A ‘village pump’ for Tollerton
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News: Apr 25th
It’s very sad news that one of Tollerton’s most familiar faces passed away on Tuesday this week. Pet Food Terry (as my grand-daughter insisted on calling him) was often seen pacing the village pavements – sometimes solo, sometimes accompanied by his wife’s dog (Willow). Terry will be much missed in the village and I’m certain…
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Memories
We’ve had a request for our older readers to submit their memories of the Cotgrave Lane, RAF Tollerton, and the canal areas. There used to be two crossings, the Swing Bridge which still sits across the canal, and what we think was a rising bridge, a little further along the canal towards the former wharf…
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News: Mar 5th
It seems one of the owners of Tollerton Airport has been behaving very badly in the café. Ripping posters down and abusing the poor staff who work there (and doing so in front of paying guests – as one such paying guest reported to us. This is not the way to win friends and influence…
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News: Feb 21st
Tina, Jane, and Yvonne are arranging a free regular meetup in the village. Titled ‘Cosy Coffee Time’, the meetup will take place every Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Hall. This is a lovely idea and we’d be very happy to see it continue and grow. Good luck to Tina, Jane, and Yvonne.
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News: 17th Feb
Apologies for being quiet. I fell off one of our cracked and broken pavements and have cracked my elbow. It’s difficult to use a phone, tablet or a laptop when you’re one-handed. I’m still in a sling but I’ve been shown how to talk and have my words typed up by machine. Marvellous. I hear…
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Question: Feb 11th
Here’s a funny one that needs some thought and some clarification from those who understand these things. A couple of days ago a few of us met up with some friends who live on Tollerton Park. During the conversation they told us that the current RBC councillor for Tollerton (Debbie Mason) has told them they…
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Pub: Feb 3rd
At this morning’s coffee session we discussed the forthcoming Open Mic night at the pub (The Air Hostess). This sounds like a really great initiative. A couple of us are going to toddle along to listen (my musical ability is limited to putting the needle on the record), it will be really interesting to see/hear…
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Question: Feb 1st
The parish council Yesterday, five of us met for coffee and cake* and – inevitably – to discuss village goings-on. In summary, there seems to be a certain amount of anger directed at the parish council. One of our members said the whole lot should be sacked and made legally accountable for their actions/inactions thus…
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RsOW: Jan 22nd
Three of us and visiting relatives went for a walk over Christmas just before the cold spell set in. We walked up Little Lane which is a delightful little walk. When we got back home one of the walkers got my Ordnance Survey map of the area out. He pointed out that Little Lane (a…
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Vote? Jan 14th
Polling cards arrived yesterday. If you’re a registered voter in Tollerton you would probably have received yours by now. The point of the vote is to say either ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to the Neighbourhood Plan for Tollerton and the vote will be on Thursday 13th February. Here’s a thought about this referendum, which was emailed…