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Pauline’s BIG Day!!!

Guilsborough resident Pauline Boyes celebrated her 100th birthday on 27th
November 2025, joining her husband Ron as a centenarian, who achieved his milestone birthday back in April.

Pauline was born in Rugby on 27th November 1925. She left school at the age of 14 and as part of the Women's Voluntary Service served refreshments to the troops passing through Rugby Station. She later joined British Thompson Houston in Rugby as a secretary where she met Ron. They married in 1947, setting up home in Bilton, Rugby where their three children, Lydia, Elizabeth and Ian were born. In 1964 the family moved to Manchester for Ron's work, returning to the area in 1968 when the family moved to Church Mount, where Pauline and Ron still live today.

Pauline and Ron have enjoyed many happy years in Guilsborough and have fond memories of friends and neighbours in the village over the years.

Pauline worked at Cottesbrooke Hall as a secretary, and also for Colonel John Lowther, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. She was active in village life for many years including being involved in many productions by Guilsborough Music and Drama Society and in the role of their Secretary. She was also President of the Women's Institute and a Governor of Guilsborough C of E Primary School as well as on the rota for the Church floral arrangements.

Pauline celebrated her 100th birthday with Ron and their three Children at their daughter's home in Leicester. On Saturday 29th November a party was held at Guilsborough Village Hall where all the family, including Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren and close friends joined to mark this exceptional event. Pauline would like to thank everyone for the cards and good wishes she received on this special birthday.

Lydia, Elizabeth and Ian are so proud and thankful that both their parents have been able to

celebrate the remarkable achievement of reaching their 100th birthdays. The photo of Pauline and

Ron was taken on the day of her 100th birthday. They are holding the trio of cards received this year from the King and Queen - one for each of their 100th birthdays and a further card celebrating their 78th Wedding Anniversary in July.

Joe Carpenter and Son

The churches of Spratton and Guilsborough hosted evenings of music, dance, rhyme and drama on 12th and 13th of December in a production of Joe Carpenter and son, a nativity play with a difference.

There were great performances by vicars, hand bell ringers, guitarists, and many members of the local community from every age group providing a fun and heart warming evening of entertainment followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

 Pam Townsend directed the play and Roger Brandon Jones in his inimitable inventive way provided the camels for the 3 wise men as well as the clever set.

It was a wonderful evening full of community spirit. Thank you to everyone who made the two evenings so successful.

Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. 

GMADS’ hilarious new production of "A Bunch of Amateurs” is written by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman from an original story by Jonathan Gershfield and John Ross.