DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE NO. 32 WINTERINGHAM NEWSLETTER

CRIMINAL ACT UNDER FIVES CHRISTMAS

PROTECTED SUCCESS WITH SLEIGH RIDE, BIRD OF PREY FLOAT AT CHURCH FOUND SHOT WINTERTON SERVICES SHOW AND MORE IT Solutions Cyber Security Accounts Software EPOS Solutions Telecoms : 01724 400 303 Hull: 01482 420 373 Scunthorpe: 01724 400 303 Hull: 01482 420 373 hbpsystems.co.uk hbpsystems.co.uk It’s been a wonderful summer of record high temperatures and early harvests. The village played host to a number of villagers’ weddings and saw the birth of lots of gorgeous little babies - congratulations to all! We’ve also welcomed some new residents to the village and we hope they will be very happy here in our very special village.

Front cover picture courtesy of John Wilkinson Photograph below courtesy of Liz Hannah NEW MOWER FOR THE CHURCHYARD

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH CHRISTMAS SERVICES The Carol Service will be on Sunday 16th December at 3.00pm. This will be a service of readings and carols interspersed with musical interludes from people who live in the From the left back row - Pete Williams, village and will end with Alan Walker, John Hatcliff seasonal refreshments From left front row - Lesley Fowler, including mulled wine Malcolm Fowler, Chris Knowles and mince pies. This is an excellent way to get into We present the regular members of the the Christmas spirit so churchyard maintenance team with the please come! new mower which was kindly donated to the Church by Winterton and District On Christmas Day there Lions. We’re very grateful for their support. will be a service of Holy Communion at 9.15 with Three of these people come from outside carols. the village and their help is particularly appreciated. Helpers gather between 9:30 and 11:00 on Tuesday mornings and anyone else who would like to join would be very welcome. PARISH COUNCIL [email protected] Cllr Christine Price (Chair, It’s Your Neighbourhood and NHW Representative) 01724 732177 or [email protected] Cllr Ian Dowson (Vice Chair and CEMEX representative) 01724 732494 or [email protected] ALL SAINTS’ Cllr Bill Bateson (CEMEX Representative and Winterton Landfill Site Liaison) 01724 734828 or [email protected] CHURCH Cllr Stephen Foston (Safety Representative and Parish Council Paths Committee) 01724 732994 or [email protected] CHRISTMAS SERVICES Cllr Will Foord (CEMEX, ERNLLCA, Village Hall and NATS Representative) 07838 166695 or [email protected] Cllr Lewis Kirkby (Snow Warden) 07804911067 or [email protected] Cllr Kay Ashberry (Parish Council Paths Committee member) 01724 735076 or [email protected] Cllr Debbie Fagan 01724 732930 or [email protected] Cllr Stuart Moody 07715 619664 or [email protected] Clerk Holly Scott (ERNLLCA Representative) 01724 721372 or [email protected]

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[email protected] THE VILLAGE CONSERVANCY DAFFODILS AND MORE... For the past eight years, villagers of all ages have enjoyed spending a couple of hours each autumn planting wild daffodil bulbs around the village. We originally started the planting back in 2010 as a way of remembering our friend and neighbour Louis Wainwright who had died earlier that year. Louis’ family and friends began the planting on Low Burgage. Over the years, other people have asked if they could join in - and so the tradition began. We’ve now planted over 40,000 bulbs.

Since we started this initiative, people have always asked, ‘Why do you just plant daffodils? What about trees, hedges, wild flowers?’ The answer is simple - daffodils are easy. With the help of the Mighty Burgage Band, the Post Office, Olive and Elsie helping plant daffodils the Bay Horse pub and the butchers, we raise money, order the bulbs and then plant them. Providing the grass cutters don’t mow them down, they’ll be there for future generations to enjoy.

Despite my best efforts to ‘keep things simple’ I do understand that if we really want to make a difference for wildlife in the village, we do need to be far more ambitious. So this year a few of us have got together and formed what we’ve called The Village Conservancy. Its role is simple: to defend, restore and improve the natural environment of our village. (To avoid disappointment and further disruption of our meetings, please do not confuse us with The Village Naturist Society which is a different thing altogether). Here are some examples of the things we’ve been getting up to:

Bird boxes – as you read this, men are busy in their sheds making bird boxes ready for next spring. Bruce Calvert-Toulmin and Phil Atkinson have set themselves a target of making 40 boxes for installation around the village. Geoff Eyre is working on some custom-made front plates to protect the entry hole. These are top-drawer boxes – made to British Trust for Ornithology specifications. The boxes will go on sale to Winteringham residents at a discount price. Because the boxes are intended to improve habitat in the village, we hope to offer a free installation service.

Tree planting and hedges – Malcolm Fowler has been working with officers from North Lincs Council to assess the possibilities for restoring and extending the habitat provided by trees and hedges. This is a long-term project, but to set things going, we’ll be Bruce working on the bird boxes planting 30 feet of hedging that’s been grown by Bill and Maggie Bateson. We’re going to add it to the planting close to the bench where meets the A1077.

Footpaths – Nigel Douse has offered to provide the Parish Council with routine update on any issues with footpaths on the village’s Definitive Map. We will also be submitting ideas for extending and improving the existing network. Education and Awareness Raising– Simon has offered to write a seasonal wildlife report for this newsletter. We’ll also be offering to make presentations to other local groups.

Hedgehogs – We’ll be looking for practical ways to support Nyree Borrill in her work in the village with hedgehogs (see previous edition of this newsletter).

Wild daffodils - Finally, we’ll be continuing with the annual daffodil planting. This year we’ll be putting bulbs in at the junction of Marsh Lane/Western Green and the top end of High Burgage. Particular thanks to Bruce and Sue Calvert-Toulmin who very generously made a one-off donation to make up for the money that we lost when the collection box was stolen from the butchers back in March.

If you want to get involved in the work of the Conservancy you can email us at: [email protected] Mike Pinnock CHRISTMAS BIN COLLECTIONS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES

FRIDAY 28TH DECEMBER - BURGUNDY (PLASTIC & CARDBOARD)

THURSDAY 3RD JANUARY - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES

THURSDAY 10TH JANUARY - BURGUNDY (PLASTIC & CARDBOARD)

THURSDAY 17TH JANUARY - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES

THURSDAY 24TH JANUARY - BROWN GARDEN WASTE

THURSDAY 7TH FEBRUARY - BROWN GARDEN WASTE RUN FOR EVA WELL DONE CHRISSIE! A huge congratulations to Christine Bowers, the lady with the very bright running leggings, who you may have seen all summer sprinting around the village training for her first (and possibly last!!) marathon. Having never done anything like this before, she bravely challenged herself to train for the Hull Marathon in September in aid of a very special little girl, who attends Winteringham Primary School. Eva has ‘Peters Anomaly’, a rare congenital disorder of the eye, which has resulted in her being blind in her right eye and with deteriorating vision in her left eye that will eventually lead to her being completely blind. Chrissie has said, “For such a young age this amazing girl continues to awe all around her with her resilience and does not let anything set her back from being who she wants to be.” Chrissie wants to thanks everyone who sponsored her, followed her progress around Hull during the marathon and to every single person that honked or waved during her arduous hours running around the village. Chrissie has raised £3382 for Eva and Eva’s parents have now ordered Braille books and kitchen equipment like talking scales, drink measures, pen reader which you label tins, clothes, dvds etc. These verbally tell Eva what things are. They are waiting for the visual impairment team to do some work with Eva with more advanced Braille writers to see which suits her more. These are like the laptop equivalent of a typewriter which will help her as she progresses through school. With the money, they are also hoping to get some sensory equipment for home too like special lighting for her room. Eva’s parents would like to say how grateful they are both to Chrissie and to everyone who generously donated. WINTERINGHAM PRIMARY FIRST SCHOOL TRIP OF THE TERM It’s been a busy start to the year at Winteringham Primary school with a new in-take of children who joined the school in September and a move up of class or year for all of the existing students. As we move towards a busy time for the school and the children over Christmas, here’s a couple of things they’ve been up to in the first term of the year.

The Harvest Festival celebration at Winteringham Primary School is always a lovely event which brings together students, teachers, parents and families. And this year was no exception! Harvest Festival produce The festival celebrations began with an auction of fruit and vegetables, many of which were donated by Sally and Alan Smith, as well as a number of green-fingered parents of students at the school. All of the money raised from the auction, and the festival as a whole, allows the school to fund their luncheon clubs for the rest of the year.

Following the auction, students from each year group treated the audience to a poem or song about the Harvest Festival which were wonderfully performed by everyone involved.

The newest students at Winteringham Primary School, Class 1, were treated to their first ever school trip this year as they visited Normanby Hall for the day.

Residents of Winteringham will no doubt be familiar with the sights and activities on offer at Normanby, but very few of them will have got their hands dirty before with a bug hunt throughout the grounds which is what the children found themselves doing on their trip! Class 1 at Normanby Hall As with all of the school’s trips, the children had a fantastic time and Normanby Hall proved to be an excellent location for their first school adventure.

In November, the children learnt about Armistice Day and the marking of 100 years since the end of World War One taking part in themed activities in class. They were able to buy a Poppy in school and some children took part in the Remembrance Day event in the village. A group of children stepped up to the Cenotaph to lay a wreath in a moving ceremony that brought the school and the villagers together. A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE ALL THINGS NATURE What would be your most iconic bird of our village and local area? It would need to be a bird for all seasons and not one of our exotic part- timers? I think my list would be: the beautifully coloured Shelduck, the dancing Marsh Harrier, the enigmatic Tree Sparrow, the haunting Curlew or perhaps the boisterous murmuring Starling? I will ask about and have your opinions for the next newsletter.

From my ramblings in and around our village I reckon we have had a poor year for butterflies? I am no expert but there seems to have been very few numbers other than the Large and Small Whites. We have had a great summer for them and we Pictures courtesy of Leanne Howson have many wild habitats and gardens to attract them, but they are particularly susceptible to pesticides. Along with bees they are great pollinators. One favourite is the Comma but I only saw two. A particularly good spot seems to be the footpath above Whitton Ashes wood, southwest from Whitton village.

A very successful predator that lives locally is the Peregrine falcon. Perhaps the fastest bird and it needs to be to catch the numerous pigeons around the village. I know of two local nests this summer, one between the village and Winterton and the other on one of the Bridge towers, some 155m high. I am not a great fan of the Peregrine although I admire its creation as a beautiful part of nature.

To me one of the most magical mammal species we have around the village is the beautiful and elegant Brown Hare. We are very fortunate to be able to see it so easily as most have never seen one. It is tricky to see because it is secretive, elusive and crepuscular; a lovely word meaning, it appears or is active at dawn and dusk. (Children - why not try and use this word at school!) This is another protected species and the old sport of hare coursing ended in 2005. More about hares next time. Simon

For the first time in well over 10 years, Winteringham is once again home to a Michelin Star restaurant. The Michelin Guide is released and revised each year and it awards stars to restaurants it deems worthy, choosing just a handful across the country – and this year Winteringham Fields has joined the acclaimed list. Before the current owners, Colin and Bex McGurran, took over the restaurant in 2005, Winteringham Fields had once held two stars under the stewardship of Annie and Germain Schwab, but, as is commonplace, these were lost as the change of ownership took place. However, after years of hard work the team visited in October 2018 to attend a star-studded award ceremony where the Michelin Star was formerly announced and Winteringham can take its place officially on the culinary map once again. TALES FROM THE RIVERBANK NOT SO LUCKY On the morning of Sunday 9th September an injured juvenile marsh harrier was found by a dog walker on the bankside footpath midway between The Haven and the northern end of Booth Nooking Lane.

Over the course of the afternoon a number of villagers were involved in trying to rescue the bird. I christened him Lucky.

Lucky, because he’d landed in a spot where he was likely to be found. Lucky, because the lady who found him called for help and stayed with him until support arrived. Lucky, because Samantha, from the RSPCA was prepared to drive 80 miles, don her waders and free him from the brambles in the ditch where he’d become entangled. And Lucky, because he was taken into the expert care of Alison Charles and her team at the East Winch Wildlife Centre near Boston.

Sadly, this is where Lucky’s luck ran out. Despite the best efforts of the RSPCA team, he died later that evening. An X-ray revealed that he’d been shot. He still had a piece of shot lodged in one of his wings. He’d been unable to feed himself and he’d used up all his energy trying to free himself - so he died of starvation and exhaustion. It is a criminal offence to kill, injure or take a wild bird (with few exceptions). Organisations as diverse as the RSPB and BASC have actively campaigned to rid our countryside of all forms of wildlife crime - including the shooting of birds of prey. This event is a stark reminder that raptor persecution isn’t just something that goes on in remote grouse moors. It’s something that can happen here – close to our village.

The shooting was reported to the police (Crime Number 16/115793/18). If you have any information about this incident our local Rural Crime Officer is PC Neil Stovin. Neil can be contacted at [email protected]. The shot recovered from the wing has been sent to a ballistics expert as it could provide a clue as to what sort of shooter was responsible.

We’re fortunate that we can enjoy the sight of marsh harriers in and around our village. By early ‘70s this species was virtually extinct in - with just one breeding pair recorded on a reserve in Suffolk. The banning of DDT in 1972 has allowed the population to slowly recover. Fortunately for us the Humber Estuary has become a favoured breeding spot for this iconic bird.

Perhaps if this event raises awareness of the need to protect the wildlife we share our village with, Lucky’s death will not have been in vain. WINTERINGHAM UNDER FIVES WINNING FLOAT!

After a wonderfully sunny summer break, September soon arrived and with it came the start of a new term at Winteringham Under Fives. We’ve welcomed four new children who have joined us to start their learning adventures and make lots of new friends.

It was a successful end to the summer term back in July with Winteringham Under Fives “On the Farm” float not only winning the infants age category, but also bringing home the trophy for ‘Best in Show’ at Winterton Show!

This is a really fantastic achievement for our small village playgroup. Thank you to all those adults and children who contributed in any way to this year’s float, whether this was making artwork, helping to put the float together or dressing up and appearing on the float on show day! Without the time and effort put in by our volunteers this would not have been possible.

Spurred on by our success we are already planning our float for Winterton Show 2019! Thank you to Winteringham Methodist Church who invited Winteringham Under Fives to join them on their annual fundraising sponsored walk and barbeque in July. Lots of children, parents, grandparents, babies in prams and some four-legged friends joined members of the Methodist church to walk (and run, skip and hop!) the route around the village. We raised a great amount for both charities and the Under Fives have been able to use our share to pay for the children’s Christmas trip to The Pink Pig Farm in December.

Right at the end of the summer term Winteringham Under Fives received the somewhat dreaded, but anticipated call from OFSTED. Staff members and the Under Fives Committee pulled together in preparation for the inspection and we are very happy to report that lots of positive feedback was received from OFSTED with Winteringham Under Fives retaining its “Good” rating. OFSTED particularly praised the positive way in which staff help to promote children’s mathematical development; and the good behaviour of the children and the way in which they learn to share, have consideration for others, patience and good listening skills.

We’ll be taking a walk on the wild side when Lion Learners visit Winteringham Under Fives in November. This is an exciting opportunity for the children to meet and interact with a range of unusual and exotic animals including a bearded dragon and a giant millipede! Will anyone be brave enough to hold the corn snake?

We have lots of exciting events planned in December - the children will be going on a Christmas Woodland Adventure at The Pink Pig Farm for our Christmas trip. Family and friends will be sure to get that festive feeling after watching our Nativity Concert, which is always entertaining, never predictable and is a great fundraiser for the children’s Christmas party too! Winteringham always looks forward to the Christmas village tradition that is our Santa’s Sleigh tour, organised by Winteringham Under Fives and taking place this year on Sunday 9th December.

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Please take a few minutes to ensure your property is not an easy target for criminals by taking a few simple steps.

Have I left any windows open? Leaving an easy accessible window open when you’re away or at home is an access route for a burglar to let themselves into your property. So lock all windows when not at home and at night. Also, products like a window vibration alarm are perfect for extra peace of mind.

Are all my doors locked and secure? Leaving your door open or unlocked is an easy way any burglar can sneak their way into your property. Ensure doors are locked and secure even when at home. Fitting door handle alarms can indicate if someone is trying the door to enter your property.

Am I at risk of a two in one burglary? A two in one burglary is a house burglary where car keys are taken and the car stolen. Keys left in view are an open invitation, do not place them on a hook or bowl on the side. Keep your keys out of sight and take them up to bed at night.

Is my shed or garage vulnerable in any way? Over the darker evenings/nights it is easy to forget about the shed, garage or summer house. These can hold vulnerable goods so please ensure they are locked and properly secure. Mark all large items with your postcode as this acts as a deterrent. Products like a shed alarm are very useful for extra security.

Please be vigilant and report anything suspicious to 101 WOMEN’S INSTITUTE CELEBRATING 91ST BIRTHDAY Our Women’s Institute continues to have a very varied programme of speakers and demonstrators. In August, Simon Forrest of The Samaritans came to talk to us about the work from their base in Scunthorpe. It was quite an insight into an organisation which many of us had heard of but had never actually used. Simon spoke about the training required and had brought with him his son who is starting to undertake their training. A very thought provoking evening. The Samaritans rely on fundraising and we found out that they have a charity shop in Ashby.

In September we headed over to Winterton Church for a showing of the film, Suffragette, which was shown in connection with the monthly film night at the Church. This film showed quite graphically what the Suffragette movement was all about and how much effort and hardship went into raising the issue of women securing the right to vote. A very telling moment was at the end of the film detailing how some countries had still not given women the right to vote until relatively recent years.

We celebrated our 91st Birthday in October with a visit from Special Edition Chocolates and chocolate cake! We will be going out in December for a Christmas Meal, and will have our own Christmas Social for our December meeting at The Village Hall. January will be our Annual Meeting with discussion regarding our Resolutions and subscriptions will be due. We welcome new members to our meetings - this is a good chance to meet up with friends and make new friends if you haven’t been before. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm in The Village Hall. Sally Smith, Secretary 01724 732498 Theft At Christmas

As Christmas gets closer, deals start in shops, and you start buying presents. Please remember to NOT leave presents on display in your cars and at home. Leaving presents on display in your car is an open invite to thieves looking to get their hands on the latest console or phone. It is tempting to leave presents under the tree on the run up to Christmas Day, but remember, all it takes is a thief to walk by your window and see the presents laid out nicely. Leaving boxes from presents for recycling, such as TVs, shows a thief exactly what is inside waiting for them. Don’t become a victim. Keep your presents out of view and enjoy your Christmas!

Rural Touring & Winteringham Music & Arts Committee present Ryan Cook Ryan is a singer/songwriter from Nova Scotia, Canada. He has released four studio albums, three of which have been nominated for the Music Nova Scotia Awards “Album of the Year”.

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I realise times have moved on and there is a lot of pressure on modern families: spare time for some is in short supply. But, to keep facilities that people worked hard to build in a small community, we really need residents to commit a little time and energy so that we do not lose them.

The village hall committee is in need of a secretary and also new members who will bring fresh ideas and perspectives on how to generate money and move the hall forward. Committing to voluntary work can be a fun experience and enables villagers to get to know different people in the area as well as helping the community.

It is not only the village hall which requires assistance: the Parish Council will no doubt seek new councillors in May when residents have the opportunity to put themselves forward for election to this local government institution.

If you would like to find out more about these voluntary positions, please contact Lesley Fowler on 732525 for the village hall or Chrissy Price on 07500 068126 for the Parish Council. Tina Quibell MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL MAY FOLD IF NOT SUPPORTED We didn’t expect this year’s festival could reach the heady heights of the medieval weekend last year as we were back to the usual format of gigs and art exhibition, but as it turned out the quality of acts overall was probably the best we have put together over the last 5 years.

I must admit I didn’t think I was going to enjoy Kriz Garrick on the Friday night, but how wrong could I be. He was fantastic with his light and screen show depicting scenes from the 70s, adverts etc. We were all singing along and some of the audience up and dancing.

Jackie Marie was Saturday night’s gig - what a voice! She was covering songs from the 60s onwards and treated us to a 4 song encore including one of her own songs which was top of one of the download charts worldwide.

Both of these gigs were only £5 entry, but disappointingly very few people turned up meaning we made a very big loss on those two events.

Sunday afternoon we were in the church for the Lyndhurst Singers. What an amazing concert and the church with its fantastic acoustics makes for a wonderful setting. Their programme of songs of Remembrance and Hope has been put together for this special year commemorating 100 years of the end of WWI. The first half of the concert contained more classical pieces whilst the second had arrangements of more popular songs such as Shenandoah and The Parting Glass.

Alfie Moore made a welcome return on the Sunday evening and we had a full house with people coming from as far away as Leeds, Burnley, . Beware, all the audience now know how to ‘get away with murder’ as Alison Bell can testify, she put out a contract on Martin, had him murdered and is still free to roam the village!! Fortunately it was only role play and Martin is fit and well - thanks for being such good sports when picked upon.

Apart from Alfie’s gig and the excellent Art Exhibition which had a steady footfall of people especially on the Saturday, the number of people attending this year was poor and a great deal of money was lost. We don’t get funding to help us put on the three day event. We did get a start up grant from North Lincs in our first year and of course the large grant from the lottery last year, but other years we are dependant upon small donations we have had from local businesses for which we are very grateful but they go nowhere near covering all the expenses of such an event. So we have a quandary, do we put up the entry fees to events? We try to keep ticket prices down. Alfie for example would cost usually £15+ elsewhere depending upon venue compared to our £12.50. Only 15 people at Jackie Marie, putting the prices up a little would not help I feel. Why don’t people come? We obviously aren’t putting on what people want to see - so what will people come and support us with? We would love to hear from you with any suggestions.

Running a three day event costs a great deal in infrastructural costs such as insurance, first aid to all events, venue and equipment hire, sound techs etc and so reluctantly the committee have decided to change to single gigs throughout the year. This will be far less costly and far less work for the ageing committee - average age must be 70+!

Perhaps live events are not what people want these days when so much is available in our own homes. Please try and support us and we would love to hear any suggestions about artists or to have help organising. To all those people who help with stewarding, car parking and furniture removing each year. A big thank you to them.

If the festival in its new format does not get your support then reluctantly we will have to fold.

Kay Ashberry FUNDRAISING FOR AARON DECATHLON CHALLENGE

Two sisters took on an incredible sporting challenge this summer, raising money for Aaron’s Battle. Aaron was a young lad from Barton upon Humber, who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of 28. Aaron had been repeatedly misdiagnosed with hayfever, so by the time the cancer was discovered, it had spread throughout his body. Inspired by Aaron’s strength and determination to beat cancer, Evie and Amelie Spencer decided to fundraise to pay for his ongoing treatment. They participated in 10 different sporting activities giving their own twist on a decathlon. Over a weekend in August they completed an hour’s badminton, 1.5km kayak, approx. an hours sailing, a circuit of 4 activities (trampolining, speed bounce, shooting hoops and mini hurdles), 5km bike ride, 500m swim and a 5km walk over the Humber Bridge. They faced some very gusty conditions whilst sailing and a lot of sibling rivalry but raised an impressive £540 for Aaron.

Aaron sadly lost his battle with cancer in September, but it was his wish to see the charity continue fundraising to help others in need.

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Cream scones, homemade cakes & raffle NOTES FROM THE PARISH PLANNING DEVELOPMENT UPDATE It’s hard to believe that we’re almost at the close of another year and it’s been a busy one for the Parish Council. Unfortunately, Mrs Pat Hatton had to step down as she was moving out of the area, but we were fortunate to have 4 applicants for her position and although they were all excellent candidates we only had one space to fill. Our new co-opted Parish Councillor is Stuart Moody. He will take up his position at the next meeting in December and we look forward to welcoming him at this important time.

As you may be aware we have had an outline planning application for a large development of housing on Silver Street and another application is expected for 40+ houses off Winterton Road. This would amount to an almost 20% increase in the size of the village so would have an enormous impact on all fronts from services, schools, drainage and traffic. So we urge you to put your comments into the planning department at North Lincs Council. It’s with this in mind that the Parish Council has set up a community meeting on 3rd December for all the village. The first part will be taken up by the recent flooding in the village and will be attended by the Environment Agency, NLC and Anglian Water. We then propose at 8pm the second part of the meeting will be an open forum for discussion about the Silver Street development. Please help us by coming along as this is your chance to help decide what the outcome should be. It is going to be a busy year ahead and the Parish Council needs to know your views. Our meetings are open to members of the public and your input is vital.

We also have local elections looming on 2nd May 2019 so if you want to get involved in the future of our lovely village why not think of standing as part of our Parish Council at the elections.

I look forward to meeting you in the Village Hall on 3rd December. It’s an important evening so please put it in your diaries. Chrissy Price - Chair, Winteringham Parish Council CHAPEL NEWS FUNDRAISING FOR CLEAN WATER

The conclusion of our Chapel’s 40th celebrations. A big thank you to everyone who helped us with our “Turn on the Tap“ evening. A record sum of £210 was sent to the charity to help provide water purifiers in certain under-developed countries. We encourage people to collect small change throughout the year then each August we have an evening for collecting and counting. Thank you for your help this year and in the past.

Our annual sponsored walk was a huge success. This year we split the proceeds of £733 equally between the Chapel and the village Under Fives. It was so good to see so many families join in and we would encourage them and welcome them to join us, especially each third Sunday at 10.30am when our services are put together to suit all ages.

This year we have celebrated 40 years of the Chapel in Low Burgage. Thankfully we have a lovely modern building, which is easy to maintain and run. Our mission within the Methodist church is people, secondly buildings. The old Chapel still stands on West End - a reminder in our village how we have to move on.

Our celebration weekend was a huge success. On the Saturday night a full chapel were entertained with a varied musical evening with Peter Johnson and Louisa, Jack Borrill and friends finishing with the Burgage Band. We had two well attended services on the Sunday with the Rev Ian Coates leading the worship. The weekend concluded with cutting the anniversary cake.

Currently we are making up Christmas shoe boxes to send abroad and have finished working on a community Poppy wreath entitled “Blow-in in the wind” which was used for Remembrance Sunday.

Coffee mornings in the Chapel are on the first Tuesday of each month 10.00am till 12.00noon.

A big thank you to all our members and supporters. Without people we have no future.

Jack with last year’s Christmas An invitation is extended to anyone shoe boxes. who would like to join the Chapel and Church to sing Christmas carols for the Lindsey Lodge Hospice on Saturday 15th of December. We meet in the entrance of Morrison’s in Scunthorpe at 2.00pm where we sing carols and Christmas songs for approximately one hour. We have musicians who keep us in tune and music sheets are provided. Following our sing we go into the cafe at Morrison’s for drinks and refreshments. All welcome to join us.

Submitted by Will Maw (Senior Steward) THE FIVE FLYING FLAMINGOS LIFESTYLE 2018 A group of village girls spent the summer tirelessly working in our community as part of Humberside Police’s Lifestyle 2018 project. Lifestyle sees young people spending their summer holidays coming up with ideas and taking on challenges that will benefit their local community.

This summer you might have spotted the girls clearing up the nature garden in Silver Street. This included stripping down the nettles and brambles, finding the ferns and shrubs that were planted last year. All their hard labour meant they were able to give a new lease of life into the garden. They also built a large bug house nicknamed The Hilton. They repainted the bins and put an extra one in and cleared out the pond.

They also organised a Teddy Bears picnic at the playing field that lots of local children attended. They held a cake sale raising £183 with the money to be added to the ‘Run for Eva’ fundraising. Many thanks from the girls for supporting their cake sale, and a huge congratulations from the villagers for all of their efforts this summer. UPDATE ON FLOODING MEETING IN DECEMBER Following the heavy rain and flooding in the village at the end of July, the Parish Council carried out a survey of residents to establish and to map the precise flooding issues within the village. 125 responses were received which identified 26 properties which had been subjected to some sort of flooding or issues with sewerage - Ferry Lane, Marsh Lane, School Road and Low Burgage. Alongside the survey, the Parish Council were already meeting with residents of Ferry Lane, our Ward Councillors, the Leader of North Council, together with representatives from NLC’s Drainage Team and Anglian Water. The purpose of the meeting was to understand the different responsibilities and the different problems that were leading to repeat flooding.

Anglian Water had identified major works that were required on Harrison Close to redirect the waste system. This work is now complete. They had also identified that an old underground culvert in Ferry Lane has collapsed and is unable to cope with the volumes of water and waste when there is heavy rain. Its repair is unlikely as it requires major investment and the liability for the cost is yet to be identified and may not lay with Anglian Water but with the Parish or the residents nearby. They had also identified a problem with the sewerage pipes on West End at the top of Ferry Lane which leads to the drain covers ‘popping’ off and flood water and waste entering gardens and homes in Ferry Lane which is at the end and lowest point of the whole waste system. This is yet to be fully investigated.

Parish Councillors have since met with the Leader of the Council, Cllr Rob Waltham, our Ward Members and a representative from the NLC Drainage Team to look at the flooding causes in other areas of the village, many of which are caused by increased levels of surface water. There will be a meeting at the village hall on 3rd December which will be attended by The Council, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency who are responsible for the estuary flood defences. All of these discussions and research has shown that the agencies are unaware of the level of flooding which has occurred in the village. It is really important that you report any incidents of flooding to Anglian Water on 03457 145 145. WINTERTON & DISTRICT LIONS REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND

Since the last newsletter we have donated a picnic table and bench in the nature garden on Silver Street so hopefully many of you have found the time to use it throughout the summer. Many thanks to Brian Cox, who made the bench.

We have just had our fifth Lincs Fashion Show on the 2nd October. We want to thank everyone for coming and making the event very successful and also to Winterton Rangers for being brilliant hosts. The night raised a massive £650 for the Health Tree Foundations Little Lives Fund which provides donations to our children’s wards, maternity units, gynaecology wards, child development and children’s outpatient departments.

At our last meeting we donated £1000 to Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes (one of our President’s chosen charities for the Winterton Bonfire Night year). Blood Bikes are a group of unpaid volunteers that provide a free out of hours motorcycle courier service to hospitals and healthcare facilities in their local areas. They transport, for example, plasma, platelets, blood samples, vaccines, Factor VIII, X-rays, equipment, medications, organ biopsies, breast milk - all provided for free.

November 10th and 11th saw Winterton Remembrance Weekend. It was the Centenary of the end of WW1 with lots of activities Remembrance Weekend Afternoon Tea over the course of the weekend. On the Sunday afternoon there was a Tea Dance at the Pavillion and afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and scones made and served by members of Winterton and District Lions.

We will also be helping Santa at Winterton Christmas Fayre and Lights Switch On on November 30th. You will also find us in the Church with our tombola and raffle with lots of prizes on offer with all proceeds going to charity.

If any charities or individuals would benefit from our help please contact us on Winterton and District Lions Facebook account or on our website www.e-clubhouse.org

Snow Clearers Needed!

At this time of year the village footpaths are manually gritted by a team of volunteers lead by the Parish Council Snow Warden. We urgently need volunteers that can be relied upon to help with the gritting of footpaths and clearing of snow. Please contact Lewis Kirkby on 07804 911067 or [email protected] to sign up! READERS’ DOGS MEET OLLIE! Ollie is an Australian Kelpie cross who belongs to Craig and James on High Burgage. Ollie moved to the village in 2017 and has made himself at home at the end of the bar in the Bay Horse, which has been terrible for Craig and James’ bank balances.

How old is Ollie and how long have you had him? Ollie is turning 10 in December. I found him in a rescue centre in east Hull, when he was five months old. Carr House takes dogs from Hull City Council and apparently Ollie had been found straying. It was obvious when he was younger that there had been a bit of unpleasantness as he took a while to get his confidence back.

How would you describe Ollie’s personality? He’s a sociable hound and wants to be friends with almost everyone he meets. That being said, he’s a nervous pooch – the most terrifying thing that can happen is when we leave the windows open and a door swings in the draught. You end up wearing Ollie as a hat.

What’s Ollie’s favourite treat? He’s not that bothered about treats, though he’ll eat virtually anything and has the usual dog skill of detecting a fridge door opening at 200 yards. Sometimes Simon in the Bay Horse saves him some of the ends off the Sunday carvery. That always goes down well.

What’s the naughtiest thing he’s ever done? Ollie has separation anxiety and once we had a spell where we had to leave him longer than he liked due to some work commitments. Ollie let us know he wasn’t happy about this by digging up the carpet, chewing through the PVC front door panel and ripping the skirting boards off the wall. It was quite a sight to come home to. Oh, and once he chewed the letters C and V off my laptop’s keyboard; I think he was trying to apply for a job. We’re lucky now that Ollie has friends, both in and out of the village, who he goes to visit in the week, which breaks things up a bit for him.

TO HULL AND BACK ENDURANCE SWIMMING Have you ever considered swimming across the river Humber? Not many people will have, but one Winteringham resident has actually done it! In September 2018, Lorraine Carey swam across the Humber estuary to raise money for the RNLI and here’s her account of it, which didn’t completely go as planned…

“It’s hard to know where to start with this one... The 22 swimmers met at the Humber Rescue at 9.15 am and the first thing you noticed was it was really windy! We had been warned that if the winds were over 17.5 mph the swim would be cancelled, and the weather app was saying 19mph. However, the decision was made that we could swim and off we went in the boats across to the south side. The rescue boat was super cool everyone was in great spirits and ready for the challenge ahead.

As we plopped out of the boats into the murky brown water we set off swimming under the awesome Humber Bridge. We were all meant to stay together but that very quickly changed. The tide was strong the waves were high and it was nearly impossible to sight other swimmers or the boat! So that was it, I found myself on my own... A tiny speck in a massive, strong and crazy river. I got the odd glimpse of the boat which was reassuring and with that was able to keep myself calm. I suddenly realised that despite trying to swim near to and then towards the bridge I was just getting further and further away. I also swear I swam near the south tower for over an hour!!

I don’t know if I was ever really scared. I knew I would eventually get across, but I was getting concerned about how long it would take and where exactly I would hit the foreshore.

1.5hrs later just as I was near land (quite a way from where I should have been) I saw the boat pull up at the side of me full of other swimmers who had also been picked up along the bank! My lovely friend Sue spotted me and shouted my name. That was a very special moment. They then all cheered me on to my finish before safely pulling me on to the boat. They then took all of us back to the real finish line full of spectators, family and friends and let us swim back up to them for our ‘official finish’.

This is right up there with Mont Blanc as one of the most dangerous things I have ever done. Massive respect and well done to all my fellow swimmers.

We did something truly Incredible in mental conditions and I will never ever forget it.”

Lorraine’s next fundraising challenge will be climbing to Everest base camp. Every single penny donated will go towards the RSPCA helping neglected, abused and abandoned animals. Over the last 4 years she has raised approx £16,000 for the RSPCA. Lorraine would love to add at least another £1,000. Every single donation big or small helps. WINTERINGHAM UNDER FIVES

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