Race Night, free entry!
2024-02-23 19:00 - 23:00 UTC | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom

Downsizing sale
2024-03-08 08:00 - 2024-03-09 13:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Store and Cafe, 2 Corby Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XH, United Kingdom
The Village Store and Cafe is hosting a downsizing sale in their upstairs room from 8am to 1pm on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March.
There’ll be a variety of quality goods on sale including ornaments, kitchen equipment, DVDs, clothing and general bric-a-brac, that has mainly been donated by a villager following a recent house move. Don’t miss this opportunity to grab yourself a bargain!
All profits from the downsizing sale will go to the St Mary Magdalene Church clock restoration fund. The Church is initially looking to raise £600 to pay a specialist to come out and look at the clock, and see what needs to be done to get it going again.
If you have any queries, please contact Mary Knott on email marypknott@hotmail.co.uk, mobile 07852 922372.

Community tree planting
2024-03-16 10:30 - 13:00 | The Dale
Cottingham Parish Council will soon take delivery of 315 free trees, that they applied for last year from the Woodland Trust.

The Friends of Green Spaces (FroGS) group of volunteers are holding a community planting event on the morning of Saturday 16th March and they’d like to invite villagers to join them to get the trees planted at the top end of the Dale.

Please come along with families, friends, refreshments and, if possible, a spade. The FroGS will guide and instruct as to what is to be planted where, and how, on the day. They’ll be installing fence posts beforehand and attaching wire fencing to the posts after the trees have been planted.

As well as wanting to get the trees in the ground as soon as possible, FroGS also want to ensure that the project is complete before the cattle come back into The Dale on 1st April.

We really hope that as many of you as can make it will turn up, plant some trees, have fun and, of course, take any resulting litter (human and canine) away afterwards.

Yours sincerely, Cottingham FroGS

Wine tasting - Routes of the Orient Express
2024-03-23 19:00 - 23:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
It’s All Aboard for our next village wine tasting event, which will follow the Routes of the Orient Express.
Tickets are £25 each to include six wines and nibbles associated with the countries we visit… expect some surprises along the way!
The event takes place at the Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall Annex on Berryfield Road, and all profits will go to the Mill Community Hub project.
For tickets, please contact Jan Robertson on 07770 372345, email janathome246@gmail.com
These events are very popular and it’s first come, first served, so please book early to avoid disappointment, Tickets are non-refundable.
Please bring two glasses with you – one for white wine, and one for red.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard. Cin Cin 🍾 !

Cottingham Annual Parish Meeting
2024-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Cottingham registered electors are invited to attend Cottingham’s 2024 Annual Parish Meeting. This way of holding the Annual Parish Meeting has proved to be a really interesting and informative event, so we do hope you can join us. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available.
Here are some interesting facts about annual parish meetings.

Parish meetings in England date back to the Middle Ages. A parish meeting is NOT a meeting of the Parish Council (Parish Councils didn’t exist until 1894), but it is required by the Local Government Act 1972 that parish meetings are convened and chaired by the Chair of the Parish Council.
The purpose of the annual parish meeting is for the electorate of the parish, particularly groups, organisations and individuals actively engaged with the community, to share news and reflect about what each has accomplished and experienced during the previous year.
The annual parish meeting is a relatively informal event for the community.

If you have any queries, please contact George West-Robinson, Chair, Cottingham Parish Council on 07891 159155, email grwrconsultingltd@gmail.com

Vintage sale
2024-04-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Sale of crafts, preloved household items and quality clothing in aid of The Mill Community Hub Project. There will be refreshments available.
If you have any quality saleable clothing, household goods or anything else you’d like to donate, please contact Joanne on 07776 261647, email joanne.leaning@btinternet.com

The show must go on
2024-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
The money raised from this event will be split between the Warm Space, that takes place at the Village Hall Annex every Wednesday, and Cottingham FrOGS (Friends of Green Spaces).

Full peal, St Mary Magdalene
2024-06-02 14:00 - 17:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
A group of bell ringers have challenged themselves to ring a peal at all the 5-bell towers (i.e. towers with 5 bells) in the Peterborough Diocese, during its centenary year.
These 5-bell towers are not rung so often, and they will be visiting Cottingham on June 2nd. Ringing will commence at 2pm and the peal is expected to last around three hours.
When rung on 7 bells, a peal is a non-stop sequence of a minimum of 5,000 changes, where each sequence is different and cannot be repeated. On 5 bells, which is what we have at Cottingham, the maximum number of permutations (different orders) is 120, so there is some duplication in the sequences, but the bells are still rung for three hours to make the full peal. It is the bell ringers’ equivalent of a marathon, requiring concentration and stamina to complete.

D Day Commemorations
2024-06-06 20:15 | Jurassic Way field, On footpath from Cottingham to Middleton
Do come and join us at the top field along the Jurassic Way footpath from Cottingham to Middleton. This is the same field where we lit the Platinum Jubilee Beacon.
Please gather from 8.15pm for the D-Day 80th year International Tribute and Beacon Lighting, which will take place at 9.15pm.
The bells will be rung from St Mary Magdalene Church, Cottingham at 6.30pm.
Look forward to seeing you there.

24 Carat Jazz, St Mary Magdalene Church
2024-06-30 15:30 - 17:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
24 Carat Jazz is delighted to be performing a one hour Sunday afternoon concert at St Mary Magdalene Church.
Featuring Jane Smith on vocals and tenor sax, John Deane on piano and Kevin Griffiths on double bass, this popular trio plays easy listening jazz and swing favourites from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few.
Tickets are £10 each to include a glass of fizz and canapés.
Please get your ticket in advance so we know how many to cater for. Contact Joanne Leaning on 07776 261647, email joanne.leaning@btinternet.com
All profits will go to the Cottingham Church Clock Restoration Fund. Initial investigations by clock professionals have shown that a working clock is within our grasp, so please do keep supporting our fundraising events so we can make this happen
Fizz and canapés will be served from 3.30pm and the music will start at 4pm. The perfect way to spend a laid back Sunday afternoon!

80s Music Party
2024-07-06 19:30 - 22:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
An evening of 1980s music delivered to your ears by DJs Chris and Tom.
Over 18s only.
Plenty of pop hits from the likes of The Cure, The Specials, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Erasure – you get the idea!
As we are in a cost of living crisis, it’s bring your own booze. Please also bring your own plastic cups/bottle openers and a happy disposition!
We cannot wait!
Tickets are £8.80 in advance (includes 80p booking fee charged by WeGotTickets) and £10 on the door.
To book your ticket, visit https://www.wegottickets.com/event/621640/

Village Summer Fete
2024-07-13 | Recreation Field, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, United Kingdom
Fete guide advertising
Planning for the Village Fete on 13 July is well underway, including preparation of the fete guide, which is printed in June and delivered to every house in Cottingham, Middleton, Rockingham and East Carlton.
The guide also includes lots of adverts from local businesses to help cover the cost. If you run your own business or work for a firm you think would be happy to advertise in our guide, a full page advert costs £80 and half pages are £45. If you’d like to book a slot, please contact Rachel Faulkner as soon as possible on 07584 212067, email rachelaraj@gmail.com. Help can be offered with your advert artwork, if needed.
Volunteers and donations
The organisers are also looking for volunteers to help with set up and breakdown on the Friday and Sunday, and to help run stalls on the Saturday of the fete.
They’d also appreciate donations of craft items for the Made in the Villages stall plus plants, home made preserves, home brew, wines, gins etc (please incude a llist of ingredients for home made produce).
If you can help, please contact Sian Coughlan on email sian_coughlan@hotmail.com, mobile 07774 852478.

VO Polo classic car day
2024-07-20 11:00 - 18:30 | VO Polo Club, Ashley Road, Middleton, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Do come and watch some great polo and a lovely selection of cars on 20th July!
Bring a picnic. There’s an outside bar too.
Advance tickets at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vopolo/1194295 or payable on the gate.

Simply Floyd
2024-07-20 18:30 - 22:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
For tickets, contact Pete Bowman on petebowman397@gmail.com, mobile 07768 808036.
To find out more about the band, visit facebook.com/simplyfloydband

Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra, Summer Concert
2024-08-31 19:30 - 21:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
Market Harborough’s Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra will be performing a joint fundraising summer concert at St Mary Magdalene Church in Cottingham on Saturday 31 August.
This nationally acclaimed orchestra plays a varied repertoire that ably demonstrates the versatility of the saxophone. From classical music, jazz, swing and big band favourites to modern pop and film music, there’s something to appeal to all musical tastes.
Nominated for a national award by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2021, Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra features seven different types of saxophone, from the sopranino to the contrabass sax, and makes a truly rousing sound.
Tickets are £12 each (£6 for under 16s), to include a glass of Pimms and nibbles. All profits will be split equally between St Mary Magdalene Church and Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra, which is a registered charity.
Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from Angela Preston-Jones on 07594 682671, email cottinghamchurch@gmail.com
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For more information about the orchestra, visit phoenixsax.org.uk

Reel Thyme @ The Royal George
2024-09-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Royal George, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XE, United Kingdom

Quiz Night for Northants CFR
2024-10-04 18:15 - 21:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Quiz night in aid of North Northants Community First Responders. See the psoter for details.

Mobile flu jab clinic
2024-10-09 11:00 - 19:00 | 22 Bancroft Road, 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XA, United Kingdom
Thursfield’s Pharmacy are offering flu jabs from their mobile van at 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham again this year.
The jabs will be available from 11am to 1pm, and from 5pm to 7pm.
The flu jab is free if you’re aged 65 or over, or will turn 65 on or before 31 March 2025. It’s also free if you’re a carer, are pregnant or have certain long term condiitions (see nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine).
If you meet any of these criteria, you’re also eligible for a free Covid jab, which you can get from Thursfield’s mobile clinic at the same time.
If you don’t meet any of the above critera and are aged 50 to 64, you can still get the flu jab, for a cost of £19.99.
For more information, contact Carol on 07711 545470

Harvest Festival, St Mary Magdalene
2024-10-13 16:00 - 17:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom

Free basic life support training
2024-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Cottingham CofE Primary School, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XB, United Kingdom
This free event coincides with the British Heart Foundation ‘restart a heart’ day.
Please book your place with James. Details on the poster.

Halloween Party
2024-10-26 16:00 - 19:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Halloween party at the Village Hall, 26th October. Details on the poster and to book your tickets follow the link below:
https://buytickets.at/cottinghamcofeprimaryptfa/1407281

24 Carat Jazz, Royal George - CANCELLED
2024-11-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Royal George, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XE, United Kingdom
Unfortunately, this performance has been cancelled due to an ongoing power issue at the Royal George which means the pub is unable to open. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Popular jazz trio 24 Carat Jazz will be playing live at the Royal George, Cottingham.
Come along to hear all your jazz and swing favourites from the likes of Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and George Gershwin, to name but a few!

Featuring vocals and sax from Jane Smith, with John Deane on keys and Kevin Griffiths on double bass. Entry free. Please contact the pub if you’d like to book a table for dinner .

Quiz for The Mill
2024-11-09 18:30 - 22:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Ant Licquorish will be running one of his popular village quizzes in support of The Mill Community Hub project.
Tickets are £12 each to include a fish or chicken and chip suppper (vegetarian option to be confirmed), or £5 if you want to bring your own food.
Please note that the ticket price has increased slightly as the cost of the food has increased by over £2.
There’s no need to carry heavy bags of drink as the village hall bar will be open, serving a range of reasonably priced drinks, a selection of wines, beer, lager, cider and soft drinks.
The number of quiz rounds will be reduced to 8, rather than 10, but otherwise the format will be the same as Ant’s previous quizzes, including a raffle.
Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Please book by 31 October, by emailing Joanne Leaning on joanne.leaning@btinternet.com, or message her on 07776 261647.

Remembrance Service, War Memorial
2024-11-10 10:45 - 11:30 | Cottingham and Middleton War Memorial, Mill Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XP, United Kingdom
A service of remembrance is being held at the Cottingham and Middleton War Memorial outside the school to honour the men and women who gave their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Ghost Stories for Christmas
2024-12-14 18:30 - 2024-12-15 19:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
SOLD OUT
We are delighted to announce the return of ‘Ghost Stories for Christmas’, featuring three brand new spooky tales set mostly in and around the villages, written by Pete Bowman and narrated by George West-Robinson.
Performances will take place at 6.30pm on Saturday 14 December, and 4.30pm on Sunday 15 December, at the Church.
Tickets are £10 each including a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. To book, please contact Angela Preston-Jones on 07594 682671, or email her at cottinghamchurch@gmail.com.
Tickets are limited to 40 for each performance and, like last year, we’re expecting them to go quite quickly. Please be aware that because of the nature of the stories, these performances might not be suitable for children under 12.
We look forward to seeing yooooooooooo!

Road closure, Middleton Lane
2024-12-16 | Leicestershire
A short stretch of Middleton Lane (the old A427) will be closed on 16 December for one day (red dotted line) and diversions will be in place (blue dotted line).
The closure is to facilitate pole replacement.
For more information, please visit https://one.network/?tm=140367442

Valley Voice Christmas Concert
2024-12-17 19:00 | Great Easton Village Hall, High Street, Great Easton, Leicestershire, LE16 8ST, United Kingdom

Carol Service, St Mary Magdalene
2024-12-22 16:00 - 17:30 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
Everyone is welcome to join us for our annual carol concert with the Welland Valley Voice Choir. Our bellringers will be sounding the church bells before the service and there’ll be mulled wine and mince pies afterwards. Come and join in with all your favourite carols.

French wine tasting, Routes du Rhone
2025-02-08 19:00 - 23:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
French Wine Tasting Event ‘Routes du Rhône’
Join us for our next wine tasting event, heading to the south of France, as we explore the wines of the Rhône Valley.
Tickets are priced at £25
We will be sampling 2 whites,1 Rosé and 3 red wines, along with French themed food.
All profits go towards The Mill Community Hub project..
To reserve your place, act quickly and contact Jan at janathome246@gmail.com

Northants Police Beat Bus
2025-02-25 13:30 - 15:00 | Cottingham and Middleton
PCSO Ali Wallace will be with the Northants Police Beat Bus parked between Cottingham and Middleton from 1.30pm to 3pm on Tuesday 25 February.
Please do pop along to raise any concerns you may have, have a chat about local policing or just to say hello.
