D Day Commemorations
2024-06-06 20:15 UTC | 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.

FRoGS Spring Walkabout
2025-03-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Store and Cafe, 2 Corby Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XH, United Kingdom
Join Cottingham FRoGS (Friends of Green Spaces) and Rockingham Forest Vision for a walk around the village to see all the fantastic work that’s been undertaken by FRoGS. There’ll also be an opportunity to learn about the geology of the area revealed by fossils in the building stone. Meet outside the Village Store and Cafe at 10am.
The event is being organised by Rockingham Forest Vision, and other groups from outside the area are being invited along. So, if you’d like to join in the walk, please register with Rockingham Forest Vision through their website at https://www.rockinghamforest.org.uk/events, so they can get an idea of numbers.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting
2025-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
All welcome to attend.

Mary's Annual Coffee Morning
2025-04-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
Everyone welcome.

Coton Manor Gardens Trip
2025-04-23 11:00 - 16:00 | Coton Manor Gardens, Coton, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, NN6 8RQ, United Kingdom
There are a few places left for the Warm Space trip to Coton Manor Gardens. The cost is £20 each. Please contact Noel Rogers on 07785 237025.

Village charity quiz
2025-04-26 18:30 - 23:00 | Blackthorn Wood Golf Complex, Corby Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XJ, United Kingdom
Ant Licquorish is looking to hold a charity quiz at Pinky’s Pastries, on the Blackthorn Wood golf complex. This is the quiz that was postponed from last Autumn.
Your team can be any size and the cost is £15 per person to include a buffet with vegetarian and gluten free options, plus tea and coffee (see menu). There is also access to a bar provided by a third party.
If you’d like to register a team, please contact Ant on ant_the_quizmaster@btinternet.com by the end of March.
The charity for this quiz will be confirmed in due course.

Alright JACK sax quartet @ St Mary's
2025-04-27 15:00 - 16:30 | St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Street, Cottingham, LE16 8XU, United Kingdom
St Mary Magdalene Church – The Sunday Sessions
Doors open at 3pm for fizz and canapes, with classical guitar from Christian Harford

The Alright JACK saxophone quartet is delighted to be performing at St Mary Magdalene Church, as part of the church’s ‘Sunday Sessions’ concert series.
Featuring Jane Smith on alto sax, Ann Churcher on soprano, Chris de Verteuil on tenor and Kathy West on baritone, Alright JACK plays a wide variety of music from pop to classical, film and TV to jazz and swing.
Tickets for this one-hour concert are £10 each to include a glass of fizz and canapés.
Doors open at 3pm for fizz and canapes, and from 3pm you’ll also be treated to some live classical guitar from Christian Harford, before Alright JACK starts at 3.30pm.
Please get your tickets in advance from Angela Preston-Jones on 07594 682671, email cottinghamchurch@gmail.com
All profits will go to the church.
For more information about the quartet, see facebook.com/alrightjacksax

Stamford Living Magazine, February 2025

Ladies Who Brunch CANCELLED
2025-05-03 14:00 - 19:00 | Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall, Berryfield Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XY, United Kingdom
This event has unfortunately been cancelled due to lack of ticket sales.
Ladies (over 18s) are invited to afternoon tea with two hours of unlimited drinks (red, white, fizz or tea) from 2 to 4pm, after which there’ll be a pay bar until 7pm (last orders 6.30pm).
Tickets are £30 each from tickettailor.com/events/themillcommunityhub/1635620
This is a ticket only event and there are 50 tickets available. Guests are in charge of the play list, so grab your best girls, a ticket, choose some tunes and let’s have a party!
All profits go to The Mill Community Hub project, which is currently focused on making improvements to our village hall.

VE Day 80 Commemorations
2025-05-08 21:15 - 22:00 | Jurassic Way field, On footpath from Cottingham to Middleton
Everyone is invited to join in with the village’s commemorations for the 80th anniversay of VE Day.
