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Quiz Night in Scrooby

7:30pm 5 February 2010

Quiz night, with a ploughman's supper and pudding, in Scrooby Village Hall. Bring Your Own Bottle. £4 entry fee; with proceeds to the Scout, Ventures, Cubs and Beavers Packs. Tickets from Jill Swannack.

Scrooby Chapel Sold

Scrooby Chapel Sold

December 2009

Having passed out of use earlier this year, Scrooby's Methodist chapel has been sold to a couple in the village who plan to convert the chapel building into a home. More about Scrooby Chapel.

Scrooby Croft Horsechestnut Tree to be Felled

December 2009

The large horsechestnut tree on Scrooby's Croft is suffering from Phytophora and is likely to be felled by Nottinghamshire County Council. The crowns of the other trees on the Croft will be thinned and raised to improve their health and prolong their life. More about trees in Scrooby.

Scrooby Croft Trees to be felled & Thinned

Scrooby Wasail December 2009

Scrooby Wasail

December 2009

St Wilfrid's Church in Scrooby hosted a very enjoyable Wasail with Ed Marshall's band More Dog and the singer/songwriter Reg Meuross.

Scrooby Telephone Box

Scrooby Telephone Box Bought by Parish Council

November 2009

The red telephone box on Scrooby's Chapel Lane has been bought by Scrooby Parish Council. The Council paid BT £1 for the village landmark. The kiosk will be turned into an information point for villagers and visitors. The telephone will be removed but the electricity supply will remain.

BT have recently sold many of the UK's familiar telephone booths, challenging local councils to come up with imaginative re-uses. More about BT red telephone kiosk sales on the Guardian site.

Scrooby Pinfold Vegetable Rack

Bench and Vegetable Rack in Pinfold

August 2009

To complete the Scrooby Gardening Club's project in The Pinfold, Ann and John Watkins have donated a wooden bench and rack to the project. The bench has been placed under the sunny stone wall at the back of the Pinfold. The rack is to enable villagers to share surplus plants and produce with other villagers. Remember to look in from time to time. More about Scrooby's community gardens.

Comment by Paula Criss

"I just want to thank your for adding all the fascinating information about Scrooby on your website. My husband is a direct descendent of William Brewster, by way of his son John, and we are eagerly anticipating visiting Scrooby ... Thanks again for providing all this wonderful information.
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My husband, daughter, son-in-law, and I enjoyed so very much our eagerly anticipated visit to Scrooby in June. We were fortunate enough to find the church open and Mr. Dolby present. After the adjournment of the flower committee, Mr. Dolby gave us a grand tour of the church and grounds and an oral history that was priceless. We walked around the village and took many pictures to share with other family members (descendants of William Brewster). We finished off with a great lunch at the Pilgrim Fathers and made our way back to Oxshott. I just wanted you to know how charming and hospitable we found Scrooby."

Paula Criss
New Mexico, USA