Clubs, Groups and Charities

If your club, group or charity is missing from the list below and you would like it added, please email us at clubs@longbuckby.net.

1st Long Buckby Brownie Pack

The Brownie Pack is for girls aged 7 to 11 years and meets on Thursday evenings. It offers a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, sport, games and quizzes. There are also trips out and pack holidays. Girls can work towards badges which include the opportunity to follow topics of their own interest. The pack is also always pleased to welcome volunteers to help with the running of activities either on a regular or occasional basis.

» Contact Jane Jones on 01327 843669 or at jane@themanse.plus.com

1st Long Buckby Scout Group

A scout group offering the full range of scouting activities. It has its own scout hut on the playing field site in Station Road.

» Contact Sylvia Underlin on 01327-842728 or at tony.sylvia@longbow-computing.co.uk

2nd Long Buckby Brownie Pack

The group is involved with crafts, games, badge work and having fun. The group meets on Tuesdays from 6.15 to 7.45 p.m.

We also go on Pack holidays.

» Contact Judith Leach on 01327 843464 or at mikeandjudith@tiscali.co.uk

2nd Long Buckby Guide Unit

A guide group for ages 10 to 14. It provides the full range of guiding activities including badge work, games, outdoor activities and camping.

» Contact Wendy Norford on 07745 536599 or at longbuckbyguides@yahoo.co.uk

Angling Club

Organising and competing in angling competitions. For details

see club website.

» Contact Fiona Dennett on 07811 245567

» http://www.btinternet.com/~fishing.club

Archery Club

The club is open to anyone, plus juniors known as 'The Scouts' from age eight to 18 years. In summer we meet on Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut and on the sportsfield when weather allows . In the winter we meet at Daventry Leisure Centre on Saturday mornings.

Beginner's six week courses run September, January and April and are held with the option of joining the club and shooting in GNAS competitions. Coaches are GNAS qualified.

» Contact Sylvia Underlin on 01327 842728 or at tony.sylvia@longbow-computing.co.uk

Badminton Club

Club meets on Wednesdays in the Daventry Leisure Centre at 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm and we play in the Rugby and District League. All are welcome to join. Come along one evening and meet us.

» Contact Richard Perry on 01604-770409 or at rgp@richardperry.plus.com

Blind and Visually Impaired Club

Meets once a month at Greenhill Court, Long Buckby. Meetings are usually held on the third Thursday, starting at 11.00 am. They include coffee, lunch and afternoon tea and sometimes an outside speaker.

» Contact Pauline Byford, Development Worker on 07967 644163 or at pauline@byfordpauline.orangehome.co.uk

Bowls Club

The club meets for indoor bowls in the Community Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10.00 a.m. until 12.00 noon. Matches are played against other bowls clubs.

Anyone is welcome to come along.

» Contact Margaret Hansford, - Club Secretary on 01327 843655

Buckby Feast Trust

The trust (Charity no 1123312)was set up in 2007 and has re-introduced the traditional 'Buckby Feast'. In 2008 the event covered a full week and the trust gives the money raised to eligible village organisations. Enquiries can be made at Buckby Newsagents, 4 High Street.

» Contact Hilary Tibbs on 01327 842382

Buckby Walkers

This is a small, informal group of walkers which usually meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from March to November. Walks are usually around 6 miles with a pub lunch. The notice board opposite the Peep Hole has walk details during the week before.

» Contact Rick Bunnage on 01327 842004 or at pytchleydr@talktalk.net

Children's Recreation Committee

This recently re-constituted committee (Charity no 304219) now runs and maintains the recreation field in Station Road. It has plans to make major improvements to the area over the coming years.

» Contact Steve Ball, Chairman on 01327 844784 or at lbrec@live.co.uk

Community Centre

The Community Centre is a registered charity (No 271609)and is run by a committee of trustees. It provides the residents of the district with a meeting place for many different activities. The facilities, which are in Station Road, can be hired out for private or public functions.

» Contact Chris Culbert - Centre Secretary on 01327 844753 or at culbertchristine2@btinternet.com

Conservative Party

The Long Buckby and District Conservative branch promotes political and social activities in support of the Conservative Party and local community.

» Contact Sandra Russell - Branch Secretary on 01327 843295 or at sandrarussell@talktalk.net

Cricket Club

The club consists of three senior sides. Two play in the Northamptonshire Cricket League on Saturdays and one in the Rugby and District Mid-Week League. Friendly matches are often arranged on Sundays. There are also three junior sides ; under 11s, under 13s, and under 15s with practice sessions usually on Monday and Thursday evenings during the season.

» Contact Contact David Wykes - Club Secretary on 07944 331315 or at wykesdavid@btinternet.com

Darby and Joan Club

The club holds regular social meetings and outings for anyone aged 50 or over. Meetings are held on alternate Tuesdays in the Community Centre, Station Road from 2.30 to 4.00 p.m.

» Contact Chris Berry - Chairperson on 01327 843307 or at cberry17@aol.com

Ecological Society

The Long Buckby Ecological Society is an informal group with an interest in Natural History generally and the animal and plant life of Long Buckby parish in particular. See also Long Buckby Wildlife section on this website.

» Contact Nick Roberts on 01327 - 844188 or at nckroberts@hotmail.com

Football Club

The Association Football Club fields two senior sides and one youth team. The first team plays in the United Counties Premier League.

The club pitch and the licensed club house are part of the village sportsfield in Station Road. For more information see the club website.

The Junior Club has its own website. The address is www.clubwebsite.co.uk/longbuckbyafcjuniors/

» Contact Dave Austin - Secretary on 01327 842788 or 1771

» http://www.longbuckbyafc.co.uk

Gardening Club

The Long Buckby and District Gardening Club meets at the Rugby Club on the second Tuesday in the month from September to May for talks and sociable evenings. During the summer months visits are arranged and members' own gardens may be opened.

The club chairperson is David Croston, The Old Fountain, 25 High Street, NN6 7RE.

» Contact Marilyn Bunnage - Club Secretary on 01327-842004 or at pytchleydr@talktalk.net

Grass Court Tennis Association

The association runs an annual Tournament for two days in mid-July on the Sports Field, Station Road. This has been going for over 100 years and is well supported in the County and beyond. Entrants and spectators are always very welcome and there is a junior section.

» Contact Keith Thompson on 01327 843526 or at keith.thompson@farmline.com

Hockey Club

Long Buckby Hockey Club fields several teams. The first team plays in the Warwickshire Division 2 and the second team in the Warwickshire Division 4 both on Saturdays. A mixed team also plays in a Saturday league and the Juniors play on Sundays. The club also runs a badgers team. Training is on Thursday evenings.

All home fixtures are played on an artificial surface at William Parker School, Daventry. New players are welcome.

» Contact Ben Newton - Club Secretary on 07796 278778

» www.longbuckbyhockeyclub.co.uk

Labour Party

The local party holds occasional meetings with speakers or discussions on various aspects of politics. The party also periodically produces a newsletter for the village, 'The Bugle'.

» Contact Chris Myers on 01327-843892 or at csmyers@onetel.net

Liberal Democrats

The Daventry Liberal Democrats hold regular meetings in the village to which all members are invited. We also deliver a Focus newsletter to as many residents as we can during the year to highlight what we do as a local group in Daventry District and the County.

For more information, please go through our web site - www.daventrylibdems.org.uk

» Contact Neil Farmer on 01327 843793

Local History Society

The society runs a programme of talks, members evenings and visits. Club nights are usually on the third Wednesday of the month but this can vary. Meetings are held in the main hall at the Community Centre.

In addition the Society has a small museum at the Community Centre which is opened on the first Sunday in the month from May to October. Private visits can also be arranged.

» Contact Val Waldron on 01327-844699 or at val.waldron@virgin.net

» www.longbuckbymuseum.co.uk

Machine Knitters

The aim of this group is to practice and encourage the craft of machine knitting. We meet on the second Monday of each month from 2.00 - 4.00 pm in the United Reform Church hall. We often have speakers and there is a small charge to cover costs.

» Contact Wendy Piper on 01327 842335 or at w.p.piper@talk21.com

Make-It-Mondays

The group is a small one which meets most Monday afternoons from 2.00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. in the United Reform Church small room. The members are enthusiastic needlewomen of varying skill levels who help and encourage each other with their individual projects. Social chat and discussion are an important element of the sessions!

» Contact Beryl Davis on 01327-842021

Mill Park

The group maintains Willow Mill Pocket Park which is a the bottom of Mill Hill in West Street. Development projects are run to encourage plant, animal or bird life. There are also occasional fun events.

Helpers of any age or ability are always welcome. Working parties are usually the first Sunday in the Month (10.00 am to 12.00). Ring Mike (843885)

» Contact Jayne Louise Bassett on 01327-843385 or at jaynelouise22@hotmail.com

Mums and Babies

A chance to get to know other mums, dads, babies and toddlers. We meet for tea, coffee and biscuits in the Baptist Church lounge on the Market Place on Tuesdays between 10.30 –12.00 noon. Anyone caring for a baby or toddler is welcome to bring them along.