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Crowland Town Magazine Crowland Town Magazine February 2021 Your Community Magazine Louise Hollands Alpacas enjoying the Town Christmas Tree Photo by Louise Abbeygate Rest Home “At the heart • Residential Care • Day Care of Crowland!” • Respite Care • Refurbished rooms Your care, • Secure gardens Your home, • En-suite wet rooms • Comfortable Your choice. • Peaceful COMPETITIVEVERY RATES For further information contact Abbeygate Rest Home, Crowland PE6 OEG Tel: 01733 211429 Email: [email protected] Web: www.abbeygateresthomes.co.uk CTM Feb15.indd 2 22/01/2015 08:55 Crowland Town Magazine Dear Reader, Happy New Year. As I write we are still governed by COVID lockdown restrictions with more stringent restrictions due to be introduced before this issue reaches you. A number of our contributors refer to the impact of the restrictions on their businesses or events. Due to the time needed to get from drafts to magazine production and delivery, please check with the various organisers before travelling to any event advertised. We continue to be supported by those organisations that are permitted to and are able to stay open and we remain very grateful to them. A list of those businesses etc that we have received nominations for is included again – if there are others that deserve inclusion please let me know. Best regards and stay safe, Paul Bywater, Editor. Please forward any comments or items for inclusion in the magazine to [email protected] or hand in to Classic Printers. The cost of personal notices are £5 and need to be sent in by 15th of the preceding month. For any other advertising please contact Jen on 210749 The views expressed in this magazine are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect those of the Crowland Town Magazine Committee. THE LIBRARY AT CROWLAND HUB website www.crowlandhub.com We’re OPEN, We’re CLOSED, We’re OPEN, We’re CLOSED, We’re part OPEN, We’re CLOSED. It’s like being at a Barn dance and waiting for the caller to give the next instructions. We want to dance on but at the same time we’re getting tired and dizzy. The thing is, it’s no different for us at The Hub than it must be for all the shopkeepers and those trying to run their businesses during this difficult time. We will get up and dance again at some point and, when we do, we hope you will value the library service we residents fought hard to keep available in this town. It’s not the most beautiful building from the outside but step in and you will find a warm welcome, helpful staff, an interesting local history section, and a delightful children’s section. Talking of helpful staff, if you’re looking forward to getting out and about again and mixing with the community, when that time comes why not think about becoming a Hub volunteer? We are always looking for library assistants and people to serve in Togs ‘n’ Cloggs, our fundraising shop. 1 BUYING : SELLING : RENTING Peterborough: 01733 563965 Crowland: 01733 212305 Yaxley: 01733 426262 2 USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Police South View Community Non Emergency ......................................................101 Primary School ...................................01733 210 361 PCSO Paul Coupland ............................07973 846 958 Crowland Abbey email, [email protected] Revd. Charles Brown ............................01733 211 763 Doctor Revd. Annie Billson (Associate Priest) ... 01733 211 648 Abbey View Surgery ..............................01733 210254 Methodist Chapel NHS Helpline ...........................................................111 Rev’d Langley Mackrell-Hey ..................01733 573147 Chemist The Catholic Church - St Norbert’s Crowland Pharmacy ..............................01733 210207 Father James Burke ...............................01775 722056 Post Office ...........................................01733 211716 The Samaritans ...................................01733 312727 Crowland Parish Council .......................01733 210653 Freephone .......................................................116 123 Text .....................................................07725 90 90 90 South Holland District Council .............01775 761161 email: [email protected] - www.samaritans.org South Holland Citizens Environment Agency Advice Bureau .....................................08444 994 199 Lower Nene Team .................................01536 517721 Crowland Town Magazine Lincolnshire County Council Editorial ................................................07786 936620 Highways ..............................................01522 782070 Advertising ...........................................01733 210749 Trading Standards ................................01522 782341 CROWLAND ORGANISATIONS - TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBERS Abbey 345 Pre-School ......................................212399 Crowland Wheelers (Cycling Club) .....................210078 Agape Foodbank (Emergency & out of hours) 07421 840313 Crowland Youth Club .........................................210569 Allotment & Gardening Club ..............................210865 Enya's Childcare ...............................................686364 Angling Club .....................................................211110 Gun Club ...........................................................222031 Badminton Club .................................210603 / 210102 Junior Football ................................................ 211548 Bowls Club .......................................................211209 New Age Kurling Group ................................... 212687 C.A.D.S. ............................................................211193 Over 60’s Club ..................................210128 / 210158 Crowland Cancer Fund, ....................................210093 Royal British Legion Churches Together ............................................210289 Caretaker ........................................................212655 Branch and Club ..............................................210515 Community Playgroup .......................................210510 R.B.L.Women’s Section ....................................210260 Crowland in Bloom ...........................................211085 R.B.L.Club Ladies ............................................211344 Crowland Brownies ...........................................211544 St. Raphael Club ...............................................211096 2nd Crowland Guides ........................................211544 Town Society ....................................................688153 Crowland Cares ................................................211797 The Ladies Club ................................................210438 Crowland Care’s Craft Group ............................210680 Twinning .......................................................... 718610 Crowland Community Hub (Library) ...................212027 Walking Groups ................................................212687 Crowland Show .....................................07932 331303 Wildlife Group ...................................................210680 Crowland Town Football ....................................210676 Women’s Institute .............................................210341 3 RESULTS L SCHOOL OF MOTORING ✽ Supply & Fit all Types of Blinds The key to safe & confident driving ✽ Repair & Cleaning Services Lorraine King D.S.A. 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