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Parish Council elections this May
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The Alternative Quiz returns - Friday 10 February
In addition to the weekly Sunday night quiz at the Punch Bowl there will be a fun quiz night in the Memorial Hall.
Time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: £7.50, including Punch Bowl Lasagne Supper. Tickets available from Brenda Marklew (323389 or brenda.marklew@talktalk.net), Barry Hall (324650) or any Village Hall Committee member.
Teams: maximum 6 people but all welcome and teams can be made up on the night.
Bar available and proceeds in aid of McG Memorial Hall.
Back by popular demand - Badapple Theatre Group performing Eddie and the Gold Tops - Thursday 26 April
A brand new comedy with music, from the team behind the sell-out success 'Back to the Land Girls'.
It’s the 1960’s and every village in England has a band determined to hit the big time. This tale follows our Eddie, a hard-working milkman, inspired by the cream of the pop charts and tired of the milk-float of ordinary life, ever dreaming of stardom and success. Eddie inherited the family milk round from his father, and has fulfilled his deathbed promise to never miss a delivery for the good people of the village. But suddenly things are on the up! His songs are heading up the charts and if he can get there by tonight he’ll be on Top of the Pops..... So, get ready, Eddie, go! You’re heading for the high life, with the fabulous Gold Tops behind you every step of the way! But when things take a churn for the worse, will you get back for the morning milk?
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: McG Memorial Hall
Tickets: Adults £8, Children £5, call Linda on: 01423 325179
Superfast FiWi broadband
Find out what this means and what it could offer. At least one company has stated that it will offer a superfast FiWi broadband service early in 2012.
New Met Office weather page
There's now a page on local, Dales, and Lakes weather using clever bits of code that the Met Office allow you to use on any website..
ZUMBA fitness classes are running
When: Monday evenings at 7:45
Where: Village Hall
Cost: £5 per session (bring a friend and it's two for the price of one for your first class)
Suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
Village tennis courts
See an aerial view of the position of the proposed tennis courts.
Changes to village bus service
142 and 143 – Ripon – Boroughbridge – York
The service will now be operated jointly by Harrogate Coach Travel and Eddie Brown Tours Group. There is a similar level of service Monday to Friday, although the following journeys will no longer operate: 13.15 hours from Ripon – York, 18.40 hours from Boroughbridge to York. Additional capacity is being provided on school journeys from Ripon to Boroughbridge School. On a Saturday the service is reduced to seven return journeys and will be operated wholly by Eddie Brown Tours Group.
For bus timetable see http://getdown.org.uk/bus/bus/142.htm
Good neighbourlyness
It's been pointed out that not everyone in the village has access to the Internet. If you are aware of any of your immediate neighbours who are in this position, consider printing out any pages from our website that you think might be of interest to them.
Village email list
If you are a local resident and wish to receive emails about village matters, click to be added to the village email list (click to be removed from the list).
Parish Council
Meetings are usually held on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Memorial Hall. Check the Parish Council page for details.
Coffee mornings
Usually held on the first Saturday of the month in the Memorial Hall - look out for the sign on the fence as you pass the hall and the A-board on the corner of the green in Grafton.
Pub quiz
Every Sunday in the Punch Bowl Inn - 8:00 pm start. Your entry fee includes supper and there's a raffle as well as a prize for the winners.
Village history
Link to the excellent History of Marton cum Grafton website.