Feb 24
What an amazing night we had to celebrate Burns Night, organised by Ishbel and David Yellowley! The Master of Ceremonies, Peter Stretton introduced Dave Froggatt who paraded the Haggis around the room before David Yellowley gave the traditional “Address to the Haggis”. We were entertained with live music and singing accompanied by harpist Hannah Coleman, …
Jan 27
Glitz and Glamour – New Year’s Eve Party A truly glamorous evening with around 43 revellers dressed to impress was enjoyed by all who attended the New Year’s Eve Glitz and Glamour Night. On arrival the guests were treated to some amazing cocktails. Casino games of Blackjack, Roulette and LCR Dice Game were great fun …
Jan 27
It was an early start for teas on Thursday December 6th, but the cakes and squash were all ready in time for the children from Bishop Hooper school who came to entertain the tea drinkers to an enthusiastic rendition of Christmas Carols, new and old. We particularly enjoyed “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas” and …
Dec 15
Lots of ghosts and ghouls came and enjoyed playing games organised by Wendy Griffiths and Sally Swann. One of these involved being blindfolded and pinning the spider on its web, wizardly tricky to do. Putting an After Eight on your forehead and then, without touching it, wriggle it down your face to your mouth was …
Dec 10
The Festive season got off to a lovely gentle start on Saturday November 10th with the Autumn Coffee Morning, in aid of St Mary Magdalene church. A cup of coffee plus a selection of delicious cakes were available to be ooh’d and ahh’d over whilst sitting chatting with friends. There was a chance to win …
Nov 08
The preparations for the seventh annual Christmas Tree Festival, at St Marys Church, Caynham are well under way. This year the theme of the Festival is “A Christmas Poem”. On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of December, the Church will be open from 10 am till 4 pm. Entry is Free. There will be Hot …
Aug 02
Following from my heartfelt thanks in last month’s magazine, I can now report that we raised £636.23 from the village. WOW!! I did go to the service in Ludlow with the presentation where the theme was the devastating Hurricane Matthew that tore the island of Haiti apart in 2016. BUT thanks to the thousands of …
Aug 02
It was a beautiful Summer’s evening and Lee Jones and Geoff Ockenden came and treated us to another guitar concert in the church. A lovely time was had by all. The refreshing music was well accompanied by a glass of wine and nibbles during the interval. Lee and Geoff are hugely talented young musicians and …
Sep 07
We happened upon this delightful garden because Monty Don mentioned it in a summer gardening programme. Maybe everyone has already been there! The guy who has created it is a hydro geologist so as you can imagine, it includes ponds, streams and water features. Half of the garden is filled with masses of colourful and …
