Welton NEWS NUMBER 183 AUGUST 2014

CONTENTS Page 27 Acknowledgement 64 Advertisers’ Index Carefully distributed FREE 47 Advice Sevice to over 1,800 Welton addresses 60 August 8 Beavers by our voluntary deliverers 56 Bowls - Indoor Club and also at www.weltonnews.org 55 Bowls Club 17 Christ’s Hospital Trust 51 Classifi ed Ads 33 Council Meeting 13 Cubs Also available at: 45 Dunholme Camera Club 41 Dunholme Friendship Club The Paper Shop, Welton 54 Dunholme Ladies Club 49 Dunholme Pre-school 36 Electoral Register 1 Emergency Services 53 Fancy That 58 Football Club 39 Funding for Girls 54 Golf Society 25 Hackthorn School 16 Hardy Plant Society 10 Health Centre 3 Holiday Time 9 Jambusters - WI 30 Jumble Sale 19 to 24 Letters 34 Library Update 32 Matt’s Fund 6 to 8 Methodist News 48 Music is Fun 52 Naturewatch 63 NEWS Data 14 Oil- Saving 4 Parish Council - Library 24 Parish Council - Publications 43 PDA 26 Police File 3 Road Closure 44 Royal British Legion 47 Scothern Festival 50 St Barnabas Hospice 40 St Mary’s Academy 28 to 30 St Mary’s Church News 48 Stonecliff Park 25 Tractor Run 5 Twinning Group 62 Village Activities 63 Village Hall Bookings 1 Village Notice Board Illustration of Welton Village Pump by Roy Minnitt 15 Walk in the Park 26 Walkers 37 Wedding - French Style 31 William Farr Friends 45 William Farr School Copy deadline for the September 2014 edition is 3 WLDC Friday, 15th August Welton NEWS

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AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25TH Pirate themed bouncy castle, football game, face painting, garden games 1.30pm – FUN DOG SHOW  3pm – live music with JESSY – the Black Bull’s very own!, you have seen her serve now hear her sing!! Starting at 4 pm - live music from the ever popular CHASER!!! Return of the MAC!! Full details will be available on our website and inside the pub This month’s events: TRY OUR REAL ALES – Hobgoblin, Doombar, ◆ LADIES DO LUNCH - WEDNESDAY 6TH Timothy Taylors Landlord plus this month’s guest ale ◆ QUIZ EVERY TUESDAY ◆ POOL LEAGUE EVERY THURSDAY ‘Bombardier Burning Gold’. We are proud to have ◆ LAST FRIDAY IN THE MONTH MEAT RAFFLE the CASK MARQUE accreditation for our ales ◆ 25TH BANK HOLIDAY FUN DAY

The Black Bull providing a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for all the community and off ering good home cooked food at reasonable prices. Welton NEWS 3 Holiday Time Road Closure August, hopefully, will be a busy and The County Council advised a change of exciting month for residents with holidays dates for the repair of the roundabout at and lots of outings in the summer sunshine. the Hackthorn Road/Ryland Road junction Our August edition, again hopefully, will after we went to press last month. The match the mood. roundabout will now be closed to all traffi c on three days between Tuesday 5th and The parish has a new vicar! The Revd Adam Sunday 10th August. Normal diversions will Watson joins us from Hampshire (see page apply during this closure. 30). We welcome him and his family and wish him well in his new appointment. The Methodist Church congregation continues its celebration of 200 years in WLDC Welton with a marathon hymn singing on Recent planning applications received in the 16th August (see page 7). We congratulate Parish Offi ce include: them on their achievement and to their • Demolition of existing garage, kitchen ongoing contribution to village life. and conservatory and erection of a single We welcome our visitors from our twin story extension at 7 Hazel Grove village, Moncé en Belin at the end of • Outline application for a residential August when they will be entertained on development on land off Cliff Road/ arrival with a reception at Manor Park. Heath Lane Due to space constraints, the second • Replace conifer hedge with fence at 37 instalment of ‘Spokesmen’ is held over until Prebend Lane September. Copies of planning applications are no longer available to view in the Parish Offi ce, but Have a great holiday! may be viewed on the WLDC website www. 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Welton Library and Bus Shelters All meetings are open to the public, and prior to the start of meetings 15 minutes is Thank you goes to all those allowed for informal discussion between who have completed an members of the public and the Council expression of interest in on issues that are of concern, or for becoming a library volunteer. Volunteers will be contacted residents to put forward ideas. The next individually to come along to Parish Council meeting is on Monday an open session in the Library to establish 8th September at 7.30pm in the Welton who can do what and when etc. Room of the Village Hall. If you have an interest in helping your The Parish Offi ce is open Monday to community, if only for a few hours a Thursday from 9am until 3pm, and week (no experience is necessary as until midday on Fridays. We are here training will be provided), please let me to help with any queries that residents know – the availability of volunteers will may have and will bring them to the be key to the service being kept open! attention of the relevant councillor and/or Current Library opening hours: Monday, committee. The Parish Offi ce also houses 10am to 1pm; Tuesday, 1pm to 6pm; a collection of historic village items, and Wednesday, Closed; Thursday, 1pm to gifts received through our twinning with 6pm; Friday, Closed; Saturday, 10am Moncé en Belin. These are on display to 1pm. in the lower room. A large number of You will be pleased to hear that we leafl ets from bus timetables and bus pass have been awarded grant funding from application forms to local walks and Lincolnshire County Council for two information regarding fl ooding, etc. are bus shelters which will be installed in also available. due course on the Village Green and outside the Village Hall. Julie Murray, Clerk to the Council, 860336, E-mail: clerk@welton-by- Agendas for Council and Committee lincoln-pc.gov.uk, Website: www. meetings are posted on the Parish welton-by-lincoln-pc.gov.uk BHS & ABRS APPROVED TAYLORS Celebrating 50 years of OF WELTON Equine Service PET, HORSE AND WELTON EQUESTRIAN CENTRE Tel: 01673 ANIMAL FEEDS (6 miles north of Lincoln) 860548 Lessons on the best, safe reliable horses 12 CLIFF ROAD, for beginners and up to a high standard in a WELTON Friendly Atmosphere and Pleasant Surroundings. 01673 862996 ★ Indoor School & Outdoor Ménage ★ Cross Country & Show Jumping Fences 01673 860215 Welton NEWS 5 Welton Moncé Family Mayor’s offi ce has just recently opened a new extension and, during the charter Twinning Group signing in May, was offi cially opened This year is the 40th anniversary of by our own Marlene Chapman, the the Twinning Association between Chairman of the Publications and Welton and Moncé en Belin in Sarthe, Heritage Committee. This new room is France. In May this year two parish also licensed for weddings. councillors visited Moncé and took On the outskirts of the village in a part in the ceremony, organised by wooded area is a memorial to the crew Moncé, to re-sign the charter between of an allied bomber that crashed on the two villages. This month the the site during WW2 killing all of the Family Twinning exchange happens crew. The villagers faithfully look after and we will welcome 54 of our Moncé the monument and the plaque to the friends, ages ranging from late 80s airmen in the village church. to a baby, to Welton over the bank holiday weekend. All will be staying The council in Moncé is very eager and with their twinned families in Welton. committed to developing the association Group activities organised include a and fully supports the family twinning welcome reception at Manor Park, a activities. There are currently a number group BBQ and a day trip to Trentham of people/families of all ages in Moncé Gardens, Staffordshire. Outside that looking to develop twinning links the individual families organise their with a family or person in Welton. If own activities. anyone would like the opportunity to Moncé en Belin is a quaint village understand how it works and what just to the south of Le Mans, with is involved, please contact us. One of a butcher, a convenience store, two our group will happily explain to you, bakers, a post offi ce and very little else. or indeed you are welcome to come There is a nice primary school that has along to one of our events whilst our now established a link with St Mary’s in visitors are here in August. Our contact Welton and a very modern civic centre numbers are 862181 or 861284. that puts our village hall to shame. The Bob Boulton Gaswise DAVE LINDER (Lincoln) Ltd. PLUMBING & HEATING Contact John Dyer Specialist Gas Service Engineer (ex-British Gas Engineer) Established for 25 years Service, Installation & Repair Central Heating of all gas appliances and Bathrooms central heating Boilers Energy Performance Certifi cates Repairs Power Flushing Landlord’s Gas Safety Checks etc. Landlord Gas Safety Certifi cates Tel: 01673 862933 Tel: 01673 861660 Mob: 07889 248948 Mobile: 07970 784698 Freephone: 0800 9553137 18 Sudbrooke Road, Scothern, LN2 2UZ 153584 6 Welton NEWS Anything that defeats the evil of famine and deprivation gets my vote. But the large-scale manufacture and distribution of a chemical foodstuff does beg another, ethical question: if it actually happened, would we then be satisfi ed with the prospect that a basic human right – the right to eat – was being met? Or would we, as a global society, continue the battle against poverty until the poorest of the world do not have to consume a cocktail of Food for Thought chemicals to survive? If you were offered some Soylent, Of course, there are all kinds of valid would you know what to do with it? responses and counter-questions to Well, the answer is that you would this. There are a few high ideals that consume it; maybe. It was invented may seem unrealistic and unattainable, in 2012 by an American engineering and an end to world poverty is one graduate who, penniless and existing of them. For Christians, though, the on a diet of fast food, decided that Bible consistently reminds us of the it was possible to invent a food value God places on human life – on substitute compound that contained all human life. It reminds us too that all the nutrients we need with no His design for human life is that we cooking and minimal preparation. Its value others as we value ourselves, and advocates claim that, unlike previous it often makes us feel uncomfortable manufactured substances, Soylent is when we consider the implications of not a food supplement but a full- this. Sharing does not come easily to blown, real-deal food replacement. In us, and in any case what we give is other words, you can live on it without but a drop in the ocean. But to stop needing anything else, other than the there misses the point; for God knows oil and water you need to mix it. A that this is not only about feeding couple of months ago Soylent became the hungry, it’s also about the battle available to buy in the US. between a compassionate conscience Unappealing as this sounds, in an age and a hard heart. when food production is becoming under ever-increasing pressure to Andy Burrows meet the needs of a growing world population, it’s hard not to see the potential benefi ts. In fact, Soylent’s Methodist Services inventor, Robert Rhinehart, wants it all at 10.30am used to destroy famine altogether. But 3rd August Dr. Ian Lacy how many of us would willingly take 10th August Own arrangement a few gulps of choco-fl avoured gunk three times a day for the rest of our 17th August Geoff Gilbert lives? Or even once instead of going 24th August Karen Elvidge out for a steak dinner? 31st August Rev. Andy Burrows H.C. Welton NEWS 7 200 years Celebrations of instruction and helping hands to guide you. (See details next month) Saturday 16th August, Marathon Hymn Sing Wednesday 29th October, Children’s activity day with a war theme Starting at 10am, we will attempt to sing 200 hymns, ranging from old favourites This will be a full day of activities for all through to modern hymns of praise. The key stage 1 & 2 children. There will be fi nal section will start at 7pm taking the crafts, cooking, singing, games, stories form of a Songs of Praise. There will be etc. Put the date in your diaries, booking light refreshments available throughout, information in next month’s NEWS. so why not pop in for a while and sing along, or just sit and listen. Saturday Coffee Morning Friday 12th September, Sausage & Mash Supper In need of a bit of a rest on a Saturday morning? Pop into the Chapel We will start at 7pm with a sizzling Schoolroom anytime from 10-11.30am supper, which will be followed by a fi lm and have a refreshing cuppa made for all for £7. Ring 860998 to book; tickets you. The following folk will be on hand are limited so don’t wait too long! to administer it: Saturday 18th October, Ceilidh August 2nd Marian and Keith Our friends Ploughman’s Bunch will be 9th Ruth Wi and Ruth W. providing the music for an entertaining 16th Gill and Tony evening. Don’t worry if you haven’t done 23rd Sheila and Cyril this sort of dancing before, there is plenty 30th Anne P. and Yvonne uch Gift o s T & Signs & Banners g Correx Boards F

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If you have a child who is overnight at the Sudbrooke campsite. looking for somewhere to relax and have We tried out the bouldering wall, went fun, ring 860998 for more information. pond dipping, scrambled over the assault course, attempted some Indian dances and jumped all over the bouncy Film Club castle. We then had a singsong around You will be pleased to hear that Film the camp fi re before going to bed. Club will be back in business on 4th We’ve also been working on our ‘Air September with lots of good fi lms in Activities’ badge for which we visited store and, of course, an afternoon tea. the Scampton Heritage Centre, and our Ring the booking offi ce on 860998 to ‘Animal Friend’ badge for which we book your seat. visited Pets at Home. End of Methodist News On 13th July we joined together with Welton St. Mary’s Church to celebrate Sea Sunday. 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From October onwards we will be Robin and Claire of Dennetts Ice-Cream venturing just down the road to Dunholme when we learnt about the family business St Chad’s Primary School, still on the and tasted delicious creamy vanilla ice- fi rst Tuesday of the month from 7.30pm cream, refreshing sorbet and yummy to 9.30pm. A breast care nurse from frozen yoghurt. Lincoln Hospital will be our speaker on ‘Just for a Giggle’ competition winner Vicy 2nd September, and ‘Just for a Giggle Bra- J gained top marks for her ‘Show us your vo’ entries are welcomed. So for all you Balls’ craft creation, and all those who budding fashion designers get decorating took part were proudly awarded a mini your bra (modelling purely optional!). ice-cream charm. Thanks go to Lynn P, For those of you who are car drivers Helen, Lynn B, Marilyn and Anna for their super strawberry and cream themed cakes. attending our Scampton Museum outing, September’s refreshment fairies are Emma don’t forget to drop us an email before Hackney, Sara Viscomi, June Hopkins, 19th August with your name, car make/ Kate Lock, Maggie Fathers and Claire model and registration number (only for Boulton with their ‘in the pink’ theme. those parking onsite at the camp whilst the visit takes place). A monster membership response means membership has now closed and a waiting We look forward to seeing you all in list is available for anyone wishing to be September at the Old School Hall. notifi ed of future spaces. 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Lincoln LN3 4GE Telephone: 01522 595128 RICHARD ALFORD 2 Musgraves Orchard, WELTON LN2 3NP Mobile: 07900 408125 01673 861075 Mob: 07944 985448 10 Welton NEWS Health Centre stretched and we often struggle to meet the growing demands of the 9,400 patients We are aware of planned housing currently registered with us, many of developments, not only in Welton and whom have complex medical needs, with Dunholme but also in many of the dwindling NHS resources. The British surrounding villages we serve, and are Medical Association is currently running a very conscious of the potential impact campaign to raise awareness of the issues additional patients will make on our facing general practice and is calling for services. Contrary to some suggestions, long term sustainable investment in GP we are not able to close our list to new services. Visit the BMA website or join patients and are obliged to register anyone the campaign at bma.org.uk/working-for- living in our defi ned catchment area. This change/your-gp-cares is one of the reasons why we have to adhere strictly to our registration protocol Vaccinations and ask patients who move out of our Patients of our practice who are aged catchment area, however close they are to 17 to 25 by 31st March 2015 and are our boundary, to re-register at their local planning to start at university or college practice. This can often cause regrettable are invited to make an appointment for a upset to those involved. Our present site Meningitis C vaccination. We are able to is very limited, and adequate sustainable offer this to ‘freshers’ only, and then only resources will need to be found to ensure until 31st October 2014. we can continue to provide quality medical We would also like to invite all those services to the patients we serve if the eligible for a shingles vaccination to attend potential developments are approved. as soon as possible. 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YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE. You can choose how we are paid for mortgages. We can be paid by commission or by a fee. If you pay by fee the precise amount will depend on your circumstances but we estimate that it will be £199. CLIVE WILKINSON 18 High Street, RUSKINGTON, Sleaford NG34 9DP 01526 832931 (offi ce) 07970 033683 (mobile) email: wilkinsonsfi [email protected] Welton NEWS 11 2nd September 1942 and 1st September category of being eligible for recruitment 1943, or 2nd September 1933 and 1st we will contact you and explain what September 1934 (aged 70 on 1st September is involved and why the study is taking 2013 or aged 79 on 1st September, 2013). place. We can only offer this to this specifi c cohort but there will be a planned NHS Test Results catch-up programme for those who are in Finally it would be helpful if patients their seventies and are currently ineligible. Please ask at reception for further details. could phone during the afternoon hours, and before 5.30pm if possible, for results Patient Survey of tests where necessary. This allows the Thank you goes to all who completed our clinicians time to review results which recent patient survey on the minor illness stream through electronically, mainly clinic we changed at the end of last year. overnight, and also when we have most Results are currently being collated and staff available to deal with these queries. will be discussed with our patient group and will be available in the waiting room Did Not Attends and website shortly. DNAs last month: 42 doctor appointments Research made and not kept and 58 nursing appointment made and not kept equals This Practice participates in approved 21.5 hours wasted. We would appreciate research projects from time to time. We are if patients could help us by using services currently working with certain asthmatic responsibly and cancelling appointments if patients, and shortly plan to start a project unable to attend so that other patients can relating to diabetic care, and also one be accommodated. regarding possible risk factors for bowel and lung cancers. If you fall into the Sallie Stead

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Waiting Lists The canoe night was one of the activities in what has been another exciting term As you can imagine, all three groups where the Cubs have been out and about (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) have a long taking full advantage of the summer waiting list to join. The Beavers especially evenings. You might well have seen them cannot accommodate all those who want running around the village trying to solve a place, as the adult to child ratio for clues on a treasure hunt (and blaming that age group is 1:6 and there is only the adults in the group for getting them one Beaver Leader with the Cub leader lost!) helping each week. The main badge of the term was the ‘Air The policy for being offered a place is as Activities’ badge, and they enjoyed a follows, with priority being given to: 1. very informative evening at the heritage Children already in the group (Beavers centre at RAF Scampton. The Cubs have to Cubs and Cubs to Scouts); 2. 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It was clear that and services, new residential development none of the aforementioned facilities will only be permitted under specifi c and services were viable in the smaller circumstances”. rural communities which is why they were being closed and why these closures In the light of what has been happening brought about the term ‘Ghost Town over the last few years the use of Britain’. the descriptive terms ‘sustainable developments’, ‘sustaining local services’, A factor which is not generally known and ‘sustain new residents’ have a or understood is the requirement for the particular signifi cance. District Council to identify and enable land supply to meet assessed housing The following year, the Government needs for a fi ve year period. According to produced “an Act to make provision about (sic) promoting the sustainability statements made at the June meeting, West of local communities, and for connected Lindsey District Council has identifi ed a purposes”, known as “The Sustainable land supply that will satisfy the local Communities Act 2007”. Its purpose was housing needs for the next seven years but to introduce legislation that would help to as part of the Central Lincolnshire Joint Planning Unit it has absorbed a shortfall in the City of Lincoln, and its supply has fallen to three and a half years. This is Mike Smith neither fair nor reasonable. If an urban For all Electrical Installations authority does not have the land supply it should not simply pass its problem Reliable Quality Service to neighbouring rural authorities. 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The rate more travel and more incentive for young of development is not sustainable, because families to move away from the smaller local services cannot be sustained. Despite villages and nearer to the secondary the extensive housing developments there schools of their choice. has been no commensurate increase in So what is the price of sustainability; support from the emergency services, the more shop closures, more public house infrastructure is in a parlous state, the closures, more church closures, more Health Centre is under strain, and the village hall closures, more primary school schools are oversubscribed. So how can closures, and the further loss of public new residents be sustained, when existing transport? Of course, the banks and post residents cannot be fully and adequately offi ces have already gone. supported? Surely it is time to think again and decide The irony is that the William Farr School what we really mean by sustainability and authorities have made it quite clear that what all this planning muddle means to our they cannot expand to accommodate market towns and rural communities. It more students, and this will directly impact on the question of sustainable does not benefi t the smaller communities, communities. Their current ‘catchment’ which are becoming sparser, and it does is for children who live within a fi ve not benefi t the larger communities who kilometre radius of the school. If more fi nd their services saturated. houses are built and more children live Phil Rodgers MBE LINCOLN AUDIO VISUAL For Clearer Hearing TV, AUDIO, WIRELESS, ENTERTAINMENT with Discreet Digital Hearing Aids TV installation Call Claire Armitage Digital retuning your Local Independent Smart TV setup Hi-fi / home cinema installation Hearing Aid Consultant. 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As 2014 is the centenary of the Publications and Heritage Committee outbreak of WW1, the committee feels the publication of this new booklet For many months now, the is a fi tting tribute to those who paid Publications and Heritage Committee has been the ultimate sacrifi ce. The booklet working on a new booklet is now ready to go to print and about the Welton War Memorial. The will be launched on Wednesday 17th original Parish Council booklet about September at 11am, when a tree will the memorial was published in 1997 also be planted in the churchyard to and contained extracts taken from the commemorate those who served in the newspapers of the day documenting the Great War 1914-1918. unveiling of the memorial in 1923. Further details of the fi nalised Thanks to dedicated research by arrangements will appear on the the Clerk’s assistant, Sarah, the Parish Council notice boards and in 1997 booklet has been considerably expanded. 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There will This has been a remarkable year for our be more to report on this next month, school, if for no other reason than the by which time we will know how the fact that sports day took place both on weather affected the rest of our plans. the day it was originally planned and to You won’t be able to contact us this the intended format! month, but there’s always the website: We are pleased that we should be www.hackthorn.lincs.sch.uk . welcoming a full complement of new starters in reception in September who, Alan Tuplin along with the rest of Key Stage 1, will all be able to enjoy a free school lunch, thanks to the fantastic support Tractor Run of ‘Will’s Diner’ who have worked very The Hackthorn tractor run, held on the hard to ensure that this wonderful new 14th June, raised £1,000 for St Barnabas government initiative could be delivered. Lincolnshire Hospice. Many thanks go Thanks go to our ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’; to the people and companies,who made those new starters will already be familiar donations, gave raffl e prizes, let us cross with the school, having been looked their land, acted as marshals and helpers after so well by this year’s reception and last but not least to the tractor drivers who have grown into our way of life so themselves. Once again a big thank you successfully. goes to everyone who supported this The end of the school year marks a worthwhile cause. change for everyone. 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On a warm, overcast and very thundery Our offi cer will be pleased to meet you Sunday in mid-July we set off from the there to discuss any issues you may wish George and Dragon at Hagworthingham to raise. Please be aware that on occasions to walk around Snipe Dales. We had a we may not be able to attend due to winter walk there last December and we unforeseen circumstances and please promised ourselves we’d be back during accept our apologies should this happen. the summer. If you wish to walk through Alternatively you may wish to ’phone 101. Snipe Dales in the summer make sure In cases of emergency please call 999 and you wear long trousers and long sleeves. to pass information anonymously, please The (female) horsefl ies do bite! It’s also call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. best to avoid thundery days; we were PCSO 2297 Ange Raper drenched, twice, by downpours, but then the hot sun came out and we were QUALIFIED GROOMER mostly dry by the time we got back to the pub. 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On a Wednesday we had another Peter Harrold, 07770 406 883 wonderful evening on another of our Date Location Pub favourite walks; this time from Tealby. July 30th Rothwell Blacksmiths The views across the Trent valley are Aug 20th Donington-on- amazing and the herds of deer were a Bain Black Horse delight to see. Sept 3rd Scampton Dambusters Sept 5th - 7th Walking weekend Telford The summer Sunday walks have not Sept 17th Ludford White Hart attracted many walkers so we’ve decided to cancel the remaining one that we’d Oct 5th Winter schedule begins planned for 10th August at South Ferriby and will not include any in next year’s Acknowledgement summer schedule. Pete Johnson and family would like to We only have a few more walks before we thank all those who came to celebrate head off for our annual walking weekend; Ann’s life with us at St. Mary’s Church, this year along some Staffordshire hills and afterwards at the Sports & Social near to Ironbridge. Club, on Monday 16th June. 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ST. MARY’S PAGES Comings and Goings Monday 28th July. There is a separate article alongside this one which gives ‘The Lord preserve your going out and you some more information about him. your coming in, now and always, Amen.’ We are very fortunate that someone like This is a line taken from the service of Adam is coming to join us and I am sure installation of a new priest into their he is going to make a great impact here parish, and these words struck me as in our villages. He and his wife Waka, very apt when I heard them last week together with their three young children, as Father Richard Crossland became the will be living in the vicarage in Dunholme. Rector of Nettleham and Riseholme. As When you see him around, do stop to say many of you will know, Richard has been hello and make him very welcome here exercising a very effective ministry here in Welton. in Welton over the past three years, and Of course there are so many other ‘goings his journey of ministry has now moved out’ and ‘comings in’ happening at the a few miles away to those neighbouring moment. So many children are preparing parishes. to go out from their current classes in our What many people won’t have realised schools, and will be looking forward to about Richard is that all the time he next term when they will be going to a was here, he was doing all of his work new class or a new school. Some will be voluntarily as a self-supporting minister, going to college, to university, and some without any pay, alongside his day job. to work. Some more people locally will be On top of all of that, he has also been fi nishing college, university, retiring from the Rural Dean in the Deanery – leading work, or just moving on. In everything the clergy in the 23 parishes around here. there is a constant set of movement, of The role he has gone into however is one coming and going – in and out – round which is full-time and paid. So we wish and round. him and Margaret all the best in this new I am reminded of the story of Jonah and phase of their lives. his going in and coming out of a whale. By the time you are reading this, we will We had this story marvellously enacted also have a new vicar here in Welton, for us at church in the middle of July by Dunholme and Scothern. The Reverend the local Beaver troop. I’ve never seen Adam Watson will have been installed such fearsome pirates, nor as big a fi sh as our priest at St. Mary’s Church on in the village! Two things struck me Welton NEWS 29 from the story of Jonah – that God is 10th 8am Said Communion everywhere with us at all times, and that 11am All Age Worship His love for us has no limits. Even when 17th 11am Parish Eucharist Jonah disobeyed what God wanted, and 24th 11am Family Communion ran away, God loved him and kept him 31st Benefi ce Service safe – even if it was in the unlikely place of the stomach of a whale! What was it that God wanted him to From the Registers do? It was to go to a place where people We welcome into the Family of God’s were being evil to each other and to tell Church through Holy Baptism: 15th June, them all about God’s love. That place Isabelle Slight. was Ninevah, which is very close to the current Iraqi city of Mosul, which is so We share in the joy of those being much in the news these days for fi ghting married in the Church this month: 7th and the cruelty of the ISIS fi ghters. The June, Christopher Dunkley and Bethany message of God’s love holds as true in Jones; Barry Whalley and Charlotte these days in that place as it did in the Old Adams; James Elliot and Victoria Bandy; Testament times. 14th June, Christopher Turk and Emily Neave. So whatever your goings out and comings in of late, and the ones you have to look We share in the sadness of those forward to, remember that wherever you who mourn the death of a loved one, remembering those whose funeral has go and whatever you do, God will be taken place, or cremated remains have there with you. Not just with you, but been laid to rest this month: 16th June, for you, on your side, just wanting to Ann Johnson. give of His boundless love to all of us – yesterday, today and tomorrow. Cameron Watt, Lay Minister Coffee Mornings A warm welcome awaits you at St Mary’s Church Services in August Church every Thursday morning from 10am until 12 noon. Call in for a friendly 3rd 11am Parish Eucharist chat and a cup of tea or coffee. Readings for August 2014 Date Sunday First Second Gospel Reading Reading August 3rd 7th after Isaiah 55 Romans 9 Matthew 14 Trinity 1-5 1-5 13-21 10th 8th after 1 Kings 19 Romans 10 Matthew 14 Trinity 9-18 5-15 22-33 17th 9th after Isaiah 56 Romans 11 Matthew 15 Trinity 1, 6-8 1-2a,29-32 [10-20] 21-28 24th 10th after Isaiah 51 Romans 12 Matthew 16 Trinity 1-6 1-8 13-20 31st 11th after Jeremiah 15 Romans 12 Matthew 16 Trinity 15-21 9-end 21-end 30 Welton NEWS Mothers’ Union This month we have corporate Communion on 12th August at St. Mary’s Church at 12.15pm. Then on Wednesday 13th August there is a visit to the Poplars at Market Rasen for evening song at 2pm. In September we have Corporate Communion at St. Mary’s Church on Tuesday 9th at 12.15pm, and then on the 10th we have a business meeting in the vestry at 2pm. Please bring your ideas for speakers for next year. Anne Loom The Revd Adam Watson End of Church Pages Adam was latterly the Assistant Curate in the Parish of the Resurrection in Jumble Sale Alton, Hampshire. He was born in Dunfermline, and then spent his younger On Saturday 2nd August a jumble sale years in Plymouth, Oxford, Redditch will be held at Dunholme Village Hall. and Reading before moving out to The sale will start at 1pm and will be Amsterdam. Returning to the UK to in aid of Childline and the Shoebox study for a performing arts degree in Appeal. If you have any items of jumble Winchester, he met his wife Waka (who that you are able to donate then please is Japanese) there in his fi nal year. contact either Sue on 862552 or Sandra on 861956. Alternatively bring it along Apart from short stays in London and to the hall on the morning of the sale. Tokyo, Winchester became home for Any help that you are able to give will them whilst Adam taught Drama and be much appreciated. Performing Arts in the Southampton area. He trained for ordination at St Sue Rawson, 862552 John’s, Nottingham, before returning to serve his title post in the Winchester Diocese. Adam said: “I am very excited to be moving up to the Lincoln Diocese and to join in ministry with the worshipping communities in Welton, Dunholme and Scothern. As a family we are looking forward to meeting you all.” Adam and Waka have two sons, Elias and Joah who are seven and fi ve years old, and a daughter Naya who will be two in November. On sunny days off and holidays, they can often be seen disappearing into the distance in their VW camper van! Welton NEWS 31 Friends of William Farr our school community. To enter a team (maximum of eight people) please The Friends have had a successful phone Katie Smith 01522 536668 to and enjoyable year. We hope to keep book a table. A bar will be available. running interesting events that are not only fun but ultimately add value to Why not join the 100 Club? This club school life and bring our school family has been running successfully for a together. So for those of you perhaps number of years and is still handing out new to William Farr, what do the cash prizes to winners! But you have to Friends do with the funds they raise be in it to win it! For only £12 per year from your support? Over the years they you could be entered in our monthly have made signifi cant contributions to number draw and have a chance at school life in supporting projects across winning £5, £10 or even £25! To sign the whole curriculum. In particular up now, print off an application form this academic year we have funded from the school website. over £1,000 covering PE equipment, donations towards the Young Carers’ Finally a huge thank you goes to Group in school and some trophies. everyone who has supported our events We are always keen to hear from in the last year: parents, friends and students, parents and staff for ideas on local businesses in Welton and the funding suggestions. surrounding villages have been very generous in donating time and gifts; Being involved in the Friends brings thank you! many rewards, not only for our children who benefi t from the funding, but also Katie Smith as a group we have great fun in what we do. Any help is appreciated, even An Evening of if it is a couple of hours to help out Dinner, Cabaret now and again, a raffl e prize donation or a suggestion for an event you think & Dancing would be different and popular. So, if Raising awareness & Funding Research you feel you can spare any time, no into Melanoma & Skin Cancer. matter how small, come and fi nd the Friends members at any school event Saturday 27th September or attend our AGM or next committee Welton Village Hall meeting; you would be most welcome. 7pm to Late. Our AGM is on Monday 22nd 3 course dinner by Alexanders Catering September at 7.30pm in the Training Entertainment by ‘Simply Buble’ Room, William Farr School. Paying homage to one of the worlds’ greatest performers with a set The Quiz Night is on Friday 10th covering songs from Bublé’s fi rst October at 7pm for 7.30pm start. album right through to his latest Tickets cost £7.50 for adults and £5 number one album “Crazy Love”. for the under 18s, which includes a delicious ploughman’s supper. Tickets Tickets £40pp will be available from the school shop Available from Matt’s Fund: in September so get some friends and 01673 860875 – [email protected] Alexanders: 01522 538818 - family together and join us; we would [email protected] love to see some new parents join 32 Welton NEWS Matt’s Fund businesses in the area. We know they get many requests so a big thank you goes Those who follow us on to them for choosing this one to support. Facebook will have seen The funds raised will be split between the photos from the Matt’s Fund for melanoma research and European Extravaganza meningitis that is now another local and held on the 12th July. The very worthy cause. Wilkinson and Ottewell The past couple of months have been busy ‘productions’ organised yet with our awareness stands being used at another successful fundraiser with ‘Good the David Lloyd and Yarborough sports Times’ coming from Germany to play centres. We also had the opportunity, 60s and 70s music (not one German once again, to talk to Y9 at William Farr song). Wines were served from a number School about sun awareness and skin of Euro countries, except England! BBQ cancer. Not the most uplifting topic for food was served by Henry’s Kitchen and their ACE day activities but hopefully 150 people had a really fun-packed the students will carry the message with night. them through life. Huge thanks go to Andy and Karoline Donations have been made through for allowing us to trample over their counter collections by the Sports & lawn, hopefully it will recover; also Social club, newsagents and Newport to Clive and Elaine Wilkinson who News. Helen Grinham also organised her coordinated a whole team, too numerous very own ‘Ladies Day’ to coincide with to mention individually, of friends and Royal Ascot and raised £200. We are family to assist. A serious number of really grateful for all this support. raffl e prizes were donated by various Our next fundraising activities are: dinner and cabaret evening on Saturday 27th & SUE RAWSON September and the golf day at Market INVITE YOU TO A Rasen on Friday 3rd October. It would be lovely if you could join us Bob and Di Boulton, 860875 Email: [email protected] Facebook: search for matts fund A date for your diaries…. ‘Remember Then’ with Dave Nash IN AID OF A tribute to the Rock and Roll years 2014 SHOEBOX APPEAL

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FREE ADMISSION (or telephone 01673 861070) Welton NEWS 33 Council Meeting The council was advised that the Lancaster Project (leisure centre at the William Farr There are currently two vacancies on the site) is proceeding but requires £5,000 Parish Council. These will be advertised to complete the detail of its business for co-options. plan. The council agreed to a donation of A ceremony to commemorate the fallen £1,000 towards the cost. of the First World War is planned for Wednesday 17th September, at 11am, Minutes of the various council committee when a black mulberry tree will be planted meetings were reviewed and contained in the churchyard and the War Memorial the following. A Planning Committee booklet will be launched. meeting was set for 23rd July to review the applications including a potential The representative from the Hawk & Owl Trust recently visited the village and development off Cliff Road. The council has impressed councillors with his expert advice submitted a number of critical observations on the newly installed owl boxes. He plans on a fresh application for a dwelling at 30 to take part in an upcoming Lincoln City Norbeck Lane. The appeal to the Planning Radio interview about wildlife and intends Inspectorate for a 74 house development to compliment the Welton initiative. The off Ryland Road, Dunholme, was refused. Parish Council would prefer if he did Volunteers continue to be sought for the not mention the name of our village as it potential library service and consideration may attract twitchers and sightseers which will be given to having the service available could disturb the whole purpose of the on at least one evening a week. The boxes. timetable for the Neighbourhood Plan The council has authorised a provisional showed that it is hoped the plan will be budget of £1,000 to meet any start-up at the referendum stage by early 2015. costs for the new library service. The fl ower displays that were vandalised Bank Holiday BBUSYUSY HHANDSANDS Saturday 23rd August 2014 PPRERE SSCHOOLCHOOL PARTY in the Situated in the Moncé Room at Welton Village Hall CAR PARK We welcome children from 2yrs to 5yrs from 11am outdoors Sessions currently run (and evening disco indoors) at the Monday 9.15am to 3.15pm Bottle & Glass in SCOTHERN Tuesday to Friday 9.15am to 12.15pm We are hoping to extend Tuesday Live bands on Main Stage sessions to 3.15pm from September and in Accoustic Tent (numbers permitting) Food! Drinks in the pub! Games! OFSTED Registered – all staff are Bouncy Castle! Stalls including Cakes, CRB checked and fully trained in Books, Bric-a-Brac, Plants Paediatric First Aid Live broadcasting from Siren FM Promoting children’s development in a and Lincoln City Radio, safe, stimulating and happy environment. compere Malcolm Thompson Why not come and take a look for yourself? To book a stall, get involved or for any info ring Marco at the TEL: 07895 950756 B&G on 01673 862231 EMAIL: [email protected] 34 Welton NEWS on Ryland Bridge in June were promptly Library Update replanted. The council is hosting a reception in late On 17th July the High Court considered August for the visitors from our twinned the judicial review brought in relation village of Moncé. to Lincolnshire County Council’s (LCC) The council decided not to respond to plans for library closures. It decided the editorial in the July edition of the that the consultation process was fl awed Welton NEWS concerning a decision by because LCC had already decided to some councillors not to proceed with the reduce the number of libraries to 15 decision to publish councillor profi les in before the consultation started, that the the NEWS. It was remarked that it was decision by LCC should be quashed best to “let sleeping dogs lie”. The issue remains that the Parish Council made and that LCC should undertake further a decision to go with these profi les at consultation. The Parish Council’s its April meeting and, without reversing library committee is awaiting further that decision in a formal council meeting, information from LCC on the next steps does not now intend to act on what was but will be contacting all those who have approved. expressed an interest in volunteering at A proposal to provide a new name for the the library to outline the position. At the potential library service was deferred. very least it is likely that the decision will There is no council meeting in August. The delay the proposed handover but it may next Parish Council meeting is on Monday have more fundamental implications for 8th September at 7.30pm in the Village the future library arrangements. The Hall. Parish Council will consider the position The Editor at its next meeting in early September. PARISH COUNCIL Coffee Morning with NO SCHEDULED MEETINGS IN AUGUST ‘Trash & Treasure’ Committee meetings are held in the Parish Offi ce (next to the Black Bull) or at the Pavilion, Manor Park In the Village Hall at Hackthorn and Full Council in the Welton Room, Welton Village Saturday 13 September Hall. from 10.00am – 12.00noon All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated on the Agenda which is posted at least 3 days Come along and enjoy refreshing prior to the meeting on the Parish Notice Boards and Coffee, Tea and Cakes. website www.welton-by-lincoln-pc.gov.uk Rummage amongst the table-top items and SATURDAY SURGERIES fi nd your own surprise bargain amongst the 2nd August from 10.00am – 12.00 noon ‘trash and treasure’. 6th September from 10.00am – 12.00 noon in the Parish Offi ce Enter our Raffl e for a chance of a prize Councillors will be in attendance to answer any If you are interested in running your own questions and listen to comments or ideas you may Table-Top, please contact one of the wish to put forward. Village Hall Committee All parishioners are invited to come along. or ring Sue Graves on 01673 860261 We look forward to seeing you …… All in aid of the Village Hall Refurbishments If you are unable to attend then please call in to see the Clerk during normal opening hours Also…Please remember…the village hall is available Monday to Thursday from 9.00am to 3.00pm to hire for children’s parties and for all your special Friday from 9.00am to 12.00 noon events – www.hackthornvillagehall.co.uk Welton NEWS 35

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National Insurance number in what is a Individual Electoral Registration (IER) secure, convenient, and modern way of will give people more control and registering to vote. ownership over the process and increase Minister of State at the Cabinet Offi ce the accuracy of the register, with the new Greg Clark said: “It is only right that in a system able to verify that everyone on the country which has such a long and proud register is who they say they are. This will history of democratic participation, make sure that there is greater trust in the we ensure that we have an electoral legitimacy and fairness of our elections. registration system fi t for the 21st century. This change gets rid of the outdated ‘head These changes ensure that individuals of household’ registration system and register securely and enable them to places electoral registration in the hands register in the simplest possible way. of individuals. Members of the public Under the new system, around 80% of will be contacted by their local ERO to those already on the electoral register will inform them of what, if anything, they be automatically added after their name need to do next. and address is matched against existing A TV, online and billboard public government records. Those people who awareness campaign has been launched are not successfully matched may need to provide additional information to be registered, but thanks to the new online electoral registration system, this is now MMAINAIN LECLEC a quick and easy process that takes as little as three minutes.” SOLUTIONS Residents are urged to register to vote Electrical now. 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Twinning Group, to give our children We duly set off early on the Friday, the opportunity to experience at fi rst- travelling by car via Eurotunnel, using hand French culture and lifestyle and toll routes to Le Mans for speed and then to encourage them to embrace a foreign onto Moncé, arriving in early evening. language. As it turned out I think we As we drove through the village the have embraced it more than them! Here fi rst person we saw was Jean-Louis Blot we are, all these years later, now being pedalling home from work on his bike. invited to the weddings of the children Before leaving we had asked about dress of our ‘Friends’ in Moncé. code, being advised to dress as at a Lucille, the daughter of Jean-Luc and British wedding. The following morning Katherine Beucher, was to marry we prepared ourselves; our ladies in Julien Brissaud and they kindly invited smart spring frocks and all sporting Graham and Gill Briggs, with whom buttonholes. We were the only ones as they twin, and ourselves to the event. everyone else, apart from the wedding It was an occasion and opportunity not party, were very casual; we became a to be missed, so forthwith we set about photo opportunity! making plans. We elected to rent a gite Proceedings were a little different to a UK in the village, taking the pressure off wedding. The formalities commenced in our friends at a busy time to concern the newly constructed Welton room at themselves with us. This also allowed us the Mairie with the ‘legal’ marriage, PHIL SOMERS BUSINESS ADMIN PLUMBING SERVICES CAUSING YOU STRESS? 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It would have been nice to departed with an invitation from Jean- have understood more as the priest Luc to return for lunch the following was clearly fi lling the event with much day. We duly turned up at 1pm but it humour. From there we moved on to seemed no one had gone home! A cold the ‘Gite de la Tour des Plantes’ on buffet was laid out and wine was fl owing the outskirts of Moncé; the bride and again. Apparently we were lightweights groom travelling in a very smart open and had missed the energy boost of topped sports car. onion soup being served at 3.30am. The We assembled under a marquee for bride and groom never made it to bed, aperitif and canapés with other invited ending up in the pool with a number friends and guests whilst photos were of the other younger guests at 7am – taken; reversing the British order of probably to liven themselves up! wedding breakfast followed by evening Jean-Luc made it clear that the remaining function. Then at 8pm people started wine needed consuming and so the to depart and the primary guests and afternoon disappeared. At 7pm, after wedding party moved indoors to the helping our hosts restore the room and dining room for dinner. clean up, we fi nally left, walking the fi ve There followed a fabulous six course minutes back to our gite and some rest. meal, interspersed with entertainment including a wonderful video produced So there you have it, French weddings by the bride and groom’s attendants. Of are two day affairs; be prepared! course the meal was accompanied by Bob Boulton

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Westminster Abbey gratitude the sacrifi ces of more than will be leading the nation with a First a million Commonwealth service World War vigil liturgy which will be personnel who lost their lives in the broadcast live on the BBC. First World War including those from our own families and communities. For further information please go to: The Legion hopes to light one million http://www.1418now.org.uk/lights- candles across the UK to remember out or http://www.britishlegion.org. every one of those men and women uk/remembrance/ww1-centenary/ who gave their lives in the war to end lights-out all wars. Rosemary Moore Welton NEWS 45 William Farr School The inspector added that an area for improvement was to make Christian Every fi ve years or so, the National values explicit in written documentation Society’s statutory inspection of Anglican and the school website, in order to and Methodist schools takes place and communicate more clearly to the wider a report has recently been published community and prospective parents. regarding an inspection of the William Andrew Stones Farr School that took place just before Easter. The inspector reported that the Dunholme Camera Club distinctiveness and effectiveness of William Farr as a Church of England August is upon us and hopefully some school is outstanding. Her key fi ndings good holiday weather to go with it. So get the cameras out and take some great were: shots whilst the warmer weather is with high standards of academic achievement us. and exemplary behaviour are fi rmly There are two points to note during embedded in explicit Christian values, the summer months when taking creating an atmosphere in which all photographs. Although we have some pupils are able to fl ourish. lovely blue skies when the weather is respectful, positive relationships bright and sunny it isn’t always the guarantee all members of the community best time to take pictures as the bright access to high pastoral care and sunshine gives very heavy shadows. In support. some circumstances, however, this can be an advantage, say with buildings etc the work of the school Chaplain has a signifi cant impact in developing the ON LABOURNO VAT Christian vision and distinctiveness of the school. the vision, passion and determination of all leaders to ensure that every young person knows they are valued and can achieve their potential. Andrew E. 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If any non-members want to join you can get some great shots that are us for the evening then don’t hesitate to evenly lit without shadows and you can get in touch. The second meeting on the get some great tones in the image that 21st will be a ‘Table Top’ evening where can bring out all the detail instead of the members will bring some interesting it being burnt out. Finally, don’t forget items to photograph with a bit of fl ash, those late evenings when the sun is going refl ected light, or even to bring a torch down as there are some great sunsets to for some different effects. One of the be had from July through to September. suggested options to photograph on the So instead of sitting in watching the night is the food some members bring (a telly, get out (with the dog if you have nice sponge cream cake, preferably with one) and the camera and get some no jam in it or am I dreaming again!) In great late evening shots. It may sound any case, food is the order of the night. contradictory to what I wrote above If anyone wants to join us at the club but this is a good time to use those long then either drop me a line for details soft shadows created by the setting sun. or just come along and meet us on the I would like to remind everyone that if night. you do a bit of walking, whether with a Grahame Dunkin, 860469 dog or not, always make sure that you [email protected] take your camera with you. www.dunholmecameraclub.co.uk

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Please visit or November, Derek would like payment contact Marco at the B&G on 862231. by the end of August; the cost is £45/ Please start collecting items to donate to person. the plant and bric-a-brac stalls now, and Our next coffee morning and table-top bring them to the pub garden on Friday sale is on Friday 5th September; all are afternoon (and bring cakes on the day); welcome. thank you! Joyce M Cullip, Secretary Stall and BBQ profi ts will go to maintain our historic parish church through Music is Fun Friends of St Germain’s. Several pupils have taken exams Elizabeth Hilliard Selka this term. Dylan passed his Trinity Grade 4 with a merit, and Sioned achieved a distinction mark for her grade 3. Well done both of you. I have just had results from the recent Associated Board exams and Sarika passed her grade 2 with a very high Welton NEWS 49 merit mark, and Annabel obtained a children are very excited about starting distinction for grade 8. Congratulations school and have been working hard go to both for these marks. At the same on their listening and attention, their time Sophia took her prep test and came self-help skills and their phonological out with a glowing report. It is very good awareness in preparation. This has also preparation for taking future exams. had a wonderful effect on our younger Not everyone wants to take exams and children, some of whom are picking up many pupils, children and adults, enjoy their sound awareness early. relaxing with their piano playing. The pre-school graduation is approaching There are no lessons during the school and we are doing some last-minute holidays but term will begin again on preparations for our performance. The Monday 8th September. At the moment children have been practising very hard, I have no vacancies, but if you are ready to wow their parents on the day. interested in lessons please give me a Graduation is always a day of mixed ring on 862432. emotions as we say goodbye to our older Have a wonderful summer. children but we are confi dent that they are all ready for school and we wish Elizabeth Woodward them luck on the next stage of their learning journey. Aside from graduation we have been Dunholme Pre-School looking at holidays and travel and the The past few weeks have been very children have recently been tasting foods busy as we prepare our rising 5s to from around the world. They were all attend the wonderful transition sessions very keen on the exotic fruits, stir- at Dunholme St Chad’s School. 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We have been enjoying the a juvenile octopus ride, bouncy castle, sunny weather and much of our learning face painting and showcasing for the is taking place outside to make the most fi rst time this year we’ll have donkey of the sunshine. We have had mini-BBQs rides. Juicy burgers and our famous at the camp stove, ice-cream stalls in the Lincolnshire sausages will be served up role-play area and the nature garden, on the bbq from Elite Meats in the Bail and the mud kitchen and rope swing are and of course lots of yummy homemade constant sources of enjoyment for the cakes. The day is also a chance for the children. public to explore the colourful, fragrant Gayle garden which has been lovingly designed and planted to create a tranquil space for refl ection and outdoor relaxation. Particularly popular is the Walk of Life, St Barnabas Hospice a peaceful area dedicated to loved ones Sunday 21st September (11 am to 3pm) and open for everyone to see. There will see the annual fete at the lovely is something for everyone, pop along, one-acre beautiful refurbished garden enjoying the beautiful surroundings at St Barnabas Day Therapy Centre at and help raise valuable funds for the Hawthorn Road, Lincoln. The much hospice. loved fete will be full of fun and laughter The St Barnabas annual Wine & Wisdom as it helps raise money for its work. The event is returning to Skellingthope on fabulous Brian Smith will be entertaining Friday 26th September. Teams will be the crowds reliving the hits of the 60s and competing to become St Barnabas quiz 70s. There will be many stalls ranging champions. The fun starts at 7.30pm from traditional tombola and games to and for just £6 per person, teams of fi ve

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On a Monday in July I called in at the Dunholme club towards the end of the Next month will see the presentation roll-up session. All rinks were in use day of the West Wold competitions with a variety of clothing to be seen where a number of members have ranging from multi-coloured summer been playing. Hopefully I will be dresses through any shade of shirts, reporting some good news as to how tops and trousers to shorts showing all our members have got on. Maybe we styles of knees. Closely following that will have some silverware come the was the formal league session with all end of the season; you will have to shades of grey trousers for men and wait for the September issue of the for ladies a selection of white tops and NEWS to fi nd out. the inevitable knee displaying shorts. Evening would see a fun league with Sue Hilditch all dressed in normal clothes. The one common denominator was bowls ROGER CHAMPION shoes, fl at bottomed to avoid marking the carpet, but even these now come in QUALITY BUILDER a variety of forms from ladies’ sandals FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING NEEDS to multi-coloured trainers for men. Specialising in: Much has changed since the millennium. The days of formal wear Extensions – Patios Block Paving Foot Health Practitioner Driveways – Garden Walls and Refl exologist and For all your routine foot-care needs CHAMPION Including nail cutting, treating corns, CONSERVATORIES callouses and hard skin. Quality conservatories Providing a professional home visit service. tailor made to your requirements Evening and weekend appointments available. at affordable prices! Please call or email Tel: 01673 862796 Marianne MCFHP, MAFHP, MBRA. Mobile: 07711 093969 Tel No. 07787 830900 No job too small Free Estimates E-mail [email protected] Welton NEWS 57 are long gone and club ties are now making a purchase, a set of four is for a rarity. Dunholme, like the rest, life when the right one is found. wear club shirts for county matches Fun leagues started between the 19th while team and club shirts are the and 24th of May so competition is norm for all serious competitions. now hotting-up at the half-way stage. Dunholme has adopted a rule that Three leagues have leaders with a allows predominantly white shirts for chasing pack: Bill Hay, Colin Smith formal leagues. This permits bowls and Carol Elkington are out in front. shirts produced by the suppliers to be Who will draw all the necessary worn. These can have side panels and companions over the next weeks to sleeves in black, blue, red and multi- get the big scores will decide who wins coloured for the men and lime, peach, in the end. Things are also interesting lilac, orange and pink for the ladies, in the formal leagues, mostly so where all worn with trousers in fi fty shades John Baxter’s team is on the same of grey including cropped for ladies. points as Roy Minnitt’s but only four Bowls have not lingered behind. Gone shots ahead. Who will make it to the is Henry Ford’s dictum that you can winning post at the end of August? have any colour you like so long as it is black. Bowls now come in all Whatever they are playing in; whether colours from ocean green to patriotic roll-ups with friends and a coffee red, white and blue. break or leagues, all are enjoying the Dunholme scores on the bowls front new air conditioning. That plus better also as the club hires bowls to anyone lighting and drinks with a cuppa while requiring a set for a roll-up or fun league. This is a very good thing as woods come in sizes from 00 to 6, have Jonathan different weights, grips and widths to fi t the hand and amounts of curve. 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Do come along to Honeyholes Lane There was no article in July’s NEWS, and try it for yourself on 13th, 20th not because there isn’t anything much and 27th September from 10am to 12 to write about during the close season, noon at a free session with bowls and but because June was such a busy shoes provided. month for the club I didn’t have chance to sit down and write! James Hogg Our annual presentation evening was on 7th June. This year we managed to fi t all the teams into one evening over Football Club three sittings. The event went smoothly Now that we are into August the and was a success. All the teams that played last season, from under 7s new season isn’t far away. Managers to under 18s, got a medal for their have now attended the annual fi xtures efforts and many were delighted to meeting at Newark and have got the come away with deserved trophies for season’s games sorted. They will be ‘Player of the Season’, ‘Most Improved making fi nal adjustments to their Player’ and ‘Clubman’. Our under 6s, squads for the coming season and who have training throughout the year, ensuring everyone is signed on for the also came along and all got to collect fi rst game. We will have 17 teams, up their medals on stage. They are ready from 14 teams last season, and will and raring to go for their fi rst football be embarking on what will hopefully season. I. R. PARKER READY TO LEARN TO DRIVE? FOR ALL LOOKING FOR A HARD LANDSCAPING, GREAT DEAL? BLOCK PAVING, First 5 Lessons PATIOS, Just £50 FENCING, DSA QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS CRAZY PAVING, ETC. Call Today TELEPHONE: 01522 804819 WELTON 862940 0771 447 6970 MOBILE: 07870 398623 www.cherrydrivingschool.co.uk Welton NEWS 59 On the weekend after our presentation the best job representing their club/ event (Saturday 14th June and Sunday team over the course of the season. I 15th) we held our annual football am really pleased with this award. tournament. Over 60 teams, from Soccer Tots will be breaking up for all over Lincolnshire, participated the summer from Saturday 26th July, over the two days. Well done to our but will restart on Saturday 20th under 15s and under 16s who won September once everyone has settled their age groups and to all the teams back at school. The new under 6s team for such brilliant football over both will also start up on that day. days. I would like to thank everyone Below is a list of the 2014/15 Welton who helped out over the weekend for FC managers and teams along with making it such a great success. contact information. Two of our teams have picked up Jonathan Hodges awards from their respective leagues [email protected] over the summer. Our under 13s Team Contact Telephone side, managed by Simon Jenkin, were U7 Arrows Dave Gilbert 07921 145125 awarded ‘Team of the Year’ for their U7 Bombers Matthew Wilson 07825 189706 age group by the Mid Lincs League. U8 Stewart Smith 07524 050943 This was determined by getting the U9 Arrows James Quibell 07785 320937 best sporting marks from everyone in U9 Bombers Garry Crowther 07768 972739 their group; what a great achievement. U10 Arrows Matthew Wood 07967 591466 As a club we came fourth in the U10 Bombers Carl Wilson 07538 807059 ‘Club of the Year’ competition, which U11 Arrows Simon Hopkins 07742 006988 is determined by the most sporting U11 Bombers Dave Staddon 07584 653877 U12 Darren Benson 07970 549556 marks and the least number of fi nes; a U13 Arrows Gary Fox 07803 399246 great effort by everyone at the club. As U13 Bombers Phillip Thorner 07812 988051 the under 18s manager this season, I U14 Simon Jenkin 07951 420348 received the ‘Lincolnshire Intermediate U15 Thomas Luther 07825 659552 Football League’s Club Offi cial of U16 Tim Smith 07738 895376 the Year’, which is an award to the U17 Mac Harrison 07813 352847 manager who the league feel has done Mens Nico Williams 07720 383362

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