JuLY 2013 A LITTLE BEDE OF HISTORY The Bede Row almshouses before they were sold off and modified. he advert in the last edition of the Newsletter declaring of modern bungalows in the centre of Tvacancies at the almshouses of the Charity of Sir Thomas the village. These bungalows were Middlecott fired up our journalistic tendencies. What’s it all about? built in 1980 and stand next to the Here’s the Clerk to the Trustees, Denis Glen’s, explanation. village hall with one of the original residents now in her 90th year still The Algarkirk and Fosdyke 1979. The original building was of local occupying her bungalow. In 1983 the almhouses were first conceived in 1624 brick with a thatched roof with each charity was re-constituted with a new by Sir Thomas Middlecott, a local resident having a single room. There Charity Commission scheme and new resident and land owner, who “desired were two earth closet toilets for all ten Trustees. This scheme designated that that almshouses” be built. The residents, one at each end of the there be three co-opted trustees each almshouses were built in 1635 and building, and a well at the front for from Fosdyke and Algarkirk, one were originally meant for a master and obtaining fresh water for washing and trustee nominated by each of the Parish nine inmates, four of whom were to be drinking. During the first half of the last Councils and whoever is the vicar for from Fosdyke and five from Algarkirk, century the thatched roof was over clad the two parishes. In 1990 the trustees usually single paupers aged over forty. with asbestos sheets. Originally the had accumulated sufficient funds to These almshouses were one of a master received twelve old pence per build another pair of bungalows in number of endowments by Sir Thomas week and the inmates eight old pence Algarkirk and these are located at the Middlecott in the local area, others along with cloaks and coal. Regular junction of Lee Avenue and Church being a number of almshouses in attendance at Fosdyke Church was Lane opposite the Church yard. In the Boston and a school at Kirton. compulsory and if found brawling, late 1990’s the Trustees sold most of The almshouses at Fosdyke, frequenting of taverns, absence at night the land at Old Leake and Bennington located at the junction of Puttock Gate or other offences then penalties were and with the proceeds of this sale and Wash Road and known locally as imposed. During the flood of 1810 purchased a farm at Thorney. This farm the Bede Row, still exist but in a much when parts of Fosdyke were inundated and the land at Swineshead and altered and extended form since they the almshouses were flooded and had provide the income to maintain were sold into private ownership in to be evacuated the cost of repairs the new almshouses. amounting to nine shillings and tuppence. To maintain the almshouses SIR THOMAS MIDDLECOTT CHARITY and residents, in his will of 1638, Sir ALGARKIRK & FOSDYKE Thomas Middlecott endowed the ALMSHOUSE VACANCY charity with small farms at Wigtoft, Swineshead, Bennington and Old

The charity has a vacancy at it’s almshouse Leake. bungalow at Fosdyke. The bungalow has one By the 1970’s there were only two Saturday, 6 July bedroom and is more suitable for an older residents of the almshouses, the last of single person. Applicants must currently live in Algarkirk or Fosdyke. whom died in 1978. They were also in Open Mic a very dilapidated condition with the Applications should be made in writing by Night Monday 22 July 2013 giving your full details cost of updating them to modern and a contact telephone number to the address standards well beyond the financial Doors open 7.30 pm below. means of the charity at that time. The Music starts 8.30 pm Clerk to the Trustees, Denis Glenn, 3 Old Main Trustees therefore took the decision to Free live music! Road, Fosdyke, Boston, Lincs PE20 2BU sell the almshouses and to build a pair

1 needs you! he pantomime is beginning Tto take shape for the weekend after Christmas but there are two small non- speaking parts that still need to be filled. If you fancy a few minutes of fame to help out the ‘troop’ please contact Liz on [email protected] or 260275. Chris wins The class of 1978 prize ell, we had little response Adertise your product or service Wto Chris Johnson’s attempt For just £12 a year to name everyone. A few Contact Terry spelling mistakes, perhaps, but 01205 260275 or email [email protected] still no guesses at who ‘27’ is. So, we’re giving Chris a prize for trying: a signed copy of Terry Martin’s collection of short stories Probably Maybe Perhaps . If anyone can correctly name Abigal’s Home Care Cleaning and Ironing Services ‘27’ there might be another prize up Established 2002 Contact Gaynor for grabs! 01205 260253 or 07581 038537 office hours [email protected]

Fosdyke Newsletter Is delivered to 230 homes in the Parish of Fosdyke every month - Contact Terry to advertise 1. Adrian Rhodes; 2. Dawn Newell; 3. Peter Clasper; 01205 260275 or email [email protected] 4. Jeff Johnson; 5. Karl Woods; 6. Christopher Johnson; 7. Tina Clasper; 8. Mark Sands; 9. Stuart Johnson; 10. Mathew White; 11. Carrol Johnson; 12. Jane Johnson; 13. Staurt Glen; 14. Sally Newell; 15. Rachel Yates; 16. Jason Burdell; 17. Trudy Right; 18. Susan Ellom; 19. Catherine Nix; 20. Nigel White; 21. Wendy Birdall; 22. Janet Cambell; 23. Sally Yates; 24. Mr Percivel; 25. Tim Gratton; 26. Jane Hallam; 27. ??; 28. Colleen Cambell; 29. Morreen Hix; 30. David Hallam; 31. Martin Peak; 32. Christopher Hix 2 phone Properties Fertilizer scam Stolen here have been reports of Improved report of theft of fertilizer telephone calls being made Afrom a farm premises in T he Home in Lincolnshire from premium Wilksby, Boston was received Improvement Agency works rate telephone numbers. T on Thursday, 13 June 2013, in partnership with Lincolnshire Scam Details 13:53 hrs. Three bags of 600kg You receive a call that is Police to enable vulnerable 'Origin' make ammonium nitrate disconnected when you answer the persons to carry out repairs and (33.5%) was stolen over the last telephone call. improvements to their property week from an insecure fertilizer When you attempt to ring the to ensure they remain safe and store. number back, you are charged a secure. If you have any information very high premium rate telephone If you are or know someone that relating to this incident please call charge. is either over the age of 60 years, or contact , Tel Please do not return any in receipt of certain benefits, or is 101, quoting incident number 226 telephone calls from numbers that disabled, or can be referred by a of 13/06/13. you do not recognise if the call has professional health worker, such as It costs nothing to be alert been disconnected before any in the case of young children Keep up to date on the current verbal contact being made. requiring equipment or adaptations crime trends in your area. Numbers starting with 074 or 075 to property, then please make Encourage your employees to be should be treated with caution. contact to seek further help and security conscious, and look out for You may not be aware of the advice. strange vans or cars - a registration charges until you receive your next Ring 01522 516300 at a local number may give the police a vital telephone bill. rate call for more details. lead.

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Ring for price f summer ever decides to arrive, keep an eye on the condition of Alan on 260654 Iyour lawn. Give it a summer feed, especially if a spring feed was not done. If you’re planning a new lawn, now is the time to start clearing stones and perennial weeds in readiness for sowing in September. Lift and divide your Daffodil bit of spit! Fill a pot with a mixture Bulbs, this should be done every of equal parts grit and peaty four years. After the foliage has died compost (heathers require an acid down, which should be about mid- growing medium). Insert each July, get your favourite spade and cutting so the lower leaves are just Saturday, 13 July dig straight down, starting several resting on the compost. Water in, dvd DOG inches from the clump. Bulbs pull but don’t firm them in. The themselves deeper in the soil than cuttings will need potting on, but Racing planted over the years and if you can be planted out in spring. 8 pm start mulch heavily they can be quite The first flush of flowers on your £2 members - £2.50 non-members deep. You don’t want to chop their roses should be over in July. Cut The most fun-money at the end wins heads off! Store in a cool airy shed the flowering stem by a third, ready for planting later in the year. which will count as a summer Now is a great time to take pruning, and more blooms should cuttings. If your heather has gone a be on their way. It may also be a bit woody, remove a strong, good time for another fertiliser healthy, non-flowering shoot with dressing for the roses. clean secateurs, cutting straight If you’re looking after the wildlife across the stem about 4” below the in your garden, leave some dense tip. Then use a sharp knife to trim vegetation near your ponds, so any the cutting to 2” long. Strip leaves emerging young frogs have from the lower third of the cutting. somewhere to shelter from hot sun Some gardeners like to pinch out or predators. Also, herbs, such as the tips of the cuttings too, this can Lavender, Sage and Marjoram, be helpful to encourage a bushier thrive at this time of the year and cutting. Hormone rooting powder provide nectar for butterflies and is not essential, some people use a other insects.

4 none for 40 is the new 30. So that’s why everbody drives so fast in Fosdyke! The Fosdyke Playing Field Registered Charity Number 512600 the road Aims and objectives: s the summer gets underway our thoughts may turn to long Recreation ground for the benefit summer days, enjoying time with friends and getting that all of the inhabitants of the A Parish of Fosdyke important BBQ dusted off and ready for action, we need to remember drivers have a responsibility to ensure they are fit to drive. Lincolnshire police will be five people have died in more than conducting road side checks to eighty drink related collisions and arrest and prosecute those drivers more than 120 people have been who drive whilst under the injured, some have suffered FUTURE EVENTS influence of drink or drugs. As well serious, and often life changing, Saturday, 3 August as breathalyser checks, Field injuries where drink or drugs were OPEN MIC NIGHT Impairment Checks (FIT) will be a contributory factor. Saturday, 17 August carried out on those drivers For more information on the BEETLE DRIVE suspected of driving whilst under work Lincolnshire Road Safety Saturday, 24 August the influence of drugs. Partnership does check BINGO Highly visible and well signed http://http://microsites.lincolnshire. Saturday, 31 August QUIZ road checks will be in operation gov.uk/lrsp/about-us/ across the County. Checks will be carried out in early morning, evening and night time. Although people will say they are okay to drive, it is almost impossible to calculate accurately whether they are. The body TUESDAY processes alcohol at around one unit per hour, this process is 16 July governed by many factors: 12.30 to 2 pm Age, gender, weight, body mass, metabolism, general health, the type of alcohol you are drinking and the health of you liver, to name Pop-in a few. Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership reminds everyone they LuFunll Moncty h have a responsibility when behind still held down to only £4.50 the wheel to ensure they are fit to Soup of the day, do so. Impairment through drink or roll and butter drugs carries severe penalties for ~ those convicted and those who Cold roast Turkey and ham refuse testing will suffer the same Selection of salads penalties through the Courts. When Buttered new potatoes people are enjoying the summer ~ BBQs, we ask you to make Selection of sweets provision to travel by nominating a In aid of designated driver or pre-arranging a taxi home. All Saints Church In the past year, in Lincolnshire,

5 something different, Holy Communion something enjoyable at 09.30 am on Sunday and fun 7 July uly is traditionally the time when we go on – or are just about to Jgo on – holiday; and if you are fortunate enough to be going away Evensong on a break I hope you have a lovely time and come back refreshed at 09.30 am on and restored. Our word “holidays” comes, of perspective. And we are often Sunday course, from “Holy Days”. Before enabled to see new ways of 21 July the industrial revolution and the tackling the opportunities and Factory Acts of the 19th century, challenges of daily life. the only time off from work was on Sunday is our primary “Holy” Fourfields Primary School a Holy Day (Sunday, Christmas Day day, of course, so I hope that even and Good Friday). I think the if you are not able to go away on Leavers linking of “Holy Days” and holiday this summer, you will find “holidays” is more than mere a time each week for rest, Service coincidence. I think we can learn refreshment and recreation, so that at 11 am on from what those early holy days you can engage with the warp and meant to show us how to enjoy our weft of normal daily life afresh. Tuesday holidays. First of all a Holy Day meant With every good wish 23 July rest: rest from the daily round of please come along and chores and looking after animals The Bishop of Lincoln support all the young ones. and crops. Each village had its own Rt Revd Christopher Lowson special holy days of celebration (usually to do with the patron saint of the parish church) so that travelling entertainment could plan All an itinerary and arrive to liven up proceedings in the form of a fair or Saints a troupe of players. And we all need Fosdyke rest. Secondly, on a Holy Day God connects with us through a church service: God touches and refreshes us through Word and Sacrament. Similarly, on our holidays we are refreshed again. No longer tired and worn out we are refreshed and ready to return to our usual daily way of being. Thirdly, and finally, on a Holy Day we remember how God in Jesus brought into being a new creation. So on our holidays we enjoy re-creation – doing something different, something enjoyable and fun, so that we are renewed. This moves beyond refreshment to seeing things differently and from a new

6 My parents moved over here shortly after us, they like the heat, but their main pleasure in life is DOWN spending time with my daughters who are now 23 and 21 years old. My husband and I divorced and I UNDER now live with my partner. We e have a Foslyte with a difference this month. Amanda Cook, moved further south into the Wwhose maiden name was Bryant, and who was born in country where we have room to Fosdyke, emigrated to Australia twenty-two years ago. She’s been grow vegetables and fruit and we reading the Fosdyke Newsletter online and contacted us to say it’s are about ready to get chickens - a great way to find out what’s going on in the village. She’s still the 'good life'! we both work full- interested after all this time. So we asked her a few questions that time for a government department. Would you recommend we thought you might ask her, given the chance. Australia? How long has your family lived We emigrated to Perth Western Absolutely! its just a pity they in Fosdyke? Australia with a one year old put it so far away from Lincolnshire! My parents were born in daughter and we felt there was Do you miss Fosdyke? Fosdyke. My grandad (John more to life than working all week Doesn’t everyone miss their Bryant) was Australian and he and raining all weekend, I was roots? I enjoyed my childhood, the married Mabel Taylor who's family interested in Australia because of fields and the river, my family, the had the New Inn, but I cant grandad’s history. school holidays always seemed remember it being a pub, it was a Has it been a worthwhile move? long and hot, and I really do miss farmhouse when I lived in Fosdyke. Absolutely worthwhile - apart the snow - I still cant get used to Are any of your family still here? from missing extended family and boiling hot christmas, I would love I have my Auntie Edna Bryant, friends, the rewards have been to experience a white christmas and Aunt and Uncle Sylvia and plenty, the weather being the again one day. Alan White still living in the village. biggest plus as we can plan well What's your favourite UK TV Why did you emigrate, and to ahead and know the weather show - if they show any? what part of Australia? should be fine. I found it to be They show a fair bit of UK TV, I much more laid-back in general don’t watch much TV, but I like over here, pretty easy going really, things which show the countryside and hard work gets rewarded. such as Midsomer Murders and Do you have a family or partner Escape to the Country. there? Saturday, 27 July Bingo 8 pm start £1 a book snowball! for regulars

7 n the Fosdyke Nesletter (March issue) we reminded dog owners Salmonella, as well as hookworms, Iof the fixed penalty of £50 for allowing their dogs to foul ringworms and tapeworms. anywhere with a speed limit under 40 mph. Most of Fosdyke is 30. Infections from these bugs often cause fever, muscle aches, SLiving in a small village like inconsiderate dog owners leaving hT!eadache, vomiting, diarrhea and Fosdyke that has a fairly high s**t virtually on their doorsteps and serious kidney disorders. Children percentage of dog owners you not picking it up. Take it home. Or are most susceptible, since they expect people to be considerate of use the dog poo bin (located at the often play in the dirt and put things others and act in a civilised manner end of Puttock Gate, if you didn't in their mouths or eyes. - that's not to suggest we have know). If you don’t give a s**t about Neanderthals living here but there others consider that your own dog are some dog owners who still could pick up any one of these allow their dogs to foul on parasites left by an equally ignorant footpaths, verges and roads and dog owner and take it into your don't pick up the mess. home. Justice, some might say. Free dog bags are available from A survey carried out in a part of the council so there's no excuse America showed that forty-four per about cost (and there's that fine, cent of dog walkers who did not remember?). You may be a bit pick up after their dogs indicated squeamish about picking up poo - they would still refuse to pick up— the smell and texture, etc. - but, if even if confronted by complaints you have a pet, t**hey are going to from neighbors, threatened with defecate on a regular basis and as fines, or provided with more an owner you have a responsibilty sanitary and convenient options for to deal with it. So, every time you retrieving and disposing of dog take your dog for a walk slip a waste. We ain’t yanks though, and couple of poo bags in your pocket, surely not so ignorant. an old supermarket bag will do, So, if you’re taking your dog for because at some point during their It isn't pleasant. I'm sure the a walk, and your poop decides to walk they are going to poo. culprits wouldn't be very happy if poo, hope, before you walk off and Remember that verges count too. someone came to their house and leave the mess, that there’s no one I'll reiterate: it's anywhere with a squated on their drive. Please be around with a phone or camera in speed limit under 40 mph. When considerate! their hands unless you’re desperate you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go. Some of the hard-to-pronounce to appear in the Fosdyke And dogs are no different. parasites left behind in the soil by Newsletter. Instead, dip into your Why the rant? We've had irate uncollected dog faeces include pocket, pull out the bag and BAG villagers ringing us about Cryptosporidium, Giardia, IT, TIE IT, BIN IT! fosdyke sport WIGTOFT & DISTRICT SUNDAY POOL LEAGUE POOL Pairs SPONSORED BY BELL FRUIT LTD ne of the annual events at PLAYED WON LOST PTS GOLDEN FLEECE A 4 4 0 14 Othe Social Club is a Pool FOSDYKE SPORTS 3 2 1 12 Drawn Pairs tournament. BLACK BULL 4 2 2 11 Entrants were seeded into ixed fortunes for the four KIRTON LEISURE 3 2 1 10 league and non league players MGoodfellowship Bowls GOLDEN FLEECE B 3 1 2 7 and drawn so that one league Club teams with the Spalding HAMMER & PINCER A 3 1 2 7 EBA team looking in a strong SPORTSMAN 3 1 2 6 player played with a non-league THE QUEEN 3 1 2 4 player. With just ten players position to retain the title they’ve HAMMER & PINCER B 4 1 3 4 entered it meant five teams held for the last couple of WIGTOFT & DISTRICT played in the knock-out seasons while the EBF team is WEDNESDAY tournament with three breezing struggling for points and with POOL LEAGUE it through to the semi finals on a half the season gone really need bye. some wins under their belt to SPONSORED BY David Bristow’s pair, whoever stay in Division 2. GEORGE BATEMAN & SON LTD he’s drawn with, are usually the With only a handful of players to PLAYED WON LOST PTS choose from and with a policy of SPORTSMAN 5 5 0 22 winners and this year was no FOSDYKE SPORTS A 5 4 1 18 different although an easy black, giving everyone who wants to play GOLDEN FLEECE A 4 3 1 15 missed by Don Fawcett in the league bowls at least one game a GOLDEN FLEECE B 4 3 2 12 semis, could have knocked out week it’s not always the strongest KIRTON LEISURE 4 1 3 8 Bristow’s pair. Unfortunately the side that gets chosen. PINCUSHION B 4 2 2 7 opportunity was lost and Ron The Conningsby League team PINCUSHION A 4 1 3 6 Williamson made sure that they are doing well in the Jubilee Cup FOSDYKE SPORTS B 4 0 4 4 but not so well in the league itself. THE QUEEN 4 0 4 3 were in the final The Boston League team are holding their own and though they aren’t hammering the opposition FOSDYKE FC 1954-55 they are totting up some useful points. On an individual basis mixed pairs couple Liz and Terry Martin have made it through to the section finals of the Patrons Cup outplaying the more experienced Betty and George Deaton.

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Back row left to right: Bernard Walmsley, Alan Wright, Brian night Smith, John “Wink” Richardson, Alan White, Albert Walmsley, 8 pm start £5 members - £5.50 non-members Les King; front row left to right: Colin Johnson, Maurice Bryant, Payout for night and season Bill White, Willy Walmsley, Roy White. Thanks to Betty Williamson for the photo and names. 9 The Band Last Chance with no to JOIN THE name ot only did the regulars Nonce again attend the Open 250 DRAW Mic Night at the Social Club, but f you’d like to take part in the 250 Draw there’s a new season also a few new revellers - who Istarting in July so contact Alan on 260654. said they’d definitely be there How does it workl? Well, you pay £12 for twelve monthly draws and next time. They were even if your name is drawn in that month it’s put back in the hat so, in entertained by resident band theory, you could win £100 a month! It’s all in aid of the Village Hall so The Unrehearsed (still searching you’ll be supporting one of the few village amenities that we have. for a proper name), Kya Brown, The draw takes place each month on the second Bingo session of the who has only missed one Open month held in the Village Hall, but don’t worry if you’te not a bingomaniac Mic Night, and Karen Redden, a as Alan will inform you if you’ve won, and, of course, the winners are lead singer and guitarist with published in the Fosdyke Newsletter. -based band Much Too Young. Fosdyke Village Hall Lottery 250 Draw - Latest Winners About that name: If anyone has 13 Mr K Crawford Sutterton £10 seen The Unrehearsed play and can 92 Mrs G Bailey MSE £10 think of an appropriate name there 137 Mr A Sands Fosdyke £10 might be a prize up for grabs if you 48 Mrs J Harris Moulton wash way £10 can think of a name they like. One name only, mind, not a host of 174 Mr C Robinson Spalding £15 names. 43 Mrs M Balkow Sutterton £20 94 Mrs J Fish £50 169 Mrs E Ingham Sutterton £250 We mIisNsed aN piecEe frRom last Next draw Monday 10 July at the Bingo Wmonths report on the Margaret Johnson and Karen Britchford’s Cuddly Toy stall at the Tractor Rally. Copy Deadline The guess the birthday of the doll was won by Mrs Shirley News that means nothing Gratton. The date was 19th of April to you might be or closest date after and Mrs interesting to someone Gratton picked 20th April. else so don’t be afraid to contact Terry - preferably via email: BINGO [email protected] or phone: 260275 Every Monday Saturday, 20 July or knock on the door or Doors open 6.30 pm for eyes post your info through the down at 7.30 pm Quiz letter box Strip of six books £5 6 Whitecross Gate night 8 pm start Alan (260654) will Fish, scampi, or chicken to arrive no later and chips supper than 15 July find you a seat! £5 members - £5.50 non-members

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