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

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR HELP WITH YOUR FUEL BILLS?

The Miss Jane Letts Hollowell Charity was set up in 1940 with a bequest from the estate of James William Boothe Letts. The bequest established an income to purchase coal or blankets for distribution to “poor widows and other deserving poor” of the Parish of Hollowell.

In the mid 1990s, the terms of the Charity were altered so that it could also contribute towards household electricity bills.

To benefit you must be a resident of Hollowell or Teeton. Evidence that you are in receipt of a means-tested state benefit is helpful.

Please email the Jane Letts Trustees for more information at janelettscharity@gmail.com or write, care of March Barn, Church Hill, Hollowell NN6 8RR.

Hollowell Village Hall Lotto Relaunches with Live Draw and Lucky Winners

After a break of a few months the Village Hall Lotto (formerly The Tote) was relaunched with a live draw at the Village Hall Breakfast.  The Village Hall trustees like to keep abreast of the times, so an electronic random number generator was used by Village Hall Chair, Hannah Oswin to select the winners.  They are as follows:

Andrew Captainino

Bill Douglas

Sue McCubbin

Lee Gane

Ron Morrell

Viv Benjamin

Bacon, Banter & Broad Smiles at the September Big Breakfast

It was a beautiful, sunny, autumnal morning for the September Big Breakfast in the Village Hall.  

 The sunshine and the delicious smell of sizzling bacon ensured a large and jolly turnout of folk, who chose to linger and chat with friends.

It was great to see welcome visitors from the surrounding parishes of Guilsborough, Creaton and Ravensthorpe.

The hot rolls were a triumph, the baristas brewed copious amounts of delicious coffee, and the homemade cakes were that perfect combination of fresh-baked and flavoursome.

Our enthusiastic young tombola team of Ben Clarke and Jacob Oswin kept the punters entertained, as a battle broke out to carry off the sparkly, silver, leaping dolphin ornament, generously gifted by an anonymous donor.

A special thanks goes to the clearing team and kitchen staff who worked non-stop and with great good humour throughout the morning. Thank you to all who helped make the breakfast such a success and to everyone who came along.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - EVENTS IN HOLLOWELL

Move Better and Feel Better: New Pilates Classes at Hollowell Village on Monday Mornings.

ALL WELCOME

Instructor Katherine Mills is a certified Pilates teacher and chartered physiotherapist.

Whether you are completely new to exercise or looking to progress your fitness, Katherine's classes are suitable for everyone.

Classes start on Monday mornings at 9.30am for an hour.

Class sizes are kept small with no more than 8 in a class to enable one-to-one guidance throughout the session.

£12 per class or £10 for blocks of 6 classes.

To book please go to

https://revitalise-physio-led-pilates.live.baluu.co.uk

For more information email Katherine at pilatesrevitalise@gmail.com

Hollowell Artist, Charles Kitchen, Showcases 40 Years of Landscape Mastery in Corby.

This Autumn, Corby welcomes a very special exhibition: Into the Light by Hollowell artist Charles Kitchen.

Charles has spent more than forty years exploring the ever-changing relationship between light, colour, and landscape. His paintings, inspired by both coastal and inland scenes, translate the shifting moods of nature — the glow of evening sun, the shimmer of coastal skies, or the drama of passing weather.

Most of the works on display have been painted in oils, created either in his studio or outdoors, ‘en plein air’, where the immediacy of the environment finds its way directly into the brushstrokes. Charles resists the idea of developing a fixed personal ‘style’. Instead, he approaches each scene as a unique conversation between artist and place, working to evoke its spirit rather than to simply record its details.

The result is an exhibition that celebrates the power of light, the diversity of the British landscape, and the dedication of an artist who continues to see each painting as a fresh beginning.

Into the Light invites us all to pause, look more closely at the natural world, and rediscover the beauty in the play of light across land and sea.

Dates: 24th Sept to 18th October
Venue: RoofTop Arts Centre in Corby
Opening Times: 11am to 4pm

Admission: Free