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Manor Farm Storage Tel: 07736 958755
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NEWS AND EVENTS FROM
OUR VILLAGES
JANUARY2020
Towers & Spires
St Faith’s
WILSTHORPE
UFFINGTON
St Michael
& All Angels
St Lawrence’s
TALLINGTON
St Andrew’s
WEST DEEPING
St Thomas’
GREATFORD
St Margaret’s
BRACEBOROUGH
St Martin’s
BARHOLM
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Uffington Tel: 01780 765005 [email protected]
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VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES Barholm with Stow - Mrs C Baldwin.
Tel: 01778 560586
Braceborough - Mrs F Grindey, Tel: 01778 560570
Greatford – Mrs Lois Webb
Tel: 01778 560437 Email: [email protected]
Tallington - Mrs L Pollock
Tel 01780 740445 [email protected]
Uffington – Mrs Gail Genever,
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West Deeping – Jean Stowe
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Wishing everybody a Peaceful, Happy and Healthy New Year
The next Service at St Faith’s is Holy Communion at 11am on Sunday 5th January 2020. Please do come along and join us, where you will be made most welcome, refreshments are served after the service. The Carol Service was on Saturday 24th December [Christmas Eve!] at 3pm, followed by mulled wine and mince pies. As this write up had to be submitted before the service we hope that it was enjoyed by all who attended and that everybody had a Happy Christmas. At the time of writing, no events have yet been finalised/arranged for 2020 so any ideas for fund raising, social get togethers, offers to arrange events etc. etc., would be most appreciated. Please contact Rita and Peter Crowther at Wilsthorpe Cottage with your inspirations. The repairs to the windows were carried out in 2019 and in 2020 we hope to upgrade the electrics, both repairs which were raised and advised to be carried out sooner rather than later, in the Quinquennial Inspection of 2019. Thank you to all who help to clean, arrange flowers and generously look after St Faith’s. Paperback books for sale! Who needs Black Friday or the January sales, when they can buy books at such a bargain price!! 50p each or 3 for a £1 and the selection is frequently refreshed.
The Feast of
The Epiphany of the Lord
They offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
St. Matthew 2: 11
Monday 6th January, 2020
7:00pm
St Andrew’s Church
West Deeping
The service of Holy Communion will be led by Fr Aran Beesley
Incense will be used at this service
The Benefice of the Uffington Group
St Martin of Tours, Barholm with Stowe | St Margaret of Antioch, Braceborough St Thomas of Canterbury, Greatford | St Lawrence of Rome, Tallington
St Michael and All Angels, Uffington St Andrew the Apostle, West Deeping | St Faith of Aquitaine, Wilsthorpe
BRACEBOROUGH Sunday 5 January Holy Communion at 9am. Our next Holy Communion service will be at 9am on Sunday 5 January. Please come along and join us and receive a warm welcome. New Year’s Eve Party – Village Hall from 7.30pm. Struggling for something to do this New Year’s Eve? Then why not join us at the village hall for a night of fun, music and dancing? We shall open the hall for 7.30pm for all residents & friends to come and party the night away. There will be no bar, so please bring some food to share and your own drink. We hope to see you there. No entrance fee – this is free! Community Lunch – Wednesday 15 January. The next community lunch is on Wednesday 15 January at 12 noon. Tickets £6 for a 2 course meal Please let either Karen (561100) or Keith (560258) know if you would like to attend. Places are limited! Saturday 18 January – Race Night & Fish and Chips Supper. A night at the races, Braceborough style. Tickets available soon! Saturday 29 February – St.David’s Day Celebrations - Details to follow. Saturday 4 April – The DIY Chef. A comedy cooking evening. More details soon. May 8 weekend – VE Day Celebrations - More details soon. Fly The Flag. It costs just £5 to fly the flag to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or any other memorable or special event. Please contact Sue on 560636. Booking the Village Hall. We have a very well equipped village hall – available for hire from just £8 per hour. Please contact Sue Cook on 560636 to find out if the date you are interested in is free.
HIGHLIGHTS OF UFFINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 4TH
DECEMBER 2019
Drainage. Problems persist. No reply from Highways.
Speedwatch scheme. Going well. Review meeting in January.
Replacement “No Dogs” signs. Not yet ordered.
Replacement “No parking” sign. Not yet ordered.
Play area inspection. Report received. Minor items noted. Dog owners are reminded to be
especially vigilant in this area and pick up after their dogs.
Hedge plants near playground. To be assessed and re-planted if necessary.
Bus shelter. Wire mesh in roof space replaced.
Parish Council Website. Action on this deferred until next year.
Convex mirror. Clerk replied as requested and copied Highways .
PCSO report. Spate of car thefts and break-ins have slowed down. Policing for Bourne,
Deeping and Stamford has been cut to four PCSO’s. Stamford Inspector will leave in
January.
SKDC letter re: trees obscuring access to street lights. Residents contacted.
Noticeboard to be assessed and recommendations made. Hedging to be trimmed at
junction of Lindsey Road/Casewick Lane if possible.
Precept set at £3000 for 2020/21.
Main Road sign has been removed. Clerk to investigate.
Allotments. Please be considerate to pedestrians and other road users when parking.
Pot holes- end of Somes Close, Casewick Lane. Clerk to report.
Finger post outside 3 School Lane - not reinstated.
Planning S19/1943: Hummingbird's Nest, Greatford Road, Uffington. Comments made;
S19/1127 The Lodge Casewick Park– proposal withdrawn; S19/1767 31 Main Road
Uffington– SKDC permission received; S19/1241 Land between 9-21 Main Road,
Uffington. SKDC permission refused; S19/1859 Plot Adjacent to 19 Somes Close. Application discussed on 21 November 2019 and comments made. Cllr Hartley expressed
an interest.
Full details of planning and accounts can be found in the minutes on the website.
Planning meeting Monday 16th
December at 7:30pm Uffington Village Hall. All welcome.
Next meeting 16th
January at 7:30pm Uffington Village Hall. All welcome.
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Mondays 9.30am – 10.30am
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READINGS FOR JANUARY 2020
Psalm OT NT Gospel
Sunday 5th
January
2nd
Sunday of
Christmas
147:13-21
or
Wisdom of
Solomon
10:15-21
Jeremiah
31:7-14
or
Ecclesiasticus
24:1-12
Ephesians
1:3-14
John
1:[1-9]10-18
Sunday 12th
January
1st
Sunday of
Epiphany
29
Isaiah
42:1-9
Acts
10:34-43
Matthew
3:13-17
Sunday 19th
January
2nd
Sunday of
Epiphany
40:1-12
Isaiah
49:1-7
1Corinthians
1:1-9
John
1:29-42
Sunday 26th
January
3rd
Sunday of
Epiphany
27:1, 4-12
or
27:1-11
Isaiah
9:1-4
1Corinthians
1:10-18
Matthew
4:12-23
Sunday 2nd
February
Candlemas
24:[1-6] 7-10 Malachi
3:1-5
Hebrews
2:14-18
Luke
2:22-40
In all services the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings will
be read.
For this season of Epiphany the colour is white, with the option of gold for
the
1st Sunday of Epiphany and for Candlemas – the presentation of Christ in
the Temple.
For information on which services are being held where and by whom,
please see the details in the centre pages.
GREATFORD
Church Flowers: Bridget Everitt. Church Cleaning: Max O’Flaherty (D of E Silver Volunteer) + team
Church Services at Greatford this month are 12
th January Holy Communion 9 am and 26
th
January Holy Communion 9 am. Please join us at these services, you will be very welcome. There will be the annual Big Clean in the church on Saturday January 11
th at 10.00 am, if
you can help out please it would be appreciated. Please contact Bridget on 560473. We take this opportunity to thank Heidi again for her long time doing the church cleaning for her D.of E. and now welcome Max to do his D.of E silver for the next 5 months, having done a month already. Flower Rota is restarting and we would welcome any volunteer to help our small band of “arrangers”, you do not have to be an expert! It is flowers for the altar vases and then for Easter and Christmas. Meet your Neighbours: Please note, as the hall has a prior booking for the 3
rd Jan, there
will be NO Friday meet your neighbours in January. Next one will be 7th
February 2020. Carlby & District WI: The last meeting was the Members’ Christmas Party held at Carlby Village Hall on Tuesday 10
th December at 7.30 pm. Much enjoyed by all. There is no
meeting in January, so the next meeting is on Tuesday February 11th
at 7.30Pm in Carlby Village Hall. Mobile Library. Visits are on Mondays near the phone box from 12.00 to 12.30. The next visit is on January 20th. Please support this or the service will be lost. Bellringing. January practice will be on Wednesday 22
nd. Contact Lois if you want to find
out more about ringing or just come along! 01778 560437. Email: [email protected]. Parish Council. The next meeting is Tuesday1 14th January in the village hall at 7.30 pm. If you want an issue raised please contact me [email protected] The Body Shop evening hosted by Cazz in November raised £155 for the Stamford food bank. Thank you to all those who supported, And a huge vote of thanks to Cazz for organising it Greatford continued elsewhere:
Greatford Continued:
Bags for the Homeless. Cazz would like to express her thanks to all those who gave so generously to her appeal. Greatford Village Hall News. There have been some people changes at the Village Hall, where we say goodbye to some long-standing supporters and welcome in some new committee members. After many years of contribution to the management of the Village Hall, David Brown, Andy Elliott, Jonathan Manning and Simon Teesdale have resigned from their positions. We want to place on record a huge thank you to them for their contributions to village events and the running of the Village Hall over the years, which have been much appreciated by the village community. At the recent AGM, Elisabeth Beckett, Maggie Kaye and Alison Horton joined the committee, (Alison as secretary). Please be aware that Heather Hooper will be standing down as Treasurer in the coming months, after many years’ service, so if you still have some New Year’s resolutions to make and would like to put yourself forward for this role, please contact the committee via [email protected] for more information. Please contact that email also if you want to hire the hall for a one-off event or a regular booking. Plans for the village hall include improving the storage areas of the Hall, so that the space is much more usable and the refurbishment of the toilet area. We are seeking qualified and available builders to submit quotations to complete that work so if you can recommend anyone please pass their details to the committee via the email above. At the time of writing the Greatford Christmas Fayre has not taken place, but we are sure it will have provided some festive cheer. We hope that 2020 will see many more community events at the Hall – contact us if you are interested in getting involved! Flying the Flag: Mark any special event by having the Union Flag or St George’s Flag flown at the Village Hall (to Village Hall Funds) or outside the Church (in aid of Church Funds). Please contact Cyril Webb on 560437 Wishing everyone in all parishes a happy and healthy New Year, and thank you to the Towers and Spires editors Peter and Gail for working so hard each month to get our news, activities, adverts etc published.
BARHOLM-WITH-STOWE
It was good to see so many at the Advent Carol Service on the 1st
Sunday of Advent, we enjoyed readings of scripture that helped to
prepare us for Christmas and special Advent Carols were sung by
the congregation. After the service, mulled wine and mince pies
were enjoyed by all, grateful thanks to all who helped prepared for
the service.
Although there was seasonal green foliage in the church for the
Advent Carol Service, there was a burst of colour in the flowers for
our Christmas Day service of Holy Communion, when we joined
with Fr Aran to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
We love having flowers in Church throughout the year (exceptions
being Advent and Lent) and if you would like to place some in
memory of loved ones or a special occasion please Telephone
Elizabeth on 01778 344674.
If you have visited the church or churchyard recently, you may be
wondering why there is a pile of loose soil at the edge of the
footpath; this is to be levelled and resewn to make the cutting of
the grass more manageable.
We plan to have a Memorial Garden for the burial of ashes of
loved ones; this is to be at the North East corner of the churchyard.
If you have any comments or suggestions please be in touch.
We wish you all a Very Happy New Year and hope to see you
soon, our Services for January are; Sunday 5th – Evensong 6pm –
Fr Aran. Sunday 19th – Holy Communion 9.00am – Canon David
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FREE Talks at Uffington Village Hall
Saturday 11 January 2020
Join Chris Fry for an afternoon of 2 short talks, Square Riggers Charity Club, followed by Security – The Thread in Bank Notes
Talk starts at 2.30pm.Doors at 2.15pm. Free Admission. Free homemade cakes and tea.
Help with transport available. Raffle. All welcome, we would love your company
WEST DEEPING
St Andrew’s Church. Epiphany Service Monday 6th
January at 7pm with Fr Aran.
‘All Age Service’ Sunday 19th January at 11.00am, with Padre Stewart Shaw Followed by light refreshments.
Bible Studies There will be no Bible Study during January. The Group will recommence on Tuesday 25
th February. Contact Susanna 01778 380014.
If you are able to support the church in any way, please talk to Colin on 07946 004893. Rotas for coffee mornings, church cleaning and flowers are on the church noticeboard.
Coffee Morning Saturday 18th
January 10.30am-12noon WDVH for Church. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and get to know your neighbours. All are welcome.
WD Walkers. Sundays. 12 January, led by Maggie, 26 January led by Iain. Meet at the Village Hall, 1.45pm. Contact Annie: 01778 346805 or [email protected]
West Deeping Heritage Group. Tuesday 21 January 7pm for 7.30pm start. WDVH. Talking Machines – the history of Recorded Sounds. Colin Ray gives an illustrated talk which looks at the origin and development of recorded sound and early methods of playing both cylinder and disc records on phonographs and gramophones. He will bring along machines dating from 1903-1933 to demonstrate music contemporary with the machines. Entry, £2.50 incl. refreshments ,at the door. Contact Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768
Rambling Readers (Book Club) meet on the last Friday of the month in WDVH. A new book each month is supplied by Lincolnshire Libraries. Please talk to Elizabeth on 01778 344674
Carpet Bowls Club. The group meets on Thursday evenings in the Village Hall They will start after a Christmas break on 9
th January. See centre pages. Chairperson: June Thomas
01778 343434.
West Deeping Village Hall. Regular classes are: Step Clog. Fortnightly on Mondays 8-9.30pm. Contact: Laura, 01733 267129, email [email protected]. Tiger Tots Messy Play. Fridays, 9.30am-11.30am. For babies and toddlers aged 6 months-5years. £7 per child, £5 per sibling. For queries and to book, call Ali on 07949 689179 or visit [email protected]. Yoga with Helen. Mondays. Yin Yoga, 6.00pm-7.00pm. Thursdays. Gentle Yoga 10am-11am. Suitable for beginners, both woman and men welcome. Helen can be contacted on 07706511925, or [email protected] The VH booking clerk is Anna Thomson 01778 701095, 07901 716924, [email protected]
Kindly organised by Michael Crowe 01780 762490 and Vanessa Kimberley 01780 239463
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UFFINGTON
Flying the Flag. Either the Union Jack or St George’s was flown as follows: Date Event or Message Sponsor(s) 28
th Nov Wedding of James Naylor and Melissa Jarvis
Congratulations on your wedding from Mum, Dad, Ben and Family
16th
Dec In memory of our Jon Boy 24
th Dec Lillian Trollope’s second birthday Hugh & Barb Trollope
25th
Dec CHRISTMAS DAY PCC
Mark your special date by sponsoring either the Union Jack or St George’s flag, and make a £5 donation to Church funds. Contact David & Gail Genever or Graham Creedy (481084).
Happy New Decade from Uffington Village Hall. MANY THANKS to all those who participated in the 175 club in 2019, which raised an amazing £1,487 for the village hall, funding essential structural work and activities that place the village hall at the heart of the community. Future funds will go towards the daily upkeep of the hall, and projects such as repairing the stone wall that faces the car park and fixing the front and rear gates so that they open and close more easily. The renewal/application forms for 2020 were delivered before Christmas so please fill them in ASAP, together with a cheque for £12 for the whole year, made payable to Uffington Village Hall. Please make a note on your form if you wish to retain your current number(s) and deliver it to Neil Jones at 77 Main Rd, Uffington, (near the Bertie) as the first draw is in January. Neil manages the club and can be contacted on [email protected] or 07503489778. Under 16s cannot buy a number in their own right but numbers can be bought on their behalf. You can also buy more than one number. We hope the draws have engendered a sense of fun and competition, with the draw going live on Facebook adding to the thrill. The Bumper Christmas Draw on December 7
th had 6 winners: £50/135 Diane Brown; £20/175 Richard
Sambrook; £10/64 Barrie Church; £10/148 Liam Dixon; £5/161 Rachael Cardell; £5/30 John Burcham. The January draw is planned for 11th January at UVH, during the 2 FREE short talks on The Square Rigger Club Charity and Security - The Thread in Bank Notes, at UVH at 2.30pm Do join us, all are very welcome. As the Bertie Arms will be closed 2 – 9 January, UVH will be kicking off the New Year with a Thai Supper Evening on Friday January 3
rd at 7.30pm. Three homemade courses for £20, with proceeds from the cash bar
shared between UVH and Uffington Cricket Club. For menus and how to book contact Vanessa Kimberley on [email protected]
Other events in Uffington. The Scarecrows committee will meet on January 8th
at 10am at David and Gail Genevers’ house. Why not make a New Year’s Resolution to make a scarecrow or help run this Award winning event? Many members of the committee are in their 70s and 80s and need YOU, yes YOU to take over from them. Please come forward, your help is vital.01780 756005. The Bertie Arms charity pub quiz- Wednesday 15 January 8pm. Book teams and/or food on 766400.
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TALLINGTON Church Flowers
12th
and 19th
January – Mrs A Knox 26
th January – Mrs L Pollock
St Lawrence Church Tallington: The PCC would like to thank all those who have helped to maintain the Church throughout the year. Volunteers are always welcome to help. The PCC would also like to thank Andy Thurlby for the beautiful Christmas Tree that he donated to the Church for their Christmas decorations. 200 Club Winners in November;: 1
st Prize H Taylor and 2
nd Prize J Parker.
Tallington Village Hall. We wish all our readers and supporters a Happy and Healthy New Year! SOS!!! Help and support needed! Due to illness, house moving and increasing work and family commitments our committee and band of supporters and helpers is shrinking. We need people who can help occasionally with events and just small ‘odd-jobs’ with publicity, leaflet delivering, 200 collections etc etc. Do you want your Village Hall to succeed as a community meeting place? If so, please volunteer even if it’s in just a small way. Our contact details are below URGENT! Our most urgent need is for someone to do nothing much at all! We need someone to take our phone calls and pass on information about bookings, etc to the relevant committee member. If you can be friendly and efficient and want to be involved without leaving your home PLEASE be in touch. We look forward to working with you. Social Evenings: There are no plans for a social in the near future until we have more helpers! Our coffee (or tea!) afternoon is also suspended. We tried it, few people came, so no more planned until we have more helpers and guests. Every Monday 9.30 am – Pilates Class which is open to all ages and abilities, run by Louise Mackrill, a fully qualified Pilates instructor with over 10 years experience. Each class lasts for one hour and costs £8 or a five-week package costs £35, please bring a mat. For more information or to book a place please contact Louise on 07827 665916, email [email protected] or look at www.stamfordpilates.co.uk Post Office every Tuesday 2.00 – 4.00pm. Not just for letters and parcels. If you need cash you don’t have to drive to town! Please note that the Post Office will be closed on Tuesday 24
th December.
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TOWERS & SPIRES TEA TOWELS –
CONTACT GAIL GENEVER – 01780 765005
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‘Move it or Lose it’ – senior fitness group every Wednesday 1.00 – 1.45 pm. All exercises can be done seated or standing. £5 per class (first class free). Booking not necessary but please contact Amanda for details 07535 788756, [email protected] Book Swap – in the annexe – available whenever the Hall is open – leave us your unwanted books and/or collect a new read. No charge. Hiring the Hall: We offer very competitive rates to hire the Hall whether commercially, for classes to benefit the community or just for one-off parties. With parking, great facilities, a fully equipped kitchen (with dishwasher). We also have a selection of games/sports equipment to hire. Contacts: [email protected] or 07939986817. Village Hall Committee Contact Details: [email protected] Tel: 07939986817 or via Facebook messenger (Tallington Village Hall). We try to return emails and calls within 24 hours but we are not a business. Please be patient – we are a small group of volunteers managing the Hall and Park around our busy full time jobs and families. . Mobile Library Service: The Mobile Library service will be in Church Lane on Monday 20th January 2020 between 11.15 and 11.45 am. Please use this valuable service if you can so that we do not lose it. Flying the Flag; Please remember anyone can fly either the Union Jack flag or St George’s flag to celebrate their special occasion for £5 towards Village Hall funds. Just ring John and Liz Allen (740076) and they will arrange the date and flag with you. The Parish Council: The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 14th January 2020 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. All residents are most welcome at their meetings.
When will all of this end?
Well, that’s a telling question. I’m not
referring to Blake eating my ear, but to the
emotions we feel as the excitement and
festivities build. As school nativity plays and
concerts are over, the schools have broken up,
and attention has been turned to the
festivities... We might be pondering when
everything will return to normal.
Like it or not, Christmas means we have a change in routine. The days start to get
longer again, and we look ahead; sometimes making new resolutions for things
we will change.
On Tuesday 11th February in the evening, we are going to run ‘Alpha’ based on
hospitality, sharing and open conversation. This is being run for you and the
sessions will end at Easter. You are invited to come along and find out a little
more about life. It may help you, and me… answer some of those big questions
about when things end (or simply change), and the reasons behind our lives.
I hope that by accepting the invitation and joining in at Alpha we may get a
different perspective on life. And get to work out for themselves what life is
about, and perhaps challenge some of the assumptions we make about Church
and life. I’m going, it’s going to be fun, will you come too?
We’re also planning a trip for Children to Norfolk next Summer (3rd-7th August).
This will be heavily subsidised and if you or your children are 11-18 on 3rd August
2020 send me an email, and I’ll tell you more (email from parents/guardians
please).
I hope the Christmas season has brought you all you need, and the hope you see
that Church is trying to change to meet the needs of all who live in our group.
Send me an email if you’d like to join Alpha (there’s no
cost) [email protected]
May God bless you, Fr Aran
CHURCH SERVICES AND DIARY DATES
FOR JANUARY 2020 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 9
Abbreviations: Holy Communion (HC); Morning Prayer (MP); Evening Prayer (EP); All Age Worship (AAW)
Sunday Monday Tuesday
5th
6th
7th
9am Braceborough HC: Fr Aran 11am Uffington HC: Canon David 11am WDeeping MP: Team 11am Wilsthorpe HC: Fr Aran 6pm Barholm EP BP): Fr Aran
9.30 TallVH Pilates
9.45 UffVH Yoga 7pm WDeeping
HC Epiphany (Incense to be
used)
10am UffVH Movement to Music 2pm TallVH Post Office
7pm UffVH Zumba
12th
13th
14th
Baptism of our Lord 9am Greatford HC BCP: Fr Aran 11am Uffington HC: Fr Aran 11am WDeeping HC: Cannon David 6pm Tallington EP BCP: Rev’d John Batty
9.30 TallVH Pilates
9.45 UffVH Yoga
10am UffVH Movement to Music 2pm TallVH Post Office
2pm UffVH U3A Book binding & Repairs
7pm TallVH Parish Council 7pm UffVH Zumba
19th
20th
21st
9am Barholm HC: Canon David 11am Uffington HC: Fr Aran 11am WDeeping AAW: Padre Stewart Shaw & AAW Team 1.45pm WDVH Walkers
9.30 TallVH Pilates
9.45 UffVH Yoga
10am UffVH Movement to Music 2pm TallVH Post Office
7 for 7.30pm WDVH Heritage Group 7pm UffVH Zumba
26th
27th
28th 9am Greatford HC BCP: Fr Aran 11am Uffington AAW: Les & Liz 11am Tallington HC: Fr Aran 11am WDeeping HC: Padre Stewart Shaw 1.45pm WDVH Walkers
9.30 TallVH Pilates
9.45 UffVH Yoga
10am UffVH Movement to Music 2pm UffVH U3A Book binding &
Repairs 2pm TallVH Post Office
7pm UffVH Zumba
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1st
January 2nd
3rd
4th
8th 9th 10th 11th 9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi
7.30pm WDVH Bowls 10.30am UffVH Family Yoga 2.30pm UffVH Talk on Square Riggers
15th 16th 17th 18th
9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi
7.30pm WDVH Bowls 7.30pm UffVH Parish
Council
10.30am WDVH Coffee Morning
22nd 23rd 24th 25th
9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi
7.30pm WDVH Bowls
7.45pm WDVH Book Club
29th 30th 31st
9.30am UffVH Pilates 1pm TallVH ‘Move It’ 6.30pm UffVH Tai Chi
7.30pm WDVH Bowls
