The PARISH MAGAZINE for with Caythorpe and Gunthorpe

JUNE 2020 No: 1061 Price 60p Parish Directory All non-prefixed numbers are (0115) Lowdham with Caythorpe and Gunthorpe Vicar Revd. Anna Alls 07535 017591 [email protected] Curate Revd. Simon Jones 07484 635886 [email protected] Reader David Moore 9664938 [email protected] Churchwardens Julian Banks 9664959 [email protected] Jan Hewitt 9664096 [email protected] PCC Secretary Jo Simson 9663223 [email protected] PCC Treasurer David Moore 9664938 [email protected] Church Flowers C Baggaley 9663734 Bell Ringers Frank Berridge 9663209 Parish Administrator Tracey Akehurst 9652114 [email protected] For all enquiries, including weddings, baptisms and funerals please contact the Parish Administrator Tracey Akehurst, shown above.

Lowdham Village Website: www.lowdham-pc.gov.uk Indep. Primitive Methodist www.lowdhamchapel.com Richard White-Watts 9665404 Parish Council Clerk Bill Banner 9335921 [email protected] Community Room bookings Bill Banner 9335921 [email protected] Village Hall bookings Jacky Hoare 9663596 [email protected] Headteacher, CofE School Ben Waldram 9663358 www.lowdhamprimaryschool.co.uk District Councillors Roger Jackson 9665355 [email protected] Tim Wendels 07866 733605 Caythorpe Village Website: www.caythorpenottspc.org.uk Parish Council Clerk Kathryn Price 01949 850637 [email protected] Memorial Hall bookings David Burder 9664383 [email protected] Gunthorpe Village Website: www.gunthorpenottspc.org.uk Parish Council Clerk Yvonne Greenfield 07788 435857 [email protected] Village Hall bookings Paul Jeffery 07966910201 [email protected] Headteacher, CofE School Mrs Claire Bills 9663481 www.gunthorpeschool.co.uk Magazine Team Chair Julian Banks 9664959 [email protected] Treasurer / Advertising Brian Livermore 9663964 Lowdham Main Distributor Rodney Savage 07986 006254 [email protected] Gunthorpe Main Distributor Brian Livermore 9663964 Caythorpe Main Distributor Marian Potter 9663648 Editor Dawn Fearn Wood 07904 983892 [email protected] DEADLINE DATE FOR THE JULY ISSUE: FRIDAY 19TH JUNE. Please send contributions to Dawn Fearn Wood: [email protected] or hand in to a member of the magazine team, or telephone 07904 983892. Views & opinions of contributors to this magazine are not necessarily those of the editorial team. PARISH LETTER Hands up if you're beginning to feel restless?

We've been in lockdown now for most of March, all of April and part of May, and most of us have been advised to stay inside for a while longer yet. I am certainly feeling restless, while the rest of the family seem to have a desire to return to some kind of normality, but the truth is, every time we try to imagine that reality we get stuck.

I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, these are strange times.

Most of us are yearning to see our family. Some are chomping at the bit to get back to work. We're missing birthdays, weddings are postponed and funerals are inaccessible for all but the closest family. We want our normal life back.

The familiar is comforting and safe, we know what time things happen and what we need to wear, we know who to expect and how they will behave. The familiar is easy and allows us to relax. However I think we are now beginning to realise that, until we have a vaccine, coronavirus is going to be a predominant feature in all of our lives: the way we travel, work, socialise and worship will be affected and different.

It seems to me that we are on a seesaw; on one side is all that we know and enjoy and on the other are new things that we don’t yet know or appreciate. We're currently teetering in the middle, desperately trying to stay with all that we know while it becomes ever more obvious that we're actually going to come down to earth with a bump on the side of strange new things.

There is much for us to worry about. I confess I have had moments of sheer panic over the last few weeks, but we cannot change this situation, we can only follow the guidance and stay as safe as possible. To stay as safe as possible means there will be changes to our daily lives, some temporarily, but some might be permanent.

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Page 1 PARISH LETTER - CONTINUED For now we will continue to meet virtually. Our church buildings remain closed, but the church is definitely alive and well. However there will be some changes that acknowledge a return to work and school for some, and the need to meet differently if we're in this for the long haul.

Please continue to love one another and support one another as you have been, if anyone is struggling do let me or Simon know, they don’t have to be church members, we're happy to support the wider communities too. And I’d love to hear how you're doing so do drop me an email or give me a ring and let me know how life is for you and your loved ones, and continue to pray for me as I navigate these strange times.

There is much that we don’t know and there is much we cannot plan but I am sure of this, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, forever (Hebrews 13:8). I have said it many times over the last few weeks, but I need the daily reminder that while our world changes, our needs change, our worship may change and the way we gather may change, our faith is in the one who lived and died for us and who rose again overcoming the darkness of death forever. Jesus does not change. Revelation 12:13 tells us He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Even the Psalms include the reminder that He is eternal (Psalm 90:2) from everlasting to everlasting, the imagery is there all the way through scripture.

Our God is with us. Amen

Love Anna

Sundays in June 2020

• 7th: Trinity Sunday • 14th Trinity 1 • 21st: Trinity 2 • 28th: Trinity 3

Page 2 Please stay safe, practise social distancing, continue to pray, and love one another.

The Benefice of , & Stoke Bardolph with Lowdham, Caythorpe & Gunthorpe

Coronavirus update

Our church buildings continue to be closed until further notice.

We are aware that this is a very difficult time. To keep you updated as much as possible, as well as enable you to worship and pray at home, we are providing a number of online/ email resources and information.

A Church Near You/ St. Mary’s, Lowdham

Anna is on Facebook Live to broadcast mid-day prayers, Bible reading and reflection. Find her live at Revd Anna every day at noon.

St. Mary’s Church, Lowdham

The Benefice Newsletter. A weekly update with information and resources. If you would like to be included on the email distribution list please contact Tracey, the Parish Administrator.

Prayer Meeting. Anna is hosting a prayer meeting via Zoom at 8.00p.m on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please contact Anna for more Information.

Reach Out. Would you value a regular chat with someone on the phone or by email? Or could you volunteer to talk to someone? Please contact Tracey, the Parish Administrator, for more information.

Page 3 Welcome to our 2nd online version! MAGAZINE NOTES To All Local Groups and Contributors: We welcome all submissions for inclusion in our magazine. Please keep sending your reports, articles, points of interest or notices as early in the month as possible but no later than our Copy Deadline Date, of FRIDAY 19TH JUNE for the JULY EDITION, as shown on the inside front cover. Please send articles to Dawn Fearn Wood, email: [email protected]. We are following Government and Church of guidance and advice with regard to the deliveries of paper/ magazines representing a transmission risk of COVID 19 to both our volunteers and those receiving magazines. We have therefore stopped deliveries until further notice, but it is now available online for those who can view it or download it. Julian Banks - Chair of The Magazine Team

Notable Dates in June 2020

• Monday 8th: Thomas Ken, bishop and hymnwriter, 1711. • Tuesday 9th: Columba, abbot of Iona, missionary, 597. • Thursday 11th: Corpus Christi (day of thanks giving for holy communion). • Friday 12th: Saint Barnabas the apostle. • Monday 22nd: Saint Alban, first martyr of England, 250. • Wednesday 24th: Birth of Saint John the baptist. • Monday 29th: Peter and Paul, apostles.

Congratulations to the May crossword prize winner:

Margaret Barrett from Burton Joyce.

Page 4 CAYTHORPE EXTRA The People’s Steeple

For many a long year it’s looked down on us, Watching as we go about our lives in a rush It’s seen it all before and will again, Love, joy, sickness, plague and pain.

With golden cockerel at its head, no rural crow, And sturdy built gothic nave and arches below. So many have passed through the old oak door To worship, wed, celebrate or give to the poor.

From village below we sometime look up in wonder, No cranes had they as needed for modern Rotunda, how did they build that tower with tools most basic, By hand they crafted each stone and traced it.

Three cheers for Saint Mary’s fine old steeple, Summoned by bells we are its worshipping people. May it still be a feature of our lives for many more years, A place for us once again to sing and say our prayers.

Andrew Potter 20th May 2020

Lowdham WI Update

No meetings yet, but pleased to report that the renovations are nearly complete and looking good! Should be completed by the end of June, so look out for a notice that all is done!

Audrey Parkinson

Page 5 LOWDHAM CHAPEL NEWS

LET’S OPEN THE DOOR

There are some things I’ve really missed during this time of lockdown. Not the weekly supermarket shop, not the crowded bus, not the early morning dash to work. No, what I’ve missed has been not being able to welcome people into our home, not hearing the doorbell ring and going to answer it saying “how lovely to see you, please come in”. Another thing I’ve missed is not being able to share meals with people, whether tea and cake with those who come through the chapel door on Sunday mornings or an evening meal with family or friends at the local pub or restaurant. Of all the great promises in the Bible, this one comes in Revelation, the very last book as Jesus says “Here I am, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them and they with me” (Revelation 3:20). The picture of Jesus as ‘The Light of the World’ is a well-known painting by the artist Holman Hunt. Inspired by that verse from the Bible, he painted three versions. One hangs in Keble College Oxford, another in Manchester City art gallery and the most famous hangs in St Paul’s Cathedral. Pre-Raphaelite art isn’t to everyone’s taste, but the message contained in this painting certainly is for everyone. In it, Jesus the Light of the World, with a light in one hand, reaches up with the other hand to knock at a long unopened door which is overgrown with ivy and weeds. The door represents the door of someone’s life and Jesus is standing at the door knocking. He is waiting for a response, wanting to come in and be a part of that person’s life. When it was first painted someone pointed out to the artist that he had made a mistake because he had forgotten to paint a handle on the door. “Oh no” replied Hunt, that is deliberate. There is only one handle and that is on the inside. In other words, we have to open the door to let Jesus into our lives. He will never force his way in, he gives us the freedom to choose. If we do invite him in Jesus promises “I will come in and eat with you and you with me”. Eating together is a sign of friendship and the friendship Jesus offers is not dependent on lockdown measures. Human contact may still be restricted during this difficult time but if you invite Jesus into your life he promises that he will never leave you “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20) We look forward to the time when we can once more welcome people through the chapel door to share together the love of Jesus, the Light of the World. Take care and stay safe. Carolyn

Page 6 News from Gunthorpe CofE Primary This half term has certainly been a different one for primary pupils across the world. However, we are incredibly proud of how well every single pupil and parent (!) has risen to the challenge of home learning over the last half term. Here are just a few highlights from the last month:

Pupils from Gunthorpe serve on VE Day On Friday 8th May pupils from Gunthorpe helped distribute scones, jam and cream to some of the most elderly and isolated residents in the village as a treat for VE day. Well done to you all: you have made us incredibly proud as a school.

Jacob, Toby and Ella Carla Freya Oliver and Ben Scarlett Collins Jacob Noah and Joshua Phoebe

Page 7 News from Gunthorpe CofE Primary - continued St George’s Day at home Children have also really enjoyed celebrating St George’s day on Thursday 23rd April by having afternoon tea, completing reading comprehensions, designing shields and swords and even making their own quizzes.

We ran a photography competition for the best ‘flat lay’ (taken from above – like a birds eye view) We had 3 winners, Lauren from Infants, Isobel from Juniors and Jacob’s Mum from the parents!

Page 8 News from Gunthorpe CofE Primary - continued Finally, pupils in school and at home have written some lovely rainbow prayers for the NHS:

Claire Bills

Page 9 Garden Bird of the Month The Swallow One bird which epitomises summertime is the Swallow, or more correctly, the Barn Swallow. This bird will have travelled about 6,000 miles all the way from southern Africa and over the perilous Sahara Desert to reach our shores. What a feat! I am sure many of you are familiar with the Barn Swallow. It is a streamlined bird and has deep blue glossy back and cream coloured underparts. It has a red flush on the forehead and under the bill. The wings are long and pointed and its tail is forked and is much longer than that of the House Martin or Swift with which it can be confused. The male has longer tail streamers than the female. Not all of us are fortunate to have Swallows nesting on our properties as they prefer to build their cup-shaped mud nests in open barns or outbuildings. Some will nest in porches and even bird hides. It is lovely to hear the twittering call of these birds as they fly low over fields and open water while catching their food on the wing. In early autumn when they are about to migrate, they can be seen and heard in large numbers, chattering away on overhead wires. Some things you may not know about the Swallow: • It is the national bird of Estonia and Austria. • The collective term for a group of swallows is a flight or a gulp. Enjoy the sight and sounds of these graceful birds as they stay with us during the summer months. Jean Powley

Jean is a voluntary Ambassador for the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden BirdWatch scheme in . If you enjoy watching birds and other wildlife which visit your garden, Garden BirdWatch may be perfect for you. If you would like a free information pack, contact Jean at [email protected] or visit www.bto.org/gbw

Page 10 #INSPIREONLINE This is where you used to be able to find us, and we hope you will again. As a colleague remarked ‘We should have no trouble with social distancing – we don’t normally have more than two people in the library at once on a normal day’.

BUT: If you are a library member, and have access to the internet (and if you aren’t you can join online) you can now access all sorts of things using your Library card number and PIN on the Inspire website: www.inspireculture.org.uk

HENRY NORMAL’S EPIC TOUR ONLINE: Co-writer of The Royle Family and producer of Gavin and Stacey, Nottingham’s own Henry Normal was planning to bring his funny and accessible Poetry Hour to every Inspire Library in Nottinghamshire. But then events took a different turn. Now Henry Normal’s Epic Tour (of the rooms in his house) can be found online, and his poets are joining in from their own homes. Click on Reading and Libraries and follow the link to a YouTube video being filmed in instalments.

FANCY READING A NEWSPAPER EVERY MORNING? You can access masses of newspapers and magazines via the Press E-reader service. These are just a few of the ‘E’asy things you can do when you visit the website. Why not try it for yourselves. All you need is your library card number and PIN. (Don’t have one? You can get that online as well)

Page 11 Plays and Ploughman’s

Well. The end of April and the beginning of May have come and past, and the two one act plays we very so very much looking forward to performing, never happened.

Everything was going so well in rehearsal. The actors were learning their lines, the directors were ironing out the tricky bits (as usual), and both actors and directors were still laughing at the scripts – which is always a good indication that the audience will be laughing as well.

And then – LOCKDOWN. Everything stops. And the truth is, we may never get to know if the Little Grimley Players will finally achieve success with their latest venture. We may never know how Sophie and her husband sort things out in the naughty 1890s in Paris. A cast is a transient thing. People may be available for the specified dates, but when things change as dramatically as they have, there is no knowing who will still be available.

Still, we will be patient and see what the coming weeks and months bring us all.

Thank you all for your support in the past. We look forward to seeing you in, I hope, the not too distant future.

Patrick McDonough

Page 12 Powerless Waking up on the morning of1st January, the new year was welcomed in by an electrical power cut. After reporting the fault, the initial reaction to no toaster or kettle working was manageable. However, after 6 hours my tune had changed. A very cold house, as the central heating pump was off, no internet, hot food or drink and no watching live football on the TV. Thankfully after 8 hours power was restored. We have got so used to having electricity, gas and clean running water on tap that when it is not there we struggle to cope. We then take a step back and think about other parts of the world where clean safe water and continuous electrical supply are luxuries and rarities rather than the norm. There are many organisations in Western Europe raising funds and training local people to build and maintain basic services. Having these services of course leads to healthier populations and helps cut the risk of epidemics happening.

Richard Mills

Page 13 June Bring on Summer!

Well hopefully this month will be better than last month. The lockdown has certainly proven itself to be a challenging time, however, with the extra time on our hands it has allowed us to spend more time in our gardens! The sun is shining, flowers are abundant and our gardens are looking their best this month. Amongst the many ways you can enjoy your garden at this time of year, gardening is certainly one of the best, although you can’t beat a good BBQ either!

Here are our top tips on what to be doing in the garden this month: • Keep on top of weeds by hoeing regularly and applying weedkiller • Pinch out side shoots on tomato plants and bedding plants to promote better growth and flowering • Harvest lettuce, radish and other salad vegetables • Summer hanging baskets and containers can safely be put outside now • Plant out summer bedding for instant colour and interest summer long • Shade greenhouses to keep them cool and protect plants from sun scorch • Continue to feed the garden with a fertiliser such as Growmore or Miracle Grow • Mow the lawn regularly and feed with Aftercut to keep it looking green and lush • Keep a check on watering as plants will dry out quickly • Rhododendrons can be pruned lightly after flowering, any hard pruning should wait until the following spring • Continue to save water this summer by using water saving granules Put out watering stations for bees and butterflies

Now is the perfect time to plant climbers. Brighten up those boring fences and walls, by adding some colour now with a climber or two. There is a huge range to choose from to suit all positions, some of which will flower twice in one season! Why not plant a stunning deciduous climber through a tree or an evergreen climber. This will give you the benefit of a floral display and the coverage of evergreen foliage beneath.

As these strange times continue it is important to remember the joy our gardens bring. A fantastic quote to think about by Monty Don: “Gardening is playtime for adults” Enjoy your garden this month, take time to relax and admire your hard work as your garden grows into a beautiful haven of colour and life.

Lauren Wall - Hollybeck

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Sadly, a couple of months ago the Doverbeck committee for the NSPCC had to cancel Woodborough Open Gardens owing to Lockdown. I decided to see if I could sell some face masks to raise some much needed funds for the charity.

The NSPCC are desperate for money and I think Face Masks are going to be compulsory on public transport and in shops soon. So I have had some Face masks made and they are selling well (over 120 in 2 weeks.) The masks are made of double fabric cotton, reversible and are fully washable on a hot wash. There are two sizes - men’s have slightly more elastic - and they are £10 each. All profits to the NSPCC.

Please feel free to contact me by email [email protected] if you would like to buy any. Payment is by bank transfer, and I am happy to drop them off or they can be collected from Criftin Road, Burton Joyce.

Sally Allen

Page 15 William of York (d. 1154) William of York, archbishop. Of noble birth and with royal connections, William Fitzherbert became treasurer of York at an early age (c. 1130) and a chaplain of King Stephen. In character he was kind, amiable, and easy-going. On the death of Thurstan, archbishop of York, in 1140 the canons of York, with royal support, chose William as his successor; but a disappointed minority, supported by Bernard and the Yorkshire Cistercians, accused William of simony, unchastity, and intrusion. Both sides appealed to the pope, who ruled that the archbishop elect could be consecrated provided the dean of York could clear him of these charges and William purge himself of them by oath. After enquiry, Henry, bishop of Winchester and William’s uncle, consecrated him. Meanwhile Bernard sent vituperative letters to popes and legates against both William and Henry. The premature death of Pope Lucius II deprived Henry of jurisdiction. The next pope was the Cistercian, Eugenius III, who headed Bernard’s intervention, suspended and deposed William, and appointed in his place the Cistercian abbot of Fountains, Henry Murdac. William returned to Winchester and lived devoutly as a monk until 1153, when Bernard, Eugenius, and Henry Murdac all died. He was restored to his see and given the pallium. Soon after his triumphant return to York in 1154, he died suddenly, perhaps by poison. He was buried in his cathedral, miracles were reported at his tomb, and he was regarded both as the victim of injustice and as a saint. Honorius III appointed the Cistercian abbots of Fountains and Rievaulx to enquire into his life and miracles, and canonized him in 1227. In 1283 his relics were translated to a new shrine. In 1421 the famous St William window was made, this depicts his life, death, translation, and miracles in sixty two scenes. The strong local cult of York filled a void caused by the early absence of any local saint’s relics in contrast to the flourishing shrines of Durham and Beverley, but it had little support elsewhere. No ancient, but a few modern churches were dedicated to William. Feast: 8th June. Translation 8th January. Brian Livermore

Page 16 LOWDHAM PARISH COUNCIL Clerk’s address: 25 The Green, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2LA Telephone: 0115 933 5921 e-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.lowdham-pc.gov.uk 05/04720/33 Minutes of the monthly meeting of Lowdham Parish Council held by Internet Conferencing (Zoom) on THURSDAY 07 May 2020 at 6:45pm

Councillors: Andrew Coles (A); Jacqueline Finn; Alison Glazebrook; Paul Harrison; Nigel Hunt (L) Simon Mawby; Stephen Platt; Mike Poyzer; Rich Sullivan (L); Chris Thompson; Emma Wilson

Also present: Clerk Bill Banner, County Cllr Roger Jackson (L), District Cllr Tim Wendels and two members of FLAG

1. Appointment of Chairman and vice Chairman 2020/2021 - It was unanimously agreed that Cllr Finn continue as Chairman and Cllr Coles as vice-Chairman

2. Apologies for Absence: None

3. Declarations of Interest: None

4. Chairman’s Announcements: No announcements

5. Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 02 April 2020 were accepted unanimously and will be signed in due course Cllr Richard Sullivan joined the meeting at 7.07 pm and Cllr Nigel Hunt at 7.20 pm

6. Open Session for Members of the Public to Raise Matters of Council Business: Mr Peter Cross and Mr Russ Blenkinsop, leading members of Flooding in Lowdham Action Group (FLAG), reviewed the flood problems of Lowdham and recent incidents and talked about remedies in hand and planned for the future. Cllr Emma Wilson, an active member of the group, has been a great support. She has interviewed 50 families as part of her University of Nottingham research project on the impact on mental health and quality of life of those living in a flood risk area. In total, 170 volunteers have been recruited. Cllr Nigel Hunt is an active member of the group. FLAG is asking for Parish Council support to get the main preventative scheme approved and to hold appropriate organisations accountable. Support with planning an early warning system is requested in order the inform an up-to-date Flood Action Plan Messrs Peter Cross and Russ Blenkinsop left the meeting at 7.30 pm. Cllr Jackson joined the meeting at 7.45pm

7. County Council matters Cllr Roger Jackson informed members that Covid-19 funding had been made available to support the Village Hall closure. Potholes were being attended to whilst the roads have less traffic. Public tips are reopening in the next few weeks, but not for garden waste. continued Page 17 LOWDHAM PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES -- continued Conversations with Network Rail about provision of land near the station to accommodate a car park continues. He explained his reservations about the flood relief remedial work being considered by the Environment Agency and undertook to do all he can to get meaningful action. In response to a question from Cllr Alison Glazebrook, Roger confirmed that NSDC were still undertaking removal of fly-tipping. Rubbish reported last month in the church car park is still there. Roger said he would remind for its removal.

8. District Council matters Cllr Tim Wendels informed members that funds are available to replenish aqua-sacs and the District Council will be asking Parish Councils for their requirements. To assist with the problems arising from the Covid-19 lockdown, 27 grants totalling £330K have been made to businesses in Lowdham. The HART scheme is being supported. £5K grant for flood victims has been made. The collection of recycling waste is being reinstated. No large waste items can be collected at this time.

9. Amenities and Village: i) Roundabout: No further news ii) Flood Relief Plans: Cllr Finn reviewed the e-mail that she prepared following her and Emma Wilson’s conversation with Nick Le Mare from the Environment Agency. She said that EA is looking at the upstream areas identified for water storage. Cllr Jackson was not encouraged by the plans and felt there were multiple landowners involved and that the scheme will be difficult to achieve. The EA has promised 3 or 4 weekly updates about upstream storage. Ground surveying and scoping work is to be done. The recent e-mail received from Adam Boucher (Severn Trent Water), about the recent problems in dealing with the recent flooding, had been circulated to members. In the email he explained that there had been a hydraulic deficiency, now remedied, heavy silting in a link pipe (now replaced) and provision of extra capacity in Victoria Avenue. A faulty non-return valve had been replaced. A new storage and a pumping station upgrade should alleviate the flood risk to properties in Gunthorpe Road. The £2.1m reinforcement of the sewage network should protect the village from all but the most severe future storm events. iii) Covid-19: The role and responsibilities of the FLAG group was discussed. It was explained that their flood relief role has been widened to include provision of care to vulnerable residents because of Covid-19. Support funding has been achieved (£8,200 received, £775.33 paid out to-date). The parish clerk has agreed to hold and administer the funds in the council’s bank account and to make payments at the request of the group as and when they occur.

Page 18 continued LOWDHAM PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES - continued

After discussion, it was concluded that Parish Council representatives Cllrs Finn, Wilson and Hunt should meet up (virtually) within a week with Messrs Cross and Blenkinsop to discuss the working relationship between the council and FLAG and to review the agenda and objectives of FLAG and how the Parish Council can support and provide guidance. iv) MUGA – Resurfacing: We await the results of our funding applications to Awards for All (£10K) and WREN (£20K). Subject to the funding, the project target start date remains at 04 August 2020 v) Insurances: Insurers have confirmed the reinstatement of building insurance cover for the former public toilet (£20K) once the usage changes to flood relief materials store

10. a) Planning Application subsequently received: 20/00662/ADV - Farm Shop, Southwell Road, Lowdham, NG14 7DR - Display of Totem sign - Do not object, subject to no vision loss for vehicles leaving the site b) Planning Decisions: 20/00298/FUL – John Harrison (Lowdham) Ltd – Changes to Car Showroom – Grant Full Permission 20/00378/TPO – Mee – 26 Blenheim – Refuse works - TPO 11. Finance & Assets: a) Payments arising in April were approved. b) Audited accounts for 2019/20 were approved and will be signed by the chairman c) Community Infrastructure Levy: The allocations from previous years have been fully used by the cost of the village gateway signs. NSDC tell us that there is no CIL allocation for Lowdham for 2019/20 12. General matters: None

13. Correspondence: None

14. Councillor’s Reports: Cllr Alison Glazebrook reported that a resident had raised concerns about the planting of a laurel hedge on the grass verge between Gunthorpe Road and the A6097. The clerk had also been advised of this by a parishioner and has arranged for VIA to inspect and take appropriate action

15. Reports from Outside Organisations: Cllr Alison Glazebrook informed the members that the village hall remains closed because of Covid-19 but has received £10K compensation from the fund administered by the District Council. Also, flood defences have now been installed at the pavilion following receipt of insurance compensation for the flood damage.

16. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 04 June 2020 by Internet Conferencing (Zoom)

The meeting closed at 8.27 pm

Page 19 Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

Here are some possible answers by some people you may have heard of:

DONALD TRUMP: I've been told by my many sources, good sources - they're very good sources - that the chicken crossed the road. All the Fake News wants to do is write nasty things about the road, but it's a really good road. It's a beautiful road. Everyone knows how beautiful it is.

SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because, gosh-darn it, he's a maverick!

BARACK OBAMA: Let me be perfectly clear, if the chickens like their eggs they can keep their eggs. No chicken will be required to cross the road to surrender her eggs. Period.

HILLARY CLINTON: What difference at this point does it make why the chicken crossed the road?

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or against us. There is no middle ground here.

BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken.

AL GORE: I invented the chicken.

DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.

GRANDDAD: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

Page 20 In response to the coronavirus emergency, the University of Nottingham has organised an Adult Education programme online of over thirty one-hour online sessions on a range of topics. These are free sessions but you would have to register for each session using Eventbrite. Some sessions are related to the epidemic, some are more general. Details are at: https:// www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/events/2019-20/adult- education.aspx.

Events in June (as at 22 May 2020) are: Tues 2 5pm Faith online: Religion and the Pandemic Weds 3 3.30pm Viking Invasions and Settlement in the People and Places Thurs 4 7pm Making sense of religion and pop culture Tues 9 5pm Bees and Humans – surviving together in a crisis Weds 10 3.30pm Developing my Family Tree Thurs 11 7pm The Crisis of Democratic Governance. What can we Learn from Managing the Pandemic? Tues 16 5pm What Kind of History Should we Teach in Schools and How Should we Teach it? Weds 17 3.30pm Quantum Technologies are Becoming Part of our Everyday Lives Thurs 18 7pm Remembering the First World War: how Societies Remembered the Trauma of the Conflict Tues 23 5pm Chemistry at Nottingham University: From Silicone Invention to Exploding Pianos Weds 24 3.30pm Reimagining Public Education in the Light of Coronavirus Thurs 25 7pm Working with Bees Tues 30 5pm The Shropshire Adult Education College (SAEC): The Spirit of the ‘New Age’ and the Residential Experience Page 21 Puzzle Prize Draw

Complete the wordsearch, write your name and address on the back, and post it to: Julian Banks, The Old School, 66A Main Street, Lowdham or email to: [email protected], by 13th June.

Coronavirus has turned our world upside down. But God is still there, and we can call on Him, as Psalm 91 (vs 1-6) reminds us… Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. • Dwells • cover • shelter • feathers • most • wings • high • faithfulness • shadow • shield • almighty • rampart • refuge • fear • fortress • terror • trust • night • save • arrow • snare • plague • Deadly • destroys • pestilence

Page 22 VIRTUAL VOICES AT PENTECOST

Following the triumphant virtual singing of Thine Be The Glory at Easter, where we all sang a hymn into our smartphones to be merged into a virtual congregation, the two Daves (or the two Davids) Machell and Moore have been at it again.

They chose two hymns about the Holy Spirit, Spirit of God, unseen as the wind (to the tune of the Skye Boat Song) and Breathe on me breath of God. You can hear the results of their – and the virtual voices - efforts by clicking on the link on St. Mary’s Church Facebook page from Pentecost Sunday – 31 May. Or contact David Moore, [email protected] and I am sure he will provide you with one.

May Magazine’s Crossword Answers:

Page 23 Neuroses from the Cottage Garden.

Life under lockdown

Personally I think we should be developing a tablet that reveals

whether you test positive or not. Similar to those plaque disclosing tablets we all had to chew on when we were at primary school. Then it’d be easy to see. Perhaps it’d also help us clean our teeth properly too. Despite my flippancy, and aware that we do need some sort of normality, we’ve concentrated on tackling areas of the garden that have been ignored for years, having been relegated to the I’m going to let you into a secret. ‘sometime in the future’ list. I’ve quite enjoyed staying at Already the shed in the back home. It makes life so much garden has been given a new simpler. Already I’ve got into the coat of paint: bright blue - you habit of not needing to go out for can’t miss it - reinstating its coffee at the weekends, or pop to epithet of ‘The Beach Hut’. The the shops because I’ve run out of paint has been languishing in the wine, or go to the garden centre under stairs cupboard for well just to browse the latest ‘must over a year. I’m surprised it hadn’t have’ plant. I’m especially solidified. It also ran out with a enjoying the alarm not going off third of the shed door to go, at 5.30a.m because Him Indoors which led to a discussion about has a train to catch. Overall it’s where you should actually start been a positive experience. when painting a shed. To avoid I’m less sure about the new looking at it before we could get slogan to ‘be alert’. Why? Do we more paint, I abandoned a bag of need more alert? And what do we manure in front of it, giving the do when we’ve become one, impression I just hadn’t got round whatever that is? After all you to putting it away. Luckily can’t actually spot the virus, Homebase opened this weekend, unless you have symptoms. And which is handy, since I’d got fed then it’s too late. up with tripping over it. continued

Page 24 The Beach Hut has also had a Naturally we discovered this major, long overdue, clear out. when we picked up the bag and The sheer volume of stuff you the bottom fell out, scattering can cram into a six by eight wooden blocks all over the shed wooden shed is simply floor. Now, it’s drying out in the breath-taking. I could set up my hall by the back door before I can own plant nursery with the repair it. Just another inevitable number of plastic pots we trip hazard. discovered. A pity then the tip is Evicting stuff from the shed and closed. Actually the nursery turning the garden into a jumble idea’s not a bad one. If you see sale was easy. Putting it back, plants abandoned at the bottom while resisting the urge to chuck it of the drive, please help in haphazardly, was much harder. yourselves. They’ll need a good But the perseverance paid off. home. Him Indoors even went so far as Apart from the plastic pots, we cleaning the windows, flooding found a plethora of soil testing the neatly arranged interior with kits, four bottles of Baby Bio, sunlight. Even more exciting is labels (plastic and wooden), that everything’s accessible; assorted trays (some with lids), providing you move the mower four garden chairs, three balls of and bike first. string, two deckchairs, and a We rewarded ourselves with a metal wine cooler. Add to that the large gin and tonic and dusted off lawn mower, a comprehensive our swing ball skills. Him Indoors collection of garden tools, various is now favouring a minor plant supports, six buckets, an hamstring injury, while I have impressive selection of terracotta bruised knuckles. Clearly, we’re containers and some very potent as rusty as the swing ball pole, chemicals. Oh, and one of Him but if anyone fancies a game, get Indoors’ bikes. in touch. I’m taking bookings for a A rather rusty swing ball, and the one on one tournament in the garden Jenga were unexpected back garden, whilst practising discoveries, both of which we being alert and socially distant at thought were long thrown away. all times. Rodents had chewed through the The risk assessment for Jenga, bag containing the latter. Clearly however, is taking a little longer to they’d been keen to have a game work out… while we weren’t using it. Tracey Akehurst

Written May 2020

Page 25 St James the Least of All

On why holding an Arts Festival in church is not a good idea

The Rectory St James the Least

My dear Nephew Darren

Your decision to hold a Summer weekend Arts Festival in church, bringing culture to your inner-city streets, was most commendable. Pity, how it all turned out.

The Friday evening started well with the concert of Scott Joplin piano music. Obviously knowing that the pieces were originally played in seedy bars on pianos wildly out of tune with several notes missing, your committee must have gone to endless trouble to find precisely the right instrument. Your stage-hands, were, however, less careful and hadn’t noticed that the platform had a noticeable list to port. After each piece, the pianist had to relocate the piano stool closer to his nomadic piano, with the last piece being performed with both entirely out of sight behind the pulpit.

It created much innocent entertainment for the audience, but the fault really should have been remedied before the Saturday evening choir concert. Discarded kneelers and rotting hymn books do not form a stable base for a stage supporting an 80-strong choir. So when it came to the enthusiastic rendering of hits from ‘Oklahoma’, with copious hand movements, it came as something of a relief that the stage took this as the moment to signal defeat, tipping the tenors behind the altar. The audience’s thunderous applause, assuming this was a carefully choreographed part of the performance, was quite touching. I am sure all the compensation claims will soon be sorted out.

Your one great mistake was to take on responsibility for organising the refreshments afterwards. Church entertainments committees have centuries of collective experience in judging the numbers of ham sandwiches and bottles of milk required. I am forever proud that our own ladies – through years of experience – can now get five cups of tea from every tea bag and can butter bread so thinly that one pack can last several months.

What you now do with 29 surplus loaves of bread is a problem you have brought upon yourself. You could possibly use them for supporting the stage next year.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

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SHOPPER BUS TIMES

SHOPPER BUS S6 - MONDAYS ONLY

S6 LOWDHAM - CALVERTON - LAMBLEY - ARNOLD SAINSBURYS Lowdham Magna Carta: 9:30 11:00 12:30 Lowdham Health Centre: 9:32 11:02 12:32 Arnold Sainsbury’s: 10:12 11:42 13:12

S6 RETURN ARNOLD SAINSBURY’S- LOWDHAM Arnold Sainsbury’s: 10:20 11:50 14:30 Lowdham Magna Carta: 11:00 12:30 12:10 Lowdham Health Centre: 11:02 12:32 15:12

SHOPPER BUS S9 - WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS ONLY

S9 SOUTHWELL TO MORRISONS Southwell - Vicarage Road: 10:40 Lowdham Magna Carta: 11:00 Lowdham Health Centre: 11:02 Morrison’s 11:20

S9 RETURN MORRISONS TO SOUTHWELL Morrison’s 13:00 Lowdham Health Centre: 13:15 Lowdham Magna Carta: 13:17 Southwell - Minster: 13:37

LOWDHAM SURGERY (The times shown below are for Surgery opening times only.) The Ivy Medical Group The Jubilee Practice Telephone: Telephone: 0115 9663633 0115 9664120 08.30am - 1.00pm 8.15am - 12.30pm Monday to Wednesday 2.00pm - 6.30pm 2.00pm - 6.30pm

Thursday 8.30am - 12.30pm 8.15am - 12.30pm 8.30am - 1.00pm 8.15am - 12.30pm Friday 2.00pm - 6.00pm 2.00pm - 6.30pm

Saturday Closed Closed Page 27

TRAINS FROM LOWDHAM: 15th December - 16th May 2020

TO NOTTINGHAM Trains terminate at: a) Nottingham b) Derby/ Matlock c) Leicester p) St Pancras Monday to Friday:

06:29a 07:02b 07:43p (arrives 09:55) 08:00b 08:20c 08:56b 09:58b 11:02b 12:00b 13:02b 14:02b 15:00b 16:02b 17:01b 17:16c 18:00b 18:18c 19:17c 20:02b 21:11a 22:25a 23.10a

Saturday:

06:29a 07:42p 08:01b 09:00b 09:59b 11:02b 11:18c 12:00b 13:02b 14:04b 15:00b 16:02b 16:12c 16:59b 17:17c 18:00b 18:17c 19:02b

Sunday

09:48b 10:37b 12:01b 12:40b 13:42b 15:14b 16:02b 17:06b 17:36b 18:53b 19:45b

TO LINCOLN Trains terminate at: w) Peterborough x) Lincoln y) Newark Castle z) Cleethorpes/ Grimsby Monday to Friday:

06:09x 07:07w 08:10y 08:27x 09:04y 10:04y 11:02y 12:06y 13:03y 14:02y 15.07y 16.02y 16,38x 17:05y 17:40x 18:01x 18:31x 19:33x 20:11x 21:34x 22:40x

Saturday

06:10x 07:07w 08:12y 09:07y 09:34x 10:04y 11:08y 12:08y 13:02y 14:02y 15:04y 16:05y 17:03y 18:02y 18:30x 19:40x 20:41x 21:38x Commences St Pancras at 17:29

Sunday

09:44x 10:41x 11:44x 12:41x 13:41x 14:49x 15:41x 16:44x 17:40x 18:46x 19:45x 20:49x 22:42x

BUSES

LOWDHAM BUS SERVICES Service 747 (Operator NCC) Lowdham to Oxton via , Woodborough and Calverton - Monday - Saturday, with four round trips. Service 856 (Operator Marshalls) Lowdham, Gunthorpe, Bingham and Bottesford - Tuesday’s and Thursday’s - two journeys each way. Service 26 (Lilac NCT Pathfinder) Southwell to Nottingham runs everyday with a thirty minute frequency at main times via A612 Southwell Road and stops at the War Memorial Green. (Service does not come through village centre.) There are no longer direct links to Bingham, The City Hospital, or Arnold. Time tables for all of the above services are posted at bus stops and are available from drivers and the library.

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