As the Editor (& her husband!) are away, this magazine takes you to the end of May.
Regrettably,
the service rota for May has not yet been released so please look on
the website, assume Nocton is the 2nd
and 4th
Sundays and listen for the bells!!
STOP PRESS!!
EVENTS OVER MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 3 - 5 MAY
Spires & Steeples is an inspirational new 26 mile arts
and heritage trail from Lincoln Cathedral to St Denys’ Church in
Sleaford! Perfect for a weekend of walking, the trail is crammed
full of art works, churches, typical Lincolnshire landscape and
picturesque skies. Nocton will be host to some of the events on
Monday 5 May.
At
12 - 12.30 there
will be a short concert in the church by
Diamik performing Breton, French,Welsh and English traditional music.
At 12.30 - 1.30 our local historian Carol Bennett will give a talk in
the church bringing its history to life with stories and background
information.
At 1.30, starting from the church, Cliff Baxendale will
lead a short walk around some of the artworks that have been created by
village residents, in partnership with artsNK, to reveal and celebrate
Nocton's history.
For
full details of all the events, please go to www.spiresandsteeples.com
or
click on the link to see the leaflet.
With the passing of the aconites, our churchyard is now a picture of many colours of Primula Vulgaris ie Common Primrose. We do not mow until the seed has set thereby scattering more seeds with the mower to establish plants that will hopefully flower in 2 years time
Friends of Nocton School
Bags2school collection – Tuesday 29th April at 9am. We are collecting old clothes, bedding and curtains etc. If you would like your bags collecting please ring the school on 01526 320234 to arrange a time. The school receives 20p/kg. No bric a brac please.
Parish Council
Four members of the public, seven members of the Parish Council and D.Cllr. Rose attended the AGM held on Tuesday 1st April. The Chairman reported on the actions of the PC over the past year. Mr Rose gave a report from NKDC. The Annual Parish Council meeting will be held on 6th May at 7pm in the Village Hall.
The
next Village Hall Management
Committee meeting will
be held on Wednesday 7th
May at 7.30pm.
Nocton
AGM
The churchwardens, Liz Murray and Chris Howard were re-elected for a further year. Doreen Green, Ann Kennedy, Ruth Eagle, Elsie Horton and Chris Hewitt were elected to the Church Council – Chris Hewitt is elected as Deanery Synod Representative.
The PCC met 5 times last year and the main business was arrangements with the retirement of Darrol Reagon, whose place in Nocton has been taken very kindly by Terry Stokes.
The Annual Accounts were presented showing a small but manageable deficit in the Profit and Loss account.
Electoral
Roll
With this Newsletter, we enclose another Electoral Roll form. This will enable you to vote on matters at meetings and should you so desire, be eligible for election to the Parish Council. There is no charge or payment and we would be pleased to see a strong representation for Nocton Electoral Roll.
Fund
Raising
On behalf of the PCC, I wish to thank sincerely all those who contributed by sending us the envelopes back with all sizes of donations. We are considering the interior decoration cleaning and wall painting, together with an updated lighting scheme at the moment – even with all the lights on, it is difficult to read!
From
the Church Register
Ronald Arthur Saunby’s ashes were interred in the grave of his late daughter Maureen on 4th February.
Gladys Brown was interred in the grave of her late husband, Albert Brown on 14th March.
The newsletter editor is:
Jane Howard
Nocton Rise, Nocton, Lincoln
Tel 01522 791217
Fax 01522 791612
e-mail jane@noctonrise.co.uk
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