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Latest from our Latest from March 2017 Edition 10 sports teams Parish Council Contact us: twitter: @thoresbynews e-mail: [email protected] ear Residents of Grainsby, Waithe and North Thores- by, it has come to our Dattention that some of you may still be una- ware of what a fantastic village hall we have and that you can hire it for your event. So on March 11th we would like to invite you to have afternoon tea with us (free!) at the vil- lage Hall between 2 – 4pm. Come and see the wonderful facilities we have here, meet our super caretaker Mark who can advise you on how to make a booking and grab a cuppa and cake while you’re at it. Members of the Par- ish Council will also be there to ask about your views on village life and our plans for the future including the latest plans for com- munity led, speed reduction with Cllr Graeme Croft and his speed guns! Bring the kids along as there will be craft activities and toys to keep them happy and did I mention free cake? We hope to see lots of you there. North Thoresby, Grainsby & Waithe Parish Councillors. Editorials………………………..2-5 Village Announcements..6 Live & Local……………………..9 Sports News……………………10 PLUS LOADS MORE! EDITORIALS Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, and a happy new year to e are continuing to re- we have and how easy it is to hire ceive feedback from resi- it. Our hall caretaker and manager you! This is edition 10 of our newslet- W dents through the open of booking will be there if you ter - we’ve reached double figures forum at 7pm on the first Monday have any questions. The open (of our ‘new look’)! Which means I’ve of each month, before our event is also an opportunity for meetings at the village hall. This is you to give us your feedback. A been editor for 2 and a half years! I’m great for keeping us on track and selection of parish councillors will hoping that in our first 10 editions we are acting on the concerns be there to pick your brains on we’ve been able to create a news- raised. The first surprise for us this how we can take some of our year has been the lights on the more ambitious projects forward letter that our village can be proud A16 being turned off without any and how you can help. As always of. I know it’s something that I’m warning. Naturally both council- we lack feedback from younger lors and residents had major con- residents so please do drag teen- proud of! cerns about this and we wrote to agers etc along too if possible! Once again, this edition is packed full Lincolnshire County Council to We are continually working on express those concerns. As a re- of information for the village, church ways to reduce speeding in the sult, much of the lighting, alt- village, which is particularly bad news, sport, local events and a hough not all, has now been on Station Road. We are looking whole heap of different editorials. switched back on. We have also into signing up to the raised concerns with the council I’m still always looking for anyone to ‘Speedwatch’ scheme, for which about the state of Ludborough we will need to recruit local volun- add their voice to our editorial sec- Road potholes and await a re- teers. Councillor Croft will be at tion. If you feel you have an opinion sponse… the open event to explain how the on anything at all, feel free to email Anti-social parking of cars across scheme works and how you can me or get in touch and you could see pavements and on grass verges get involved, if you are concerned remains a problem and we have about speeding in your area. your ideas in print in the next edi- now begun writing to households If we still haven’t given you a good tion! where grass verges are becoming enough reason to come to our spoiled. The next 2 edition deadlines are open event then how about free printed below for our contributors. Many users of the village hall have afternoon tea and children’s craft expressed feelings that the kitch- activities? Great. See you there, Hope you enjoy this edition, until en could do with updating. We are then! next time. in the process of drawing up plans North Thoresby, Grainsby & for this and will make it our major Rob project for 2017. Please do come Waithe Parish Councillors. along to our Village Hall open event if you Number Published for Deadline would like to look at and / or make sugges- Edition 11 Late May May 19th 2017 tions on our plans. It is 2 – 4pm Saturday Edition 12 Late August August 11th March 11th. (before 40’s W.eend) 2017 The open event is to Rob Burnett, Editor show every- Contact: @thoresbynews one what a wonderful Email: [email protected] village hall EDITORIALS her as she learns, as there really is an awful lot to take in. But she has been with us for long Having recently enough now that I moved from the village (only hope that a great down the road to Ludborough) deal of it will be second nature. and having raised our children in or once I find my- Thoresby we obviously still feel On the back of this, I wanted to do We have now been at the Post very connected. I still read the self lacking the something to celebrate our com- Office for six years. In that time I newsletter to keep in touch and F words to adequate- munity. By the time this is pub- have learned how to run a busi- visit regularly , how nice it would ly express myself. Some- lished our community area in the ness and work a Post Office. I have be to have Ludborough included shop should be fully open. This is assisted with the 1940s weekend as well. I have no idea if this would how, ‘thank you’ does not some grand money making and the occasional school field be wanted, either by Thoresby or not seem to do the job – scheme (I have as yet to have one trip. I have watched our girls grow Ludborough villages as it is only a but it is the best I have, of those, and I’ve calculated that and thrive, first at Little Ducklings personal view, a selfish one at we need to sell over a thousand and then at North Thoresby Pri- that, but just though I’d put it out so THANK YOU! hot drinks to recoup the initial mary Academy. I have enjoyed there and see the response it outlay of setting it up!), but hope- every variety of cake that the la- gets—if any? For those that don’t know, fully it will serve as a space for dies at my outreach service can McColl’s have withdrawn their bid people to come together and en- produce (that’s a lot of cake). I Also you will mostly be aware we to host the Post Office, which joy some companionship. I know have shared the joy of local births were connected to Nancy Blyth means we will continue providing that there was a lot of call for a and marriages. I have made the and so view with pleasure the Post Office services from North café within the village, but the odd hospital visit and said the inclusion of her memoirs in the Thoresby Post Office. Whilst I am truth is that I have neither the occasional tearful farewell. I have newsletter and look forward to aware that I have a number of knowledge, money nor resources even administered lifesaving first the next instalment. loyal and dedicated customers, to make that a reality. However, aid. Most importantly, I have got the level of support we have re- Finally, and not least, it was my our community area is a place to know the people of North Thor- pleasure to be the one allowed to ceived from the village has been where you can come, sit and talk, esby and Fotherby. Those people overwhelming. When this village donate the £1 to purchase the and make yourself a drink. Shelves and those experiences have phone box at Waithe. Whatever has something to say, it has a very are available for local creative turned this Post Office and this loud voice. Thanks to the passion happens to it I am 100% sure it people to rent and sell their art. I village into my home. being kept for the community is with which you all responded to hope it is somewhere that you can the proposed changes, and the correct decision and every all enjoy. So on that note, once again – time I drive past I am now able to McColl’s willingness to listen, you thank you. are now stuck with us for the fore- say, gleefully, I bought that for In other news, we have a new Waithe. Many thanks Tanya, keep seeable future! The whole experi- recruit. Our Saturday shop assis- - Catherine ence has served to strengthen our up the good work! tant, Alarna, has begun training to ties with the village and our work- become a Post Office Counter - Colin Tindall ing relationship with McColls. assistant. Please be patient with Are you under the age of 18 and a budding journalist? Would you like to contribute to your villages newsletter? Then get in touch! There is a large number of young peo- ple in the village and this should be a publication for you too.