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

Hollowell Lent Lunch

It was Lent and it felt like Spring when 45 of us gathered for the Lent Lunch in the Village Hall in Hollowell. The room was bright with spring plants and sunny colours and filled with the comforting smell of home-cooking.

Everyone tucked in to bowls of soup, plates of cheese and delicious homemade cake and the conversation flowed, as people from Hollowell and the surrounding villages caught up with each other. It was great to see the Uplands Ministry Team out in force, they are supportive and good fun.

Many thanks to all of those who helped; the soup makers, the servers, the washers up and the organisers. It was such an enjoyable event. Nearly £400 was raised which will be split between supporting the church in Hollowell and WaterAid.  

The rally promises all the traditional delights, from steam engines, vintage vehicles, tractors and cars, to heavy horses and vintage prams.

There will be Tractor Pulling and Birds of Prey, and, on Sunday only, a Fun Dog Show with Pedigree and Novelty classes.

The ever-popular auction returns, starting around 10am at the bottom of the rally field. Saturday only.

There is also a full vintage and modern fun fair, alongside a range of side stalls.

E M Rogers Transport will celebrate 80 years with a display of their vehicles and in the sky The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast on both days. Tickets may be purchased on the gate or through the Rally website.  There is an early bird discount on offer for a short time only: https://www.hollowellsteam.com/

There is also limited camping available on a first come, first served basis.

Hollowell and Teeton Parish Council

 Web: www.hollowellandteeton.org.uk

A Quiz: Street Lamps in Hollowell & Teeton Parish

Q1) How many Street Lamps does the Parish Council have responsibility for?

Q2) Which lamp was the first to be Upgraded to LED?

Q3) How many Street Lamps are to be Upgraded to LED in May 2025?

Q4) Which Street Lamp remains at 36 watts but has been fitted with a Part Night Cell?

Q5) How Has the Parish Council been able to fund the upgrade of Street Lamps?

Keep scrolling down for the answers!

The Best Bacon Butties in the Business – Hollowell Village Hall Big Breakfast

This is always a popular day in Hollowell and people turned up in the Village Hall one Saturday at the end of April hungry and enthusiastic.  The Big Breakfast was underway and from the moment the doors opened, the Village Hall team served coffee and breakfast rolls with smiling efficiency.

Whether you chose a bacon roll, a sausage roll or went a bit wild and added an egg, you were guaranteed something delicious. Homemade cake rounded off the breakfast for those with a sweet tooth.

Also on the menu was a catch up with friends, a joke shared with neighbours and the chance to win something interesting (and possibly surprising) on the tombola.

The kitchen and the coffee bar might have been manned by old hands, but the tombola was run with charm and aplomb by a much younger generation of villager and thanks go to Ben Clarke and Jacob Oswin for the work they did.

All funds raised go to support the Village Hall, which is pretty and perfectly sized. It’s an increasingly popular venue for children’s parties and family anniversaries, organised by people from Hollowell and surrounding villages.

If you are interested in booking it, please contact the Bookings Clark on 01604 740796 or book on-line through Hollowell & Teeton parish council website

Spotted in Hollowell and Guilsborough!

Two recent cases have been reported of ants eating through Gigaclear cables, requiring replacement cables from the cabinet to the house. Check your Internet boxes on your pathways in case the little critters have decided your cables look tasty!

“Freedom of the Parish” for Councillor Allen Eaton

Allen Eaton MBE was awarded the “Freedom of Hollowell and Teeton Parish” at a meeting of the Parish Council in March.

His fellow councillors wished to thank him for more than forty years of distinguished service to village, encompassing work on the Pocket Park, the Jane Letts Trust, the Millennium Bus shelter and many more projects to which he lent his skill and ingenuity. Councillor Eaton stood down from the council at the local elections at the beginning of May.

Allen is also well known for his charity work with Hollowell Steam Rally, which he created and ran for 33 years and for which he was awarded the MBE.

Hopewell Coffee Mornings

Coffee mornings will remain on the fourth Friday of the month.

The next dates are:

Friday 27th June

Friday 25th July

Why not come and join us for a cuppa, a piece of delicious cake and a catch up with friends. We meet in Hollowell Village Hall, 10.30am to 12.30pm.   

For more information, or for help with transport, please call Paul on 07780 265614 or email: wearehopewell@gmail.com.

EVERYONE WELCOME

A Brighter Future - Briefing on Upgrade to LED of Street Lamps in Hollowell & Teeton Parish

The Parish Council has responsibility for 32 street lamps:

There are 13 Bracket Lamps fitted to wooden poles and one Bracket Lamp fitted to a wall (No’s 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 24, 30 & 31) all at 36 watts.

18 Steel Poles  (No’s 1, 2, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 29 & 32 – at 36 Watt except Lamp No 10 + Highfield Park 25, 26, 27, 28 all at 42 watt).  

Lamp No. 10 has been upgraded to LED (18 watt) but not fitted with Part Night Cell whereas Lamp No. 22 remains at 36 watts but has been fitted with a Part Night Cell.

In 2023 the Council was required to undertake an inspection of all 32 Street Lamps within the parish to comply with BS 7671. This was completed by the Street Lamp Maintenance Contractor Eon, and the subsequent report identified Street Lamp No. 10, fitted on a bracket, to be ‘in a very poor condition’ and failed the inspection which is why it has been replaced with a steel pole and upgraded to LED 18 watt. Eon has since advised that when they surveyed the lights, they found that some of the brackets were still in good condition and did not need to be replaced, but as part of a quotation to upgrade to LED Eon identified eight brackets requiring replacement.

GILLIAN GREAVES (Clerk)

12 Berry Lane, Wootton

NN4 6JX

Tel: 07771980598

Email: pc-clerk@hollowellandteeton.org.uk

Website: http://www.hollowellandteeton.org.uk

Upgrade to LED:

The Council has been in receipt of funding from West Northamptonshire Council as a share of monies collected through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL),  At the Parish Council meeting on the 19th March 2025 the Council approved the expenditure from the CIL funds towards the upgrading of some of the street lamps. The change from 36 watt to 18 watt LED will offer potential savings on electricity charges which continue to be one of the larger costs for the Parish.

Eight Lamps fitted to brackets that require replacement:

PLS 6, 20 & 30 CHURCHILL, PLS 11,12,13 & 14 GUILSBOROUGH HILL, PL 24 CREATON LANE TEETON.

Eon proposed - Remove existing lantern & bracket to tip, supply & install new galvanised steel bracket fitted with 18w Holophane LED lantern and dusk to dawn photocells.

The Council will continue to review options for further upgrade of remaining Street Lamps

19 Lamps installed on steel columns or brackets:

PLS 1 to 5 CREATON RD (3 – 5 Bracket), PLS 7, 8, 9 & 29 CHURCHILL (7 & 8 Bracket), PLS 15 & 16 ORCHARD CLOSE, PLS 17, 18 & 19 SPRING CLOSE, PL 21 RAVENSTHORPE RD TEETON, PL 22 HOLDENBY RD TEETON, PL 23 CREATON LANE TEETON, PL 31 GUILSBOROUGH RD (31 Bracket), PL 32 RAVENSTHORPE RD TEETON.

A. G. Crisp,Chairman