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Blankney St Oswald
Sunday 18 December - Carol Service - 4.30 pm Mulled wine, tea / coffee and mince pies to follow
Thursday 22 December - Blankney Hunt Carol Service - 7.00pm
Christmas Day - Holy Communion with Carols - 9.00 am

Dunston St Peter & Methodist
Friday 9 December 6.30pm: Churches together Light a Light Carol Service in St Peter's
followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Monday 12 December 2.15pm: School Carol Service in St Peter's
Christmas Eve 11.30pm: Churches together Carols by Candlelight in the Chapel
Christmas Day 9.30am Churches together Family Communion in St Peter's (children please bring a toy)

Kirkby Green Holy Cross
Saturday 24 Dec - 6.30 pm Carols and Candles Christmas Service

Martin Holy Trinity
Friday 16 Dec 6.30 pm Carols in the Churchyard
Sunday 18 Dec 11.00 am Carol Service
This year Midnight Mass is to be held at North Kyme Church.

Metheringham St Wilfrid
Saturday 24 Dec - Crib Service - 6 pm (please bring the children along to this special service)
Saturday 24 Dec - Holy Communion at 11.30 pm

Metheringham Methodist
Tuesday 13 December - Village Carol Service - 7.00 pm - Service includes contributions from village organisations and Silver Sound Band - Refreshments will follow
Christmas Day Service - 10.30 am

Nocton Village & All Saints
Sunday 18 Dec - 'Village Carol Singing' meet at Village Hall at 5pm.
All Saints - not to hand

Meg had such fun at the 2011 Fayre and Feast. It was mostly as she hoped it would be - bustling, happy faces, lots to look at and lots of entertainment; but there were one or two extra surprises. The weather was good - not too hot or cold or wet and everyone seemed to be in a good mood. Meg dressed up as Goldilocks and there were lots of other Fairy Tale characters on the streets - Snow White, a pink wolf, a bossy woodman, Hansels, Gretels, Dick Whittington's cats, Red Riding Hood and various Cinderellas, villagers, elves and witches.

Meg and her family were there in time to watch the Scout Band march up the High Street right along to the Co-op and back to the stage outside the Star and Garter. There weren't many people or buggies in the parade which disappointed Meg and she wished she and her friends had got there a bit earlier and joined in.

Meg recognised the voice of John Marshall the Lincs F.M. radio presenter, who opened the proceedings and she enjoyed seeing the important people in their shiny chains of office. Her Mum told her they were the people who ran the Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council. Mr Marshall decided that the best decorated local business was a new one to the village , Emily's; and that the best decorated stall was the Metheringham Co-op stall.

While Meg and her Mum were looking round some of the sixty stalls on the High Street they really enjoyed seeing the Bollywood dancers perform on the stage. They had a cup of tea at the church hall and then looked round the stalls in the village hall before meeting Dad there for a bacon roll while listening to the Silver Sounds band.

Afterwards on their way to the fair they heard Shouting Secrets and Joe Gray and his friends on the stage but missed Atlas, Gemma and the Bootlegs who performed later in the evening. Other performers were the Zumba girls and the Poachermen Morris. Meg's favourite thing was the Earthbound Misfits who were driving their 2-seater trike around trying to catch errant sprites to stop the fairy stories all ending happily and she loved stroking the greyhounds.

Tired but happy she went home laden with tombola prizes, sweets and a special gift for her best friend.

What a Success!!

It was a wonderful Scarecrow weekend! The weather was really kind to us, people flocked round the village in droves - at least 500 families followed the scarecrow map, then ate around £800 worth of refreshments! It was a great community atmosphere, and a tremendous team effort, which raised over £2,500 badly-needed funds for St Peter's. The weekend ended with a lovely village service of Praise and Thanksgiving in St Peter's led by Johnny Markin with John Corrie and the Da Capo musicians from Timberland. Our grateful thanks go to the band of willing helpers, from the washer-uppers to the ticket sellers. We could not have managed without you all. And the fire engine (especially the siren!) was again much appreciated by the young people. And to the stars of the show - many congratulations to the scarecrow makers, once again you were amazing!

The winners, voted for by you, were:
1st - No 6 Caveman Bob - Brett Garrick & Family
2nd - No 17 The Dunston Dunny - Max & Vicky Ellis
3rd - No 18 Skiing Stanley - Don & Bev Watson

And congratulations to the winner of the school entry - 9 yr old Maisie Aubrey

The 50/50 Auction winners were:
Saturday £62 for Ida Johnson
Sunday £76.50 for John Robertson

The Raffle winners were:
Wine & Whisky Hamper - Phil Gretton
Wine Hamper - Ida Johnson
Tea & Coffee Hamper - Cliff Jackson
Chocolate Hamper - Linda Crookes
Sack of Potatoes - Barbara Mosey
Box of Potatoes - Sue Miller
Box of Frozen Fish - Victoria Gamil

And next year's Scarecrow Weekend will be 22/23 September 2012, so start thinking now!"

Christmas Services in Dunston
Friday 9 Dec 6.30pm: Churches together Light a Light Carol Service in St Peter's followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Monday 12 December 2.15pm: School Carol Service in St Peter's

Christmas Eve 11.30pm: Churches together Carols by Candlelight in the Chapel

Christmas Day 9.30am Churches together Family Communion in St Peter's (children please bring a toy)

Adrienne Jones

The Metheringham and District Hand in Hand Club and the Metheringham and District Swimming Pool Association (MADSPA) each celebrated receiving £370 following the Vegetable and Produce Show and Auction on Monday 5 September at the Londesborough Arms.

There were a total of 83 entries in the show's twelve classes which were judged by former District Councillor Bill Chambers and his wife Molly. Winner of the main event, the Best Tray, was Roy Redshaw with George Gray second and Paul Saffin third.

Other results were Best Marrow : 1st J Storr, 2nd Paul Saffin, 3rd J Storr.
Largest Marrow: 1st George Gray, 2nd M Watson, 3rd Roy Storr.
Best Onion: 1st Kevin Doughty, 2nd Ernie Dickinson, 3rd J Kaye.
Largest onion: 1st Kevin Doughty, 2nd John Harrison.
Best Pot Plant: 1st Anne Harrison, 2nd Ronnie Wright.
Best Flower Arrangement: 1st Janet Wood, 2nd Kathy Mandall, 3rd Ronnie Wright.
Children's Novelty vegetable: Jess and Rosie Dowell.
Fruit Cake: 1st Wendy Tompkins.
Best Sponge Cake: 1st Audrey Webb, 2nd Audrey May, 3rd Janet Wood.
Best Preserve: 1st Stella Whitehead, 2nd Anne Harrison, 3rd S Trotter.
6 Fancy Cakes: 1st Rosie Searle, 2nd Janet Wood, 3rd T Redshaw.

It was the first time for some years that the event had been held at the Londesborough although it originated there. The show is now a highlight in the local community calendar wherever it is held. A typical comment came from Ronnie Wright, "What a great village we live in. Super day, well done to all who organised the event." Following the judging and buffet there was an auction of show entries and other produce and the drawing of the raffle. The organisers were delighted with how well the event had gone in the new venue with an increase in entries and a total of 38 donated raffle prizes. Thanks were particularly directed towards Reg from the pub and Bateman's brewery, Butch for being auctioneer and voice of the microphone, the raffle organisers and everyone who supported the event.