To coincide with the village’s VE / VJ Exhibition, you are invited to drop in to The Old Rectory on Thursday afternoon between 2.00 and 5.00 pm to meet the land girls and see some of their equipment! Pineapple (aka the handsome chap at The Old Rectory…no not Stan, the other one!) will be hosting … Continue reading Accompanying the VE/VH Day Exhibition…
Month: July 2021
Village Hall Exhibition Covid Safety
Clivias and Vallottas Available
3 x Clivia and 6 x Vallotta plants available to good homes. Donations to Wootton Courtenay Gardening Club. David Lowman - 841341.
Apple iMac for Sale
Shown below is my iMac, a fully configured big beast of a machine. The outstanding feature of the machine is the screen, 5120 pixels wide by 2880 tall, you can't buy a screen like this for any money. The machine has 32Gb of RAM and a 3TB Fusion / internal disk drive, meaning it has … Continue reading Apple iMac for Sale
Former WWII Evacuee From London Revisits Wootton Courtenay
The Village website has mentioned the visit this week of George and Gill Jackson. George will be Guest of Honour at the postponed VE- and VJ-Day Exhibition on Thursday 29th at the Village Hall, where at 3pm his presence will be recognised with a presentation. In 1940, George Jackson and his two elder brothers came … Continue reading Former WWII Evacuee From London Revisits Wootton Courtenay
Suspicious Breakage
I was wondering if anybody saw anything suspicious early afternoon on Monday 26th. One of the double glazed upper windows in our porch was shattered, I think, judging from the round hole, by a stone. We found one on the ground. It certainly was not caused by a bird. Tony CraddockWills Mead
VE / VJ Day Exhibition
A reminder that this Thursday there will be an exhibition in the Village Hall to commemorate 75 years since VE and VJ Day. Everyone welcome.
Memorial Lunch for Desmond Meikle OBE
12 noon on Thursday 12th August in Wootton Courtenay Village Hall Covid regulations now allow us to proceed. If you are vulnerable or have been shielding please tell Jeanne on 01984 640267, and we will be happy to take extra precautions to enable you to attend safely. Many people still wish to wear masks, hand … Continue reading Memorial Lunch for Desmond Meikle OBE
Pond at ‘Crossways’, Wootton Courtenay
I've started clearing the extremely overgrown pond here and I'm wondering if anyone remembers it from years gone by? There's a huge metal structure just under the water, I've no idea what's it's for. Does anyone know? If you can help, please email me on cfpackwood@gmail.com Thank you. Claire Howes
The Centenary Evenings
Thank you to all who came to the anniversary evenings. We all hope that you enjoyed the presentations and the chance to get together in our beautiful hall. The collection for the Air Ambulance raised £493.51. A splendid effort by our small but remarkable village. Peter, Chris, Eddie, Roger and Patrick