Cowbit Peak Hill Weston Weston Hills Apr/May 2021 Serving our community for 6 years! Elloe Oracle Community Contacts Cowbit Village Hall 01406 821836 Darren Harper , [email protected] Weston Village Hall 07745 577517 Anne Temple Weston Hills Village Hall 01406 380717 Maralyn Surman Cowbit Parish Council 01945 700417 Dominique Leedham [email protected] Weston Parish Council 01406 371231 Graham French [email protected] Police 0797 3845396 PCSO Tracy Mason Police (non urgent) 101 Victim Support 01205 315905 Weston Shop and PO 01406 370744 Open Mon—Sat 7am to 7.30pm ,Sun 8am-2pm Moulton Medical Centre 01406 370265 8am—6pm Registration of Births, 01522 782244 Mon—Fri 8am to 6pm, Sat 9am to 4pm, For Deaths, Marriages booking appointments at Spalding, Long Sutton, Boston, Bourne or Stamford. Pilgrim Hospital 01205 364801 Johnson Hospital 01775 652000 Peterborough City 01733 678000 Hospital NHS Direct 111 Weston Hills Church Rev. Charles Brown , 01733 211763 , [email protected]. Rev. Annie Billson—01733 211648, [email protected]. Sally Wilson ,01775 760352 , [email protected] Churchwardens - Paul Bellamy , 01775 724929 - Christine Woolsey , 01775 769345 Weston Church Rev. Charles Brown, 01733 211763 , Churchwardens—Martin Pattenden 0771569500 , Colin Robinson 07414826202 Cowbit Church Rev. Charles Brown, 01733 211763 , [email protected] Rev. Annie Billson—01733 211648, [email protected]. Churchwardens –Dinah Fairbanks ,01406 380692 -Pauline Start , 01406 380599 Methodist Church Rev Alan Barker,01406 423270, [email protected] 2 Anglian Water emergency 0800 771881( 24hrs) Electricity—Loss of supply 0800 0568090 Flood line 08459 881188 Environment Agency 0800 807060 Action Fraud 0300 123 2040 AgeUK 03455 564 144 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 0800 4708090 out of hours Advice line 0800 1696565 Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 9177 650 Alzheimer's Society 01522 437069 Boston Women's Aid 01205 311272 Call Connect—Bus Service 0845234334 Child and Adolescent Mental 0303 123 4000 Health Services [email protected] ChildLine 0800 1111 Lincolnshire 0800 3895272 Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111 444 www.citizensadvicesouthlincs.org.uk County Care Independent Living 01754 611153 [email protected] Dementia Support Service 0303 123 4000 Domestic Abuse 01205 318600 Lincolnshire Carers Partnership 01522 554214 Lincolnshire County Council 01522 310010 Macmillan Cancer Support 0800 8080000 National Drugs Helpline 0800776600 NHS Direct 111 Parent line 01733 312457 Relate and Bereavement support 01205 315920 RSPCA 0300 1234 999 ( 24hrs) Samaritans 0845 790 9090 South Holland District Council 01775 761161 Volunteer Car Service 01775 719290 Pat Preston 3 Welcome to The Elloe Oracle Magazine Dear Friends and Neighbours Hopefully this edition will see us all starting to emerge from lockdown and return to some sense of normal life– whatever that may be! I must compliment all those locally and nationally that have been involved in the vaccination programme. I was lucky enough to attend the venue in Boston and found the whole process very straight forward and extremely well organised. As I write this we have hit the 25 million figure and are close to achieving over 96% of all those in the vulnerable categories of 1—9. Every one a step closer to the end of lockdown. We welcome our new volunteers in Weston who will be delivering your magazine this month. We rely on our volunteers and our sponsors to keep this free magazine coming into your homes. A big thank you to Anthony and Linda who have been covering Weston—much appreciated! Stay safe! Janet South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Service Check out what’s new in this edition If you need transport to Doctors, Dentist, Chiropodist, Hospital etc. Call Pat Preston on 01775 719290 Features Would you like to be one of our Page 5—Thursday Murder Club! Voluntary Car Drivers? Page 7—Cowbit Village Yard Sale No set hours, drive to fit in with you. Page 14 ,15,16—Weston Parish Council You get a payment of 45p per mile and Annual Meeting free DBS check. Page 20—When will lockdown restrictions end Ring Sharon on 01406 366820 or Greg on 07754580656 New Advertisers for more information. Page 20—10% off your Fish and Chips Copy deadline for next edition Wednesday 12th May 4 New releases for Apr/May 2021 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late? 5 South Holland District Council Significant changes have taken place at SHDC as it looks toward future of the shape of Local Government. The first of the changes is after 10 years of working with Breckland District Council, it has been agreed to end the relationship and explore different options. The partnership, which has saved the Council millions of pounds through it’s shared management structure, was one of the first arrangements to be done nationally. The second change is Boston Borough Council joining Public Sector Partnership Services (PSPS) which is a company owned by SHDC and East Lindsey District Council and provides IT, HR, finance, customer contact and revenues and benefits services. Both changes will allow SHDC to make further savings and continue to be in a strong position going forward. Despite a year which nobody could predict, at it’s meeting in early March, Councillors approved a Council Tax increase equivalent to £4.95 based on a Band D property. The Budget process takes a few months to put together and goes through several scrutiny processes which also include public consultation. While nobody likes an increase, Andrew, Anthony and Rodney believe and support that less than 10p per week extra to ensure weekly refuge and recycling collections remain as well as maintaining all other SHDC services is good value for money, especially in light of having to also deal with a Pandemic. As we have now passed the anniversary since the country was placed into various restrictions due to the Pandemic, there have been many “heroes and heroines” who have continued to work through as normal as possible. Within this group are the SHDC Refuge and Recycling Team who have ensured your black bag waste and green bag recycling are collected every week. That’s over 41,500 properties receiving collections twice a week! Not only this, but the garden waste service has also continued without disruption to the public. Andrew, Anthony and Rodney have always held our refuge teams in high regard. Without their dedicated service, the area would not be as pleasant as it is. Next time you see the team collecting, give them a thumbs up and thank them for what they do. Please remember if you require and assistance during the Pandemic, the Street Ambassadors are still operating within the ward and continue help households and those who have been shielding during the Pandemic by shopping, collecting prescriptions and checking on that those who are unable to get out. If you require assistance, please contact your Member of Parliament for Ambassador or Andrew. As we enter a period of South Holland and lockdown restrictions starting to ease, please The Deepings: continue to stay safe and follow the Government John Hayes guidelines. Should you have any issues, please feel House of Commons, free to contact your councilors on: Westminster ,London.SW1A 0AA Andrew Woolf 01406 373008, 07868 701659, [email protected] Anthony Casson 01775 723965, 07889 811845, Constituency Office 24-25 Westlode Street, [email protected] Spalding,PE11 2AF Rodney Grocock 01775 713989, Tel: 01775 711534 [email protected] 6 Lamb Stew Method 1. Preheat the oven to 120C/250F/Gas ½. 2. Season the lamb and dust with the flour. Place a heavy-bottom casserole dish over a medium heat, add the olive oil and butter then the lamb. Fry until golden-brown. Remove the lamb and keep to one side. 3. Reduce the heat and fry the onions, carrots and swede until caramelised. Add the wine and simmer until the volume of liquid has reduced by half, then add the Ingredients lamb back in with the lamb stock. Bring the 750g lamb neck fillet cut into stew to a simmer then add the bay leaf cubes and rosemary. Cover with a lid, transfer 25g plain flour the pan to the oven and bake for one hour. 1 tbsp. olive oil 4. For the dumplings, mix the flour, suet, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a 50g butter bowl. Add the rosemary then gradually stir 12 baby onions , peeled in 3–5 tablespoons of cold water, or 2 med carrots, diced enough to form a sticky dough. Flour your 1 medium swede, diced hands and then roll the dough into 12 50ml whicte wine small balls. Place on a plate in the fridge to 2 sprigs rosemary chill. 5. When the lamb stew is ready, place the 4 bay leaves dumplings on the top of the stew and put 1.25 litres lamb stock the lid back on. Return the stew to the 3 tbsp. flatleaf parsley, oven for 10 minutes or until the dumplings chopped. are fluffy and cooked through. Dumplings (Alternatively, if you are short of space in 125g plain flour your casserole dish, place 500ml/18fl oz 65g suet lamb stock into a separate pan and bring to a simmer. Add the dumplings and 1.2 tsp baking powder simmer for 6–8 minutes. Discard the stock Pinch salt when the dumplings are cooked and set 1 tbsp.