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Congratulations to Glenn and commiserations to Howard, but what a great night of entertainment.
Thanks to everyone who braved the cold and supported the Bonfire Night Barnby Burger Challenge. In particular to the chefs Glenn and Howard who donated the burgers. To Les, Derick and the ‘BBC’ commitee who organized the event, along with the village hall committee, the parish council, and all the volunteers who donated their time/food/drink/raffle prizes. Thanks also to Willow Tree Cottages B&B and The Willow Tree Pub for the use of their car parks and to the Jukes family for allowing the use of their field for the launch of the fireworks.
£1,030 was made on the night. When added to the £542 raised online, £500 donation from Cllr Maureen Dobson County Council fund and £150 donations to the Parish Council , the total reaches the magic £2,200 target which is fantastic news!
A response is now awaited from the Community Heartbeat Trust about next steps and installation of a defibrillator in the phone box.
Barnby villagers Paul & Janine Stanley and Clem Lee completed their Calling All Saints cycle challenge last weekend.
The route took them to all 30 All Saints churches in the Nottinghamshire & Southwell Diocese through challenging weather as well as terrain. They cycled just over 80 miles on rainy Friday, 56 miles on windy/squally Saturday and 60 miles on sunny Sunday – a total of 196miles (316km)
The team would like to thank Les Chaplin for his help collecting and dropping them off with their bikes. Derick Parker, for the loan of his trailer and Steve & Elaine Beeching for printing their team jerseys at no charge.
Finally the team would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has given their time, encouragement and support in making this challenge a success!
All the photographs from the challenge can be found on the Friends of All Saints flickr album
Donations are still coming in and it’s going to be close but it looks hopefully like the team may hit the magic figure of £1000 donations received with a portion of offline donations being also eligible for gift-aid. The btmydonate fundraising page will remain open for a little while and can be found here: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/callingallsaints2016
Please be aware that the current route 41 service operated by Nottsbus will cease this weekend 30/07/2016.
(PC Coaches route 47 to and from Lincoln is currently unaffected and continues to run as normal)
A new route 341 service operated by Travel Wright, via Fernwood and Balderton with reduced times on Mon/Wed/Fri will commence from 01/08/2016. There will no longer be a Saturday bus service.
This is a PRE-BOOK ONLY SERVICE which must be booked BY PHONE AT LEAST 24HRS IN ADVANCE. Tel Travel Wright: 01636 703813
Yvonne has now retired as warden after 25 years. Her hard work, dedication and wealth of knowledge have been invaluable, and the mainstay of our church in Barnby. Yvonne has been on the PCC for over 50 years, and fortunately for us all, will still be a PCC member to guide and advise us.
The last eighteen months have been particularly difficult because of the theft of lead, and Yvonne has spent many hours on the internet, trawling through grant application sites and writing letters. Through her efforts, we have received £25,850 in grant aid – almost a third of the total money that was needed. We are pleased to be able to relieve Yvonne of some of the practical duties of being Church Warden, but also very glad that she will still be there in a “consultancy” role to keep us on track, so that we can try to maintain the same high standards and smooth running of All Saints that Yvonne has always been so dedicated to.
From this…
The roof is finished at last. The total cost has been just over £80,000 (excluding VAT which we are able to reclaim), made up of:
Temporary repairs and sheeting £ 1,440
Architect, planning and surveyors’ fees £ 2,837
Timber, masonry repairs and roofing £ 65,471
New guttering and downpipes £11,000
…to this!
The support to enable us to achieve this has been phenomenal for a small community. People have been extremely generous in their support to make sure that this centuries old building lives on at the heart of the village. Here’s how the money was raised:
Fund Raising £ 3,488
Grants £25,850
Donations £24,556
Insurance claims £12,850
Gift Aid on donations £ 2,606
Church funds and reserves £15,000
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Funds are still needed for repairs to the inside of the church and for ongoing maintenance as the church funds have been used up. There are some ideas for future fundraising currently under discussion, but in the meantime the next coffee morning fundraiser is at Barnby House on 5th July from 10am to 11.30am, see the events calendar for more information.
Well it rained just a bit! But thankfully not for too long and it certainly didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits at Saturday’s village get together.
Congratulations to Adam and Mary who won the child and adult home made crown competitions, to Charlotte who won the ‘guess the cake weight’ competition and Carina who won the skittles.
A very big thank you goes to all who were involved in making the day so enjoyable including:
Derick Parker, Howard Roberts and Les Chaplin for sorting out the hog roast and getting up at 3am to begin cooking it! Also for being involved in the wider preparation of the whole event.
The Village Hall Committee for their help with the organisation, staffing of stalls and the afternoon tea and in particular to Martin & Vicki for the use of their garden.
John Rylott / Tim Snipe for the donation of logs to cook the hog roast.
Brett & Kathryn at the Willow Tree for the keg of beer donation.
Steve & Elaine Beeching at Newark Embroidery for the best crown prize donations.
Sylvia Hiscock, for the ‘guess the cake’ donation.
Yvette Wellard, for donating the Pimms and for all the running around, advice and helping to bring everything together.
Simon who lives at the neighbouring property to the village green, for providing an electricity supply.
Everyone who helped on the day including Neil G, Clem L, Graham G, Graham & Robert B, Jacqui P, Karin C, and to all who came along to support the event.
It was lovely to see so many villagers coming together, newcomers and old timers alike. The event wasn’t meant primarily as a fundraiser, but despite this a fantastic £763 was raised on the day which will be split between our 2 community buildings, the church (75%) and the village hall (25%).
A slide-show of photos from the day is below. If you have any photos you’d like to add, please email them to villagehall@barnbyinthewillows.com.
Many thanks to Sheila and Karin for all their hard work in preparing so many delicious sandwiches and cakes and transforming the village hall into the Ritz! Thanks also to Lyn for the loan of all the beautiful china, to John and Les for being the dashing waiting staff and to all the helpers on the day. The church roof is now finished but ongoing funds are still needed to help with other repairs and to redecorate the inside.
Don’t forget to make your crown and bring your picnic rug.
Fun & games to include quick cricket, penalty shoot-out, games and races.
Tea & cakes will be available in the Appleby garden from 3pm with guess the weight of the birthday cake and a raffle.