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.
via Katy Ellis, Garden Club
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
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
Planning Application 2014/0085/LBA to add secondary internal glazing at the Old Rectory, 8 Church Street. View by clicking on the link.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Fox and Hounds kitchen will be closed from Friday 7th to Monday 10th.
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Please note that the Cricket Club AGM this coming Sunday, will be held at the pavillion, starting at 11am.
All welcome!!
Please click here to download last years minutes and the agenda for this Sunday.
via Pete Burrows, Cricket Club
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.
Sue Churchill showed us some fantastic photos of the Pyrenees Orientale throughout the seasons- what a beautiful place and so unspoilt. Autumn is particularly lovely with the tree colours in the mountains and so sunny!
Members have made inroads into the choice of photos for the next calendar of Village Life with – the Produce Show, Harvest Festival, Bonfire night and Christmas decorations. The next three months photos will be chosen at the March meeting.
NEXT MEETING will be March 18th at 8pm at the Community Centre. Members will bring cameras and laptops to do some practical experiments and then discuss issues arising from these.
The Theme for photos to take during the next few weeks and to show at this meeting is CANDID SHOTS- that will be a challenge!
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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
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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
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The Minutes of The Parish Council meeting of December 2nd 2013 have now been signed off as being a true record and are set out below
There are two planning applications in connection with the ex Horse and Panniers pub. Two separate dwellings are being created.
To view the planning applications, click on the each reference below or go to the RCC planning application search and enter the references manually:
North Luffenham Parish Council’s next meeting will be on Monday January 20th at The Community Centre and the agenda is set out below
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
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It’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.
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Just a reminder that our next film night is tomorrow Wednesday, January 8th. (As ever, the second Wednesday of the month in the Town Hall – although as a one-off it will be the 3rd Wednesday in March – with doors opening at 7 and tickets for sale on the door for £5).
Do bring friends, a bottle, nibbles etc. – we will supply our usual bakery offerings, but alas no fizz this time!
This month’s film is Behind the Candelabra, which had good reviews and should have something for everyone to enjoy – fun & frippery, and serious drama. We very much look forward to welcoming you along to our first film of the new year.
Behind the Candelabra (Official website, reviews: RT, IMDb, The Telegraph) – the darkly comic biopic about Liberace and his relationships – January 8th
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Susie Burrows, The Uppingham Town Partnership
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On Saturday 11th January we have more live music with the Dirty Cowboys at the Fox & Hounds.
Another local band with a big following.
Free entry as always.
via Maz, Fox & Hounds
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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.
via Katy Ellis, Garden Club
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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.
Happy snapping and we look forward to seeing your entries!
via Katy Ellis, North Luffenham Garden Club
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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.
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