High Street Walk success on Tuesday evening 27th June 2023 for PVHG

Some 30 village folk were present at the 7:30pm start on Tuesday 27th June for the guided walk of our village High Street, led by our History Group PVHG More joined a little later, keen to hear Robin speak: Robin Boucher is the eminent chair of our village History Group PVHG, and he gave an …

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Packington’s Community Choir brings fun and laughter

May 2023 – Our newly formed community choir is enjoying welcoming new participants each week, and with around 30 attending, looks set to stay! So far, we’ve had an awful lot of fun and lots of laughter whilst learning a wide range of pieces – from popular classics, gospel, and traditional tunes. Despite being a …

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Village Open Afternoon at our Memorial Hall – Saturday 17th June 2pm – 4pm

FREE hot drink or glass of Prosecco.. Pop in for 5 minutes, or stay for longer. Our Bar will be Open! Information on Village Groups, Clubs, Societies, events, and activities will be on display at Memorial Hall starting at 2pm on Saturday 17th June 2023.  Plus you can MEET the PEOPLE behind all these ! …

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Book Launch and Signing – Saturday 4th December 2021 – 10 am to 1 pm, at Memorial Hall

Our Packington Village History Group PVHG is to publish a new book about life in the inter-war years in our village. Prepared from archive recordings of interviews two decades ago of village elderly residents, the new book is to be launched on Saturday 4th December 2021, at the Memorial Hall meeting room, from 10 am …

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Community Orchard – meeting on Saturday 19th June 2021 10am at Normandy Wood

Our village’s Community Orchard needs YOUR help – Parish Council chair Chris Miles is organising a review – can YOU help? FREE FRUIT for the village? Here are the team from 2012: “As was mentioned in last addition of Packington Post, the Packington Orchard Group needs resurrecting and I’m planning a meeting of new and …

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“Packington Sings” – Photo Album of Community Choir 14th May 2020 on Facebook

An album of 16 images, showing the “Packington Community Choir” with musicians, and village residents as choristers, is available on our Packington Post Facebook page The Packington Community Choir is a chance for a sing-song while remaining socially-distanced along the length of our High Street. Each week, choir leader Aimee Harrison chooses a song, and …

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Goodbye to Wesley – Friday 1st May 2020 at 2:45pm – farewell procession through our village

Wesley leaves Packington on Friday 1st May 2020, and village folk have the chance to bid farewell on his way to his funeral at Bretby. We aren’t allowed to attend there due to current restrictions, but with social distancing we can all take part by lining the route as his cortege leaves his home in …

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100 issues of Packington Post

No wonder the small Packington Communications Group (PCG) were in celebration mode in the photo above – since 2003, the Group has produced ONE HUNDRED issues of Packington Post, our village bi-monthly magazine. Issue 100, distributed during the weekend of 18th / 19th January 2020, is another bumper 16-page edition. The 9 “core” members of …

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PVHG Packington Village History Group – General Meeting Tuesday 30th January 2018

Our History is taking place NOW – Join us to help record it ! Annual General Meeting at 7:30pm Tuesday 30th January – Come and help steer Packington’s History Group Forward! Packington Village History Group (PVHG) invites you to an Open Meeting,  its Annual General Meeting, to discuss its forthcoming activities, and to encourage you …

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Youth Club 2018 H1 Calendar for Packington here!

Packington Youth Club Calendar for First-half 2018: We meet on Mondays from 6pm to 7pm in the Meeting Room of Packington Memorial Hall – a charge of £1 per session, payable weekly, or as one payment of £20 to cover the entire Spring and Summer term and to SECURE YOUR PLACE 15th Jan TV Game …

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