Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

Canterbury Fair

There aren’t really thanks adequate for all the hours and hard work everyone puts in, and Fair 2024 was no exception. We thought you might like to know where all that money goes after the hard work. The 2024 Fair $$ went to two Belmont seniors who had worked on…
Two delicious ways to support your favorite library – chocolate and charcuterie

The FOEPL (Friends of Elkins Public Library) Chocolate Raffle Basket will be on display in the library until Thursday, Nov. 7. Tickets will also be available at the Indoor Farmers’ Market at Canterbury Elementary School on Saturday, Nov. 9, where the drawing will take place. The cost is $5 for…
Fire safety, field trips and more at Canterbury Elementary

Fire safety: All Canterbury Elementary School students will be visiting the Canterbury Fire Department in recognition of Fire Prevention Week on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Thank you as always to the FD for the fantastic presentation and hospitality. It is a great collaboration between the school and our local fire department! Field…
Shaker Village offers Ghostly Encounters

While modern audiences view ghost stories as entertainment, the Shakers viewed the spiritual realm as vital to their communal life, which serves as backdrop to Canterbury Shaker Village’s Ghost Encounters on Thursday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 26. “Ghost Encounters tours provide an opportunity for people to learn about spiritualism…
At the Store

Stuart comes in,checks his mail,gets a cup of coffee. Someone shouts“Hey Stuarthow you doing?” “Finest kind”says Stuart.“Finest kind.” ~ Dudley Laufman
Thank you for making the market happen!

This photo is a great snapshot of the Canterbury Farmers Market community — board members, vendors, volunteers, shoppers, little kids and teens, musicians, artists, tree-tappers, bakers, farmers, grandparents and grandkids, folks from Canterbury and friends from farther afield. These are the people who keep our market vibrant, fun, and going…
Spiritual Spirits to rise in cemetery!

Join the fun on a walk through the Center Cemetery as a series of six spirits rise from their graves to talk about their role in Canterbury’s spiritual history! You’ll meet two Shakers, an Osgoodite, a Freewill Baptist … and one unhappy couple! Thursday, Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 18,…
4H Cloverbuds, Rascals start their new year

Our first meeting of the new Cloverbuds year was wonderful! The Cloverbuds played some get-to know you games to start off our year, and since the weather was beautiful we were able to have the whole meeting outside! The children played duck-duck-goose to practice each other’s names and to get…
Significant increase coming in school tax bill

From Town Administrator Ken Folsom and the Board of Selectmen with input from the Shaker Regional School District: At the 2024 March Town Meeting there was discussion on the potential for a significant increase in the school part of the tax rate that will affect the December 2024 tax bill.…
Please complete the survey on solid waste!

The Canterbury Solid Waste Committee is seeking information from ALL town citizens regarding the future of waste disposal in the town. The “cost” of disposal, also called “tipping fees,” continues to increase yearly, over 20% in just 3 years. The “recycling market” is continuing to challenge our methods of collecting and…