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Advent Calendar Window No. 16. The Old Vicarage, Magpie Road.

Sunday, December 17th, 2017

Fine weather saw many people making Saturday evening tours of the village to review the windows opened so far. See those visiting the Bus Shelter Nativity Scene in “rest of this entry”.

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December on the Farm

Saturday, December 16th, 2017

Richard Fonge writes of December farm activities such as housing the animals for the winter and hedge trimming and laying. See “rest of this entry”.

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Advent Calendar Window No. 15. Hill Farm House, Manor Road + Creation of Village Christmas Decorations.

Friday, December 15th, 2017

We expected the unexpected and we were not disappointed! More pictures in rest of entry.

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Advent Calendar Window No. 14. Westfield, Park Lane.

Thursday, December 14th, 2017

Westfield, hidden away just off Park Lane, formerly and more accurately known as Dark Lane!

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Advent Calendar No. 13. The Star Inn, Manor Road

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

A loyal following braved the ice and slush remnants of the recent snowfall to enjoy hospitality both outside and inside the Inn. More pictures in rest of this entry.

 

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Advent Calendar No. 12. 6 Towrise, Manor Road

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

Twelve drummers drumming! An idea dreamed up and illustrated entirely by the children.

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Advent Calendar Window No. 11. Bluebell Cottage, Helmdon Road.

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Bells in Helmdon Road on the coldest evening so far. -3C degrees and falling. With the road very icy there were few cars to interrupt the hardy village revellers.

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Advent Calendar No. 10. Middle Barn, Manor Road

Sunday, December 10th, 2017

Sunday was the day when nature took a hand in the decorations! See pictures in the rest of this entry.

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Advent Calendar Window No. 9. The Cove, Manor Road.

Saturday, December 9th, 2017

Temperature around zero but the bitter wind has dropped. Friday night. Everyone happy and well wrapped up. Make the most of it – blizzards tomorrow?

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Countryside Alliance Rural Business Awards – Sulgrave Village Shop becomes a Regional Finalist.

Saturday, December 9th, 2017

It has just been announced that Sulgrave Village Shop has been shortlisted to win a Countryside Alliance Award in the Midlands Region Village Shop/Post Office category.

The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of British food & farming, enterprise and heritage through small hard-working businesses. The awards are now in their thirteenth year and have become the definitive rural business award to win. They are set apart from other award schemes because they are driven by public nomination, offering customers the chance to say why their favourite businesses are worthy of national acclaim. The awards received over eleven thousand nominations this year so the Village Shop has done extremely well to be shortlisted and thanks are due to the many people from the village and further afield who sent in their nominations. Regional champions will be announced in March 2018, the winners advancing to the British final which will be held in April 2018 at the House of Lords.

Photographs of the recent Christmas Tasting event at the shop on Saturday 2nd December and of the Christmas Market held in the Church on the same day can be seen in the rest of this entry.

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