HARRINGWORTH & SHOTLEY News and what's on
Annual Parish Open Meeting
The Annual Parish Open Meeting will take place on Thursday 25 April; the meeting will include the Village Hall AGM, the Appeals Fund AGM and distribution of the Appeals Fund.
You can read the Draft Minutes of last year’s Open Meeting, including the Appeals Fund and Village Hall 2023 AGM’s, by clicking on the document links below. In addition, the Chair of the Parish Council’s annual report 2024 may be found at the same location.
The Parish Meeting is open to all electors of our Parish, who have the right not only to attend but also to speak on any matter of local interest.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
ANNUAL PARISH OPEN MEETING: AGENDA
- Introduction
- Minutes of the 2023 Parish Open Meeting & Matters Arising
- Chair of Parish Council Annual Report1
- Questions for Chair of Parish Council from the parishioners
- Village Hall AGM
- Harringworth Appeals Fund AGM and Distribution of Funds
- AOB
Andrew White CB DL
Chair Harringworth Parish Council
HARRINGWORTH VILLAGE HALL AGM: AGENDA
- Introduction
- Approval of Minutes of 2023 AGM
- Chair’s and Treasurer’s
- ReportElection of Trustees
- AOB
HARRINGWORTH APPEALS FUND, AGM: AGENDA
- Introduction
- Approval of Minutes of the 2023 AGM
- Chairman’s and Treasurer’s Report
- Election of Committee
- Election of Officers (Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary)
- Allocation of Funds
- AOB
The following applications for funding have been received ahead of the AGM and will be presented during the meeting. Parishioners in attendance are asked to approve the following proposals:
| Applicant | Proposal | Request |
| St John the Baptist Church Parochial Church Council | Funds to address broken windows; replacing failing leadworks; ferramenta repairs; lime mortar joints – all to maintain wind and watertight and avoid further decay. | £1,800 |
| St John the Baptist Church Parochial Church Council | Funding to tackle blocked drains in church yard (hand dig etc.) installation of silt traps and new soak away. | £4,500 |
| St John the Baptist Church Parochial Church Council | Funds to fill redundant underground boiler pits and ducts including to fit limestone slabs under retained cast iron grills | £1,300 |
| Nicky Howell | Funds are requested for the provision of a second defibrillator in the village. | £1,400 |
| Jan Gray and Café Team | Funding for a Coffee Machine for use at St John’s Café. | £300 |
| Julian O’Neill | Funding Yoga Equipment including Bolsters for exercise classes in the Village Hall | £375 |
| Total | £9,675 |
ST JOHNS CAFE
The café reopens for the summer on Saturday 27th April from 10.30 – Noon in St John the Baptist Church, Harringworth. and opens every Saturday until the end of August thanks to a team of willing volunteers.
We look forward to seeing you for delicious hot coffee, homemade cakes, sausage rolls and much more… so please encourage neighbours, friends and family to visit.
If you know a walking or cycling group do pass on the details so they can join us, too.
The café is run by volunteers so please sign up if you would like to help at the café on a Saturday and/or bake cakes!
Thankyou in advance for all your support and contributions. All the proceeds from the Café go to the Harringworth Appeals Fund.
HARRINGWORTH PLANT SALE
Sunday May 5 – 11.00am-3.00pm – Welland Barn, Wakerley Road, NN17 3AH
For a spectacular range of unusual herbs and edible perennials, flowers grown from seed, and a multi-coloured variety of tomato, chilli and pepper plants, roll up to the Grown in Harringworth Plant Sale, hosted by Nicola and Harry Morgan with members of the Gardening Group.
The main purpose is to raise money for the village planters. We will also make donations to the Parish Council for wild flowers and bulbs on Jubilee Green and to the National Garden Scheme, which raises vital funds for medical charities such as Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and the Carers Trust. Cash or card payments gratefully accepted.
Do help us bring more year-round colour to the village and your own gardens and extra tastes to your culinary repertoire! Herbs go remarkably well in many drinks, too. Gin and anise hyssop, anyone? Strawberry mint mojito? We could go on…
Please spread the word!
HARRINGWORTH SAFARI SUPPER
Saturday 8 June 2024
A final reminder to those who wish to join the Harringworth event of the year – please pop your forms through our doors now. If anyone has mislaid their form or needs any more information, then please contact either of us: Jackie Sandy on 07729 208080 or email jj63jak@gmail.com (Rose Cottage, Wakerley Road) Sandie Gordon on 07957 310377 or email sandiegordon@live.co.uk (Tallat Barn, Wakerley Road) We are still looking for a volunteer for the after supper get together, so again please let us know if you are happy to host. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Jackie and Sandie
HARRINGWORTH SUMMER FETE
Saturday 15 June
Plans are underway for a Summer Fete in Harringworth on Saturday 15 June. The fete will be hosted in the wonderful setting of Church Cottage Gardens, when we hope to see all the village come together for a fun day out.
We are looking to gather a team of organisers for the Fete and would welcome offers of help and fresh ideas! Please message here if you can help in advance with planning.
Stalls so far include: bric-a-brac, books and games, plants and Made in Harringworth.
Nearer the date we will be asking for contributions for these so do save your bric-a-brac, plants, preserves etc.
Plans are also underway for some games and our popular Pimm’s Bar, BBQ and café serving cakes and refreshments.
MOSAIC CHAMBER CHOIR
A concert in St John the Baptist Church on Saturday 6 July from 7.30pm with Mosaic a local chamber choir. The choir specialises in a cappella repertoire for eight voices with songs from Bach to the Beetles. Proceeds to the Appeals Fund – more details to follow.
VILLAGE LITTER PICK
The annual Harringworth litter pick took place on Saturday the 6 April.
The weather proved to be kind which enabled the pick, along with the brilliant number of people who turned out once again, to be completed safely, in good time and with good humour. Everyone involved reported that there seemed to have been an improvement on the amount of litter being dropped around the village. However, our Litter Hero’s still managed to collect around 60 bags (or equivalent as some items could not fit in bags) from the four areas they collected from. This has now been reported to the Local Authority for collection. The pick has also been logged with Keep Britain Tidy for inclusion in their records.
Once again a really big thank you to everyone who helped.
REGULAR EVENTS IN THE VILLAGE HALL
- Rae Bird Yoga – Thursday from 10.00am – 11.00am
- Table Tennis – Tuesday from 2.30pm – 4.30pm
- Table Tennis – Thursday from 5.00pm – 7.00pm
- FitSteps with Julie McCrone – Tuesday 9.30am – 10.30am
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