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New Post Office Opening Hours

Post Office Opening Times: Tuesday 13:00 – 15:00 Friday 12:00 – 14:30

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Wymeswold Parish Council Notice of Casual Vacancy

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New WW2 Memorial Plaque

The provisional date for the unveiling of the new village Memorial Plaque that will be added to the existing Wymeswold RAF Eagle Mural Memorial on the pharmacy wall is Thursday 7th November at 2pm outside the pharmacy. The Memorial commemorates the crew of the Wellington Bomber DV771 of 28 OTU that crashed in Wymeswold on 25th November 1943. Read More

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Wymeswold Parish Council Notice of Vacancy

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National Lottery Heritage Fund bid – success!

St Mary’s PCC are delighted to share the news that we have been successful with our National Lottery Heritage Fund bid for funds towards urgent repairs to the roof of St Mary’s Church and associated Wymeswold heritage projects. This news is particularly welcome as over the summer the church was placed on Historic England’s national Read More

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New Post Office Opening Hours

The Post Office Outreach Service at Wymeswold Memorial Hall will now be open: Tuesdays 1pm – 2:45pm Fridays 12pm – 2pm

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Zebra Crossing at East Road, Wymeswold

It is Leicestershire County Council’s intention to construct a Zebra Crossing under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 at East Road, Wymeswold. Read More

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Wymeswold Village Project Fund – Grant Application Form

Wymeswold Village Project Fund (the organising committee behind the annual Duck Races) makes small grants available to local clubs, associations, societies, community projects and charities. These grants are as a result of the profits realised on the betting races, bar and games. Grants will be awarded up to a value of £400. Read More

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National Garden Scheme gardens open in Wymeswold

Although the Wymeswold Garden Walkabout sadly won’t be happening this year, two gardens in Wymeswold will be open to the public next month. Number 88 and number 109 Brook Street will be open on Saturday and Sunday 8/9 June from 2- 5 pm. Admission is £6 for adults but children are free. Read More

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Questionnaire for Heritage Lottery Fund bid

St. Mary’s Church Wymeswold is under threat following the discovery of more dry rot in the roof, which urgently needs replacing.  An application has been made to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the aim is also to put St. Mary’s on the map as an important heritage site, and to have more history-based activities Read More

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Allotments available in Wymeswold! – December 2017

Fancy having a go at growing your own fruit and veg next year? Wymeswold Parochial Charities has four allotment plots available for 2018: one on the London Lane site and three off the East Road.

The rents are very reasonable (typically between £12 and £22 a year, depending on the size of the plot).

If you are interested please contact Jo Collington (Clerk of the Charities) on jocollington@icloud.com or phone 01509 880538.

Transcript of Lily Brown’s First World War diary – November 2017

Those of you who have read Discovering the Wolds may well have been intrigued by the selection of entries from a diary kept by Lily Brown between 1916 and 1918.  Thanks to Patricia Baker the whole diary has now been transcribed and is available as a PDF from the WHO’s web site (www.hoap.co.uk/who).  Do try to read this diary before or around Christmas as the description of her family’s celebrations is one of the more detailed accounts.

New WHO Book out – September 2017

The new book from the Wolds Historical Organisation, called Discovering the Wolds, is now available.

Copies have been supplied to G G Granville’s in Wymeswold and the petrol station in Burton.  There are also copies available from Joan in Burton (phone 880055) and Bob in Wymeswold (bobtrubs@indigogroup.co.uk) or 881342.  It costs £9.95.

For more information see the WHO’s web page.

 

Wymeswold Village Project Fund Community Grants 2017

The Wymeswold Waddle and Duck Races were held on Sunday 14th May and with great weather it was a superb community event for all.

The Duck Race committee raised around £1000 from the betting races, BBQ and games while the various local non-commercial organisations ran their own attractions and retained their profits.

Wymeswold Village Project Fund (the organising committee behind the annual Duck Races) is again making grants available to local clubs, associations, societies, community projects and charities. These grants are as a result of the profits realised on the betting races, BBQ and games.

Applications are invited from properly-constituted community and voluntary groups for activities not conducted for profit. Grants should be towards a new initiative or project (rather than general running costs) and there should be an identifiable benefit to people residing in the parish of Wymeswold.

The organisation or project must be based in the Parish of Wymeswold or carry out activities (other than fund-raising) within the Parish.

Further details of the criteria for grant applications and an application form can be obtained from Wilma O’Leary (Secretary of the Wymeswold Village Project Fund / Duck Races) at wilma.oleary@googlemail.com. Details and the application form can also be downloaded below.

Completed application forms should be forwarded to the Secretary (at 1 Marys Close, Wymeswold) by 31st October 2017, including details of the purpose of the grant requested and how such a grant would benefit the members of the organisation or the greater community.

Details of the awards will be posted on the Parish Noticeboard, the Christian Link and on www.wymeswold.com  later in the year.

Duck Race Grants Application Form as document

Duck Race Grants Application Form as PDF