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FOOD BANK COLLECTION

The next collection for the Food Bank will be on Wednesday, 5th February.

Please continue to give generously – UHT milk and juice, washing up liquid, pump hand soap are kindly requested.

 

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MONTHLY WALK

MONTHLY WALK/TIME TO TALK DAY

 

Thursday, February 6th meet at the Church porch at 10:00 am; light refreshments will be available afterwards.

 

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FEBRUARY CHURCH SERVICES

All the services will start at 9:30 am

February 2nd – Morning Prayer (Candlemas)
February  9th – Holy Communion – Steve Benoy, Chaplain to the Bishop of Peterborough
February 23rd – Morning Prayer

 

CASTLE CHASE POP UP SHOP

Hello Again,

Happy New Year to everyone.

I am planning a Pop up Shop on Saturday 25th January there won’t be a shop on 1st February due to a family commitment.  We will have Fresh Home Bred Lambs that have been pasture fed available.  If you would like a specific cut or size of joint, please ring me on 07803 000 465 to discuss and I can arrange for the butcher to prepare it for you.  Orders welcome before 9:00am on Wednesday 22nd January.  Some cuts including chops, Barnsley chops and racks of lamb are very popular so please feel free to reserve any of these items and either collect on Saturday or arrange a mutually convenient time to collect.

We will be taking orders for half and whole lambs for our March Pop up Shop and will also have fresh lamb cuts on that day.  Whole lambs will be £220 and half lambs £110.

Frozen Beef and Venison and Lamb are always available either on shop days or by arrangement just ring or text me to arrange a time to come and browse.

We look forward to seeing you.
Kind Regards
Sue Scott
Scott & Scott (Ayston) Ltd
Home Farm, Preston Lane, Ayston, Rutland, LE15 9BL.
office@scottayston.co.uk
01572 823345     07803 000465

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TALKING GARDEN EVENTS

A new year and time to get the diaries out…

Talking Gardens will be organising the following events and we very much hope you can join us.

Saturday, March 29th  – Wine Tasting
Venue – Village Hall
Time – 5:30- 8:00 pm
Entry fee – £15.00 per person will be required beforehand to secure your place as places are limited and cover for the catering costs.

 

Saturday, May 31st – Springtime  Garden Safari
Venue – Village Hall and private gardens in Ridlington
Time – 14:00 – 5:30
Entry Fee – £10.00 per person will be required beforehand to secure your place and cover for the catering costs.

 

Please confirm in writing if you would like to attend any or both of the above by replying by email to talking.gardens@btinternet.com 

All proceeds for both these events will be going to support the Playing Field.

More detailed information concerning the above events will be communicated nearer the time but for now save the date and let us know if you would like to attend.

If you are not on the Talking Gardens email circular and would like to received notifications of the events that we organise, please let us know by sending a message to talking.gardens@btinternet.com

Many thanks,

 

Jackie, Jo, Shelagh

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NHS – A PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

 

The NHS wishes to simplify, combine, and improve some existing services in Rutland by 1 April 2026.

There will be a public consultation on proposed improvements. See the back page of the leaflet below for the “drop in” events.

To find out more, there are a number of leaflets and questionnaires in the Village Hall porch for you to take home to read.

Alternatively, if you prefer to view online, you can access more information on www.bit.ly/rutlandsurvey

You can also download this leaflet which will give you further information and contact details you may need NHS

 

THE TRUSTEES

 

 

 

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

First, a post-apocalyptic novel “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham. I read this first as a teenager, but I enjoyed it more this time round.

Another re-read, Muriel Spark’s “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” – I could hear Dame Maggie Smith’s voice loud and clear. A great book with complex characters displaying a host of human imperfections.

Talking of hearing voices, I could not help but enjoy the wonderfully warm tribute to F1 commentator Murray Walker in “Incredible” by Maurice Hamilton  and… finally, “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole – a cult classic, the story of a modern day Don Quixote, Ignatius J. Reilly, written in the first person as if autobiographical – good fun!

 

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RSPB BIRD WATCH 2025

If you have a spare daylight hour in the weekend of January 24-26th why not participate in some citizen science?

The RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey – see –  https://www.rspb.org.uk/

As well as in your own garden, you can count on the Churchyard and/or Playing Field.