Misterton & West Stockwith village news

9th February

Thursday 8 February 2024

ANNUAL SNOWDROP CAFÉ OPEN

See the carpet of snowdrops in the churchyard of All Saints’ Parish Church, Misterton, then call into the Snowdrop Café on Saturday 18 February in the Church Room, 12 noon – 2.00pm, for warming refreshments. Hot drinks, soup, puds, and snacks are all on offer. Proceeds go towards maintenance of the listed church building.

FAMOUS FOLK FROM MISTERTON (+ pic)

The next special event at Misterton Library is an exhibition and illustrated talk by local historian, Davd Seymour, on famous Misterton folk. The talk is on 29 February (2.00 – 4.30pm); the exhibition will run for a month afterwards.

Among a number of famous folk, Misterton has two notable women. Did you know that Nurse Kitty Jollands is one of the few women named on a WW1 war memorial? She is on Misterton’s cenotaph and is buried in Misterton Cemetery. Then there’s Henrietta Stockdale, daughter of a Misterton vicar, who is feted in her adopted country of South Africa where she set up a hospital in the mining town of Kimberley and established the first school of nursing.

These will be among the famous folk from the village that will be the subject of the talk and exhibition, following the success of the ‘Misterton Remembers’ exhibition and talk in November.

● Every Wednesday, there’s Rhyme Time for pre-school children, Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm. And on the second Saturday each month, there’s a craft session from 10.00am-12 noon. All materials are provided.

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

Tuesday 13 February

Family pancake-themed event, Misterton Library, 13 February, 2.30–4.30pm

Meeting of Misterton Parish Council, Granary Room, Grove House Farm, 7.30pm

Wednesday 14 February

Ash Wednesday: service of Morning Prayer with imposition of ashes, Church Room, 10.00am

Rhyme Time session for pre-school children and parents/carers, Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm (and every Wednesday)

Thursday 15 February

Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am

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

Saturday 17 February

Snowdrop display in the churchyard followed by café, Church Room, 12noon – 2.00pm

Sunday 18 February

Service of Holy Communion, Gringley Parish Church, 9.300am

Thursday 29 February

Talk and exhibition on famous Misterton folk, Misterton Library, 2.00 – 4.30pm

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