Welcome to the Village Link website. We’re a small not for profit organisation staffed by volunteers and cannot justify the expense of an SSL certificate. This certificate is what changes a web address from http to https. Google will soon change how they label sites; instead of labelling sites with a certificate as secure they will label sites without one as insecure. We keep this site as secure as we can and is as secure as it ever has been. Please do not be put off!

Take a little time to browse our pages and discover what goes on where and when in our area. Within our pages you can also find out who does what locally. If you would like to contribute anything to any of our pages, including your favourite picture from where you live in our area, please follow the links on the Contact Us page. We would love to carry all the info for your local club or association and best of all, it’s all for free!

The map on the left is fully navigable plus you can zoom in and out by using the controls in the top left corner and if you view the larger map you can enter street view by dragging the little yellow person onto the map to where you want to view and go for a virtual walk around our streets and lanes.

THANK YOU to Hollowell Steam committee for their kind contribution to Village Link printing costs. It is much appreciated! Reports on Hollowell & Teeton’s page.

A group of carol singers wants to visit all 7 Village Link villages on Christmas Eve. They start and finish at the same village, and want to visit each of the other 6 villages exactly once. If they take 15 minutes to sing at each village and 10 minutes to travel between each village, what's the shortest time their entire route could take? (Assume they don't sing in their starting village).

The Great Mince Pie Mystery

Mrs. Bennett from Thornby baked 24 mince pies. She gave one third to her friend in Hollowell. Then her grandson in Teeton sneaked two for himself. Later, she shared half of the rest at the village carol service.

How many mince pies did Mrs. Bennett have left at home?

Christmas Word Chain

Can you find the missing Christmas words? Change one letter each time to reach the final word. We've given you the first and last to get started:

SNOW → ? → ? → ? → ? → ? → ? → ? → ? → ? → GIFT

Hint: Think about things you might find on Christmas Day!

CHRISTMAS CONNECTIONS
Find four groups of four related words (like the NYT Connections format) Words can be connected by meaning, association, or common use at Christmas.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES IN OUR VILLAGES

Cold Ashby

Lights of Love switch on – Saturday 6th December at 6.00pm

Carol Service – Saturday 13th December at 5.00pm

Christmas Day Communion service – 9.30am

Cottesbrooke

Carol Service – Saturday 20th December at 2.00pm

Christmas Day Communion service – 11.00am

Creaton

Walking Nativity – Saturday 20th December at 1.00pm

(especially suitable for children and families)

Carol Service – Sunday 21st December at 3.00pm

Christmas Communion – Wednesday 24th December at 10.00pm

Guilsborough

Lights of Love switch on – Sunday 7th December at 4.30pm

Carol Service – Sunday 21st December at 6.00pm

Christmas Day Communion service – 9.30am

Hollowell

Carol Service with Christingles – Wednesday 24th December 6.30pm

Thornby

Carol Service - Sunday 21st December at 3.00pm

Christmas Communion Service – 9.30am

Guilsborough Academy Students would love to help tidy your village!

Representatives from the Student Parliament committee are available and very keen to come to the local communities and feeder areas of our catchment to help litter pick. We would bring a group of students and all our own equipment, just let us know where!

Please contact Assistant Principal, Mr K Woolridge if you would like to arrange for us to come and litter pick. woolridge@guilsborough.northants.sch.uk

CHRISTMAS PUZZLES…………

…….…...JUST FOR FUN!

Answers can be found here. No peeping though!