Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

  • Give ~ and get! ~ at the annual plant swap

    The Annual Canterbury Plant Swap will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 6 to 7 pm at the gazebo in the center of town. Bring your labeled, divided perennials, bulbs, and natives, or extra flower and vegetable seedlings you might have. Due to the transmission of the invasive jumping…

  • Please join in our Memorial Day observance

    Our Canterbury Memorial Day Service will be held in the Center on Monday, May 27. The parade starts at 10 am. Let us gather together to remember and recognize America’s veterans who died while serving in the United States armed forces. This year we will honor the fallen with our…

  • At the Canterbury Church in coming days …

    Breakfast Church: Sunday, April 28, 10 am, in the Parish House, located behind the Country Store in the Center. Potluck! Bring some food or drink to share! Worship, every Sunday, 10 to 11 am in the church, followed by open fellowship upstairs in the Parish House at about 11:10. Children’s…

  • How will you bring in May this year?

    How will you bring in May this year? I have happy memories of rolling up construction paper cones and attaching string handles with way too much tape. Then on the first of May we’d fill them with early spring flowers, and oh-so-sneakily hang them on our neighbors’ door knobs, ring…

  • Please consider a donation to support the newsletter

    The costs of bringing you the Canterbury Newsletter increased substantially last year, largely because of a 24% increase in our mailing costs. Printing costs increased too — but that’s because we’re getting more and more content for the newsletter, which we welcome. The newsletter is supported by a combination of…

  • Students, apply for your Canterbury Fund scholarship before May 31!

    The Canterbury Fund is a charitable trust, administered by the trustees of the Canterbury United Community Church, who also act as trustees of the Canterbury Fund. The Canterbury Fund is primarily funded through the Canterbury Fair. The Declaration of Trust of the Canterbury Fund, as amended, states that: “The purposes…

  • Thanks to all who cleaned our roadsides!

    Thanks to all who cleaned our roadsides!

    A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Townwide Roadside Cleanup! The weather gods helped melt the snow, it didn’t rain, and as a result, our roadsides look fabulous. As a result of the awesome article placement in April’s newsletter, more than a dozen new participants signed…

  • Thanks to Evan Hauptman for his service

    The Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s office will be closed Wednesday, May 8, for training. They will also be closed, along with the Town Office, on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. Evan Hauptman, a valued member of our Highway Department, resigned in April to pursue a career as a self-employed contractor.…

  • Housing, Land Use are topics of May meeting

    The Canterbury Planning Board will be presenting the Master Plan draft chapters on Housing and Land Use at a public hearing in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, May 14, starting at 6.30 pm, with refreshments as before. The board thanks everyone for participating over the past years as the work…

  • Your interest in town doings is great to see!

    Your interest in town doings is great to see!

    It is gratifying to see that the videos of Selectboard meetings posted by Edgar Rivera, on YouTube Libertad Press NE, have been getting 200+ views! Equally satisfying to be stopped at the Elkins Library, the Canterbury Store, or the Transfer Station by neighbors who have questions about something they saw,…