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August 2018 No 398

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Village Representatives: Ranskill: Vaneeta Kilby, 24, Arundel Drive Scrooby: Izzi Marshall, The Chapel, Chapel Lane—01302 719190

Torworth: Derek Gill, 26 Underwood Avenue—01777 818745

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Local Organisations—Some useful Telephone Numbers Guides: Sandra McIvor 07876 787959 Brownies & Rainbows: Janet Symonds, 01777 818713 Explorer Scouts: Caroline Kercel 818077 Scouts: Mark Mounde, 01427 849130 Beavers: Gemma Slinger 07725 699933 Cubs: Serena Wyld, 01777 816327 Duke of Edinburgh Awards: Caroline Kercel, 01777 818077 St. Wilfrid’s Church Scrooby and St. Barnabas’ Church, Ranskill: Marlene Simoson 01777 816050 Methodist Church: Circuit Office: 01777 702786 Mon.,Tues.,Thurs. 9.30 - 3.00 Mothers Union, Ranskill: Pat Gill, 01777 818745 Mothers Union, Scrooby: Gail Foster, 01777 816062 Bawtry Amateur Dramatic Society: Jane Thomson, 01777 818215 Scrooby Village Hall: Izzi Marshall, 01302 719190 Bassetlaw Cardiac Support Group: Christine Coldwell 01909 730629 Friends of Daneshill Lakes: Lesley Noar 01777 818362

Ranskill &Torworth Afternoon Fellowship Club: Carol Head, 01777 705077

Ranskill Post Office (Top Shop): 01777 818864

Mattersey (with Ranskill) Wraparound and Holiday Club: 01777 817265 / 07973 870299 [email protected] [email protected] Ranskill Bowls Club: Malcolm Hauser 07935 928618 Ranskill Investment Club: David Smith, 01777 818400 Ranskill Nursery Pre-school: Karen Meakin, 01777 816066 Ranskill Primary School, Head Teacher, Mr Stuart Moody, 01777 818468 Ranskill Reading Room: Peter Parkin, 01777 818852 Ranskill & Torworth W.I: Pat Blatchford, 01777 818519

Neighbourhood Watch Representatives In Ranskill: Carolyn West, 01777 818016 Barry Bown, 01777 816325

Ranskill Parish Council: Mel Malcolm 01777 816168

Scrooby Parish Council: Tony Smith 07974 836978

Torworth Parish Council: Christie Willis 07794 037393

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Ranskill & Torworth: Michael Gray, 01777 700318 Scrooby: Barry Bowles, 01909 732121

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Police: 101 Non urgent enquiries: PC Jason Fellows 07525 226893 PCSO Lucy Campion 07525 989445

The STAR No.398 August 2018

Scrooby, Torworth And Ranskill

All the news and views from our three villages

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OPINION It was fitting that former STAR editor’s John Foster funeral at St Barnabas Church in Ranskill should close with the song New York, New York. The choice of the Frank Sinatra classic was particularly apt in two ways. John, who died at the end of June after a short battle with leukaemia, was a lifelong fan of Rotherham United, whose new stadium was named the New York Stadium when it opened in 2012 after the historic name of the area of the town in which it was built. But perhaps, even more aptly, the song opens with the line “Start spreading the news.” As you will discover inside this month’s edition, John worked as a journalist for more than 40 years until his retirement in 2001, and then devoted much of his time to working on ensuring The STAR came out each month, as it has done since 1984. As his widow Chris put it: “I think he put as much into editing The STAR as he did into the Advertiser.” John’s death has left a big hole to fill in The STAR team. Having lived in Ranskill for more than 30 years, and been a parish councillor and part of the Scarecrow Festival committee, John had his finger on the pulse of what is happening in our villages. Reading this, you may think that there’s plenty happening in the three villages that readers should be aware of and you may consider the things that do get covered are just not that interesting. Unfortunately, there’s only so much time that a dad of three with a full-time job can spend sniffing out the latest local news. Also, The STAR can never be at the cutting edge of the news agenda. After all, it is a parish magazine and the people who help out are purely volunteers. So, in a nutshell, if you think you have a community issue or event that you would like to see in The STAR, then you need to let us know. Just drop us an email at [email protected] and we’ll try and include it in the next edition. But stories are not the only thing that The STAR needs to keep going each month. It might surprise you to know that it’s not particularly cheap to produce a free parish magazine. The committee is grateful for the financial contributions it receives from the parish councils each year, but declining advertising and the ever increasing price of paper means that some months The STAR is operating at a loss. This is something that is not sustainable over the long term, so if any local company has ever considered advertising or would be able to donate some paper, then now is the time to get in touch. It would mean a lot to John to know that The STAR’s future is in safe hands for another 34 years.

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STAR editor: John Foster

John had a lifelong passion for spreading the newsTRIBUTES have been paid to STAR editor John Foster, who has died aged 74 after a short ill-ness.

John was a newspaper journalist for more than 40 years, until his retire-ment from The Rother-ham Advertiser, where he was the deputy editor.

John, who lived in Whitton Close, in Ran-skill with wife Chris, continued his love for spreading the news into retirement, editing the STAR.

Chris said: “He had a real passion for his job but he was also able to switch off from it fairly easily.

“We travelled quite a bit and he liked to read and walk the dog.

“After he retired, he did some work for the po-lice and some voluntary work.

“I think he put as much into editing The STAR as he did into the Adver-tiser.”

Lifelong Rotherham United fan ‘Fozzie’, as he was known to the jour-nalistic and football fra-

ternity, was a familiar sight in the Millers press box for more than half a century.

For most of that time he was the official Press Association correspond-ent for the Millers, fil-ing match reports and follow-up articles from every home game.

Born and bred in Rotherham, the son of a Kimberworth milkman, as a young reporter at the Advertiser he began cov-ering matches in his 20s during the 1960s.

John left his hometown and went to London to

join the sports desk on the capital’s principal evening paper The Stand-ard in 1968.

Two years later he re-joined the Advertiser as news editor and remained there until he retired in 2001.

John was also a parish councillor and the pub-licity officer for the Ran-skill and Torworth Scare-crow Festival and the Bawtry Phoenix Theatre Company.

Advertiser sports editor, Paul Rickett, a former colleague, de-scribed Mr Foster as “a real character”, adding: “He loved a good joke, told a few juicy ones him-self, could be stubborn and he didn’t suffer fools gladly but was always willing to offer a kind, supportive word when needed.”

Former colleague, Les Payne, who succeeded John as the Advertis-er’s Millers reporter said:recalled the day leg-endary Millers manager Tommy Docherty made an outrageous claim to young reporter John.

Les said: “When Tom-my Docherty signed Dave Watson, he told John that he’d sell him one day for £100,000, an unthinkable sum in 1967, and further claimed Watson would play for England one day.

“John said: ‘I said to him ‘Come off it Tommy, you’re joking – no one would believe that.’

“But Tommy was right. Three years later after the Doc had left, Watson was sold for £100,000 and went on to make 65 ap-pearances for England.”

John died at the end of June, three days be-fore his 75th birthday, 13 weeks after being diag-nosed with leukaemia.

John’s funeral was held at St Barnabas Church, Ranskill, followed by committal at Sherwood Forest Crematorium and refreshments with his family at the West Ret-ford Hotel.

Donations were mde for Ward A4 at Bassetlaw Hospital.n Words courtesy of the Rotherham Advertiser and www.themillers.co.uk.

Golden girl Olivia is the pride of ScoutsRANSKILL Scout Oliv-ia Teasdale has won the organisation’s highest award.

Elizabethan Academy pupil Olivia, aged 13, was awarded the Chief Scout’s Gold Award at 2nd Ranskill Scouts’ an-nual general meeting.

In order to achieve this Olivia has had to show considerable lead-ership and dedication to the Ranskill Scout Group. Each Scout has to have earned at least six of the nine Chal-lenge badges.

Olivia was awarded Challenge Awards for team leader, teamwork,

expedition, outdoors, adventure and skills.

Chairman Mark Mounde said: “This award is only given to a Scout who has truly embraced all that the Scouting movement has to offer and has shown throughout her time to be dedicated to the Troop and takes pride in developing the younger Troop mem-bers.”

Mum Keeley said: “Andrew and I are brim-ming with pride over what La has achieved with the Scouts. Her resilience, discipline and leadership skills

have definitely paid off, earning her this special award.”n Beaver numbers are on the increase which will provide the troop with a steady flow of numbers. n The position of sec-retary is now vacant after Bernie Bloevoet-Fletcher stepped down after three years. If you wish to fill the position contact the chairman.n The Scout Troop al-ways welcome new members. Contact lead-ers for a taster day.

Numbers can be found at the front of The STAR.

I would like to thank everyone who attended John’s funeral. I was overwhelmed by the number of people, and I know John would have been too. Also thank you to Reverend Irene Tissington for the beautiful service.The constant support, kindness and generosity of family, friends, neighbours and colleagues has carried me through many dark days over the past few months of John’s illness. And for this I am indebted. My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you.I would also like to thank everyone for their very generous donations to Ward A4 at Bassetlaw Hospital where John spent his last few days. Donations currently total £500.

Chris Foster - Wife of the late John Foster, Ranskill

Shiny new shelter gets a VIP opening

Coun Tracey Taylor and Graham Briggs with Ranskill Primary School children at the opening of the bike shelter. Pictures by Cris Janson-Piers of jansonpiersimaging.com

Left, Coun Tracey Taylor and Graham Briggs with Ranshill schoolchildren, above, and, below, members of the PTA and Chris Campbell, right

CHILDREN at Ranskill Primary School had a ‘wheelie’ special guest to help them officially open their new bike and scooter shelter.

Professional cyclist Graham Briggs, from Doncaster, who rides with team JLT Condor, cut the ribbon on the

new steel shelter which was created by Chris Campbell Designs of Mattersey using £10,000 Lottery funding and money raised by the school’s Parent Teachers’ Association.

Designs by the children and members of the community have

been incorporated into the design.

Also at the opening was Nottinghamshire County Councillor Tracey Taylor.

The shelter has been a big hit with children.

Headteacher Stuart Moody said: “The impact has been immediate.

Many more children are travelling to school by bike and scooter.”

Former PTA member Ann Charlton said: “It’s lovely to see what was once a bit of an eyesore completely transformed into a special piece of art which will last for many years to come.”

Gold: Olivia Teasdale

STAR editor: John Foster

John had a lifelong passion for spreading the newsTRIBUTES have been paid to STAR editor John Foster, who has died aged 74 after a short ill-ness.

John was a newspaper journalist for more than 40 years, until his retire-ment from The Rother-ham Advertiser, where he was the deputy editor.

John, who lived in Whitton Close, in Ran-skill with wife Chris, continued his love for spreading the news into retirement, editing the STAR.

Chris said: “He had a real passion for his job but he was also able to switch off from it fairly easily.

“We travelled quite a bit and he liked to read and walk the dog.

“After he retired, he did some work for the po-lice and some voluntary work.

“I think he put as much into editing The STAR as he did into the Adver-tiser.”

Lifelong Rotherham United fan ‘Fozzie’, as he was known to the jour-nalistic and football fra-

ternity, was a familiar sight in the Millers press box for more than half a century.

For most of that time he was the official Press Association correspond-ent for the Millers, fil-ing match reports and follow-up articles from every home game.

Born and bred in Rotherham, the son of a Kimberworth milkman, as a young reporter at the Advertiser he began cov-ering matches in his 20s during the 1960s.

John left his hometown and went to London to

join the sports desk on the capital’s principal evening paper The Stand-ard in 1968.

Two years later he re-joined the Advertiser as news editor and remained there until he retired in 2001.

John was also a parish councillor and the pub-licity officer for the Ran-skill and Torworth Scare-crow Festival and the Bawtry Phoenix Theatre Company.

Advertiser sports editor, Paul Rickett, a former colleague, de-scribed Mr Foster as “a real character”, adding: “He loved a good joke, told a few juicy ones him-self, could be stubborn and he didn’t suffer fools gladly but was always willing to offer a kind, supportive word when needed.”

Former colleague, Les Payne, who succeeded John as the Advertis-er’s Millers reporter said:recalled the day leg-endary Millers manager Tommy Docherty made an outrageous claim to young reporter John.

Les said: “When Tom-my Docherty signed Dave Watson, he told John that he’d sell him one day for £100,000, an unthinkable sum in 1967, and further claimed Watson would play for England one day.

“John said: ‘I said to him ‘Come off it Tommy, you’re joking – no one would believe that.’

“But Tommy was right. Three years later after the Doc had left, Watson was sold for £100,000 and went on to make 65 ap-pearances for England.”

John died at the end of June, three days be-fore his 75th birthday, 13 weeks after being diag-nosed with leukaemia.

John’s funeral was held at St Barnabas Church, Ranskill, followed by committal at Sherwood Forest Crematorium and refreshments with his family at the West Ret-ford Hotel.

Donations were mde for Ward A4 at Bassetlaw Hospital.n Words courtesy of the Rotherham Advertiser and www.themillers.co.uk.

Golden girl Olivia is the pride of ScoutsRANSKILL Scout Oliv-ia Teasdale has won the organisation’s highest award.

Elizabethan Academy pupil Olivia, aged 13, was awarded the Chief Scout’s Gold Award at 2nd Ranskill Scouts’ an-nual general meeting.

In order to achieve this Olivia has had to show considerable lead-ership and dedication to the Ranskill Scout Group. Each Scout has to have earned at least six of the nine Chal-lenge badges.

Olivia was awarded Challenge Awards for team leader, teamwork,

expedition, outdoors, adventure and skills.

Chairman Mark Mounde said: “This award is only given to a Scout who has truly embraced all that the Scouting movement has to offer and has shown throughout her time to be dedicated to the Troop and takes pride in developing the younger Troop mem-bers.”

Mum Keeley said: “Andrew and I are brim-ming with pride over what La has achieved with the Scouts. Her resilience, discipline and leadership skills

have definitely paid off, earning her this special award.”n Beaver numbers are on the increase which will provide the troop with a steady flow of numbers. n The position of sec-retary is now vacant after Bernie Bloevoet-Fletcher stepped down after three years. If you wish to fill the position contact the chairman.n The Scout Troop al-ways welcome new members. Contact lead-ers for a taster day.

Numbers can be found at the front of The STAR.

Daneshill Lakes Local Nature ReserveBring along your favourite nature related poem or rhyme to Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve for a relaxing Sunday afternoon Nature and Poetry stroll on 19th August starting at 2pm. There is plenty to choose from, from “Incy Wincy Spider” and “Who Killed Cock Robin” to William Wordsworth’s “I wandered

lonely as a cloud . . .” and Robert Browning’s “Oh! to be in England . . .”, or bring along one you have written yourself.Organised by the Friends of Daneshill Lakes, the combination of the amazing wildlife to be experienced at this gem of a reserve with the peace of poetry is a recipe for an escape from

the demands of daily life.This is a free to join event with no booking required. The stroll will last about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.The Reserve is situated on Daneshill Road, Torworth, north of Retford - brown signs on the A638. Meet in the Reserve car park at 1.45 pm.Further details from Lesley Noar

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JUST four points sepa-rated first and second place in this year’s sports day at Ranskill Primary School.

Headteacher Stuart Moody said: “Congratu-lations go to Team 2 and their captain Josh Ket-

tlewell, who were the victors on the day. Well done to all – it was a fun friendly competition and everybody achieved!”

The sale of refresh-ments on the day by PTA members, plus money raised at a Body Shop

evening brought in £240 for school funds.

The year six leavers en-joyed a fantastic barbe-cue and games afternoon at Scrooby Village Hall on a scorching hot day.

Mrs Throssell’s pupils were also due to spend a

fun-packed day at Barns-ley Metrodome to mark the end of their time at primary school.

The two performances of Year 5 and 6 produc-tion, Darwin Rocks, was a big hit with friends and family.

Lovely Lurchers and Gorgeous Greyhounds

This month, your local RSPCA Animal Centre is focussing on beautiful rescue Lurchers and Greyhounds. They are independent thinkers, intelligent and highly trainable, and they love a puzzle, such as where have you hidden the biscuits. Keeping Lurchers and Greyhounds in tip top condition takes a lot less effort than you would think. Calm and affectionate, they make a super family pet and

are intensely loyal. They have a keen instinct for exercise, they are speedy but only use it in short bursts where they use up usually all of their energy in one sprint and then promptly retire to a comfy bed. They are gentle and affectionate but love a good tug o’ war or to chew a toy in between naps.They sleep in really weird positions – usually on their back in a sunny spot on the floor, or your couch, with their head twisted awkwardly and their legs contorted. You get accustomed to it, but at first it can be quite startling; yes they are comfortable.They are also adorable! From

their bright glossy eyes, their pricked up ears, and their big goofy noses to their long, swishy waggy tails, Lurchers and Greyhounds are hard not to fall head over heels in love with once you get to know them. Come and see our beautiful boys and girls, they are waiting just for you.The RSPCA Animal Centre on the Great North Road, near Bawtry, DN10 6DE, is open six days a week 11am-4pm (closed Wednesdays). Also visit www.rspcadoncasterrotherham.org.uk for the latest news and more information on how you can help support our animal welfare operations.

Mattersey Post Office & General StoreAs you will be aware the Post Office & General Store has recently been for sale. We are now delighted to announce that it has now been sold subject to contract and it is the intention of the new owner that it remains open under the management of Norman and Nicola.They are excited at this new opportunity and plan to develop both the business and facilities that they offer.

Already they have secured a contract with Royal Mail for undelivered parcels to be left at the Post Office instead of returning to Doncaster, (mainly due to Bawtry Post Office closure). This means that local residents will soon no longer have to drive to Doncaster to collect their items in the future.Our beautiful village has very few facilities so this news is most welcome. By using the

Post Office and the store ensures that it remains.The store is looking to the future and your thoughts and ideas are welcome. Remember this is YOUR local store.Norman & Nicola would like to take this opportunity to thank all their customers for their support and look forward to welcoming you in store very soon.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) continues to expand its impressive scope of destinations with a new route revealed to Debrecen, Hungary’s second largest city and one of the country’s most important cultural centres. With two flights per week starting from 16th December 2018. Debrecen is the capital of Hungary’s Northern Great Plain region and once

Europe’s largest Calvinist City. There are plenty of attractions to visit that reflect the city’s former glory such as The Nagytemplom, The Deri Museum and Hortobágy National Park, rich with folklore and cultural history. The city is also just over two hours train journey from the capital Budapest.The airport link road has

been completed. This was the second phase of Great Yorkshire Way which completes the direct link from the motorway network to Doncaster Sheffield Airport was officially opened to traffic on 15th June. The completion of the new road also came on the same day as a new route to Belfast, with Flybe, started operating from DSA, a key leisure and business route for the city regionUnder the Flight Path

Full bloom: Judges running the rule over the beautiful sweet peas, above, and below, people enjoying cream teas in the shade

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A BEAUTIFUL sum-mer’s day, cream teas and the heady scent of sweet peas...

This was the quintes-sentially English scene in Scrooby for the sec-ond sweet peas compe-tition.

Peter Harris again travelled from Crow-thorne in Berkshire, to help with the serious business of judging the classes – one colour, mixed colour and scent.

The first two classes were won by Sarah Ar-mitage from Doncaster, and the scent class was won by Heidi Robbins from Scrooby.

Sarah’s mixed colour sweet peas were also judged best in show.

Many people bought cakes and scones along for a cream tea.

A collection of £250

was donated to Mé-decins Sans Fron-tières to help support their work providing lifesaving medical

humanitarian relief where it is needed most in the world.

£200 was collected to help send organiser

Ann Robbins’ grand-daughter Fran to the 24th World Scout Jam-boree in West Virgin-ia, USA next year.

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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.

Only a few of us are fortunate to have Swallows nesting on our properties as they normally 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 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.

Enjoy the sight and sounds of these graceful birds as they stay with us during the summer months.

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HOW TO IMPROVE FAMILY LIFE WITH A TEENAGE CHILD Many families have challenging times with their children when they become teenagers. They become moody, avoid other family members, spend too much time in their bedrooms on their gadgets... and as a result adults believe that families become less important to children as they move into their teenage years. But your child needs your family and the support it offers as much as they did when he or she was younger! It’s normal for teenagers to be moody or seem uncommunicative, but they still need you. Your child still loves you and wants you to be involved in their life, even though at times their attitude, behaviour or body language might seem to say they don’t. There are 7 tips on how to improve your family life with your teenage child:

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2. Spend quality time with your child: it is the perfect opportunity for you to share the issues you had when you were a child and how you overcame them. It is important not to lecture your child during these sessions.

3. Family traditions: having a movie night or a Chinese meal on the same day builds a routine and a healthy habit of sharing the same experience together as a family.

4. Celebrate achievements: big or small, every day or occasionally - there is always something to celebrate in various ways! It helps to build your child's confidence and self-esteem, and motivates them to do more!

5. Sharing household chores: children don't become good cooks or tidy adults in one day, therefore sharing household chores helps them to learn life and family skills, as well as saving you time. The extra time can always be spent together!

6. Rules: whether it is about bed time or setting new standards - it is about teaching your child that there are certain things in life you must do and if you don't that there are consequences. Life is not only about rules, but they help all of us!

7. Family bonding times: very special time with family connects everyone! Since I launched the Family Reunion sessions I have personally witnessed how team building, story telling, sharing experiences and overcoming challenges has helped family members bond with each other!

Remember: all that you do now for your family and children will be paid back to you when you get older. If you want to have caring children and loving grandchildren - show how brilliant you are at parenting now!

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YOUR GARDENING MONTH: AUGUST August is really a time to enjoy your garden. I know I keep reminding you, but we do tend to forget about the garden when we go away, so make sure that you have made arrangements

for watering with a neighbour or friend. Get them to pick and use the fruit and vegetables that are ready. It is a way of saying thank you to them for helping you, plus it will not only encourage the plants to produce more but will also save it going to waste, which would be a great shame after all the hard work put in.

This is the main time of year to pick fruit — strawberries and raspberries may still be cropping, and early apples and plums. A friend of mine is saying that this will be one of the best years for plums and their tree is already laden with fruit and the branches are be-ing weighed down. The first crops of apples do not store well and should be eaten before the skins wrinkle. Continue to prune trained trees and soft fruit. Once blackberries and other briar fruit have finished fruiting, remove the old ones and tie new ones to prevent them whipping about in the wind. Strawberry runners should have developed into substantial plants. Pot them up or plant in new beds, unless the weather is very hot and leave them until next month when it is slightly cooler. Remember to remove plants that are over 5 years old as they have come to the end of their life — they will still produce fruit for a few more years but it will be smaller and not so juicy.

Make sure the greenhouse is well shaded and give plants plenty of water. Keep the atmosphere moist and deter red spider mite by pouring water on the floor and allowing to evaporate. It may seem early but now is the time to think about next year and take cuttings from fuchsias and pelargoniums so that they have rooted well before winter and will be good sized plants for next year.

Layering is a useful way of increasing your stock of carnations and many woody plants — it is a very useful way of propagating plants that are very difficult to root. The simplest way is to bend down a stem and bury it in the soil. This can be done on many shrubs. Another way is to remove the leaves from a length of stem where you wish rooting to occur and make a slanting cut partially through the stem on the underside. Dig a hole and place the cut part of the stem in the hole and peg it down then water well. It may take a long time for some plants to root so be patient. Cut the stem to the parent plant when ready and transplant to its new home.

Make sure, when cutting the lawn, that you move the cutting blades up one notch so that it gives the grass more chance and will not be too short and scorch in the hot weather. In the summer months, paths and lawns get well trodden down so, if you can, aerate the ground and make holes in the lawn so that both air and water can enter. Earthworms make one of the best natural aerators so do not try to discourage them with chemicals.

Green tip: Do not burn hedge trimmings, shred them. After two to three months in a compost heap they will make an ideal mulch to place along the hedge to feed it, pre-serve moisture and keep down the weeds.

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7. Which city is the capital of The Algarve, Portugal? ………………………………………….... 8. The Costs Brava is situated above which city in Spain? …………………………………….. 9. What is meant by the term ’Busman’s Holiday’? ……………………………………………... 10. Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp in Skegness, where was his second? ………….. 11. Who were the English male & female leads in the 2006 film ‘The Holiday’? ………………. 12. Which British company specialises in holidays for the over 50’s? ………………………….. 13. In which Italian city would you find the Ponte Vecchio? …………………………………….. 14. PL is the international car registration for which country? …………………………………... 15. Who developed the most used projection for maps in the world in 1569? ………………… 16. What are the motorways in France known as? ……………………………………………….. 17. In which county would you find the Bluebell Railway? ………………………………………. 18. Which federal state consists of 26 cantons? ………………………………………………….. 19. In which 5 locations would you find Walt Disney Holiday Resorts? ………………………… 20. Which national flag depicts a bunch of bananas? …………………………………………….

MARRIED 4 HUSBANDS

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year lady because she had just got married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation. “He’s a funeral director”, she answered. “Interesting”, the newsman thought. He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living. She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40s, and a preacher when in her 60s, and now — in her 80s — a funeral director. The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers. She smiled and explained .. “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”

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SEASONAL RECIPES

In season this month are aubergines, courgettes and tomatoes, luxurious lobster and scallops, and summer berries (including raspberries, redcurrants and blackberries).

Aubergines work brilliantly in salads, stews or as part of a mezze platter. They can be found in baba ganoush, moussaka and curry.

CLASSIC MOUSSAKA (serves 4) - 15 mins preparation time + 1½ hrs cooking time

5 tbsp. olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp. tomato puree 500g lean lamb mince 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 200ml red wine 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 large free-range egg yolk 2-3 large aubergines, thickly sliced 1 tsp dried oregano 75g butter 75g Parmesan, grated 75g plain flour 600ml milk pinch of freshly grated nutmeg pinch of caster sugar Method: Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan over a medium heat — add the onion and fry for 5 minutes, stirring, until soft. Add the garlic and cumin and fry for 1 minute.

Add the tomato puree and fry for 1 more minute then turn up the heat and add the lamb — season and fry for 5 minutes until browned all over. Pour away any excess oil.

Add the wine and cinnamon then, after 2-3 minutes, add the tomatoes, 100ml water, the sugar and oregano. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick. Season.

Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan until very hot. Brush the aubergine with the rest of the oil, season and griddle on both sides until golden brown. Set aside on kitchen paper.

Make a white sauce by melting the butter in a small pan then adding the flour and stirring to make a roux (paste). Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk. Place over a gentle heat and simmer, stirring, until thickened. Remove from the heat, stir in the egg yolk and half the cheese. Season to taste.

Layer the aubergine and mince in a 2-litre ovenproof dish. Repeat, then spread the white sauce on top. Scatter with the remaining cheese and sprinkle with the nutmeg. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden. Serve with a green salad.

SCROOBY SHOW FOCACCIA RECIPE 500g strong white bread flour 5g dried yeast 10g fine salt 325ml warm water About 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for coating Finish with olive oil, sea salt and rosemary Not too many clues here, just the ingredients. Bakers skills will be tested by their ability to produce the perfect focaccia.

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Little mouse, sitting there On the doorstep cold and bare. I have some rubbish for the bin But daren't come out — or you’ll come in. I wish you’d find some place to hide; If I come out, you’ll come inside. That would change the whole affair — You in here and me out there, I cannot deign for you to win, Me without and you within. So I’ll just keep the door tight shut. Waste stays in while you stay put!

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MILE OF PENNIES as of July 7th

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RANSKILL BOWLS CLUB (Station Road)

Last month was one of special celebration because one of our members, Martin Ash, achieved 50 years as a member. He joined as a 17 year old and has been a loyal and accomplished player all this time.

We continue our summer programme of league and cup matches in this glorious weather with excellent results and, as always, invite you to join us to watch or play at any time. Further information from Malcolm on 07935 928618

A reminder of our fundraising coffee morning on Saturday 4th August at 9.30am for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, in the hope of finding a breakthrough in the treatment of this cruel and incurable disease.

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May we also express our sadness at the untimely death of John Foster (STAR editor), a former member here with his wife Chris, and a friend to many of us. We send our sincere condolences to her.

QUOTE FOR THE MONTH

One remarkable old lady explained her grand old age with, “I goes to bed thankful and I wakes up hopeful”.

Joy Tudberry

ANSWERS TO SWEET & CHOCOLATE QUIZ (June)

1. Liquorice allsorts 2. Mint Imperials 3. Polo 4. Dolly Mixtures 5. Kit Kat 6. Chocolate buttons 7. Jelly Babies 8. Double Decker 9. Opal Fruits 10. Skittles 11. Blackpool Rock 12. Candy Floss

13. Milky Way 14. Maltesers 15. Bounty 16. Wine Gums 17. Marbles 18. Matchmakers 19. Smarties 20. Turkish Delight

SCROOBY SHOW WEEKEND

SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER

SCROOBY SHOW Opens at 1pm in the Village Hall and on The Croft

(entries from 8:30 to 10:00am)

SHOW SECTIONS – open to all Flowers, Vegetables, Culinary, Arts and Crafts, Eggs,

Pet Show and Children’s Games

Cake Stall, Music, Jam and Pickle Stall, Plant Stall, Bar, Knitting and Stitching Stall, Church Tombola, Grand Raffle, Tug-of-War, Sweet Stall,

Craft Stalls, Local Produce Stall and BBQ

A list of classes and entry forms in the booklet, on www.scrooby.net and from James Arrowsmith, Wooffendon House, Chapel Lane

SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER

Bicycle Fun All comers welcome. Bring your unpowered bicycle along to compete in the riding tests,

meet outside the village hall at 11am

St Wilfrid’s Sunday Lunch 1:00pm on the Croft and in the Village Hall

Church Notices Services in August

Sunday 5th Ranskill 9.30 am FW Scrooby 9.30 am MP Sunday 12th Ranskill 9.30 am CW HC Sunday 19th Ranskill 9.30 am MP Scrooby 9.30 am HC CW Sunday 26th Ranskill 9.30am CW HC (Services may be subject to change, so please check your church noticeboard). Key: BCP – Book of Common Prayer CW – Common Worship HC – Holy Communion MP – Morning Prayer FW – Family Worship

Dates for your diary

Barneys Playgroup Every Monday 9.30 – 11.30am (Except Bank Holidays and school holidays) Sunday 5th August An informal hour or prayers and hymns from 6pm Wednesday 8th August Singing group – 7pm Wednesday 22nd August Singing group – 7pm ************** Useful Contacts Church Wardens - Ranskill David Hill 01777 818072 David Stacey 01777 818303 Church Wardens – Scrooby Gordon Ashworth 01777 818322 Maurice Clapham 01302 710078

Come along to our

All Age Service On the first Sunday of every month

(The next services are on Sunday 5th August and 2nd September) 10am at St Barnabas Church, Ranskill

Arrive between 9.30am – 10am for breakfast and activities

From 10am to 10.30am is a short service suitable for all ages

All are welcome. Hope to see you there

Christian Perspective

If you’re growing fruit and veg-etables this is a good time of year for having lots of fresh produce. But it takes a good deal of effort to keep the ground in good order, well fer-tilized, with weeds and pests under control. But there’s nothing quite as satisfying as fresh vegetables with your dinner when you have pro-duced them yourself. I think they taste so much better when they are picked fresh from your own garden. Jesus, in his helpful way to make us understand spiritu-al truths, likens believers in him to branches on a grape-vine. He says in John 15:1-17 that he is the grapevine and we are the branches, and in fact, it is our heavenly Father who is the gardener. God does all the hard work to

make the sap flow through from the stock to the branch-es. But we have to make sure we are connected in if we want to be fruitful for his king-dom. Indeed, if we are not fruitful, then he has further work to do: “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes or cleans so that it will be even more fruitful.” v2 Jesus goes on to say that we must keep on leaning into him, making sure we are connected into his abundant life. “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must re-main in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you re-main in me.” v4

There’s both a warning and an amazing promise in the part that comes next. Je-sus says any that don’t abide in him are thrown away and wither. That’s the warning, but here’s the wonderful prom-ise: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing your-selves to be my disciples.” vv7-8 There is joy and love and friendship with Jesus, fruitfulness and answered prayer when we remain in him. And, finally, in verses 16-17 we read these precious words, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and ap-pointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Fa-ther will give you. This is my command: Love each other. May you be fruitful as you keep on seeking Jesus, putting him first and abiding in him. Brenda Critchley

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Puzzle for August 2018

Sudoku is a number placement puzzle. The aim of Sudoku is to complete the grid by entering numbers from 1 to 9 in each empty cell of the 9×9 grid which comprises 9 sub-grids each with 9 cells in a 3×3 pattern. Each row, column and sub-grid must contain only one instance of each number.

There are variants of Sudoku. In this puzzle there are 4 groups of shaded cells. Each of these shaded cells must also contain the num-bers 1 to 9. The solution is included elsewhere in the STAR.

Cherry Tree Walk, Ranskill, Notts. DN22 8LH

We have places available now for children from 2 years old to school age in our modern purpose built building. We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm term time only. We also run a breakfast and afterschool club for school children under 8 years old and collect from Ranskill Primary School.

“Well qualified staff assess children’s achievements regularly and plan activities that have a positive impact on their learning”. Ofsted. June 2016.

“Children treat each other with mutual respect in a warm, caring and nurturing learning environment”. Ofsted. June 2016.

We welcome visitors so please feel free to come and see what excellent facilities we have to offer, or for further information please ring Karen Meakin / Rachel Clayton on 01777 816066 or email [email protected]

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Ranskill Parish Council Newsletter (including extracts from the draft minutes of the meeting on 10th July 2018)

JOHN FOSTER

Ranskill Parish Councillor and Editor of The Star John Foster sadly passed away in June. John had been a parish councillor for 10 years and his contribution to the village during that time, especially

his work as editor of The Star, was considerable. He will be remembered by all his fellow councillors with respect and affection. We will miss him.

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HIGHWAYS and PARKING The Parking Enforcement officer is now regularly attending the Station Road/Great North Road junction in response to the Parish Council’s concerns over the illegally and potentially dangerously parked vehicles at the top of Station Rd. The situation is continuing to cause concern and the police have advised that any resident who is subject to threats or intimidating behaviour from drivers should call 101 and make a formal report. Even if no action is taken by the Police at the time, please consider that if they receive a number of calls about this issue they are more likely to take action in the future. The Parish Council are also looking into whether Parking Enforcement are able to issue tickets on the basis of photographic evidence.

FINANCES Bank balances at 30 June 2018: Current account £100, reserve account £37,202.04 The following payments were approved for July 2018:

J McGill Litter picking – June £36.00 North Notts Community First Responders S137 Donation £100.00 C M Malcolm Salary + expenses July £429.32 HMRC PAYE July £28.60 North Notts Landscapes Grass cutting – June £756.00 Information Commissioner Data Protection Registration £40.00 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Lamp post poppies £30.00

PLANNING Two new planning applications were considered by councillors at their July meeting: Application 18/00733/HSE – 17 Stonehill Close to erect a rear garage extension and application 18/00788/HSE – 4 Southfall Close to raise the height of the garage to form a bedroom and to alter the porch. Councillors had no objections to the proposals. Bassetlaw District Council have granted planning permission for application 18/00501/HSE – 7 Arundel Drive to replace the existing rear extension with a larger single storey extension and application 18/00577/TPO for work to various trees at Belmont House on Mattersey Road. Bassetlaw District Council have also now granted permission for application 17/0031/OUT for the housing development on Great North Road (32 homes). However, before anything can happen negotiations will be undertaken between Bassetlaw DC and the developer to agree various legal requirements such as an education contribution to the local school, an open spaces contribution, implementation and maintenance of drainage requirements etc. This can be a lengthy process so the building work is unlikely to start for some time. Bassetlaw DC have also requested that an archaeological investigation in the form of a geophysical survey is conducted on the site before work can commence.

AMENITIES AND FACILITIES The footpath which runs between Mattersey Road and Station Avenue and those in Birch Wood have been kept clean and tidy for many years by the Community Payback Team. However, recently they have been unable to strim the nettles and overgrowth on land at the sides of the paths because some dog owners are throwing their used dog-waste bags into this undergrowth, and when the team come to strim it they have on occasions been sprayed with dog faeces. PLEASE always put your dog-waste bag in a bin. You can put dog-waste in a normal waste bin as long as it is bagged.

BURIAL GROUND As mentioned in the last newsletter, this month (weather permitting) a contractor will be working on behalf of Ranskill and Torworth Joint Burial Committee to fill, level and re-seed a number of plots where the ground has sunk due to the very wet and rainy conditions we had at the start of this year. In addition, later in the year, the Burial Committee will be employing a mason qualified to carry out memorial safety checks to inspect all of the headstones in the new area of the cemetery to ensure that they are safely anchored. This inspection will not include the memorials in the old part of the cemetery which is owned and maintained by St Barnabus Church. This work is something the Burial Committee have to undertake at least every five years as part of their duty of care, particularly as there have been unfortunate accidents elsewhere in the country where toppling headstones have caused injury.

ENVIRONMENT Much of the construction work at the site is now complete. However, as yet no date has been given as to when the exploratory drilling will start.

RANSKILL PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS The next Parish Council Meeting will be held at St Barnabas Church on Tuesday 11th September at 7:30pm. Members

of the public and press are welcome to attend. Parish Clerk: Mel Malcolm 07584 169028 or [email protected]

Solution to August 2018 puzzle

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Bawtry Phoenix TheatreNever heard of it? The Theatre is nestled in a comfy curve of Station Road in Bawtry. Not immediately noticed by those who pass by, and not immediately noticed by those who don’t know of its longevity.The Phoenix Theatre provides a cherished home to the Bawtry Dramatic Society and associated endeavours.It has a membership of almost 100 people, performing between three and four productions a year.The auditorium boasts a 72-seat raked auditorium. It has full disabled access facilities and is endowed with plush red velvet upholstered seating. It has a stage with full lighting and a recently up-rated sound system with new state-of-the-art projector.Young Players meet regularly, the Film Club is vibrant and there are always occasional bits and pieces thrown in for some variety. Upcoming plays are:-• 26-28 September - “One Act Plays” by various authors• 22-29 November - “Oh What a Lovely War” by Joan Littlewood.

This is being performed in commemoration of the ending of WW1 100 years ago this year.

• 21-28 February - “Holiday Snaps” by Jim Sperinck• 9-16 May - “Relatively Speaking” by Alan AyckbournThe Theatre would be delighted to welcome new membership which might include new actors, backstage crew, or anyone with time to spare for manning the evenings when the plays are performing.

BAWTRY PHOENIX THEATREStation Road, Bawtry, DN10 6PT

www.bawtrytheatre.co.uk

Registered Charity No. 507851

Tickets £8 or £7 for concessions.

Tickets on sale from at Bawtry Library.

Telephone bookings on 01302 710825

BAWTRY PHOENIX THEATRE

P R E S E N T S

22nd - 29th November

HolidaySnap!

HolidaySnap!

HolidaySnap!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:One-Act Plays: 26th-28th September 2018

'Oh, What a Lovely War!': 22nd-29th November 2018February play TBA: 21st-28th February 2019

May play TBA: 9th-16th May 2019
















22nd - 29th November

BAWTRY PHOENIX THEATRE

P R E S E N T S





The Phoenix Theatre, Station Road

Bawtry DN10 6PT

ABRIDGED DRAFT MINUTES OF SCROOBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Monday 09 July 2018 in the SCROOBY VILLAGE HALL

1. Present : Chair: Ed Marshall, Heidi Robbins, Elaine Gargett, Stephen Lincoln, Matt Pollard, Tony Smith (Clerk & Treasurer), County Cllr Tracey Taylor, District Cllr Barry Bowles. No parishioners

2. Apologies Christine Bailey, Phil Walton. 3. Minutes of the Last Meeting After clarification amendment, Proposed by Stephen Walton, seconded by Elaine Gargett. 4. Matters Arising Are covered below. 5. Correspondence A number of notices, e-mails and letters had been received and were listed before the meeting.

Those of note or action were: OVO Energy Cycle Tour of Britain, Councillors now have access to the Notts CC Highways improvement portal, a Consultation of the Constitution of the NALC association. Correspondence from a parishioner regarding street access was not discussed as it contained personal abuse.

6. District and County Councillor's Report District Councillor Barry Bowles, Nothing to report on. But the Parish Council welcomed Barry back to work. County Councillor Tracey Taylor, WW1 monument in Nottingham, Use of Community Pay Back teams for the future, Report on the publicity surrounding the proposal to merge Notts CC with Derbyshire and Leicestershire – noted just a debate that has been happening for 10 years now and that the other councils are more in favour of co-operation.

7. Finance Report The Treasurer presented his report, which included only repetitive payments. The report was approved. Full details of the report can always be viewed at www.scrooby.net. The Annual Accounts opening to public view will close on 13th July, see the Treasurer. 2 more issues in order to be 110% compliant in all areas of Transparency, Governance and Accountability were resolved and Standing Orders to be amended.

8. Police Report Local PCSO Lucy Campion. Tel: 07525 989445, email: [email protected]. Did not attend. Clerk asked to contact PCSO for a direct update on the recent robbery. Noted Notts Police are recruiting Special Constables.

9. Planning & Neighbourhood Plan The Scrooby Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) continues and a second call for more members gained one volunteer. The competition for the Plan’s front cover elicited no response and has been closed. We will continue and work will be completed during the summer. The “Call for Sites” process, has received 3 suggestions and these will be debated in the coming meetings and drafts. Next full meeting of the SNAP Steering Group is Friday, 20th July at 5:00pm. Planning issues: New Requests: Extension to rear of Wooffenden House, passed for comments. Alpha House, Heritage assessment comments continues. Westgate House – letter sent, little response. Progress continues with the Complaints lodged. Barnby Moor Quarrying – continues to be strongly opposed to.

10. Play Area Nothing to report.

11. Village Hall Extension / Toilets - Initial design work sent for pre-planning assessment. Funding in progress.

12. Village Environment Chris Thompson re. Rights of Way around Scrooby continues. Possibilities are progressing. Mill Lane overgrown / Houshold waste in the river, Chair to contact the authorities to clean it. Church Lane / Station Road, overhanging trees, Chair to contact Church and Highways authorities for remedial action.

13. Pilgrim Fathers Visitors Centre and Mayflower 400 The Illuminate Festival will be in Scrooby in November 2018. The White family from USA to erect a plaque in Scrooby. The New England Historical Society to visit in September. PFOS AGM / Meeting, am of Weds, 25th July in Village Hall.

14. Any Other Business None

All minutes from Scrooby Parish Council meetings are always published after acceptance at www.scrooby.net

Next meeting to be held on Monday 10 September 2018, 7.30 pm, Scrooby Village Hall, after the summer recess.

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