Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

It’s warm now ~ but what about this winter?

Save money and enjoy a warmer home this winter by keeping the heat in and the cold out with lightweight interior window inserts. These low cost yet high quality insulating inserts will pay for themselves in two heating seasons. One third of them will be free or discounted to be…
Indoors or out, it’s all about adventure this July at the library

The next meeting of Elkins Public Library Board of Trustees is on Monday, July 15, at 6 pm. The library is closed on July 4 for Independence Day. Summer at Elkins Public Library means our focus is summer reading for all ages. This year, our summer reading program is going…
Smoothing life’s road

It’s no news that the road can get more bumpy as we get older. Life’s often a pretty bumpy road anyway these days. Ignoring the bumps has become more challenging. The beauty of the natural world around us can provide a distraction, less so for me at 81 now that…
Food Pantry raffling off donated bench

We’re raffling off a bench donated to the Loudon Food Pantry by Sheran’s Concrete. Ticket prices and packages range from $1 for 1 ticket up to $200 for 280 tickets. You can purchase tickets at loudonfoodpantry.org or at the pantry (Huckleberry Business Park, Unit D, 30 Chichester Road in Loudon)…
Two experts to lead presentation on watersheds ~ and mitigating cyanobacteria

On Saturday, July 20, at 10 am at the home of Glen and Kitty Rodgers on the shores of Hot Hole Pond (7505 School Street, Loudon), the Friends of Hot Hole Pond will host a program titled, “Protecting Our Ponds: Understanding Watersheds and Cyanobacteria.” The speakers are Nisa Marks, NH…
Please join us for the Canterbury Community Blueberry Pick-nic

Bring your lunch and join neighbors for a community PICK-nic at Hackleboro Orchard on Sunday, July 21, at 11 am. Meet for a picnic up front by the farm animals, and then enjoy blueberry picking at the far berry patch. Sponsored by the Canterbury United Community Church as part of…
Join us Wednesdays at the Farmers Market!

Please join us on Wednesday afternoons in July from 4 to 6:30 in the meadow and parking area next to Elkins Public Library for the Canterbury Farmers Market. We’ll be there for you with our wonderful vendors, musicians, and good company — summer weather permitting, that is. Check our FB…
You can register to vote on July 15!

The Supervisors of the Checklist will be in session at the Meeting House from 4:30 pm to 5 pm on Monday, July 15, to make additions and corrections to the checklist in addition to registering new voters. No change in party affiliation will be accepted at this time.
See you at our awesome fair on July 27!

As always, this year’s Canterbury Fair begins at 9 am with the ringing of the church bells on the last Saturday in July—the 27th this year. The 5K Woodchuck Classic and 2k Chipmunk Scramble start the day on the right foot. Ready, set, GO! The fair will also feature children’s…
Summer at the Canterbury Church

Worship, every Sunday, 10 to 11 am. Please join us! Community fellowship offering following. Coffee, snacks and friendly conversation in the Parish House. Strength and Stretch classes, Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30 am in the Parish House. Ongoing and free. New folks always welcome! Shaker Hand Pie baking, Parish House kitchen,…