Produced and Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Church, Caythorpe,

Parochial Parish Council Supported by the Parish Council

Editor. Roger Welby-Everard 01400 273459 Email: roger@welby-everard.com

Here we are, July, children’s holidays are close, our own holiday closer and Stu-art and I are glad to be taking a break from the routine of life which this year seems even busier with all the ‘extra’s’ that have come along to celebrate and remember. We hope to have another reason to celebrate later in the year as we look forward to the installation of our new North aisle window commemorating 216 Parachute Signals serving in more recent areas of war. Last month on the 14th, the anniversary of the ending of the Falklands War, two serving officers from 216 came to Caythorpe to lay wreaths at the Falklands Me-morial, a much quieter affair and one I was privileged to attend with them. I heard once more the story of the Memorial stone’s chequered journey from the Falklands to its final ‘resting place’ on our village green and I thank the Parish Council for having the lettering on the stone renewed for this occasion, it was much appreciated by the Squadron members. I would love to know how much this Memorial stone weighs, a good deal more than the stones or pebbles I pick up while we are on holiday or just on an away day somewhere, somehow they help me to remember much more than where they are from. A stone of similar shape, but so much smaller, is on my study window now, picked up from the side of the A74 just outside Moffat and head-ing for Fort William on our first Scottish holiday the year after we were married. What a shoestring holiday that was, but memorable for all the right reasons, no, the weather wasn’t good, yes, we ran out of money on the last day, now when we look back on it, God was definitely looking out for us and we gloried in the scen-ery around us that he had created. Whilst we live in difficult times again all of us are blessed with simple but beau-tiful God created things, from the pictures drawn by our grandchildren to the happy smiles of those enjoying Street parties and all the local celebrations for our Queen’s Jubilee. I hope that some of these events and all the efforts made by so many villagers are memories we have given the young to treasure and enjoy in the years to come. Even if you don’t enjoy the 2012 Olympics (there must be something in it you will!) have lovely summer days, yours in faith and love, June

CHURCH CLEANING Mrs Jo Russell

Flower Rota Robina Heald

BRASS CLEANING

Please be aware; The regular service on the third Sunday of the month at Fulbeck St Nicholas has changed to a user friendly Morning Prayer with hymns and an address given by a member of the ministry team, this is to enable clergy in the Deanery whose re-sources are stretched, to be elsewhere. Similarly for the time being there is now no 9am Said Communion on the first Sunday at Caythorpe St Vincent. Coffee Mornings at Carlton Scroop – July 21st We are continuing our monthly coffee mornings in the Village Hall on Newark Lane from 10am until Noon, with a Raffle, Fair Trade stall and the usual Bring and Buy, please watch out for posters and newsletters for details of these friendly and enjoyable occasions. ‘Tea at Vinnies’ for a trial period volunteers at St Vincent’s church are serving Afternoon Tea in church once during the month, the next will be on Friday 22nd July at 3pm to which you are invited, there is no charge, however donations to-wards expenses will be welcomed. Our main aim is to provide a meeting place and time to chat. FRIDAY CLUB Children usually meet for their monthly gathering for songs, stories and some creative activity on this date, but here we are in July, the chil-dren are on holiday from school and so Friday club also takes a break for sum-mer. 21st September will be our first meeting back at St Vincent’s – 3.45pm. Have a lovely summer break, whatever the weather!

St. Vincent’s Church, Caythorpe Parochial Church Council

PARISH PRIEST: The Revd June Freshney 279199 LAY CHAIRMAN: Mrs Janet Avison 272158 CHURCHWARDENS: Mrs Jo Russell 273551 Mr John Scott 272974 SECRETARY: Mr Richard Johnson 272002 TREASURER: Mrs Debbie Manderfield 272561

Contributions for Caythorpe News Please send by email to roger@welby-everard.com or on paper (preferably typed) to:-

Owl’s House, 3 Frieston Road, Caythorpe NG32 3BX. Please note that the closing date for copy is normally around the 20th of the month.

PHOTOCOPYING We do welcome people who wish to do some photocopying at the Rectory. This is offered as a facility to all people who live in the Benefice, and the “contributions” made (5p per copy) help to keep the cost of maintenance of the machine down.

SERVICES IN JULY Sunday 1st July TRINITY 4 10.00 am Fulbeck Sung Eucharist Wednesday 4th July

9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 6th July 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 8th July TRINITY 5 10.00 am Caythorpe Sung Eucharist (Mr and Mrs Kelway) 6.00 pm Carton Scroop Evening Prayer Wednesday 11th July

9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 13th July 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 15th July TRINITY 6 10.00 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer 6.00 pm Caythorpe Celtic Worship

Note: North Loveden Group Eucharist on the 3rd Sunday is at Welbourne at 10.00 am not Leadenham as stated last month

Wednesday 18th July

9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 20th July

8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 22nd July MARY MAGDALENE

9.00 am Carlton Scroop Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30 am Caythorpe Breakfast 10.15 am Caythorpe United Benefice Family Service Wednesday 25th July

9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 27th July 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 29th July 10.00 am Carlton Scroop United Benefice Eucharist

St Mary’s Catholic Church Grantham 1, North Parade (Tel. 01476 563935)

Masses Saturday 6.00 pm Sunday 8.00 am, 10.00 am Most weekdays 9.00 am

CHRISTCHURCH (Methodist & United Reformed Church) GRANTHAM Sunday Services held at 10.30am and 6.00pm at Finkin St./Castlegate

Bishop's letter for Parish Magazines: July 2012 The Olympic and Para-Olympic games are almost upon us. It will be an exciting time for our nation and the world as thousands of athletes from all over the planet arrive on our shores to test their skills in a wide range of sports against the best in their particular field. We also might find ourselves becoming temporary experts in sports we have never seen before – I remember really enjoying curling on the TV at one winter Olympics and learn-ing a lot about the various techniques involved. Sadly, it is also a dangerous time as, with the eyes of the world upon the United King-dom, this would be a good time for a terrorist attack. We should pray for a safe Games. My wife and I are going to one track and field event and we are already planning our route to the stadium, probably by river and on foot, so we get there comfortably on time. One thing I learned from the More than Gold website is that the original Greek Olympics were preceded by a ‘Sacred Truce’, which allowed competitors to reach the stadium without being attacked as they passed through the Greek peninsula. I am hoping for a Sacred Truce this time as well – not just safety from terrorist attacks or a safe journey to our event – but in a much broader sense. Bringing young people together from almost every nation on the planet creatively and enjoyably to engage in competitive sport is an example of how nations could relate to each other, without the need for ancient enmities or violence. The Games are surrounded by a hundred day vigil for peace in the world: peace between and within nations; peace in our own hearts. Let us pray that this will be the true legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games.

+Christopher Lincoln You can find out more about the Christian support for the Games at

http://www.morethangold.org.uk/

HELP needed for putting flowers in our church. We would love to hear from you.

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FRIENDS OF ST VINCENT 200 Club

May Draw £15 Margaret Parr £10 Peter Taylor £5 Andy Roberts

June Draw £15 Ruby Lauren Horrobin £10 Paul Carter £5 Peter Manderfield

My thanks to Edward Russell for the photographs of the Jubilee Street Party that appear in this issue.

Roger Welby-Everard - Editor

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Music on a Summer's Evening:

Thursday the 26th of July at 7.30pm

A concert by

St. Vincent's Handbells

with Tracy Atkinson - Flute, Trudy Hobson - Trumpet and John

Heald - Organ. Refreshments (home-made cakes!) Free admission, but donations wel-

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CAYTHORPE AND FRIESTON DIAMOND JUBILEE BIG PRIZE DRAW

The draw was made by Cllr Bruce Nelson and the prize winners are listed below. Over 1,635 tickets were sold and after costs for prizes and printing we cleared £1030 profit to support our Jubilee celebrations so thanks to everybody for making this a success. £500 Cash First Prize ............................................................ Mr A Beddows Weekend in London .............................................................. Don, 4 Richmond Close 4 x Fish and Chips Suppers................................................... Simon Bishop £50 Woodward’s Car Care Voucher ..................................... Kath Williams £50 Meal Voucher at the Red Lion ....................................... Mrs S Deavin Sunday Lunch for 4 at the Waggon & Horses....................... Charlotte, Wellingore Car Valet ............................................................................... John Smith Bottle of Gin ......................................................................... A Grosset Brita Water Filter .................................................................. Mr M Wilson Cosmopolitan Lady’s Dress Watch....................................... Michael Bavin Necklace and Bracelet—Levick............................................ The Barn Lavender Beauty Set ............................................................. Meloney Dixon Ferrero Rocher ...................................................................... L Stevens £50 Christmas Meat Voucher................................................ Mrs J Avison Introduction to Archery for 4 at PGL.................................... L Brown Red Letter Day...................................................................... Balaam, Church Lane Bag of Spuds ......................................................................... K Peacock Bag of Spuds ......................................................................... S Balmer Outdoor Lantern.................................................................... Phil Hall Cotton and Lavender Collection ........................................... Maria D, Eastcliffe Square Lazy Susans .......................................................................... McQuilkin £25 Beauty Treatment ........................................................... Rachel Armstrong Harley Daivson Memorabilia ................................................ Mr Jordan Two Bottle of Wine............................................................... Valery Martin

Caythorpe Parent/Carer and Toddler Group We meet each Friday in the Village Hall at 1.45 pm to 3.15 pm. Cost per family £2.00. Drinks and biscuits included . For further information contact: Colette Loveridge 01400 272241

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CAYTHORPE BADMINTON CLUB We meet every Monday evening in the Village Hall from 7pm-9pm

New members welcome - experienced or otherwise. Equipment provided. Contacts : Cheryl 01400 273357 Mary 01400 273069

Village website:- http://www.caythorpe.org

Caythorpe Junior Badminton Club Tuesdays 5pm-6pm in the Village Hall for ages 6 to 15 years- any ability encour-aged. For more information please contact Chris :

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Heartfelt Plea Please would the Person or Persons who lets their Dog/Dogs foul outside 1 High Street please pick it up and take it away with you. You know who you are—no excuses BIN IT!

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For a lark (I hope! ) our Playing field has become a Park Confusion for us local folk

but then perhaps it was all a joke? Contributed by Mary Siddans

Photo Competition I thought the village scene in May’s Caythorpe News would be an easy picture to recognize, but no! I had some very interesting suggestions, but no-one spotted that it was the junction of Church Lane with Old Lincoln Road. Then the road markings gave Old Lincoln Road the priority. The finger post is still there. Another competition after the summer (whenever that arrives!)

Brian Lucas

I have a little Satnav It sits there in my car A Satnav is a driver's friend It tells you where you are I have a little Satnav I've had it all my life It does more than the normal one My Satnav is my wife It gives me full instructions On exactly how to drive "It's thirty miles an hour" it says "And you're doing thirty five" It tells me when to stop and start And when to use the brake And tells me that it's never ever Safe to overtake It tells me when a light is red And when it goes to green It seems to know instinctively Just when to intervene

It lists the vehicles just in front It lists those to the rear And taking this into account It specifies my gear I'm sure no other driver Has so helpful a device For when we leave and lock the car It still gives its advice It fills me up with counselling Each journey's pretty fraught So why don't I exchange it And get a quieter sort? Ah well, you see, it cleans the house Makes sure I'm properly fed It washes all my shirts and things And - keeps me warm in bed!

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CAYTHORPE AND DISTRICT WOMEN’S INSTITUTE I was pleased to welcome members and guest Kate Davidson to our June meet-ing along with Sue Deavin who has been able to return after a short absence. Our Quiz Evening last month made us a small profit of just over £100 which will give our funds a much needed boost, thank you to all those who supported us. Our speaker was the most delightful Mrs Betty Elmer to whom we could have listened all night. She has a way of bringing facts to life through her wonderful story telling; she arrived dressed as a typical housekeeper from Victorian times and enabled us all to imagine what life “below stairs” at Belvoir Castle might have been like. The housekeeper was the most important person employed there and had a great deal of power over the other employees, controlled the household budget, menus and even had a distillation room in which she would distil oils etc. to keep the castle clean and people healthy. The present castle is occupied by His Grace the Duke of Rutland, his wife the Duchess and their three daugh-ters and two sons. It is the fourth castle on this site, the first being a Mott and Bailey castle built around 1076, the second in the 1400’s was a “big fighting” castle destroyed by Cromwell’s cannons and the third was a splendid castle built in the late 1600’s. By 1799 John, the Duke at the time who was only 28 fell in love with and married, Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke of Carlisle who wanted a “fairy tale” castle with towers and turrets. She duly got one but by 1818 it was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt by 1825 and that is the one we see today. Mrs Elmer currently works for Gravity FM where she interviews people for docu-mentaries, records it, writes a script and then chooses music to accompany it. It was through this that she met the new Duchess who wanted to promote the Cas-tle and went to interview her. They liked her so much they offered her a job where she has now worked for ten years. Coach parties from all over the world come to see the castle and the historic re-enactments in which she is involved. Twenty of us have now booked to go and see the “Fields of Gold” flower festival at Lincoln Cathedral on 16th August. Before that on the 9th, we are going to visit Trentham Gardens and the Potteries, seats may be available on the coach (we will know after our July meeting), so please contact me if you would be inter-ested in joining us for the day. The raffle was won this month by Caroline Long, Competition by Mary Giles and Flower of the month by Pauline Dorey. Our July meeting is to be “Olde Tyme Music Hall” being performed by some of our members and their husbands. We are looking forward to dressing up for the part and are grateful for all their hard work in preparing for this, it will be the first time they have attempted such an event. We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in Caythorpe vil-lage hall and visitors are always welcome at a cost of £3 per visit. Sue Case (President) Tel: 01400 250102 email: suecase@hotmail.co.uk

CAYTHORPE & DISTRICT WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 60TH ANNIVERSARY 2013

In March or April of 1953 Mrs Arnold Gray, living at Caythorpe Hall, invited all ladies of the parish to a meeting at her home with an interest in forming a Women’s Institute. It was well attended and over ten ladies went on to become the founder members with its official start date being May of that year. I have found out who many of those founder members were, but not all. It is the inten-tion of the current membership to produce a book to commemorate the occasion and we are appealing for all villagers who can remember, either being an early member them-selves, or having a mother, aunt or other relation that was. We would like to include in our book, accounts of early memories (days out, memorable speakers, funny, unusual or special events). We would like to know why ladies still living in the area stopped being members, was it the cost or another reason? We would be particularly interested in any photos you may have of your mum, aunt or sister regardless of how old it is, especially if she was one of the founders (it can be scanned into the computer and returned to you immediately). Also, any items you may still have e.g. WI badges, craft items etc. that once belonged to them. Sadly, only one of the founder members is still alive as far as I am aware – she was only seventeen when she joined with her mother. Please help me to find out as much as I can about the WI’s history in Caythorpe, for instance I do know that we were one of the custodian trustees of the playing field on Old Lincoln Road, and that most of the other organisations also trus-tees, no longer exist. We are hoping to have several events next year; a celebratory meal with entertainment, an exhibition of how we were and how we are now (what has changed and what has not) and show off our new tablecloth being produced with modern style ideas but using tradi-tional methods. We want to show you what the 2013 WI is about and how its origins are what makes it a success; being run by women for women. If you can help in any way, however small, it will be so appreciated. I will be happy to come and visit you for an “interview” if that will make things easier. Thank you

Sue Case (President 2012)

DIAMOND JUBILEE MUGS I was only able to obtain a few extra Jubilee Commemorative Mugs. I underestimated the number of children 16 and under in the Parish and the number of people who wanted to buy them. However, as far as I am ware all the young people were given a free Jubilee mug, which was paid for, along with the Tuesday Street party disco, from the old Youth Club fund and a person who wishes to remain anonymous. All the mugs sold for £2.95 were sold at cost price. I would like to add my appreciation to Neil Fritzsche and his group of helpers for mak-ing the Jubilee celebrations so enjoyable. I cannot believe that at the Street Party I was dancing to Hi-Ho Silver Lining in the Fish Shop Car park and jiving with the Revd June in the High Street to Status Quo. Rocking all over the World!! Andy Roberts

ST VINCENT’S CHURCH CAYTHORPE  

TEDDY BEAR PARACHUTE DROP SATURDAY 14TH JULY 2012 

 2PM ‐ 4PM 

 IN AID OF CHURCH ROOF AND SPIRE APPEAL 

   GAMES  CAKE STALL   BRIC – BRAC  TOMBOLA   RAFFLE  BOOKS   CREAM TEAS  ..& MUCH MORE 

FETE PROCEEDS IN AID OF GENERAL CHURCH FUNDS  

PLEASE NOTE: CAYTHORPE BROWNIES WILL PROVIDE  “FIRST AID”FACILITIES FOR ALL INJURED TEDDIES!! 

Donations of bric a brac, books, cakes and raffle prizes would be most welcome. Please contact Jo Russell 273551 or Judith Scott 272974 and we will arrange collection.

Caythorpe Playing Field News Well the Diamond Jubilee has passed and it has been a very busy time for all involved with the playing field additionally we have run the casino night, the Caythorpe Cantor and of course the Music Festival since our last article. All went extremely well although the Casino night wasn’t very well supported by the com-munity so maybe it’s not the sort of event they want to attend please let me know if this is the case? Neil.lfr@btinternet.com or 01400 273293. The Playing Field continues to be a focal point for the Village. Several events were held during the Jubilee Celebrations, starting with the music festival, Big Lunch, Jazz in the Park, Playtime in the park and reaching a climax on Monday evening when a large audience witnessed the lighting of the beacon and enjoyed some impressive fireworks. Despite the inclement weather the Cricket Club have managed to play some matches and hold Junior training sessions. During the football “close season” the Senior and Junior pitches have been reseeded in preparation for next winter's matches. The new Play equipment is being very well used, and families picnicking using the new tables are often to be seen when the weather allows. The AGM was held on 12th June. The Chair's report was given by Elspeth Fra-ser-Darling, and Peter Rushmere presented the Treasurer's Report. The latter report emphasised how reliant we are on income from the events held through the year, particularly the “Chase”, “Canter” and the Gala on Arnhem Weekend. These events require an enormous amount of voluntary assistance, and the Committee is very grateful to those who help each year. As there were about a dozen nominees for the elected part of the Committee a vote was held and seven were elected in accordance with the Constitution. After the AGM the newly elected Committee Members, joined by the representa-tives from other groups, held a short meeting to elect Officers for the coming year. Elected were Chairman – David Cree, Vice-Chairman – Steve Bedford, Treas-urer – Bruce Nelson, and Deanne Hammond is acting Minutes Secretary. It is unfortunate that a considerable part of the committees' efforts and finances have to be spent on repairs. Each time we have to pay for windows or the fabric of the building to be repaired it means less finance is available for new develop-ments. We are grateful to the school for donating a set of Junior Goalposts, and to David Dorey for arranging this. Hopefully by the time this is read they will have been installed. The idea is that these are away from the areas used for Football and Cricket Matches, and will be available for youngsters (and others!) to use throughout the year without it mattering if the grass is worn away. With a change of committee comes a new list of contacts these are Dave Cree Chairman daveg3tbk@googlemail.com Steve Bedford Vice Chairman steve.bedford@tcs.com Deanne Hammond Secretary deannahammond@btinternet.com Sean Taylor Booking Secretary sean.taylor7@virgin.net

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MEMORIES OF ROYAL OCCASIONS. Alasdair F-D

I have lived long enough now to remember Several Royal occasions and I thought it would be interesting to wander down memory lane and recall some of those incidents. It is a thought that for nearly every person in this country , most of their lives have been spent in her reign. 1935 KING GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE. I was seven and we lived in a very iso-lated part of the NW Highlands named Dundonnell. There was a big party for children at the local school and I do remember it was a lovely warm day and we had a feast outside. My father had one of the few cars in the area, an old Austin with collapsible roof. and was busy transporting people over rough, unmetalled single track roads. The result was a broken chassis!. There was no electricity then but a local landowner was able to show silent films, a new experience for us. He showed Charlie Chaplin films and you can imagine how we laughed. I have a vivid memory of Chaplin sitting next to a very large bearded Italian gentleman who was eating spaghetti or rather taking a mouthful and suck-ing up the long strands. This was too much for Charlie Chaplin who kept putting out his hand to catch a bit when it suddenly disappeared! Sadly, within a few months the King had died. 1937 KING GEORGE VI. CORONATION. By now I was at school in Achiltibuie in Wester Ross. This occasion was much grander and we all went to a big Church Service in the local Territorial Drill Hall. We children lined the road as the local platoon of the Seaforth Highlanders marched along the road into the Drill Hall followed by us and our formidable Headmistress, Miss Campbell and then the rest of the village. A special Preacher had been invited, well known for his preaching ability. Remember, the only religion locally was Wee Free. I can’t remember how long he preached for but Miss Campbell kept feeding us with jelly beans to keep us quiet. It was a very long sermon and occasionally he would say or should I say shout about ’the WRRAATH OF GOD. At least we woke up, and this resounding phrase was repeated at regular intervals. Quite what this had to do with the Coronation, I have never understood. My parents were living on Priest Island where my father was pursuing his studies of bird life. They, too, were going to light a fire on the summit which would be seen for miles. We all waited and nothing happened. In fact a stiff Northerly breeze had sprung up and Father very rightly did not want to take the risk of a spreading but creeated some anxiety among us Only three years later so many of those Seaforth Highlanders lost their lives or were cap-tured as the 51st Highland Division was destroyed at St Valery holding the line to allow the evacuation at Dunkirk to proced. The long term effects are still with us with the loss of so many men fom an already depopulated area. 1953 QUEEN ELISABETH II. CORONATION. By now I had qualified as a doctor and had been called up for military service. I was stationed in the Garrison HQ on the edge of the Suez Canal. I guess quite a few who read this will remember their time in the Canal Zone! The day started with the inevitable parade, massed bands and the salute be-ing taken by the CinC, After that was a holiday and an opportunity to listen to the Ser-vice in Westminster Abbey. We could only receive long wave with the result that the reception was pretty dreadful and often distorted. Nevertheless it was wonderful to listen to the glorious music. I was in the Garrison Church Choir at the time which was fun and open to all ranks. I still have the 78rpm recording of that service including Vaughan Wil-

Brenda, Martin and Jenny Smith would like to thank all friends in Caythorpe who sent condolences on the occasion of Andy's death. Their kind thoughts are much appreciated.

liam’s wonderful setting of ‘All people that on earth do dwell’ where the tune in the 4th verse is sung by the tenors. 1977 THE QUEEN’S SILVER JUBILEE. Well we were now settled in. I don’t re-member much except for the lighting of the beacon other side of the field! The beacon was lit for the first time and we had a party in the field 1992 THE QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE. I remember a huge village party in the Playing Field with games and Competitions. I was persuaded to judge who was the most glamorous Grandma. I was suitably arrayed in my frock coat and top hat, the rim deco-rated with flowers. With my fellow judges we chose the late Mrs Pheasant, Christine Sywak’s mother. And who better as I am sure those who remember will agree. David, my son whisked an old lady for a dance right down to the other side of the field! She was none the worse for it!! 2012, THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE. We will all have our memories of this last weekend.. At least it was fine for the lighting of the beacon and fire work display. Jo came with me to keep an eye on me particularly as granddaughter, Ashley had plied me with the strongest Real Ale available! It was for me, a very happy occasion meeting up with so many old friends not to mention the odd middle-aged person I had delivered a year or two back! For me, the main memory will be the great sense of warmth and joy felt by everybody, not least by the Royal Family particular the warmth and happiness shown by Her Majesty. After several years coping with many problems she is now sur-rounded by a happy and united family and the future of the monarchy assured. She is obviously enjoying herself and is so much more relaxed and full of fun. We are all very fortunate to have lived through her reign. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Caythorpe and Frieston Diamond Jubilee Festivities. We am sure that most of the villagers would like to join with us in saying a very big "Thank You" to all the organisers and helpers of the Diamond Jubilee cele-brations over the long weekend. Congratulations on a brilliant job well done! C & H, High Street.

Caythorpe & Frieston Village Hall - Sunday 15 July Village Breakfast & TT Sale

(sale tables free of charge) 9:00 - 11.:30am,

further details phone Bob 01400 272611 / Steve 01400 272020

Bruce Nelson (Chairman)

01400 273249 Andy Roberts (Vice-Chairman)

01400 273 320 Geoff Ashcroft 01400 279013

Marie Crawford 01400 272 104

Richard Dix 01400 272 105

Ashley Fraser-Darling 07732 144616 Neil Fritzsche 01400 273 293

Bob Greybrook 01400 272611

John Scott 01400 272 974 Peter Taylor

01400 272 848 Mark Woodward 01400 273 942

Clerk to the Council Mr Pat Fleming 01400 275 105 caythorpepc@btinternet.com

Parish Council News……July 2012. Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations…. Without doubt, and not wishing to be singing our own praises the celebrations that so many of us enjoyed were the most enormous success. When you consider what other villages and towns did to celebrate the event ours were really outstanding. To have or-ganised and held eight events over five days was terrific, even though the weather was not that kind. There are also three more events to be held by the end of June, namely the Amateur Journalist and Story Competition and the Sherwood Centre attendee’s party. The success was due firstly to the sponsors who gave so generously and enabled us to hold so many events including the raffle, the results of which have been displayed through out the village; a list of sponsors is below. Secondly all of the events received a huge level of local support and thanks must go to all those who attended and made it all so worth while. Lastly an enormous thank you must to go the group of people of all ages who fetched and carried no end of items, put up, moved and took down marquees, bunting, notices, tables and chairs, took photographs, made and served food and drinks, sold raffle tickets, lit fireworks and the beacon, organised children’s games and entertainment, quizzes, the music festival, a church service, organised poster and writing competitions and then cleared up after each event was finished. This of course was coordinated by the Jubilee Committee which represented all of the village’s organisations as well as individuals who wished to give of their time and effort. In thanking this committee particular thanks must go to Cllr Neil Fritzsche who as chairman had the unenviable task of making sure that all of this happened without a hitch, which of course it did! OUR SPONSORS. Alan Mason, Arthur Harris, Barns Farmhouse B&B, Mrs. B. Becket, Caythorpe and Frie-ston Parish Council, Caythorpe & District Women’s Institute, Caythorpe Fish Bar, Craft Club, DJ Rossington, Dave Green Plumbing, Kim Farr, Homefix (Patrick Armstrong), Magpie Cards, PGL, Red Lion, Robinson 4x4, Spar Shop, the mugs obtained by Andy Roberts, The Beauty Shop, Thorpe Antiques, The Flower Stall, The Pie People, Waggon & Horses, Ramada Hotel, CH & D Theaker, Eastern Industrial Door Services, Wood-ward Car Care, GR Ward.

Bruce Nelson…..Chairman