Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

Watch for notices on Ayers Road work

Roadside mowing was completed including mowing of the parking area and Right of Way to the beach at the Riverland Conservation Area. Pike Corporation will be working on Ayers Road repairing a culvert. We will post notices on when any work will be done. The Board of Selectmen will meet…
What a great day for a daydream!

Dear Friends, As we lean into the last weeks of summer under milkweed skies and drifting monarch butterflies, I hope you get some time to daydream. It may be a lost art today, since we are so often rewarded for producing and consuming, and above all, being busy. A few weeks…
The Old Man book club ~ and more ~ resumes at the library in September

The next meeting of Elkins Public Library Board of Trustees is on Monday, Sept. 16, at 6 pm. The library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day. Congratulations to Miss Cheryl and the whole EPL team for hosting the most amazing Summer Reading Program this year! Our participation…
Elkins Library speaker series rocks on

These events will all be held in the Town Hall! Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6 pm: Around the World with Jim and Isobel: A Travelog. Jim and Isobel went around the world in 6 weeks, created their own itinerary, and lived out of backpacks. No big tour groups, no big…
Youth soccer seeks help, gears up!

Join the Canterbury Youth Soccer fun this season. Registration opened July 18 and it closes on Sept. 1. Don’t miss out! Secure your child’s spot as soon as possible. Practices kick off the week of Sept. 8 and run through Oct. 26. *Please note, the 2024 practice schedule may be adjusted…
Loudon Food Pantry provides for 4,494 meals

Food Pantry provides for 4,494 meals in June In June, the Loudon Food Pantry gave out enough food to 218 individuals for them to prepare 4,494 meals. Of these people, 104 were aged 60 and older (48 percent), 44 were aged 18 or under (20 percent), and 70 were between…
Oooo! A Farmers Market quiz!

Here is a Market Quiz. Out of the following list, what can’t you find at the Canterbury Farmers Market? Orchard fruits, fresh eggs from happy hens, tomatoes, maple candy, pasture raised meats, fresh frozen fish, sourdough bread, cookies and baked goods, corn, bagels, maple syrup, pasture raised meat, lettuce, fruit…
NOFA-NH & Brookford Farm offer “Fun on the Farm” on Aug. 1

Join The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire (NOFA-NH) for a summer evening of fun at Brookford Farm on Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 pm. (Doors open at 5:30.) Bring your lawn chairs/blankets and listen to some live music in the farm fields. Fox + Fern will be…
Ailing maple tree in Center comes down

An ailing maple tree in the Center came down yesterday due to concerns that it was rotting and posing a threat to power lines if it fell toward the road and the Center Cemetery if it fell to the south. The work was done by Asplundh, the tree removal company,…
A day for kids to play ~ and reconnect

Join friends at Canterbury Elementary School’s community playground for Swings and Donuts on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 9 am. Come for the free donut or just to play. This is a great opportunity for kids to reconnect with school friends over the summer, while adults catch up. Event sponsored by…