The Parish Council has received the following update from the Environmental Health Officer inspecting sheds at Loodal Farm and other locations around Whissendine. Note that the current increase of houseflies in the village cannot and should not be attributed to just one source. Yesterday (21 June) we inspected both sheds (at Loodal Farm). We took [...]
Oh, the anticipation … the news went round – “it’s coming! Are you going to see it?” Well, did you? The Flying Scotsman! Saturday morning, the dogs and I set off to find a good vantage point down the lane to Teigh, and found 3 others doing the same. We waited, admiring the view, watching [...]
Many of you will know that Ian is working out in Nigeria this year for Voluntary Services Overseas, he is hugely enjoying the challenge of doing something completely different and you can follow what he is up to by checking his blog at ianinnigeria.wordpress.com. If you do you will know that when I went out [...]
Saturday 9th July 2016 7pm till midnight at White Lion Inn Curry & Pudding plus Live Music from THE MOONLIGHTS Raffle with many prizes to be won. Play “Heads n’ Tails” for a chance to win a major prize. Tickets @ £17.50 each, available from: The White Lion (Whissendine 233) Emma Studdert-Kennedy (Whissendine 381) Graham [...]
First Prize £20 of Amazon Vouchers! Make a scarecrow to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday and Feast Week. It can be anything to do with the Queen - corgis, castles or members of her family. Please have all your scarecrows out by Saturday 2nd May and let Emma Studdert-Kennedy (Whissendine 381, email) know where your [...]
Buy a duck and you could win £25! Ducks will be released into the brook at the White Lion Inn on Thursday 7th July at 6:30pm Ducks available at £1 each from The White Lion and from: Graham Bysouth (Whissendine 226) Trevor Kettle (Whissendine 032) Emma Studdert-Kennedy (Whissendine 381) Dave Wragg (Whissendine 512) Linda Arnold (Whissendine 645) Mark [...]
For the latest information, see the Feast Week page. Date Event Venue Sat 2 July 2016 Family Games Time: 2–5pm White Lion Inn Sat 2 July 2016 Grantham Big Band Time: during the Sausage Sizzle from 7.30pm Tickets £9.00 Village Hall Sun 3 July 2016 Church Service Time: 11am All adults and kids welcome Church Mon 4 July 2016 Pig Race Time: from 6.30pm [...]
Back by popular demand - Chris at the The White Lion Whissendine will be performing his one man Close up Magic Show as lots of people missed it last time! Tickets £12 and are limited to 20 per show. There will be two shows on Thursday 28th July at 7.30pm & 9pm. Contact The White Lion [...]
The Parish Clerk has received the following update from the Environmental Health Officer responsible for monitoring at Loodal Farm: I am writing to update you as to our monitoring this spring that started in April. Until just over 2 weeks ago there were no maggots or flies in either of the chicken sheds. The manure [...]
The poll is now closed. Thank you for voting. The Parish Council would like to know how much interest there is in a cycle track to link Whissendine to Oakham, ahead of making any application to Rutland County Council. Previous experience has shown the most direct route via Langham is too costly because of the [...]
Grantham's Big Band will be performing a concert at Whissendine's Village Hall in support of Feast Week on the 2nd July at 7.30pm. Tickets are £9 each available from 01664 474611 / 01664 474226 / 07487 862 482.
Sixty-three bird species have been recorded in Whissendine. The full list may be viewed here. Can you add to the list? Barn owl Black-headed gull Blackbird Blackcap Blue tit Bullfinch Buzzard Canada goose Carrion crow Chaffinch Chiff chaff Coal tit Collared dove Common gull Fieldfare Goldcrest Great spotted woodpecker Great tit Green finch Green woodpecker [...]
Whissendine Environment Group AGM 2016 will be held on Thursday 16th June 2016 at 7.30pm at 1a Station Road, Whissendine. Everyone is welcome to attend and find out about WEG’s activities so far and their future plans.
