2nd May
MISTERTON NEWS
Thursday 1 May 2025
Contact: 01427 891376
CAR TREASURE HUNT
Enjoy a leisurely drive around beautiful north Notts, visiting some places you may not have seen before. Each car will be given a set of 10 clues to help find the way from place to place. The treasure hunt is on Saturday 17 May, starting at the Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, from 2.00pm. No need to book – just come along and pick up the clues then cars will be set off in 5-10-minute intervals. The cost is £10 per car with four bottles of wine worth around £30 for the winning car, courtesy of Lincolnshire Co-op, and chocolates for the runner-up! Proceeds go towards maintenance of Misterton’s 11th century church.
LEARN TO PLAY A UKELE
Another new opportunity at Misterton Library starts on Saturday 17 May. The East Midlands Ukulele Project has kindly donated two ukuleles to the Library. These can be borrowed to have a chance to learn to play. A local Ukulele group, Groovy Tuesdays, will be at the Library on Saturday 17 May to perform a few songs and to demonstrate what an easy and fun instrument the ukulele is to play.
BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE
Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:
community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
minibus trips – including the newly launched lunch club trips.
BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.
For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk). Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.
DIARY DATES
Mondays
Poppy group, The Misterton Centre & Library, 10.00-11.30am
Yoga and Pilates class, West Stockwith Village Hall, 10.45-11.45am. £7 per session. More information: Holly on 07799 834 504
2nd Tuesday each month
Coffee morning, Church Room, 10.30am. Freshly-baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle
Wednesdays
Service of Morning Prayer, 10.00am, in Church Room, Misterton
Last Wednesdays
Coffee morning, Village Hall, West Stockwith, 10.00am. Proceeds go to the Village Hall
Thursdays
Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church
1st Saturday each month
Men’s Breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together and talk about anything and everything!
2nd Saturday each month
Family craft session, Misterton Library, 10.00am-12 noon
Thursday 8 May
Book Club, Misterton Library. Share your interest in reading with other like-minded people, every 2nd Thursday of the month, 3.00-4.00pm,
Commemorations of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Lighting of beacon and reading of proclamation, Jubilee Gardens, 9.30pm
Saturday 10 May
Family crafts session - try some simple weaving techniques, Misterton Library. 10.00am-12.00 noon
Sunday 11 May
Holy Communion & VE Day commemoration, Clayworth Church, 11.00am
BMTC performs 'Behind The Line', Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough; performances at 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Tickets £13 from trinityarts.co.uk or ring (01427) 676655
Monday 12 May
Misterton Parish Church’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Church Room, 7.00pm
Saturday 17 May
Ukulele group, Groovy Tuesdays, Misterton Library, from 10.00am. Performance and demonstration how to play
Big Market day, Retford, with free family entertainment. 8.30am-1.00pm
Car treasure hunt around beautiful north Notts. 2.00pm from the Church Room, Church Lane, £10 per car
Saturday 24 May
History Walk & Talk, Eakring (home of the ‘plague parson’), 10.00am. Book at mail@pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk or ring 07383 488 201
Sunday 25 May
One-man play, Watson – the final problem, West Stockwith Parish Church, 7.30pm. To book, call 07500 043 842
Tuesday 3 June
Misterton Gardener’s Club, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, 7.00pm
Wednesday 11 June
Games Night, West Stockwith Village Hall, 7.00pm, in aid of Dementia Research
Heroic or tragic? Talk by historian Adrian Gray on 2 Retford people who came to untimely ends, Grove Street Methodist Church, Retford, 7.00pm, £7.50
Saturday 5 July
Misterton Gala, Old School field, from 12 noon
WEST STOCKWITH NEWS
Thursday 1 May 2025
Contact: 01427 891376
BE A BINNER, NOT A BLOCKER
Severn Trent Water is running a campaign to highlight the importance of what residents put down their loos. All manner of strange things have been found in sewers by Severn Trent operatives: underwear, false teeth… but the worst thing for causing blockages? Wet wipes. Bags of them are removed from sewers every week.
Top tips for the bathroom:
only ever flush the 3Ps: pee, poo and (toilet) paper
bag sanitary towels, tampons, and colostomy bags then bin them
bin wet wipes, even the ones that are labelled ‘flushable’
use a bin for nappies, incontinence pads, razors, cotton buds, and dental floss.
The responsibility for unblocking sewer pipes is split between the water company and the homeowner. If there's a blockage in Severn Trent’s sewers or pipework, they clear it. But if the blockage is in pipework inside the boundary of your property, you will be responsible for clearing and repairing it. So be a binner, not a blocker!
BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE
Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:
community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
minibus trips – including the newly-launched lunch club trips.
BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.
For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk) Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.
DIARY DATES
Mondays
Yoga and Pilates class, Village Hall, 10.45-11.45am. £7 per session. More information: Holly on 07799 834 504
2nd Tuesday each month
Coffee morning, Church Room, Misterton, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle
Wednesdays
Service of Morning Prayer, 10.00am, in Church Room, Misterton
Last Wednesdays
Coffee morning, Village Hall, West Stockwith, 10.00am. Proceeds go to the Village Hall
Thursdays
Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside Misterton Parish Church
Last Thursdays
Bingo, Village Hall, 7.00pm
1st Saturday each month
Men’s Breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together and talk about anything and everything!
2nd Saturday each month
Family craft session, Misterton Library, 10.00am-12 noon
Thursday 8 May
Coffee Morning to commemorate VE Day, Village Hall, 10.00am
West Stockwith Parish Council’s Annual Meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Sunday 11 May
Holy Communion & VE Day commemoration, Clayworth Church, 11.00am
Saturday 17 May
Big Market day, Retford, with free family entertainment. 8.30am-1.00pm
Car treasure hunt around beautiful north Notts. 2.00pm from the Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, £10 per car
Saturday 24 May
History Walk & Talk, Eakring (home of the ‘plague parson’), 10.00am. Book at mail@pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk or ring 07383 488 201
Sunday 25 May
One-man play, Watson – the final problem, West Stockwith Parish Church, 7.30pm. To book, call 07500 043 842
Tuesday 3 June
Misterton Gardener’s Club, Church Room, Church Lane, Misterton, 7.00pm
Wednesday 11 June
Games Night, West Stockwith Village Hall, 7.00pm, in aid of Dementia Research
Saturday 5 July
Misterton Gala, Old School field, from 12 noon