St Lawrence’s Tallington St Faith’s Wilsthorpe St Martin’s Barholm Towers & Spires NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE VILLAGES APRIL 2014 TALLINGTON LIVE BT SPORT/RACING UK & ATR POOL & DARTS AREA INDOOR COMPUTER GAMES SYSTEM – OUTDOOR PLAY AREA We offer a wide variety of homemade meals, including vegetarian, ranging from traditional pub meals and fish dishes to succulent flame grilled steaks. Our children’s menu offers a great range of choice ***ALL DAY MEAL DEALS*** Mon – 100% Juicy beef burger & a drink £5.50 Tues – Cribbage @ 7.30pm - Steak Night (with sauce) £9.95 Wed – Curry Night £5.50 Thurs – Dominos @ 7.30pm - Any Main Meal £5.95 St Thomas’ Fri – Fish & Chips £5.50 – KARAOKE @ 7.30pm Greatford OAP 10% off meals, excluding deals St Margaret’s Large selection of desserts from £2.95 to £3.95 Braceborough Please call for any information on the coming events St Andrew’s West Deeping Telephone: 01780 740557 St Michael & All Angels Uffington BRACEBOROUGH HALL RETIREMENT HOME Paul Green An elegant, Victorian residence set in 1.5 acres of beautiful grounds that provides comfort, care and security whilst encouraging residents to pursue their own lifestyles. Painting, Decorating - Interiors and Exteriors 24 hour care provided in a calm friendly atmosphere for long term, Fully Qualified, 30 years’ experience respite and convalescent residents. Two year Dulux backed guarantee Single en suite, single and companion rooms. For a FREE Estimate Fees fully inclusive of hairdressing, chiropody, outings and social activities. For brochure or informal visit please contact Sue Burcham RGN Tel: 01778 344478 Mobile: 07974 939120 Tel: (01778) 560649 or 560831 INCLUSIVE PIANO TUITION CHILDMINDER Preparation for (OFSTED Registered) Associated Board Exams Full or Part-time care offered at Tallington or just for pleasure All your child care requirements met in a safe and friendly Children and adults catered for home environment. Pamela Westgate Call Anita on 01780-749373 01780 740879 VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES CAROL’s Wendy Cray CLERGY Rector: Carolyn Kennedy Barholm with Stow - Mrs C Baldwin. DOMESTICS Beauty Therapist Tel: 01780 481786 Tel: 01778 560586 E-mail: [email protected] All Domestic Cleaning & Ironing 20 years experience as a mobile therapist Braceborough - Mrs F Grindey, Now offering treatments from a beauty salon in West Deeping EDITORIAL SECRETARY Tel: 01778 560570 £10 per hour Mrs Gail Genever, By Appointment Only Uffington Tel: 01780 765005 Greatford - Mrs B Everitt, Contact Carol on [email protected] Tel: 01778 560473 To Book Please Call 07759 367921 PREPARATION FOR PRINTING 07851 475651 Female Clients Only Pete Hickman Tallington - Mrs L Pollock Tel: 01780 754417 Tel 01780 740445 Please e-mail your copy (in MS Word) to [email protected] Uffington – Mrs Gail Genever, Tel: 01780 765005 PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COPY MUST REACH [email protected] TH GAIL & PETE BY THE 16 OF THE MONTH TO BE INCLUDED IN NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE West Deeping – Jean Stowe Tel: 01778 346779 ADVERTISING [email protected] or If you want to advertise in this magazine or [email protected] have any enquiries about our advertising or leaflet delivery service, contact Pete Hickman Wilsthorpe - Mrs V Stuart, on 01780 754417 Brook House, Wilsthorpe From the Honorary Priest WILDLIFE AND GARDENING IN APRIL Dear Friends “The cuckoo comes in April, In mid-April we mark the dramatic events at the heart of the Christian gospel – starting Sings his song in May, with the commemoration of Christ’s dramatic entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, In the middle of June, he changes his tune, through the Last Supper that He shared with His disciples on Maundy Thursday, His And in July he flies away.” crucifixion on Good Friday to His glorious resurrection on Easter Day. All these events will be commemorated in our churches. On Palm Sunday, the traditional palm crosses will be distributed during the services at This familiar ditty accurately sets out the comings and goings of the cuckoo – a Greatford, West Deeping, Uffington and Tallington. On the Monday, Tuesday and once-familiar summer visitor. The first arrivals and their call (reported in the The Wednesday of Holy Week, at the (short) Communion services at Greatford, Uffington Times newspaper) tell us that summer is not far off! Cuckoos arrive in the 2nd rd and West Deeping, we have the opportunity to hear more of the events of the week or 3 week of April after spending the winter in Africa, spreading throughout the before Christ’s crucifixion. And on Maundy Thursday we remember the Last Service, country and are found in a wide-range of habitats. The male has the double- starting in Braceborough Village Hall at 7pm. noted ‘cuckoo’ call and the female a bubbling call. Both are Sparrowhawk size, dark blue with white speckled underparts and with pointed wings and a long tail. On Good Friday there is a morning service at West Deeping at 11am, followed by the opportunity to walk (on footpaths), via Tallington (where prayers will be said at around The cuckoo is famous – or infamous – for laying its eggs in other birds’ nests. 12:30pm) to Uffington for the service at 2pm, marking Christ’s last hour on the cross – Their favourite victims are Dunnock, Reed Warbler and Meadow Pipits, but they you are very welcome to dip in or out of this sequence at any time. We close Good are known to use the nests of more than 50 other species! The female removes Friday with reflections on the Passion at Barholm at 7pm. an egg from the host’s nest replacing with one of her own, and can lay up to a On Easter Day there will be the usual dawn service at 5:15am at Wilsthorpe – this is the dozen eggs around her territory. The young hatch, evict the other eggs and latest it can be! It is now quite challenging to hold seven communion services on Easter nestlings, are reared by their foster parents and leave the country in September morning as we don’t know any priests who can be in two places at once! So this year finding their own way to Africa. there is one change of time: there will services of Holy Communion at Wilsthorpe at 8am; Barholm, Braceborough and Greatford 9am; West Deeping (including baptism) at The Cuckoo Flower was so-called because it blooms in April and May the months 10:15am; and Tallington and Uffington at 10:30am. You will however realise that Carolyn during which the Cuckoo sings its distinctive call. This plant can grow flowering is still ill, and should she not be fully fit by Easter the times of one or two services may stems up to about 2ft, and is found in damp pastures, meadows, wilder gardens, need to be changed – any alterations will be advertised in all the churches as soon as road-side verges and by streams throughout Britain. Its flowers range in colour they are known. from deep lilac to white. This plant is also known as ‘Lady’s Smock’ or ‘Milkmaid’. But at whatever time suits you, do come and join us during this great season of the Christian year celebrate anew the love of God demonstrated in the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and the new life He gives us. Another cuckoo association is ‘cuckoo-spit’ a foamy liquid substance which can cover the Cuckoo Flower but has nothing to do with cuckoos! It is actually produced by the nymphs (the young) of an insect called the Frog-hopper, which Yours in Christ lives and feeds on plants, such the Cuckoo Flower, and produces the cuckoo-spit as a protection from predators. Donna and Tim Martin Brebner PS. At the time of writing Carolyn is awaiting the results of a further scan: we continue to wish her speedy progress and look forward to her being back with us as soon as possible. WEST DEEPING READINGS FOR APRIL Annual Church Meetings. Wednesday 2nd April, 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church. (1) Meeting for election of churchwardens from eligible nominated candidates by those residents on the local government register of electors and those on the church electoral roll of the parish. (2) Annual Parochial Church Meeting: For those on the church electoral roll of the parish to elect Psalm OT NT Gospel a representative to the Deanery Synod, elect the Parochial Church Council and to receive annual reports. 6th April (3) PCC meeting for the newly elected council to deal with immediate business. Ezekiel 5th Sunday 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Table Top Sale Saturday 29th March, 10.30am. West Deeping Village Hall, in aid of Hall funds. 37:1-14 in Lent West Deeping Heritage Group. Tuesday 1 April, 7p.m. for a 7.30 pm. West Deeping Village Hall. Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk The Village Enclosure Award: 200 years Liturgy of Palms on. £2.50 at the door. Contact: Maggie Ashcroft 01778 344768. Matthew 21:1-11 Litter Pick. Saturday 5th April, run by West Deeping Walkers. Meet outside no 43 King Street at 13th April Isaiah 2pm. Contact Annie Newbigging on 01778 343263 or email [email protected] 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Passion Liturgy Palm Sunday 50:4-9a West Deeping Walkers. Sunday 6th April, led by Kevin and Shirley Field 01778 347517. Sunday Matthew 26:14- 20th April – Gill Edwards 01778 345589. Meet at 2.00pm at the village hall. Contact: Annie Newbigging on 01778 343263 or email [email protected] 27:66 th Bible Studies. Tuesdays, 8th and 22nd April, 2.45 for 3.00pm at Cromwell House, followed by tea.