Village Charity Quiz
2023-04-22 18:30 - 23:00 UTC | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Ant Licquorish’s next Village Charity Quiz will be in aid of the Stroke Association.
Ant is hoping to keep the ticket price the same as previous, which is £10 per head including a supper of fish, chicken or mushy peas and chips (vegetarian), or £5 if you’d prefer to bring your own food. However, as prices seem to be increasing across the board, there is a possibility that the ticket price may need to be increased to cover costs and provide the charity with a reasonable donation.
There is no bar, so please bring your own drinks (including alchohol). Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
If you would like to bring a team or two, please contact Ant on ant_the_quizmaster@btinternet.com, telephone 771062 with your food order as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as places are limited.
This quiz, Ant’s 59th, will be his penultimate quiz in ths format, with the final one taking place on 28 October.

Concert, Three Choirs and Friends
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Rothwell Church, Squires Hill, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6BQ, United Kingdom

Used clothes and attic sale
2023-04-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
To be held in the Village Hall Annex in aid of Ronald McDonald House and The Mill Community Hub charities.
If you have any clean clothing, shoes, accessories, bedding, household items or gifts that you are willing to donate, please contact Kirsty on 07956 363869, email kirsty@junebugs.co.uk or Joanne on 07776 261647, email joanne.leaning@btinternet.com.

King's Coronation 'Big Feast'
2023-05-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Recreation Field, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, United Kingdom
Cottingham & Middleton Parish Councils celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III

To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III, our two villages are joining together.
You are Royally invited to The Big Lunch

Pack your picnic – your favourite food & drink, chairs, picnic tables, blankets, gazebos etc. No BBQs please.
Dress up in suitable royal attire, bring your friends and family and join us to celebrate the Coronation of our new King.
There will be lots going on including live music, dancing, ice creams plus lots more!

All events are attended at your own risk and Cottingham PC and Middleton PC cannot be held liable for any accidents.

Ring for the King
Church bells have rung out for hundreds of years to mark significant events in our country’s history.
If you’d like to learn to ring and be part of the team Ringing for the King on the Coronation weekend, the Welland Valley Bell Ringers are offering free training sessions at Ashley Church on Mondays and Wilbarston on Tuesdays.
Contact Andy Bimson on 07816 787639, email bimsona@hotmail.co.uk.

The Yellow Dog @ The Royal George
2023-05-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Royal George, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XE, United Kingdom
It’s Bank Holiday weekend, so come along and see The Yellow Dog band at The Royal George, playing rock, blues and Americana tunes from the 60s onwards, as well as some original numbers. Entrance is free.

Cottingham Annual Parish Meeting
2023-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Cottingham residents are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Cottingham Annual Parish Meeting.
This is a relatively informal gathering that aims to bring villagers together to share news, hear from groups, organisations and individuals who are actively engaged with the community, and to reflect on accomplishments and experiences over the past year.
Parish Meetings in England date back to the Middle Ages, and this is the second time that Cottingham Parish Council has held one. A Parish Meeting is NOT a meeting of the Parish Council (Parish Councils didn’t exist until 1894), but the Local Government Act 1972 requires that Parish Meetings are convened and chaired by the Parish Council Chair.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Chilean wine tasting - SOLD OUT
2023-06-03 19:00 - 23:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
This event is currently sold out, but please contact Jan (details below) if you’d like to go on the waiting list.

Taking place on Saturday 3 June at the Village Hall Annex, the next village wine tasting event sees us heading west to the Pacific coast of South America, to sample the wines of Chile.
Previous wine tastings covering Spain, Italy, the Loire Valley and South Africa have raised an amazing £3,054.74 for The Mill project, making these wine events the single largest contributor to Hub fundraising since they began in 2021.
Tickets are £25 each to include wine and Chilean based food snacks. Please bring two glasses – one for white wine and one for red – and some cash for the raffle and the mystery ‘bottle in a bag’.
Tickets are limited and non-refundable, are likely to sell out fast.
If you would like tickets, please contact Jan Robertson on 01536 771353 or 07770 372345, or email her at janathome246@gmail.com.
When they’re gone…they’re gone!

Village Store Shareholder AGM
2023-06-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting (AGM) for shareholders of the Cottingham and Middleton Village Store and Cafe.
For more information, please see https://cottinghamshop.wordpress.com/2023/05/05/annual-general-meeting-6-june-2023/

24 Carat Jazz @ The Royal George
2023-07-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Royal George, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XE, United Kingdom
The 24 Carat Jazz trio is delighted to be back at The Royal George pub in Cottingham, appearing live outside on the decking with an afternoon of relaxing jazz.

Featuring Jane Smith on vocals and sax, John Deane on keys and Kevin Griffiths on double bass, the band plays jazz and swing favourites from the likes of George Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra to name but a few.
Relax, listen and enjoy a beer and BBQ out on the decking at this beautiful village pub – a great way to spend a lazy Summer’s afternoon!

You can find out more about the band on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/24caratjazz

Rockingham Forest Wheelers Open Weekend
2023-07-15 09:00 - 2023-07-16 15:00 | Rockingham Forest Wheelers Clubhouse, 11 Ashley Road, Middleton, Leicestershire, LE6 8YP, United Kingdom
Following a successful open weekend event during the summer last year, to celebrate 50 years at the current clubhouse in Ashley Road, Rockingham Forest Wheelers are holding another open weekend on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July 2023. See the leaflet below for full information.

Village Summer Fete
2023-07-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Recreation Field, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, United Kingdom
This year’s Village Summer Fete is being organised in partnership by The Mill Community Hub Project, Cottingham School PTFA and St Mary Magdalene Church.
Your village fete needs YOU!

The organisers are looking for volunteers to help out on the day itself, the day before (Friday 14th) and also Sunday 16th, for final dismantling and clean up.
Opportunities include:
– helping set up stalls and gazebos on the afternoon of Friday 14th, and tables on the morning of the day itself
– supporting a stall holder on day of the fete
– rubbish and recycling collection, dismantling gazebos etc on Sunday 16th
Also, if you can lend a gazebo or even just a garden umbrella and base – the more shade we can get (for rain or hopefully sunshine) the better.
If you are able and would be willing to lend your support please contact Jo Leaning by emailing her at joanne.leaning@btinternet.com.
Fete programme
Local businesses are invited to advertise in the Fete Programme, which will be distributed free to every home in Cottingham and Middleton ahead of the event. A full page A5 advert is £80, or £45 for a half page. If you’re interested in advertising, please contact Rachel Raj on 07584 212067 or email her at rachelraj@gmail.com.

Sandringham Coach Trip
2023-07-26 08:00 - 18:30 | Sandringham, Norfolk, PE35 6EN, United Kingdom
Ali Freestone is organising a day trip to the Sandringham Flower & Country Show, leaving Cottingham cum Middleton at 8am and returning at approximately 6.30pm.
If there is enough interest from other villages, pick ups and drop offs can be arranged in your village as well.
Return coach travel and entrance to the show tickets are £45 per person
To reserve your place for Sandringham, or to go on the mailing list for future trips to theatres, gardens, country houses etc, please email Alisonfreestone15@gmail.com

Mobile flu jab clinic
2023-10-02 09:30 - 19:00 | 22 Bancroft Road, 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XA, United Kingdom
Thursfields Pharmacy will be holding a mobile flu jab clinic at 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham from 9.30am to 12.30pm, and from 5.30pm to 7pm.
The flu jab is free for anyone aged 65 and over, or if you are pregnant, a carer or have a disability or chronic long-term condition (see the form linked below for a full list of criteria).
For anyone aged 50 to 64 in good health, the flu jab costs £14.99, which is now standard across England. The mobile clinic has a card machine to take payments, and card payments are preferred please. However, if you want to pay by cash, please let Carol know (contact details below) in advance, so the clinic can make sure they have sufficient change available.
No appointment is needed, but if you’re planning to go along for the jab, please text or WhatsApp Carol on 07711 545470, so she can get an idea of numbers.
Please also download and complete the flu vaccination record form below and take it along with you. Forms can also be obtained from the Village Store and Cafe or from Carol on the mobile number above.
Download Flu Vaccination Record Form

A year not buying any new clothes
2023-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Ashley Village Hall, 7 The Maltings, Ashley, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8HW, United Kingdom
A year not buying any new clothes – how to be more sustainable
Ashley Village Hall

Professional style adviser Lesley Clarke is coming along to our local Ashley Welland Valley WI to talk to the group about what motivated her to go a year not buying any new clothes, the highs and lows of the experience and how to do it effectively to slow down fast fashion.
She will also share some enlightening statistics which will highlight how important it is for changes to be made in the fashion industry and how we can play our part whilst still feeling great and loving our wardrobes.
Non members are welcome. There is a £5 entrance fee for non-members, to include refreshments. If you’d like to come along, please text Mary Knott on 07852 922372, so the WI can get an idea of numbers.

Harvest afternoon tea in Church, with Valley Voice
2023-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
Harvest afternoon tea in the Church with the Welland Valley Voice Choir.
This is an informal Harvest with afternoon tea (sweet and savoury scones with accompaniments), tea,coffee etc.
Valley Voice will perform and there will also be some well known tunes for everyone to sing.
There is no charge but donations will be taken for Corby Foodbank.

Chuck the Poet at The Royal George
2023-10-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Royal George, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XE, United Kingdom
Local legend Chuck the Poet is playing a one man show at The Royal George.
It’s free, but there are limited spaces, so arrive early.
He will be performing a 45 min set of poetry, including The Cottingham Stack, featuring the arthur park.

Mobile Covid jab clinic
2023-10-14 09:30 - 12:30 | 22 Bancroft Road, 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham, Leicestershire, LE16 8XA, United Kingdom
Thursfields Pharmacy is holding a mobile Covid jab clinic at 22 Bancroft Road, Cottingham.
The jab is available to anyone aged 65 and over, if you are a carer or healthcare worker, have a chronic medical condition or have household contact with someone who is immunocompromised.
There is no charge for the jab and no appointment is needed, but if you’re planning to go along for the jab, please text or WhatsApp Carol on 07711 545470, so she can get an idea of numbers.

Chilli cook off 2023
2023-10-21 19:00 - 23:59 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Del Robertson’s Chilli Cook-Off is returning for 2023, with eight village Gourmands up for the challenge this time round including Lee Gray (pictured above), who is defending his ‘Crown of Chillis’ title from the first event in 2019.
Chilli Con Carne and ‘Sans Carne’ (veggie chilli) will be up for tasting along with salsa, sour cream, tortillas and crusty bread.
Arrival 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Please bring your own drink.
Tickets are £15 each from Del Robertson on delboy639@gmail.com
All profits will go to The Mill Community Hub Project.

Village Charity Quiz
2023-10-28 18:30 - 23:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Ant Licquorish’s 60th and final Village Charity Quiz will be in aid of NHS Charities Together, which will also commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS.
Tickets are £10 per head including a supper of fish, chicken or mushy peas and chips (vegetarian), or £5 if you’d prefer to bring your own food.
There is no bar, so please bring your own drinks (including alchohol). Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
If you would like to bring a team or two, please contact Ant on ant_the_quizmaster@btinternet.com, telephone 771062 with your food order as soon as possible, and by 13 October at the latest.
Although Ant is giving up running the village quizzes after this one, he is still available to put together quizzes if anyone would like one to raise funds for any charity or cause. Ant will do the questions, so long as you can take on the administrative side of things – booking the venue, arranging food etc.

Jumble Sale
2023-11-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom

Australian wine tasting SOLD OUT
2023-11-18 19:00 - 23:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Come along to the Village Hall Annex for an Australian wine tasting.
All you need to bring are yourselves and wine glasses – two each please (one for red wine, and one for white).
Tickets are £25 each to include wine and Australian based tucker snacks.
For more information, contact Jan Robertson on 07770 372345 or 01536 771353. Please book early, as places are limited.
All proceeds to The Mill Community Hub Project.

Pop Up Xmas Shop
2023-12-02 11:00 - 16:00 | 4a Church Street, 4a Church Street, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XG, United Kingdom
Imogen Owen is having a pop up shop at her house on Saturday 2nd December – Christmas cards / gifts / greetings cards / clothes. All welcome 🤗

The Mill Christmas Fayre
2023-12-02 12:00 - 14:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom

Carol Service, St Mary Magdalene
2023-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
Carol Service at the Church.
There’ll be mulled wine and mince pies, the Welland Valley Voice choir will be singing and the Cottingham and Middleton bell ringing team will also be ringing the church bells before the service. Come along and join in with all your favourite Christmas carols.

Carols around the tree, Cottingham School
2023-12-15 09:15 - 11:00 | Cottingham CofE Primary School, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XB, United Kingdom
Cottingham School is inviting veterans and older members of our community to come along for carols around the Christmas tree, along with coffee and mince pies, after which you’ll be invited to help wrap presents to distribute to children less fortunate (i.e. hospice, children’s services etc). This will be a lovely way to involve the community.
School Aministrator and services veteran Carolynn Southcombe will also be offering ‘fireside seated yoga’, which is great to keep your joints supple over the winter months. Carolynn isn’t a quialified yoga instructor, but she has years of experience! If you’d like to come along, please RSVP to office@cottingham.pdet.org.uk or phone 01536 771391.

Ghost stories, St Mary Magdalene (SOLD OUT)
2023-12-16 18:30 - 21:00 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
Tickets are limited to 45, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Ghost Stories, St Mary Magdalene
2023-12-17 16:30 - 18:30 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
A second performance of ’The Dr Albury Chronicles’ ghost stories at St Mary Magdalene Church.

Nativity Walk
2023-12-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Cottingham and Middleton
Everyone is welcome to join in with this popular narration and re-enactment of the Christmas story, as we join Joseph and Mary on their journey to Bethlehem.
The organisers are keen for as many children as possible to take part in the angels and shepherds scenes, so please bring your children in costume, if they would enjoy that. There will also be some costumes available on the day.
The walk will start at the Pocket Park on Main Street, Middleton and end at the Church with the final crib scene, a short blessing from Rev Amanda Oliver and refreshments, and a collection will be taken in aid of Corby Foodbank.
Please wrap up warm, bring lanterns and your best singing voices.
If you have any queries or would like to take part, please call Angela on 07594 682671, or email her at p.j55@btinternet.com.

Shop open day - find out about volunteering
2024-01-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Store and Cafe, 2 Corby Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XH, United Kingdom

West Corby - Cottingham PC planning meeting
2024-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Following the recent consultation events held by the developers and planners of the West Corby Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE), Cottingham Parish Council (CPC) is holding a planning meeting to hear from residents, discuss any issues or concern, hear your comments and clarify any questions, ahead of preparing CPC’s submission to the consultation.
Villagers are invited to attend this meeting or email Parish Council Chair George West-Robinson on grwrconsultingltd@gmail.com with any input they’d like CPC to include in their consultation response.
For more information about the West Corby SUE, visit www.westcorby.com
