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Pop-Up Pub on the Green Frioday Augus...

FRIDAY August 3rd AT 6.30 PM THE GREEN, GREAT WOLFORD, CV36 5NQ FEATURING the Bar in the Tree, Todenham Farm BBQ. FULL BAR – beer, wines, spirits, soft drinks. FAMILIES WELCOME. Free entry. Plenty of parking. Tents if it rains. PROGRESS REPORT on the campaign to save The Fox and Hounds.

Village Meeting regarding Pub Plannin...

I have received the  following from Lynn Mathias Chair, Great Wolford Parish Council There has been a planning application received (ref 18/01396/FUL) by Stratford District Council to convert the Fox and Hounds Public House into 2 dwellings.  The Parish Council has to make its representations by 13 August 2018. There will be, as are all […]

New Parish Council Website

All matters relating to the Parish Council may now be found on their new website: http://greatwolfordparishcouncil.org.uk/

Summer Pop-Up pub – Friday 30th...

The next pop up will be held on Great Wolford Village Green i.e. the telephone Box on Friday 30th June 2017 from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm The aim is to keep the Re Opening of the Pub fresh  in everyone’s mind and to enjoy ourselves. Fully licensed bar at more than reasonable prices, Real […]

CALLING ALL ARTISTS

Wolfords Village Hall has an unused long  wall which is available to local artists to exhibit their pictures/artwork. There will be no charge to exhibitors and the only conditions are that the works are by locals, not political, not pornographic otherwise any subjects, any media, landscapes, portraits, abstract whatever. The hall is used by quite […]

New Website – The History of th...

With considerable assistance from David Farman a Wolford History Website has been launched at www.wolfordshistory.uk It contains many articles and photographs acquired during the last 35 years or so.  They will be of interest to serious students, children working of local history projects, casually interested villagers and visitors.  The intention is to add further items. […]

St George’s Evening – can...

The St. George’s Evening planned this Saturday April 22nd at Little Wolford Village Hall has been cancelled. It will be replaced by a pop up pub evening in support of the “Save Our Village Pub” campaign starting at 6.30 pm with last orders at 10.30pm. Because of the short notice we won’t have a draught […]

How shall we remember Frank Lax?

How shall we remember Frank? Written by his sons, David, Stephen and Michael Shall we remember him digging his garden, turning the produce into delicious jams and chutneys? Shall we remember his sense of style – a cravat for every occasion? Days at the cricket in Worcester, binoculars and sandwiches to hand? In his workroom […]

Frank Lax – Dad’s life in...

DAD’S LIFE IN GREAT WOLFORD Written by his son, Stephen Lax. “When Mum and Dad moved 50 years ago from urban Leicester to very-much-not-urban Great Wolford, with three young children, building work on the house far from finished and a garden completely overgrown, more than once they must have thought ‘what have we done’! But […]

Pop-Up Pub 2017 – the campaign ...

On Friday February 10th 2017 (this week) there will be a Pop-Up Pub at Little Wolford Village Hall. Starting at 6.30pm with last orders at 10.30pm. There will be a full bar with real ale and a good choice of beer, cider, wines and soft drinks. Bistro meals will be available: Chilli, Curry, Stews + French […]