TOP LODGE DANCING DOGS are coming to Old Dalby Day 2012. Great Britain’s international Heelwork to Music team has once again shown that it is a force to be reckoned with, carrying away both a team and an individual gold medal from the European Open Championships in Denmark (22-23 October 2011). This latest triumph for the Kennel Club’s ...

Do not forget, tomorrow is the third running of the Old Dalby Surf Club "Down Hill Dash" be at the Crown in for about 10.30am to meet the idiots braving both the hill and the weather to raise money for Macmillan cancer support. The evening event this year will be at the Plough in Hickling due ...

"Rural communities, and this country's rural way of life, face unprecedented challenges ... the country pub, which has been at the heart of village life for centuries, is disappearing in many areas. Providing services from the pub, such as a post office or a shop, keeps an essential service in the village." HRH The Prince ...

After much anticipation and excitement, the WI information evening on 9th November was well attended with over 30 ladies joining us for a fun evening crafting gift bags and boxes topped off with homemade mince pies and mulled wine. Following a brief presentation on the Women’s Institute, the attendees were given a chance to ask any ...

Old Dalby Cricket Club are holding a bonfire at the cricket ground on Saturday 5 November commencing at 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance from David Greaves (Alice), Fiona Herrick, John Lincoln and Robert Purcell or of course you can pay on the night. Prices are £3 for adults and £2 for children in advance or £4 and ...

Wednesday 9th November 2011 7.30 – 9.30 Village Hall Come along and join a new WI, enjoying fun and friendship as well as crafts, cookery, sport and leisure activities, not forgetting the WIs on-going campaigns (e.g. save the bees) for those that way inclined. Advisers will be on hand to answer any queries whilst you enjoy mulled wine, mince ...

Upper Broughton History Group has been successful in securing funding of £14,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in order to record memories of life in the village of Upper Broughton. The village History Group volunteers will interview local residents recording their memories of the village as a self-sufficient farming community from the 1920s to the ...

The Old Dalby Surf Club "Downhill Dash" for Macmillan Cancer Support is due to take place on Friday 9th December 2011. The surf Club are looking for brave men and women to take part in the years event down Longcliffe Hill. Once again there will be an evening fund raiser with a raffle, free food and ...

OLD DALBY DAY 2011  -   MONDAY 29TH AUGUST WELCOME TO OLD DALBY DAY 2011!! There is a program of events to suit all the family starting at 11 a.m. on the Village Green with the marching band heralding the grand opening.  After the children’s fancy dress the Stagecoach Theate will dance for your entertainment.  The Performing Dogs ...

It is anticipated that Dalby/Wood Hill will be closed up to and including the 12th August 2011. Following this there may be some top-soiling of the verge to be undertaken and the reinstatement of the bench which has been removed to store for the duration of the works. It is hoped that these final works can ...