Worlaby Views

Printing for this issue of Worlaby Views paid for by the Annual Plant Sale High Summer 2013 Printed by Newton Printers, Barton Once again we enjoyed an absolutely wonderful Plant Sale with Coffee & Cakes morning – it really does go from strength to strength. We raised over £700 – enough to pay for the printing of three issues of Worlaby Views Magazine. Thanks to everyone who came and supported the magazine and to all those who helped in the days and weeks leading up to the sale by growing plants and baking cakes. Thanks to Sue for hosting the sale, to Maureen, Marjorie, Trisha, Lesley, Esmé and Elsie for all your work in the kitchen, to Paul on the gate and Sue Blaylock on the raffl e. Particular thanks have to go to Chris, Paul, Ian, Grace, Worlaby Academy Allotment and Gardening Club, and everyone else who produced the most amazing display of beautiful and healthy plants – after a spring which has challenged even the most experienced professional growers. The Plant Sale came at the end of a very full half term week in Worlaby. The late Spring Bank Holiday began with the Vintage Table Top Sale in the Village Hall and ended with lunches in St Clement’s Church – two very enjoyable and successful events, both held as part of the North Lincolnshire Festivals Weekend. Welcome Worlaby Views Magazine and Worlaby Website Please send articles, photos, news and diary dates for the magazine to [email protected] Deadlines for material for each issue is on Worlaby’s website: www.worlaby.org.uk. Please send information and articles for the website to Deb Hotson. Clerk to the Parish Council: [email protected]

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Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 1 Diffi cult as it is to believe, it’s that time of year again where we are saying goodbye to another school year. How quickly this one has gone by! The children had a very full summer term, full of learning and a great whole school trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to boot. Following the Spring Bank Holiday we warmly welcomed Mrs Sharon Hatton to the school. Mrs Hatton will be teaching Years 1 and 2 while Mrs Shearwood is on maternity leave. We are delighted to offer our congratulations to both Mrs Shearwood on the birth of her little boy, and Mrs Cunningham on the birth of her daughter. We look forward to Mrs Cunningham’s return at Easter. As all three key stages have been learning about different aspects of Africa, the whole school went on a most enjoyable day trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. The children had an educational lesson and a lovely walk exploring all the wonderful animals. This even included a walk through sections where you can get up close and touch and feed animals such as the wallabies and monkeys. The children (not to mention staff and helpers!) arrived home exhausted after an absolutely brilliant trip. In May, Year 6 took their SATs – the important end of key stage tests – and all did well, doing themselves and the school credit. Our leavers are now looking forward to the challenges and excitements of secondary school, having enjoyed a brilliant ‘goodbye’ bowling trip with Mrs Milnes, Mrs Noble and Mrs Brittcliffe. Throughout May and June, all the children in the school benefi ted from free swimming lessons at the Leisure Centre in Brigg, courtesy of the local council. Years 4, 5 and 6 have been taking part in a drumming workshop on Friday afternoons, with Mr Depledge from Vale Academy. In the next few weeks we have two end of term events we hope to share with Worlaby villagers: the Leavers’ Assembly takes place in St Clement’s Church on 17th July at 1.30pm. We look forward to welcoming family, friends and villagers to enjoy the stories, singing and music and to join us in wishing our Year 6 pupils Worlaby Academy Worlaby every success as they move on to Vale Academy. The following day we are holding a Community Day for all Worlaby pensioners – there will be a chance to taste pizzas and smoothies made by the children, a roast dinner to enjoy and time to indulge in a bit of nostalgia, remembering your own school days! Thanks to the SNAG group for organising the day. I would like to thank Elaine Otty for her continued hard work, enthusiasm and commitment in running Worlaby Academy’s popular and successful gardening club; on page 3, you can read all about their triumphs – and their latest battles with the weather this spring. Finally, a massive thank you to all the teachers, staff and governors who make Worlaby Academy a wonderful place to learn – we appreciate your hard work and dedication. We look forward to the new school year when we will welcome 11 new pupils into our Reception class. Kirsty Squires

2 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Well it looks like spring has fi nally arrived – and not a moment too soon! The school polytunnel had reached bursting point, with every available inch of staging covered with pots. Some of the propagators even had to fi nd a temporary home with a parent because of lack of space! Community Allotment & Gardening Club As we approached half term, seven courgettes, three pumpkins and two dozen lettuces and salad leaf plants had been transplanted into the raised beds, with enviromesh deployed over the lettuces to keep the butterfl ies and pigeons at bay. The space created in the polytunnel will soon be fi lled, as there are more seedlings in the propagators to pot on, when they are returned to school after the holidays. Also out in the raised beds, the broad beans sown as a ‘green manure’ last October, are fl owering and so we may well have a crop of tender young beans soon; the carrots and beetroot are through; the onions, also planted last October, are growing nicely and I think I spotted the fi rst of the parsnips earlier. Other Gardening Club and Allotment news: • We have received a large bag of seed potatoes from Godfrey farms which we plan to get in the ground this week – a huge thank you to them for such a generous donation. • The strawberry runners which were donated by various villagers and parents after our appeal last year are now fl owering and, all being well, we could be in for a good fi rst crop – providing we can keep the birds off them. Once again, a massive thank you to all of you. • We also have to thank Christine Edwards for providing us with some wooden vegetable boxes which we plan to paint, then line with old compost bags and use as planters. We’ll try to grow a variety of vegetables and fl owers in these and it should provide an interesting spectacle later in the year. • Christine also gave us a bag of old plant pots which we have used to plant up the tomato seedlings, many of which (we have quite a few) will be donated to the Plant Sale to be sold in aid of Worlaby Views Magazine. We also hope to provide some produce for use during the Community Day which the school is planning to hold in July. However, as all gardeners and farmers know, things are a bit behind this year due to the late start to spring, so it’s fi ngers crossed. Nestle Box Tops and Sainsbury’s Vouchers update Thank you to everyone who sent in Nestle Box Top Tokens and Sainsbury’s Vouchers. Your support is much appreciated. By the end of this years’ Nestle Box Tops scheme, we had banked 32 tokens, using 30 of these for two books which will go into the school library. We are still able to bank tokens for use next year, so please keep sending them to the school. A fabulous total of 650 Sainsbury’s Vouchers has been collected and now comes the diffi cult job of choosing what to ‘spend’ these on! We will let you know what the vouchers purchased, next time. Please do keep sending us your tokens when next year’s scheme launches. Elaine Otty

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 3 Mud, Mud Glorious Mud! Remember the night of Saturday 9th March? The rain poured, the freezing wind blew but it didn’t stop our brave Worlaby Crew Youth Club team from tramping round a 13-mile trek on Brantingham Wolds up to their knees in mud, mud, glorious mud! After the success of last year’s Worlaby Crew team (that won the event against 30 other teams from around the Humber area!) there was no shortage of volunteers for this year’s competition. So our team was selected. John Marshall, Stephanie Major, Emily Jackson, Bevan Jones and Megan Wilson, with myself as walking supervisor. This year’s event was based at Ionians Rugby Club at Brantingham. On our arrival we were given a briefi ng about the rules of the competition, a hot meal and drink and a few basic items of equipment like fl uorescent jackets, head torches and a map. Then off we went into the stormy darkness, all clad in waterproof clothing. Along the route the youngsters were given a number of challenges to complete, the fi rst of these being to plot the route on the map from a list of map reference numbers. This challenge was quickly completed by our expert John Marshall and the route was drawn! Other challenges included a ‘scenes of crime’ scenario where footwear had to be matched with footprints and another where three long wooden poles and some rope had to be used to suspend a bucket of water off the ground. All the challenges were completed quickly and effectively by our team. Parts of the route were very diffi cult due to continuous rain and we were wading through deep ‘glorious’ mud on several occasions. I think we all slipped on our backsides at some point during the route! It took us about six hours to complete the course, and we arrived back at base about 1am looking like six very muddy drowned rats. But spirits were high as we headed into the warmth of the Ionians club house and had a warm drink before heading home. I was so proud of our team for completing the challenge in such diffi cult conditions and not one of them complained throughout the event! The awards night took place in Hull on 9th April. Although our team didn’t win this year, John Marshall was awarded a commendation for his leadership skills and will be put forward for an Outward Bound trip. The whole experience reminded me that we have some really good youngsters in this village, which makes helping with our youth club, a real pleasure.

Richard Beeforth (Youth Club Helper) Humberside Police Night Challenge Event 2013 Event Challenge Night Police Humberside

4 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Worlaby Crew – Toddler Park Clean Up On Spring Bank Holiday Monday 6th May a select team of volunteers from Worlaby Crew Youth Club (with just a little adult help from a team of ‘oldies’) set about the mammoth task of cleaning up the toddler park near the church. It was a clean up that was well overdue! Worlaby Crew Firstly all the dead leaves and old chippings were collected and bagged up. The team then set about scrubbing up the play equipment. After a couple of hours hard work in lovely sunshine the play park started to look like new again. A fi nal blast over the equipment with a power washer fi nished the job. Thank you to the Worlaby Crew volunteers – Anya Squires, Jade Starkie, Hannah Robson, Lewis Harriman, Bevan and Josh Jones. Thanks also to the ‘oldies’ (John Thornton, Jean and Bobby Smithson); Gary Heap for supplying water and electricity for the power washer; St Clement’s PCC, and to Sylvia and Alan for kindly providing refreshments. Richard and Pam Beeforth (Youth Club Helpers) Worlaby Crew go for a Strike! The beginning of May saw Worlaby Crew venture out to AMF bowling, Scunthorpe, on their fi rst outing of the year. This was a well earned treat for some after their help in cleaning the children’s play area at the Pleasure Ground. The group enjoyed two games each in teams of fi ve and six followed by a chip butty each to help recover from their energetic bowling. It was a great evening with most players managing a strike eventually. We were particularly pleased to welcome the new members to the group, Anya, Hannah and Harriet. Thanks go to Pam and Sheridan for organising the mini bus and venue on the night and we look forward to doing it all again very soon. Dawn Jones

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 5 Thursday Group Twelve of our members attended Thursday Group on the 18th April in the village hall to discuss how we were going to spend £100 we had raised through different activities we had done through the year. It was decided to give £50 to LIVES and £50 to the Hospice, two very worthwhile charities. On September 14th we will be raising money for Macmillan Nurses. This will be at Lis’s house. We do hope lots of you will come for a cup of tea/coffee and cake or even soup and a bun depending on the weather. There will be a white elephant stall and probably a raffl e too. Look out for more details nearer the time, in the September/October issue of the magazine. We talked about lots of ideas for what we will do over the coming year: walks, pub meals, and shows that are coming up in our area. Maureen told us all about the Samaritan’s Purse and the good work that is happening in Grimsby. We all would like to get going on a shoe box for the children in countries in eastern Europe. If you would like to fi ll a box with hats, gloves, scarves, teddy bears and so on please get in touch with Maureen (tel 618142). Our June meeting was a visit to the ‘Spider T’. This is a restored iron hulled Humber sloop, moored on the canal at Keadby. Last year it had the great honour of being one of the many historic vessels which took part in the Queens Jubilee pageant on the Thames. It was with great pride that the present owner recalled how he and his helpers had restored the boat from a waterlogged abandoned hulk to its present splendour. We were all very interested to hear the history of the boat and thoroughly enjoyed our evening, being entertained with tea and biscuits in such luxurious surroundings. Future events for the SpiderT are detailed on their website. Lis Owen and Gill Odlin

Thursday Group and WI Thursday Group and Worlaby WI At our Resolutions meeting in May we discussed the demise of the High Street in some parts of Britain. Opinions were divided as to what can be done, if anything, to halt the closure of shops in our communities. It will be interesting to see what happens at the forthcoming National A.G.M. Our next two meetings are a bit of a mystery at the moment as the details have yet to be fi nalised. If you would like to fi nd out what will be happening on Monday July 8th and Monday August 12th, do join us in the Village Hall at 7.15pm when all will be revealed. Our Secretary, Maureen, will be happy to supply further details (tel 618142). Liz Andrews

6 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 A Spring-time Walk in the Woods After the long, cold winter and spring, I was walking through the Hollows and the Woodland Walk on a warm day in May. The trees and fl owers which I had begun to think would never wake up, suddenly all came out at once and the countryside and gardens looked stunning. The Woodland path was lined with the rich blue of Alcanet (which I always think of as giant Forget-Me-Nots) and the Cowslips in the Hollows were thriving. The Dandelions were a good two weeks late (you are supposed to pick them on 23rd April – St George’s Day to make Dandelion wine) but my, when they did come, they came in a solid mass of yellow along every roadside.

Wild Flowers of Worlaby How lucky we are to live in such a lovely part of the country. Sue Webster Wild Flowers in Worlaby Wild fl owers to look out for in The Hollows, Woodland Glade and around Worlaby. Spring Snowdrop, Cowslip, Forget-Me-Not, Celandine, Sweet Violet, Primrose, Marsh Marigold, Coltsfoot, Flag Iris, Ground Ivy, Bluebells, Star of Bethlehem (quite rare). Early summer to autumn Wild Rose, Alkanet, Water Avens, Herb Bennet, White Campion, Herb Robert, Meadow Cranesbill, Lady’s Bedstraw, Scabious, Common Rest Harrow, Figwort (by stream above pond below Almshouse), Rosebay Willowherb, Great Hairy Willowherb, Common Agrimony, Bush Vetch, Meadow Vetchling, Birdsfoot-trefoil, St John’s Wort, Greater Celandine (in Poppy family so not related to Lesser Celandine), Greater Knapweed, Common Knapweed, Orchid Twayblade (probably commonest European Orchid). Autumn Cyclamen: small fl owered wild variety naturalised now in this country. Marbled leaves as beautiful in their way as the fl owers. Stinking Iris: strange brownish purple fl ower in summer followed by a seed capsule which splits to reveal bright red berries. In the hedgerows look out for Black Bryony, Hop, Gelder Rose, Wild Clematis, Sweet Joe Pye. Good reference books for identifying wild fl owers: Richard Mabey: Flora Britannica, Roger Phillips: Wild Flowers, Collins Wild Flower Pocket Guide and Sarah Raven’s Wild Flowers. A good online guide is www.british-wild-fl owers.co.uk Meg Jones

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 7 Forgiving Fashion Someone said fashion can be forgiven because it dies young. So how long do you give those trousers with a crotch that swoops down to the knees? Or the need to show off your designer underwear above your trousers? Then there is the onesie, like a jumpsuit, but not very practical if you want to spend a penny. But why in the sixties did some of us wear mini skirts above our beefy knees? The mini/micro skirt has made a comeback, worn over opaque tights, leggings or skinny jeans which all owe a lot to lycra. Looking through a history of fashion trends, you realise how much design owes to revolutionary, liberating fabrics and yarns. We won’t put up with lumpy, scratchy stuff any more. We take for granted light, warm, easily laundered fl eece, sports clothes which wick away perspiration, non-iron 100% cotton shirts, superior waterproofs. The textile industry never ceases to innovate. If you fancy some really ‘haute tech couture’, then discover the Bubelle Dress and the Holy Dress. Recently Vienna held an exhibition Technosensual: where fashion meets technology. Now your frock can reveal your mood. The Bubelle Dress nicknamed the ‘blushing dress’ has an ‘inner layer fi tted with sensors that measure heart rate, respiration and skin response. The measurements are fed into 18 mini projectors that shine corresponding colours, shapes and intensities onto an outer layer of fabric’ (New Scientist, July 2012). Even worse is the Holy Dress which twinkles all over when you tell a fi b, then gives you a small shock. Somehow, I don’t think either of these will catch on in the high street, but like many creations for the catwalk, they spark off ideas. I enjoy scanning the collections and the celeb gowns at

Fashion Past, Present and Future Past, Fashion the Oscars if only to say ‘How daft is that!’ Apparently this season, the word for all you fashionistas is ‘bright’: red, orange, yellow, a fl ash of colour in defi ance of possibly another drab summer. I recommend 100 Ideas which Changed Fashion, by Harriet Worsley. It’s a great picture book and history of 20th/21st century fashion. Meg Jones

8 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Skin is the largest organ we possess, yet we often forget to give it the care it deserves. Our skin will be crying out for some TLC after the cold winter and spring that we have endured this year. Perhaps it’s time to pamper and revitalise the skin that takes the brunt of everything the British weather can throw at us – the face. A good skin care regime need only cost pennies and many of the ingredients can be found in our cupboards or easily purchased from local shops. So with summer upon us (at the time of writing temperature is still only 10 degrees...), why not try some of the following skin care suggestions? They’re guaranteed to have you glowing all the way to the beach and on into those romantic evenings!

Steaming: to open pores, cleanse, stimulate blood circulation, eliminate Health & Beauty Tips – Skin toxins • Soak a clean fl annel in water as hot as you can stand, squeeze the cloth lightly place on the face and neck and dab and press gently for a couple of minutes. Alternatively, fi ll a bowl with very hot water, lean your face over the bowl and place a towel over your head for about fi ve minutes. Exfoliation: to remove dead skin cells and leaves you with radiant skin • Mix organic white sugar with virgin organic olive oil to create a thick paste which can be readily applied. • Baking soda mixed with water can be applied directly to the areas which need them. • Apply plain, natural yoghurt, let it set for about 20 minutes then rinse. • Used ground coffee beans can be mixed with olive oil. • Crush a handful of grapes (green, red, or purple) leave on the skin for 5 to 10 minutes, then rub the mixture over the skin to exfoliate dead skin cells. Face scrub • Mix sugar with honey – which contains powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, add a little lemon for clarifying purposes, and you have a nourishing and effective face scrub. Combine 1 teaspoon of sugar with ½ teaspoon honey and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and mix well. If the mixture is a little loose, add a bit more sugar. Leave for 10-15 minutes. Then you are ready to apply a face mask: • The simple mask: one ripe avocado, mashed into a paste. Leave on for 15 minutes. • The luxury mask: thoroughly mix 1 ripe avocado, 1 beaten egg white, 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar. Leave on for 15 minutes. When applying any treatment, use your fi ngertips to gently massage in a circular motion, avoiding eyes and lips. Apply evenly. When rinsing, use warm water and a washcloth followed by a cool water splash to close up your pores. For an extra moisturising punch, rinse the mask with milk before using warm water, then pat dry. Hey presto! Younger, more radiant skin and a relaxed new you. Pauline Watson

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 9 Rural Views May 2013 The saying ‘Lots of sun and rain in May means plenty of corn and hay’ is often proved to be true – and in fact there are some sound explanations to back this up. However, after such a diffi cult autumn and a late, cold and protracted spring, we really are going to put the saying to the test! Winter crops, even where farmers were able to drill them, have suffered from thin backward establishment and, despite the bright yellow of winter oilseed rape now seen across our fi elds, there are hidden gaps instead of plants. In some cases spring crops look well, but early-drilled sugar beet has had serious problems; not enough plants have emerged and these fi elds have had to be re-drilled, as have complete fi elds that have ‘blown’ (where high winds form sand drifts on roads and hedge-lines). Of particular interest to Worlaby are vining peas which are now likely to be harvested later than usual. This means the fi eld we’ve earmarked for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance to land on the Downhill Challenge afternoon may well still have a crop on it. (But never fear, we have an alternative in mind!) Pete Blaylock Neighbourhood Watch I hope to organise a meeting later in the year so watch out for posters in September/October. A few weeks ago Tim and I visited the Isle of Wight and spent a lovely day with Len and Lynn Maund. Until their move to island life they were regular attendees at our meetings and supporters of Neighbourhood Watch from our fi rst meeting some years ago. They have been missed. I’m pleased to say that they are enjoying their new home and way of life and ask to be remembered to all of those who knew them. Don’t forget to be vigilant re your home security. I wish you all a safe and secure summer. Lesley Robinson, NHWatch Coordinator Help for Heroes Please drop your cans into the red bin at the gate of 2 Top Road. If you have diffi culty taking them to the bin, Angela

Neighbourhood Watch & Rural Views & Rural Watch Neighbourhood will happily collect them from you – just give her a ring on 618778. Another £38.53 was sent on 31st May.

10 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 The last two months have been busy for the Recreation Committee as we plan for our full year of events and activities. The Village Hall, which has been open for three years is now the setting for many new activities, meetings and family parties. There are well-established keep fi t activities, from aerobics on a Wednesday evening and Saturday morning to chair-based exercises for the less energetic on a Tuesday afternoon. Sadly, some classes like Zumba and Boot Camp have ended due to a fall in numbers attending. Worlaby Recreation Committee To keep the hall running costs around £6,000 per year. Utility bills and insurance costs are all rising. We have to pay for our bins to be emptied and the hall to be cleaned. During the last fi nancial year the income from bookings made up 45% of the money needed to keep the hall open. We were also lucky to have received a donation of £400 from the Open Gardens event held last summer The rest comes from fundraising activities by the small, but enthusiastic committee of seven plus our merry band of helpers. They raised an amazing £3455 – thank you all for your support. I’d also like to thank the members of the 100 Club Draw who by paying £1 a month help us reach our fundraising targets. A special mention also goes to our Ward Councillors Rob Waltham and Carl and Nigel Sherwood for their continued support of the Recreation Committee. They take time to come and support our events and are truly committed to improve facilities in the village. I’m sorry to say that the last few months have also been diffi cult ones as we have strived to gain some fi nancial support, or at least recognition of our independent charitable status, from the local Parish Council. Many members of the Parish Council have for many years given their personal support to what we do and in early June we had a joint meeting with the full Parish Council to see how we can better work together. We would love to hear from potential new committee members or helpers. Perhaps you love cooking and have a few hours to spare? Could you help with Sunday lunches or preparing teas and cakes at events? Maybe you are looking for a job and would like to improve your CV – helping organise events or could give you valuable experience to add to your portfolio. To fi nd out more call Pauline, our secretary, on 618900. Christine Edwards, Chair of Worlaby Recreation Committee

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 11 Worlaby Parish Council www.worlaby.org.uk Planning Applications To view any planning applications go to the North Lincolnshire Planning (NLC) portal using the following website: http://www.planning.northlincs.gov.uk/ newplanet/Default.aspx Our ward is Brigg & Wolds and the parish is Worlaby. Any resident wanting to make representation at a Planning Committee must contact the relevant Case Offi cer detailed within the applications or by ringing 01724 296296 and asking for the Planning Dept. When submitting comments or objection to NLC on planning applications please send a copy to the Parish Council, who will take these into consideration when debating the applications. Highways/Footpaths If you see any dogs fouling and the owners not cleaning up the faeces, then please report this to the Dog Warden on 01724 297000. Police Report Please notify ALL non-emergency concerns to the Humberside Police by telephoning 101. This will ensure all complaints are included in the statistics which will hopefully assist in future policing. North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) Self Service portal Use https://quickclicknorthlincs.fi rmstep.com/ to report any NLC issues – from pot holes, fl y tipping, dog fouling to bin collections.

Children’s Play Area – Top Road Many thanks go to Pam and Richard Beeforth, Worlaby Crew Youth Club and helpers who generously donated their time and effort into cleaning and rejuvenating the play area for the under 10s on Top Road. (See page 3.) The Parish Council provided the funds to carry out the project and many thanks to the neighbouring properties who allowed the use of their utilities.

Worlaby Parish Council News Parish Worlaby Best Kept Village Competition 2013 The Parish Council has again entered this competition and would ask that if you see any litter that you collect it up and pop it in the nearest bin. Many thanks go again this year to the Green Team, led by Anne Hindle, which does a great job keeping the fl ower beds weeded, bright and cheery and the Hollows and Woodland Glade area looking good. If you would like to join the team please get in touch with Anne. They meet every Wednesday morning under the fl ag pole weather permitting at 9.30am.

12 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Parish Councillors The Parish Council re-elected Cllr Tom Cave as Chairman at their Annual meeting in May and Cllr Peter Jones as Vice Chairman. The Parish Council has seen the recent resignation of two Councillors who have both greatly contributed while being Councillors. – Anne Hindle who leads the Green Team and will continue to do so has managed the prepared beds and kept them looking lovely and weed free along with the Woodland Glade and Hollows area.

– Rod Taylor has created and maintained the parish website with input Worlaby Parish Council News received from the various village groups thus providing a useful tool for residents to use for up-to-date information including the agenda and minutes of the Parish Council meetings. One position has been fi lled with the co-option of Cllr Christine Fletcher who joined the Council at their meeting in May. There is a further vacancy for a Councillor on the Parish Council. Please contact me for further details. Meeting dates for 2013 The Parish Council aims to meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month with the exception of August when there is no meeting. Please check on the notice boards to confi rm these meetings as the dates do sometimes change due to unforeseen circumstances. Dates for the rest of the year are: June 11th, 9th July, 10th September, 8th October, 12th November and 10th December. Meetings begin at 7.30pm, with 15 minutes allocated at the very beginning to allow members of the public to express concerns or raise points of interest. Current councillors and their contact details

Name Telephone Email Deb Hotson, Parish Clerk 0784 220 1877 [email protected] Cllr Richard Bowles 618438 [email protected] Cllr Tom Cave (Chair) 618765 [email protected] Cllr Paul Edwards 618916 [email protected] Cllr Christine Fletcher 618220 [email protected] Cllr Peter Jones (Vice Chair) 07925 584 668 [email protected] Cllr Tim Robinson 618494 [email protected] Cllr C Sherwood (Ward Cllr) 07789 991818 [email protected] Cllr N Sherwood (Ward Cllr) 07788 910332 [email protected] Cllr R Waltham (Ward Cllr) 07977 987903 [email protected] Cllr Alan French 618354 [email protected]

Deb Hotson, Clerk to the Parish Council (tel: 0784 220 1877)

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 13 Regular Events Weekly Tuesday: A short service of Communion, 9.30am St Clement’s Church Chair-based exercise class, 2pm Village Hall Wednesday: Aerobics, 7pm Village Hall Friday: Early Starters Toddler Group, 9.15am-11am Village Hall Saturday: Aerobics, 9am Village Hall Fortnightly Thursday: Worlaby Crew, Village Hall Monthly Brigg Farmers’ Market is the fourth Saturday of the month, Barton Farmers’ Market is the second Saturday. July 5th-17th: Scawby Hall Open, 1.30 to 5pm. Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free, family £16. 01652 654272. 6th & 20th: House Plaque Workshop, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton 10.30am or 1.30pm £30, booking essential. 01652 631500 8th: WI, 7.15pm Village Hall 13th: John Otway Solo, 8pm Village Hall 14th: Morning Prayer, 9.30am St Clement’s Church Downhill Challenge – refreshments around the course plus cream teas in St Clement’s Church 18th: Afternoon Play 2.15pm BBC Radio 4 ‘Bang-up’ written by Sarah Hehir (nee Webster) – my sister! 28th: Parish Communion, 9.30am St Clement’s Church

Diary Dates and Events Wildlife Day at Waters’ Edge (see page 17) Wrawby Mill Open Day, 2 to 5pm, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England Adults £2, children £1, family ticket £5(653699) August 4th: Picnic in the Park, Baysgarth Park, Barton, 12 to 4pm Free entertainment and children’s games. 01652 633598 11th: Morning Prayer, 9.30am St Clement’s Church 12th: WI Open Night BBQ – all welcome, 7.15pm Village Hall 16th: ‘Airfi elds of Northern Lincolnshire’ – talk by Bill Taylor, 7pm Village Hall. Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre in Brigg or Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton

14 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 19th: Pottery Flowers and Bees Children’s Workshop, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton, 10.30am o 1.30pm £8, booking essential (631500) 24th: Brigg Summer Food Festival, Market Place, 9am to 3pm (see page 17) 25th: Parish Communion, 9.30am St Clement’s Church 31st: Party in the Park, Worlaby Recreation Ground from 4pm

September Dates and Diary Worlaby Readers 8th: Morning Prayer, 9.30am St Clement’s Church 17th: ‘The Universe from North Lincolnshire’ CPRE event 7.30pm, Village Hall 22nd: Parish Communion, 9.30am St Clement’s Church Sunday lunch, 1pm Village Hall. To book call Gill on 618321

100 Club Winners Congratulations to our most recent 100 Club Winners! April: 1st prize of £15 went to June & Jon Margarson and 2nd prize of £10 to Mandy Rowson. May: 1st prize went to Christine & Paul Edwards and 2nd prize to Mo & Tom Orr. If you would like to join our 100 Club, please contact Bob or Mel Adcock on 618507. Worlaby Readers The Worlaby Readers met on Monday 20th May to discuss When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karim Fossum. This got a mixed reception which is always good and leads to much debate. On the whole it was thought to be a well-written and crafted book even though some thought it depressing and dark. Perhaps we all have to be very careful not to let the devil into our life. Our next book – Life and Soul of the Party by Mike Gayle – sounds like it will be a lighter read. We have again participated in the World Book Night (23rd April). The idea is that ‘distributors’ each give away two or three copies of a World Book Night book to anyone we think would enjoy it. This year our book was Why Be Happy When You Can be Normal by Jeanette Winterson. One has to mark in the front of the book where it has come from and that it must not be sold but has to be given away again if possible. The event takes place across the world – one of my own copies has gone over to America to be read by my daughter in law. We will be meeting again on Monday June 17th when we will celebrate our 6th birthday. I don’t think we could improve on the wonderful suppers we devour each month but I for one will be very disappointed if we don’t have a cake! Perhaps you would like to join us? If so, just come along to Old Vicarage Lodge on the night when you will be made most welcome. Anne (Tel: 618391)

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 15 Worlaby Downhill Challenge Weekend John Otway Solo – Saturday 13th July 8pm Tickets are now being printed for this unique opportunity to see John Otway in Worlaby on the evening of Saturday 13th July. Brush up your lyrics to ensure you can join in with numbers like ‘The House of the Rising Sun’ taking part as essential backing choir or ‘Cor Baby That’s Really Free’. I guarantee you will be knocked out too...by Otwaybatics! There are only 120 tickets available so don’t delay! Tickets are £10.00 per person, standing only. Over 18-year-olds only. An outside bar serving real ale is planned. Call Pete Blaylock on 618237 or 07813 937844 to get your ticket.

Downhill Challenge – Sunday 14th July Arrangements are well advanced and we have enough entries to cover costs and raise some more funds for the Air Ambulance. The course is to be extended and will fi nish on the fi nal straight into the village and this year we have named sections and corners of the course on ‘The Hill’ to help explain the action! Join us and give the competitors a big cheer and help raise funds with a donation in the collection

Out and About Out and bucket if you can. Pete Blaylock

CPRE Talk in Worlaby 17th September 2013, 7.30pm Worlaby Village Hall CPRE presents: ‘The Universe from North Lincolnshire’ talk by Paul Money, Lincolnshire astronomer. £3 CPRE members, £4 non-members. Refreshments included. Contact Jenny Haynes, 01652 618744 for more details

16 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Wildlife Day at Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre The Wildlife Day at Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre on Sunday 28th July looks like being a great day out for all the family. Have you ever seen a bird of prey in the fl esh? Willow Falconry will be bringing their stunning birds for handling sessions and fl ying demonstrations, while the mini petting zoo will let you get hands on with everything from fl uffy bunnies to slippery snakes and scary spiders. If the great outdoors is more your thing, join Buglife and Natural England for guided walks around the park to help you spot things you might usually miss. Local herbalist, Trudy Norris, will be available for guided medicinal plant walks and herbal extract demonstrations. There will also be opportunities to see what creatures are inside our ponds at Waters’ Edge with pond dipping. Inside the Centre, you can speak to exhibitors from RSPB, Woodland Trust, the Lincolnshire Bat and Badger Groups and the British Deer Society as well

as getting hands-on with fun children’s activities. Out and About Be inspired by the wildlife on show and make cool peg bats or clay animals with our regular workshop leaders. Waters’ Edge will also be holding a mini rural Craft Fair upstairs, selling handmade bird houses and a wide variety of interesting crafts and gifts. The Honey Pot Café will be open all day serving a tasty range of hot and cold food – and don’t forget to be inspired by more places to go with our recently refurbished Tourist Information area. Summer Food Festival On Saturday 24th August Brigg will be hosting its Summer Food Festival as part of the Farmers’ Market. As well as all the usual great produce on offer at the Farmers’ Market, there will be additional stalls along Wrawby Street, creating a fantastic street market in the centre of this historic market town. This is a great opportunity to discover the wealth of delicious local foods that are available right on your doorstep. Local Chef Nigel Brown will be presenting two cookery demonstrations in the bandstand, giving shoppers ideas on how to make best use of the produce available. There will be street entertainers throughout the day as well as a competition to win a hamper of delicious local produce donated by the Farmers’ Market producers. Brigg Farmers’ Market started in June 2000, with just 15 stalls, it has now grown to over 30 at each market. The Farmers’ Market is widely considered to be one of the best in the country and in 2009 was voted the Best Rural Farmers’ Market. Margaret Price

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 17 Although we have now gone past the shortest day - the summer solstice - that’s when the sun reached its highest point in the sky on the 21 June, the nights are still short so dark sky star-spotting is only for the very early risers or stop outs! At this point in the year the Moon is at its closest point to us (perigree) and although the full Moon is a monthly occurrence in its 27.23 days to orbit the Earth, the Moon in summer, and particularly the Full Moon is noticeably lower in the sky and this gives rise to the ‘Moon illusion’. You will have noticed that when the Full Moon pops up above the horizon and particularly when it is still light, it appears very much larger than when it is higher up in the night sky. This is in fact an optical illusion and there is no single agreed explanation for it. The phase of the Moon that we see depends upon the relative positions of Earth, our moon and the sun. When the Moon is on the far side of Earth from the sun we see all of the half that is sunlit...that’s the full Moon. Since it is opposite the sun in the sky the Moon rises as the sun sets and is up all night; but it will rise about 50 minutes later each day. The most popular Moon formation theory is the Giant Impact, the Earth was struck 4.6 billion years ago by a body the size of Mars (called Theia) and amongst the evidence for this is the 23º tilt we have which gives us our seasons. The near 850 lbs. of rocks brought back from the Moon by the Apollo missions have also shown that the isotope ratios in the rocks are identical to those on Earth. With the naked eye the bright parts of the Moon are the highlands, formed up to 4.4 billion years ago and the darker lunar seas or maria (mare) are where lava fl owed out onto the surface up to about 3.1 billion years ago. Both are covered with impact craters from bombardments from space, unprotected by any atmosphere. When the Moon is not full, look at the line between lunar day and night (‘the terminator)’ with binoculars and marvel at the sun catching the tops of Moongazing mountains whose bases are in darkness but their peaks are hit by sunlight. Refl ectors left on the Moon by Apollo astronauts which are targeted from Earth by lasers show that the Moon is moving away from us at the rate of 1½ inches per year. NASA’s ongoing Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission (LRO) has had a craft in polar orbit around the Moon since 2009 and has photographed in high resolution up to 20% of the surface to date. Parts of its original mission were to search for future landing sites and resources and there are high resolution images available of fl y-bys of the Apollo landing sites if you follow the links from the NASA website (www.nasa.gov) or the LRO website (http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/index.html). In 2010, President Barack Obama halted existing plans for the Moon, including the permanent Moon Base plan, and directed a focus instead onto manned missions to asteroids and Mars, as well as extending support for the International Space Station. Thus there are no plans for a manned return to The Moon at present, but let’s not delay since its getting further away all the time! Full Moons 23rd June, 22nd July, 20th August Paul Edwards

18 Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 Out of Chaos Came Order Anyone seen the car keys ... the children’s letters from school ... mobile phone ... glasses ...? Does your front door open on to a sleek, chic, welcoming space? Or is it littered with the fl otsam of family living? With domestic space always at a premium it actually saves time and maximises living space if you tackle clutter and organise your belongings right from your own front door. There’s nothing worse than being faced with stuff as soon as you walk in – you know that all it means is extra work for someone (guess who) to do straight away. Here are some of the ways you could organise your hall clutter. Consider having a hook, basket and/or drawer for every member of the household, so they always have somewhere to put everything as soon as they come into the house. (It should also mean that they know exactly where to

fi nd things when they are leaving.) Why not colour-code these so everyone Household Hints takes responsibility for their own stuff such as keys, bags, homework, shoes, phones. Then get everyone into the habit of putting things away as soon as they walk in. (Well, you can hope!) Invest in a smart console table, or storage bench, this can also display attractive holders for letters, notes from school, or a dish for loose change. Or how about a wall-mounted chalk memo board for reminders and a smart organiser box for important numbers, pens, stamps, post, take-away menus and so on above a storage bench or shelving. Many shops offer inexpensive storage solutions but you can also create your own look by the use of memo boards, shelving, baskets and attractive hooks. It’s always easier to keep items in boxes or baskets than have them rolling around on a shelf. Take advantage of the space under the stairs for drawers and hooks. If space is tight, use it only for the coats and shoes that are currently needed – in the winter, summer gear can be stored in wardrobes or loft spaces (and vice versa). It’s really useful to have somewhere to sit. In the smallest spaces this could often be as simple as a low shelf with smart basket storage underneath, high shelves above and hooks directly beneath. A fresh coat of paint, a mirror perhaps and well placed lighting will complete the transformation. Coming home to a neat, welcoming space will make a great difference to how you feel every time you walk through that front door. Next issue ... tackling that kitchen clutter. Pauline Watson

Worlaby Views High Summer 2013 19 A Passion for Buttons At a recent car boot sale I watched a lady enthusiastically rummaging through a rail of dresses on a nearby stall, picking three and haggling with the stallholder saying ‘but I only want them for the buttons!’ Intrigued, I asked her what was so special about the buttons? She turned out to be an avid collector, with over 1,000 buttons. It all started when as a child she was allowed to play with her great aunt’s button jar, and on each visit take one home to keep. It soon developed into a passion and she ended up snipping the buttons off her favourite items of clothing when she had outgrown them. She remembered once being told off for cutting the buttons off her dad’s jacket! Our chance conversation led me to look further into button collecting. Whilst button collecting is big in the UK, it is even bigger in America. The story goes that during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when listening to the radio was a favourite activity, radio presenter Dave Elman launched a radio show called ‘Hobby Lobby’. Elman’s show featured one hobby each week, with an offer of a free trip to New York City for the person with an unusual or particularly interesting hobby. In 1938, Gertrude Patterson brought to Elman’s show her passion for collecting buttons, a hobby just about anybody could afford during those lean times, and a national search of attics, basements and sewing rooms commenced. The National Button Society was founded in 1938 in America and since then almost every state developed its own society. In 1976, the British Button Society was formed by a group of people interested in collecting buttons and researching their history. So, what is a collectible button? Just about any button that appeals to you is

Collectors’ Corner worth collecting. From inexpensive Victorian black glass buttons to the plastic ladybirds that were on your hand-knitted jumpers as a child. There are rare and beautiful 18th-century buttons worn by the aristocracy of the day and distinctive regimental or club buttons. Quite simply, there are buttons for every taste and budget. Just be careful whose clothes you cut them from! Christine Edwards

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