Warcop Parish Hall
Ladies Night
Friday 18th November
from 7.30pm
Bar
Raffle
Come along for a lovely evening – have a few drinks with nibbles and start getting ready for Christmas!
Lots of gifts, cards, Christmas decorations, glassware, make-up, jewellery, skincare, handbags, flowers.
Free entry
Advance notice:
The next Great North Air Ambulance bag collection will coincide with the December Coffee Morning on SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 10:00 – 11:30AM.
GNAA bags will be placed in the village newspaper boxes or telephone 41390 for extra bags.
Posters will appear later so please support this essential charity.
At our last Parish Council meeting, Colin Harrison announced that he is stepping down from the council. Colin has served on the council for many years and has offered a huge amount of his time and energy in helping with a wide range of developments and activities in our parish. He has always been a thoughtful and positive contributor to council meetings and discussions.
This means that there is now a Vacancy on Warcop Parish Council. If you might be interested, please see the notice below:
VACANCY FOR A PARISH/TOWN COUNCILLOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (SECTION 87(2))
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (PARISHES AND COMMUNITIES) (AMENDMENT) RULES
(1) A casual vacancy has arisen in the office of Councillor on the above-mentioned Council caused by RESIGNATION of MR COLIN HARRISON.
(2) A by-election to fill the vacancy must be held if, within 14 days from the date of the publishing of this Notice, ten electors for the Parish Ward give notice, in writing, to the Returning Officer of their request for an election.
(3) The Returning Officer for Parish Elections is Paul Sutton, Town Hall, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7QF
(4) If no such notice is given, the Parish/Town Council must fill the vacancy by co-option as soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 14 days referred to at Paragraph (2) above.
Dated : 4.10.22
Signed: Heidi Strong
Parish/Town Clerk – Heidi Strong
5 Pembroke Close
Brough
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4BF
e-mail Heidi.strong45@gmail.com
* delete ward name if not applicable
NOTES
Following the sad news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th after 70 years on the throne, our community will help during the period of mourning in the following ways:
The Union Flag on Warcop village green and the flag of St George at St Columba’s church, will fly at half mast until after the funeral date.
The bells of St Columba’s will be rung both for the passing of Her Majesty and the accession of Charles III to the throne.
A book of condolence will be available in St Columba’s church between 9:00am and 6:00pm each day for the coming days. Here is a link to a poster about the book f condolence:
St Columba’s will also be available for private prayer.
Thursdays 9.00 till11.00
Foyer Coffee morning – Post Office & Dowdings butcher visits (cash only please)
15 September Remote Cinema—Belfast
23 September Quiz Night
6 October Soup & Pud
8 October Saturday Coffee Morning 10 – 11:30
20 October Remote Cinema –Downton Abbey
15 October 80s Disco – CANCELLED
28 October Ghost Walk
3 November Soup & Pud
17 November Remote Cinema—Phantom of the Open
18 November Ladies’ Night
1 December Soup & Pud
2 December Bingo night
10 December Saturday Coffee Morning 10 – 11:30
15 December Remote Cinema– The Duke
For more information on any of the events visit www.warcop.org.uk, Facebook or look out for posters nearer the date.
As the new film season begins, please find a link to more details about the upcoming films. Further information can be found on the dedicated Remote Cinema page of our website. We hope to see all our regular cinemagoers as well as some new ones!
B4RN Superfast Broadband for Warcop Parish
There was a public meeting in the Parish Hall recently given by a representative of B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North.) B4RN is a local not-for-profit organisation specialising in providing 1 gigabit (1000 mps) full fibre broadband connections direct to properties and businesses in rural areas. Any resident can sign up and the government provides vouchers to help with the cost. The current monthly cost for customers is £33, with potential reductions for some customers and free for schools, churches and village halls.
The network has already gone live at Musgrave, Brough Sowerby and Church Brough and the next logical area is Warcop Parish and then possibly Ormside.
You should have received a leaflet recently but if not, below is a link to B4RN’s website for further information. It is a matter for individuals whether they keep their current provider or switch to B4RN when the Warcop network is established. A group of volunteers has been set up to take this concept forward and to talk to local landowners and also local tradespeople. Ideally, at least 50% of the 300 or so properties and businesses in the Parish would need to sign up to make it cost effective.
PLEASE NOTE: B4RN have made it clear that an expression of interest is NOT a firm contractual commitment at this stage, which would only be made when the network has been created in our parish. At this stage, B4RN would like to see the number of potential subscribers if they build the network here.
Get B4RN – B4RN
The new play area in Warcop has now opened and it has proved very popular with local children and visitors alike. It has been funded by a series of grants, fund-raising events and contributions from Warcop Parish Council. The whole project has been led by Councillor Katie Hindson who deserves our thanks for her determination and hard work.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 15th September in the Meeting Room at Warcop Parish Hall at 7:30pm. All local residents are very welcome to attend.
Agenda and minutes are here:
Thank you to all who attended the Macmillan Coffee Morning and who also bought raffle tickets or made donations. We also thank those who donated raffle prizes and cakes, as well as the many volunteer helpers who served the refreshments.
GRAND TOTAL RAISED: £405!
Thank you again for supporting this tremendous cause.