VILLAGE & COMMUNITY MAGAZINE
September Edition - 2019 Connecting the Villages of ALSTONEFIELD ~ BUTTERTON ~ ELKSTONES ILAM ~ WARSLOW ~ WETTON
“WHAT’S ON” SEPTEMBER 2019 3rd Mornings Cross Country Running & every Tuesday From Ilam 4th 7.00pm Alstonefield Parish Council Meeting Alstonefield Village Hall 5th 3.30pm Pilates & every Thursday Beechenhill Hay Barn, Ilam 7th 7.30pm Talk by Trevor Cooper, Church Interiors Alstonefield Church 10th 7.00pm Butterton Parish Council Meeting Butterton Village Hall 10th 7.30pm Butterton W.I. Butterton Village Hall 11th Friendship Club Outing Owler Bar 11th 10.00am Free Nordic Walking Taster Session National Trust, Ilam. 14th 7 for 7.30pm Film Night Wetton Village Hall 14th 7.30 for 8pm Live Concert “The Magpies” Alstonefield Village Hall 15th 10 for 11am Charity Tractor Run From Warslow Village Hall 15th 12.30 for 1pm Wake for John Allen Alstonefield Village Hall 16th 7.30pm Butterton Reading Group Various Venues, Butterton 16th 7.30pm Warslow Parish Council Meeting Warslow Village Hall 16th 8.00pm Harvest Supper & Sale of Produce Elkstones 18th 7.30pm Bingo Warslow Village Hall 22nd 3pm – 5pm First Responders 20th Anniversary Celebration Alstonefield Village Hall 23rd 7.30pm Wetton Parish Council Meeting Wetton Village Hall 24th 8.00pm Ilam Parish Council Meeting Ilam School 25th 6.00pm Friendship Club Harvest Supper Alstonefield Village Hall 26th 8.30pm Quiz Night (NEW) Black Lion, Butterton 27th Am & Pm Open Day Manifold School, Warslow 27th 10 – 12 noon Macmillan Coffee Morning Alstonefield Village Hall 28th Afternoon ****Free Live Jazz at.... Tea Junction, Hulme End 28th 7.30pm Manifold/Warslow School 60th Birthday Party Manifold School, Warslow 30th Requests to Alstonefield Educational Trust Close “WHAT’S ON” EARLY OCTOBER 2019 4th 8.30 - 8 .45pm ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ (Martin Lambert) Warslow Village Hall 5th 10.00am Decorating the Church for Harvest Warslow Church 5th 7.00pm Cheadle U3A Ukelele Band Butterton Church 5th 7.00pm Quiz Night (with refreshments) Warslow Church 5th 7.30pm Butterton Bingo Butterton Village Hall
Deadline Date for OCTOBER 2019
All are invited to submit material for the next newsletter but ask that all items submitted in long hand include all names written in BLOCK CAPITALS. Please note that I do not take dictation over the telephone. Costs applicable to some items, i.e. business/private or charities not within our cluster villages, (please telephone if you are not sure & require further information). All hard copy for the Newsletter to be delivered to: The Newsletter, Trees Cottage, Butterton, Leek, Staffs. ST13 7SP. Tel: 01538 304560 and ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE IN WORD ONLY. NO PDF’s /JPEG’s or SCANNED ITEMS & ANY GRAPHICS TO BE IN BLACK AND WHITE. PLEASE DO NOT PUT TEXT INTO A TEXT BOX OR USE ANY BORDERS AS IT COMPLICATES THE EDITING.
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1 Thought for the Month In spring and early summer the workers collect mainly insects
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be to feed the growing larvae. Towards summer’s end some eggs develop into fertile male wasps, called drones, and poor. Euripedes fertile females – next year’s queens. These swarm out of the Don’t Twitter – Titter Instead colony and mate. The males die shortly afterwards. As the
weather becomes colder all the workers and the old queen WATER IN THE CARBURETTOR die too.
WIFE: "There is trouble with the car. It has water in Beware – when a wasp stings or is killed the ‘smell’ of its venom causes other wasps to become more aggressive. the carburettor." Adults feed on the sugary liquid secreted by the wasp larvae. HUSBAND: "Water in the carburettor? That's In late summer, as the larvae have matured, they eat nectar ridiculous " and other sweet substances, eg windfall fruit. Larvae eat carrion and insects. WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the The sting of a wasp usually wears off within 24 hours but for a carburettor." small minority of people the venom in their sting causes HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburettor anaphylactic shock which can be fatal. ( “There is a greater chance of dying when you’re struck by lightning than dying is. I'll check it out. Where's the car? from an anaphylactic reaction.” ) WIFE: "In the river" Do not disturb a nest because their instinct is to defend
themselves if they are under attack. They have a chemical
Gardeners’ Tip of the Month for August signal between each other and if they are under attack they
will send out an alarm to alert other wasps to come and help. 1) Divide Herbaceous Perennials and offer to friends, If you accidentally step on a nest – run !!! Go indoors family and neighbours. immediately, get in the car, even jumping in water is also an 2) Clean out Cold Frames and Greenhouses ahead of option. Autumn Sowing & Planting. Swatting is not advisable, the insects will become more
aggressive and will not leave you alone, so it is important to
take action and not stay in one position. Household Tip of the Month
Scrub Your Showerhead: Removing built-up residue on Regular wasp stings can easily be treated at home. your showerhead is easy: tie a bag of vinegar around it and Wash the sting area with water and soap to remove leave it to dissolve overnight. In the morning, rinse the as much of the venom as possible. showerhead/ It’ll be squeaky clean. Apply a cold pack to the wound site to reduce swelling and pain. Recipe of the Month Keep the wound clean and dry to prevent infection. Cover with a bandage Za’tar Bread. Use hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to
As a tasty alternative to garlic bread or when you get soothe the discomfort. Ibuprofen can also manage the pain in from work hungry and want a very quick snack, Wasp nests are sometimes highly visible, like in a tree or in a Za’tar bread can be made with nan breads cut in half shed, and other times hidden underground or inside a wall. lengthwise or any fairly thin breads (maybe even a The wasps themselves are commonly found around garbage Staffordshire oatcake). and rotting fruit. They are also attracted to sweet smells because sugar can increase their lifespan and reproductive Preheat the grill to high. function. That’s why you’ll especially catch them Mix equal amounts of za’tar and olive oil and spread hovering around sugary drinks and picnic areas. over one side of the bread. Wasps are not normally a threat during Summer when there Pop under the grill until its hot and enjoy. is plenty of food for them but they become a nuisance in the Autumn when there is less natural food and they are more Za’tar is a Middle Eastern herb containing thyme, likely to be found in the kitchen or around the picnic. Our sesame seeds, wheat and other herbs depending on classic control is an old jam jar with a bit of jam around the the region. Its readily available in most Leek rim and half full of water. Put the lid back on and punch a half supermarkets. inch diameter hole thought it. There are plenty of aerosol sprays to treat wasp nests but use them just as it is going WASPS dark or early in the morning when the wasps are in the nest.
Believe it or not, wasps do more good When queen wasps emerge from than harm. They play a vital role in winter hibernation, their mission protecting gardens and farm is to find a suitable place to build crops by controlling pest populations. their new nests. Among their They capture and consume insects favoured locations are sheds, such as flies, caterpillars and beetle larvae. lofts and holes in the ground but choosing the site is just the start Wasps are sociable insects, living in colonies of up to 10,000 of potential problems for homeowners. To build the nest, workers. They build their paper nests in disused animal the queen wasp needs fresh wood which she chews, burrows or in cavities in trees or buildings. Only newly-mated shreds and mixes with saliva to create a papier mache like queen wasps hibernate during winter, and emerge in spring material. Fence panels, sheds, gates and wooden window to begin building a nest. Queens lay eggs that hatch into frames are all ideal places for wasps to nest. In fact, if you sterile females workers. The workers take over nest building notice small white lines on fence panels or sheds, it’s quite and food collection, while the queen continues egg laying. probably a sign that a wasp nest is not far away. The
2 queen has to make sure that it’s secured to something Time went on and for some reason (shift changes maybe) solid like a roof rafter where she’ll build a centre stalk I wasn’t available within the deadlines required. Time around which to add cells. These cells are where she’ll lay passed and in the late eighties I seemed to win back the eggs. A spell of relentless activity follows as the queen typing up of the magazine. This time, using these new must find food for the hatching larvae and keep building fangled computers it all seemed easier and so then, off cells until the first brood of adult wasps has hatched and and on, until someone came forward, I seemed to inherit takes over the building work. the production of the magazine. Thus it appeared easier
Wasps are found worldwide with thousands of different to do it myself than have it keep come bouncing back. Dare I say this must be over 30 continuous years? species (some up to 2 inches long but not in this country fortunately ! ) and have been found in fossils from the Triassic It is time now for me to ‘hang up my fingers’ and leave it to period. Lots of very detailed background information in those that understand this age of computerisation, Wikipedia or more useful info in:- because I do not and never will do. A cheque book is https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife- good enough for me and ordering on line…...well my first guides/other-garden-wildlife/insects-and-other- time was my last when 10 pairs of the same shoe in the invertebrates/bees-wasps-ants/wasp/#uhb0isrq3lPUqLVZ.99 same size & colour were delivered!!
Nordic Walking If you are willing to consider taking on this magazine I will be leaving it financially ‘in the black’ due to generous Would you like to do an activity with donations & advertising income. friends? Sign up for a free taster to try out The Community Magazine is all about keeping the villages Nordic Walking. of Alstonefield, Butterton, Elkstones, Ilam, Warslow & Wetton together, let’s forget about the churches’ division Nordic Walking poles are planted behind you to propel you of us. Although the church has split the villages yet again forward. The use of poles means the upper body muscles with regard to rearranged parishes we have tried to keep are used as well as the legs. This means you work harder them all connected with local news & events other than in than usual (burn 30% more calories) yet the support given by a religious context. As a goodwill gesture we include each the poles makes it feel easier. village’s monthly church service schedule.
Ilam: Wednesday 11th September at 10am. Meet at Alstonefield, Wetton & Ilam now have, at long last, a National Trust Visitor Centre, Ilam Park, DE6 2AT. (Please new Vicar and presumably its own circular soon. confirm this location with Janneke). Butterton has it’s own Vicar (and church newsletter). Please wear shoes & clothes according to the weather. Nordic Walking Poles provided for all tasters. Elkstones & Warslow have their own Vicar (and church newsletter). For details or to attend a taster session contact:
Janneke Gorzeman 07469895267. As I see it, each of our existing historically connected [email protected] villages will be served in their own way by the church but www.whitepeaknordicwalking.co.uk may lose touch socially without the Community Magazine Or book now: www.coreconcept.org/calendar although we do have now, what I believe is called, social media keeping everyone in touch. Your Community Magazine
Any of Our Cluster of Villages’ Community or Fundraising A straw poll previously, when all was collapsing around Events. These would, for example, be Village Halls (some), our ears, showed that there was a need to keep us all still History Groups, W.I.’s, Book Clubs, Church (some), First connected and thus was born “The Community Magazine”. Responders, School, Play Groups in fact anything that keeps I am no longer willing to continue with the voluntary our Communities going as a whole. production of the magazine and so looking for my replacement. However, if monies raised are going to an outside cause or you are using a facility to earn money, then a small A full knowledge of our communities and their contribution towards our printing costs would be expected. residents is most essential. Also this is a volunteer role.
Currently the only expense taken is for paper & black PC Classified Annual Contribution £50.00 ink. You will also have to find your own proof reader & Advert Treasurer. Mine are hanging up their brains and eyes too.
Classified Per Monthly £ 5.00 Duties are:- Advert Insertion Compilation of all input via email or post Fundraiser Per Monthly £ 5.00 (sometimes telephone), editing of text/images to For Out of Insertion suit page content. (Grammar Essential Area Charities Knowledge Required) Full A4 Page Per Monthly £15.00 Liaising with the treasurer regarding payments to (‘Poster’ ) Inclusion do with advertising and various insertions. (Applies to all)
Have the magazine proof read and make any Community Magazine – The Future necessary corrections.
I first started to compile the Church Parish Magazine for Send down the wire and arrange printing our existing communities back in the early eighties. At requirements and hard copy collection times. that time I used to travel from Butterton over to the Vicarage at Alstonefield, the Vicar then being Derrick Travel to current printers (Cheadle) to collect hard Tinsley. We used skeins to type on and ran the completed copy when ready. pages off on an old ‘Gestetener’ in the Vicarage office. 3
At home divide copies into numbers for the villages within our core. WACFR 20 Years Anniversary
Deliver to dedicated ‘Village Agents’ who will (1999-2019)
equally subdivide for their delivery teams (bless them all as I don’t know what the magazine would We would like to invite all those who have have done without them). supported us over the years to join us
There are other ‘nitty gritty’ bits to consider but after the and celebrate our 20 years of service to above, your work is completed for the month. the communities. If you are interested I will help you through the coming months and help you with any telephone/mail or emails An excellent opportunity to meet the you might receive until you are ready to fly solo.
My maxim is, and always was instilled into me, that the current team and view our new vehicle. less pages you use the cheaper the printing off costs. I will help you as best I can to succeed with this. Refreshments will be available.
If you are able to take on this roll please contact myself, nd Tricia on 01538 304560. Sunday 22 September Donation
The Community Magazine Team would like to thank the 3pm – 5pm Committee of the Leaden Boot Challenge for their very kind and generous donation. Alstonefield Village Hall
th 60 Anniversary Alstonefield’s Articles
of the Official Opening of the
St. Peter’s, Alstonefield Secondary School at Warslow. Vicar: Revd. John Austerberry. The organisers are looking for any photographs or 01335 310002.
memorabilia of the School, it’s pupils and teachers Service Times September: from 1958 onwards. Especially sought is an original 1st at 11am, All Age Worship. copy of the pamphlet produced for the Formal Day 22nd at 11am, Benefice Holy th Communion (including Blessing of Opening on June 19 , 1959. Please contact the & Dedication of new responder School if you can help. vehicle).
Warden: Vacancies Wetton & Alstonefield Community First Responders
Serving the community’s emergency medical needs with pride, PCC Chair: Mrs Marion Beloe, 01335 310253. care and excellence.
Post-Reformation Church Interiors – a fascinating New Vehicle th Hurray! Our new vehicle is finally here and in use. You can’t illustrated talk by Trevor Cooper. Saturday 7 September miss the green and orange – it’s a legal requirement for it to 2019 7.30pm St Peter’s Church, Alstonefield, Tickets £5 for be marked up like this as a community first responder vehicle. adults, free for children, from wegottickets.com or 01335 310453 or at the door. Refreshments available. If you would like to look around it then please join us at our th 20 anniversary celebration. Thank you very much to all John Allen those who have donated funds to us over the years to make We were very saddened to hear of the recent death of John this possible. th Allen, past chairman of the Alstonefield Village Hall WACFR 20 Anniversary Committee. John was a devoted member, and, by his own See advert below. Please pass on the details to anyone who generosity, inspired the appeal and fundraising campaign for may not see this newsletter but who has supported us in the the refurbishment of the hall in 2011. Under his guidance and past or been a first responder. enthusiasm, over £100,000 was raised in only two years for Interested in Becoming a First Responder? the extension to provide new toilets, including a disabled toilet If you would like to become a voluntary responder then do and wheel chair access to the hall. His legacy lives on, and contact us so we can let you know when it is next possible to the hall is now one of the best equipped in the region, and apply on the NHS jobs website. There is also the option to attracts many visitors to our area. Thank you John for your become a community resuscitation volunteer if you don’t have foresight and inspiration, for which we shall always be the time to become a CFR. grateful. Margaret Cohen.
More information about what both roles involve and how the Condolences To the family and friends of JOHN ALLEN, formerly of course is run can be found on the application page but please st call us if you would like to know more before this. Wisteria Cottage, Alstonefield, who died on 1 August,
aged 83.
For more information contact Nicky on 01335 310296 or He moved to Painswick in Gloucestershire from Sally on 01538 304116 Staffordshire/Derbyshire nearly 8 years ago to be near his www.wacfr.org Charity no: 1121223 son and daughter-in-law, John and Delyth Allen, his 3 grandchildren, Sophie, William and Eloise and his daughter, Tina. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends both in Painswick and in Staffordshire/Derbyshire.
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His funeral was held in Painswick Church on August 23rd. Carol Suppers – dust off your dancing shoes, practice your John and Delyth Allen are also having a wake for John in party pieces – the nights are drawing in and we come closer Alstonefield Village Hall on Sunday, September 15th at to the big nights of the year!! The Alstonefield Carol Suppers 12.30 for 13.00 to which all his family and friends in the to raise funds for Cancer Research UK will be on Friday 20th Alstonefield area are invited. Donations in his memory are for and Saturday 21st December at the Village Hall. Tickets will The British Heart Foundation and Alstonefield Village Hall. go on sale in October. Offers of help much appreciated to For any further information, please e-mail Delyth Allen. Carrie 310453, particularly to help Mandy and Ann in the [email protected] kitchen, and all the other tasks… Many thanks.
If you are able to come, it would be helpful if you could either Alstonefield Parish Council let Delyth Allen know at the above email address or phone Clerk to the Council – Liz Court, tel. 07746 833910 Ernie Allen on 01335 310201. Email [email protected] c/o The Village Hall, Alstonefield Village Hall Alstonefield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. DE6 2FR Chairman: Martin Snodin Chair: Richard Butler (01335 310620) Social Secretary: Dave Littlehales Vice Chairman: Gordon Campbell (07919353800) Secretary: Margaret Cohen. Treasurer: Debs Railton Councillors: Nick Bonsall (310262) Alan Hayes (310057) Bookings Officer: Joe Griffin Rupert Hignett (310389) Carrie Osborne (310453). e-mail:alstonefieldvillagehall@hotmail Rebecca Mcintyre (310498)
Committee: Frank Lipp, Ian Longdon, Ken Sharples, Val All Parish Council agendas and minutes are always available Littlehales, Mandy Domville and Anne Morgan. on the website and the notice boards.
All Parishioners are cordially invited to attend our next ALSTONEFIELD VILLAGE HALL meeting which will take place at the Village Hall from 7.00pm on Wednesday 4th September 2019. CONCERTS Alstonefield and District RVS Friendship Club _SATURDAY Our next outing is on Wednesday 11th September when we will have a carvery lunch at The Moorlands, Owler Bar th followed by a lovely ride over the moors, hopefully still with 14 SEPTEMBER lots of heather to brighten them. As ever, everyone is welcome to join us on this outing and we can pick up from several villages, the coach fare being £7. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to go, so that we can organise the coach accordingly.
The Magpies th On 25 September we have our annual Harvest Supper – this (aka Bella, Polly & The Magpies) year with bangers and mash and a lovely dessert, at 6.00pm in Alstonefield Village Hall. The supper is followed by an auction of produce, which is always tremendous fun, so please bring something for the auction if you can.
Please ring Mandy on 0777 989 9860 or Ann on 01298 84394 for more information or to book your place on the outing or for the Harvest Supper.
Alstonefield Educational Trust Are you a young person or do you know a young person, under the age of 25, who is currently undertaking some form of learning? Well, the trustees of the Alstonefield Educational Charity are interested in receiving applications for grants to assist in the education of children and young people, under the age of 25 and resident in the parish of Alstonefield or its neighbourhood.
Grants are not restricted to young people in further or higher education but are available to all children and young people for educational purposes where a need for some financial Licensed bar 8pm (Doors from 7.30pm) support can be shown – for instance: extracurricular, leisure ______or out of school activities. Grants are also available for organisations or groups involved in sponsoring educational activities for our children or young people. Tickets £12 online at WeGotTickets.com Each application will be considered by the Trustees at their or 01335 310121 (em: [email protected]) meeting in October 2019 and grants awarded at their
discretion.
Macmillan Coffee Morning Applicants in Year 7 and above are required to complete an Friday 27th September application form, which is available via www.alstonefield.org. Alstonefield Village Hall 10-12 noon Applicants below year 7 or groups should submit their for Macmillan Cancer Support. application in letter, giving details of what the grant is required for and how it would be of benefit to the individual or group. Do join us for coffee, refreshments, cake and produce, Christmas cards and competitions. Offers of Please forward all applications to Siobhon Hayes, contributions and help please to Carrie on 310453 or Debs on Raikesleigh, Alstonefield, Ashbourne, DE6 2FS, to arrive no 310049. Alstonefield has held the World`s Biggest Coffee later than 30th September 2019. Morning since they started in 1991 - We look forward to seeing you.
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“AVETS Remember” Tickets for the pea and pie supper will be £6 and can be In an emergency you should always dial 999 first. If you need obtained from Barbara on 01538 304324 Melanie 01538 help before the emergency services arrive, you could call the 304504 or Maggie 01538 304115 or any other PCC member. Alstonefield Village Emergency Telephone System (AVETS) This includes dessert but you will need to bring your own on 01335818911. AVETS aims to connect you direct to drinks. Tea and coffee will be available. We do apologise speak to a local volunteer who may be able to assist. If you but this year we have decided not to do any takeout would like to know more about what we do, please call Meg orders. on 488 or Carrie on 009. Gift Day
Alstonefield Baby and Toddler Group Our Songs of Praise service will be on the 15th September at Alstonefield play group meet every Wednesday morning in 6.30pm and is the day we have chosen to have our Annual Gift Day. term time 9.30-11.30. £3 per family. The sessions are held in the very well appointed Alstonefield Village Hall and provide It is often taken for granted that whenever we need a Church free play for the children with a large variety of toys and for Christenings, Weddings, Funerals etc we hope to be able activities on offer. Play sessions frequently include a craft to use our Local Church. Even if you are unable to attend component. Church regularly the vast majority of people still like to know
We welcome any parent or guardian with children from birth that the church is still there at the centre of the community to school age. A healthy snack and/or biscuits are provided and is still a comfort to many who look to the Church in times for the children and ample tea and coffee for the adults. of need or distress or indeed to celebrate the happy times of life, but it is there at a cost and despite the importance that No need to pre-book, just turn up. The first session is free. people put on the place of the Church in the community, it is We look forward to welcoming you to our group! Please still left to the faithful few who turn out week after week in contact Jo for any queries 01335 310538 (daytime) order to maintain the worship of the church and indeed the or [email protected] building itself.
We run St Bartholomew's Church pretty much the same as Butterton’s Bits any other business and can only pay our bills from our
income, as well as Insurance, water, electric and .St. Bartholomew’s Church entertainments licence we do have a large sum of money that
Rev. Michael Evans, we pay to the Diocese every year and this is called the Parish 01538 266313. Share we have no option and it has to be paid. This year our parish share is £5736. We on the PCC are constantly fund Services for September: raising to meet this cost to keep our Church at Butterton 1st at 11am, Holy Communion. open. We have just spent a lot of time and money 15th at 6.30pm, Gift Day & Songs of renovating the bells at Butterton and this attracted a lot of Praise. interest from bell ringers all over the country. Some people 22nd at 9am, Said Communion. travelling miles just to ring the bells at St Bartholomew's 29th at 11am, Benefice Service of Church. Holy Communion. You should receive a Gift Aid envelope within the next couple Wardens: Maggie Risby 304115. of weeks. In these envelopes you can put any donation you Barbara Woodward 304324. wish without filling in any forms and give it to any member of Altar Flowers: L. Hambleton-Plumb the PCC or bring it to the songs of praise service, but if you Cleaning Rota: B. Woodward are a tax payer you can fill in the front of the envelope then St Bartholomew's PCC Members: this can be gift aided so for every £1 you give the Church can Melanie Hodgkinson (Treasurer), Maurice Woodward, Peter claim 25p back in tax. This can add up to good amount over Tomlinson, Brenda Mollatt, Lily Hambleton-Plumb, Margaret the year. Dutton, Doris Wentworth, Sisa Bartley. Butterton Village Hall
Chairperson: Katie Murray 304168, On Saturday 5th October the Cheadle U3A Ukelele Band Secretary: Sheila McDermott 304386 are coming to give a concert in Butterton Church, starting at Minutes Secretary: Marjorie Renshaw 304226, 7pm. Tickets are £6 each and this includes cheese and wine. Treasurer and Bookings: Maggie Risby 304115, Any donations of cheese, biscuits, wine etc would be Gwen Bagshaw 304358, Dianne Wint 304327, Hilary Bassett gratefully received as would any Raffle prizes please. For 304219. tickets, contact Barbara on 304324 or any PCC member. Please consider us for your event….be it a class of some Please come and enjoy a good singalong. You will not be sort, meetings/events on a one off or regular basis, family disappointed ! party, christening, wedding, funeral etc. Access the booking Lottery Draw – August Results form by going to the village website buttertonmoorlands.co.uk 1st Keith Morris £25.00 and clicking on the Village Hall link. 2nd Tricia Tomlinson £15.00 rd Sadly the Car Boots have seen their day. Hilary and I can 3 James Wigglesworth £10.00 only find so much to sell on our stalls and Dianne can only The next draw will take place on Friday 13th September at eat so much leftover bacon !! Disappointingly there have 3.30pm in Church. If you wish to join the lottery please been few stallholders but we thank those who have supported contact Melanie 304504 or Barbara 304324. us this season. The Committee would like to thank Barbara Harvest Service and Maurice Woodward for their generous donations towards From 3.30pm on the 13th October we have visiting ringers the Car Boot. £70 was added to the takings as a result. coming to ring a full peal rung on the bells leading up to our Bingo survives…..just!!!!….The next Bingo is Friday 30th Harvest service which will start at 6.30pm. During this time August. Eyes down at 7.30pm at the Hall. We are trialling a the church will be open for anyone to take the opportunity to new idea involving a jackpot prize. Come along and maybe bring any items they have for the Harvest service, as well as you will go home richer than when you arrived ! We are enjoy a cup of tea and a piece of cake. All items will be sold unable to hold our September Bingo on Friday 6th due to the the next evening at our Sale of fruit and produce auction to be Hall being hired for an event, (Friday 4th October is the next held on the 14th October at the Village Hall at 7pm. one after 30th August).
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approach to our chosen reads. For more information about Black Lion Inn the Book Club, contact 01538 304546 or 01538 304550.
For those who missed our introduction in July’s newsletter, the Black Lion Inn at Butterton is now under the new Elkstones’ Entries ownership of husband and wife team Matt and Hannah Grimsey. It’s not been three months yet since we moved in St. John the Baptist but we are starting to feel at home in Butterton. Vicar: Father John Bains.
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone from Church Warden: the local area who has been in and supported our new Mr Reg Meakin 01538 304295 business. We have been made to feel very welcome and all the hard work is worth it when we hear such lovely feedback Flowers and Cleaning Rota on the food and the improvements we’ve made so far. September: Margaret Grant Service(s) September: Contact We promised events when we first opened back in June so Church Warden for details. we are very pleased to announce a few things that we have th lined up to brighten the autumn nights. Thursday 26 September will be our first Quiz Night. Kicking off at 8.30 pm, “We welcome friends and this event is likely to be popular so book your team in and neighbours to celebrate with us at St. John’s”. prepare for some healthy, neighbourly competition! On Friday 11th October we will have some live music with folk duo “The Thought for this Month Brother Gillespie” playing in the pub, there are no tickets, so Another Summer almost over, the nights are noticeably just turn up for some traditional songs and great drawing in, and the Harvest Festival Season is upon us, and musicianship. there are 80 Shopping Days left until Christmas! Some places don’t bother to take the lights down because the next The dates for our kitchen refit are yet to be finalised but we Christmas season starts just after the last one has ended…. will be serving drinks only for a few weeks in October/November. Check our website or give us a call on De Cluttering Sale. 01538 304232 for more info nearer the time. This event was an enormous success raising nearly £1000.
The weather was better than forecast, the Leek Morris Butterton Parish Council Dancers were absolutely great, and we had plenty of visitors. C/O Clerk: Maggie Risby, 01538 304115 (My wife thinks we should hold one every month so that she Email [email protected] can get rid of more of my carefully saved treasures which “will
Chairperson: Karen Salt 304543, come in useful one day” ! ).
Vice Chairperson: Jenny Land 304265, Villagers Committee Members: Sarah Kinneir 304274, Peter We were extremely sorry to hear that Peter Grindey has died. Tomlinson 304560, Mike Stone (Website Manager) 304455, Peter and his family moved out of the Village not long ago to Roz Lees 304673 Tracey Perkin 304781. live up on Morridge Top but were active Members of the
The next meeting will be held in the Village Hall at 7pm on Elkstonians and always helped to organise and run our Tuesday 10th September. Everyone welcome. If you have an Sports Days. issue you would like discussed then please let the Clerk know We are also thinking about Mary Deaville who has not been asap and time will be allotted on the Agenda. well recently and is in hospital in Macclesfield at present.
Butterton History Group We hope that she will soon be home again in Elkstones.
The next event will be ‘Living and Farming in the Parish’. And we would also like to thank Brian Slack who has been The date is still to be decided and will be announced in the mowing and tidying our Churchyard voluntarily for twenty next Newsletter. If anyone has any photographs, memorabilia seven years. etc, as always, please let us know. Events this Month (and Beyond) The BBC One Show filming and interview centred around Our Harvest Festival will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, 15th our Doubly Thankfulness went well. The crew flew in from September, with the Harvest Sale on Monday 16th at 8 pm. Dublin, Ruth Goodman did the interviewing and she made it a There will be a Pea and Pie Supper and a Raflle in aid of painless experience. After filming here, on what turned out to Church Funds following the Service. be a very damp day, the crew went on to visit Eddie Mollatt. Our Christmas Carol Service will be held on at 7 pm on Eddie was able to tell them about his experiences in the Navy MONDAY, 23rd December. Santa will be dropping in and during WW11. A whole day’s filming is reduced to 4 and a there will be Mulled Wine and Mince Pies (and a Raffle) half minutes and will air round about Remembrance time in following the Service. November.
Next May is VE75 Celebration. A Bank Holiday has been th Ilam’s Inserts declared on Friday 8 May. Events will be taking place in the village and will be announced in due course. Holy Cross Butterton W.I. Vicar: Revd. John Austerberry. We meet on the second Tuesday, in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Come and join this very relaxed, caring and very social Service Time(s) September: th group of ladies. More details available on: 15 at 10.30am, Benefice Holy 01538 304546 or 01538 304550. Communion. 29th at 10.30am, All Age Worship. Butterton Reading Group.
Butterton Reading Group meets on the third Monday of every Wardens: month at 7.30pm at various venues. Ian Smith 01335 350236. Miss Ellen Clewes 01335 350437. We have read books of different genres over the past year Flower & Brasses Rota September: and have discussed the same with differing opinions and th th comments. We enjoy convivial evenings with a light hearted 6 – 19 Mrs V Nottage. 20th – 3rd October Mrs W Hudson.
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Church Lunch I am thrilled to say that we have received many Very many thanks to everyone who attended, gave draw complimentary comments from visitors and their comments prizes, sold draw tickets, made puddings, cooked potatoes, are testimony to the hard work and dedication of our team- fetched plates, helped on the day, ran the bar, mowed grass our arrangers, our sponsors, our cake bakers, our jam and and everyone who did the hundreds of other jobs and who chutney makers and those who served our visitors in church. gave their time to make our Church Lunch such a wonderful I thank everyone for their help and support! Thank you to our community event - it was so great to see everyone together many visitors also we would be nowhere without them! I am having a lovely time. Our thanks also go to the Dovedale particularly pleased to note that we have welcomed new Sheep Dog Trials Committee for allowing us to use the arrangers again this year: Liz Bettany, Pauline Shorthose and marquee prior to the trials. Sharon Ford. Special thanks to the Manifold Craft Club for Dovedale Sheep Dog Trials their contribution. We were really lucky to have the young of The two day event went well with the weather holding up our community take part once more: Victoria Astle, Charlotte much to the delight of the many spectators. I also believe the Critchlow, Emma Garde and Elliott Gould. Special thanks to president, Mrs Susan Pattinson of Weaver, had a very Emma Garde, Victoria Astle and Elliott Gould for their flyer enjoyable time. dropping and ticket selling.
We are also proud to announce that next year, 2020, Our Festival culminated in a Songs of Praise that was Dovedale will once again be hosting the National Trials on exceptionally well attended, conducted by our Curate Father 30th and 31st July and 1st August. David and rousing hymns played by Gwen Turnock. The
Christening homemade fare that was available to buy at the end was We think and pray for Freya Jayne Bettany who will be enjoyed by all Thank you for coming and thank you to the christened at Ilam Church on Sunday 15th September and ladies for their lovely food! We have raised around £1100 – look forward to welcoming her, her parents, grandparents and with money still coming in – it is not too late to donate – please pass to Emma Gould. great grandparents at that time.
Ilam Parish Council We missed our friend from Butterton visiting this year – Doris Wentworth and hope that she is soon better. Chairwoman: Caroline Sellers 01335 350368
Clerk: Paul Watson 01335 310321 [email protected] Website: www.ilam.org.uk A special thank you goes to EMMA GOULD for her Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is currently continued hard work in organising the flower festival. undergoing a Polling District, Polling Place and Polling Her encouragement, enthusiasm & welcoming approach Station review. More details are available at are an inspiration to us all. www.ilam.org.uk. Click on Parish Council then Official Notices. Harvest Festival th As summer is fast turning into Autumn we think of our The next Parish Council meeting will be at 8 pm on 24 Harvest Festival which will take place on October 6th at September in Ilam School. All are welcome to attend. 3:30pm.
Pilates continues every Thursday at 3:30 pm at As we are a rural community it is especially important that we Beechenhill Haybarn and the cross-country running group give thanks for our crops and all that we have in abundance, so please do try to make this service. meet every Tuesday morning for a five-mile jog; details are available from [email protected]. If you would like to provide fruit, vegetables, cakes or jams
and chutneys for us to decorate the church please come on ILAM CE of E (VA) PRIMARY SCHOOL Saturday 5th at 10 a.m. or leave them at the back of the Breakfast Club and After School Club church beforehand – Thanks in anticipation.
To register your interest email [email protected] On Saturday 5th October we will have a quiz with or call 01335 350316 refreshments in Church at 7 p.m. tickets are £5 – please see Emma Gould for a ticket. Warslow’s Wanderings Donation
We gratefully thank the family and friends of David Robinson St. Lawrence for their generous donations to the Church Yard Mower Fund.
Vicar: Father John Baines. Bereavements
Next Service(s) September:- We are devastated to note the untimely passing of Peter Contact a Warden for details Grindey. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family – his wife Julie, children Mhari, Milan and Larissa. May he rest Wardens: Mrs. Rachel Moorcroft in peace. 01298 84568, Reg Meakin 01538 304295’ Best Kept Village We are really pleased to note that we have won 3rd in the Treasurer: Emma Gould competition – thanks to Laura and the Village Hall Committee 01298 687190. for organising this and everyone who helped to keep the Flowers September: church area looking tidy. st th th 1 Andi Jones, 15 Suzanne Astle, 29 Sarah Garde We are thrilled that Helen Tomkinson is back at home Cleaning: Shirley Trafford following her recent operation and wish a speedy convalescence and we hope Miriam Kirkham is soon feeling Flower Festival 2019 - Creation better. Our community, once more, came together to work to the glory of God to depict the Story of Creation. Thank You to Stuart, Elliott and Philip Gould for mending the Mower Shed door – what a difference!! We started the festival with a new venture – a quiz – this was a great success with fun had by all, with refreshments included. Thank you to everyone who helped with the food and who came!
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Warslow Action Group. Warslow Village Hall
The Warslow Action Group is a committee set up to provide Warslow Village Hall is clean, spacious and well equipped funds (underwrite) and/or donations to local groups interested for all occasions. Hire charges as little as £15. in raising money for local charity and village improvement Licensed bar Birthdays-Christenings-Meetings-Funerals projects. The most notable event being the Warslow Beer Festival. After the recent successful Beer Festival held in Call: 01298 84984. July, funds are now available. Email: [email protected]
Visit our website: [email protected] Local means Warslow and Elkstones. If you have any projects or plans which could meet this criteria and you would Bingo: 18th September & 16th October at 7.30pm & every like some assistance, please contact the Warslow Action 3rd Wednesday of the month, great prizes and company. Group at [email protected]. All welcome.
Summer Lunch: A big thank you to all those who th Manifold Church of England Academy attended the Summer Lunch on Sunday 4 August. We (Old Warslow School) appreciate all your kind comments and look forward to 01298 84320 organising this event again next year. Also, thank you to Lynsey, Estelle, Amy, Pam, Sarah, Margaret and Barbara th for their raffle donations. 60 Birthday Celebration Quattro Groove: Thank you to those who attended th Quattro Groove on Friday 9 August, an enjoyable Past pupils, staff, parents and friends of the school are th evening was had by all. welcome to join us at our open day on Friday 27 September 2019 (between 9:30am-11:30am and 1:30pm-6:00pm). Recently, some events have been poorly attended. Guided tours will be available with the opportunity to During the October half term, the 2020 calendar will be put reminisce while looking through old school photographs and together, please try and support these events to ensure other memorabilia. Simply turn up on the day! they continue in the future.
People are also invited to join us on Saturday 28th September Best Kept Village Competition (7:30pm) to celebrate 60 years since the school was officially handed over. Tickets to the adult only event cost £10 and Well Done Warslow!!! include live music by Wilson and Lorenz, a disco and food. Forty-one Villages entered the Best Kept Village Tickets can be purchased form the school office or Charlotte competition this year. Warslow were visited in May and on 07875 387711. June by the judges. The Chairman stated, “it was a hard competition this year and all the work should not be rd Warslow & Elkstones Parish Council underestimated.” We came 3 in the Staffordshire Moorlands/East Staffordshire area with the well-deserved Your Parish Councillors are: nd st Chairman: Mrs Amy Wardman 01538 304512. Kingsley Holt in 2 and Hoar Cross in 1 place. The Best Vice Chair: Mrs Jane Prince 01538 300225 Kept Village competition has been running since 1956 and Mr Charles Barker 01298 84716, the children’s competitions since 1974, so a big thank-you Mr Doug Titley 01298 84787, to Manifold Academy for taking part. Warslow received a Mr Stuart Gould 01298 687190. special mention for our clean, well-kept Village Hall Toilets Mr Ian Astle 07377329145 and the lovely poetry displayed in Church. With this year’s Miss Laura Gordon 01298 84984 weather being hit and miss, the standards had certainly
Clerk: Steve Mansfield Tel: 01298 83308 or improved, commitment of volunteers and attention to Email: [email protected]. detail. The judges’ feedback will be posted out within the Website: http://warslowandelkstones-pc.org/ next few weeks, where I will keep you updated.
Dates of 2019 Meetings at 7.30 pm in Village Hall: I would just like to say a BIG thank-you to all those who September 16th and November 18th. volunteered, donated and supported this year’s competition and it makes us even more determined for Manifold Church of England Academy, Warslow next year! It’s great to see the village looking tidy and a lovely community spirit! Thank you. 01298 84320
Manifold Pre-School, Warslow We always appreciate donations of raffle, tombola prizes and tea-towels. We are a small friendly setting set in Manifold C of E Academy, Charity and Ofsted registered. Please See The Back Page Of The Magazine For Our
We open Monday to Friday from 9am - 12pm & 1pm-3pm Forthcoming Events. with a Lunch Club available from 12pm - 1pm. Thank you for your continued support LG
Places are available for children from 18 months – 4 years,
£4.50/hour, funding is available for some 2 and 3 year olds. If you would like to come and look around you are very Don’t forget deadline for the welcome. Please contact Sarah Thomas on 01298 84367.
Manifold Monkeys: We also offer a stay and play session October edition will be every Friday morning, held in Manifold C of E Academy rd Community Room, from 9.30am - 11.30am £3.00/family 6am on Monday 23 September including drinks and snack, suitable from Birth to 4 Years. All or earlier if you get chance Welcome to come along, meet new people, and relax with a nice drink whist your children play in a safe environment.
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Wetton’s Wordage General News Section (For Classified/Business Items and Subjects that cannot be
St. Margaret’s associated with any Village) (We thank all our advertisers for supporting the “Community Vicar: Revd. John Austerberry. Mag” with their donations and we’re always glad to be able to Service Time(s) September: th include adverts from local businesses). 8 at 11am, Morning Worship. th Please note that the presence of advertisements in this 29 at 6.30pm, Harvest Service. magazine does not imply endorsement of what is advertised. Warden: Miss Claire Day 01538 381773
Flower Rota: Trailer for Sale September `1st, Diana Higton, A Daxara Erde 158 unbraked 4’9”x 3’3” single axled th September 15 , Hannah Higton trailer, constructed with profiled galvanised pressed (Wedding), st steel sides and a G.V.W. of 650kg.
September 21 , Mann’s Wedding.
50/50 Lottery Accessories include a Hard Top, th Closing date for the next draw is Friday 13 September and Load Bars for the ABS Top, spare wheel and the draw will take place on Friday 20th September, at attachment, wheelclamp and Jockey Wheel. 11.30am in Wetton Tea Rooms. You can join the draw at any time by paying Margaret at Manifold Cottage or at the Price new £1482.00 Hardly Used Tea Rooms. The current subscription is £5 per draw. August Winners: st Offers in the region of £500 invited. 1 Julie Eccles £54.00 2nd Darrel Hampden £36.00 Darrell Hampden, Wetton 01335 310013
Film Night At
Wetton Village Hall ‘Tea Junction’ Tea Room Hulme End Saturday 14th September Tel: 01298 687368 Doors Open 7.00pm for a 7.30pm showing We have a new menu, selling and serving all local and home- Sorry – our film licence means we’re not allowed to advertise made produce, why not call in & try our fabulous home-made what film we’re showing. But you can find out by emailing cakes. We can cater for all groups, big or small, including [email protected] or visit the Village Hall cyclists, walkers, campers, motorcyclists and car groups. Notice Board. Whether it is home-made soup and a sandwich, a hot lunch There’s no charge to enter (because of our film licence). or a pudding or just coffee and cake. We would be more than But we hope you’ll make a donation to Village Hall Funds – happy to help. Please do not hesitate to give us a call. perhaps as much as £4 - to help with the costs of the film th nights. Next Live Jazz: Saturday 28 September
To guarantee your place We look forward to seeing you soon. Email [email protected] Georgia and The Team
Remember if you don't book in advance we cannot guarantee places will be available on the night. ‘Cliffes of Warslow’ So enjoy a good film – and a fun evening out – with your Gapping, Garden Walls, Pointing, Flagging etc. friends. Bring your own booze (or soft drinks) – we’ll sit at All aspects of Stonemasonry, tables the better for you to enjoy these. There will be Building Work Undertaken, No Job too Small popcorn, ice cream and hot drinks on sale beforehand and in the interval. Contact Andrew 01298 687261
To be added to the email list to receive information on upcoming films please email: Handyman Available
[email protected] My skills are Stonemasonry & Bricklaying (time served)
Strimming & Mowing, Hedge Cutting Wetton Parish Council Chainsaw work NPTC ticket, Excavator Work CSTS ticket Councillors: Mark Goodridge 310123 (Chairman), Welding and Fabricating anything, mig or arc Margaret Hodgkinson 310244, Denise Noble 310540, And anything else.
Lucy Powis 310560, Graham Stubbs 310202, Tel 01538 300715 and ask for Roger. Carol Kimberley 310182 and Diane Higton 310223.
Clerk: Steve Mansfield Tel: 01298 83308 or email [email protected]. N. GILMAN (Livestock Fencing)
All aspects of agricultural fencing covered in the local area. All meetings of the Parish Council are open to members of the public – and the agenda and draft minutes can be seen For a Local, Professional & Reliable service on the village notice boards; or on the Parish Council website Call Nick on 07773768785 at: http://wettonparishcouncil.btck.co.uk/
Next Meeting: Monday 23rd September at 7.30pm
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R J Mellor Electrical Contractors Family Swimming Professional, Reliable & Reasonably Priced Mums, Babies/Toddlers Groups in a I have worked in the local villages for 3 years now & have over Lovely Warm Pool at BUTTERTON 10 years of experience prior to that. I am fully qualified, insured MOOR HOUSE and registered with a national governing body. I am able to (Corner of Parsons Lane, Butterton Moor) undertake all aspects of electrical work including Electrical Installation, Inspection & Certification, PAT testing & Earth
MUMS & BABIES/TODDLERS SWIM SESSIONS Electrode testing. Robert James Mellor 07816985291 WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS (spaces available) [email protected] £6 per adult, babies/toddlers free
Family / Individual per hour: Adults £7, Children 4-12 yrs £3 Cytech Certified Bicycle Babies & Toddlers free (Minimum pool charge £15 per hour) Mechanic in Warslow
CHILDREN’S SWIMMING PARTIES!!! Complete Bicycle Service & Repair Fun Inflatables & Food in Party Room Pick Up Service Available
Our private pool is ideal for family swimming in a warm, IAN PERRY 07507 945 657 clean environment or for groups of up to 8/10 people and perfect for young children and babies [email protected]
Contact Diane for details on 07870 380375 01335 343960 or email [email protected] See pool pictures on our website Graham Bagshaw www.buttertonmoorhouse.co.uk Plumbing & Heating Engineer Local, Friendly Service
Based in Butterton K & K Gas ‘GAS SAFE’ & ‘OFTEC’ Registered Westside Cottage, Hulme End, Buxton. SK17 0EY Contact on: 07841708861 01538 304518 email [email protected] Suppliers of Bottled Propane & Butane Gas
We can deliver to your door or collect from our premises. Call John or Debbie, anytime, on 01298 84735 Charlotte’s Mobile Hairdresser 07949409921 / 07729694641 & Beauty Therapist Service
Providing an extensive range of Hairdressing & Beauty Ground Work, Farm Harvesting And Logs for Sale Treatments in the comfort & privacy of your own home.
Micro Digger, Mini Digger 1.5 and 6 ton Happy to Travel to Rural Areas, Fully Qualified & Years of tracked machines with dumper options Experience. Flexible appointments to suit you. Dumpy bags of logs delivered, also nets of Some availability at short notice. logs and sticks available. Call Charlotte: 07581266367
Mowing, Tedding, Raking, Hartdale Motors of Hartington Round Baling. All at Competitive Rates
Suppliers of Calor Gas Please contact Stuart Gould on MOT Testing/Servicing/Diagnostics 01298 687190 or 0797 4246548 Accident Repairs to all Makes/Models of Vehicles + Light Commercials. All types of Garden Machinery Serviced & Repaired The Ashbourne Shoe Company Open Mondays-Fridays – 8am to 5.30pm Saturday – 8.30am to 12.30pm A large walk around shop with possibly the largest selection of Mens’, Ladies’ Tel: 01298 84322 or 07746 357 751 email: [email protected] and Children’s shoes in the area.
Many Named Brands Including Darren Barlow Handyman Services CLARKS, SKECHERS, RIEKER, MARCO TOZZI & PADDERS. Qualified Shoe Fitter in store. Building, Pointing & Roofing, Flat Roofs & Guttering
Find us just off Shawcroft Car Park in Ashbourne. Chimneys & Lead Flashing Work Kitchens and Bathrooms fitted – Wall and Floor Tiling. 3 Wellington Yard, Off St John Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Plumbing, Joinery, Carpentry, Windows & Glazing. DE6 1GH. Tel: (01335) 344065 Email: [email protected] Small Landscaping and Mini-Digger Work.
Website: www.theashbourneshoecompany.co.uk Emergency and Insurance Work.
Local, Friendly, Reliable & Professional Service.
SHOREWOOD JOINERY Contact: Darren Barlow, Warslow I am a time served carpenter who established my own business 01298 84820 or 07973 468177 twenty-one years ago. I specialise in the manufacturing and
installation of bespoke joinery. If you have plans for new windows, doors, stairs, gates or ‘CURTAINS UP’ another project please call me Custom Made Blinds and Curtains. Robert on 01538 304113 for a free no obligation quote Full Measurement and Making Service. Curtain Alterations also Undertaken. Buffets for all Occasions Friendly and Local at Competitive Prices including collection and delivery. Christenings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Funerals, Weddings All Occasions Catered for at Reasonable Prices. Claire Hardwick 01538 702201 We also cater for Small Dinner Parties and BBQ’s Mob: 07979 942050 or [email protected] Telephone Pam on 01298 687452
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ALSTONEFIELD VILLAGE HALL CONCERTS PRESENTS
Celtic Connections Award Winners The Magpies (aka Bella, Polly & The Magpies)
Bella Gaffney (guitar, vocals) and acclaimed mandolin player Polly Bolton came together last year, fusing Celtic folk with bluegrass in an exciting new collaboration. Recently joined by the scene's go-to cellist Sarah Smout, and Holly Brandon on violin. this all-female four-piece is already establishing a fearsome reputation for their glittering live shows, onstage rapport and genre-busting material.
Licensed bar 8pm (Doors from 7.30pm)
Tickets £12 online at WeGotTickets.com or 01335 310121 (em: [email protected])
CHARITY TRACTOR RUN SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER MEETING AT WARSLOW VILLAGE HALL FOR 10AM LEAVING AT 11AM £15 PER TRACTOR, LIGHT LUNCH INCLUDED
‘BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT’ - MARTIN LAMBERT FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER DOORS OPEN FROM 8.30PM, FOR 8.45PM START TICKETS £4 EACH, AVAILABLE FROM 01298-84984 OR 01298-687452
80/20 AUCTION SALE SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER VIEWING FROM 10AM, SALE WILL COMMENCE AT 12 NOON BOOKING IN NIGHTS: WED,THUR & FRI EVENING, 6-8PM
CHRISTMAS FAYRE SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 12-4PM SANTAS GROTTO, BOUNCY CASTLE, CHARLIE CLOWN, WARSLOW SILVER BAND, LEEK MORRIS DANCERS, TOMBOLA, CHINESE AUCTION AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
WE ONLY HAVE FOURTEEN CHRISTMAS STALLS LEFT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. FULL PAYMENT OF £17.50 IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE EVENT, TO SECURE YOUR BOOKING. SET UP FROM 11AM, DEPART BY 5PM. (1 TABLE INCLUDED)
CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH WARSLOW SILVER BAND SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER PLEASE NOTE THESE TICKETS WILL NOT GO ON SALE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER. LIMITED TICKETS (1ST COME - 1st SERVED BASIS)
CAROLE GORDON AND DAVE SHERIFF ONE NOT TO MISS! SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER TICKETS £6 EACH, AVAILABLE FROM 01298-84984 OR 01298-687452.
CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE - FRIDAY 20TH DEC