villageviews Etton
NEWS
by Anne Curwen
On 11 February 2016 Erin Rose Samways was born, a lovely baby sister for Grace. Congratulations to Julia and Michael and a warm welcome to baby Erin. Have you noticed the beautiful commemorative stone that has been placed on the village green to mark the planting of the tree for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? A huge thank you to Stamford Stone, who kindly donated the stone plinth, and to Graham Smitheringale who organized the engraving and installation. A fine job. Ideas are beginning to come forward for the future use of the Etton phone box. So far the suggestions are: to house a defibrillator; to display village photos; as a library; a recycling point for batteries/shoes; a toy exchange. Do keep those ideas coming and a decision will be taken in the summer. Plans for a village get together to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday are progressing. The selected date is Saturday 4 June in the afternoon, starting with a short commemorative service at the Church to remember
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those who lost their lives in the two World Wars. This will be followed by afternoon tea/picnic on the village green. We also plan to formally unveil the village sign complete with the new memorial (not yet installed). Further details will follow after the next planning meeting on 26 April. Another date for your diary is Saturday 2 July when Graham Smitheringale is organizing a fundraising Barn Dance with A Waggon Load of Monkeys performing and a hog roast. Tickets will be available from Graham. The Langdyke Trust is planning a second open day at the Etton Maxey reserve on Sunday 17 July. There will be guided walks, pond dipping and bird watching. There may also be a chance to visit the Etton High meadow orchards, pond and new allotments. A lot has been done already but working parties are planned on the following dates 9 May, 13 June, 18 July, 15 August, 19 September and 17 October from 10am to 12.30pm. Please do come along and join in. Finally, Tarmac has confirmed that they plan to install a safe crossing point on the south drain permissible path. The bridge to do this is currently being used elsewhere on the site but should be in place by the end of May.
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The victorious team: Bill Lyon, his wife Chris, daughter Fran and son in law Kevin along with the quizmasters, Stan Houchen and Robert Moss.
Peakirk Village Hall Quiz
The ever-popular Peakirk Village Hall quiz produced another exciting finish. At the end of the quiz the Lyon family were locked in a tie with last year’s winning team (Marianna and Adrian Rostron with Gordon and Ruth Wright). The two teams could still not be separated after five supplementary questions and it needed a sudden death question to produce a result. Along with the fish and chip supper it was a most enjoyable evening and £316 was raised for Village Hall funds.