New on the Site

New Pages on Scrooby.net

Parish Council Minutes

The minutes on this site have been brought up to date (February 2013); see here.

Tree Planting In Scrooby

The document titled Plan for Tree Planting in Scrooby sets out proposals for individual tree planting and hedge planting within the parish of Scrooby. The document was adopted by the parish council at their meeting of 12 March 2012.

Pilgrim Fathers Pub, Scrooby

Details of Scrooby's village pub, The Pilgrim Fathers, can now be found at www.scrooby.net/pub.

A 1632 Letter from America to Scrooby, 4 October 2011

Recently added to the site is a transcript of a 1632 letter from America to Scrooby. Read more of Lydia Bates Fletcher's letter to here sister-in-law here.

The Over-16 Egg and Spoon Race
Winners
Scrooby Show 2011

Scrooby Village Show, 3 September 2011

There's a write up of the 2011 Scrooby Village Show, and see Tony Spence's photos here: see more ....

Viscountess Galway's 'Scrooby in the 16th Century', February 2011

The text of a 15 page booklet produced in the early years of the Twentieth Century by Viscountess Galway is available here.

Scrooby Community Cinema, February 2011

There are new pages about community cinema and film showings in Scrooby. See more ....

Stanley Cawley lifts Shaney
on the Sports Podium
Scrooby Show 2010

Scrooby Village Show, 4 September 2010

The 2010 Scrooby Village Show took place on the Croft and in the Village Hall on Saturday 4 September 2010. See Chris Spence's wonderful photos here: see more ....

Austin Seven Chummy

VSCC Four Counties Tour, 21 August 2010, Scrooby

The Vintage Sports Car Club Four Counties Tour was hosted in Scrooby on 21 August 2010. Mike Dobson-Hornett of Belmont, Chapel Lane, Scrooby took some photos of the cars on the Croft: see more ....

Bell Wheel in the Tower of St Wilfrids

The Tower of St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby

In June 2010, the church tower needed some maintenance work. While we were up there, we took some photos: see more ....

Scrooby Village Show 2010 Entry Form

An entry form for the 2010 Scrooby Village Show is available here.

Scrooby Village Show 2010

Minutes and Action Lists of the 2010 Show comittee meetings are available here.

Scrooby Village Show 2009

Chris Spence's excellent photographs of the 2009 Show are now available.

Parish Councillor Attendance Record

The attendance record for each Parish Councillor for the last 12 meetings is now included on the Scrooby Parish Council page.

2010 Scrooby Parish Council Minutes

Minutes of the 2010 Scrooby Parish Council Meetings are now available on the website, up to and including March 2010.

Scrooby Gardening Club

The most recent activities of the Scrooby Gardening Club have been written up; including hedge planting on the Winz and beginning work on the community garden within the Playground.

Scrooby Plant Species Survey

The latest results of Scrooby Garden Club's survey of the plant species found in Scrooby parish are available.

1935 watercolour of Scrooby's St Wilfrid's Church

A 1935 watercolour of Scrooby's St Wilfrid's Church, painted by William Cowan, has kindly been forwarded by Gary Watt. See Scrooby in Old Postcards and Photographs for a photograph of the picture.

Scrooby since the Ice Age

There is a new section on the site concerning the landscape history of Scrooby since the Ice Age.

Scrooby Manor House Offers accomodation

The Dunstans have started to offer accomodation in the Manor House (Palace farm), see Scrooby Manor House for a link to their website.

Trees in Scrooby

There is a new section on the site concerning trees in Scrooby.

Gravestones in Scrooby Churchyard

A start has been made on recording the details on the gravestones in Scrooby churchyard. See Gravestones in Scrooby's Churchyard. Any help appreciated!

Birds in Scrooby

Ed Marshall's excellent talk on Birds in Scrooby is now available. Ed talked to Scrooby Gardening Club in August 2008 about the sixty or more common species of birds in Scrooby's gardens and fields.

Green Lane Public Enquiry Decision

The Inspector has made his decision on the status of the public right of way along Green Lane.

Progress in Scrooby's Community Gardens

Progress on the Pinfold Garden, and dates for upcoming work are also available.