The Feast
Jo from the Nags and Sarah Line would like to thank everyone who helped on Feast Weekend, and of course everyone who came.
Jo would also like to mention that there will be a coffee morning on 16th September at 9.00 am at the Nags and that the proceeds will be adding to the funds raised at the Feast for the School.
What is CallConnect Bus Service?
CallConnect is a unique bus service whose timetable is not fixed but responds to passenger requests. This means its routes are different each day depending on the bookings made by passengers. Journey requests can be made by telephone, online or by SMS text message. The service is designed to improve transport opportunities in rural communities and some market towns where there is an infrequent conventional bus services.
Who can use CallConnect?
Everyone! All are welcome to use the service regardless of age or status. You can use the service as frequently as required for anything from shopping or travelling to work or school to a social event or medical appointment. Even if you are on holiday in Lincolnshire and need a bus, contact our booking office and find out how we can help you.
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You can book a CallConnect journey by calling our booking team on 0845 234 3344. When requesting a bus journey, have your membership number and journey details ready. You can also submit your travel requests online or via SMS text messages. You can make a booking up to seven days in advance. You can also request same-day journeys but please give a minimum of one hour’s notice. All bookings are subject to availability.
Fares
The amount you pay to travel depends on your journey. Each service area is divided into zones – the further you travel, the more you pay. Booking office staff can tell you the cost of your journey so that you can have the correct fare ready. Children aged under 5 travel free with an accompanying adult. If you hold a valid concessionary bus pass due to age or disability, you can use it on CallConnect buses. Passes issued outside Lincolnshire are accepted during off-peak travel (after 9.30am).
Opening and Operating Times
CallConnect operates 7am-7pm, Monday-Friday, and 8am-6pm on Saturdays. Details of any local variations are available from the booking office. The booking office is open from 8.30am-7pm, Monday-Friday; 8.30am-5pm on Saturday; and closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.
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49 CLUB
The winners of the 49 Club between 20th July 2013 to 10th August 2013 were as follows.
Sat 20th July Audrey Moxon
Sat 27th July Joyce Drake
Sat 3rd Aug Bob Davis
Sat 10th Aug Bernard Dolan
All received £25 and the rest of the money went to Memorial Hall Funds
MEMORIAL HALL NEWS
We hope you have all enjoyed your summer and made the best of the sunshine when we had it. Our clubs and societies have continued throughout the summer and are always happy to see new people.
Many of you attended our Open Afternoon in July and would have seen the host of activities on offer at the Memorial Hall.
It was great to host a wonderful Golden Wedding Anniversary Party in August and we hope that you all remember that the Hall is there to be booked for your family occasions.
Our next event is the Christmas Fair on Saturday 23rd November 10am to 3pm where there will be many stalls and of course Santa in his Grotto, so please put this into your diaries.
We continue to collect plastic bottle tops for Lincolnshire Air Ambulance or wheel chairs for children and used stamps for Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, and offering the second hand book sales.
To book the Memorial Hall for all your family occasions telephone Mick on 421853 or Laraine on 421110.
HALL DIARY April 2013
To hire the hall for all your functions, weekday rates are £6.50 per hour for clubs
and £11.00 per hour for fund raising and weekends, plus £10.00 for use of the
kitchen and £10.00 for use of the bar.
Hire of Conference Room £6.00 per hour
Daily Hire of complete Hall £140.00
These prices include heating or air conditioning.
For Bookings please telephone Mick 421853 or Laraine 421 1 1 0
Tuesday |
3 |
rd |
Arts and Crafts |
1:30pm |
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Ballroom Dancing |
7:00pm |
Wednesday |
4 |
th |
Bam-Bams |
12:00pm |
Thursday |
5 |
th |
Lunch Club |
12:30pm |
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Ballroom and Sequence for beginners |
7:30pm |
Friday |
6 |
th |
Kung Fu |
7:00pm |
Tuesday |
10 |
th |
Arts and Crafts |
1:30pm |
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Ballroom Dancing |
7:00pm |
Wednesday |
11 |
th |
Petticoat Club |
7:30pm |
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Parish Council |
7:30pm |
Thursday |
12 |
th |
Ballroom and Sequence for beginners |
7:30pm |
Friday |
13 |
th |
Kung Fu |
7:00pm |
Tuesday |
17 |
th |
Arts and Crafts |
1:30pm |
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Ballroom Dancing |
7:00pm |
Thursday |
19 |
th |
Lunch Club |
12:30pm |
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Ballroom and Sequence for beginners |
7:30pm |
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History Society |
7:30pm |
Friday |
20 |
th |
Kung Fu |
7:00pm |
Tuesday |
24 |
th |
Arts and Crafts |
1:30pm |
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Ballroom Dancing |
7:00pm |
Wednesday |
25 |
th |
Gardening Club |
7:30pm |
Thursday |
26 |
th |
Ballroom and Sequence for beginners |
6:30pm |
Friday |
27 |
th |
Kung Fu |
7:00pm |
Enquiries re Baptism, weddings etc. should be made to The Reverend Chris Harrington on 01529 460904.
For other Church queries in Helpringham please contact John West on 421871
NEWS FROM THE PEWS
We were blessed with good weather for the Feast Weekend on 10th and 11th August and a large number of people came to visit the church to see the Historical Society’s excellent exhibition of ‘School Days’ and to take part in the other activities. The Friday night concert of Vintage Brass was a great success and about 80 people were entertained and enjoyed a supper.
The weekend raised about £1200 for church funds and a big thank you to everyone who came and especially those who helped with refreshments, running stalls, floral displays and the tower tours.
Tickets are now on sale for the Raymond Burley guitar concert to be held in the church on 21st September. The ticket price is £10 and includes a light supper with wine and soft drinks being on sale. Please see posters for further details. Tickets available from Marian & Vince Stocking (421395).
On 14st September we are holding a church clean-up morning starting at 9.30. We are hoping that as many people as possible can come along to help with a general clean and tidy up of the churchyard around the church. Refreshments will be available for those who help. This is also the date of the Lincolnshire Churches Trust Sponsored Ride and Stride 10am - 6pm and all the churches across the group will be open to visitors.
A reminder that the Harvest Festival Service will be held on 4th October at 6pm in the church and the Harvest Supper and auction on 5th October in the Memorial Hall. Tickets will be required for the latter event.
Pram Service and Coffee morning at St Andrew's Helpringham
A couple of months ago I floated the idea of having a regular midweek Pram service at St Andrew's Church Helpringham. I am pleased to report that this idea has been taken up and starting on 10th September there will be a Pram service for young children every Tuesday morning in term time at 9am at the church after the school drop off. It will consist of a few songs, a Bible story, the Lord's Prayer and a short prayer time and will last about 20 minutes. This will be followed by a coffee morning in church and a chance for villagers to meet and chat together over a cuppa. All are welcome. Hope to see you there.
Harvest Festival
Come and give thanks for all God's many blessings at our Harvest festival service at St Andrew's Church Helpringham on Friday 4th October at 6pm. The Harvest Supper and Auction will be at the Village Hall the following evening, 5th October at 7pm. Tickets for the supper from Marian & Vince Stocking (421395).
First Rector for over 700 years
Due to the pastoral reorganisation in the Lafford Deanery and a change in the title of whoever is in charge of what is now officially the Heckington and Helpringham Group of Parishes, I find myself as the Rector of the whole group. It's not promotion or recognition but simply a quaint anomaly of tutelage with the CofE. Although this is nothing new for Helpringham, it makes me the first Rector of Heckington for over 700 years, since Richard de Potesgrave was instituted in 1309. The Archdeacon of Lincoln is therefore coming to St Andrew's Heckington on Sunday 15th September at 11am formally recognise that we are no longer two groups of parishes but one, and to officially install me as Rector. Everyone is most welcome at this historic occasion. It's all semantics of course but lovely nonetheless, but to you I'll still be Captain Chris.
Rev 'Capt' Chris
01529 460904
www.heckingtonandhelpringhamgroup.org.uk
Dates of Church Services on Sunday at St Andrew's Helpringham
8th Sept - Evensong at 6pm
15th Sept - Holy Communion at 9.30am
22nd Sept - Morning Praise
PETTICOAT CLUB NEWS
At our August meeting members were given a talk by Caroline Bain, who runs her own business as a foot care professional. With an informative PowerPoint presentation she led us through the problems that can arise with our feet as we get older and the
solutions to them. This was very interesting and we all learnt to take care of our feet.
Our next meeting is on September 11th with a talk from Laraine Wright. Find out why Mary Tudor is the only British Monarch still to be known by a derogatory name even after 400 years and what
made her the woman she was.
Do come along and join us. There is always a warm welcome for new members and guests.
HELPRINGHAM AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB
August Meeting Wednesday August 28th
Alan Bycroft 's talk on Foraging held everyone's interest showing how many "wild" items can be put to good use in the food and drink larder.
September's Meeting is the Annual General Meeting and also the 10th Anniversary of the Club in its present form. So after the usual reports from the Committee and election of Officers, we shall have a bit of a celebration. i.e. a drink and a piece of cake, and a chance to socialise with each other.
DID YOU KNOW THAT the GARDEN CLUB has more paid up members than any other village club?
Come along and join us!
Regular Meetings are held in the Memorial Hall at 7.30.pm. Tea and Coffee is provided.
Visitors always welcome
HELPRINGHAM HISTORY SOCIETY
The Society would like to thank all those who helped with the exhibition of School Days in the church at the Feast this year, we were very grateful for all the photos etc. that were lent to us and it proved to be very popular with many visitors from inside and
outside of the village.
Our next exhibition will be in The Memorial Hall on
Remembrance Sunday 10th November, where we will be remembering our War heroes and celebrating the life of women and all who served at home during wartime. We would be grateful if any of you have memories or artefacts that you would like to share with us to add to our already sizable collection of wartime in Helpringham. We would love to hear from you. Contact Laraine on 421110 or Julie on 421265 or any other Society members
please telephone Laraine on 421110 or Julie on 421265. We look forward to hearing from you.