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and a warm welcome to Greatford in Lincolnshire
Greatford is a small village of about 100 houses located roughly equidistant between Stamford, Market Deeping and Bourne.
We hope visitors to the village enjoy their experience (and keep the village tidy!), and we hope visitors to this website find it helpful. The various sections of this site give more specific village information. This is an umbrella website which gives information for most of the activities in the village of Greatford and provides links to other local websites.
As previous visitors will know, this website is quite a change from the previous text based website. It is still, as they say, ‘under construction’ and will develop as the need arises.
Its main aim is to provide an independent local information service to the area and ensure that you have an opportunity to get involved with it. Contact the editor@greatford.info with suggestions for articles and updates. Thank you.
The website was last updated on 21st February 2010
This 'home' page will have events taking place in Greatford, and your information page (below) from the Towers & Spires.
see 'The Church' above left for church events around the area.
The Parish Council has its own website which can be accessed via the link on the left as can businesses and other local websites.
For other local village links:-
Click here for the Uffington website which has more about
local schools and here for the Tallington website.
The 7 local C.of E. churches can be viewed at
www.uffingtongroup.org.uk
West Deeping Parish Council also have a website here.
Articles from the Towers & Spires
GREATFORD
Church Flowers: none during Lent
Church Cleaning: Cazz Anders and Sarah Rodrigues
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) will take place on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 at 7:30pm in the Church - all those on the electoral roll are invited to attend. The Parochial Church Council will meet immediately after the APCM.
Services of Holy Communion in church as usual at 9am on Sundays 14 and 28 March (Mothering Sunday and Palm Sunday respectively) and at 7:30pm on Monday in Holy Week (29 March) and at 9am on Easter Sunday (4 April).
Carlby & District WI has members attending from Carlby, Bourne, Thurlby, Wilsthorpe, Braceborough and Greatford. The March meeting will be on Tuesday 9th March at Carlby Village Hall at 7:30 p.m. The subject will be 'Antique Carpets' with Mrs J Tattershall. New members always welcome: call 01778 590348 for further information.
Bell Ringing: Practice Wednesday 10th March. Possible 1/4 peal tba.
The next quiz night at the Hare 'n' Hounds is Tuesday 9th March. This starts at 7.30 pm with a supper and then the quiz
for £3.95 teams of four are welcome. Come and try our Home-cooked ham, egg and chips for £3. This great value meal is served Tues 6-9pm, Wed 12-2pm and 6-9pm for more details or a copy of our menu please call (01778) 560332.
Jumping over the weathervane: Around 30 children and parents gathered at the playing field in Greatford on 31 January to renew an ancient tradition of jumping over the church weather vane. Removed by steeplejacks to be regilded during the current refurbishment of the Church, the youngsters took advantage of it being on the ground to leap over it. In years to come they will be able to point to the cockerel atop the steeple and say, truthfully, "I once jumped over that!" Nigel Ashby said: "The steeplejacks mentioned the tradition and I thought it was a nice idea. A couple of dozen children came along with their families and it was a good community event." He will re-gild the cockerel before it returns to its original spot on top of the spire.
Greatford Village Hall: Building work is progressing well despite the cold weather. - photos of the work will be published on the Greatford website. The playing fields are now open again, with a small area roped off for safety.
Greatford Parish Council will meet on Tuesday 23rd March at 7:30pm in the Village Hall (subject to the progress of the refurbishment) - all residents are welcome to attend. The agenda will be published on the notice board and parish website nearer the date. Up-todate information about the Village and the Parish Council is available on the Parish website: http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Greatford.
There will be no Four O'Clock Service in March, as it is Mothering Sunday, and many people will be visiting mothers and grandmothers in the afternoon. Instead, you are invited to come to a family service for Mothering Sunday 10.30am at
Tallington Church when we'll be blessing and giving out bunches of flowers. The Four O'Clock Service will be back on the 11th April.
WELLAND MOTHERS' UNION
Welland Mothers' Union is open to everyone in the Uffington Group. This month we are having a quiet afternoon led by Revd Batty in Tallington Church. Anyone who is interested is welcome. Next meeting - 2pm Monday 15th March at Tallington Church.
Flying the Flag .You can help to raise funds for the Village Hall by having the Union Jack or the Flag of St George flown in honour of any special event. Please contact the Churchwardens in the first instance.
CALLCONNECT & CALLCONNECT PLUS
Lincolnshire County Council has announced a bus service "CallConnect," serving Bourne and the surrounding villages (including the five mentioned above and now "CallConnect PLUS" for Uffington or Tallington!).
The service operates Monday to Saturday (07:00 to 19:00) in response to pre-booked requests (on a "dial-a-bus" basis), and will pick up and set down at designated locations in the villages and towns served (including providing access to Bourne and Market Deeping, and NOW Stamford). CallConnect does not usually operate on routes where local bus services are already in operation except at times when there are no buses.
Anyone can use the service for any purpose (eg shopping, medical appointments, work, training etc). Users need first to register details with the Booking Centre (by phone or internet), after which journeys can be booked, again with the Booking Centre. Bookings are subject to availability (on a first come first served basis) and can be booked up to seven days in advance; same day bookings need at least two hours notice.
Tickets are purchased from the driver, and fares vary depending on the length of journey. Concessionary bus passes (available to those over 60 and to disabled people) are valid on all CallConnect services, giving free travel to the pass holder after 09:30 on Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays.
The Booking Centre (0845 234 3344 - local call rate) is open Monday to Friday (08:30 to 17:00) and Saturday (09:00 to 15:00); bookings may also be made at anytime via the website www.lincsinterconnect.com
The website contains further details.
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