A very big thank you to Hilary and her assistant Tony.
The 4th Anniversary of their, ever popular Book and Jigsaw exchange at Saturday Cafe this morning. All their takings are used to support village groups.
It’s an absolutely wonderful service to the village.
Our community is fortunate to have them.
Mel Stanley
I will be completing (virtually) the England Coast to Coast walk within 21 days.. Starting Monday 27th April.
That's 267km, 389k steps, needing at least 18.5k steps a day! (I am insane I know - but I do love to set a decent challenge)
For a relatively fit and healthy person this would be a simple challenge, however, I do have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS for short). On a gentle slow walk POTS causes huge spikes in heart rate, dizziness and shortness of breath. This will definitely be a huge challenge to get that illusive number of steps per day, but I am confident the hard work I have been putting in over the last 8 weeks will definitely help me.
If you are able to sponsor me, it would be very much appreciated, Click:
https://gofund.me/22e5c8a62
Thank you
Heather Timmins
Cropwell Young Farmers Charity Tractor Run:
Saturday 25 April 2026
The annual tractor run will take place on Saturday, starting at 10:30 am from Quarry Farm. Possible traffic delays ....
Expected route and timings:
Tractors will travel down Nottingham Road, heading towards Colston Bassett via Kinoulton Road.
The return journey is expected at approximately 12:35 pm, coming from Langar along Fern Road and back up Nottingham Road to Quarry Farm.
Traffic notice: There may be temporary delays along these routes and in the Vale.
Spectators welcome:
A great viewing spot is outside Cropwell Bishop Memorial Hall, where the kitchen will also be open for refreshments.
Great fun for the children ⚽ Football training will be starting early to allow the children to watch the parade.
Pam Wregg
Cropwell Bishop Memorial Hall
The organisation, British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS), promotes events and races for students all over Britain.
This coming Sunday (26th April) BUCS Cycling will hold their 10 mile time-trial championship on a course that starts and finishes in Cropwell Bishop. Over 180 riders will be taking part.
This is the 5th consecutive year that the event has taken place in Cropwell Bishop and the Race Headquarters (and parking) will be on the Memorial Hall Playing Field.
If you are out and about on Sunday, please keep a lookout for cyclists on village roads. No racing will take place within the village but competitors will be riding from the Memorial Hall to the start on Colston Road (near the Small People Nursery).
The finish will be just beyond the top of Fern Road, near the Cropwell Bishop village sign, this side of the Allotments.
Riders will not pause at the finish, they will just pedal slowly to the Memorial Hall Field.
The first rider will start at 10am and the last one will finish at about 1.30pm.
If you are driving along any of the roads on the 10 mile route (see map below) please keep a lookout for these young cyclists.
Keep in mind the new rules applying to the overtaking of cyclists which were introduced in The Highway Code in 2022. Also, be aware that these cyclists will be travelling as fast as any you have seen on roads – up to 35 mph.
And, please avoid travelling in front of them at a similar speed: this would be seen as pacing and could lead to their disqualification.
Once again, the Memorial Hall Committee and Village volunteers will be working hard to leave our visitors with a good impression of Cropwell Bishop – their supply of bacon/sausage/veggie cobs, tea, coffee & cakes should do the trick!
Tony Jarrow
Here are some riders in last year's event.
William Parkin, the first headmaster of Cropwell Bishop School, sat in the corner of his new schoolroom in 1910 and penned his notes.
In that same spot, over a century later, we see jigsaws stacked. I can't think of anything profound to say about this but I can tell you that this coming weekend you will see Hilary with her jigsaws and books and lots of people enjoying Saturday Cafe.
See the poster on the Events page for full details.
There will be a new stock of Books and Jigsaws, thanks to the generous donations of our villagers.
Have a Coffee and Cake and enjoy browsing the shelves.
See you there.
Tony Jarrow
What an amazing facility we have right under our noses here in Cropwell Bishop.
At this evening's presentation at The Old School, Lesley Davies of "Belvoir Vale Riding for the Disabled", showed us what takes place at the new site on Colston Bassett Road.
The facilities and conditions for horses, disabled riders, and volunteer helpers are probably the best in the country. And this has all come about in just 7 years.
Read the article in this month's Cropwell Bishop News (page 22) to find out more.
Tony Jarrow
Thanks to Pam Wregg for photo.
The ShantyFolk entertained a full house at The Old School last night.
Fabulous!
Mel Stanley
The 'Hop into Easter' event at the Memorial Hall this morning has attracted the bunnies - which you might expect at Easter.
What I hadn't expected is a big white bunny with, I am assured, our Rushcliffe Councillor Ted Birch inside!
Happy Days!
Tony Jarrow
Had to do a bit of a search but managed to find it: my fuel ration book.
With all the talk of petrol being in short supply I thought I better be prepared.
None of the coupons have been used and there are enough for 6 months: 4 coupons per month.
The only problem is that they may be out of date!
Can't remember precisely when they were issued to me but, at a guess, 1974; 52 years ago!
Not the kind of thing you throw away; you never know if it will be needed.
Tony Jarrow
Are Mel and Bob Stanley trying to attract your attention?
See the 'Hop into Easter' poster on the Events page for clues!
...Spring weather, and our Village gardening volunteers. Thank you to you all.
Thanks to Mel Stanley for photo
There is the Book/Jigsaw Exchange at the Café in The Old School on Saturday morning, and once again all the books are fresh stock. So are many of the jigsaws.
Nevertheless, Hilary, as ever, is feeling relaxed about the challenge of another busy morning.
See the Events poster for full details.
Oh, and on Saturday night the clocks go forward an hour. Some of your clocks may need assistance with that. Don't forget the heating clock.
Tony Jarrow
Thanks to Colin Bryan for photo