Our wild hedgehog population is declining at an alarming rate, such that they are now an endangered species. Here are some things we can do to help our village hedgehogs Garden modifications Hedgehogs can travel up to two miles a…
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Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra’s concert at Cottingham Church on 30 May raised £600 towards the project to install a toilet at the church, bringing the total raised so far for this project to more than £13,000. The concert featured 18 saxophones…
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The Welland Valley Benefice Choir were in fine voice at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cottingham on Good Friday, 3 April 2026, performing Faure’s Requiem as part of the Easter Vigil. The 25-strong choir had been gathered together from local villages…
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The Welland Valley Bellringing Team came first place in the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Bellringers spring festival 6-bell striking competition, held at St Peter’s Church in Brooke near Oakham on Saturday 11 April. In a striking competition, teams are judged…
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Fundraising activities in Cottingham and Middleton over the festive season have raised an amazing £4,523 for village and local good causes. Thanks to everyone who has put so much effort into organising these events, and to everyone who has got…
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Huge thanks to the 16 households who decorated their windows as part of the very first Cottingham and Middleton Christmas Window Trail this year. Thanks too to the villagers who purchased trail maps from the shop. Each map included a…
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This year’s Ghost Stories for Christmas, held at St Mary Magdalene Church on 13 and 14 December, have raised an amazing £930, with £730 going to the church new loo fund and £200 to Cottingham Friends of Green Spaces (FroGS)….
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We are individually auctioning these super cute mini needle-felted sculptures of the Cottingham Alpacas, which have been hand made in Cottingham from each of The Boy’s own fleece! There is one of each of The Boys, and each model stands…
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Joan Clemerson of Hill Farm, Middleton, passed away peacefully at home on 11 November, aged 89. The Clemersons have owned Hill Farm since 1967, with their beautiful Austrian Haflinger Ponies in the adjacent field. Joan was a bell ringer at…
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From Cottingham Parochial Church Council 22 August 2025 Dear resident, We would like to provide you with an update on the church clock. Clock repairs Since the clock was repaired and restarted on 8 June, we’ve had some minor teething…
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