Ploughman's Cottage

21/04/2022

Happy 96th birthday to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II—a model sovereign and dedicated public servant, beloved around the world. After she was born ar 2:40 a.m. on April 21, 1926, the diarist Chips Channon presciently wrote, “I have a feeling the child will be Queen of England.” But no one could have foreseen that she would reign for more than seventy years and celebrate an unprecedented Platinum Jubilee.
Reflecting the Queen’s lifelong love of horses, Buckingham Palace released this enchanting photo of her with two of her fell ponies, once described to me by Michael Oswald, the longtime manager of the Queen’s stud at Sandringham, as “safe conveyances.”
These two beautiful ponies are called Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale, and the photo was taken on the grounds of Windsor Castle last month.
In her typically modest fashion, the Queen is marking her birthday quietly at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate, where she and the late Duke of Edinburgh used to escape for relaxing weekends. When he retired in 2017, Wood Farm became his residence for several years. It is a secluded and contemplative place with a sweeping view of the marshland leading to the North Sea, a reminder of many happy times.

10/11/2021

07/10/2021

The next town team meeting is on Tuesday 12th October, we are meeting at the business centre on Gosber Street at 5pm. If you are interested in helping at any of the following events we would like to hear from you. Phone the business centre on 01246 439010 or come along to the meeting.

See poster below for Dark Skies Night Saturday 23rd October at Eckington Cricket Club.

We are supporting the Service of Remembrance on Sunday 14th November. The Woodhouse Prize Band will lead the Parade from Fanshaw Road at 9.30am prompt to the Parish Church for a service at 10am. The Wreath laying at the War Memorial will be at 11am.

On Friday 19th November there is a Filmed Horse Race Night planned in the community room at the Business Centre on Gosber Street. Keep an eye on our page for all the details. You could "buy" your own horse for the night and win some money if it wins! Get the fur coats, big hats and best suits out and bring binoculars, lets make it a fun night.

The Christmas Event in the town centre is planned for Saturday 4th December. The through roads on Southgate and Market Street will be closed from 8am to 10pm to allow the stalls to set up on the streets and the precinct and rides on Southgate and Market Street. There are Gift and Craft Stalls booked for the Civic Centre which will be open to the public from 12.30pm. We are working hard to ensure everyone will be safe and able to move around safely and we ask for you to use the car parks and keep litter to a minimum.

17/12/2020