The 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.
Please see notice below
Planning application 2014/0352/FUL to construct a single storey extension to the rear of 5 Glebe Road.
Please forward any comments you wish to make, to planning@rutland.gov.uk by 5th May, with a copy to the Parish Council at clerk@northluffenham.org.uk if you wish.
There is a vacancy on the North Luffenham Parish Council. See below for details
The North Luffenham Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Monday April 14th 2014. All parishioners are welcome to attend and participate. Please see agenda below
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
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.
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.
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.
Evensong Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend John Taylor at 6pm.
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.
Holy Communion Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend David Nicol at 11am.
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.
Hot Cross Bun Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend David Nicol at 10am.
Holy Communion Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Reverend James Saunders at 11am.
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.
Family Service at St. John the Baptist Church with Dr Joy Widdows at 9:30am.
Draw and paint with the Art Group between 12:45 – 3:00 pm.
We had a very varied Display of the current Theme Candid shots” and these will be displayed in the Community Centre Case.
Our calendar for next year e progress is being made on the selection of these photos. January and February were chosen and show Village activities – Horse Riding and Ploughìng.
The usual meeting format was changed this time; in order to learn more about the settings of our cameras and the use of light, there were practical exercises.
This involved six indoor sessions using reflectors and torches , lightbox and flash on coloured water, card, flowers and oil. We got some good sparkler pictures outside too. Please see gallery of results below.
On May 11th, there is an Outing to the Norfolk coast with Andrew James. Andrew has been a photojournalist for many years and will be helping with landscape and Seascape photography. There are a couple of places at a cost of £50 – please contact Pam if you would like further details. This is open to anyone in the village and local area.
The next meeting is on May 20th at 8pm at the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to come along. The March, April and May photos for the 2015 calendar will be sorted out. Next Theme is “A Good Day Out” which will include the Norfolk Outing. Do join us and bring along a couple of Theme photos if you wish.
Written by Pam Plant, Camera Club
Following the resignation of Councillor Phil Tobin there now exists a vacancy on North Luffenham’s Parish Council.
See notice below
BY LEAVING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE HAMPER JUST INSIDE THE CHURCH DOOR
ITEMS NEEDED AS BELOW
(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
via Patrick Woods, Secretary, North Luffenham PCC
The minutes of this meeting have now been signed off as being a true record and are shown below
The minutes of this meeting have now been signed as being a true record are are shown below
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.
Please find link below for revised agenda which now includes an extra item relating to the Parish Council’s application for a speed limit reduction on Edith Weston Rd:
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.
via Charles Cade, NLPC
North Luffenham Parish Council’s next meeting will be on Monday March 17th 2014 in the Community Centre and the agenda is as below
12/3/14 UPDATE: This agenda has been updated and can be downloaded from here:
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
Would you like a printed version of next year’s calendar? Contact the Camera Club today to reserve your copy of the 2015 calendar.
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.
Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm
Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds
Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm
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!
Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm
Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds
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.’
Help plant 500 trees to create a woodland area. Starts from 10am at the entrance to the allotments behind the bowls club.
Parish Council meeting, all welcome to attend, commences at 7:30pm in the Community Centre.
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
Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds
Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm
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.
Chater Community Choir meets at St Mary and St John Primary School from 7:30pm
Quiz night at the the Fox & Hounds
Knit and Natter meet at Fox & Hounds from 7:30pm
Final weekend at the Fox & Hounds. Everyone welcome to come and say goodbye.
Final weekend at the Fox & Hounds. Everyone welcome to come and say goodbye.
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 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.
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
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).
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)
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
As 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.
The 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.
The next meeting of the North Luffenham Camera Club is on March 18th at the Community Centre at 8pm.
The theme for this meeting’s display is “Candid Shots” and the January to March Calendar photographs will be chosen.
Practical exercises will be set up so please bring cameras and laptops.
All visitors are most welcome.
For photography enthusiasts, there is a new Photography Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham from 1st – 4th March.
via Pam Plant, Camera Club