography. Further details will be posted nearer the time.
Pam Plant, Camera Club
A group from the club enjoyed a wonderful “day of weather” Travelling from Luffenham at 7am and returning early evening, we went through down pouring rain, gusts of wind, and sand blows and even intervals of sunshine.
Andrew James led the group to different locations and projects throughout the day, including a local pub lunch. The thought of sitting in cars eating our sandwiches didn’t have a great appeal!
We began at the Staithe beach with all manner of boats, fishing boats, rowing boats which looked as if they had been there for a few generations, elegant yachts and all manner of outworn machinery, ropes and chains. Stacks of lobster pots and piles of junk brought a different dimension to our pictures – certainly out of our comfort zone.
Moving along the beach to the breakwater, there were spectacular storm clouds, windsurfers and blowing sand.
The dunes along the coast at Brancaster contained many half buried beach huts and with the marram grass sparkling in the sunshine resulted in great pictures.
Andrew gave lots of help individually, as well as group teach-ins, we all found the day so rewarding. Grateful thanks go to him from all – it was a splendid balance of learning and fun.
Although it sounds as though the weather was against us, we have all done the “beach in sunshine” photos. This Sunday brought lots of dramatic scenes and extended our knowledge of how to set up for them.
Some of the photos will be displayed at the next Camera Club meeting on Tuesday, May 20th at 8pm in the Community Centre, North Luffenham School, the theme being A Good Day Out. Everyone is very welcome to come along.
Andrew’s Website is well worth a visit. Go to – andrewjamesphotos.co.uk
Pam Plant, Camera Club
Borough League Fixtures 2014
| 29th April | Away | Sproxton |
| 6th May | Home | Thorpe Arnold |
| 13th May | Cup Game | Bye |
| 20th May | Away | Barkby 2nds |
| 27th May | No game | |
| 3rd June | Home | Great Dalby |
| 4th June | Cup Game | Away |
| 10th June | Away | Melton Mowbray |
| 17th June | Home | Ashby Carrington |
| 24th June | Home | Sproxton |
| 1st July | Away | Thorpe Arnold |
| 8th July | Home | Barkby 2nds |
| 15th July | No game | |
| 22nrd July | Away | Great Dalby |
| 29th July | Home | Melton Mowbray |
| 5th August | Away | Ashby Carrington |
via Julie Abell, Cricket Club
