Misterton & West Stockwith village news

20th June

MISTERTON NEWS

Thursday 19 June 2025

MISTERTON GALA – PROGRAMME PUBLISHED

See what a great line-up there is at this year’s Misterton Gala on Saturday 5 July! Pupils of local theatre group, Bedazzled, and Everett-Fox School of Dance will be performing, alongside live music and a fun dog show (pictured at a previous Gala). There’s a charity BBQ and bar and a grand raffle, with proceeds from the event going to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance. The Gala runs from 12 noon to 5.00pm. Entry is £3 but children accompanied by an adult go in for free.

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE (+ graphic)

The 2025 Summer Reading Challenge begins on Saturday 5 July – so call into the Library on your way to Misterton Gala and pick up the challenge materials. The theme this year is Story Garden – adventures in nature and the great outdoors and, this summer, children can tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring adventure, fantasy, and the magical world of storytelling. To ‘get into the spirit’ of the Reading Challenge, activities will take place in the Community Garden at the far end of the old school field on Saturdays 5 and 22 August – whatever the weather.

The Summer Reading Challenge runs from Saturday 5 July until Sunday 7 September. It invites children, aged 4–11, to read six or more library books over the summer. There are stickers to collect along the way and a medal and certificate for every child who completes the challenge. Children under 4 can join in with the mini challenge. It’s all free so head to Misterton Library anytime from Saturday 5 July to start the challenge. Misterton Library is open from 9.30am to 4.00pm on Gala day!

BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE

Bassetlaw Action Centre is looking for new volunteers

Bassetlaw Action Centre is continuing to help people in in the district. They need volunteers to help with a number of services where they will be given full training and expenses paid. The roles are:

drivers – using their own car or one of BAC’s vehicles (a wheelchair accessible vehicle or a minibus) to take people to appointments, shopping or on social visits
befrienders – creating friendships and talking regularly to people either face to face or on the phone
GOGA/Men Walk Talk Volunteers – leading walks around Idle Valley Nature Reserve and giving people a chance to talk about their mental health in a supportive environment
supported Hospital Discharge Service Volunteer – helping people who have recently been discharged from hospital to settle back home by doing odd jobs such as light cleaning or shopping or offering a short-term befriending service
administration – general administrative duties within the Retford office

Commitments can be as little as one hour a week and are structured to fit around the volunteer’s life. If you think that you might be a good match for one of these roles, or would like to ask some questions, please call 01777 709650, e-mail enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk or visit BAC’s website (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

2^nd 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, Misterton Parish Church

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

2^nd Thursday each month

Book Club, Misterton Library, 3.00-4.00pm. Share your interest in reading with other like-minded people

1^st Saturday each month

Men’s Breakfast, Haxey Gate Inn, 10.00am. Chance for chaps to get together and talk about anything and everything!

2^nd Saturday each month

Family craft session, Misterton Library, 10.00am-12 noon

Saturday 28 June

History Walk & Talk in Welbeck Woodhouse and Cresswell, 10.00am. Approx 3 hours, 3 miles, £8.50. Reservations: call Candice on 07383 488 201

Sunday 29 June

Holy Communion, West Stockwith Church, 11.00am

Saturday 5 July

Children’s Summer Reading Challenge starts – Misterton Library open from 9.30am to 4.00pm

Misterton Gala, Old School field, from 12 noon

Summer Harmonies, concert, West Stockwith Parish Church, 7.00pm. Tickets £8 (£4.50 students, accompanied children free) from www.ticketsource.co.uk/islechoral or pay at the door.

Thursday 10 July

Walk & Talk around West Stockwith with historian, David Seymour. Starts at St Mary’s Church, 7.00pm. If interested, ring David on 07952 544 604

WEST STOCKWITH NEWS

Thursday 19 June 2025

Contact: 01427 891376

VILLAGE WALK & TALK

Local historian, David Seymour, will lead a Walk & Talk around West Stockwith, beginning at St Mary’s Church at 7.00pm. It is a flat, easy walk along the riverbank and pavements, taking around two hours. From the Church, the walk will go north along the bank of the Trent. Then through a water lane, back down along Main Street, briefly into North Carr Road, back down over the iron bridge, along Canal Lane as far as the Waterfront Inn. Then back to the Church and White Hart via the Canal Basin and riverbank.

There’s no charge but any donations will go towards the restoration of St Mary’s Church. There are not many places left on this walk so David will probably organise another one later in the summer. If you are interested in this walk or a future one, please contact David on 07952 544604.

CALL FOR DEVELOPMENT SITES

Bassetlaw District Council (BDC) is issuing a call for sites - land that owners wish to put forward for employment, retail, commercial, renewable energy, nature recovery as well as housing, including specialist forms of housing: affordable housing, housing for older people, and for gypsy and travellers. The identification of available land enables the Council to better understand how land could be used in the District in future. But it does not mean that planning permission would be approved for the land, or that the land would be included in any future Local Plan.

BDC will carry out an assessment of each plot’s suitability. The Council’s last call for sites was in 2019. Cabinet, which met on 3 June, approved the call for sites, which will run for 12 weeks until 3 September 2025. (For the full report, go to BDC’s Cabinet papers at bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk).

CANAL TRUST OPENS NEW CENTRE

The Chesterfield Canal Trust has agreed a short-term lease for the ground floor of Tapton Lock Visitor Centre. Initially, it will primarily be an Information Centre and the Trust is looking for one or two people to manage the project. This will involve co-ordinating volunteers, looking after the money, setting out leaflets and any stock, etc. The Centre could sell ice creams, have a drinks machine, and possibly sell simple wrapped food, but this would all be bought in; the Trust is not intending to set up a café in the short term.

A number of volunteers will be needed to staff the Information Centre, in the same way that volunteers run the shop at Hollingwood Hub. At a minimum, the Trust hopes to have it open when John Varley II is running, but ideally every day. If you can help, either as a manager or as a shop volunteer (or both!), please contact publicity@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk