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.

Come out and play!

From farm walks to cricket pitches, steam engines to dinghy sailing (Hollowell Page), summer across our six parishes has plenty on offer for all ages.

Open Gardens (Creaton, 7th June), summer fetes (Thornby, 12th July), and heavy horses are just around the corner, while drama (GMADS 19 & 20th June), music, and heartfelt acts of remembrance (see right) lie ahead.  

Did you know that this summer could be the end of community tennis facilities in Guilsborough (see Guilsborough’s page), unless usage increases? Other sports clubs are facing similar challenges.

So, let’s step outside and come together, support the facilities on our doorsteps, learn new things, and have some fun!

Hollowell Sailing Club offers Tuesday evening tasters in the Summer months. You will learn to rig the boats, go for a sail with an instructor, have a go at helming yourself, then return to the shore to de-rig. The session starts at 18:30 and finishes around 20:00. Fee is £10 per adult and £7.50 per child. Maximum of three participants in the boat at any one time. (For families of four we can swap people out half-way through). Children should be 5 or over. For details or to reserve, email androowwood@gmail.com.

 Learn to Sail training course dates for 2026 also released now!

Visit the website: hollowellsc.org.uk for more information

and to book.

Guilsborough, Hollowell & District RBL
Knitted Poppy Appeal

In addition to displaying poppies around Guilsborough and Hollowell in November, we are planning a display of knitted poppies on The Green in Guilsborough.

We are asking for your help with producing poppies. We need as many as we can get in order to make an impact. Our target is 400 – 500 poppies like these.

You can download knitting patterns from the Royal British Legion website or by contacting hobbyhall19@gmail.com.

Completed poppies can be delivered to The Old Bakehouse or Grooms Cottage, High St, Guilsborough. Thank you!