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WHISSENDINE GRAPEVINE February 2015

Editor: Bryan Penny, 5 Main Street, 07708 456064 whissendinegrapevine@gmail.com Distribution: Bryan Penny (west end) Ann Rushton (east end), 85 Main Street, 01664 474227 Advertising: Contact the Editor

The deadline for notices, adverts and features is the 15th of the month.

ST ANDREW’S CHURCHwww.twochurches.co.uk

Valentine’s Day..... soon upon us! Cards and chocolates, red roses and romantic evenings..... I recall the thrill as a teenager of receiving cards with cryptic messages and no signature. Does that still happen in this electronic age? And what’s it all about? Love...love...love (echoes of the Beatles, for those of us of a certain age...!)Often at weddings I will quote from a poem by Godfrey Rust, called “Welcome to the Real World”, which talks about what real love is.

...Love isn’t what you fall in. It’s what pulls you out

of what you fall in. Love isn’t a good feeling.

Love is doing good when you’re feeling bad. Love means hanging in

when everyone else shrugs their shoulders

and goes off to McDonalds...I recently came across these words of an American theologian: “When a human being reaches out to comfort, to touch, to bridge the gap separating each of us from everyone else, God comes to life on that act of reaching, of touching, of bridg-ing. The act is love and God is love.” Of course, relationships can falter and break down. There is no denying that feelings and sentiments can fade and disappear. But love is more than butterflies in the stomach and cloud nine. It is an action that is always turned towards the other, for their wellbeing. For all those preparing for weddings this year, I sincerely hope that there will be, in your relationships, plenty of room for love, plenty of room for God. And I wish that we may all create enough room to reach out to others. Let’s look for ways in which to show God’s love to our neighbours, to make a difference for good in a world becoming increasingly self-centred. May we all know more of his love and spread it around!Blessings, Janet The Revd Janet Tebby, 3, Paddock Close, WhissendineTel 01664 474096 janet@oakhamteam.org.uk

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SERVICES IN FEBRUARYFeb 1st 11am Confirmation and First Communion Service at Whissendine With Bishop John Holbrook No other services in our group of 4 this SundayFeb 8th 8am Holy Communion (BCP) at Whissendine 9am Holy Communion (BCP) at Teigh 11am Family Service at WhissendineFeb 15th 11am Communion Service at Whissendine 6pm Evensong at TeighFeb 22nd 9am Holy Communion (BCP) at Teigh 11am Communion Service at Whissendine

WHISSENDINE SAINTLY SOCIAL! Our regular monthly get together gathers in February at the White Lion on Thurs-day 26th Feb at 7.30pm Future meetings will be on the last Thursday of each month.Come along to beat those winter blues for a chat and good company - All welcome!For more information contact John on 474254

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M & R PLASTERING SERVICES

Plastering through Melton & Rutland

Local friendly and professional serviceAll aspects of plastering and rendering work undertaken

Call Kyle for your free quotationDaytime: 07587 417519 Evening: 01664 371056

HAIR STYLISTSarah Palmer-Skelton

here every Tuesdayat

Whissendine SalonMain Street

Ladies, gents and children welcome.Call in or phone

07961 129953

WIThe February meeting is on Tuesday 18th at 7.30pm in the village hall when George Shepherd will speak about ‘Bee Keeping’. ‘Boris was a busy bee…..’ is the title of the competition. ‘Helping Hedgehogs’ is the topic on March 17th with Colleen Powell giving the talk. The competition is for a ‘Handcrafted hedgehog in any medium’ which must be the member’s own work.

SPRING CRAFT FAIRThere will be a Spring Craft Fair, of handmade in UK and fairly traded items in the Village Hall on Saturday 14th March 2015 from 10am to 3pm. Free entry. Tea/ coffee and cakes and raffle in aid of Whissendine WI.

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REMEMBERING(The funeral dates are taken from the Church Register.)

As we start the New Year, our thoughts go back to 2014 when we lost so many from the village.These few words cannot do justice to those who gave time and commitment in dif-ferent ways either to different organisations, or being a good friend and neighbour.Our thanks go to Janet our Vicar for the support she has shown throughout a dif-ficult year.All are loved and very much missed by their families, friends and neighbours, whose help has been appreciated in writing this tribute.

Pat LakeSTEVE CALVERT of Sherrard Close, 3rd JanuaryAlthough Steve died before Christmas it was January that we said goodbye.Steve moved into the village in 1986 and was a well-respected welder who worked very closely with the farming community in the area. His hobby was his three cocker spaniels that he regularly took to the local shoots where he was mainly a beater. After the day’s event Steve would join the others where everyone would relax and retire to the pub and discuss the happenings of the day.HEATHER DIGBY of Hall Close, 9th JanuaryHeather died in Christmas week but in January we remembered her life.Heather enjoyed life to the full being an active walker, and a past president of the W.I. As a member she was a leading light with a group called The Warblers who entertained senior citizens with tea and a concert every year.As a member of the WRVS and of the Parish Council in the 1980s and committee member to the CPRE, WRVS, and the Happy Circle, Heather had a busy life. When she was not so able, her support for village activities gradually diminished, but she always wanted to be kept up-to-date with events. Heather was always cheerful and with her lovely smile made it a pleasure to have known her.PETER PEPPER of Stapleford, 17th JanuaryPeter lived in Stapleford, but was born and went to school in the village where he still has family.He was his own boss and worked the land for farmers and the Parish Council clear-ing the stream, ditches, and ponds, with his digger he called ‘Buttercup’. He was also involved with the erection of the Sports Club and was a well-known figure in the village who enjoyed a drink with his friends in both the pubs talking over old times.STANLEY BROUGHTON of Melton Mowbray, 22nd JanuaryStanley wished to be returned to the village having lived here previously.DEREK SMITH of Mill Grove, 7th AprilDerek and Joyce with the family moved to their new home in 1965.He had the position of the Mental Welfare Officer in Oakham. and was involved with the setting up of Willow Brook Care Home, Oakham where he worked tirelessly: in 2006 he was subsequently awarded a MBE.

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Derek supported many regimental associations and was immensely proud to have been a member of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (Carlton Branch) who were standard bearers at his funeral.He was a quite reserved man and is remembered in later years for walking his dogs, first Ben, then Gracie.JUNE WILKINSON of Sherrard Close, 11th MayJune moved to Barleythorpe from Stockton on her marriage in 1975, then to Whis-sendine with her family, settling in very quickly and working at the Oakham Market for some years. June also enjoyed playing bowls for the village, but owing to arthritis in her later years was unable to go very far but always enjoyed visits from her sons and grandchildren. JESSIE PRESTON of Sherrard Close, 28th MayLater in the month another long-standing resident of Sherrard Close left us. Jessie came from London and lived in the village for 60 years. She worked for many years with her friend Georgina Farr at Oakham School and was a well-known figure in the village, welcomng visits from friends and neighbours where there was always a cup of tea on offer. Jessie was known for her great sense of cockney humour.PHYLLIS DRAPER of Melton Mowbray, 3rd JunePhyllis wished to be returned to the village having lived here previously. ERIC AND NELL FOOTITT of Hall Close, 2nd July and 4th SeptemberEric and Nell moved to the village after a busy life in Melton Mowbray to be near their daughter and grandchildren.Eric never let his disability stop him living life to the full. He had a great love of music and taught theory and ‘Music Appreciation’ at Melton Mowbray College, and enjoyed organising visits to the London Prom concerts. Travel all over the world included a wonderful trip on the sailing ship, the ‘Lord Nelson’. Nell in her younger days was a very independent lady. She was a medical secretary, a member of the Luton Choral Singers, a lay preacher for the Methodist Church and a W.I. member. Both attended the Happy Circle and St Andrew’s Church. They supported many different village charities as well as the R.N.L.I., the Global Polio Campaign and the organisations they had been involved in previously.They were inseparable and devoted to each other and their family, and it seems natural for them to go within a few weeks of one another.BRIAN MONTGOMERY of Hall Close, 11th SeptemberBrian held a real sense of duty serving Empingham where he first lived in 1968 then being involved, as Chairman, of what was then the District Council following the independence of Rutland.He and Pam moved to the Village in 1997. Within a short time Brian served on the Parish Council. Then in 2008 Brian was elected to be the Ward Councillor for Whissendine. No job was to small for Brian: he was passionate in all he undertook and many people in the village are eternally grateful for what he did to help, and that is the lasting memorial to him.

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ANNE ROBERTS of Melton Road, 25th September Anne came to the village in 1996. She worked as a legal secretary in Leicester. After maternity leave, she worked for a legal recruitment firm in Melton, before going on to run her own business.She became very involved with the Parent Teachers’ Association for about five years helping to raise money for the different things the school required. As Olivia, her daughter, became older, the village Scout group benefited from Anne’s organising skills.In the last few years she helped raise money for the Macmillan Nurses with coffee mornings and ran the ‘Cancer race for life’ with her friends. DOROTHY DICKINSON (Dot) of Main Street, 6th OctoberDot was the Flower Festival: every two years she galvanised the village into action, and each time it was better than the time before, helping to raise a great deal of money for the Church. Dot worked very hard at all that she was involved in: with her lovely voice in the choir, as a collector for the Queen Alexandra nurses, and with her singing and theatre involvement in Uppingham. She loved to travel and lived life to the full with friends and her family.Her garden teas were not to be missed, and one is to be held again this year as a tribute to a lady who worked so tirelessly for the Church.ROBERT McDIARMID (Mac) of Hall Close, 9th OctoberMac came to the village in 1980 working for Petfoods/Masterfoods where he was a shift manager for many years.His hobbies included DIY, fly-fishing, and cars. In retirement he drove for Peter Bryant who at that time ran the village taxi service. This could involve taking visi-tors from Barnsdale showing them local attractions, which Mac enjoyed very much.His relaxation was the static caravan he and Margaret kept in the Lake District where they had many pleasant holidays.RUTH MOON, The Windmill, Melton Road, December 12th

Ruth came to the village some 17 years ago with her son Nigel who, over the years, has restored the windmill to a working concern.Ruth was a character who was passionate about windmills and even in her advanced years was able to go up the ladders to help Nigel with the making of the flour.Ruth always had time to chat, answer any questions, and make everything interest-ing. She had a genuine love for the countryside. The service in the Church really was a thanksgiving of a long life. AUDREY RILEY, December 17th

The sad year ended with the sudden passing of Audrey who had been in Church only the day before.Audrey was in the Knit and Natter group, a past President of the W.I., made cos-tumes for Village Hall shows, organised the flower and coffee rotas at the Church and had a huge commitment to the Flower Festival.

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PILATESPLUS RUTLANDPilates class

Improve core, fitness and postureWhissendine Sports Club – Wednesdays 4.30, 5.30 and 6.30pm.

Both Women and Men welcome!Led by Chartered Physiotherapist: Michele Evans

To book a place or for more informationEmail: michelephysio@btinternet.com

Tel. 07813760758 and leave a message.

It was Audrey’s love of the Church that she will be remembered for. Her exquisite needlework was responsible for the refurbishing of the altar cloth, the stole the Vicar wears at Christmas and some kneelers.The beautiful banner of St Andrew, which is paraded on the saint’s day, is all her wonderful work. Audrey ran a Church bazaar stall with craftwork, and always helped with the tea-making and producing thousands of meringues over the years. She really was an anchor to her friends and went out of her way to welcome newcomers to the village.There were other residents who had lived in Whissendine but their funerals were held elsewhere:SHEILA COOKE of Oakham Road, 29th August in PeterboroughSheila spent her early days in Whissendine, her parents being landlords of the White Lion, and she came back to the village in later life.Sheila is known for her commitment to charitable work. For many years Sheila was a well-respected manager at the Cancer UK shop in the Market Square, Oakham, organising fashion shows, raffles, and special events and raising thousands of pounds over the years that she was there.Later on with the W.R.V.S, she could be found wheeling the sales trolley around the Rutland Hospital making life more cheerful for the patients. Sheila was involved with the Rutland Health Care Shop with her sister Pat and this was a great part of her life as was her love of her garden. But she always found time to be a lady who lunched.JOYCE FOWLER of St Andrews Close, 18th February, Gilroes CrematoriumJoyce moved here to be next door to her daughter Sally and son-in-law Ian.SHEENA JENKINS of Melton Mowbray, 14th October, Grantham CrematoriumSheena and her husband Graham lived in Stanilands for 17 years but moved to Melton. She was an enthusiastic participant in village activities including cricket teas, petanque and Feast Week’s ‘It’s a knockout’.Apologies if any other residents have been unintentionally omitted.

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KNIT AND NATTERThis pattern for a knitted purse comes courtesy of Operation Christmas Child and is popular with us Knit and Natterers as not only do we knit lots of them for Christmas Shoeboxes but also it uses up those oddments of yarn that are not big enough for anything else. They can be filled with a packet of tissues or chocolate and given as presents, or just kept in your handbag. KNITTED PURSE

Materials: oddments of double knitting yarn in two coloursNeedles size 4mm and 6mmButtonUsing 4mm needles and 1st colour cast on 18stsKnit 4 rows in garter stitchNext row: make buttonhole by K8, cast off 2sts, K8Next row: K8, cast on 2sts, knit to end.Work 4 more rows in garter stitch, join in 2nd colour.Change to 6mm needles, knitting with two colours together, knit another 30rows in garter stitchBreak off 2nd colour and change to 4mm needlesKnitting with first colour, knit 10 rows garter stitch, cast off.Fold work in half and stitch up side seams, add button opposite buttonhole.Jill Fenby-Taylor 474207For more information about the Shoebox Appeal visit http://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child

VILLAGE LIBRARYThe village library is located in St. Andrew’s Church and is open for everyone during daylight hours seven days a week to browse or purchase a wide selection of books.Donations of books can be placed in the returns basket at the back of the church in the library corner. Also, there is a new selection of custom made birthday/greet-ing cards priced at £1 each which are refreshed at regular intervals. Magazines and periodicals not required.Thank you for your support. Any ideas/suggestions you may have or for informa-tion please contact Alec Peel on 01664 474424.

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WHISSENDINE ENVIRONMENT GROUP (WEG)Footpath between Foxhill and Ashwell Rd Nature area (near former

Chapel)WEG, thanks to the sponsorship from The Cory Environmental Trust in Rutland and the Parish Council, has had tree surgeons undertake the tree surgery, so we can re-establish the hedgerow and maintain the area as a nature area. WEG has another working party planed for January and still need volunteers to help plant in the spring. WEG is also looking for Volunteers willing to go on a rota to maintain the area and be trained in hedge laying / coppicing, a 2 day course over a weekend, which will take place in March 2015 at Rutland Water. The training is fully funded by the grant you just need to be able to get yourself to the training and commit to going on a rota for the hedgerow maintenance. If you are interested please contact one of the committee for further details.If you are interested in helping, even if you have just a little time to give, or if you are interested in joining the group please contact either Andrew or Sally Moyce (406 ), Rob Comber (375) or Penny Stimpson (811)

A REALLY BIG THANK YOUHAPPY CIRCLE AND AGE UK CHRISTMAS LUNCHES

Kim and Annette would like to thank everyone who made the lunches so successful.To the Stapleford Trust who again very kindly made it possible this year by provid-ing the funds to cater for both Christmas lunches.To our team of volunteers who worked not only at Christmas but throughout the year to provide all our members a lunch.To the Oakham Coop who gave us a donation which enabled us to give all our members a gift for Christmas and to a wonderful donation from a couple in the village which we put to good use as special prizes for our regular bingo session at Ageuk.To the Good Neighbour Scheme who bring some of our members to the village hall and to our band of professional washer uppers at Christmas.Thank you to Anna, Elaine, Sarah, Pat A, Pat L, Rosemary and finally to the 2 wonderful ladies Anne and Helen from Whissendine School who provide us with wonderful meals for Ageuk through the year.

WHISSENDINE FUN QUIZZESThese take place at the Sports Club on the last Friday of the month until April.

The dates are 27th February, 27th March, 24th April.

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FROM THE EDITORA packed issue this month, and unfortunately there has not been enough room for all the advertisements requested. The number of pages available is governed by the production process and the costs involved. I will be contacting all advertisers shortly, to discuss their adverts and the rates payable for the next period. As ever, please do keep the news articles coming in.

Bryan

The views expressed within published material are those of the contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the magazine editor or Parish Council. Advertisements do not reflect endorsement by either the editor or the Parish Council who cannot be held responsible in anyway for advertiser/reader transactions.

Please note the Mobile number for Excelec is 07864175129 and not as published in the earlier advert.

PANTO TIME!Just a reminder that tickets, priced at £6.00 (£5.00 concessions) are now on sale at the Mace Store for STARS pantomime, Cinders, the True Story, by David Tristram. It will take place at the Village Hall on 6th and 7th February. Please note that tickets are on an allocated basis so the sooner you get your tickets, the better seats you will get. At the evening performances there will be a bar avail-able from 7.00pm and during the interval, as well as the usual refreshments of tea, coffee and soft drinks.

Please come along and support us! We look forward to seeing you...

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WHISSENDINE FEAST WEEK

HOLD THESE DATES Friday 26th June - Sunday 5th July 2015

Saturday 4th July - Village Party, White Lion Pub - put the date in your diary now!

VILLAGE SCARECROW COMPETITION

To be judged by a mystery judge, with the winner to be announced during prizegiv-ing at the Whissendine 6ix - Friday 26th June. Further details to follow.

FOR SALE: 400 plus items of Costume Jewellery for sale - all new. I have seen the same items in shops (mine are cheaper)! I can arrange to let you have an individual viewing if you wish, alternatively if you want a friend or two to join you that is also fine. Tel: 474894.WANTED: Farm land to rent or purchase in the Whissendine area, anything up to about 10 acres considered. I am a Whissendine resident having worked overseas in recent years as a civil engineer, about to retire early and would like to enjoy growing a variety of crops organically whilst putting my vintage Ferguson tractor to an honest day’s work. Please email or phone with any ideas for discussion, thank you. Richard Drabble, tel 01664 474082 or email richard.drabble@hotmail.comWANTED: Workshop, space for workshop or building for restoration as a workshop to rent or purchase in the Whissendine area. I am about to retire early and would like a flexible workshop space primarily for woodworking/small boat building and for my wife to set up her leather bag making machines, as active retirement hob-bies. Please email or phone with any ideas for discussion, thank you. Richard and Belinda Drabble, tel 01664 474082 or email richard.drabble@hotmail.comWANTED: Learning to play the harpsichord, looking for piano or harpsichord les-sons. Please phone Richard on 01664 474082.

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Weekly shampoo and sets available at special loyalty priceFull range of hair colouring by AFFINAGE

Wedding hair & makeup packages available with Charlottewww.charlottemooremakeup.com

Bookings essential ! - Stylists available:Monday/Thursday/Friday with BiancaTuesday with Sarah (07961 129953)

Wednesday with CharlotteSaturday morning with Bianca or Charlotte

Plus Barber days for gents and boys haircuts with DavidTuesday/Thursday 2pm to 5pm

Friday 9am to 5pmWalk in’s welcome

Come and find us at 39A Main Street (next to Mace Store)Telephone 01664 474565

PICTURE FRAMING

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Wide Range of Frames

Made to Measure

Machine Cut, Glued and

Pinned Corners

Machine Cut Mounts

Phone : 01664 474273

Mobile : 07748730156

Email : jon.carline@hotmail.co.uk

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GARDENING TIPS

May I be the first to wish you a Happy New February! Makes a change don’t you think? I thought I would save my New Year good wishes until February only to be different you understand ..........’twas ever thus’ she who must be obeyed would say! In any event please have a happy, successful and bountiful year in your garden.Speaking of royalty I was conversing with her Ladyship the other day, or to be accurate I was seeking an audience to speak with her ladyship. I was eventually tucked in between training the new servants and counting the corgies. We were discussing where in the world we would retire to for the period of time that the team of domestics manfully attended to the annual spring clean of the 23 turrets at Penny Towers. We are currently undecided upon the family property in Norfolk or a little Island we have acquired in the Seychelles. It is a difficult decision because the Gulfstream G550 is currently being serviced and we find it really quite tedious in Norfolk for when one arrives at the gate house of the Norfolk estate one then has an eight mile drive through ones’ manicured land before arriving at the Baronial pile SO tedious. One might point out here that one might have one’s lands’ but one doesn’t know where ones’ apostrophe should go!Isn’t it lovely that gardening is almost an international language and barrier breaker, no matter where you are in the world plant lovers seem to find a way to commu-nicate. Did you know that in Laos a garden is a vaj, in Southern Africa the Xhosa tribe call it an igadi, in Swahili it is a bustani, in Japan they have senzai and in the Philippines the ilongo call a garden a hardin. I wonder however, if any of you lovely readers know which nation calls their garden a wIghachHom? The Answer is at the bottom.......how exiting!Moving on did you know that the rare Bolivian herb Puya raimondii was discov-ered in 1870 (no, shame on you). Never one to hurry, Puya, to his mates, grows steadily for 150 years, develops a flower panicle and then dies off. My question is how do they know? It is only 144 years since the plant was discovered. It should be mentioned here that many an evening this vexed subject has kept Lady Penny and myself amused nay riveted!Have you ever been outwitted in the science and nature section of Trivial Pursuits or left floundering in a quiz? No, me neither but I have heard that some lesser mortals surprisingly do so. If you so do so do so do so the following list of collective nouns may come in handy. A cete of badgers, a dissimulation of small birds, a peep of chickens, a business of ferrets, a tiding of magpies, a richesse of martins, a wedge of swans and one of my favourites a piteousness of doves, how charming.Spring is just around the corner now, it really is a magical time there is a brightness and bloom everywhere, there is a belief in the future, an air of hopefulness. A strange expectancy and optimism of life in the most inhospitable of soils and climate, even the moon on the window pane seems lighter, brighter somehow cheerful. Such times turn our hearts to the desire for brightness, beauty and delicately scented plants and the most wonderful thing of all is that it almost never disappoints.

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JOBS FOR THE MONTH

Let’s start with the Queen I mean Clematis of course. When the bad frosts have gone cut late flowering clematis down to about 60cm. (2ft)Have fun planning your vegetables and flowers from the magazines.Any compost left outside will be very cold so bring it into the greenhouse/shed to warm up.Dead head pansies they will bloom again I promise.Feed beds and borders also when frosts have gone use up any old unused plant food rather than throw it away.Check your plants for any damage or rot, cut out weak or damaged stemsRe-firm any plants that may have been loosened by frost or winds.It is time to clean greenhouses, tools, staging using one of my favourite products- jeyes fluid.Troughs, window boxes and containers will benefit from a clean also..... Jeyes again.Prune deciduous hedges and buddleia down to mid-calf height (leave buddleia globosa, the orange one untouched other than to remove damaged stems)Harvest winter flowering broccoli, leeks and sprouts.If we have deep frosts that have frozen the pond melt the surface rather than break-ing the ice, fish hate and are damaged by the vibrations of the ice being smashed.Start slug patrols to catch those pesky slugs before they become a real menace.Always check that greenhouses are correctly ventilatedSpray almonds and peaches with your preferred fungicidal spray.This is the last month for deep winter diggingWarm the ground up with cloches or fleeceIf we have snow brush it off evergreens to save the branches from being bent under the added weight and possibly damaged.Also keep off lawns if frozen and do not be tempted to give a hard early cut of the lawn, the first two cuts should be a very light indeed with the mower set on the highest cut.Big month coming up so enjoy a nice cup of tea.Did you guess which nation calls its garden a ‘wIghachHom’?...It is the peaceful Klingon nation from Star Trek! Happy Gardening to you all.

David Penny

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PRESERVES

By now the nights are starting to get lighter, and this year’s batch of Seville Oranges have been made into delicious marmalade. Keeping with the citrus theme, this month’s recipe is for Lemon Curd, quite simple to make but absolutely gorgeous.

LEMON CURD You will need the following: Grated zest and juice of 4 medium ripe , juicy lemons4 medium eggs, beaten125g (4oz) butter, cut into small pieces350g (12oz) golden caster sugar Makes approx. 3 x 225ml (8oz)jars 1. Put all the ingredients into a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir the mixture until the sugar has dissolved. Continue to heat gently, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes until thick enough to coat the back of the spoon: do not allow to boil or it will curdle.2. Strain the lemon curd through a fine sieve, then pour into clean, sterilised jars, seal and pop into the fridge to thicken up.3. This should be stored in a fridge and used within 2 weeks.

Variation: Lime curd – replace the lemons with the grated zest and juice of 5 large ripe, juicy limes.

Rutland Preserves now stocks a full range of jars, bottles, lids and gift packaging, all very competitively priced on our website www.rutlandpreserves.co.uk. We are pleased to offer Grapevine readers a 10% discount, just enter grapevine10 at the checkout.

All enquiries please contact Karen Taylor on 01664 474141

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New Mace Convenience Store

Top 100 award winner 2012, 2013, 201439 Main Street, Whissendine Tel: 01664 474964

Open Monday - Friday 7am-7pmSat 8am-7pm & Sun 8am - 2pm

Newspapers Confectionery Snacks Chilled & Frozen Food Wines & Beers Soft Drinks Cards Fresh & Local ProductsATM machine National Lottery PAYPOINT Dry Cleaning

Come and visit you will be pleasantly surprised.

VALENTINE’S DAY 14 FebruaryCards, Wine & Chocolate on OFFER in store

BEERS - 8 Fosters/Carling @ £8.50, Stella, K1664, Budwesier 8 for £10 (ALL CANS 500ml).WINE - 3 Italian wine for £11, Hardys VR 2 for £11 and Echo Falls 2 for £10.LOCAL FRESH HONEY - 2 for £8.00.WINDMILL LOCAL FLOUR - Plan White£1.89, Strong White and Wholemeal £1.99 and NOW IN STOCK Oat Meal Flour intro £1.99.NEWSPAPERS - Come and pay in full or bring in your vouchers and we will order your papers and save them behind the counter.MAGAZINES - Please support the village shop and order from us…it is the same price as WH Smith.LOTTERY - Please support the village shop - You can buy up to 4 weeks in advance.MILK & BREAD - Put your order in for Kings Road Bakery bread, rolls, crois-sants - daily delivery.DRY CLEANING - Drop off and pick up at shop.. It’s as easy as that with NO extra cost.NEW SERVICES - We will soon be having PAYPOINT in store May where parcels can be delivered - Council tax and bills can be paid.STAMPS - 1st and 2nd class.

If you have any ideas that we can take on board to help the shop improve further, please let Ram/Michaela know in store.

We look forward to EVERYONE in the village using the shop.

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FOR SALE: Brand new cycle helmet (never worn and still in original box). Trax cycle helmet with dial fit system for improved fit. Retail price was £30, will accept £10. Tel: 474737.FOR SALE: Mothercare Travel Cot. Still in original packaging, £10. Tel: 474708.FOR SALE:Kirby upright vacuum cleaner, very strong, suitable for domestic or commercial use, £50. Wheelie suitcase, used once, 26”x19”x9”, mainly black, £15. Pair of single curved wood headboards, easily painted, £20. Tel: 474574.

Dressmaking, alterations & repairs by trained & experienced designerReasonable costs, quick turnaround.

Rutlandfairie designs for sale - embroidered pictures, clothing for men, ladies & children, bags, accessories & jewellery made from eco-sourced &

natural materials & vintage fabrics. Commissions welcomed. View in Mill Grove or visit our online shops at:

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Tel: Josephine 01664 474517 & 07710 729613WHISSENDINE PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

The January Parish Council meeting was a brief one as less than a month had passed since the December meeting and very little new business had arrived over the holiday period.Updates:The new litter bins had been delivered to Cory and were awaiting installation, but there was still no news from RCC on when the cycle rack would be provided at the Play Area. RCC had had promised it for the autumn of 2014.The designs for the map and illustration to go on signage at the banks were agreed, and the work would be requested.Councillors discussed with the Ward Councillor points to raise for the Severn-Trent visit, due later that week. (NB Severn-Trent represenatatives did not keep the appointment).The new website would be ready for launch at the Annual Parish MeetingMaintenance

• A grit bin was ordered for Mill Grove.• A price for the mowing of Parish Council land within Whissendine was to

be requested from Cory.• The Oakham Road bus shelter has been cleaned and repainted.

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PARISH COUNCIL PUBLICATION SCHEMEWhissendine Parish Council has adopted the model publication scheme under the Free-dom of Information Act. Minutes of meetings, correspondence, accounts, and any reports, assessments and policy documents are always available, with the exception of personal employee detail, tenders and contracts subject to negotiation. Documents that can be sent by e-mail are free of charge, otherwise the cost is 10p per page (side) for hard copy. Apply to the Parish Clerk by phone or e-mail. Collection may be made by appointment from 2 - 5pm. Jen Lacey, Parish Clerk, Tel: 474408 or e-mail Jen.Lacey@btinternet.com

Planning Outcomes: • Victorian-style conservatory, minor structural alterations and the relevant

historic building consent for 2 Station Road approved

FinanceThe draft budget was approved. It was agreed that there would be no need for the precept (PC share of local tax) to be raised this year.Local Elections in May Interested in becoming a Parish Councillor? All the information you need can be downloaded here: http://www.leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/elections.htmlANNUAL PARISH MEETING: March 18 2015 in the primary school at 7.30pm. PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY

EHO Egg Unit UpdateI have visited the farm and the monitoring has continued through the autumn and winter with no fly larva recorded.I will be visiting on a weekly basis as the weather warms. To prevent a recurrence of last year’s problems full dose applications rather than more frequent partial dose applications will be made.It would be expected that these should control the flies. I will monitor the situation.Yours sincerelyMr C Howat BSc (Hons) MIAO l Senior Environmental Health OfficerRutland County Council

WHISSENDINE PARISH COUNCILChairman Mr W Farr, 16c Sherrard Close, Tel: 474707Vice-Chairman Mr R Comber, Inglenook, Stapleford Rd, Tel: 474375Councillors Mrs L Arnold, 42 Ashwell Road, Tel: 474645 Mr D Hatton, 17 Main Street, Tel: 474206 Mrs P Lake, 8 Harborough Close, Tel: 474606 Mrs A Mould, 18 Foxhill, Tel: 474849 Mrs Cynthia Moss, Main Street, Tel: 474754 Mr Tim Edmunds, Sherrard Close, Tel: 474764Clerk to the Council Mrs J Lacey, 25 Stapleford Road, Tel: 474408Village Website www.whissendine.net

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WHISSENDINE GROUPS AND SCHOOLS

AgeUK lunch group: Kim Christie 01572 787385 and Annette Hatton (474)206Allotment Assoc: Keith Dugmore (474)507 Sue Hart (474)142Bell ringers: Paul Phillips (474)371 Bobbin Lace Group: Pat 215, Marilyn 016 Bowls Club: Charles Homer 574 Choir: Lin Ryder 01572 767666 Cricket Club: Kate Bates (474)626Good Neighbour Scheme: 0750 059 9635 www.whissendinegns.org.ukHappy Circle: Ann Edmunds (474)279 Knit & Natter Group: Jill Fenby-Taylor 207lastminutesingers.com: Rosemary & Martin Powell 257Line dancing: Joan Burns 01572 771444Lionheart Company of Bowmen: Richard Drewe 852837

Melton M & D Model Engineering Soc: Lynn Gregg 01572 755464Parents’ Association: Emma Dodson 474355Andy Clarke 474181Pre-school: 474412 Liz Milnes 01572 787439 Primary School: 474695 Sailing Group: John Cranwell-Ward, 109, email jrcw@onetel.comSTARS: Sue Archer 474289 Stapleford TROT (Toll Rides Off road Trust): Sandy Dale 151, Val Cammock 677 Email: staplefordtrot@btinternet.comWomen’s Institute: Penny Stimp-son 474811YOUTH GROUPS:Brownies: Melanie Weaver 01572 759899

LOCAL CONTACTS St Andrew’s Churchwardens: John Townsend 01664 474392 Paul Raymond 01664 474605 Medical Help Out of Hours: phone your surgery for a contact number Market Overton: 01572 767003 Somerby Practice: 01664 452821 Oakham Medical Practice: 01572 722621 Latham House Medical Practice, Melton: 01664 503000 Rutland Healthcare Support: 01572 720420, for mobility aids

Leicestershire Constabulary: for non-urgent calls and to contact local officers: 101; for an urgent problem: 999 Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111, to supply anonymous information Rutland CC: 01572 722577, to report noise, nuisance and flytipping Neighbourhood Watch (Brian Maunders): 01664474349

Parish Council (Clerk): Jen Lacey 01664 474408 Sports Club (Bookings): Helen Roberts 01664 474588 Traveline (bus information) 0871 2002233; National Rail 08457 484950 Village Hall (Bookings): 0792 6557452, whissendinevillagehall@gmail.com Village Library: Alec Peel 01664 474424 Website for local railway information: www. crosscountrytrains.co.uk Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk for other services and to confirm times