Progress report – 24th July 2024 If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive email updates on progress, please contact Ian Hodge at ian.hodge@castertonvillage.org We have been informed by the Pheasant’s owners that the potential buyer (due to take ownership in August) has dropped out, so the pub is back…
You may not have noticed but the village hall has been spruced up a little. The outside has been repainted (the same colour) and the gutter and soffit board above the front door replaced. But the biggest improvement has been to replace the large rotten timber windows in both gable ends with modern uPVC double…
The Casterton Parish Council meeting that was scheduled to be on 18th July has been cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. Due to the lack of available dates that all council members can attend over the summer, the next meeting will be on Thursday 12th September, starting at 19:30 in Casterton Village Hall.…
Casterton has been enhanced as a result of the grants made so far and the trustees would like to encourage residents to come up with ideas for projects with broad community benefit. Residents may wish to approach a trustee in advance of making an application to get an opinion as to whether their idea might…
Rum Ragged, all the way from Newfoundland, performed their toe-tapping set to a sell-out crowd in Casterton Village Hall on 11th June. Aaron Collis (accordion, bouzouki and vocals), Mark Manning (guitar and vocals), Colin Grant (fiddle) and Zack Nash (guitar, bouzouki, banjo and vocals) treated the audience to a set of traditional Newfoundland folk tunes…
On Thursday 6th June a hardy bunch of Casterton residents made their way up Brownthwaite, undeterred by the unseasonably cold weather and showers, to watch the lighting of the beacon, organised by Casterton Parish Council. The Casterton beacon was one of more than 1,000 beacons lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and UK Overseas…
Progress report – 4th June 2024 If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive email updates on progress, please contact Ian Hodge at ian.hodge@castertonvillage.org On 5th May the original informal group was registered as a Community Benefit Society with the FCA called Casterton Community Hub Limited. A CBS is essentially…
A new Pilates class will be starting in Casterton Village Hall on Monday evenings from 18:30 – 19:30. The first class is on Monday 3rd June. The class instructor, Rose, believes passionately in the benefits of Pilates eg Core Strength, Flexibility, Improved Posture and Discipline. She gets great satisfaction from teaching everyone from complete beginners…
Progress report – 25th April 2024 If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive email updates on progress, please contact Ian Hodge at ian.hodge@castertonvillage.org The informal group has made significant progress since the public meeting on 25th March. We are working towards making a community bid to buy The Pheasant…
Progress report – 16th April The informal ‘Save The Pheasant’ group has been busy and would like to share a quick update on what’s happened since the public meeting on 25th March. Presentation slides from 25th March meeting Formation of CBS After meetings with two different Plunkett advisors we have submitted an application (via Plunkett)…