DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE NO. 32 WINTERINGHAM NEWSLETTER CRIMINAL ACT UNDER FIVES CHRISTMAS PROTECTED SUCCESS WITH SLEIGH RIDE, BIRD OF PREY FLOAT AT CHURCH FOUND SHOT WINTERTON SERVICES SHOW AND MORE IT Solutions Cyber Security Accounts Software EPOS Solutions Telecoms Scunthorpe: 01724 400 303 Hull: 01482 420 373 Scunthorpe: 01724 400 303 Hull: 01482 420 373 hbpsystems.co.uk hbpsystems.co.uk It’s been a wonderful summer of record high temperatures and early harvests. The village played host to a number of villagers’ weddings and saw the birth of lots of gorgeous little babies - congratulations to all! We’ve also welcomed some new residents to the village and we hope they will be very happy here in our very special village. Front cover picture courtesy of John Wilkinson Photograph below courtesy of Liz Hannah NEW MOWER FOR THE CHURCHYARD ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH CHRISTMAS SERVICES The Carol Service will be on Sunday 16th December at 3.00pm. This will be a service of readings and carols interspersed with musical interludes from people who live in the From the left back row - Pete Williams, village and will end with Alan Walker, John Hatcliff seasonal refreshments From left front row - Lesley Fowler, including mulled wine Malcolm Fowler, Chris Knowles and mince pies. This is an excellent way to get into We present the regular members of the the Christmas spirit so churchyard maintenance team with the please come! new mower which was kindly donated to the Church by Winterton and District On Christmas Day there Lions. We’re very grateful for their support. will be a service of Holy Communion at 9.15 with Three of these people come from outside carols. the village and their help is particularly appreciated. Helpers gather between 9:30 and 11:00 on Tuesday mornings and anyone else who would like to join would be very welcome. PARISH COUNCIL [email protected] Cllr Christine Price (Chair, It’s Your Neighbourhood and NHW Representative) 01724 732177 or [email protected] Cllr Ian Dowson (Vice Chair and CEMEX representative) 01724 732494 or [email protected] ALL SAINTS’ Cllr Bill Bateson (CEMEX Representative and Winterton Landfill Site Liaison) 01724 734828 or [email protected] CHURCH Cllr Stephen Foston (Safety Representative and Parish Council Paths Committee) 01724 732994 or [email protected] CHRISTMAS SERVICES Cllr Will Foord (CEMEX, ERNLLCA, Village Hall and NATS Representative) 07838 166695 or [email protected] Cllr Lewis Kirkby (Snow Warden) 07804911067 or [email protected] Cllr Kay Ashberry (Parish Council Paths Committee member) 01724 735076 or [email protected] Cllr Debbie Fagan 01724 732930 or [email protected] Cllr Stuart Moody 07715 619664 or [email protected] Clerk Holly Scott (ERNLLCA Representative) 01724 721372 or [email protected] Further contact details can be found on the Parish Council website plus previous online editions of the Winteringham newsletter: [email protected] If you have an interesting story or idea for an article then we’d love to hear from you! All you need to do is send an email to Lucy & Phil and we’ll take it from there. Alternatively, if you run or work for a local business and would like to support the newsletter with an advert then please get in touch. Prices range from between £5 and £30 per advert. [email protected] THE VILLAGE CONSERVANCY DAFFODILS AND MORE... For the past eight years, villagers of all ages have enjoyed spending a couple of hours each autumn planting wild daffodil bulbs around the village. We originally started the planting back in 2010 as a way of remembering our friend and neighbour Louis Wainwright who had died earlier that year. Louis’ family and friends began the planting on Low Burgage. Over the years, other people have asked if they could join in - and so the tradition began. We’ve now planted over 40,000 bulbs. Since we started this initiative, people have always asked, ‘Why do you just plant daffodils? What about trees, hedges, wild flowers?’ The answer is simple - daffodils are easy. With the help of the Mighty Burgage Band, the Post Office, Olive and Elsie helping plant daffodils the Bay Horse pub and the butchers, we raise money, order the bulbs and then plant them. Providing the grass cutters don’t mow them down, they’ll be there for future generations to enjoy. Despite my best efforts to ‘keep things simple’ I do understand that if we really want to make a difference for wildlife in the village, we do need to be far more ambitious. So this year a few of us have got together and formed what we’ve called The Village Conservancy. Its role is simple: to defend, restore and improve the natural environment of our village. (To avoid disappointment and further disruption of our meetings, please do not confuse us with The Village Naturist Society which is a different thing altogether). Here are some examples of the things we’ve been getting up to: Bird boxes – as you read this, men are busy in their sheds making bird boxes ready for next spring. Bruce Calvert-Toulmin and Phil Atkinson have set themselves a target of making 40 boxes for installation around the village. Geoff Eyre is working on some custom-made front plates to protect the entry hole. These are top-drawer boxes – made to British Trust for Ornithology specifications. The boxes will go on sale to Winteringham residents at a discount price. Because the boxes are intended to improve habitat in the village, we hope to offer a free installation service. Tree planting and hedges – Malcolm Fowler has been working with officers from North Lincs Council to assess the possibilities for restoring and extending the habitat provided by trees and hedges. This is a long-term project, but to set things going, we’ll be Bruce working on the bird boxes planting 30 feet of hedging that’s been grown by Bill and Maggie Bateson. We’re going to add it to the planting close to the bench where Ermine Street meets the A1077. Footpaths – Nigel Douse has offered to provide the Parish Council with routine update on any issues with footpaths on the village’s Definitive Map. We will also be submitting ideas for extending and improving the existing network. Education and Awareness Raising– Simon has offered to write a seasonal wildlife report for this newsletter. We’ll also be offering to make presentations to other local groups. Hedgehogs – We’ll be looking for practical ways to support Nyree Borrill in her work in the village with hedgehogs (see previous edition of this newsletter). Wild daffodils - Finally, we’ll be continuing with the annual daffodil planting. This year we’ll be putting bulbs in at the junction of Marsh Lane/Western Green and the top end of High Burgage. Particular thanks to Bruce and Sue Calvert-Toulmin who very generously made a one-off donation to make up for the money that we lost when the collection box was stolen from the butchers back in March. If you want to get involved in the work of the Conservancy you can email us at: [email protected] Mike Pinnock CHRISTMAS BIN COLLECTIONS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES FRIDAY 28TH DECEMBER - BURGUNDY (PLASTIC & CARDBOARD) THURSDAY 3RD JANUARY - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES THURSDAY 10TH JANUARY - BURGUNDY (PLASTIC & CARDBOARD) THURSDAY 17TH JANUARY - GENERAL, BOXES AND TEXTILES THURSDAY 24TH JANUARY - BROWN GARDEN WASTE THURSDAY 7TH FEBRUARY - BROWN GARDEN WASTE RUN FOR EVA WELL DONE CHRISSIE! A huge congratulations to Christine Bowers, the lady with the very bright running leggings, who you may have seen all summer sprinting around the village training for her first (and possibly last!!) marathon. Having never done anything like this before, she bravely challenged herself to train for the Hull Marathon in September in aid of a very special little girl, who attends Winteringham Primary School. Eva has ‘Peters Anomaly’, a rare congenital disorder of the eye, which has resulted in her being blind in her right eye and with deteriorating vision in her left eye that will eventually lead to her being completely blind. Chrissie has said, “For such a young age this amazing girl continues to awe all around her with her resilience and does not let anything set her back from being who she wants to be.” Chrissie wants to thanks everyone who sponsored her, followed her progress around Hull during the marathon and to every single person that honked or waved during her arduous hours running around the village. Chrissie has raised £3382 for Eva and Eva’s parents have now ordered Braille books and kitchen equipment like talking scales, drink measures, pen reader which you label tins, clothes, dvds etc. These verbally tell Eva what things are. They are waiting for the visual impairment team to do some work with Eva with more advanced Braille writers to see which suits her more. These are like the laptop equivalent of a typewriter which will help her as she progresses through school. With the money, they are also hoping to get some sensory equipment for home too like special lighting for her room. Eva’s parents would like to say how grateful they are both to Chrissie and to everyone who generously donated. WINTERINGHAM PRIMARY FIRST SCHOOL TRIP OF THE TERM It’s been a busy start to the year at Winteringham Primary school with a new in-take of children who joined the school in September and a move up of class or year for all of the existing students.