Hougham, Lincolnshire NG32 2JD

Village web site

Hougham  is located 2 miles from the A1, 8 miles from Grantham, 9 miles from Newark, 28 miles from Nottingham, 20 miles from Lincoln and 120 miles from London. Grantham is on the East Coast line and London is under an hour and a half away by train.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hougham like this:

HOUGHAM, a village and a parish in the district of Newark and county of Lincoln. The village swands on the river Witham, near the Great Northern railway, 6 miles NNW of Grantham; and has a station on the railway. The parish comprises 2, 590 acres; and its post town is Hough, under Grantham. Real property, £4, 027. Pop., 349. Houses, 77. The manor belonged formerly to the Brudenell family, and belongs now to Sir JohnThorold, Bart. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Marston, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £740.* Patron, Sir. J.Thorold, Bart. The church is chiefly early English; has Norman pillars on the S aisle; was recently restored; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a handsome screen, and a figured monumental stone of a Knight Templar.

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I am writing a book on " Lincolnshire During the First English Civil War 1642-46 " and the village of Hougham is quite famous as the action at your Manor House delayed Col. Rossiter getting to Naseby which angered Cromwell. The photograph was taken some years ago. Thank you for your time.
Geoffrey Wildman


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MISSING LAKELAND TERRIER

Wire haired 5 year old Male Lakeland Terrier, went missing 25th Feb 1pm from Gelston next to Hough on the Hill Nr Grantham. He is micro chipped and is wearing a light green and brown collar. If you have seen him please contact Louise Stone on 07860754341 or

01400 250538

REWARD GIVEN FOR HIS SAFE RETURN

 

 

 

Notices

 

 

leaflet which gives new opening times/days for the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Grantham.

I am also told separately that trailers are now allowed.

 

The bus service has been replaced by CallConnect   

Mike's Quality Grimsby Fish

Thursday 0920 am 07763 388397  

Dairy Crest Milk  

01476 563733

The mobile Library calls once a month 1515 to 1545 by the post box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Large Wind Farm at Temple Hill

For more information and links please see

www.re-volt.co.uk

reVOLT

http://www.loveden.org.uk/templehill.html

 
If people are interested;
£57 million pounds is being spent in Lincolnshire between 2013 and 2015 to deliver fibre "superfast" broadband to 90% of the county. The remaining 10% will have at least 2Mb broadband.
You can keep up to date with the project on the following web site;
http://www.onlincolnshire.org/News-Events/Project-News

Hougham

Parish Council minutes 

updated 5 November 2012

The village and church

pictures of the village

Lincolnshire Walks - Marston & Hougham

 

Thorold Arms Public House

We are offering the Luncheon menu twice a month so have chosen the same dates as the Book Club as our other Monday meeting and to offer Book Club members the chance to join us.
Everyone is welcome.

the menu Please make everyone aware that we continue to meet at 12.30pm. We request that menu choices are submitted by close of business on the Friday before the meeting.
 

The village shop

  Hougham and Marston Village Hall

Aavailable for bookings through

houghammarston@gmail.com

 

Marston Village website

Hough Parish

Grantham Rural North Neighbourhood Policing Team

 

www.walk4life.info

The Walk4Life website is totally FREE and has thousands of walk ideas all over the country. The website uses OS maps which can easily be printed out at home so is proving really popular. People can also keep a track of the walks they have done and set themselves a target!

Future Events

The Hougham Players are hosting an informal evening of music with guest musicians.

Wine and a light supper is included.

Hougham Church Sat 22nd June 7.30.pm.

Tickets. £7.50 at the door


Hougham and Marston W.I. are visiting Stratford-upon -Avon by coach on 3rd August.

There are 7 seats remaining and these are available to anyone in the villages who would like to join us.

The cost will be £9 per seat.

To book seats or for more information please contact Julia Metcalf on 01400251176
or email
jpoole1960@btinternet.com

or contact Jennifer Hare on 01400251174
email
jhare499@btinternet.com
 

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It seems that we are not getting the pumpkin germination rate that we might have hoped for. Mine is 0 from 4 so far. Bill Emery is growing 40 to be sold as plants later and only six have germinated.

The seeds sold so far have been from a pumpkin entered last year, so perhaps we ought to try the professionals. Therefore at great expense I have purchased Downtown’s complete stock of Atlantic Giant seeds (two packets), and a further two packets from Belton Garden Centre. If anyone would like some of these seeds please let me know. Free of charge if you bought seeds through the shop, or £1 otherwise.

Andy

The Marston Pumpkin Club Annual Show and Prize-Giving will be held at the end of September.

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Hougham and Marston Book Club
3rd June - 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' - Rachel Joyce

1st July - 'The ambition of Madame LaFargue' - Henri Duval

If interested contact Bernadette Chalklin 01400 250768 07904083274 BChalklin@AOL.com or turn up on the day at 2 pm.

It is not intellectually demanding – just an excuse to have a coffee, tea or cake at the Pub .

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Thorold Arms @ Marston

QUIZ NIGHT

Every other Sunday at 8.30 pm

Entry £1.

All proceeds to charity, currently the Village Hall refurbishment.


 
Volunteer quizmasters always required.

Scrabble Night 

every other Sunday night at 7.30pm
Participants are invited to join others with an interest in playing Scrabble every other Sunday night.
Free entry.
All levels of experience welcome - even if you are a novice.

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Women's Institute

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Hougham and Marston Local History Group

Village Hall Monthly 2nd Tuesday

11th June

Outside Visit

Newark Air Museum

 

 

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Peter Connolly and others have formed Marston Karate Club which will meet in Hougham and Marston Village Hall on Wednesday evenings. If you have family or friends who might be interested in joining please visit the Marston village website for more information, or call Peter on 250711.
 
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Village News

Pictures from Teas on the Green 2012

Photos from the music festival

Photographs from the Diamond Jubilee Party

Just born Jacob lambs in the village - 12th March 2011

Pictures of the Music Concert in Hougham Church

Scarecrow Festival Results

Pictures from Teas on the Green 2009

Pictures from Teas on the Green 2010

 

reports updated 15 April 2013

Please note that a BMW drove up the drive of a house in Marston this afternoon (22 May) and then reversed out and left at speed down Pinfold Lane. The registration might be PC59FCN.

If you see it please call the police on 101.

 

 

Advice from Action Fraud on Rogue Traders

Village adverts

Soothing Hands - Bowen therapy in Hougham

I am now a consultant for Neal's Yard Remedies - have a look at their website on https://uk.nyrorganic.com/ and come back to me to order

The Roseland Flock of Jacob Sheep

Lamb freezers packs and cuts of meat are available. Lambs are sometimes for sale.

Stylish individual Jacob rugs and Fleeces

BECHSTEIN model B Grand piano for sale

Professionally refurbished by the Lincoln Piano Centre using Bechstein approved strings, felts etc and finished in a satin black case. The refurbishment was completed in August 2010.

Piano measures 6 feet 8 inches in length.

£22,500

Tel 01400 250922

For Sale

Nissan Micra Active

998cc

Tax to 30 November

MOT to 27 March 2014

mileage 112814

A good little runner

£950 ono

Tel 01400 250922


The Hougham & Marston Heating Oil Syndicate got off the ground on 9 February when at around 35 villagers attended a meeting in the Village Hall organised by Alistair Ross. 

  For more information and an application form e-mail lincolnshireoil@gmail.com or call Alistair Ross on 251355 or click on the link below

Application form                  FAQs

The syndicate now has 90 members which enables us to increase the number of orders from 5 to 6 annually whilst hopefully still getting a decent discount compared with ordering individually. There's an optimum size of order as too large an order has resulted in some oil companies refusing to quote because of the disruption that it would cause to their regular clients if they were successful in gaining the order.
As such, the orders going forward will be at the start of:
July, September, November, January, March, May etc
 

Ideas for or information about the village website, contact me through the link at the bottom of the page.

I am going to offer personal email addresses with money to the village church or village hall (you choose) for example name@hougham.info or business@hougham.info

I am also open to placing adverts for local business on the website as well for a small fee - church and village funds


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last updated 22/5/13