Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

A sign of spring: Townwide Roadside Cleanup

It’s never too soon to think spring, which means it’s never too soon to sign up for the Townwide Roadside Cleanup. It’s happening on Saturday April 13! The rules are the same as last year, but it’s always helpful if you sign up for your favorite stretch of road by…
“How does YOUR garden grow?”

The Canterbury Garden Club will be meeting on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish House! We will be hearing from four presenters about different types of gardens and how to create/grow our own. From a beautiful crescent garden to hugelkultur gardening, pollinators to starting from scratch, there will…
Recreation Committee seeks input on new offerings

With the success of the Soccer Program and the Halloween event in Canterbury Center, the Canterbury Recreation Committee is looking to provide more to the community. To do this, we are exploring a low-to-no-cost activity for the spring (ultimate frisbee/frisbee golf for the youth of Canterbury) and are also looking…
Tie your hope for peace to the Shaker Village peace tree

Visit Canterbury Shaker Village for an all-ages, outdoor, public art project for peace – a visual celebration of the Shaker core values of non-violence and pacifism. Where: Next to the Meeting House. When: Sunrise to sunset through May 31. How: Pick up a ribbon at the Elkins Public Library, the…
Budget issues to be decided at deliberative session of Town Meeting

The in-person, deliberative session of Town Meeting will be held on Friday, March 15, at the Canterbury Elementary School, 15 Baptist Road, beginning at 7 pm. This is officially called the Second Session. Voters will take up 13 warrant articles, all related to town spending. In addition to the town…
Tax exemption or discount applications due April 15

April is the beginning of the new tax year. Any tax exemption or discount applications are due to the assessor by April 15. The assessor will be visiting properties to review completed work based on building permits that have been issued in the past year. ~ Ken Folsom, Town Administrator
Two longtime firefighters to be honored

The Canterbury Fire Department will host its annual Recognition Ceremony on Monday, March 4, at 6:30 pm at the Canterbury Fire Station. Special honoree will be Geoff “Hubbs” Hubbell, who has served for 25 years. The Fire Department will also host an Open House all day on Friday, March 29,…
Elkins in March: How many libraries do you know that are this lively?

We would like to thank you in advance for your support of the library budget at Town Meeting. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, I invite you to my office for a full review of our budget. ~ Rachel Baker, library director We are so pleased to…
A busy month for the Cloverbuds!

At our February Cloverbuds meeting, the children loved doing Valentine’s Day activities! The children made bookmarks with Valentine’s themes which we are sharing with the community. You can pick up your Valentine’s bookmark at Elkins Public Library. Cloverbud members also joined with the Canterbury Rascals and made cards to deliver…
Food pantry provides for 5,000 meals

In January 2024 the Loudon Food Pantry gave out enough food to 276 individuals for them to prepare 5,238 meals. Of those people, 117 were age 60 and older (42%), 69 were age 18 or under (25%), and 90 were between those ages (33%). Closed and unavailable: It’s time for…