Parish of Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes, UK
Castlethorpe Village Hall is used regularly by many local groups including Pre-School, Short Mat Bowls, Youth Club, Craft Club, Women’s Institute, Mini-Strikers, Sure Start and Zumba Fitness.
It is available for private hire for meetings, parties, get-togethers, Wedding Receptions, fairs etc.
Everyone is welcome to an open meeting about this year’s Castlethorpe Open Gardens in the Village Hall at 7pm on Thursday May 30.
The Open Gardens event itself is being held on July 13 and 14, so make a note in your diary.
Would you like to enter your garden? If so then please contact Keith Prestidge (Tel: 01908 510583, email: keithprestidge@hotmail.co.uk) or Ann Foakes (Tel: 01908 510698 or email: annfoakes@btinternet.com).
Help is also needed to prepare the programme, deliver leaflets, help to organise the Scarecrow Trail and serve refreshments on the day.
Keep an eye on the local noticeboards and the village website for future information.
Meanwhile, here’s a link to some photographs taken by David Warwick of the Open Gardens event in 2011: Open Gardens
John Foakes gave an interview to the Farmers’ Guardian newspaper on Castlethorpe Village Hall which can be read here
Zumba Fitness Classes
Zumba is the fun way to get fit – move to the rhythms of salsa, merengue, flamenco, reggaeton and many more, no partner required.
If the main Zumba class is too energetic for you, why not try Zumba Gold which is a slower paced, low impact class for older active adults, complete beginners or de-conditioned participants.
Classes are held in the village hall on Wednesday evenings. No need to book, just turn up, new faces are always welcome. Wear comfortable layers with trainers or similar and bring water.
Zumba Gold 5.15-6.00 pm £4 per class pay as you go or 10 session card for £36
Zumba 6.15-7.15 pm £5 per class pay as you go or 10 session card for £45
Contact: Nicky Birchall 07799 097921, licensed and qualified instructor. Facebook: Check the Castlethorpe Village page for any updates/cancellations.
Castlethorpe Ladies Group are a group of friendly and supportive neighbours who like to share their enthusiasms on a very informal basis.
You would be very welcome to join them to….
watch a DVD,
Swap garden seeds,go to a concert, bring a dish to share a meal,
play bridge,
borrow books,
etc, etc, etc.
If you would like more information then please call Susan on 511084.
Castlethorpe celebrated the Jubilee on Monday 4th June with a series of events which brought the village together in a real sense of community spirit.
The day started with a lunch for our senior citizens at the village hall which had been royally decorated for the occasion. The picture shows Vera Clarke and Richard Sawbridge cutting the Jubilee cake.
During the afternoon, there was a children’s street party which was well attended. At the same time, there was a beer tent, cake stall and burger stand for other residents. This was clearly very successful as both the burgers and the beer ran out and new supplies of beer had to be fetched in.
In the evening, there was a barn dance at the village hall with dancing to the Oddsox and an accompanying pig roast. The event was a sell-out – unfortunately there is a limit on the number of people the village hall can hold.
The evening ended with a beacon being lit on Castle Field as part of the national beacon celebration.
All residents aged 16 and under are being given a commemorative coin by the Parish Council. Please contact Geraldine Sweetland on 511231 if you haven’t received a coin yet.
These events have been made possible by the efforts of a number of residents and by very generous donations by a local farmer and a number of other residents and the Parish Council.