Don’t forget to check our Events Diary for more information on events in all our villages and surrounding area.

NEWS FROM THE MEMORIAL HALL

May Day celebration tea

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our May Day celebration. It was a lovely afternoon and so  lovely to see a new generation of children dancing around the Maypole. Special thanks to Fiona Gunn-Stokes, Carole Oliver and Julie Webb for making  and serving the traditional tea. It is so important in our small communities to keep village traditions alive and we were delighted that so many joined us for our

70s night

A fantastic evening was had by all who attended our 70s night in June.  Huge thanks to Dave Harris for compèring and delivering a fabulous playlist, along with a challenging and enjoyable  tabletop quiz. Congratulations to Tina for being voted best dressed and to everyone else who made it such a fun occasion and dressed up in 70s outfits. Thank you to Mandy Carson and Gemma Sellers for making and serving the buffet supper.

Cold Ashby Archive

Just a reminder that the trustees of the Memorial Hall are collecting old village news cuttings, photos and any other memorabilia from Cold Ashby days gone by. If you have anything that we could have or re-photograph for the archive, please let Fiona or Mandy know. We will be holding a  Heritage Open Day at our café on Saturday August 30th so villagers can come and view our collection, so in the meantime please have a look in cupboards and drawers for anything that you may have that is interesting about our village history.

Farewell to Mick Lill

In June, Cold Ashby lost another of their well loved residents, Mick Lill. Mick was Cold Ashby born and bred and was actively involved with all village affairs. Along with his late wife Maureen, he was a dedicated church attendee who spent much time and effort  fundraising for St Denys church. He also served as Chair of Governors at Guilsborough Primary for many years. He was instrumental in the opening of Cold Ashby Golf Club over 50 years ago and he had a passion for farming and playing bowls and won many cups and competitions in both. He will be very much missed by us all and we are very grateful for all that he did for the village.

NEWS FROM ST DENYS

Open Gardens  

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual open gardens in aid of St Denys church. More details will follow in the next edition.

Harvest festival and Supper

Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for our Harvest Communion and festival on Sunday 28th September at 09:30. Our Annual Harvest Supper will take place on Monday 29th September at 7pm. Tickets available from Debbie Sampson @£10 .

August and September Events

Everyone is welcome to join us and residents’ support will ensure that we are able to keep these important village facilities open and provide opportunities for entertainment, social interaction and keep the village pool and skittle teams going.

Pool nights some Mondays from 7.30pm at the Cold Ashby Playing Field Pavilion. Bar open.

Pool nights some Mondays from 7.30pm at the Cold Ashby Playing Field Pavilion.  Bar open.