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WILDLIFE AND GARDENING IN APRIL Dear Friends

“The cuckoo comes in April, In mid-April we mark the dramatic events at the heart of the Christian gospel – starting Sings his song in May, with the commemoration of Christ’s dramatic entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, In the middle of June, he changes his tune, through the Last Supper that He shared with His disciples on Maundy Thursday, His And in July he flies away.” crucifixion on Good Friday to His glorious resurrection on Easter Day. All these events will be commemorated in our churches.

On Palm Sunday, the traditional palm crosses will be distributed during the services at This familiar ditty accurately sets out the comings and goings of the cuckoo – a Greatford, West Deeping, Uffington and Tallington. On the Monday, Tuesday and once-familiar summer visitor. The first arrivals and their call (reported in the The Wednesday of Holy Week, at the (short) Communion services at Greatford, Uffington Times newspaper) tell us that summer is not far off! Cuckoos arrive in the 2nd rd and West Deeping, we have the opportunity to hear more of the events of the week or 3 week of April after spending the winter in Africa, spreading throughout the before Christ’s crucifixion. And on Maundy Thursday we remember the Last Service, country and are found in a wide-range of habitats. The male has the double- starting in Braceborough Village Hall at 7pm. noted ‘cuckoo’ call and the female a bubbling call. Both are Sparrowhawk size, dark blue with white speckled underparts and with pointed wings and a long tail. On Good Friday there is a morning service at West Deeping at 11am, followed by the opportunity to walk (on footpaths), via Tallington (where prayers will be said at around The cuckoo is famous – or infamous – for laying its eggs in other birds’ nests. 12:30pm) to Uffington for the service at 2pm, marking Christ’s last hour on the cross – Their favourite victims are Dunnock, Reed Warbler and Meadow Pipits, but they you are very welcome to dip in or out of this sequence at any time. We close Good are known to use the nests of more than 50 other species! The female removes Friday with reflections on the Passion at Barholm at 7pm. an egg from the host’s nest replacing with one of her own, and can lay up to a On Easter Day there will be the usual dawn service at 5:15am at Wilsthorpe – this is the dozen eggs around her territory. The young hatch, evict the other eggs and latest it can be! It is now quite challenging to hold seven communion services on Easter nestlings, are reared by their foster parents and leave the country in September morning as we don’t know any priests who can be in two places at once! So this year finding their own way to Africa. there is one change of time: there will services of Holy Communion at Wilsthorpe at 8am; Barholm, Braceborough and Greatford 9am; West Deeping (including baptism) at The Cuckoo Flower was so-called because it blooms in April and May the months 10:15am; and Tallington and Uffington at 10:30am. You will however realise that Carolyn during which the Cuckoo sings its distinctive call. This plant can grow flowering is still ill, and should she not be fully fit by Easter the times of one or two services may stems up to about 2ft, and is found in damp pastures, meadows, wilder gardens, need to be changed – any alterations will be advertised in all the churches as soon as road-side verges and by streams throughout Britain. Its flowers range in colour they are known. from deep lilac to white. This plant is also known as ‘Lady’s Smock’ or ‘Milkmaid’. But at whatever time suits you, do come and join us during this great season of the Christian year celebrate anew the love of God demonstrated in the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and the new life He gives us. Another cuckoo association is ‘cuckoo-spit’ a foamy liquid substance which can cover the Cuckoo Flower but has nothing to do with cuckoos! It is actually produced by the nymphs (the young) of an insect called the Frog-hopper, which Yours in Christ lives and feeds on plants, such the Cuckoo Flower, and produces the cuckoo-spit as a protection from predators. Donna and Tim Martin Brebner PS. At the time of writing Carolyn is awaiting the results of a further scan: we continue to wish her speedy progress and look forward to her being back with us as soon as possible.

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READINGS FOR APRIL Annual Church Meetings. Wednesday 2nd April, 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church. (1) Meeting for election of churchwardens from eligible nominated candidates by those residents on the local government register of electors and those on the church electoral roll of the . (2) Annual Parochial Church Meeting: For those on the church electoral roll of the parish to elect Psalm OT NT Gospel a representative to the Deanery Synod, elect the Parochial Church Council and to receive annual reports. 6th April (3) PCC meeting for the newly elected council to deal with immediate business. Ezekiel 5th Sunday 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Table Top Sale Saturday 29th March, 10.30am. West Deeping Village Hall, in aid of Hall funds. 37:1-14 in Lent West Deeping Heritage Group. Tuesday 1 April, 7p.m. for a 7.30 pm. West Deeping Village Hall. Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk The Village Enclosure Award: 200 years Liturgy of Palms on. £2.50 at the door. Contact: Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768.

Matthew 21:1-11 Litter Pick. Saturday 5th April, run by West Deeping Walkers. Meet outside no 43 at 13th April Isaiah 2pm. Contact Annie Newbigging on 01778 343263 or email [email protected] 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Passion Liturgy Palm Sunday 50:4-9a West Deeping Walkers. Sunday 6th April, led by Kevin and Shirley Field 01778 347517. Sunday Matthew 26:14- 20th April – Gill Edwards 01778 345589. Meet at 2.00pm at the village hall. Contact: Annie Newbigging on 01778 343263 or email [email protected] 27:66 th Bible Studies. Tuesdays, 8th and 22nd April, 2.45 for 3.00pm at Cromwell House, followed by tea. 20 April Matthew Contact: Susanna Aldred on 01778 380014. Acts 10:34-43 EASTER DAY 28:1-10 Coffee Morning. Saturday 19th April, 10.30am-12noon. West Deeping Village Hall in aid of St th Andrew’s Church. There are home-baked cakes and preserves for sale and organized activities for 27 April children. Please mark the 3rd. Saturday of the month on your calendar as Church Coffee 2nd Sunday of 16 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 John 20:19-end Morning.

Easter Carpet Bowls Club. The group will meet on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings in April. See centre pages. Chairperson: June Thomas 01778 343434. 4th May Rambling Readers. Friday 25 April, 7.45pm, West Deeping Village Hall. If you are interested in 3rd Sunday of 116 Acts 2:42-end John 10:1-10 reading a new book each month, supplied by Libraries, call Elizabeth Noble 01778 344674. Easter West Deeping’s Roll of Honour. See March issue of T&S. If you would like to help in any way, if you know the families of local people, or if you would like to find out more about your own relatives who took part in the war – please contact Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768.

The readings for Communion services are normally the NT and Gospel. For Morning and Evening Prayer they are usually the Psalm, OT and NT (though it Coffee Morning may be wise to check with the preacher). But in the Easter season, the Acts’ Wednesday 9th April 10am-12pm @ The Manor, West Deeping reading is always used at all services. The liturgical colour at the beginning of the Childrens’ crafts – under 11 years old (£2) month is purple for Lent, changing to red for Palm Sunday and the Monday, Cake and bric-a-brac stalls Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday is white and on Good A special event to help The Starlight Foundation grant a wish to Friday there are no frontals or hangings. Easter Day is white and gold, and sees Logan and her family the return of flowers for the first time since the beginning of Lent. For more details contact Suzy Grigson 07970 784668 or visit the West Deeping website.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL BRACEBOROUGH GREATFORD Church Flowers: Joan Aylett (Easter Sunday 20th April) Church Cleaning: Cazz Anders and Sarah Rodrigues If you can spare a few hours a year to help with the cleaning please contact Cazz Anders on BARKING MAD CHARITY DRESS SALE IN AID OF 01778 560032.

3 COUNTIES DOG/CAT RESCUE Churchyard Clean-up: There will be a spring clean-up of the churchyard on Saturday 12th April at th Tuesday April 29 from 3.30pm - 7.30pm 9.30am. If anyone can help please contact Rod Campbell. Free admission Opened by actress Karen Westwood (Holby City, Monarch of the Glen) Church Services: The Annual Church Meeting last month confirmed that the pattern of services would be continued for 2014. The services in April will be Holy Communion on April 13th at 9.00 Afternoon tea & cake; Also a bar and Raffle th Free Country Living Spring Fair gala ticket with every purchase am; Holy Communion on Easter Day at 9.00 am; Family service on April 27 at 9.00 am. The Church will also host a short Communion service at 7:30pm on the Monday of Holy Week Pre-loved ladies clothes needed, Am happy to collect (14th April). The organ needs playing regularly- if anyone would like to practise please contact the Sarah Milne 07905419836 churchwardens.

Carlby & District WI: This WI has members attending from , Bourne, Thurlby, Wilsthorpe, Braceborough and Greatford. At the March meeting Jane Barnes gave an enthralling talk on being WELLAND MOTHERS’ UNION a Dairy Farmer’s Wife. The next meeting is on Tuesday 8th April at Carlby Village Hall at 7.30pm and will be the AGM followed by a talk by a member about her profession. New members and visitors are always welcome. For further information please telephone 01778 590180. 2pm Monday 28th April - Care at Tallington Rest Home Bell ringing: A quarter peal was rung on Monday 17th March by Lois Webb, Nigel Travis, Terry – with Katie Noble – at The Meadows, Church Lane, Tallington. Maddison, Julian van Geersdaele, Alan Payne (conductor); Ben Ricketts and Joan Payne wish to be Details from Anne Batty 01780 740151 or associated with this quarter for Lois (see also Flying the Flag!). It was Lois' 70th birthday! Practice Elizabeth Noble 01778 344674. Wednesday 9th April, all stages welcome, and anyone who wishes to come along with the idea of learning too!

Mobile Library: Please try and use this service if you can as it is threatened with closure by the County Council. The van will call at Greatford opposite the phone box on Thursdays 10th April WILSTHORPE and 8th May from 11:30am to 12:00noon.

Sunday 6th April Holy Communion at 10.30. Everybody most welcome. Flying the Flag: You can help to raise funds by having the Union Jack or the Flag of St George flown in honour of any special event. The Flags can be flown at the Village Hall in aid of Village Hall Funds or on the flagpole outside the Church in aid of Church Funds. Please contact Cyril April – Spring cleaning time! A date has yet to be decided but hopefully sometime during th April. A small amount of plastering has to be carried out before we can start the decoration but Webb on 560437 in either case. The flag was flown on Monday 17 March to mark a special this should be carried out within the next 2 to 3 weeks. Any help would be appreciated in spring birthday of Lois Webb. cleaning the church and tidying in the churchyard where necessary. If you can help or would like Dog Fouling: As well as the ongoing problem in the village, once again the churchyard has been further information, please do not hesitate to contact Susan at Corner Cottage [50720]. fouled by dogs in spite of notices at each entrance. Please can everyone be vigilant to this

th offence. 17 May – We will be holding a Coffee Morning in Bracebrough & Wilsthorpe Village Hall 10am to noon, in aid of St Faith’s Fabric Fund. There will be a cake stall, bric a brac, books and a Road Closures In Greatford. The construction of the sewer has been resumed, with a modified raffle. For further information please contact Susan or Rita. scheme of road closures. Under the current plan the following roads inside and outside the village will be closed in the next few weeks: nd rd 2 /3 August 2014 – an exhibition will be held in St Faith’s Church to commemorate the start of 25th March to 10th April: Barholm Road (junction with Greatford Road to Stowe crossroads on the First World War. If anybody has a relative who served in the Great War or who passed on King Street). any experiences and would like them included in the exhibition, please do not hesitate to contact 11th April to 7th May: Stowe Road, Langtoft (Stowe crossroads to Dickens Close). Rita [560491]. Details of setting up the exhibition will be circulated nearer the time. 18th April to 20th May: Carlby Road (T-junction at Old School to north end of village). Other roads in the village will be closed during May, June and July. Work on the roads will also take place outside the advertised periods of closure – the traffic management scheme may result in delays.

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NOTES FROM BRACEBOROUGH & WILSTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL HELD UFFINGTON PARISH COUNCIL ON 3RD MARCH 2014 AT BRACEBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL Report from Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday, 12th February, 2014 at 8pm in the Village The clerk reported that she had contacted Delaine Bus Company and The Rector but no reply received Hall. from either. It was reported that a fallen tree was still across footpath No 6 Wilsthorpe to Baston. Both LCC Highways and Lincs. Road Safety Partnership both consider that a “Stop” sign at the It was agreed that members of the Parish Council had no objection to the removal of two cedar trees at Greatford Road/Charters junction is not justified, C. Cllr. Trollope-Bellew stated that at best a The Stables, Braceborough. It was agreed that the request from Braceborough & Wilsthorpe Village Hall “Give Way” sign may be erected by Highways. The gates either side of the railway line on for money towards a new heating system may be included in future planning applications. Footpath 4 has now been unlocked. The request for a “Slippery Road” sign on Barnack road has

been declined as there is a grit bin in this location. Mr R Irvine had obtained from LRSP data on Concern was expressed about the state of the verges and various ideas were discussed on how to stop th vehicles from driving over the grass and leaving ruts. The new drainage work which had taken place from the Greatford Road Speed Monitoring for five days from 12 July, 2013. Inbound to Uffington - The Elms down Quincey’s Lane seemed to have solved the problem of flooding but it was felt that the 3804 vehicles - Over the limit 69.8%; More than 10 mph over 13.6%; More than 20 mph over road surface had been badly done and the contractors had left a pile of mud on the side. It was agreed 1.1%. Outbound from Uffington - 3944 vehicles - Over the limit 87.6%; More than 10 mph that a Highways walkabout was required. over 39.9%; More than 20 mph over 6.7%.

Cllr. Kentish gave an update on the Parish Plan. It was agreed that a short history of Wilsthorpe should Allotment rent to remain at £12 pa. The half allotment has now been let. be included. Cllr Shorrock reported that both villages should have the use of a Defibrillator with a The Lindsey Road street naming sign that has fallen over is due for repair by SKDC training session for the volunteers in the near future. Further information would be available nearer the Various pot holes in the village have been reported to Highways. time. C. Cllr. M. Trollope-Bellew reported that the Peterborough and Stamford Hospital Trust Military Unit was coming to an end on 1st April, 2014 loosing 149 nurses and auxiliary staff. C.Cllr Trollope-Bellew reported that LCC Health Scrutiny Committee met with the Ambulance Service. All thirty 3rd Tier Libraries have had expressions of interest for volunteers to run them. The MOD is closing its Military Unit at Peterborough City Hospital as from April. It has been agreed that SKDC is organising a programme of events to help start-up and medium sized enterprises in 3.8million will be spent on Stamford Hospital. Greatford First Time Rural Sewerage Scheme has had “Enterprise Week” from 17th – 21st March problems due to the high water table. LCC Highways will ask Anglianwater for a contribution towards the It is time to rejoin the Garden Waste Service collection. Collection period will run from 1st April repair of verges. LCC Highways are behind in digging out grips because the budget has been reduced but 2014 to 31st March 2015. hopes to use the remaining balance from the gritting fund. County Councillors have accepted the At the next Parish Council Meeting, on 9th April, at 8pm in the Village Hall’ there will be more Independent Remuneration Panels proposal to increase councillor’s salaries. Finally, County Councillors discussions on the PLAY AREA. Parent with children should try to attend so that a suitable will be attending a briefing on Fracking in April. scheme can be worked out. So that this scheme can get off the ground, please come with some good ideas. Uffington Parish Council. Date of next meeting- Monday 7th April 2014 at Braceborough Village Hall at 7pm. This will commence with the Annual Parish Meeting which is an opportunity for everyone to come along and take part. It is a time for various organizations to come along and give a brief report on what has been taking place during the year. Please come along and support the parish and meet your local Councillors.

For more information on the Parish Council please go to REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS – TRUESDALE WARD http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/BraceboroughandWilsthorpe Rosemary Woolley, Clerk to the Council March 2014

Dear Residents BRACEBOROUGH & WILSTHORPE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING WILL As you know Tallington has a major problem at the Level Crossing which affects us all. We have TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY 7TH APRIL AT BRACEBOROUGH & arranged with SKDC Head of Planning, when an application is submitted by Network Rail to LCC, WILSTHORPE VILLAGE HALL AT 7PM. it will be discussed at our Development Control Meeting before any recommendation is sent to

This is the occasion for electors to raise any concerns they may have. They may wish to discuss County. The District is now using CCTV Cameras to try to stop persistent fly tipping. A static parish affairs, make resolutions & vote, but these are not legally binding for the council. The one has been placed at Welby and mobile ones will be deployed around the areas most affected. Parish Meeting may pass resolutions on the public activities or policies in the parish of any local Dog fouling continues to be a problem in the Truesdale Ward. Please remember that it is an authority, public body, government department of public service provided that they affect the offence to fail to pick up dog faeces. Regards: parish specially and are not such as are calculated to affect the whole country or all . Rosemary Woolley, 01778 560634, [email protected] This is your meeting, please come along and show your support. Thank you. Kelham Cooke, 07940 187 426, [email protected] Rosemary Woolley, Clerk to the Parish Council.

TALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

The following two updates from Network Rail concerning the level crossing were TALLINGTON received by the parish council and handed out at the parish council meeting on Tuesday 11 March 2014. Perhaps the more informative update is the second one dated 11 March. You will note the words in italics and the statement that the option 2 route, locally called the southern "in village route", progressing any further is receding. This statement Church Flowers concerning the southern "in village" route will be welcomed in Tallington. The parish 6th/13th April - Lent council will continue to support and seek support from other bodies for the original 20th/27th April – Easter - Mrs K Dodworth bypass route to the north. Geoff Mayling, Chairman Parish Council

UPDATE FROM NETWORK RAIL RECEIVED 5 MARCH 2014: “Network Rail has appointed Mott MacDonald (MM) consulting engineers to carry out feasibility studies at St Lawrence Church Working Party: Tuesday 29 April at 4pm. Please level crossings on a section of the ECML, first and foremost being Tallington. We met with MM this week in York to pass across information we hold regarding previous work help us tidy our Churchyard. Bring your own rake, secateurs etc. carried out either by Network Rail or others. We have also asked MM to take a fresh look at this, to see if there are other options we should be considering. We will be meeting with LCC shortly to introduce our consultants, explain the process we will be going through, engage their support and to ensure that all of the “historic” information 200 Club Winners in February: No 128 Judith Baguley £20; 125 available for them to review. Over the next 2-3 months, surveys will be carried out of Robert and Joanna Golland £10. road/foot and rail traffic, barrier down times, traffic modelling, environmental impact assessments etc in order to prepare options for consideration. Once we are in a position to present potential solutions for discussion, we will undertake a first round of consultation meetings (anticipated early summer) with LCC, the District Council and of Social Evening: As always the Fish and Chip Supper with Quiz in course the Parish Council. We will also discuss these potential solutions with other February was very much enjoyed and well attended. A Beetle Drive stakeholders and interest groups – including representatives of the Tallington Bypass will be our Social in April on the last Friday of the month, the 25th, as Action Group, who have been in contact with me recently. The feedback from these it is rather a long time since one of these was held. discussions will then be reviewed and potential solutions developed further so that cost estimates can be produced in parallel of course there will be discussions about affordability and funding with LCC and potentially with DofT depending largely upon the extent of new highway required for each of the options taken forward”. Mobile Library Service: The Mobile Library will be in Church Lane th UPDATE FROM NETWORK RAIL RECEIVED 11 MARCH 2014: “During our conversation on Thursday 10 April between 10.00 and 10.30 am. Please try to use today I explained that until our feasibility study is completed, I am reluctant to rule any it if you possibly can to try to ensure that we retain this service. scenarios out entirely. The letter we received from Lincolnshire CC states that the Council would not support a route through the village which would involve demolition of residential property. It is clear that Network Rail would need LCC’s support in order to find an affordable solution, so the likelihood of “Option 2” progressing any further is Annual Parish and Parish Council Meetings: The Annual Parish therefore receding. As you know we have engaged consultants to take a fresh look at Meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th May at 7.00 pm when all the Tallington and see if there are further options we should be considering. It is conceivable activities held in the Village will be reported upon. This will be that one of these options would still see a new bridge built close to the existing level crossing, linking in somehow with the main road through the village. We would then be followed by the Parish Council Annual General Meeting at 7.30 pm able to compare the cost/benefit between an “in village” option and the obvious (but and the normal Parish Council Meeting. Please remember that all significantly more expensive) route originally proposed involving a bypass to the north. Residents are welcome at any of these meetings. We will be working closely with Brian Thompson and his colleagues at LCC and are due to meet later this month to discuss Tallington specifically. We will also be discussing the proposal for a joint LCC/NR approach to central government to seek additional funding for the highways element”.

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CHURCH SERVICES AND DIARY DATES FOR APRIL 2014 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 1

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

7pm WD Heritage Group AGM @ 2pm Tallington VH Bingo 8-10pm WD VH Bowls 2pm WD Litter Pick Talk 2-4pm WD VH Bowls 7.30pm Uffington WI The Annual Meeting Competition: Decorated hard-boiled egg 7.30pm WD St Andrew’s 6th 7th 8th Church Annual Meetings 5th Sunday in Lent 9th 10th 11th 12th 9am Braceborough HC 1.45pm Tallington VH 2.45pm WD Bible Study @ 10.15am WDeeping MP Whist Cromwell House 10am Coffee Morning @ 8-10pm WD VH Bowls 10.30am Wilsthorpe HC West Deeping Manor 10.30am Uffington HC 2-4pm WD VH Bowls 2pm WD Walkers 2pm Tallington 6pm Barholm EP Welcome Club

13th 14th 15th Palm Sunday Monday in Holy Week Tuesday in Holy Week 16th 17th 18th 19th 9am Greatford HC 1.45pm Tallington VH 7.30pm Uffington HC Wednesday in Holy Week Maunday Thursday Good Friday 10.15am WDeeping HC Whist 2-4pm WD VH Bowls 11am West Deeping 10.30am WDVH St 10.30am Uffington MP 7.30pm Greatford HC 2pm Tallington 8-10pm WD VH Bowls 12noon Walk Andrew’s Church 6pm Tallington EP Welcome Club 7pm Last Supper 12.30 Tallington Coffee Morning 20th 21st 22nd 10am West Deeping HC Braceborough 2pm Uffington Easter Day 7pm Barholm 5.15am Wilsthorpe Dawn Service 2.45pm WD Bible Study @ rd th th th 8am Wilsthorpe HC Cromwell House 23 24 25 26 9am Barholm HC 9am Braceborough HC 2-4pm WD VH Bowls 2pm Uffington School 7pm Tallington Greatford HC 2pm Tallington Eucharist VH Social 10.15am WDeeping HC & Baptism Welcome Club 8-10pm WD VH Bowls 7.45pm WDVH 10.30am Uffington HC Rambling Readers 10.30am Tallington HC 2pm WD Walkers 30th 31st th th th 27 28 29 2nd Sunday of Easter 2pm Tallington 9am Greatford FS 1.45pm Tallington VH Welcome Club 10.15am WDeeping HC Whist 10.30am Uffington FS 2pm Welland MU @ 10.30am Tallington HC The Meadows, Tallington