Senior’s Tea 2019
The annual Senior’s Christmas Tea took place in the village hall on 19th December. As usual it was well attended, and a good opportunity for folk to get together socially. […]
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The Christmas Tree Festival 2019
The Christmas Tree Festival was held on 14th and 15th December in St Swithuns Church. There were 25 trees decorated by the various organisations, clubs and societies in the village, […]
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Woolly Christmas Post!
Last year, if you were walking or driving around Barley during December you may have been surprised to see that the six post boxes in the village had been yarn […]
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The Chishills Newsletter December 2019
The Great Chishill Cricket Club is excited to announce the launch of a new Junior section for children aged 3-11, starting on Saturday mornings in the spring, led by Alastair […]
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The Chishills Newsletter November 2019
The Pheasant pub in Chishill has closed due to financial losses, prompting the Parish Council to apply for Community Asset status to protect it from being converted or redeveloped, with […]
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The Windmill is ‘Saved’
From David McKeown On Thursday October 17th, Historic England (HE) published its listing of Heritage at Risk for 2019. Prominent in the press release was this: ‘Saved ‘ Little Chishill […]
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The Chishills Newsletter October 2019
The clock in the tower of Great Chishill church has been repaired and upgraded after its chiming mechanism failed, with the community raising £1200 to cover the costs. A century […]
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The Clock Chimes (properly) Again
The Clock on the church tower is something that we all take for granted – until it is silent. For some time now it has either been silent or has […]
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Great Chishill Cricket Club 2019
It has been a funny old season. We took voluntary relegation last season to reduce our travelling around the county (and our carbon footprint), so we were unsure what to […]
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The Chishills Newsletter September 2019
The restoration of the local windmill is progressing slowly, with recent advancements in fitting wooden clamps to the sails, but further work awaits the return of the millwright, Bill, who […]