Misterton & West Stockwith village news

29th June

Thursday 29 June 2023

Contact: 01427 891376

LIBRARY HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

Misterton Library is holding special events over the summer to accompany this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, called Ready, Set, Read! It invites children, aged 4 to 11, to read six or more library books over the summer, between Saturday 8 July and Sunday 3 September. There are rewards for each book read, with a medal and certificate for every child who completes the Challenge.

The first event is on Wednesday 26 July, from 2.30 to 4.30pm, called Ready, Set, Games! There will be family games, books, and refreshments all reflecting the Reading Challenge theme. Further events are on Saturday 12 August from 10.00am to 12 noon, which will be a repeat of Ready, Set, Games! Then on Wednesday 23 August there’s a Teddy Bears picnic with games, refreshments, and choosing books and story time for teddies (or any favourite cuddly toy). The event is from 2.30 to 4.30pm.

At other times, the Library is open on Tuesday-Thursday afternoons from 2.00-5.00pm and on the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday morning, 9.30am – 12.30pm.

PARISH COUNCIL’S SPRING NEWSLETTER

Misterton Parish Council’s latest newsletter for residents has been delivered to all houses. With it is a special supplement on how to cut out food waste. In the UK, we throw away 6.6 million tonnes of food waste a year; almost 75% of it could have been eaten. According to a 2016 Government report, the cost of food waste to an average household is estimated to be £470 a year.

If you’ve mislaid your copy, there are spares at The Misterton Centre – just call in during opening hours. Or go to the Parish Council’s Facebook page.

BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE

Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:

community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
minibus trips – including the newly launched lunch club trips.

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. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.

For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk) Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.

DIARY DATES

2nd Tuesday each month

Coffee morning, Church Room, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle

Thursday 6 July

Coffee Morning in the Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am. Weekly - all welcome

Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church

Saturday 8 July

Children’s Summer Reading Challenge starts. Pick up details in the Library, open 9.30am – 12.30pm

Garden Party, 1 Gringley Road, 1.00-4.00pm in aid of Misterton Parish Church’s development plans

Sunday 9 July

Holy Communion, Clayworth Parish Church, 11.00am

Concert by Lydian Choir, West Stockwith Parish Church, 3.00pm. Tickets £8 incl cream tea. To book, call 07500 043 842. All proceeds to the Church maintenance fund

Wednesday 12 July

Service of Morning Prayer, Parish Church, Misterton, 10.00am (note change of venue for the summer months)

Sunday 16 July

Save the date! Healthy Sunday with a range of stalls and activities in Retford Market Square. To book a stall, call (01427) 891376; further details for visitors to follow

Wednesday 26 July

Ready, Set, Games! Event for children and families, Misterton Library, 2.30-4.30pm

Saturday 9 September

Misterton Gardeners Club (MGC) Annual Show, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton. Exhibitors from 9.00-11.00am; open to the public at 1.15pm. Details on MGC Facebook page

WEST STOCKWITH NEWS

Thursday 29 June 2023

Contact: 01427 891376

SINGERS RAISE THE ROOF IN CHURCH CONCERT (+ pic)

Playing to a packed church, renowned opera singer Kamilla Dunstan from Scrooby, and local singers under her tutelage, entertained guests at West Stockwith Parish Church (Monday 26 June) to help raise funds for the building. Kamilla (right) is pictured with Stephanie Baines, Churchwarden, who leads the Church’s fund-raising appeal, which has recently seen completion of work to the roof. The concert raised approaching £1000.

Kamilla, a mezzo-soprano, has sung in a range of roles from Mozart to Engelbert Humperdinck and with companies such as the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, and English National Opera. She runs Vivo Music Studio in Scrooby; from there, students have gone onto train at leading performing arts schools.

● The next event in the Parish Church is on Sunday 9 July when there is a concert by the Lydian Choir at 3.00pm. Tickets (£8) include cream tea. To book, call 07500 043 842. All proceeds to the Church maintenance fund

HEALTHY SUNDAY – FREE HEATH CHECKS AND INFORMATION

Health-focussed organisations from across north-east Bassetlaw are getting together in Retford’s Market Square for the second Health Sunday on 16 July from 10.00am to 2.00pm. It’s a chance to get a free health check—and much more. There are music and dance performances, workshops including hula hoop and circus skills. So be there and be healthy!

So far, over 20 organisations have signed up—it’s entirely free and not too late to join in, so contact chair@retfordbusinessforum.org.uk.