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The weekly fish van from Grimsby |
Pickworth Press, the local newsletter |
Like so many small villages, Pickworth has lost some of its traditional facilities: its school, post office, shop and pub; but these are to be found in larger neighbouring villages, and we also have some visiting services, such as milk, fish, coal, oil, papers, and a monthly library van.
- Primary schools: Ropsley, Osbournby, Lenton/Ingoldsby.
- Secondary schools: Sleaford, Grantham, Billingborough, Corby Glen.
- Post Offices: Folkingham, Osbournby, Billingborough, Ropsley.
- Shops: Village stores at Folkingham and Billingborough, Farm Shop at Folkingham.
- Doctors’ surgeries: Billingborough, Corby Glen.
- Vets: Sleaford, Londonthorpe.
- Pickworth Press: this is the monthly newsletter with news and information about Village activities, etc.
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Village Hall Activities Wednesday 10 am – 12.30 pm Fortnightly Computing Sessions Joe Seddon 497681 Mondays 10 - 12 Coffee Morning Diane Roberts 497832 2nd Wednesday in Month 2 pm Pickworth Local History Group Norman Whiting 497291 Regular Village Events May Fair 2nd Saturday in May at Church (Usually 12 til 3 pm) Garden plants, various stalls, refreshments etc. Fund raising for St Andrew’s Church Craft Fair Village Hall in November Local Craft fair – Candles, Jams, Paintings, Christmas Cards, Honey etc Harvest Tea Village Hall October McMillan Nurses Coffee Morning Village Hall September Village Hall Hire Diane Roberts 497832 Pickworth Press Village monthly newsletter The Voice A 3 monthly church newsletter giving details of services etc. Guide to local shops & services ALDI Grantham Sleaford ASDA Grantham B & Q Grantham Builder (Small Jobs) Paul Harwood, Corby Glen 01476 550054 Mobile 07931 541 478 Bus Service Very limited. Outside the village 1130 am to Grantham Catholic Church Corby Glen Chiropodist (Mobile) Michael Willmott 01529 240127 Church of England Rev Charlie Robertson (Folkingham) 01529 497617 Church of England Pickworth Church Warden Jenny Seddon, Christian Collett 01529 497681 Coal Cockrams 01775 840561 Coal Or Pocklingtons 01529 460241 Comet Grantham Council Websites www.skdc.com Council Websites www.lincolnshire.gov.uk Council Websites www.southkesteven.gov.uk Downtown Grantham (A1) Garden Centre, Furnishings, Appliances etc Firewood Logs, Kindling and Coal David Guy Firewood
01476 585775First Aid Training Shield First Aid www.shieldfirstaid.co.uk Fishmonger (Mobile) Paul’s Fresh Grimbsby Fish Delivered Mondays pm 01469 569773 or 07933 005861 Folkingham Fine Foods Groceries, Newspapers, Excellent delicatessen Green Waste Wednesdays following Black Bin collection Guides & Brownies 0800 169 5901 Hairdresser Mobile Erika Cook 01529 241164 Mobile 07946 209014 Hansens (Chocolatier) Folkingham Homebase Sleaford Lawnmower Services Pilgrim Mowers & Service 01529 240820 Library Mobile 4 weekly on Monday outside “Old Post Office” 12.15 LIDL Grantham Sleaford Methodist Rev Gillian Riley (Osbournby) 01529 302289 Milk Deliveries Pinchbeck Dairies Monday, Wednesday and Friday 01775 722964 Neighbourhood Watch Tony Machin 01529 497060 Newspapers Jenny Clements delivers Saturday & Sundays + Weeklies 01476 585218 Oil (Heating) Chandlers 01476 576200 Parliamentary MP Nicholas Boles Conservative Petrol Nearest is Tesco on roundabout entering Bourne (24 hours) Police Grantham 01476 562501 Police Sleaford 01529 302420 Post Office Folkingham & Billingborough Pub Pub Fortescue Arms Billingborough Pub New Inn Folkingham – Also restaurant Pub Robin Hood & Little John Aslackby Pub Tally Ho Main road to Sleaford Pub The Griffin Irnham Pub Welby Arms Welby Recycling facilities SLEAFORD Recycling facilities BOURNE Recycling site 01522 553009 Rubbish Collection Mondays am (alternate weeks for recycled rubbish and general rubbish) 01476 406279 or 01476 406080 Bulk Items Sainsbury Grantham, Bourne and Sleaford Scouts Sleaford (St Denys’s) 01526 833383 0845 300 1818 for other troops Sleaford & District Furniture Recycling Project Donate furniture and household items not wanted. 01529 307060 Tesco Sleaford & Bourne Veterinary Care Bourne 01778 422863 Veterinary Care Quarrington, Sleaford 01529 307878 Veterinary Care Kirks Vets, Sleaford 01529 303344 Veterinary Care Kirks Vets, Grantham 01476 567774 Wickes Building Supplies Grantham