Saturday 11th July at 6.30pm The Wolfords Village Hall Tickets £10 each which includes food (BBQ) and the first drink from the bar. Children go free. Tickets available from Natalie at the Old School, Great Wolford, 01608 674471.
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Bells to Remember – 30 June 2015
On the morning of Tuesday 30 June, a quarter peal was rung on Great Wolford bells in memory of Gunner Ernest Hall, the third soldier of The Great War on the Wolford memorial. The quarter peal marks the centenary of Gunner Hall’s death on the Western front on 30 June 1915. The quarter, 1296 changes […]
Gill Tarbox – Funeral a...
Gill’s funeral will be held on Monday July 6th at 3pm at Oakley Wood Crematorium. There will be drinks afterwards – details to follow. Oakley Wood Crematorium Oakley Wood Bishops Tachbrook Leamington Spa CV33 9QP Link to Map
Otters, minks and water-voles –...
8pm Wednesday July 1st 2015 Little Wolford Village Hall There will be a talk about otters, mink and water-voles at the WI open meeting on July 1st. Men are welcome too(!) and guests should arrive just before 8 p.m. The cost is £3-50 plus £1-00 for cake and a cup of tea. If you’d like […]
The Wolfords Summer Party
The Wolfords Village Hall Saturday 1st August – 7pm Till Late Live Band (first session starts at 7.45 pm) BBQ ◊ Pay Bar ◊ Raffle Prizes ◊ Tombola ◊ Free Parking Tickets £10 each (Free entry for Children under 16) For tickets and further information, please contact: James – james.helden@siemens.com – 01608 674244 Simon – […]
Warwickshire Open Studios Summer 2015
27 June to 12 July Free admission to over 120 artist’s venues across Warwickshire. For details of venues and opening times go to www.warwickshireopenstudios.org Local artists Jenny Henderson and Sue Rew will again be exhibiting in Great Wolford as part of this event. Sue’s studio is set in a lovely Cotswold garden where you can […]
Great Wolford opens the door
Visitors to Great Wolford church are now able to access the church during the day. The new arrangement (pictured below) allows visitors to let themselves in during daylight hours.
Magna Carta Celebration
On Sunday morning 14 June from 11.00 local ringers rang the Great Wolford church bells to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing (or sealing) of the Magna Carta. The day of the signing is recorded as 15 June 1215 but as we’ve had a change of calendar in the intervening years accurately celebrating the […]
Bells to Remember
On Wednesday 13 May, two quarter peals were successfully rung on Great Wolford bells in memory of Major the Honourable Clement B O Freeman-Mitford DSO and Pte. John Aston. Both died on 13 May 1915 at Ypres. An aristocratic, professional soldier and a volunteer from humble origins suffered the same fate on the same day. […]
Wolford – Bells to Remember
This month of May sees the 100th anniversary of the deaths of two soldiers listed on the Great Wolford war memorial. Great Wolford bells will be rung to mark this day. On Wednesday 13 May, two quarter peals will be rung in memory of Major the Honourable Clement B O Freeman-Mitford DSO and Pte. John […]