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Great Easton village shop is now offering a free delivery service of groceries to the village. You can either telephone us on 01536-770309 with your order or email us on greateastonpo@hotmail.com

A nominal charge of £2.00 will be made for orders from Bringhurst, Caldecott, Drayton and Nevill Holt.

Opening hours at Bottesford Library over the Christmas period are as follows:
Saturday 24 Dec 9.30am - 1pm
Monday 26th Dec closed
Tuesday 27th Dec closed
Wednesday 28th Dec closed
Thursday 29th Dec 2pm - 6pm
Friday 30th Dec 9am - 12noon
and 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 31st Dec 9.30am - 1pm
Monday 2nd January Closed
Tuesday 3rd January as normal
Happy New Year

Thurnby Christmas Tree Festival & Craft Fair.
This event will start with a pre-view evening including a glass of wine and nibbles on Friday 2nd December 7.30-9.30pm., St.Luke’s Church, Main Street, Thurnby. Entry is by advance ticket, Adult £3, Children £1.50. Tickets from Graham Boyd 0116 292 7005 and Mike Evens 0116 241 6745. There will be additional events on Saturday 3rd December 10am to 5pm (including a Craft Fair in the Memorial Hall), Main Street, Thurnby and on Sunday 4th December 2pm to 5pm (including Cream Teas) in St Luke’s Church. Entry to the Saturday and Sunday events £1 on the door. All proceeds to the St. Luke’s Church Extension Fund.

Advance Notice
The Thurnby & Bushby Village Fete will take place on Saturday 9th September 2006 12 noon to 4pm. More details to follow.

Bushby Lions Club
Charity Sleigh Run
December Friday 15th 8am - 8.30pm Tesco, Hamilton
" Saturday 8am - 8.30pm " "
" 16th Sunday 17th December " "
The Sleigh will visit the villages the of Thurnby, Bushby, Scraptoft and Houghton on the following dates
December Monday 18th to Friday 22nd 4.30pm onwards
Over the past three years this event has been hugely successful and has raised large sums of money for good causes at home and abroad. (Last years efforts helped to fund a project in Sri lanka following the Tsunami as well as local ) The Sleigh has become a tradition locally and many look forward to seeing the lit-up sleigh buzzing around the area. This event is supported by the Thurnby & Bushby Society. For more information contact Sheila sheliojo@aol.com or phone 0116 241 2629