28th June
Thursday 27 June 2024
Contact: 01427 891376
ENERGY ADVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Micro and small businesses in Misterton have the chance to get expert energy advice on how to cut their carbon footprint. Bassetlaw District Council is inviting them to apply for an energy audit, which will help them become more sustainable and could identify financial savings.
During the first year of the project, nearly 40 businesses were audited by Mitie Plan Zero, with 16 going on to successfully apply for decarbonisation grants of up to £5k from the Council. These grants support the costs of implementing energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures. Decarbonisation grants can make a real difference to businesses as they look to reduce their carbon footprint and make cost savings.
So far, the works have saved 14.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent from being emitted a year – that’s the same as the average emissions of a return flight from Paris to New York for 14 passengers.
To learn more or apply for Mitie Plan Zero to carry out an Energy Audit of your business, please visit www.bassetlaw.gov.uk and search for UKSPF.
You can also learn more about Mitie Plan Zero at www.mitie.com/planzero
CHURCH PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT
Misterton Parish Church has published its annual report for 2023; copies are available in Misterton Library. Last year, the cost of keeping the Church open and necessary maintenance of the 11th century building was £4845, less than the average in prior years (£6700). Every year, the Church has to contribute to the costs of clergy and their housing, training, and HQ costs, known as Parish Share. While the target was £14,331, the Parish Church could only contribute £3500. With a lesser target this year, the Parish Church hopes to pay it’s Parish Share in full.
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
Mondays
Poppy-making craft group, The Misterton Centre & Library, 10.00-11.30am
2nd Tuesday each month
Coffee morning, Church Room, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle
1st Saturday each month
Men’s Breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together and talk about anything and everything!
Thursday 4 July
General Election. Polling station: Methodist Hall, 7.00am-10.00pm. Remember to take photo ID
Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church
Exhibition and talk on Misterton’s waterways, Misterton Library, 2.30pm and 6.00pm
Saturday 6 July
Misterton Gala, old school field, 12 noon-5.00pm. To book a stall, e-mail mistertongala@gmail.com or ring 891629. Library open until 4.00pm
Sunday 7 July
Holy Communion, Beckingham Church, 11.00am
Tuesday 9 July
Meeting of Misterton Parish Council, Granary Room, Grove House Farm, 7.30pm
Wednesday 10 July
Service of Morning Prayer, 10.00am, in Church (June-September)
Rhyme & Play Time for toddlers and carers at Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm
Summer Fayre, Misterton Primary School, 4.00-6.00pm
Saturday 13 July
Free family crafts session, Misterton Library, 10.00am-12 noon.
Friday 26 July
District Councillor’s surgery, The Misterton Centre, 10.00-11.00am (no surgery in August)
School term ends, re-starting on Tuesday 3 September
Monday 29 July-Friday 2 August
Summer camp at Everett Fox School of Dance. Call 07887 664883 to details and to book
Saturday 17 August
Annual produce show, Methodist Hall, Misterton. Exhibits in 10.00-11.30am; entry to public 2.00-4.00pm
Thursday 12 September
Storyteller Phil Okwedy, St Mary’s Parish Church, West Stockwith, 7.30pm. Details to follow
Saturday 14 September
Ride & Stride, Misterton Parish Church. Details to follow
Saturday 12 October
Big band Room 21 in concert, Misterton Parish Church, 3.00pm. Details to follow
WEST STOCKWITH NEWS
Thursday 27 June 2024
Contact: 01427 891376
STORYTELLER’S ONE-MAN PERFORMANCE (+ pic)
West Stockwith Parish Church is holding a one-man performance by Phil Okwedy on Thursday 12 September at 7.30pm. Sparked by the discovery of a series of letters from his father in Nigeria to his mother in Wales, The Gods Are All Here is a moving, funny, and warm-hearted one-man performance. His storytelling show weaves myth, song, folktales, and legends of the African diaspora with an astonishing personal story that uncovers Phil’s experiences of growing up as a child of dual heritage in the 1960s and 1970s in Wales.
Charting the time of life when children are said to view their parents as gods, but never having actually lived with them, Phil considers if his parents were, in fact, the gods he had imagined them to be. Exploring equality, freedom, racism, family, and growing up without your birth parents, in an enthralling performance, The Gods Are All Here is both timeless and very much a story for today. Booking details will follow.
REPAIRS TO VILLAGE DRAIN
Repairs have been carried to the West Stockwith village relief drain by the Isle of Axholme & North Notts Water Lever Management Board as part of its summer programme of works. The drain has been reformed and trees and bushes removed to allow the clear passage of water in preparation for winter weather.
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
1st Saturday each month
Men’s Breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together and talk about anything and everything!
Thursday 4 July
Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church
General Election. Polling station: Village Hall, 7.00am-10.00pm. Remember to take photo ID
Exhibition and talk on local waterways, Misterton Library, 2.30pm and 6.00pm
Saturday 6 July
Misterton Gala, Old School Field, 12 noon-4.00pm. To book a stall, e-mail mistertongala@gmail.com or ring 891629
Sunday 7 July
Holy Communion, West Stockwith Parish Church, 11.00am
Wednesday 10 July
Service of Morning Prayer, 10.00am, in Misterton Church (June to September)
Rhyme & Play Time session for toddlers and carers, Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm
Summer Festival, Misterton Primary School, 4.00-6.00pm
Thursday 11 July
Meeting of West Stockwith Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 26 July
District Councillor’s surgery, Village Hall, 9.00-9.45am (no surgery in August)
School term ends, re-starting on Tuesday 3 September
Saturday 17 August
Annual produce show, Methodist Hall, Misterton. Exhibits in 10.00-11.30am; entry to public 2.00-4.00pm
Thursday 12 September
Storyteller Phil Okwedy, St Mary’s Parish Church, 7.30pm. Details to follow
Saturday 14 September
Ride & Stride with art exhibition, West Stockwith Parish Church. Details to follow
Saturday 12 October
Big band Room 21 in concert, Misterton Parish Church, 3.00pm. Details to follow