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Calverton & Burton Joyce photo competition winner! The winner of the August Calverton & Burton Joyce Local News photo competition is: Aaron Macadam.
Aaron’s photo was taken at the Bonner Hill Fields in Calverton and is titled, ‘A bright sunny day helped make the most of the amazing colours in the fields at the moment.’
Thank you for everyone’s great submissions so far. If you would like to see your own photo published in next month’s issue then why not enter our photo competition!
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Events on this summer at the Lowdham Signal Box opens to Bookcase Lowdham the public after 5 years The Bookcase in Lowdham have have a great range in stock at the Have you ever wondered what a few updates and events coming bookshop too. We are so happy goes on in a railway signal box? up, here’s what they said: that we can once again welcome Soon, you will be able to find out, you in for a peaceful browse so do and experience for yourself what Summer books come to see us if you can. a signalman used to do. Summer is here and what better way to escape/ travel/relax than Bumps & Babies After 120 years service, Lowdham ask you to book a timed 30-minute with a good book?! An informal and unstructured Signal box closed in 2016 as part of slot on www.eventbrite.com - just baby group suitable for parents of a national scheme to modernise the We are delighted to present to you search for ‘Lowdham Signal Box’. babies from birth to walking and for railway signalling to improve line this lovely Summer Books selection (If you don’t use the internet, please expectant parents too. Expect toys, capacity and train reliability, whilst for you to choose from, and we leave a message on the number a sensory room, stories, singing saving costs. Following nearly 1000 below, and we will get back to you and play time! It’s a perfect way hours of volunteer effort, we are to confirm). to meet other parents and make almost ready for you to visit. friends. £3 per adults, refreshments There are lots more details on Daily from Sunday 1st August till will be included. Book to attend. facebook.com/lowdhamsignalbox. Sunday 8th, Lowdham signal box Tales in the Teepee will be open for you to visit, 10am- If you would like to volunteer, please A fun interactive story telling session 7pm weekdays and 10am-2:30pm email signalbox@lowdhamstation. for babies and toddlers in your own weekends. We have restored it to me.uk or call David Moore on 0115 personal teepee. Each week there’s how we think it looked in the 1950s. 966 4938, or post a comment on a new theme. 2 stories are told, take You can see and operate period Facebook. part in crafts, song singing and lots signalling equipment, and pull Turn to the next page to find out of laughs. The sessions occur weekly levers connected it up to a couple more about the The Lowdham on Weds 10:30 – 11:15am and Fri of signals. Signal Box events in August plus 2pm – 2:45pm. £5 per teepee. As we expect this to be popular, details on the 175th Anniversary of To book, call 0115 9664143 or pop and we are still urged to be the Castle Line which goes through into The Bookcase, on Main Street. cautious about meeting others, we Burton Joyce and Lowdham. 08 NEWS The latest news is online nottinghamlocalnews.com
Burton Joyce & Lowdham rail line celebrates 175th anniversary East Midlands Railway are Air Museum and Southwell • Antique and Collectable Sale For more details on events at celebrating the 175th anniversary Racecourse. Additionally, the line at Lowdham Village Hall on 1st Lowdham Signal Box, please find of The Castle Line between provides peaceful country walks August from 10am – 4pm. them on Facebook. 1st and 8th August this year. and many places to eat and stay. • Entertainment on 4th August at The Castle Line runs between Events to celebrate the Castle various stations along the line. They Nottingham and Lincoln through Line Anniversary are expecting re-enactors to travel towns and villages, providing a by train during the day, details of picturesque journey alongside To celebrate the 175-year anniversary what trains will be involved are on the River Trent. we’ll have some special events the EMR website. Lowdham Station happening along the route from 31 The railway line runs through will have a 1950s feel throughout July - 8 August. See how you can get Bleasby, Burton Joyce, Carlton, the day, with some Rock’n’Roll involved in the celebrations. Collingham, Fiskerton, Hykeham, dancing at various times in the day. Lowdham, Newark Castle, Rolleston, • Daily tours of Lowdham Signal Swinderby and Thurgarton. Box from 31st July – 8th August. Lowdham Signal Box has been The line opened on the 4th August lovingly restored to its former glory 1846 as a 33 mile extension to the and opens to the public for the Derby to Nottingham route. George first time from Saturday 31 July. Stephenson surveyed the area and This fascinating piece of history avoided engineering difficulties provides an educational ‘hands-on’ simply by following the route of the trip down memory lane River Trent.
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Awards and new kits for Burton Joyce football Club After a heavily disrupted season latest government guidelines. Year award ahead of the other coming season. It was a huge due to Covid-19, Burton Joyce This ensured that teams got to 450 players at the club and was success and they thank The Lord Football Club finally started to receive their end of season medals commended for his work rate, Nelson, Trent Valley Councillors and get things back to normal in late and play some in-house trophy ability, attitude and personality. Clearance Clarence for support on spring. matches. (Pictured middle) the day. (Pictured below)
The club has grown to over 30 The local Parish Council was Recently the girls from Burton If you feel you could spare some teams and provides football for girls present with Robin Ringham and Joyce FC wanted to give something change to support this fundraiser and boys from 4 years old to adult Lawrence King at the Poplars Sports back to the community that has and raise much needed funds for football and is home to a Downs Ground to hand over the inaugural supported them this past year. the Girls football kits, please visit: Syndrome team as well. Parish Council Community Trophy They organised a litter pick to www.gofundme.com/f/burton- to the winners of a round robin raise funding to buy all of the girls joyce-girls-football As Covid restrictions were lifted competition between U9 teams in all our teams training kit for the the teams were able to complete (Pictured far left). their League seasons and at the end of June a two-day Presentation Jacob from the U9s also walked Weekend was held under the off with the Young Player of the
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