This website contains information about the villages of Castle Bytham and Little Bytham, in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
Tireless community stalwart Pat Bowles has been rewarded for her efforts with an MBE in the New Year honours list. Pat, 80, who lives in Castle Bytham, was nominated for the honour for the huge amount of volunteer work she does – including running an international charity aimed at protecting the rare Caspian horse.
She said: “I was somewhat flabbergasted when I found out. It was such a surprise.”
Read more from the Grantham Journal.
There will be a Jumble Sale, in aid of the Youth Club and Children’s Christmas Parties Funds, in Castle Bytham Village Hall on Saturday 26 August at 1.30pm. As well as the sale of jumble there will also be refreshments available and a raffle.
If you have any jumble please leave it at the village hall on the morning of the sale or contact Ann Burrows on 410537 or Di Hill on 410249.
There will be an Antique Event Weekend at Grimsthorpe Castle over the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July 1995. The Event will be open each day between 10.00am and 5.00pm with an auction on the Saturday evening at 6.00pm with viewing from 5.00pm.
Entrance is £2 per day (concessions £1) which includes entry to the grounds and gardens, all aspects of the Antiques Event Weekend including specialist lectures.
On Saturday there will be an Antiques Roadshow followed by the Auction with Goldings and Young of Grantham. Specialist lectures on “18th and 19th Century Furniture” by Peter Jones of Gallery Antiques in Oakham at 11.45am and on “China Restoration” by Paul Macaulay from De Montfort University at Lincoln at 1.15pm will take place in the Conference Room.
George Archdale, formerly from the BBC Antiques Roadshow, will talk about “Small Antiques for Auction” on the Sunday at 11.45am whilst at 1.15pm John Greaves will tal about “Dating 18th and 19th Century Glass”.
Overall there will be 80+ dealers in marquee and outdoor pitches, refreshments, a Saturday auction, beer and wine tent, antiques advisory service, specialist lectures, entertainments, demonstrations of Hornby trains and toys, spinning, caning and rushing, restoring rocking horses, barn owl conservations (Saturday only) at the Event organised by Field Dog Fairs. For all enquires contact them on 01780 410286.
Fran Nishihara is keen to contact those already at, or going in September to, the Robert Manning School or Bourne Grammar School in an effort to persuade the Delaine Bus Company to provide to Bourne from Castle Bytham. You can contact her on 410939.
Pat Bowles will be holding her annual Strawberry and Wine Party in aid of the Caspian Horse Society on Thursday 6 July (1995) at 7.00pm at Pawnbrokers in Castle Bytham and some of the Caspians will be attending!
Pat reports that one of last years foals has gone to Texas and the American who has him considers that next year he should be a potential champion. The other colt did not travel so far – he went to Spalding and is making many fans. The filly known as ‘Dotty Doris’ will be at the party. She was born on the day of last years ‘do’.
Tickets are £5 from Pat who can be contacted on 410908. There will be a raffle and a Caspian merchandise stall. As Pat says “We badly need funds to continue to support this fascinating and very ancient breed which i still on the endangered list”.
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