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Although there were a coupler of light rain showers in the morning, the bank holiday afternoon was nice and dry for the 2026 Open Gardens event in Packington. The exceptionally hot and dry summer did cause all sorts of problems for the gardeners, and it was very likely that there would be some diminishment in …
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In excellent summer weather, the village turned out for a fine Party in the Park at our Recreation Ground on American Independence Day, 4th July 2026. Packington Communications Group PCG photographer Karn Turnbull was on hand to record a flavour of the excitement and fun – photos below
On Saturday 27th June 2026 Mellissa Cooke opened her new village hospitality venture, The Nook Café, alongside our village store at the top of our High Street. On Mellissa’s team are daughter Grace, grand-daughter Amber, and husband Mark. The Nook is open five days a week, just not Monday or Tuesday, from 9am till mid-afternoon. …
Packington Horticultural Society PHS held their annual Spring Fair at the Memorial Hall on Sunday 26th April 2026 from 10am to 1pm.
Packington Communications Group photographer Karn Turnbull was on hand at our village pub on Easter Monday 6th April 2026 to record the Vintage and Classic Car meet. Below are a few photos from the sunny bank holiday Monday event at the Bull & Lion Packington on a calm Spring evening. This first-Monday of the month …
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Lovely to see so many out for the Bank-holiday Packington Easter egg hunt. Thank you to the Ashby Impact Satellite group for putting on such a wonderful event, and to the Church for their wonderful cakes and refreshments. Packington Comms Group Photographer Karn Turnbull provided these happy and even mouth-watering photos
On Saturday 28th March 2026, at exactly one minute before the 4pm scheduled cutting of the tape, a bitterly cold heavy shower of rain blew down on those assembled to formally open the new accessible multifunctional & disability swing in our Recreation Ground. Undaunted, the chosen few huddled together as the blue tape was cut …
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Two other much smaller charities may also receive a grant. This major village event brings villagers together – both to enjoy a breakfast, and to enjoy being part of producing the event, by volunteering for an hour or so to help cook and serve while meeting new faces. Highly recommended each year !
Packington’s own Café and Coffee Shop « Poochies of Packington » quietly closed on Sunday 28th December 2025. Bev Smith wrote to the Packington NoticeBoard WhatsApp Group in early December: ” After five wonderful years, we’re sad to share that Poochies of Packington will be closing permanently on Sunday 28 December 2025. We want to …
Bright sunshine greeted midday spectators to the annual Morris Men and Pennyroyal Garland Dancers celebration displays, in the Bull and Lion car park on Boxing Day 26th December 2025. Mild temperatures and the brilliant low sun provided an endearing spectacle – although the sharp shadows amidst the moving participants make the photography a little difficult.
A Christingle is a symbolic object used in Christian church services during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. It typically consists of an orange, a lit candle, a red ribbon, and sweets or dried fruit, each symbolizing different aspects of faith and creation. Our village Holy Rood church held their children’s Christingle service on Sunday 7th December …
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About 50 villagers came to see the formal switch-on of the christmas decorations and lights at our Memorial Hall on Friday 5th December at 6pm. Hall Committee Chair Steve Salt gave a short welcome speech and the new lights and decorative effects were illuminated. The village Community Choir sang some rousing seasonal songs conducted by …
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Several village houses signed up to be trick-or-treat friendly, and a line drawing map of participating households was published – it’s hard to convey the spookines in photos, but here goes:
Monday 25th August 2025 was one of the NICEST late-August days EVER in our village, and a bumper day for raising funds for our village church fabric fund – desperately needed after the former under-pew heating system had to be removed. Congratulations go to long-term village heroine Lesley Birtwistle for leading this wonderful event again, …
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