Diary for December 2011

25th Christmas Day Toy Service

Sunday 25th December at 11.00am, Maiden Newton Village Hall....

24th Cattistock: Carol Singing

Saturday 24th December Carol Singing, outside the Savill Hall in aid of Cattistock First Responders and Help for Heroes. [Go to https://www.cattistock.info for more info...]...

24th Crib Service

Sunday 24th December at 5.00pm, Maiden Newton Village Hall....

24th Holy Communion

Saturday 24th December, 11.30pm at St. Francis Church, Frome Vauchurch....

21st West Compton Carol Service

Wednesday 21st December, 6.30pm at St Michael’s Church, West Compton. Candle lit carol service. Plenty of free parking in the field. Collection in aid of the church refurbishment fund.  Followed by drinks at West Compton Manor.  Everyone’s welcome to come and enjoy a magical candle lit carol service in St Michael’s Church beautifully decorated by the ladies of the village.  Afterwards take a short walk down the torch lit dr...

18th Carol Service

Sunday 18th December at 6.00pm, Maiden Newton Village Hall....

18th Cattistock: Carol Singing

Sunday 18th December Carol Singing around the village and local area. [Go to https://www.cattistock.info for more info...]...

11th Worship Service

Sunday 11th December at 9.30am, Maiden Newton Village Hall....

10th Cattistock: Christmas Bazaar

Saturday 10th December - Afternoon The Christmas Bazaar in the Savill Hall, for church funds. [Go to https://www.cattistock.info for more info...]...

10th Singing in the Seasons - Winter

10/12/2011 - 10/12/2011 Singers of all abilities are welcome to join acclaimed singer/songwriter and vocal coach, Rosa Rebecka as she leads a full day of Christmas carols, wassails and winter songs from her native Sweden at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Centre. Set in idyllic west Dorset countryside, the Centre is the perfect place to get away from it all and celebrate the winter season in song, surrounded by the unsurpassed countryside of one of Dorset’s finest nature...

4th Kingcombe Christmas Fayre

04/12/2011 - 04/12/2011 Sunday December 4th 11am - 4pm FREE ENTRY! With a wide range of gifts including: WOODCRAFT, HOME BAKING, JAMS AND PICKLES, KINGCOMBE HONEY, CARDS, CALENDERS, JEWELLERY, ARTWORK,POTTERY, BOOKS, TRAIDCRAFT GOODS and other delights Refreshments available all day: coffee, soup, mince pies, mulled wine and teas with homemade cakes Contact The Kingcombe Centre, Lower Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, DT2 0EQ Tel: 01300 320684 Email: offic...

2nd Keep It Live - STORM

Playing at Maiden Newton Village Hall on Friday 2nd December, 2011. 10pm till late Tickets are £6 and available from Keith on: 01300 320567...

23rd 1 year on for maidennewton.info

Regular followers of the website (in it's current form) may be aware that it's recently achieved it's 1st birthday! The website was launched officially on 15th December 2010, with one of our first news stories featuring the heavy snowfall to hit the village (click here to read it). Now, a year on from this and the great British weather is living up to it's unpredictable nature - providing double figure temperatures, with no sign of snow on the horizon (for the current y...

22nd This Day In 1993 - Lunch Hour!

Each month a group of pensioners in Maiden Newton and district sit down to a community lunch in their village. It’s been a popular date and one that has been going for five years… and the price of the meal is only ten pence more than it was in 1988. David Wilson reports. Good cooks and good house-keepers. That is the verdict from the pensioners of Maiden Newton and district about their monthly lunch hour organisers. In the five years since the lunches were first prepa...

18th Maiden Newton residents rally together to sweep flood water away

From the Dorset Echo: "[Maiden Newton] rallied round to stop flood water entering homes. "As heavy rain storms battered Dorset, drains at Whitehall in Maiden Newton blocked and couldn’t deal with the deluge. "Residents noticed the water start to rise on Thursday evening and the whole street mucked in thorough the rain and wind, using brushes to sweep the water away." Read the whole story here... ...

18th New Business Startup In Maiden Newton

www.mothprevention.com is the latest new business to start trading from Maiden Newton in 2011. Selling the UK's widest range of moth control products, the new company opened its doors for online business on the 17th December. The business specialises in supplying all kinds of products to prevent, kill or repel clothes moths, carpet moths, food moths and carpet beetles. If you're in need of moth traps for your wardrobe or treatment for carpet moths then pay the site a visit...

9th Christmas Services in 2011

Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas in Maiden Newton and Frome Vauchurch throughout December this year. Due to the fire damage in St Mary's Church and until further notice, all services will be held in Maiden Newton Village Hall unless otherwise stated. Worship Service - Sun 11th 9.30am at Maiden Newton Village Hall Carol Service - Sun 18th 6.00pm at Maiden Newton Village Hall Crib Service - Sat 24th 5.00pm at Maiden Newton Village Hall Holy Communio...

1st Rubbish & Recyling dates this Christmas in Maiden Newton

Be sure to remember your revised kerbside rubbish and recycling date during the festive period this year... Normal day Rearranged day Monday 26 December Tuesday 27 December Tuesday 27 December Wednesday 28th December Wednesday 28 December Thursday 29 December Thursday 29 December Friday 30th December Friday 30 December ...

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