On Saturday 21st May, we set up stalls of flowers, shrubs and vegetables in the Library Garden. All sale proceeds went towards keeping our library running. Children were invited to decorate a […]
Our First Spring Gardening Event
Parish Meeting: Library success in the 2016 Grant Awards
A team of volunteers from Anstey Community Library put on a fantastic display board at the Annual Parish Meeting. Anstey Parish Council had £1000 to bestow in grants to local groups, and Anstey […]
Shakespeare Celebration at Anstey Library
On 23rd Anstey Library celebrated William Shakespeare’s birthday by hosting a special Tudor event for children, with art and craft activities including making a pomander and creating a frieze of Shakespearean characters. (with […]
Sprucing up the Children’s Area
A big thank you to Trevor Childerley for repainting the Children’s Area kinder boxes for us! Not all of our library volunteers work behind the issue desk – we have a growing […]
Anstey Picnic in the Park – June 12th
It’s not long until Anstey’s Picnic in the Park now! Anstey Parish Council have arranged a family picnic event on Jubilee Park with a steel band, bouncy castle, ice creams and a […]
Easter Pre School Visit
In March this year Jane Cole and Jenny Tomlinson from Anstey Community Library welcomed the Anstey Pre School (based at the Anstey Church Rooms) for a visit. They had a lovely time […]
Hire the Family Room for Children’s Parties
Encouraging Reading
Reading Agency’s Summer Challenge 2016 Reading Agency – Chatterbooks Resources Reading Hack Huff Post – 10 Books to get your Child into Reading
#Flooding Returns to #Anstey
On 9th March 2016, saturated ground led to more flooding in Anstey. The water crept higher than during the February floods, with the river gauge reaching 1.7 metres at the time of […]
Anstey residents take part in “Clean for the Queen” event
On Saturday March 5th 2016, two teams of volunteers took part in the “Clean for the Queen” event to improve Anstey village and highlight the problem of littering by targeting “grot spots.” Speaking […]
