Author: Richard

The winner of the tote, which was drawn in the New Inn at lunchtime on Sunday 29th August was Revd George Frost, who won £285.

We had a lovely afternoon in church on Sunday 25th July. This was the first time that we had been allowed to hold our regular fundraising and social event since the start of the pandemic.

We had a good attendance – plenty of lovely cake – and we raised just over £100 for the church.

The winner of the tote (drawn at yesterday’s Tea and Piece event in church) was Sylvia Coombes.

The winner of the Abthorpe Church Tote in June was Mrs A Hitchings who won £282.50

The winner of the tote draw yesterday aws Keith Fenwick, who won £280.

The winner of the tote draw for March was Rona Cambray who won £277.50.

The winner of the tote draw for February was Rob Balderson, who won £275

The winners of the January draw were Darren and Tina Emerton, who won £275.00

The winner of the December draw was Mirrick Loggin, who won £267.50

The fascinating life of our village school over more than 300 years is now revealed in a new book by Alison Symmers and Jill Tolson.

Read about..

• the history of the school
• short biographies of all the masters and teachers since 1642
• personal recollections of children who attended the school between 1924 and 1959
• the attractive building itself through a photographic tour

£8.00 each

All profits from the sale of the book go to the Old School and help maintain this important village feature.

To order your copy email oldschool@abthorpe.net