Qualified Holistic Therapist Stephanie Wilson-Carey provides Aromatherapy in the village by appointment.
Aromatherapy in Sulgrave.
September 12th, 2011Sulgrave Produce Show – September 2011
September 4th, 2011
Upwards of 100 people visited the village produce show held in the Church Hall on Saturday 3rd September and were treated to an excellent range of exhibits by young and old alike.
Philip Henn (1934 – 2010) – An Appreciation
August 25th, 2011
Philip in 2001
Lifelong village inhabitant Philip Henn died in November 2010. An appreciation of his life appears on the next page.
Sulgrave Schoolchildren Photograph from 1963
August 18th, 2011
Photograph courtesy Anthony Barrett
This photograph of Head Teacher Mrs Victoria Stirrat with her senior class was taken in 1963, probably at the end of a village fete. It will be added to other school photos in the relevant section of the website photographic archive.
See a larger version with the names of the children where known. Any corrections or additions to this information will be gratefully received.
Castle Green Restoration Project – Annual Report
July 22nd, 2011
The new display board is unveiled by (left to right) Clare Pollak (project co-ordinator), Joan Bray (Member of the Grants Panel of the Heritage Lottery Fund), Mike Pearson (former Director of Leisure and Heritage, South Northants Council), Martin Sirot-Smith (Chairman, Castle Green Management Committee)
Parish Councillor Clare Pollak, Castle Green Project Co-ordinator, presented to the April Parish Council Meeting the annual report of Martin Sirot-Smith, Chairman of the Castle Green Management Committee. The report gave details of the work carried out during the year, including the erection of the information board, the Autumn Fair, the preparation of a leaflet distributed to all households and the virtual completion of the boundary wall restoration. The project has won an accolade from the Heritage Lottery Fund, who judged the restoration to be a model project of its kind. The Chairman thanked everyone who had contributed to the project and concluded: “The village now has a lovely amenity, superbly situated in a unique historical setting. Lets all enjoy it, use it and ensure that it continues to be looked after so that future generations may do the same.”
See here for a full copy of the report.
See here for a photo gallery of the Autumn Fair.
See here for more details of the Castle Green Restoration Project.
Bird for July
July 13th, 2011
JAY (Garrulus glandarius)
Certainly the most colourful member of the crow family, the jay is mainly pinkish-brown, but has a black moustache and prominent black with white patches on wings and tail. The wing coverts (the “bend” of the wing) are strikingly chequered blue and black. Easily identified, but it is a shy bird.
Pocket Park Re-opens with a Bang!
July 5th, 2011
On a truly beautiful summer Saturday (2nd July), Sulgrave’s Pocket Park in Towrise re-opened after extensive improvements, including sturdy new play equipment, a substantial shelter, a dipping platform for the pond and new seating for those simply relaxing or supervising children at play. Large numbers of excited children and hardly less excited adults attended the opening ceremony and remained to enjoy themselves all day in christening the new facilities, taking part in many organised games and quizzes with refreshments provided by the Pocket Park team and the Star Inn.
South Northants Council rejects Broadview Windfarm Proposal
July 1st, 2011
Two of the five turbines would be very close to Stuchbury Hall Farm
At the meeting on Thursday 30th June, South Northants Council’s Development Control Committee resolved unanimously to refuse planning permission for five 125 metre high wind turbines between Helmdon, Greatworth and Sulgrave. The hamlet of Stuchbury would be in the middle of this triangle, right alongside the proposed site with turbines very close indeed to properties such as Stuchbury Hall Farm.
Sulgrave Gardens Open Day
June 25th, 2011
Sweet Peas at Sunnymead
On Sunday 19th June seven Sulgrave gardens were open to the public in aid of charity, under the National Gardens Scheme. Nationally, this scheme raises more than £2.5 million each year for nursing, caring and gardening charities and more than £25 million has been donated in the last 15 years. The gardens open to visitors were: The Herb Society Garden at Sulgrave Manor, Church Cottage, Mill Hollow Barn, Rectory Farm, Sunnymead, Threeways, The Watermill and last but not least, the Allotment Gardens at Towrise.
New Arrivals – Cygnets at Sulgrave Farm
June 20th, 2011
Photo: John Sheppard
Christopher and Gabriella Magnay report the successful hatching of a clutch of five cygnets by the swans established on their pond at Sulgrave Farm.