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©Kirton News 2025
The Editor's Letter
As I write this, Summer is very much still with us but most of you will read this as September beckons! A recurrent theme in my letters is how fast time flies by and not to disappoint, it also features this month too!
As you will see from the front cover, Kirton News has been in publication for 60 years this year. I can only claim to have played a small part by being Editor for the last 7 and a half of those 60 years but that doesn’t diminish how proud I am to do so.
I wish I could name all the people who have been involved in bringing this publication into the homes of Kirton over the past 6 decades but sadly I can’t. Most are no longer with us but were involved out of the goodness of their hearts and a wish to be of service to our community. I’m hoping that over the years the magazine has served as a bond between us all and even though in 2025, when the internet is King, printed (and delivered) village magazines prove that the written word is still very much appreciated. Betty Pinder wrote in the June 1997 edition – ‘All the work done by the magazine team, the band of distributors, our magazine designer, advertisers and generous donors make us unique. You have all done well.’
I have a back catalogue of copies dating back to March 1996 but if anyone out there has any earlier copies, I would love to see them. Please contact me if you are happy for them to be kept in our archive! Looking back over the issues from the 90’s, I notice that the layout is still very similar and it’s always bittersweet to see those Kirton businesses that were so recognisable – Woolfair, Lewis & Kime, The Merry Monk, Jessops, The Villager Fruit Shop, to name a few.
We have some autumnal events and groups to share in this issue and Maxine Hezzell features as our Meet the Local!
If you have anything you’d like to say, someone you’d like to thank, a poem, recipe or a puzzle you’d like to share, get in touch! I’m always contactable at Editor@kirtonnews.co.uk.
Take care of yourselves and each other.
