July, 2008

What a fantastic day, and a record crowd, great entertainment, and good company.

I would like to thank the Schools, and Pre-Schools, plus Churches Together for the fantastic floats. Big thank you Mums and Dads, they looked so good it was hard to pick a winner.

This is a weekend event at St Paul's Church to raise money to repair the Church Tower, we have a display of wedding Dresses from all ages kindly loaned by different people in the Church.

A gecko, a skink, an eight foot python and a barn owl - some of the creatures which members had a chance to touch and hold when John Makinson brought his Mobile Zoo to the June meeting. Our representative at the nation AGM in Liverpool, Mrs Kath Ions also came to give her report on the meeting. She had particularly enjoyed the talk given by Sandi Toksvig.

We wish all our Year 6 leavers every success and happiness for the future. Good luck at your new schools! Congratulations to our junior rounders team who won the recent Rounders Festival at Leck! Well done to our Year 6 pupils who have completed their Safer Cycling training.

Anyone resident in Caton with Littledale is very welcome to play in this annual competition, providing they have a recognised golf handicap. The usual format will apply, namely a 4 ball better ball Stableford with partners to be drawn on the day. The Competition will be held at Casterton Golf Club on the afternoon of Monday September 22nd, and will cost approx.

We are going to do a Litter Pick in the Villages on Friday evening 11th July. Meet at the Victoria Institute from 6.00 onwards and we'll set you off with bags and pickers. Contact Joyce Pritchard ( 770874 ) if you require more information or would like to borrow the kit for another time.

There will be a car wash and craft fair in aid of street children and poor families in Albania on Saturday 5th July from 10.00am till 1.00pm at Brookhouse Methodist Church.

Enjoy a browse round the crafts and have some refreshments while your car is washed.

The trip on 24th July will be to Llandudno, leaving the Victoria Institute at 9.00am. Pick up at Brookhouse.

Please not that trips commence at Caton, pick-up at Brookhouse. Kindly let your representative know where you would like to be picked up. Joan Fletcher - Hon Sec. ( 771232).

The trip on 28th August will be to Dumfries + Shopping Outlet. Leaving the Victoria Institute at 9.00am. Pick-up at Brookhouse.

Please not that trips commence at Caton, pick-up at Brookhouse. Kindly let your representative know where you would like to be picked up. Joan Fletcher - Hon Sec. ( 771232).

Come and enjoy samples of tasty Fairtrade snacks and biscuits at the coffee morning held at St. Paul’s Church Hall on Wednesday 2nd July at 10.30 - 11.45am.

Other Fairtrade items will be for sale as well as cards, cakes, and bring and buy and a raffle. Ruth Self 770503