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Wyke Christmas helps fund local projects

2:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

“I’M DREAMING of a Wyke Christmas”. At a recent meeting the organising committee for this event decided to make a grant of £800 to the Memorial Hall and a further grant of £200 to the Friends of Wyke Gardens. Anyone who has passed by Wyke Gardens recently will have noticed all the work the friends have carried out. The garden is looking loved and cared for.

School hall packed for Ladies Night

4:53pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

LADIES Night at Wyke Junior School proved as popular as ever and was very well supported. The hall was packed from the start and as predicted there were queues for some of the attractions. The wise came early!

Is there space for all these certificates?

4:13pm Wednesday 24th February 2010

JOHN and Karen Pearce are celebrating the installation of new equipment in their fish and chip shop at Fiveways. It all looks very smart. They are also celebrating having recently been awarded another two certificates, including 2009/2010 Seafish Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Favourite Frier in which they competed against over 10,000 other shops for the honour.

Charity thrilled by Magna's magnificent support

3:50pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

IT WAS all smiles at Second Chance Furniture’s headquarters in Lynch Lane when representatives from Magna Housing arrived to hand over a very much appreciated cheque. Enola Cole, representing Magna Housing, presented the £1725 cheque to Second Chance’s Secretary and trustee, John Milton.

Church join Gwen in celebrating her 90th birthday

12:57pm Wednesday 6th January 2010

A VERY special service was held at Lanehouse Methodist Church on the first Sunday after Christmas.

Jacob and his dad take the icy plunge in memory of Uncle Ray

3:19pm Wednesday 30th December 2009

SINCE their uncle Ray Baker’s death from the cruelly debilitating progressive Motor Neurone Disease in 2004 a Westham family have been busily raising money towards the work of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Andrea Stroud has run in three London Marathons, as well as holding several popular chocoholic parties in aid of this worthy cause, and her oldest son Joshua has held a table top sale at scouts and a cake sale at All Saints school in recent years.

Carol singers warmly received by local residents

3:31pm Wednesday 23rd December 2009

CAROL singers raised £147.51 for the Society for the Protection of Markham and Little Francis towards their campaign to save the town green. Several householders came out and stood in their doorways to listen and some had special requests sung to them.