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Better Barrow
Welcome to the updated Better Barrow website. Within this site you should find information on all our future, current and past activities. We welcome any ideas about how to improve the site and features that you’d like to see added. Please forgive any glitches – we’re new at this! Comments may be made from the Contact page.
The Better Barrow Community Project was formed in January 2012. It is a registered charity, the purpose of which is to improve and enhance the environment of the village and raise awareness of its heritage. For more information about Better Barrow see the About page.
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Lisa, of the lovely recently opened Harrison’s Past and Present Café in the Market Place, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is anxious to keep the café going and will need some help, especially after the operation. If you could offer a couple of hours a week, it would be great. And no, you wouldn’t be expected to cook or operate the coffee machine! If you’d like to let us know when you are available we will try and put a rota together.
The Co-op’s planning application to change the Royal Oak into a convenience store goes to the NLC planning committee on the 18th Oct starting at 2pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend if you’d like to show your support or opposition to their application.
Details of the officer report and recommendation are on the council's web site www.northlincs.gov.uk. To view the reports, on the home page select ‘Your Council’ from the middle column; then ‘Council Committees’ from the left-hand column, followed by ‘Planning Committee’; select ‘Reports’ from the right-hand side of the page; select the appropriate committee date; find the relevant application number and open the pdf file to view the report in full.
A few, very grainy, photos from last night’s Three Voices at Harrisons Restaurant. Next appearance - with a number of special guests - is on the 27th Nov.
The Better Barrow table top sale is this coming Saturday, 7th Oct, between 10 and 12 in the Village Hall. We have a filled the Hall with 14 tables so there will be lots to choose from. Also some info on the new Barrow-upon-Humber web site (www.barrow-upon-Humber.co.uk).
Looking good, three up one to go. A BIG thanks to Johnathan and all at Birtwhistle Landscaping for installing these free of charge for the village.
The Mayflower Play Group meet in the Village Hall and have asked that we put the following message out into the community.
⭐️⭐️⭐️MAYFLOWER PLAY GROUP ⭐️⭐️⭐️
We are a play group for children under 5 run by mums, dads and grandparents at the Barrow Village Hall. We meet every Mondays except on bank holidays; 9.30 till 11.30.
£2 a family and the first session is free 😊 just bring a piece of fruit. Term starts again on September 11th. Please come along and help keep the group running. Find us on Face Book at the Mayflower Playgroup (please not that it's a person not a page). More info soon on the Barrow Website (www.barrow-upon-humber.co.uk/local-groups)
Barrow-upon-Humber - Community Site
barrow-upon-humber.co.uk
Barrow upon Humber is a thriving village with a fascinating history. On this site you will find links to many of the groups & organisations active in Barrow
Latest News
New Benches in the Market Place
Three of the planned four new benches have been installed in the Market Place. These seats were commissioned by Better Barrow following our successful applicant for a grant from the Sustainable Development Fund. The final seat will be around the large robinia tree...
New Benches Installed Friday
The new benches will be installed in the Market Place this Friday!
Three Voices
The ever popular Three Voices will be back at Harrisons' Restaurant in Barton on the 2nd October at 8pm with a collection of Poetry, Stories and Music from Dez Allenby, Graham Langley and Trevor Millum plus guests. This is always a very popular event and always sold...
