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Welcome to the New Gayton Village Website

Here you can find lots of useful information about our lovely village of Gayton in Northamptonshire.

This Gayton Village website is very much a Work-in-Progress, so watch out for further updates and please let me know if there is anything else you think should be included in the website.

The Gayton Village website is all about our village and FOR all the villagers of Gayton.

Here is our 1st Welcome to Gayton leaflet, designed to help you settle into your new community and provide useful contacts for groups & activities in the village

Any comments or feedback please let me know at Contact Us.

  • Messenger – September, October & November 2023

    Here is the Messenger from the Amelcote Benefice for September, October & November 2023

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  • Gayton Produce Show – September 16th 2023

    Please see attached the Categories List for our Produce Show which will take place on Saturday September 16th and is open to all Gayton residents, not just Allotment and Gardeners Society. As you will see there are a lot of categories to enter, including the usual favourites (wonky veg) and quite a few children’s classes as well. Nearer the time an Entry form will be available from our Show Secretary, Tom Rathwell.

    More details will follow but at the moment the timings are looking like this:

    Thursday 14th final day for entries to be submitted.

    Saturday 16th 9.30 – 11.00 entries to be brought to the Village Hall.

    11.00 – 1.00  Judging

    1 – 4 ish  Open to public

    There will be lunches, tea/coffee, light refreshments and some indoor stalls including pottery, jewelry, children’s activities, art and crochet. Please save any items you may be able to donate to the Raffle. 

    We are planning to do a Ploughman’s Lunch, so if any clever person can make and donate us some homemade chutney that would be great. We’re hoping to have salad etc from the allotments so I’ll be putting out a plea for salad produce nearer the time.

    There will be a Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin competition and possibly a dog demo.

    We are hoping that we get as many entries for the show as possible and that some more ideas for afternoon activities will be forthcoming. Our next meeting is 7.30 at the Village Hall on June 19th. Please come to the Meeting and help us make it a successful event and hopefully one that can become an Annual event once more. We even have the original over-all Winner’s Shield on which the last date is engraved 1987….who wouldn’t want that on their mantelpiece!

    Click here for the Schedule of Classes / Categories List.

    Happy Gardening,

    Hilary (Sec)

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  • Bees & Swarms

    Read all about Bees & Swarms by Colin Simmonds here …

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  • Spinney Hibernaculum

    Read all about the Spinney Hibernaculum by Colin Simmonds here …

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  • Gayton Open Gardens Sunday 11th June 1-5pm

    Everyone welcome. Tickets and maps available on the day from the church.

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  • Coronation Weekend Celebrations for Gayton

    Coronation Weekend Celebrations for Gayton – Saturday 6th to Monday 8 May 2023.

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  • Gayton News – Summer 2023

    Here is the Gayton News for Summer 2023

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  • Messenger – April, May & June 2023

    Here is the Messenger from the Amelcote Benefice for April, May & June 2023

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  • Notice of Annual Parish Assembly

    Please be advised that there will be the Annual Parish Meeting at 7.00 pm on Thursday 11th May 2023 in the Village Hall.

    This will be followed by the Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm.

    David Glanville

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  • Jazz & Blues Night at the Eykyn Arms – Tuesday 25th April

    On Tuesday 25th April there will be the Pizza Van outside the pub from 5.30pm and a Jazz and Blues band playing from 6pm, so come down and enjoy some great music while eating your pizza’s.

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  • Gayton Litter Pick – Spring 2023

    The litter pick will take place between the 8th – 16th April. This is a great opportunity to clear the village verges ready for the spring. I have litter pickers, high viz tabards and black sacks. You just need your own gloves

    Please contact me if you can help. Many hands make light work.

    Karen Cooper, karencooper@mortimers.uk.com, Tel: 07753 638180

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  • Gayton Gardeners and Allotment Society – Spring 2023

    It’s that exciting time of year and once again we can start planning and preparing for this seasons fruit and veg. By the time you read this my allotment and garden will be filling up with hopeful sowings of spinach, beetroot, parsnips and maybe something unusual like scorzenera. I’m determined this year, what with the price and scarcity of some salad crops, to get a good succession of lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and other salady bits, not to mention the odd wonky parsnip of course.

    The allotment site is a wonderful place to be at any time of year and there’s nearly always someone around to give a friendly wave or a bit of advice. There are around 50 plots of varying sizes and at the time of writing we have 2 or 3 plots available should anyone like to have a go?

    Contact Carl Hamilton if you’d like a look around and a chat (07547 380907).

    We usually have a few events in our calendar, including a garden visit, a wonderful BBQ , but the big event this year will be the Gayton Fete which will take place at the Village Hall on September 16th. It is shaping up to be a fun event, with various show classes to enter, possibly a dog demo, lunches available and the obligatory Wonky veg competition!

    Our next meeting, which is open to all Villagers is on April 17th at the Village Hall. Meanwhile please scan through the list of Classes and see if there’s anything that takes your fancy. We have one or two stallholders already interested and it would be nice to see a few more, possibly children’s or handicraft stalls, please get in touch with me if you are interested. There will be more information available as we get nearer to the event. We already have 4 judges lined up, including Richard and Judy!!

    Happy Gardening, Hilary Glanville (Sec ) hilaryglanville6@gmail.com 07778 574139

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  • The Big Help-Out Day – 8th May 2023

    The above day is a National Day of Volunteering as part of the Coronation. It is a chance for everybody to try volunteering and to make a difference in their community.

    We need as many of you as possible to get involved.

    Have you any ideas?

    Are you willing to help?

    It is planned to start some projects before the 8th May.

    Come to a meeting at the Eykyn Arms on THURSDAY 30th MARCH AT 7.30 P.M to discuss how we should proceed or contact me at thebighelpout@gayton-northants.co.uk

    Robin Kelso

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  • Gayton News – Spring 2023

    Here is the Gayton News for Spring 2023

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  • Chain Gang

    There are a group of “willing volunteers” who are helping to keep the stiles, footpaths, pavements & footways in the Parish clear. We have been restricted recently due to poor weather but therea re some stiles that need some maintenance as well as the footways on Blisworth Road and Back Lane that need some attention. We tend to work weekdays as the team are all retired, However, I do plan to offer some dates at weekends to attract others.

    I understand that “Chain Gang” is not very PC as it smacks off slavery. I have consulted the Cambridge dictionary and can confirm that the definition is “a group of prisoners who have to work outdoors outside the prison whilst tied together with chains. No mention of slaves. An apt description of our Gaytn group!

    Robin Kelso

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  • Gayton News – Winter 2022

    Here is the Gayton News for Winter 2022

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  • Gayton News – Autumn 2022

    Here is the Gayton News for Autumn 2022

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  • Gayton News – Summer 2022

    Here is the Gayton News for Summer 2022

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  • Gayton News – Spring 2022

    Here is the Gayton News for Spring 2022

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  • Gayton & The Great War Project

    This project started in November 2014 with an exhibition in the church about the effects of WW1 on the village of Gayton, and the 15 men who died and were named on the memorial in the church. The exhibition was well attended and many visitors shared their own family stories.

    During the week-long exhibition a small selection of sculptures from ‘The Long Shadow of War’ by Clare Abbatt were on view in the church. An evening talk by Dr. John Sunderland called `The Pendulum Of War’ gave an insight into how the British Expeditionary Force foiled the Schlieffen Plan in 1914. In 2017 an embroidered wall hanging, worked by residents of Gayton, commemorating the fallen men was hung on the west wall in the church.

    Over the four years of the WW1 Commemorations, information has been collected about how life in Gayton was affected by the war. In addition, many poignant personal stories have been revealed about the fifteen men who died and those who returned from the war.

    Read all about Gayton and the Great War –

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  • Gayton News – Winter 2021

    Here is the Gayton News for Winter 2021

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  • Gayton News – Autumn 2021

    Here is the Gayton News for Autumn 2021

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  • Gayton News – Summer 2021

    Here is the Gayton News for Summer 2021

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  • Gayton News – Spring 2021

    Here is the Gayton News for Spring 2021

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  • Gayton Church Heritage Trust – Just Giving

    Gayton Church Heritage Trust is seeking to raise money for much needed improvements to the Church including upgrading the heating system and replacing the boiler. Fundraising has been difficult this year due to the pandemic, so to make it easier for anyone wishing to donate to the project a JustGiving page has been set up. If you would like to help us raise funds to improve the facilities so that the community and school can make better use of the building throughout the year, please visit the page by clicking the link below.

    Many thanks for your support. www.justgiving.com/gaytonchurchheritage

    Tony Foottit, Treasurer, Gayton Church Heritage Trust

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