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Scrooby is a small village on the River Ryton in north Nottinghamshire, England, near Bawtry in South Yorkshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 329,[1] in 2011 the count was 315[2] and by the 2021 census this had fallen further to 307 residents.[3]
Scrooby Village circa 1911
This site is about Scrooby, North Nottinghamshire; its current events and institutions.
The site should interest residents of Scrooby.
Attention Visitors to Scrooby: Go to the Scrooby Information Hub (The red telephone box on Chapel Lane) and look for the yellow leaflet otherwise a copy of The STAR newsletter where contacts are found on the inside of the first page.
STOP PRESS !!!
A NEW INFORMATION BOARD: The Parish Council get constant requests to publicise Consultations, Conversations, Events and other Information. These are now collected together on a new Scrooby.net Page called Information Board (Notices > Information Board) for your more detailed information.
A VACANCY: One new co-opted Scrooby Parish Councillor is still available. Is that for you !! If so, please contact the Parish Clerk on 07974836978
Cost of Living Support from Bassetlaw District Council; A new advice booklet full of connections is available either in the Scrooby Village Hall or online at: https://www.bcvs.org.uk/costofliving
Dog Walking: A reminder that the Bassetlaw Public Order - Dog Control order is active. Please take your dog poo home or in the special bins provided (which are not Brown Compost Bins)
Tips and Tricks for Energy saving from Misterton and West Stockwith Parish Councils
(Please go to the "Notices > Notice Leaflets" page above to read.)
New Notices or Information : From Scrooby Parish Council:
The next Parish Council meeting will be on Monday, 9th June 2025 at 7:30pm in the Village
Hall. We welcome Jean Ogden as a newly co-opted Parish Councillor.
Look out for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Poster on our Noticeboard.
Re-establishment of the Gibbet Hill Nature Reserve - Please leave the plastic guards in place at the bottom of the new tree roots.
See the Parish Council page above.
Speeding down our very narrow streets. It has been suggested that concerned parishioners could place "20 is Plenty" stickers on their wheelie bins. These can be obtained at https://www.20splenty.org/purchase_wbs
The Environment, Scrooby now has a Flood and a Snow Warden. Go to the Parish Council page for contacts
Public Access to Common Land and other open spaces - A link as follows.
https://www.oss.org.uk/what-local-councils-can-do-for-public-access-to-town-and-countryside
The Scrooby Parish Council has signed up to support The Armed Forces Covenant, covering all those who have served in our Armed Forces and their Families as much as we can.
(Please go to the "Notices > Notice Leaflets" page above to see the full Covenant.)
PLEASE Slow down when using the narrow Village Roads.
PLEASE be mindful of other villagers when entertaining outside.
The Village Defibrillator is fully operational at the Village Hall.
(See "Notices" above for details.)
The Scrooby Tree Planting Plan 2012 is now on the new Scrooby.net website.
See the Parish Council page above.
(Please go to the "Notices > Notice Leaflets" page above to see the notice.)