Don’t forget to check our Events Diary for more information on events in all our villages and surrounding area.

PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS…

From the Headteacher…

It really has been a busy summer term with so much happening in our school. This is always an extremely busy time of year for us with lots of exciting events happening!

These have included our Summer Celebration where our children performed to their families their house team project Friday songs. We also have had our whole school trip to Wickstead park!

The children have been taking part in our extended curriculum which included World Environment Day, church visits, as well as the many sports competitions and events. Year 4 have been taking part in swimming this term, which they have enjoyed and the progress they have made has been excellent.

Year 2/3 had a fantastic visit to Silverstone this term, Year 4/5 visited Warner Brother studios London and Year 6 enjoyed a 3 day residential at Caythorpe PGL!

Fire House won the end of term house point treat and celebrated with ‘Fun, Games and Ice Cream’ at the park!

We had our own sports morning where all children and adults enjoyed the morning together. A huge thank you to Niall at Pacesetters for organising such an active and fun experience. …. Go team Guilsborough!

We have also completed our whole school seasonal walk around Guilsborough. As always it was lovely to be out as a whole school breathing in the fresh air, we are so lucky to be surrounded by such beautiful scenery. Thank you to parents who could join us!

As always, we are saying goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 children who have been an absolute credit to our school throughout their time here at Guilsborough. We are all very sad to be saying goodbye but also very excited for them in their new adventures at secondary school!

Please remember, if you need any information about what’s happening at Guilsborough Primary we have lots of information on our website – www.guilsboroughprimary.co.uk or you can keep up to speed via our Facebook account – Guilsborough C of E Primary School (a closed group for parents, guardians or carers) or through our Twitter profile – @guilsboroughpri/x and our Instagram account - Instagram.com/guilsboroughprimaryschool.

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Monday Morning Meet

Guilsborough Village Hall

9 – 11am every Monday (excluding Bank Holidays)  

All welcome, baby – OAPs.

£2.50 per Adult, Children Free

Meet for a chat, knit,

hot drink & cake.

For more information contact
Janet 01604 740640

Tennis for All at Guilsborough Tennis Club!
Join our friendly community tennis club at Guilsborough Academy courts. We meet regularly on Tuesday evenings at 6pm and Sunday mornings at 10am.
First session is completely FREE. Annual membership costs just £10 for individuals or £20 for families.
Members enjoy court access during daylight hours (outside school times).
Whether you're looking to improve your game, get active, or simply make new friends, you’re very welcome on court!

Date for your diaries:

The 21st Annual Guilsborough Plate Tennis Tournament will be held on Sunday 7th September

For more information, please contact Graham on 07894 424328 or Chris on 07857 707503.

Hollowell Steam Bottle Stall

GPFA again ran a bottle stall at Hollowell and would like to thank all those volunteers who helped to make it such a success. Around £1,300 was raised over the weekend.

Remembering Roderick Baird MacDonald “Roddy”

24th Sept 1934—30th May 2025

Roddy’s funeral was held at Guilsborough Church on 1st July. The eulogy was given by Alastair MacDonald, Roddy’s son and Adrian Bracken a long standing friend.

A fellow tennis player and member of the village link team Andrea remembers him with the following words:

“When we first moved to the village nearly 30 years ago, Rod used to coordinate regular informal tennis up at the school courts on a Monday evening. Each week, he would personally phone around people asking them if they wantedplay, and would also ring round if it was cancelled due to weather. But cancellation was a rare thing. I remember playing all through the winter, with hats and gloves - even when it began to snow! He collected cash on the night to pay for the lights and liaised with the school caretaker who would turn them on/off for us. Every so often, he would gather spare funds and buy the school a new net. It was all very informal! After the school became an academy things had to change. That was when the separate access gate became the focus and we became a 'proper club' with insurance, fees, and a formal school agreement. Rod was honorary President. The photo is from our first Open Morning after getting the new access gate installed. Rod was a real people person, gregarious, kind and generous, and a hard-working entrepreneur wellthe normal age of retirement! Many will remember him with huge fondness - I certainly do.”

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

We’ve recently removed a lot of books that were in very poor condition from our Book Swap, which is housed in the old phone box. Many were not even in a readable condition, so we ask that you only leave books that are of a condition that you would want to read. Books that have no life left in them can be put in your blue lidded recycling bins.

We have agreed to fund urgently needed tree works that Guilsborough Playing Field Association needs to have carried out to two trees, helping them to keep the public safe.

 Things to look out for:

• Our Speed Activated Device has now been repaired, following damage that was incurred when the battery was stolen. It is back in use and is intended to make our streets safer, so if you notice anyone giving it more attention than it may deserve please do make us aware straight away!
• We will soon have some advisory 20mph speed signs coming and although only advisory they have been shown to reduce traffic speeds.
• We are aware of the ongoing parking issues throughout the village but in particular along The West Haddon Road. We are trying to get white lining across dropped kerbs which is the start of regulating parking. We’re also hoping to engage with Guilsborough Academy to try and seek improvements to this significant problem.
• We will soon be having a Facebook page to try and improve our communication and engagement with the community.

And lastly, we still have two Councillor vacancies if you feel you want to contribute to village life.

GUILSBOROUGH FRIENDS

are a local friendly group for ladies and gentlemen, usually meeting at 7:30pm, at Guilsborough Village Hall, the second Thursday of the month. During the summer months we arrange outside events. Weather permitting.

Social activities include

• Guest speakers
• Garden visits
• Meals out
• Visits to local places of interest
• and much more

£3 per meeting, unless otherwise stated, which is used to cover refreshments, costs and make charitable donations.

We look forward to welcoming new members.

Our program for the next 3 months:

For further information contact:

Janet Minney T 01604 740640

Elizabeth Southgate T 01604 740064

… to Rae, Ted and Willow Nightingale,

and to

Thomas and Bethany Eaton,

How times have changed.......

I saw in some old family records that my grandfather Col Jack Lowther, bought 90 acres of land for £2,570 ( £28.50 per acre ) and 3 cottages ( £280 for 3 ) in 1937

My father sold one of the cottages ( Pells cottage, Cold Ashby rd, Guilsborough ) for £1,200 in 1970

It has just been sold for about £400,000

Hugh Lowther

FUND RAISING

Pop Up Pub

The second pop up pub on 11th July was a great success. The weather was amazing and company plentiful. Everyone enjoyed drinks, chat and pizza. The event raised around £630 for GPFA so many thanks to all who supported it.

MILLIONAIRE’S EVENING!!!

Roulette and Blackjack

Saturday 20th September

In aid of the Guilsborough Playing Field

By kind permission of

James and Vanessa Berry

The Old House, High Street, Guilsborough, NN6 8PU

The Playing Field supports cricket and football for over 2,000 young people every year from a wide area of Northamptonshire as well as providing recreation facilities in a beautiful outdoor environment.

Tickets £45 (please pay in advance)

Includes $100 worth of chips, glass of fizz and dinner.  Pay bar.

RSVP ec3people@gmail.com        7.30 pm – 11.30pm

                                             Black Tie or Suits

Please pay by BACS to:

Guilsborough Playing Field Association

Sort: 23 05 80

Account: 43237284

Cricket in Guilsborough benefits from a glorious summer

The cricket season is in full swing at the playing field at Guilsborough with numerous teams benefitting from the facility. The ground hosts

Haddon CC Ladies and junior side, St Michael's CC from Northampton, the Bell CC mid-week side as well as a number of company and social teams. The fantastic summer so far, has allowed the teams to maximise use of the ground but has created challenges for the grounds team to keep pitches in good condition.

If anybody is interested in junior, ladies or men's cricket new members are always welcome at Haddon CC. We are also keen to hear from any volunteers who would like to participate in helping to maintain the grounds. Please contact Jim.houghton72@outlook.com for more information.