The Three Towers June 2015
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The Three Towers June 2015 Serving the communities in and around Edenham, Swinstead & Witham on the Hill, including Toft, Lound and Manthorpe Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Parish Notices WELCOME Eileen and Bob Keep to East Green, Witham on the Hill. We hope you will be very happy here. WEDDING Amy Gandy & Lewis Wright on 25 April at Edenham Church. WEDDING Michelle Goodwin & Adam Stahey on 2 May at St Andrew’s Church, Witham on the Hill. CONDOLENCES to Adrian and Claire on the loss of their Mum, Sylvia Foster; who died just 3 months after her husband, Hubert. CONGRATULATIONS to Harriet, Daisy May, Katy Peeling, Lara and James & on your confirmation. Welcome to our Church family! FOOD FOR THOUGHT Bible study followed by a simple lunch Thursday 11 June at 11am in St Andrew’s Parish Hall, Witham on the Hill. Proceeds to Christian Aid. Cryptic Cakey Conundrum - deadline for entry 14th June. In aid of the Edenham Church Raise the Roof appeal. Quiz sheets £2 each available at above coffee morning or from David Kelby (01778 426820) Pam Cranfield (01778 591375) or Ruth Atter (01778 591328). Draw of correct quiz sheets will take place on 6th July at the Edenham Church Garden Fete. The prize is a homemade cake or bake once a month for 6 months from July to December 2015, each provided by a different Edenham Church star baker! E-mail notices -Toft, Lound & Manthorpe - If you wish to receive local information notices then please send your name, house address and e-mail address to the editor at [email protected] Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] THE VICAR WRITES of the smaller villages in our area are no longer holding a fete. Leisure is a big industry now. Our Certainly, Witham on the Hill have own parishes have leisure pursuits found it difficult for some years to at the centre of our community life. maintain an event that anyone was There is in ‘Three Towers Country’ willing to support in great four ‘gastro pubs’, one golf course, numbers. People are busy one clay shooting ground, and a elsewhere doing other things! stately home and country park; Some of the bigger events like the there are also two cricket clubs in Grimsthorpe Fun Day have the same area. This is a fair chunk ceased because of safety and of our local economy and is insurance concerns by the evidence of how much time and charities involved. money is invested into interests, hobbies and socialising. This is a To their credit, both Swinstead and Edenham Church Councils are long way from the leisure interests of our forerunners which were stepping out in faith again to mostly home- made and organise Garden Fetes. Their community centred. Much of this motives are not mercenary – although the money is welcome. activity was built about the life of the church in its seasons with the There is recognition that if they did Church Fete thrown in for good not set about organising measure. something there would be one less meeting place for the community Even in my time as Vicar in these and one less event in the local parishes, these ‘church events’ calendar - this would be one nail were well attended and were more in the coffin of community staffed by volunteers of all ages. life. I am very pleased that they But those days are long gone and are putting themselves out to this presents those of us still make this happen. involved in Parish Church life with a substantial challenge. Readers Working together is the best way will notice this summer that many to build relationships and strengthen community. I warmly Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] invite any reader to get involved at Days of reflection at Edenham an early stage in the planning and Regional House preparation and, of course, encourage everyone to come Days begin at 10am with along. Edenham’s is on Saturday refreshments for a 10:30am start 4th July in the Vicarage Garden and end at 4pm. Lunch provided – beginning at 3.00pm, Swinstead’s suggested contribution £12.50. is at 2.30pm in the garden of Please contact the Vicarage to Swinstead Hall on Sunday 26th book 01778 591358, July. For Edenham contact – Ruth [email protected] Atter on 591328. For Swinstead Friday 5thJune:‘Be adored Clive Lunn on 01476 550393 or in among men, God thou three both villages the Vicar on 01778 numbered form.’ Canon Andrew 591358. Hawes provides a commentary on Date for the Diary the poetry of Gerard Manley– Hopkins with the help of the Patrick Hawes (piano): the soloist ‘Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius to be announced. Tickets £15 (£10 Loyola. sight impaired) – to include refreshments. Tickets will be Friday 19thJune: Quiet Day led available on Eventbrite or from the by the Revd Canon Dr David Vicarage 01778 591358. Court, Bishop of Grimsby. Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Edenham Church Garden Fete Saturday 4th July In the Vicarage Starts 3pm Come and enjoy the delicious homemade teas. Try your luck in a traditional garden game in the lovely surroundings of the Vicarage garden and visit the many stalls. All proceeds to go to the Church Roof repair fund. If you can help to set things up, please come to the Vicarage at 10am on Sat.4th July. If you have any donations for the fete, raffle prizes, tombola prizes, cakes etc, they can be left at the Vicarage from Friday. Raise the Roof Coffee Morning Wednesday 17th June 10 am to 12 noon Hosted by Judy Watson At Sanuk, Stainfield Road, Kirkby Underwood, PE10 0SG Tel: 01778 441128 e-mail: [email protected] All Proceeds in Aid of Edenham Church Roof Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Toft cum Lound and Manthorpe stated that it will be repaired. Parish Council Annual Meeting Grass Verges Toft. The grass 19th May 2015 verge damage caused by the Unusually, there were no “old vehicle diversion through Lound hands” carrying their experience some months ago has still to be over from the previous 2011 to repaired. SKDC has issued an 2015 Parish Council onto the incident number but, as yet, newly elected Council for the 2015 nothing has been done. to 2019 period of office. Parish Property: The new Parish Councillors are: Defibrillators. Mr Peter Cork and Mr Richard Stephenson, Mr Mrs Lorna Cook have offered to Richard Hartley and Mr Jeremy continue to carry out monthly Dawson. Mr Andrew Russell checks on the defibrillators in handed over the chair to Mr Manthorpe and Toft respectively. Richard Stephenson as the new Chair and Mr Jeremy Dawson was Jasmin Cottage Rent Review. voted in as the Vice Chair. Mr An independent periodic rent Stephenson thanked the outgoing review is to be conducted on councillors for their work over the Jasmine Cottage. past 4 years. Manthorpe Playing Field. The Highways: Parish Playing Field fence is in very poor repair. The Parish Street light on Wilsthorpe Road, Council will contact the NALC to Manthorpe. The new street light ascertain if there is a legal on the Wilsthorpe Road requires requirement or guidance on what, further alteration. SKDC advised if any, fence needs to be erected that this would be rectified. around the area. Street light near the bridge in The Parish Council will send a Manthorpe. SKDC has been letter of thanks to Mr Michael informed that the street light near Dawson for organising the VE day the bridge is broken and has beacon lighting. Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Financial Summary: Boundary Commission: LCC Barclays Current Account membership will reduce from 77 to £5478.80 71 Members at the 2017 Election. Barclays Saving Account The average Division has about £1055.58 7,200 voters, this will increase to Melton BS some 8,000. £[email protected]% gross AER Stamford Hospital: Cheques: £200 to Mr Richard Harris for The M.I.U will extend its opening grass cutting on Manthorpe hours. playing field & £439.01 to Avon There will be an increase in the insurance. number of service providers Co-opted Councillors: Mr (Diabetes, Echocardiology, Graham Freeland & Mr David Antenatal, Urology and Kreutzberger have agreed to be Dermatology). co-opted as Parish Councillors. A static MRI scanner will replace County Councillor’s Annual the mobile facility at a cost of Report (abridged report) around £850,000. Finance: £148 million savings Two Procedure Rooms will be built have been made but another on the site of the Hurst Ward. £90 million must be found. Parking facilities will be increased Council tax: LCC has increased and the Trust intends to impose a its share of the Council Tax by parking charge. 1.9%. The West End site is to be sold Councillors Allowances: whilst the East End site will be Councillors’ allowances were modernised at a cost of between increased by 2.2%. £8.2 million & £9.5 million. Libraries: Stamford Library will DONM: The date of the next be open 48 hours/week. Bourne’s meeting was set for Thursday 16 will be open 45 hours/week. July at 7.30pm at Toft Hotel. Advertising manager: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Witham on the Hill WI Queen of Scots, but her grave is now empty as she was re-buried in The Witham on the Hill Women’s Westminster.