Misterton & West Stockwith village news

1st April

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MISTERTON'S HISTORIC JOLLAND MEMORIAL RESTORED (+ pic)

Misterton War Memorial is one of the few in the country to list a woman’s name: that of Nurse K Jollands. Kitty Jollands died at the age of 21 and is buried in Misterton Cemetery along with her sister, Agnes (Nan), and their parents. Over the years, with no close relatives, the memorial fell into disrepair.

Now thanks to a grant from District Cllr Hazel Brand to have the headstone re-erected, a donation of weed-proof membrane and gravel from ProTurf on North Carr Road, and the efforts of Misterton youngster Isabelle McCorkell, the grave has been restored to its former condition. Isabelle (pictured) weeded the grave ready for the membrane and gravel and cleaned the headstone as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Many thanks to Isabelle and all those who have helped to get this historic memorial back into a respectable condition as befits the memory of those buried there.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE LOCAL ARTISTS’ WORK

Amateur artists from Misterton and West Stockwith, who are members of Brushstrokes, are exhibiting their work in Bassetlaw Museum – but the exhibition ends on Saturday 2 April. Much of the work was completed during lockdown, but the group is now back meeting in person and also has a local exhibition on Saturday/Sunday 20/21 May.

BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: SERVICES OPEN

Bassetlaw Action Centre’s office is open for enquiries from 9.00am to 1.00pm (with an answerphone outside of these times). BAC is continuing to provide:

community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
Befriending and Housing Advice services, which are telephone-based
the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) will be delivered through Zoom
the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support (but no group activities, unfortunately – they are temporarily suspended)
Home Support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service).

BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people.

BAC’s priority is to stop the spread of the virus and to encourage people to stay at home, wherever possible. Staff encourage anyone needing any help or at risk of social isolation to contact them on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk) as they are working with a range of key partners to provide help and support where needed. Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.

DIARY DATES

To Saturday 2 April

Misterton & West Stockwith art group’s exhibition, Bassetlaw Museum, Monday-Saturday 10.00am-4.30pm

Daily

Clayworth, Gringley, and West Stockwith parish churches now open daily for private prayer, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Wednesdays & Sundays

Misterton Parish Church is open for private prayer, 10.30am to 4.00pm

Thursdays

Beckingham Parish Church open for private prayer, 10.30am – 3.30pm

Friday 8 April

Easter Bingo, Church Room, Misterton. Eyes down at 7.00pm. Lots of Easter-y prizes!

Saturday 9 April

Table-top sale run by Misterton Gardeners Club, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, 10.00am – 4.00pm. Plants, arts and crafts, ‘2^nd-time-round’ goods, refreshments – and more. Free entry and parking

Sunday 10 April

Holy Communion, Clayworth Parish Church, 11.00am

Wednesday 13 April

Midweek service of Morning Prayer, Misterton Parish Church, 10.00am

Saturday 23 April

Misterton Bowls Club’s open day, Sports Field, 2.00-4.00pm

Tuesday 3 May

Misterton Gardeners Club re-starts, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, 7.00pm. Speaker on container gardening

Saturday 7 May

Men’s breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together to talk about anything and everything!

Sunday 8 May

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration concert, West Stockwith Parish Church, 2.00pm. Tickets £6 (£3 for under-16s) include a cream tea and available at the door or call 07500 043 842 to book

Saturday 21 May

Coffee Morning, Misterton Parish Church, 10.00am – 12 noon.

Saturday/Sunday 21/22 May

Art exhibition, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, 10.00am – 4.00pm. Original art by local artists for sale, refreshments, raffle, free admission and parking

WEST STOCKWITH NEWS

ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING

The village’s Annual Church Meeting is on Tuesday 3 May at 6.30pm in the Parish Church. This is a chance for residents to hear what the Parish Church has achieved during the year. Elections will take place for churchwardens and members of the Parochial Church Council. To vote, residents must be on the Church’s Electoral Roll. Application forms for the Electoral Roll, etc are now in the Parish Church.