Greenmount Village Community

Dear All

The Tottington Centre and Tottington Methodist Church are jointly supporting a collection of Christmas Goods to support the Porch Boxes organisation between 10am and 11am on Saturday 12^th December 2020 in the Tottington Centre car park (formerly Tottington Library).

Everyone is welcome to contribute, they are particularly looking for items that a family would enjoy at Christmas, no fresh produce please.  A list of suggested items is attached to this email.

Kind regards

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

Thank you to the many residents who have kindly donated more Jigsaw puzzles for our Library. Please see attached the photos of the latest additions as well as the previous ones which were sent out last month.

We have had a great response to this idea, please pass on information about this event to those neighbours who may not be on our email list.

Should you wish to borrow a Jigsaw the person to contact is Anke Harris 07825 016950 [email protected]

There is a charge of £2 for your first puzzle then just £1 for subsequent loans. All money raised goes into The Old School funds. Thank you again for your support.

Julie Southworth

Hi Folks,

Paul Robinson is unavailable next Friday, so we have agreed to meet up on
Friday 18th December.

The plan is to meet at 10am at the Station Road entrance to Greenmount
Sidings and to clear the path from The Hub as far as we can towards
Tottington.

Hope you can join us.

In previous years we have gone to The Hub for a coffee and a chat on the
last event before Christmas. Let us hope the restrictions change and we can
do something, but…

Hope to see you then,

All the best,

Alistair

Hello Everyone

Please find attached the firing notice for Holcombe Moor TC covering next
week, 5th – 12th December.

Note that will be live firing on Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th from 7am
until 10:30 pm.  During these times the red flag system will be in operation
and the training area will be strictly out of bounds to the public.

Best regards

Julie Southworth

Chairperson

Dear Greenmount Community,

As the Christmas Season is fast approaching, members of Greenmount United Reformed Church and other members of our community have been busy decorating Advent Windows. From the 1^st December, as you walk around the village you will begin to see the streets brightening up with displays of various themes from the Twelve Days of Christmas to A Winter Wonderland.

Attached to this email you will find a map with the addresses of 24 houses where you will find a decorated window display. When you follow the map, look for the Angel in each of the numbered windows and find the letter attached, then record it on the sheet provided. Copies of the map are also available in the plastic containers outside church and the Old School.

We hope that you will not only enjoy looking at the windows, but that you will be inspired to decorate your own window so that across Greenmount we celebrate this Christmas with light and joy.

Throughout Advent there will also be a few stalls selling goods. This will take place on Saturday 5^th and Saturday 12^th of December between 10am and 1pm. The stalls will consist of:

• Heart Art who are selling handmade textile products which can be found at Number 1 on your map (8 Whitebirk Close).
• A Christmas Decoration stall can be found in the yard of The Old School and any unwanted Christmas decorations

can also be donated to this stall.

• Home Made Goodies can be bought from a stall in front of the Church.
• Hand crafted wooden Christmas Decorations which will be on sale at Number 14 on your map (7 Chisholme Close). All proceeds will go to our village’s Men’s Shed Group who have made the products. There are a selection of items for sale which can be ordered when visiting the stall any day throughout the whole of Advent.

We hope that this event, and many more activities which are being planned for you throughout December, will help in some way to brighten what has been a very difficult year for us all. Please support this event organised by volunteers who work hard to make Greenmount a wonderful place to live.

Wishing you a Joyous Advent

Julie Southworth

I have been sent the attached information from Age UK which I hope you will find useful.

One attached document and two at the links below:

Best wishes

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

I recently sent a message about a Jigsaw Library we are setting up at Greenmount Old School. As we are unable to open for Saturday Morning Drop In sessions nor run Jumble Sales, this is a good opportunity for residents to borrow a jigsaw for the small sum of £2. You can spend as long as you wish completing the puzzle and should you like another one, your next loan will cost you only £1.

This small fee enables us to raise some funds for The Old School which still has fixed running costs. More important this allows our residents some enjoyment in the winter months from a good old-fashioned pastime.

One of our Greenmount Helpers has kindly volunteered to run the Jigsaw Library, with other helpers also available to deliver your requests.

The lady in question is: Anke Harris who you can email directly at –  [email protected]  or text or call on  07825016950  

(she would prefer a text, but she is also willing to take calls.

When you look at the photographs in the attached document, you will see that each jigsaw is numbered. Once you know which one you would like, you simply text or email Anke leaving your address and contact number and it can be delivered directly to you. Alternatively you could make arrangements with Anke to collect your jigsaw puzzle from the Old School on a Saturday morning between 10am – 11am letting her know in advance which number you have chosen.

I hope the above instructions are clear but should you have any problems please do not hesitate to contact me or speak directly to Anke for further clarification.

I hope you enjoy the Jigsaw Library and if you know of a neighbour who does not have access to email but may be interested in loaning a jigsaw, then please print out the pictures and show them what is on offer. This will help us to reach out further to our community. If anyone has any jigsaws they wish to donate to this scheme, these can be left in the foyer of The Old School between 9.30am and 11.45am any Saturday morning.

With kind regards,

Julie Southworth

Good morning

This is a reminder to everyone that there will be firing at the Holcombe Moor TC this weekend, the 21^st and 22^nd November.  During this time please observe the red flags and avoid encroaching on or crossing over MOD land during this time as per the notices displayed on the moor.  Any encroachment on MOD land may lead to a permanent loss of public access over this stunning area.

Best regards

Julie Southworth