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The village magazine of Nettleham: Lincolnshire Spring 2012

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From the EditorNigel Kingston1 High StreetNettlehamLincolnLN2 2PL

Telephone/fax: 01522 753000Email: [email protected]

The views and opinions expressed in Nettleham News magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor.Where photographs and/or names of children are published in this magazine, it is assumed that prior permission has been gained from parents/school.

Nettleham News is designed, edited, originated and published by Nigel Kingston, 1 High Street, Nettleham, Lincoln LN2 2PL. Design copyright © Nigel Kingston.All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under design copyright above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system,

or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior permission of the publisher.Printed by F W Cupit Printers Limited, Horncastle.

DEADLINESNettleham News magazine is a quarterly publication and the

deadlines for receiving contributions for each of the editions are:

1st FEBRUARY for the spring edition1st MAY for the summer edition1st AUGUST for the autumn edition1st NOVEMBER for the winter edition

All contributions should be sent to the Editor

Read Nettleham News online at: www.nettleham.info

Welcome to Nettleham NewsWelcome to the first edition of your villagemagazine for 2012 - I hope you find itinteresting, informative and sometimesamusing.

A Sincere Thank YouMany thanks go to all the advertisers whohave again enabled the publication of ourvillage magazine in 2012. A number of theadvertisers have been with us for manyyears and I would urge readers to purchasetheir products/services whenever possible.If you receive exceptional customer servicefrom a particular advertiser, do write andlet me know.

Jubilee Street PartyA fantastic community Street Party is beingorganised for the village to take place onMonday 4 June 2012 (Spring Bank Holiday)from 1.00pm - 4.00pm on and around thevillage green.

This is one event, commemorating theQueen’s Diamond Jubilee, that youdefinitely don’t want to miss and will beyour opportunity to dress up in 50’s gearand have some fun and games.

If you’re interested in taking part, turn topage 53 to find out more, or telephoneMargaret Clawson on 750336.

Our Colin is 65!Yes, your favourite bus driver, Colin Dallas,will reach the grand old age of 65 onMonday 30 April this year and on pages32/33 of this edition of Nettleham Newshe tells of his life and times behind thesteering wheel.

Everyone in Nettleham knows Colin andI’m sure they will join me in wishing him‘Many Happy Returns of the Day’. Butdon’t worry - he’s not leaving quite yet!

Nettleham Weather ReportsLee Barker, a resident of the village, haskept us informed of our village weatherstatistics with his regular meteorologicalreports, which have appeared in themagazine now for a number of years.

Lee has decided to take a break from thistask for a while, so the Nettleham WeatherAutumn 2011 report on page 72 of thisedition will be the final one in the presentseries.

I would like to sincerely thank Lee for hisregular contribution to Nettleham Newsover the years.

New ContributorsOn page 69 of this edition, there arethree short pieces on different themes byJanet Lazell, an aspiring writer from NorthHykeham and on page 63 is also a shortstory by Harry Carter.

Many thanks to you both for yourcontributions and if other readers wouldlike to try their hand at writing an articlefor the magazine, do have a go and send itfor consideration for publication inNettleham News.

The subject can be absolutely anythingyou like which you think readers may findinteresting, informative or even humorous -short stories, poems, opinions, etc, the listis endless - so set your creative fingers freeon the keyboard!

The Bishops’ Palace siteThe front cover photograph of this editionfeatures the Bishops’ Palace field and insideon pages 34 - 41 you will find a number ofarticles about this important heritage sitein the village.

In 2007 during the creation of the ParishPlan, when residents of the village wereasked what changes they would like to seein Nettleham in the future, the publicconsultation revealed that many peoplethought that although the Bishops’ Palacesite was acknowledged as an extremelyimportant national historic asset, itcontinued to remain a neglected andlargely unnoticed central feature of thevillage, which should be improved anddeveloped for the benefit of thecommunity.

A recent successful application for a grantfrom the Heritage Lottery Fund has enabledus to now move forward in this endeavourand develop the site to make it a credit tothe village and an attractive amenity for awide range of people to enjoy.

It is anticipated that additional fundingmay be secured from other sources to assistwith the improvements and a photographicsurvey of the field has been completed torecord the current status of the site andassist in planning new developments forthe future.

In addition to creating an attractive leisureamenity, it will provide an importanteducational facility for local schools andothers with an interest in local history.

It is hoped that residents will want tobecome involved in this exciting newventure and anyone who may be interestedin contributing in any way to the generaleffort would be most welcome.

If you want to become involved, pleasecontact Councillor John Evans at the ParishCouncil office: telephone 750011 or email:[email protected]

Cheese CompetitionFrom the numerous entries in the finalwinter 2011 cheese competition, the luckywinner to be drawn was:

Mrs Margaret Jacksonof Deepdale Lane, Nettleham

Congratualtions to the winner and manythanks to all those who entered.

NEXT EDITION ➜

Text articles for Nettleham NewsWhen you send text for publication in themagazine, please remember to send it as asimple Word document (ending in .doc)If it ends in .docx unfortunately I amunable to open and use it.


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Directory of Advertisers

ACCOMMODATIONThe Old Vicarage 06Hayman’s Ghyll 16

ACCOUNTANCY SERVICESASAP Andrew Seymour 08S C Warren & Co 10

ANTIQUESHemswell Antique Centres IFC

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICESChris Butler 22

BATHROOMSElixir Bathrooms 14

BUILDING DESIGNGary Milnes 26

BUILDING DEVELOPMENTSBeal Homes 68

BUILDING SERVICESM J Spencer & Sons 04Fairclear Construction 08L&J Construction & Maintenance 24WEH Property Services 26Leesing Construction Ltd 28RF Building Services Limited 40S J Wood Building Services 48

BUILDING SUPPLIES & TIMBERListers 40

CAKE CREATIONFiona Milnes: Cakes by Design 10

CARPET SERVICESKendall Carpets IFC

CERAMIC TILINGDean Lynch 24

CHILDREN’S SERVICESJo Jingles 08Loobyloos 18

CHIROPODIST SERVICESMandy Spring 38

CLEANING SERVICESAllan Cotterill 22

COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARELincoln Chiropractic 10

COMPUTER SERVICESBob’s Computers 12The PC Stop (John White) 46

CONSULTANCY/TRAINING SERVICESESH Consultancy & Training Ltd 08

DANCING CLASSESSusan Gaisford 24Danielle Rawlinson 48

DOMESTIC SERVICESPepperpots Domestic Services 08

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE SERVICESNeil Bark 12Larry Jackson 30

EATING OUTJayDees IFC

ELECTRICAL SERVICESNock Electrical 12Neil Caldwell 22Mike Pollard 42

ESTATE AGENTSMundys IFCHarrison 16

EYECARE SERVICESClearview Opticians 40David Burghardt BC

FINANCIAL SERVICESThompson & Richardson 18

FLORISTSFlowers by Design 10

FOOD DELIVERY SERVICESWiltshire Farm Foods IFC

FOOTCARE SERVICESAmble Down 10

FUNCTION VENUESThe Old School 06Nettleham Village Hall 30

FUNERAL SERVICESJonathan Whiting 42Lincolnshire Co-operative 46

FURNITURE & SOFT FURNISHINGSEdward W Crowther Ltd 20Robert Truelove & Sons 22Thorpe Soft Furnishings 28

GARAGE DOOR SERVICESCastle Garage Doors 24

GARDEN SERVICESLincs Landscape Co 06P Westman Landscapes 08

GARDEN CENTRES & NURSERIESRudies Roots 10Scothern Nurseries 42

GIFTWARETroika 06ScandiGifts 08

GOLF CENTRESWelton Manor Golf Centre BC

GUITAR TUITIONKirk Stephenson 46

HAIR STYLISTSSalon Rouge 20Margaret’s 22The Hair Clinic 56

HANDYMAN/HOME MAINTENANCEHelping Hands 22Nettleham Handyman 28Andy Gregory 56

HEALTH & BEAUTYThe Beauty Rooms 26Aspects of Beauty 38

HEARING AID SERVICESClaire Armitage 14

HOME SECURITYSecure Homes Limited 10

INTERIORSNu Door 24

JOINERY SERVICESColin Pyrah 24

KITCHENSJackson Building Centres 58

LAWNCARELawnmaster 66

LAWNMOWER SERVICESPaul Dales 22

LEGAL SERVICESPage Nelson 06Dale & Co 18JGQC Solicitors 38Andrew & Co 40Wilkin Chapman 42Sills & Betteridge 46

LOFT INSULATIONParr Energy Solutions 56

MATHS TUITIONLynn Williams 26

MOBILE HAIRSTYLISTMaxine 24

MOTORING SERVICESRoy Wilson Auto Services 10Lincoln MOT Centre 30

MULTIMEDIA SERVICESBlow by Blow Productions 12

NAILCARE SERVICES1st Class Nails 42

NEWSAGENTSBeckside Newsagents 04

OVEN CLEANING SERVICESOven-U Valeting Service 28

PAINTING & DECORATINGS J Skepper 08Graham Hill 10T Lawson 18Holmes & Fields 22Tom Day 28

PET SERVICES & SUPPLIESTaylors of Welton 10Scothern Kennels & Cattery 24Cats Prefer Home 26

PHARMACY SERVICESLincolnshire Co-operative 18

PLASTERINGNettleham Plastering 26

This magazine is funded solely by the revenue from advertisements and readers are urged to support these businesses whenever possible. Please mention Nettleham News when responding to advertisements.Acceptance of advertisements does not imply any endorsement by Nettleham News and those responding to the advertisements are responsible for confirming the quality and suitability of the products and services offered.

It is the advertisers’ responsibility to ensure that their material does not contravene advertising standards or any Act of Parliament.

IFC: inside front cover; IBC: inside back cover; BC: back cover

Please rememberto mention Nettleham News when

responding to advertisements

PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICESD White 08Instagas 16Gas Wise 18Glyn Rudd Plumbing 22Paul Strong Limited 24Roy Pyrah & Son 28Apex Plumbing 30Simply Heating (Lincoln) Limited 38Trevor Lawrence 48

PRE-SCHOOLSBeckside Pre-School 08Stepping Stones Pre-School 12

PRINTING SERVICESCupit Print BC

PROPERTY LETTING SERVICESFuture Lettings 08

PUBLIC HOUSESThe Plough Inn IFCThe White Hart 60

RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMESSt Luke’s Nursing Home 12Willan House 26

ROOFING SERVICESSimon J Humphreys 08Philip Linder 22N B Reid 42

SIGNMAKERSVenture Signs BC

SKIP HIRE SERVICESHandy Tip 16Thompson Waste Management 24

SPECIALITY FOODSThe Cheese Society 14

SPORTS CLUBSNettleham Tennis Club 06

SUPERMARKET & POST OFFICELincolnshire Co-operative IBC

TAXI SERVICESYour Cars Private Hire 22

THEATRICAL GROUPSNew Youth Theatre 56

TRAVEL AGENTSImp Travel 24

TREE & HEDGE SERVICESTip Top Tree Service 22Mark Cropper 24Sara Bright 66

TV/VIDEO SERVICESHorizon Aerials 10

WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIESCRB Installations 10Andy Yates 40Starglaze 54


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Nettleham NoticeboardIf your local group or organisation is staging an event, use these free spaces to let everyone know

Saturday 19 May9.00am to 12.00 noon

Breakfaston the Green

Various rolls, tea, coffee and orange juiceare also available

Come and enjoy a delicious full English breakfastfreshly cooked by theNettleham Scout Group

NETTLEHAM BOWLS CLUB

OPEN DAY

Come and join us ona fabulous fund-raising day and

help to bring

New Life to the Organ(now requiring urgent attention)

19 MAY 2012All Saints Church

Nettleham 10.00am to 4.00pm

Includes:Morning coffee, light lunches and

afternoon tea

Books, plants, bric-a-brac, toys, cakes,raffle

7.45pmCheck out: www.lincseffect.co.ukincludes wine/drink and refreshments

Concessions available for families

Tickets £8.00available by telephone:

Sally: 754145 or Lynne: 823867

Would you like to have a go?

Saturday 21 April 20122.00pm onwards

There is no charge,but we ask you to wear shoes with a flat sole,

to avoid damaging the green(we might be able to lend you a pair)

If you would like to know more,please call our Chairman:

Derek Kilby: 01522 871698 orSecretary: Ralph Sherwin on

01673 862501

ThresholdChurch

Coffee MorningsThe Old School

Nettleham10.00am -12.00 noon

Saturday 31 MarchSaturday 28 April

www.thresholdchurch.co.uk

Proceeds to supportlocal projects

All Saints Church

Evening Concertwith

NettlehamCommunity Market &

Coffee MorningLocal produce and crafts

by local people

Saturday 24 March 20129.00am to 12.00 noon

Scout Hut, Vicarage Lane,Nettleham

Bread, honey, gifts, cakes, cards, chutneyand lots more

Alzheimer’s SocietySupport GroupA friendly, informal and

welcoming place for carers of peoplewith dementia, their families

and friends

Every Friday10.30am - 12 noon

Bracebridge Community CentreMaple Street, LincolnDrop in for a coffee and

meet up with other people who areaffected by dementia

For more information please call

01522 692681

Museum open, local artists, home-made teas

Admission: £2.50(Children free)

NationalGardens Scheme

Open Garden: Dunholme Lodge1 April and 13 May11.00am - 5.00pm

Nettleham Ladies Club

SPRING FAYREwill be held on

Saturday12 May 2012

in the Village Hallat

2.30pmAll proceeds to

‘Action for Young Carers’


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NettlehamParish Council

The Old SchoolMill Hill

NettlehamLincolnLN2 2PE

Telephone/fax 01522 750011Email: [email protected]

www.nettleham.info

Parish OfficeOpen Monday - Thursday

9.00am - 12.30pm

Parish Council NewsNews from the Parish Council

As we anticipate the new shoots ofspring, which are hopefully justaround the corner and we are gettingready to put away our wintergarments, the Parish Council quarterlynews appears once more - totally unaffected by weather or climate.

Winter, Roads and Paths

At the time of writing this report(31 January 2012) the winter has infact been kinder than we might havehoped, although with February stillbefore us, we remain ready for winteryconditions. The Parish Council hasestablished a small volunteer networkto assist with pavement salting andpath clearing and has a small stock ofsalt for this purpose. In additionarrangements were made with theCounty Council for a quantity of salt tobe made available if necessary.

Play areas

Following the destruction, in highwinds, of part of the fencing at theLarch Avenue play area, residents willhave seen that we have had a newmetal fence erected. This was fundedfrom part of the money endowed tothe Council by the original developersof the estate.

It is likely that this spring we will beinstalling replacement matting underthe play equipment at Bill Bailey’s Fieldin order to overcome the problemscaused by the rubber tiles developingcracks, as we did at Larch Avenue lastyear.

The Bishops Palace Site

A 14-year lease has now been signedbetween the Church Commissionersand the Parish Council. Cllr John Evansis leading a small group of interestedindividuals and organisations and aplan is being developed which it ishoped will enable the site to beopened up for public access, alongwith some tidying up and eventualprovision of interpretation boards.A separate article has been produced

regarding this matter and can be seenon pages 36/37.

The Village Hall

The new village hall roof contract wasfinally concluded in November andreports from users have been veryfavourable.

Small Parish Council Grants

The Council has been pleased toapprove three grants under theCouncil’s scheme. These were to theStepping Stones children’s playgroup,to help with the construction of avegetable garden, to the NettlehamCricket Club, towards a new digitalscoring system and Nettleham LIVES,towards the costs of meetings andtraining sessions.

Flyposting and Noticeboards

The Parish Council have established aworking group tasked with developinga policy with regard to advertising inour village. It is reviewing the use,location and size of official noticeboards, flyposting and the

appropriateness of advertisingassociated with shops and othercommercial activities. We will beconsulting with interested parties.

Trees in the Village

The annual winter maintenance workhas now been completed andunfortunately it had to include thereplacement of some vandalised hazel,planted last year in Green Lane.We have enhanced the environmentalplanting in the amenity area on thenorth side of Washdyke Lane and inthe Old Quarry.

Residents may have noticed that twowillow trees by the Beck in WatermillLane have been showing signs ofdistress. The trees are over 35 years oldand the taller tree is slowly dying fromthe top downwards. Both have beenshedding increasing amounts of debris.After consultation with tree surgeonsand WLDC it has been decided to fellthe trees and replace them with moresuitable specimens, eg small-fruitedcrab apple or native thorn trees. Oneof the key factors noted by the VillagePlan Survey was the appreciation ofvillagers of our green environment -certainly the birds value it!

Skate Park Steering Group

The inaugural meeting of theSkatepark Working Group has nowbeen held. With representativesincluding local residents, ParishCouncillors and Sudbrooke ParishCouncil, the group is being chaired byCllr Joe Siddall. The group are currentlylooking at the most suitable location,drawing up some draft designs for askate Park and potential costings.The Group will now be consulting withGroundwork Lincolnshire regardingpossible funding and planningrequirements for a skate park.

Neighbourhood Plan

There is a special article on page 11 inthis edition of Nettleham News aboutthe Council’s involvement in thepreparation of a Neighbourhood Plan.

continued on page 7

The Old SchoolOwned by Nettleham Parish Council

Suitable for meetings, parties, receptions,events, exhibitions, etc

Competitive Hire Charges

Telephone/fax: 01522 750011Email: [email protected]

www.nettleham.info

Nettleham Tennis Club isLTA registered and welcomes

everyone, irrespective of gender,age or ability,

providing tennis for bothsocial players and league players,

seniors and juniors

Junior coaching Thursday evenings(see website for details)

Membership Secretary: Chris Chester

Telephone

01522 824597Email: [email protected]

or visit our website at

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/nettlehamtennisclub

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Double and twin rooms withensuite or private bathroom,traditional hospitality andoff-road parking for guests

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Parish Council NewsParish Precept for 2012/13

At the Parish Council’s Budget Meeting(1 November 2011), the Clerksubmitted a proposed budget for2012/13 with a zero increase on theParish Precept (£111,886). However,during the course of the meeting, theallocation identified for the productionof a Neighbourhood Plan was felt tobe insufficient for the successfulcompletion of this document. It wasresolved that the Neighbourhood Planallocation be increased by £3,000which resulted in an increase in theParish Precept to £114,886. Thisequates in real terms to an increase of£1.90 per household per year or4 pence per week based on 1,570houses in the Parish.

The Localism Act makes provisionfor a Parish Council to produce aNeighbourhood Plan; this Plan wouldput the parish in a strong position inrelation to any future developmentand would enable the Parish to have agreater say in the type, siting and styleof any future potential developments.An article relating to the creation ofthe Neighbourhood Plan can beenfound on page 11 of this edition ofour village magazine.

Parking on the Village Green

At the time of writing discussionsare under way (imminent) withLincolnshire County Council and thelocal police to try to determine thebest way forward to alleviate theobstructions being caused byinconsiderate and illegal parking,whilst not adversely affecting thetrade of local shops.

Sponsors

Villagers will be aware that the threeflower tubs outside the Co-op onVicarage Lane have for several yearsbeen sponsored by Charles Warner.This arrangement has now come to anend and the Council is looking for anew sponsor, or sponsors.

Each tub can be sponsored for £30 perseason (summer/winter) or all three for£70. Sponsors’ names with agreedwording would be placed on the tubs,as is presently the case.

Please get in touch with the Councilif this is something you would liketo do to help maintain the floralattractiveness of the village.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

The Council has indicated its supportfor an event (in the nature of a streetparty) which is being organised jointlyby a local resident and ThresholdChurch. Details of this DiamondJubilee event can be found on page 53and it is hoped that many residents,groups and organisations will want tobecome incolved in this exciting newcommunity event.

Warning!Fraudsters claiming to be fromNational Government Bodies

Lincolnshire County Council havereceived numerous complaints frompeople who have been contacted byphoney officials from the Ministry ofJustice and the Office of Fair Trading.These people have been contacted bytelephone and told that they are owedlarge amounts of money by thegovernment. To release the funds, theunsuspecting victim is asked to carryout some instructions, usuallyinvolving paying an upfront fee.

Lincolnshire Trading Standards isurging people to ignore the impostersand warning against transferringmoney in the hope of getting moreback.

Anyone who believes that they havebeen the victim of a scam, or wouldlike advice on an issue like this, cancontact Lincolnshire Trading Standardson 01522 782341 or at:[email protected]

Dates contained within this article were correctat time of going to press

Nettleham Parish Council

PARISH COUNCILMEETINGS

All meetings commence at 7.30pmand all are open to the general public.

All meetings at The Old Schoolunless otherwise stated.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Thursday 26 April 2012Parish Council and Annual Parish Meeting

(at Mulsanne Park)

Monday 28 May 2012

Property Committee

Monday 12 March 2012(at Mulsanne Park)

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Mulsanne Park Users’ Committee

Wednesday 18 April 2012(at Mulsanne Park)

Tuesday 12 June 2012(at Mulsanne Park)

Dates correct at the time ofgoing to press

continued from page 5

Kathleen Hesketh

Many readers will rememberKathleen Hesketh who sadly died

recently and it is hoped thata special feature about the life

and times of this well-loved andrespected village resident willappear in the summer 2012edition of Nettleham News


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Letters from ReadersFrom our

Oldest Reader (?)

Please find cheque enclosed for furthercopies of Nettleham News which I enjoyso much.

I have now celebrated my 101st birthdayand still able to read, but, as you can see,my hands will not grip the pen.

Thank you.Winifred Glover

(nee Jubb)

Oadby, Leicester

Editor:Many thanks for your letter andlong may you continue to enjoy

reading Nettleham News magazine.Also many congratulations

on reaching your 101st birthday -what an achievement! - you mustwrite and tell other readers your

secret for a long life!

From Watford

My birthday was in December and this yearI decided to just forget it as I haven’t manyclose family and I hated the thought ofbeing yet another year older! I even had adentist appointment!

Mid morning, the young woman whohelps me in my home, paid me a surprisevisit with a present for me which was adisc of “The King’s Speech” which sheknew I would love.

The postman brought me seven birthdaycards and the winter edition of NettlehamNews - always a joy to receive.

I attended the dentist in the afternoonand, as I was leaving, Dr Sheena handedme ten beautiful roses! She said they werefrom her and all her staff for my birthday.What an emotional surprise that was!

I could perhaps understand it if I was 21,but 85!!!

SincerelyMargaret Waggett

Editor:Many thanks for your letter and

a belated Happy Birthday from Nettleham News,I’m so pleased that you find it so enjoyable

to read.The thing about getting older is to enjoy it and

revel in it - see page 43: ‘Getting Older’for some tips and helpful advice!

I would like to take this opportunity tothank all my family and friends whoattended my ‘21st’ Birthday Party atNettleham Village Hall on 26 November2011. Thank you all so much for yourpresents and contributions towards mynew 42” television which was installed justbefore Christmas (I couldn’t wait for thesales!). No need for glasses now!

Thanks also to ‘Awesome Discos’ and aspecial thanks to ‘The Storybook’ whoperformed for us all. What a fantastic jobthey did, and what a treat to hear somelive sixties music again.

I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as muchas I did, even nearly chopping my fingertipoff (could only happen to me!) andspending several hours at A&E (where thedoctors sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me)didn’t spoil it for me.

What an unforgettable night. Once againthank you all and I will see you soon.

Kate CollinsThe Dene

PS Anyone want a repeat? Haha!

Thank You

And Another Thank YouI would like to express my sincere thanksto the people who looked after me earlyon Saturday morning 26 November aftermy nasty fall in Crescent Close, and waitedwith me until the ambulance came. I don’tknow all their names, but there was a ladywith a Border Terrier, the lady from theCo-op, a gentleman who stopped his car,WPC Jackie Raby, and Sandra and DaveSkipworth who came walking by and tookmy shopping home with them. I spent themorning in A&E and after being treatedwent to spend the night with my daughter.The gentleman who stayed said what acaring village we live in. I wholeheartedlyagree - many, many thanks to you all.

Jo SharpeRidgeway

From an Ex-residentAll good wishes to you and everyoneconcerned with publishing, printing anddelivering Nettleham News.

Both Kathleen and I really do look forwardto receiving it and reading all about eventsand happenings in Nettleham.

Miss you all!

Richard Emerson

I just wanted to say Thank You to everyonein the village for their support during myhusband, Gavin Hall’s, recent illness andsubsequent passing.

Last year was incredibly tough for us,but the support of our family and friendshas helped us through and will hopefullycontinue to do so. To be told at the age of44 that you have terminal cancer is totallydevastating and turned our world upsidedown. To watch him suffer and wasteaway was tremendously hard, but in theend he passed away at home with hisfamily around him which is what hewanted and he will continue to be verymuch loved by us all.

We received so many cards and messagesof support it was overwhelming. The totalraised from the collection at his funeralwas £1,435.20 which has been sent toCancer Research UK. So Thank You all.

Dawn, Alex & Lewis Hall

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Plans for Major HousingDevelopment in Nettleham

Nettleham residents may remember thatTruelove Property & Construction Ltdrevealed plans for large-scale housebuilding in Nettleham in 2008. It isunderstood the company is to submit aplanning application to West LindseyDistrict Council very shortly.

The company wants to build on threeseparate areas of land which it owns onthe edge of Nettleham:

1. Approximately 40 acres to the east ofHigh Leas and Highfields; the plans includea ‘super surgery’, 19 acres of housing,a new scout building and new woodland.

2. Land either side of Greetwell Lane; theplan (as it was in 2008 without the villagehall), is to build up to 250 houses; 10-20houses a year, over a number of years.

3. More housing along the A46 fromDeepdale Lane to the existing houses onNettleham Heath.

In addition they want to develop a 3-acreplot of land on the Nettleham side of theWragby Road bypass roundabout.

At the time of writing (1 February 2012),the planning application was not listed onWest Lindsey District Council’s website.Keep checking!

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You may have heard a lot recentlyabout ‘Localism’, ‘The CommunitiesAct’ and in particular ‘NeighbourhoodPlans’ (NP), in the media.

Last year, Nettleham Parish Councildecided to investigate this further andsee how it could benefit the village.This short article is intended to informyou, the residents, of the results ofthat investigation and what the ParishCouncil is planning to do.

What is Neighbourhood Planning?

If they wish to, local (parish and town)councils can now work with theircommunities to develop aNeighbourhood Plan (NP) for theirarea. This might show where newhomes or other buildings can be built,specify design criteria for any futuredevelopment, or protect a valued areaof local green space. Alternatively, theymight draw up a NeighbourhoodDevelopment Order (NDO) for aparticular site, which grants automaticplanning permission for building onthat site, so long as it meets anyconditions they specify. Before theycome into force, draft NP’s and NDO’swill have to be checked over by anindependent examiner (to ensure theyconform to certain planning rules) andmust gain support from a majority oflocal people voting in a referendum.

What will it cost?

Estimates vary due to the uncertaintyabout the costs of the inspection andreferendum, but approximately£20,000 seems to be the latest bestguess.

Is support available?

The local District Council (WestLindsey) has a statutory obligation toprovide non-financial support to anyparish producing a Plan. WLDC willalso sponsor and help with anapplication to the Government for agrant to help cover the costs, althoughfunding may be limited and not coverall the costs. The Parish Council will beworking with WLDC to submit anappropriate bid. In the meantime theParish Council has budgeted £7,000 tobe spent in the NP preparation in2012/13.

A Neighbourhood Plan for Nettleham

Why should we do this?

It has been said: “If you don’t wantdevelopment in your community don’tdo anything”. However that wouldleave us open to the risk of havingexternally developed plans imposedupon us. Whilst under the newlegislation we cannot use an NP toblock development that is already inthe Local Development Plan, we will beable to identify sites which would bemost appropriate for the developmentwe most want to see in ourcommunity, and sites which shouldbe protected and preserved.

What’s next?

The Parish Council is forming aSteering Committee of local peopleand it is planned that this should beapproximately 10 in total, of whichfour are Parish Councillors. The fourParish Councillors are Joe Siddall, AllanBonney, Malcolm Leaning and JohnEvans, with Janice Clayton, ex officioas vice-chair of the Parish Council.Most of these Councillors worked onthe Parish Plan and/or the VillageDesign Statement and therefore haveexperience of the process. We alsohave some volunteers from the ParishPlan group who would now like to beinvolved in this project, so we alreadyhave an experienced team identified.Of the six non-PC members, four willbe from the Parish Plan Committeeand two further new members will berecruited from the wider community

to provide a fresh perspective.In addition, the Committee will havethe possibility of co-opting up to twoadditional members from time to time,as the need might arise.

The Committee’s Terms of Referencewill need to be produced and rolesand responsibilities defined, followedby a plan of action. We will also needto work with WLDC on the plan, as itneeds to take into account the LocalDevelopment Plan ‘and ideally offersomething extra’.

This whole project will involve quite alot of work and is likely to take about2/3 years to complete. Pilot schemesare already underway in Lincolnshire,so we should be able to learn fromthem, which should help reduce theworkload somewhat.

Where does this leave theParish Plan?

The Parish Plan produced in 2007has been largely implemented, or isunderway now (eg the Bishops’ Palacesite is now funded and about tocommence development). The ParishPlan Action Committee will thereforebe wound up at the end of March2012 and replaced by the newNP Steering Committee.

Would you like to help?

We are looking for volunteers to jointhe Steering Committee and wouldwelcome the opportunity to have achat with anyone who may possibly beinterested in contributing some timeand energy to this, one of Nettleham’smost important planning documentsof recent years. This plan will help toshape the future of our community,so it is vital that it is well informed,with a diverse range of opinions.We are particularly interested inhearing from those with a broadbusiness background and/orknowledge or expertise in Town &Country Planning or highways issues.

You can telephone me on: 824574,contact the Parish Office (details onpage 5), or make contact with any ofthe Parish Councillors you know forfurther information.

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Lincolnshire Co-operative Wood:Tree Planting

By the time you read this, LincolnshireCo-operative members will have taken partin the planting of the new 10-acreCo-operative Wood in Dunholme. Thewood lies adjacent to Monks Wood inAshing Lane and will become part of theAshing Lane Nature Reserve.

The main tree planting took place onFriday 24 and Saturday 25 February, whenlocal school children and Co-operativemembers helped plant 4,700 trees andshrubs. Alder, ash, willow, oak, aspen anddowny birch are the main tree species,with a hedge of hawthorn, blackthorn andguelder rose. The Co-operative Wood willbe a wet woodland with a large pond andan island for nesting birds. We had to getplanning permission to make the pond andisland and the ground work will beginany day now.

All Abilities Area at Monks Wood

On 10 February, children from DunholmeSt Chad’s Primary School helped plant420 trees around the new All Abilities Areaat Monks Wood. The trees were providedfree from the Woodland Trust as part ofthe Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrationsand included a special Jubilee Oak grownfrom an acorn on the royal estates. Wechose native trees with a harvest theme.When they mature, visitors will be able topick the fruit in the autumn and makedelicious home-made jams, jellies andchutneys.

We are hoping for further funding fromWREN to continue the development of theAll Abilities Area later in the spring.

Jubilee Walk, Monks Wood

To celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee,the NWT committee has decided to plant aspecial Jubilee Walk at Monks Wood.We have ordered 60 small-leaved lime treesand they will be planted either side of thepathway leading from the main entranceto the Monk Oak and then on to thebeginning of the woodland walk. Plantingof the avenue will take place on Saturday10 March. NWT supporters have beeninvited to sponsor a Jubilee Tree for £10.If any Nettleham News reader would like tosponsor a tree, please get in touch withthe Secretary. Sponsors will be accepted ona first-come first-served basis.

Susie MendelSecretary NWT


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Commemorative Tree Planting

Cyril’s daughter Yvonne (front left) and nephew Paul (front right), together with members ofNettleham Gardeners’ Association and John Hill (tree consultant to Nettleham Parish Council, back left)

at the tree planting on Friday 11 November 2011

The special commemorative plaque

On a bitterly cold afternoon, Friday 11November 2011 (Armistice Day), membersof Nettleham Gardeners’ Associationgathered to see a commemorative treebeing planted in Bill Bailey’s Field inmemory of Cyril Needham by his daughterYvonne and nephew Paul.

For many years Cyril was a popularmember of our village gardening club andwas also President in his later years.

As an enthusiastic, dedicated andexperienced gardener, he regularly walkedaway with several trophies at the AnnualGardeners’ Show, held in the village hallevery September. He will be sadly missed.

The tree, a purple or copper beech(Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’) is a natural‘sport’ of the common beech, discoveredin the eighteenth century and will grow toa height and spread of around 10m intwenty years, eventually growing muchlarger as it attains maturity.

Beeches are one of Britain’s best-knownand loved trees. Frequently used forhedging, when it is clipped annually toretain the desired shape, both this andyoung trees, despite being deciduous,retain their glorious reddish-brown leavesthrough the winter, until replaced by thenew bright green foliage in the spring.

Mature trees usually have a massive trunkof smooth greyish bark, often with adistinctive buttressed base. A maturebeech wood is one of the wonders of theBritish countryside, particularly in theautumn months.

The timber is hard and very strong,close-grained and of a bright buff colourwith mid-brown flecks. It is traditionallyused in furniture and turned items such astool handles, bowls and spoons.

Beeches, including the purple or copperbeech, freely regenerate from seed,although the copper beech, in which therich purplish-brown colour of the leavesmask the the green chlorophyll content,is usually grafted onto common beechrootstock for additional vigour.

Garden bonfires, if burned in anuncontrolled manner, may give offsmoke which will annoy and be anuisance to neighbours.

Smoke problems from garden bonfires canbe minimised by following these simpleguidance notes:

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● Hedge clippings and other woodycuttings, which are unsuitable forcomposting, should be thoroughly driedbefore being burnt. A quick, hot fire willproduce a minimum of smoke.

● Do not light a bonfire if the wind isgoing to cause the smoke or smuts tobe a nuisance to anyone.

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● Do not leave the bonfire unattended asburning conditions may change quicklywith the possibility of either heavysmoke emissions, or risk to the safety ofnearby structures.

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The New Year came and finally thescaffolding around the village hallhad been removed and the new rooflooked wonderful.

At last we could start using our lovelygarden again. We started by tidying up ourvegetable plot and dug up the remainingvegetables and made a hearty vegetablesoup with them. A big thank you must goto the Parish Council for their generousgrant of £100 to build some raised beds toplant more vegetables, fruit and flowers.Early Years Practitioner Julia Goodman,has drawn up a beautiful plan of what thegarden will look like when finished and isplanning to get started in the next fewweeks - weather permitting of course!

In January we celebrated All ThingsOriental and made sushi, tried someChinese food and made money envelopesand dragon masks for the Chinese NewYear. We enjoyed a great week during ourWeather Week when we had sunny butfrosty days, a rainy day and a foggy day,we would have liked a snowy day, but youcan’t have it all can you? The childrenmade some lovely hand-prints in the frostand some even managed to write theirname in it, we aren’t ones to miss amark-making moment! We also learntabout staying healthy and talked aboutsome of the animals we might find in azoo, making some very feathery parrotpuppets to take home. Some of the topicswe will be covering in the run-up to thesummer holidays include talking aboutrecycling, Easter, dinosaurs, Holi and musicand movement, and we have lots of greatideas to support these themes.

Every week we include a baking activitywhich is always very popular with thechildren. As well as the sushi and vegetablesoup already mentioned, we have alsomade bread buns, coconut macaroons andbiscuits in the shape of crowns during ourtopic about castles.

On 6 March we will be hosting a Ladies’Night in the large hall of the Old Schoolrooms, Mill Hill, Nettleham. There will belots of stalls selling beauty products,kitchen accessories, home-made cakes andso on. The price is £4 if the ticket is boughtin advance and £5 on the night. We open

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We are an all-inclusive setting and takechildren from 2 years until they start schooland offer funded places for 3 year olds, callin and speak to Allison or Vicki for moredetails. We are open 8.30am until 3.30pmduring term time, and currently havespaces in most of our sessions. As a settingwe put a lot of emphasis on the child’ssocial and emotional development, asthese must be robust before learning inother areas can be effective. We encourageindependent thinking, but are always onhand to offer support where needed to

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NettlehamBritish LegionPoppy Appeal2012In these days offinancial constraints it isreasonable to assume thatcontributions to charities mayhave declined.

In some cases that could be true, but notso for the Royal British Legion PoppyAppeal in Nettleham. It was another recordyear in 2011, when we again surpassed theprevious year’s total. It is now becomingsomething of a habit!

Our total for the year was £3,038.56,which was a magnificent effort given thatone important house-to-house route wasnot covered because of illness.

Our house-to-house collectors once againdid a terrific job, something which we havecome to expect, but never to take forgranted. It is hard work and a job that noteveryone can do. They deserve our specialthanks for raising the sum of £1,709.54.

The business outlets again gave theirfull support in allowing the use of theirpremises, producing a total of £1,100.59.We are indebted to them for their fullco-operation.

A church collection produced £122.59 andan individual donation of £108.84 wasreceived from a Nettleham resident.

These are truly wonderful figuresand say a great deal for thegenerosity of Nettleham people, notto mention the time and effort that

is given in order to achievethese results.

Each year at least oneimportant route in the

village is not coveredbecause of illness orinfirmity and thissituation will continue

in years to come.Several of our collectors

and organisers have been doingthe work for many years and, of course,cannot go on forever.

We need to recruit more younger peopleif the Poppy Appeal in Nettleham is tocontinue for years to come. House-to-housecollectors are needed in some areas, whilstthere is also a need for someone to takeover as organiser of the appeal in thefuture. We must plan ahead if the appeal isto have a future and to do this we musthave “new blood” in our ranks.

That planning needs to start now andI would urge anyone interested in thePoppy Appeal to contact me for furtherinformation (telephone 01522751370).

Finally I would like to thank our organisinggroup for the valuable work they do eachyear and also the three new volunteerswho gave their help at the money-count.

A record year in 2011 needs to beemulated in 2012.

Ken WeatherstonAppeal Organiser

Here are the ‘Wise Owl’ doorstopsproduced, as our sewing project, duringthe autumn session of the CreativeFellowship at Nettleham Methodist Churchand which are now earning their keep in anumber of village homes.

We are a group of ladies who meet at1.30pm each Wednesday for fellowship,friendship and crafts. Throughout the yearwe embark upon a number of projectscovering a variety of crafts. Over thesummer months, rather than plannedactivities, we encourage members to bringalong a personal item of craft to work on,whilst enjoying company and conversation.

At every session we have a quiet time,which may include a piece of poetry, orperhaps a favourite reading and, of course,there are always refreshments.

As you might expect, ours is a populargroup and, with some 30 ladies in thegroup we are currently at capacity.However, it is always worth asking if wehave any spare places.

Please contactJean Dunn on 01522 754776

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Delia, Jean, Lesley, Louise and PatLeaders, NMC Creative Fellowship

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Nettleham Gardeners’ AssociationAffiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society

Now that spring is upon us onceagain, it’s time to think aboutwhat you’re going to enter in theNettleham Gardeners’ Associationannual show at the village hall inSeptember this year.

As weather conditions improve,temperatures rise and the soilbecomes increasingly warmer andmore manageable, gardeners can onceagain get out into their gardens andbegin the preparations for anotheryear of growing.

Sowing seeds, taking cuttings,layering, dividing and other means ofpropagation will provide lots of colourin the flower garden during thesummer and autumn months, butdon’t forget to get your vegetablesunder way too, so that when the dayarrives for the annual show, you’llhave some superb specimens to takealong to the village hall.

It’s always a very popular village eventand the organisers would like to seemore entries than ever this year.

A full show schedule and entry formwill appear in the summer edition ofNettleham News, so make sure thatyou will have something to enterthis year.

You don’t have to be a member ofthe Gardeners’ Club and your entrydoesn’t necessarily have to come fromthe garden either, as there are classesfor baking, crafts, art, photographyand lots, lots more, together withspecial classes for children to enter.Go on - have a go this year!


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Relay for LifeRelay for Life, Lincolnshire, comes to your neighbourhood

and other entertainment help to create thisatmosphere along with further fund-raisinginitiatives. Everyone is invited to comealong and celebrate the lives of thosetouched by cancer and show their supportfor the vital work of Cancer Research UK.

Relay is a national event, first taking placein Lincolnshire in 2010, seeing 13 teamstaking part and raising £13k. The secondRelay for Life, Lincoln, was held in July2011 and saw 30 teams taking part andraising an incredible £50,000 for CancerResearch! As you can imagine we wereabsolutely delighted with the results,which also made us the fastest growingRelay across the country.

Our 2012 Relay event (21/22 July) will seesome exciting changes. We will still havemusic, refreshments, stalls and a widevariety of entertainment, which this yearwill include one of Lincolnshire’s bestknown and loved bands: Soul Solution.In addition we are delighted to announcethat Relay for Life Lincolnshire will takeplace in Welton at William Farr School -a much larger venue allowing for a greaternumber of teams and attractions during

the event. We are very grateful to everyoneat William Farr for their support andenabling this to happen.

We will be providing regular updates andinformation in this publication. In additionyou can find out more by looking at ourwebsite: www.relayforlifelincoln.org.uk

We would also be happy to talk toindividuals/community groups who areinterested in becoming involved.

We are always keen to hear fromanyone who feels they may be able tosupport our work in some way eitherthrough sponsorship, resources, or theiradvice and expertise.

A huge thank you to everyone who wasinvolved in our recent table-top event atWelton Village Hall - we really appreciatethe support of stall-holders and visitorsalike. This event raised £500 for Relay2012 - thank you!

For more information please contact

Caroline Swindin: 01673 866133

or Katie Parkin: 07905 336839

I know you’ll be pleased tolearn that the total number ofshoeboxes received by LinkRomania last year was 41,877.Isn’t that wonderful?

Our own total eventually reached335 boxes and it was simply great torealise that we were bringing joy tomore than three hundred families atChristmas time. Of course, there weremany more happy families when theremaining boxes were delivered and somany beaming smiles, as well as tearsof joy, as a result of the boxes. Thankyou all so much once again for caringand sharing.

Many of you are already busily knittinghats, mitts, scarves, etc, for this year’sShoebox Appeal. Knowing as we donow how low temperatures can getin the winter months, your help isinvaluable. Thank you so much.

Link Romania FundraisingSee: www.linkromania.co.ukto read details of the delivery of theshoeboxes in 2011 as well as the manyways in which help is still required: ie soup kitchen, house building, cleanwater projects, food parcels, to namebut a few.

Naturally funds are still needed and tothis end we have arranged a CoffeeMorning on Friday 2 March atChurch View from 10.00am - 12.00.All the usual stalls, raffle, etc, notforgetting our delicious tea or coffee.All kinds of help would be appreciatedand do please bring any gifts with you.Of course, if you are unable to join us,please feel free to leave any cakes/giftsat 14 Sudbrooke Lane.

Thank you again for the help you giveour friends in Eastern Europe and welook forward to seeing you.

Cora, Mary, Janet and Joyce

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Lawn bowls is a sport that is played by awide range of people, male and female,from the young (you probably need tobe 10 years old in order to hold thebowl) to the not-so-young (players at90+ are not uncommon).

Lawn bowls is played in the open air and isa good way to maintain or even developfitness and flexibility without gettinginvolved in excessive exercise.

The Nettleham Club, on Sudbrooke Lane,is open to literally anyone. The Club catersfor all levels of skill (or lack of skill) and weoffer a wide range of facilities; coaching isfree if you want it. The Club arrangesfriendly matches, competitive matches andtournaments. You can enter County andNational competitions and the Cluboperates a friendly social calendar whereyou can meet like-minded people. If youjust want social bowling, we also run aFun League on a Friday afternoon.

Would you like to have a go?

Just turn up on our Open Day onSaturday 21 April 2012

We start at 2.00pm. There is no charge,but we ask you to wear shoes with a flatsole, to avoid damaging the greens(we might be able to lend you a pair).

If you would like to know more,please call our Chairman Derek Kilby on01522 871698or Secretary Ralph Sherwin on01673 862501or send an email to:[email protected] simply visit our webpage at:www.nettleham-bowls.co.uk

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A big thank you to everyone whosupported the Scout and GuideChristmas Raffle.

Lots of tickets were sold outside theCo-op on several cold days before themain event which this year wassupported by a new venture: the“Nettleham Community Market”.

Stalls and produce were sold byseveral local residents ranging fromlocal honey to handmade cards;freshly baked bread to Christmas gifts;home made chutneys and cakes toknitted hearts. It was lovely to see somany people coming along to look atthe stalls whilst enjoying tea, coffee ormince pies. The scout group raised afantastic £1,140.

The next Nettleham CommunityMarket and Coffee Morning will be onSaturday, 24 March 2012, 9.00am to12.00 noon at the Scout Hut. Comealong to support your local residents.

Thank you also to everyone who hasused the bottle banks on the Co-op carpark to recycle their Christmas empties!Please do continue to support thisinitiative, as it is an important part ofour fundraising.

The Christmas activities are all behindus now and with the new year underway the scout group has a lot to lookforward to - summer camping,Diamond Jubilee celebrations, LincolnDistrict Centenary year, Olympic funevents, carnival floats and lots more.

Our usual spring Breakfast on theGreen will be on Saturday 19 May9.00am to 12 noon, so please comealong and treat yourself to a lovelycooked breakfast (see page 3).

All the units are full to capacity andlots of children are patiently waitingfor a place to start them on theirscouting journey. Unfortunately,without new leaders to open anotherunit, some children will be sadlydisappointed.

If you would like to volunteer yourtime as a leader, please contact me,Trudy Connor, at 01522 754344 andI will happily answer any questions.

Lincoln Lions issueCycling Challenge to all

TeenagersOn 29 April 2012, Lincoln Lions areorganising a Three Twenties CycleChallenge which is open to everyone agedbetween 11 and 18.

The aim for the participants is to cycle20 miles around the perimeter road insideRAF Scampton and to raise at least £20each in sponsorship for the veryworthwhile Teenage Cancer Trust.

It’s going to be a brilliant day with over300 young people from all over the Lincolnarea taking part in the challenge in atotally safe environment.

Every participant will be given a pinkT-shirt to wear on the day and we areencouraging friends to ride together tomake it a real fun experience. Mums anddads are very welcome to come alongon the day to watch and shoutencouragement too.

If you would like more information aboutthe Three Twenties Cycle Challenge:

Telephone:0845 8339852


Visit:www.lincoln-lions.org.uk

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Lincoln Lions

Fraudsters claiming to be fromnational government bodies aretrying to con people out of theirhard-earned cash, warns LincolnshireTrading Standards.

The watchdog has received scores ofcomplaints from people who have beencontacted by phoney officials from theMinistry of Justice and the Office ofFair Trading.

Having been contacted by telephone andtold that they are owed large amounts ofmoney by the government, in order torelease the funds, the unsuspecting victimis asked to carry out some instructions,usually involving paying an upfront fee.

Lincolnshire Trading Standards is urgingpeople to ignore the imposters and

warning against transferring money in thehope of getting more back.

The intention of the scam is to persuadesomeone to send money on the promise ofa larger return. Just because someone tellsyou they’re from a prominent organisationdoesn’t mean they actually are. In fact,they rely on you being taken in by theorganisation’s good name and reputation.

If someone pressures you for money,contact information or personal details -treat them with scepticism, becausegenuine organisations don’t do that.

Anyone who believes they have been thevictim of a scam, or would like advice,contact Lincolnshire Trading Standards on01522 782341 or [email protected]

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New Clinical Computer System

The practice will be transferring toits new clinical computer system inMay 2012.

The new system, called Systmone,has many new facilities which will helpimprove our care to you. One of thenew features in the system is theability for us to share information(with patient consent) with the localdistrict nurses, OOH and the walk-incentre. This is a major step forward,reducing duplication of work,increasing safety and making sure apatient’s latest records are shared bymore of the teams who support them.

Whilst we shall try and make thetransfer as smooth as possible, therewill inevitably be some disruptionwhilst staff and GPs become fullytrained in the new system. Moredetails will be given nearer the time.

Controlled Drug Collection

A number of our patients haveprescriptions for controlled drugmedication such as Morphine. Thesemedications have to be treateddifferently in the dispensary and aregoverned by very strict legislation.To improve our management of theseparticular drugs, from the New Year,when a patient or a patient’srepresentative comes to collect thesemedications from the dispensary ateither practice, they will be asked forID. This is so that the dispensers canbe 100% sure who is collecting themedication. We would request thatanybody collecting any of thesemedications ensure that they bringsome form of ID with them, so thatthe medication can be issued withoutdelay.

Early Closures (Training)

In order to enable our doctors andstaff to be kept up to date, Nettlehamsurgery will be closed for training at1.00pm on the following afternoons.(Emergency help is still available bycalling freephone 111).

Tuesday 20 MarchTuesday 17 AprilTuesday 15 MayTuesday 19 June

Nettleham Medical Practiceand Cherry Willingham Branch Surgery

Contact details: Telephone: 01522 751717 When the surgery is closed:

Telephone: 111 (freephone)Website:

www.nettlehammedical.co.uk Practice Manager: Helen Lunn

Patient Participation Group &Voluntary Driver Scheme

We would still like to encourage morepatients to join our virtual PatientParticipation Group, the purpose ofwhich is to have a large group ofpatients whom the practice willcontact by email a couple of timeseach year to ask for their opinion onits services, etc.

If you are interested, then pleasecomplete one of the join-up forms atreception, or contact Nicola Lammingat the practice for more details.

The driving scheme continues toflourish, with more and more patientsmaking use of the offer of a lift to andfrom their appointments.

We are looking for people to volunteertheir services in order to expand theteam, based in all areas covered by thesurgery and it would help if you had areasonable knowledge of the wholearea. You need to be over 25 with atleast 3 years’ driving experience andideally a clean licence. There is noupper age limit. You will need to ownor have access to a 4/5 door vehicle.Sometimes the patients use supportbuggies to assist in their gettingaround and these would need to beput in your car between the patient’shome and the surgery.

It must be pointed out that this is avoluntary service and that each newdriver must be CRB checked beforethey can start to work for the scheme.The CRB check is paid for by LincolnCounty Council and each driver isallowed to claim 45p per mile for everymile they do in the course of theirduties. There is a set rate for each trip.How to complete the necessarypaperwork and how the scheme workswould be explained before the start ofyour employment.

Meg RawdenPPG Chairperson

Alan PriceVDS Co-ordinator Cyril

Wildlife in theVillage

I wonder how many of you saw the recentreports on the television about somecousins of mine who are making a bit of aname for themselves.

Black squirrels - whatever next! Apparently,having established themselves in the southof England, they are now beginning toextend their territory and have beenreported as far north as Peterborough.

I wonder how long it will be beforesomeone spots one in this neck of thewoods in Lincolnshire?

Talking of woods, I see that a section ofthe Bishops’ Palace Field (which does notform part of the Scheduled AncientMonument site) may be the subject of aplanting programme for a wide range ofdifferent trees and shrubs, some of whichmay be fruit, berry and nut trees. Now thisis very good news - I’m always looking fora new source of food and to have a larderon the doorstep will suit me down to theground!

I’m always interested to hear about natureand wildlife in Nettleham and wouldwarmly welcome any reports fromresidents about things they have seenperhaps in their gardens, or whilst out fora stroll round the village.

Do you have a particular interest in naturalhistory about which you could write forother readers to share and enjoy? Perhapsyou are a keen bird-watcher, or maybefascinated by butterflies, moths or otherinsects, or it might be wild flowers ortoadstools that press your button.

Whatever it is - birds, mammals, reptiles,amphibians, insects, plants, fungi, etc, etc,I would simply love to hear from you withyour observations and comments on ourlocal flora and fauna.

Every season of the year presents differentopportunities to observe local wildlife andjot down a few notes (perhaps with somephotographs too) so don’t be afraid thatyou won’t find anythingof interest - even thesimplest things canoften provide thegreatest satisfactionand everyoneI know likes toread about thediscoveries andexperiences of otherpeople in theirlocal neighbourhood.

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There is no Police News in this edition ofNettleham News

An economics professor stated that he hadnever failed a single student before, but hadrecently failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism workedand that no one would be poor and no onewould be rich - a great equalizer.

The professor then said: “OK, we will have anexperiment in this class on socialism”.All grades will be averaged and everyone willreceive the same grade, so effectively no onewill fail and no one will receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averagedand everyone got a B. Not surprisingly, thestudents who had studied hard were upsetand the students who had studied littlewere happy.

As the second test rolled around, thestudents who studied little for the first testhad studied even less and the ones who hadstudied hard decided they wanted a free ridetoo, so they studied little. The second testaverage was a D! Needless to say, no onewas very happy.

Following the third test, the average wasan F. As successive tests proceeded, thescores never increased as bickering, blameand name-calling all resulted in hard feelingsand, of course, no one would study for thebenefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, in the final testALL FAILED and the professor told them thatsocialism would also ultimately fail becausewhen the reward is great, the effort tosucceed is great, but when government takesall the reward away, no one will try or wantto succeed.

Here are some conclusions:

1. You cannot legislate the poor intoprosperity by legislating the wealthy out ofprosperity.

2. What one person receives without workingfor, another person must work for withoutreceiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybodyanything that the government does not firsttake from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by simplydividing it

5. When half of the people get the ideathat they do not have to work, because theother half is going to take care of it for them,and when the other half gets the idea thatit does no good to work, because somebodyelse is going to get what they work for,that is the beginning of the end of anynation.

Food for Thought

Senior citizens are constantly beingcriticised for every conceivable deficiencyof the modern world - real or imaginary.

We know we take responsibility for all wehave done and do not blame others.

However, upon reflection, we would liketo point out that it was NOT the seniorcitizens who took:

● The melody out of music

● The pride out of appearance

● The courtesy out of driving

● The romance out of love

● The commitment out of marriage

● The responsibility out of parenthood

● The togetherness out of the family

● The learning out of education

● The service out of patriotism

● The civility out of behaviour

● The refinement out of language

● The dedication out of employment

● The prudence out of spending

● The ambition out of achievement

● God out of government and school

And we certainly are NOT the ones whoeliminated patience and tolerance frompersonal relationships and interactionswith others!

And we do understand the meaning ofpatriotism, and remember those who havefought and died for our country.

Yes, I’m a senior citizen!

I’m the life of the party - even if it lastsuntil 8.00pm.

I’m very good at opening childproof caps -with a hammer.

I’m frequently awake many hours beforemy body allows me to get up.

I’m smiling all the time - because I can’thear a thing you’re saying.

I‘m sure everything I can’t find is in a safeand secure place - somewhere.

I’m wrinkled, saggy and lumpy - and that’sjust my left leg.

I’m beginning to realize that ageing is notfor wimps.

I’m a walking storeroom of facts - it’s justthat I’ve just lost the key to the storeroomdoor!

In Defence ofSenior Citizens

In the wake of the banking crisis in Europe,uncertainty has now hit Japan.

In the last seven days the Origami Bank hasfolded, the Sumo Bank has gone belly upand the Bonsai Bank announced plans tocut some of its branches.

Yesterday, it was announced that theKaraoke Bank is up for sale and will likelygo for a song, whilst today shares in theKamikaze Bank were suspended after theynose-dived.

While the Samurai Bank is soldiering onfollowing sharp cutbacks, the Ninja Bankis reported to have taken a hit, but theyremain in the black.

Furthermore, 500 staff at the Karate Bankgot the chop and analysts report thatthere is something fishy going on at theSushi Bank, where it is feared that staffmay get a raw deal.

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Lincoln Area Dial a Ride (LADR)have been providing an essentialmobility service for the localcommunity in Lincoln and thesurrounding villages (up to aradius of 6 miles) since 1987.

We provide an affordable andaccessible door-to-door transportservice for the disabled and elderly,who have problems using mainstreampublic transport.

The service is funded by grants fromlocal councils, as well as by themembership fees, charges andcharitable donations received from thepublic and organisations such as theLincoln Co-op.

There are eight modern and fullyconverted minibuses capable ofmeeting the needs of our users.We are currently carrying 27,000passengers a year, many of whomwould not be able to get out at all andcould be housebound, were it not forthe service we provide. Although wehave a strong and well-establishedmembership, many people are notaware of just what we can offer andthe excellent vehicles we have to makegetting about much easier and moreconvenient.

If you find it difficult to get out on aregular basis, have problems waitingat a bus stop, or perhaps if you are ina wheelchair, why not consider LADRmembership?

There is a small annual fee and weoffer very competitive prices forjourneys. If you travel with a carer,they can also be accommodated.

For information, or to register andbook, please telephone the bookingline 01522 544983. Calls are takenbetween 9.30am and 12.00 noon or1.00pm to 3.30pm.

Better still, why not call in at our officenext to Lincoln bus station? The officeis open Monday to Friday 9.00am to12.00 noon and 1.00pm to 4.30pm.

Volunteer Drivers

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Queen Edith was queen of Englandfrom her marriage to Edward theConfessor on 23 January 1045 untilhis death on 4 or 5 January 1066.

She is important to us because she heldthe manor of Nettleham as part of herdower lands. A queen’s dower lands weregiven to her to support her after the deathof her husband, when his lands, and thoselands held by them jointly, went to theking’s heir or successor. After her deaththese usually returned to the crown, notnecessarily to be passed on to anotherqueen as dower lands. Certainly William I’squeen, Matilda, had already been allotteddower lands without taking any away fromEdith in the latter’s lifetime. However wedo know that the manor of Nettleham dideventually go to Henry I’s queen, as whenhe gave the manor of Nettleham to theBishop of Lincoln, he did so with his wife’sagreement.

Edith came from a powerful family. Shewas the daughter of earl Godwin, sisterof king Harold Godwinson, who reignedbriefly in 1066, and distantly related bymarriage to king Cnut, through her motherthe Countess Gytha.

Edward and Edith had no children. Somebelieve this was because he disliked Edithand her family, as he was forced into thismarriage because earl Godwin had helpedto make him king. Certainly he quarrelledwith the whole Godwin family in 1051 andbanished them all. However instead ofdivorcing Edith as he was under somepressure to do at the time, he banished herto a nunnery. When the quarrel wasresolved in 1052, Edith was reinstated tofull honour. Others believe that themarriage was unconsummated due toEdward’s religious scruples. At thisdistance in time we may never know thetruth, but what we do know is that Edithsurvived as queen, apart from the onehiccough, already mentioned, and survivedas dowager queen until her death in 1075.

Reports from the time describe her as alearned queen, an able linguist, musicaland a talented embroiderer. There aresome less favourable reports of hertemper, but on the whole the impressiongained is of a queen who was modest anddeferential to her husband in public, butexerted great influence in private. Howeversome of the information of her characterdoes come from a narrative which she latercommissioned, so it is difficult to becertain. The evidence which does give a

clear view of her place in the hierarchy arethe charters which she witnessed, beingsecond signatory after the king. There areenough of these to indicate that there wasa close relationship between her andEdward, regardless of whether or not themarriage was consummated.

After the accession of William I, Edithseems to have retired from public life andcaused William no trouble. There is noevidence that she was a rallying point forrebellion, although her mother Gythacertainly was. At her death, a week beforeChristmas in 1075, William had her bodybrought to Westminster and had herburied with great honour next to herhusband.

This is just a brief account of queen Edith,as I hope to publish a booklet with a fulleraccount of her life and family, and theconvoluted relationships of the rulingfamily early in the eleventh century.

Sources:

Frank Barlow, Edward the Confessor

Pauline Stafford, Queen Emma and Queen Edith:Queenship and Women’s Power in Eleventh

Century England

Patricia Gregory

(Editor: see also page 36)

Queen EdithWife, then widow, of Edward the Confessor

The effigy on the tomb of Queen Edith in Westminster Abbey

Edward the ConfessorKing of England 1042 - 1066


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Who said that? What are you talkingabout? It’s only a few years ago thatI started, so it can’t be over 40 years -oh yes it can - and it is!

I started in the early 70’s and that was atthe time that Charlie Trott retired and ChrisParker started Parker’s Coaches. Since thenit has been Appleby’s, Mass Transport andnow PC Coaches.

But let’s go way back to the very early daysof the service (thanks for this informationgoes to Ken Weatherston). So did youknow that it all started as a carryingservice, ie parcels, by a gentleman calledSavage who delivered mostly parcels andsome passengers on market days aroundthe local villages. The service then went toa couple called Grantham and Simms andthen became Trotts.

Charlie Trott started in 1929 and becamea regular passenger service to Lincoln,originally operating from Scothern. Charliekept the service running right throughoutthe war, and the buses were kept in whatis now The Barn (behind the Tea Cosy) anda petrol pump was located in front of it(see page 66). The buses were then movedto the Trott’s family home, which is at theside of Bill Bailey’s Field - you can still seethe old sheds today.

So that brings it up to 1971 and enterParker’s Coaches and me! I was very youngand thought it would be fun to ‘do’ theservice for a few months. Little did I know

Colin is 65that in a few weeks I would fall in lovewith the people of Nettleham and stay forall these years. Most of you know my lifehistory as I know I do ‘talk’ a bit! For thoseof you who don’t here are a few bits aboutme. I joined the Post Office straight fromschool at fifteen-and-a-half, drove a motorcycle from the age of sixteen (havingpassed my test at the age of sixteen andthree days!) for the post office telegram’sdepartment. At eighteen I moved to thesorting office and started van driving oneweek after my eighteenth birthday.At twenty-one I passed the PSV (PassengerCoach driving test) six weeks after mybirthday, all first time! (Luck!)

At this time I was still at the post officeand driving coaches part time; I took partin the British Coach Driver of the Yearcompetition in Brighton in the early 70’sand finished 3rd in class out of around200 experienced drivers. I was still onlytwenty-three at the time! This made me abig hit with the directors of WillowbrookCoach Builder’s (they got me drunk thatnight!).

Anyway, as you can see, I spent myworking life hanging on to a steeringwheel (I even have to steer the shoppingtrolley around Tesco!). How many miles?I don’t have a clue, but I’m sure in all thattime I must have upset some of you whiledriving a forty-foot bus around the villageall day long and for this I would like to saysorry to you all!

Back to my past (and present!). I marriedLynn Pamley, daughter of George(Manager of the Co-op) in 1977. Lynn wasa passenger on the bus (bet she wishedshe had used the Road Car!). In 1983 ourdaughter Kirsty was born and went on tograduate from Nottingham University as aRegistered Nurse specialising in learningdisabilities (RNLD). She married Darren andthey now have a daughter and son (Rubyand Archie) well-known on the bus andloved by all.

Our son Stuart was born in 1986 and wentinto turf management, going to RiseholmeUniversity and then to Carholme Golf Clubto be come a well respected member oftheir greens’ team. Unfortunately he hasbeen diagnosed with neurofibromatosis;this has resulted in him having to have anumber of operations to his spine andrecently to his leg. This has left him withnerve damage to his leg and reliant upon awalking stick for the time being - only timewill tell as to how this will heal. Anyway hemarried Katherine and they have two verypretty girls, Ella and Isabelle, giving us fourbeautiful grandchildren, whom Lynn andI love to bits. We are very proud indeedof them all.

I always thought that when I reached 65I would reduce my hours. Although I am fitand well, I have unfortunately seen twovery close friends pass away recently, bothin their early 70’s, and this seems to be theright time for me to slow down a little.

Colin and his bus - a very familiar sight around the village over the years


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on the 30 April 2012

This brings us up to the present time and30 April 2012 will see my 65th birthday.Since the early 70’s I have worked afifty- to sixty-hour week and still foundtime to be a rally driver, to participate incycling competitions and, of course, ourcontinued love of caravanning! I can’tseem to leave the road alone can I! I amnot retiring completely, but I will bereducing my hours, intending to do athree-day week Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday and will not be working any ofthe school holidays - ie a 38-week year.I am sure that Lynn will find me lots to doand I have some hobbies to get back toas well.

I cannot thank you all enough foraccepting me after thirty-five years ofCharlie Trott - he was a very hard act tofollow! I worked for Applebys for overtwenty good years, but unfortunately thecompany went into liquidation and wassplit into two parts, the coach side underthe safe hands of Bowings Travel. Theservice and contract side was sold off inbits and I must take this opportunity tothank my boss Pete and his team atPC Coaches for giving me the chance tocarry on the service with an open hand -

I did it my way (is that a song?!) Also he letme try some day-trips which were a greatsuccess and continued for two really goodyears. Unfortunately new EC rulings madeit difficult to do both - still it was fun andwe all enjoyed it.

To all of you who have done my shoppingand queued in the bank for me, a veryspecial thank you, in fact so many times somany of you have given me help of onekind or another and I can only say thankyou to you all. The people of Nettlehamhold a very special place in my heart. I dohope as I reduce my hours you will acceptwhoever fills in for me during the summerholidays, etc, and remember I will be backat the end of each school holiday - so norumours that I have retired completelyplease! So just to put it once more, fromMay, I will be doing a three-day week andtaking all school holidays off.

Many thanks to you all, I am sureI wouldn’t have done forty-plus years if itwasn’t for all of you and hopefully I will bewith you for more years to come

Best wishes

Colin Dallas

Above: Colin and his favourite bus

Below: Colin assists one of his regularpassengers to board the bus


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The Bishops’ Palace Readers may remember the publicconsultation which took place in thevillage during the formulation of theNettleham Parish Plan in 2007.

One of the points to emerge from thisconsultation was the desire by many villageresidents to see something done todevelop, improve and raise the profile ofthe Bishops’ Palace field, a feature ofsignificant historic importance, which hadlain largely unused, unnoticed andneglected for many years.

On pages 36/37 in this edition ofNettleham News, there is informationabout new developments proposed for thesite as a result of a successful applicationto the Heritage Lottery Fund.

However, some years ago, we very nearlylost a considerable area of this site to anew housing development

In 1947 the site had been inspected forscheduling under the Ancient MonumentAct and in a letter of 5 March 1952 fromG C Dunning, Inspector of AncientMonuments, he said: “In order tocomprehensively excavate the site it isestimated that it would take severalseasons 3-5 years, working 3-4 monthseach summer (c£500 each year), voluntary

labour and employment of labourersand mechanical equipment (also even alight railway) to deal with the considerableamount of soil to be removed”. However,he suggested that a full survey of the siteshould be made.

In 1958 Welton Rural District Council(WRDC), the local authority under whoseadministration Nettleham was thenincluded, had identified this site as asuitable location for erecting a numberof bungalows ‘for old people in need ofcare and protection’.

An area in the north-west corner of the site(known locally as ‘The Park’) fronting HighStreet was earmarked for the constructionof eight bungalows surrounding a centralopen courtyard, together with a residentialwarden’s house (see plan below). Planningpermission was actually granted on15 May 1959 by Lindsey County CouncilPlanning Committee.

This development eventually came to theattention of local residents and a flurry ofactivity and correspondence ensued.Objections were raised and the campaignto stop the development and protect thisimportant historical site for futuregenerations was initiated.

As a result of the objections, a number of‘rescue excavations’ (in which six local menwere employed to dig), authorised byJ G Hurst, Chief Correspondent to theAncient Monument Division (Lincolnshire)of the Ministry of Works, were carried outfrom 19 - 31 October 1959, supervised byMiss Vivien Russell and Mr StephenMoorhouse. The results of their work waspublished and revealed that archaeology ofsome significance was present in the area(see diagram on facing page).

Mrs Florence L Baker (local historian andauthor of the original ‘Nettleham: a ShortHistory of the Village’ in 1938) was aprominent figure in this campaign,supported by a number of organisationsincluding the Council for BritishArchaeology, the Lincolnshire Architectural& Archaeological Society, The LincolnArchaeological Research Committee(City & County Museum) and theLincolnshire Local History Society.The official objection documents weresubmitted to the Ministry of Housing bythe deadline of 20 September 1960.

Meanwhile, negotiations between thelandowners, the Church Commissioners(also known as the EcclesiasticalCommissioners) and the developers had

The Welton Rural District Council plan showing the eight bungalows and residential warden accommodation in the north-west corner of theBishops’ Palace Field known locally as ‘The Park’

Reproduced by permission of Lincolnshire County Council’s Historic Environment Record


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Site in Nettleham

Diagram showing the findings of the Russell and Moorhouse ‘rescue’ excavations carried out in the north-west corner of the site adjacent to High StreetReproduced courtesy of The Lincolnshire Society for History & Archaeology Vol 1, No 6, 1971

been continuing in anticipation of the saleof this section of the site on which to erectthe new bungalows. On 9 May 1960,however, the Church Commissioners statedtheir intention to withdraw the land fromsale and if WRDC wished to continue withthe development, it would be necessary toobtain a compulsory purchase order toproceed (which they actually did!).

As a result of the numerous objections andstrong local resistance to this development,a Public Enquiry, under the auspices of theMinistry of Housing & Local Government,was held at the Council Offices at31 Clasketgate, Lincoln, at 10.00am on1 February 1961. (Interestingly, The Councilfor the Preservation of Rural England(Lincoln Branch) had previously approachedthe Civic Trust, which had resulted in acheque for £10 towards the funds for thecost of the Nettleham Enquiry).

In the face of vigorous opposition andunforeseen difficulties, the plan was finallyabandoned by WRDC and the future of thisimportant historical site in Nettleham wasfinally secured.

In 1976, almost 30 years after being firstsuggested, a full survey of the site wascarried out by Paul Everson (see right).

Diagramshowingthe resultsof a surveyof theBishops’Palace Field(knownlocally as‘The Park’carried outby PaulEverson in1976

continued onpage 41Reproduced by permission of Lincolnshire County Council’s Historic Environment Record


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You will probably have noticed a piece ofneglected land opposite the White Hartpublic house on High Street, beside andbehind the Methodist Chapel. This is thesite of the original palace of the Bishops ofLincoln and before that it was a manorhouse, dating back to the ownership ofEdith, wife of Edward the Confessor, kingof England over 1,000 years ago.

Following local interest in the siteidentified during the Parish Plan publicconsultation, Nettleham Parish Council hasobtained a lease for the land from theChurch Commissioners at a minimal rentand formed a Steering Group to developthis site into a local heritage amenity forthe people of Nettleham. The project focusis to create better awareness and localunderstanding of the Scheduled AncientMonument site located in the heart of ourvillage. The Bishops’ Palace is a ScheduledAncient Monument (SAM) number 22749and is one of only 15,000 sites in thecountry. It is therefore very special.

At present the total site is an overgrownderelict field of some 3ha of whichapproximately 2.5ha is SAM. Although theBishops’ Palace is an English Heritageprotected site, there has been minimalexcavation work to date. However, thereare clear signs of various archaeological

New Developments at the Bisfeatures when the grass dies back inwinter. The site is important as it datesback at least to Queen Edith, wife ofEdward the Confessor, who is recorded ashaving a manor house here. It eventuallypassed to Henry I through his wife Maudof Scotland. They gifted it to the Bishops ofLincoln who eventually created a largerpalace, appropriate to their needs. The sitewas almost certainly the place where thedocument, which created the first Prince ofWales, was scribed and ratified, during the1301 Parliament held in the Chapter Houseat Lincoln Cathedral, when Edward I stayedat the Bishops’ Palace in Nettleham.

Damaged by the Lincolnshire Rising in1536, the palace remained sporadically inuse until towards the end of the sixteenthcentury. Its slow decay was completeabout a century later.

We plan to develop this neglected fieldinto a local amenity with a focus on itsrelevance to the local and nationalheritage. We will create a discovery trailthrough the site which will benefitstudents of all ages and will lead visitorsthrough the site, informing them of thehistorical significance of the area and howthese once magnificent buildings mighthave looked and been used. We plan tocreate two entrances to make the trail into

View eastwards to the Methodist Chapel from the western boundary of the Bishops’ Palace field showing the terracing and part of the old limesone quarry (The field was formerly known locally as ‘The Park’ - note the house at number 30 High Street: Park View House’)

It is anticipated that the dry-stone wall on thesouthern boundary will be reconstituted using

the existing on-site limestone

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shops’ Palace Site, Nettleham

more of a journey, one by the MethodistChapel, the other by the burial ground andwill plant hawthorn and blackthornhedging appropriate to the mediaevalperiod to encourage wildlife. The boundarybarbed wire will be replaced with moreappropriate Lincolnshire post and railfencing. A series of interpretation boardswill be erected along the route tocompliment a new interpretation board atthe site entrances. To compliment these,Nettleham Heritage Association willproduce a booklet providing historicaldetails of the site and its national context.Information on the site will also be postedon the village website.

We also have a 0.5ha field adjacent to thesite on the east side which provides oneaccess route from the burial ground.This is pasture land, which is not part ofthe Scheduled Ancient Monument andtherefore is not as strictly controlled withregard to ground disturbance andplanting. This area will be used to enhancethe learning experience, with variousexamples of medieval arts and crafts, andpossibly re-enactments and a medieval fair.

In addition we hope to plant a heritageorchard, reconstruct the dry-stone wall, aswell as carry out hedge laying, and use thearea to demonstrate other outdoor skills ofthe medieval period. Nettleham CE JuniorSchool will be involved in co-ordinatingactivities on this site and the children willbe asked what activities they would like tosee happen there. There are lots of ideascoming forth and as we want this to be anall-inclusive, village-wide activity, we willwelcome all additional suggestions andoffer of help.

To help us to realise this project the ParishCouncil has funded the 14-year lease forthe site from The Church Commissionersand obtained a grant of £23,700 from theHeritage Lottery Fund. The Steering Groupis also seeking additional funding forother aspects of the project from otherorganisations. We will also be workingwith Heritage Lincs and English Heritage toensure that there is no damage to the sitecaused by our activities. We hope to havean agreed timetable for the plan of actionin time for the summer edition ofNettleham News.

Members of the Nettleham CE Junior School Year 4 Archaeological Club visit the Bishops’ Palace Field in January 2012accompanied by (from left to right back row) Wendy Booth (teacher), Chris Williams (Nettleham Woodland Trust), Pat Gregory (Nettleham Heritage Association,

Zoe Tomlinson (volunteer leader of the club), Sam Gordon (volunteer helper) and Councillor John Evans (Nettleham Parish Council)

Other local organisations which will beclosely involved in this project and are alsorepresented on the steering group:

Steering Group MembersCllr John Evans

Nettleham Parish Council (Chair)

Chris WilliamsChairman: Nettleham Woodland Trust

Pat GregoryHon Sec: Nettleham Heritage Association

David GibbonsHead: Nettleham CE Junior School

Ross MarshallEnvironment Agency

Nigel KingstonNettleham News

Julia FinnClerk: Nettleham Parish Council

Clearly we are still in the planning stage,but we will be calling for volunteers in duecourse to help with some of this work, soif you would like to help and participate inthis exciting project, do please contactJulia Finn at the Parish office:

Telephone 750011or email: [email protected]

Councillor John Evans


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Two Heads areBetter Than One!

Two small carved stone heads, bothboth believed to have come from theoriginal Bishops’ Palace buildings,were incorporated into residentialproperties in the village and areclearly visible to the present day.

The first (above) is on the end gable ofthe stone cottage at 30 High Street andcan be seen by walking a few metres downWatermill Lane and looking up to your left.

The second (above) is high on the endgable of the cottage at 62 High Street.

Other pieces of carved stonework, such asa section of window tracery, have beenunearthed from time to time in the villageand these will most probably also haveoriginated at the Bishops’ Palace site.

Should you dig up any interesting piecesof carved or dressed stone in your garden,do let someone from the NettlehamHeritage Association know, so that it maybe recorded.

And Two Entrances areBetter Than One

As part of the Bishops’ Palace sitedevelopment, in consultation withEnglish Heritage, Heritage Lincs, NettlehamHeritage Association, The EnvironmentAgency and Nettleham Parish Council,the intention is to create two entrancesto the site.

The first will be on High Street, oppositethe White Hart Inn, where the existingramp, forming a pathway to the MethodistChapel entrance, may be modified to alower gradient in order for people withdisabilities to access both the site and theMethodist Chapel more easily.

Although the second entrance to the site(currently a five-bar fieldgate) will continueto give access from the burial groundextension land (recently acquired by theParish Council), there is the possibility oflocating a secondary entrance near thecentre of the site where the pastureland(which is not designated as part of theprotected Scheduled Ancient Monumentand may be fenced off separately) meetsthe official Bishops’ Palace site.

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Probe at Bishops’s Manor House SiteAn article which appeared in the Lincolnshire Echo at the time of the Bishops’ Palace site excavations in 1959

Exploration designed to make possiblethe building of eight bungalows forold people in need of care andprotection began at Nettlehamyesterday - after Welton Rural DistrictCouncil had decided to build thebungalows elsewhere.

The eight bungalows - to be built inthree lines surrounding an open court- were originally planned for erectionon what is termed the Park, Nettleham.In addition to a communal sittingroom, they were also to have anattached residential warden’s house.

Plans for building the bungalows wentahead and received the sanction of theLindsey County Council, after thatbody had sought clearance from theMinistry of Works because the Park isthe site of the old Bishop’s ManorHouse, Nettleham, scheduled as anancient monument.

Nothing of Importance

Information from the Ministry ofWorks, was that there was nothing ofimportance on the site. Two or threeyears ago the Church Commissioners -owners of the site - agreed to sell toWelton R.D.C. for building purposes.

The bungalows were included in thisyear’s building programme by R.D.C.

Then came a hitch.

Local people, becoming aware ofwhat was planned suddenly decidedtheir interest in the old Bishop’sManor House was too great to allowthe site to be used for this purpose.

A request came from the Ministry ofWorks for delay in the building untilexploration had been made.

“I believe someone even wrote to theBishop of Lincoln,” Mr Richard Smith,Surveyor and Engineer of WeltonR.D.C. told the Echo.

Not wishing to upset local people, theCouncil agreed to delaying building onthat site, and started preliminary workin connection with the choosing ofanother site for the old people’sbungalows.

Selected Spot

They selected a spot in The Crescent,Nettleham, and have decided to buildthere, subject to approval by theCounty Planning authority.

But Miss V. Russell, an archaeologist incharge of the diggings on the Park,said yesterday that so far as she wasconcerned the exploration being madewas simply to clear the site forbuilding.

“I don’t think we shall find anything ofany value here,” she said.

The section of the Park where it hadbeen planned to build the bungalowsis in what is believed was the courtyardof the Bishop’s Manor House. It isflanked by the overgrown and earthedremains of only one wall.

All the remains of the Bishop’s ManorHouse itself lie well to the rear of theplanned development.

Mr. Smith told the Echo that in spiteof the nature of the exploration beingcarried on, the council would ignorethat site and build on the newlyselected site in The Crescent - providedapproval came from the county.

The Bishop’s Manor House, Nettleham,was built by Hugh of Wells, who wasconsecrated Bishop of Lincoln in 1209.He was also responsible for continuingwith the building of Lincoln Cathedral,and Nettleham Church Cottages.

Drew Up Deed

It was in the Bishop’s Manor House atNettleham in 1301 that Edward I drewup the deed by virtue of which his son,Edward of Caernarvon became thefirst Prince of Wales.

Last Bishop to live in the Manor Housewas William Wickham. It was not usedafter 1590, and in 1630 Bishop JohnWilliams applied to the Archbishop ofCanterbury for permission to demolishit, and it was subsequently brokendown.

It is believed much of the materialtaken from it was used in theconstruction of buildings surroundingthe site and the church.

In the wall around the Park itself thereis a small arch thought possibly tohave been taken from the ManorHouse.

The Rev. H. G. Herrington, Vicar ofNettleham, hopes that local interest inthe historical associations of the sitewill be quickened by the diggings.

To Go On Digging

“I would like to see the whole siteexplored so that a reconstruction ofthe plan of the original building couldbe made,” he said.

In the meantime, Miss Russell and herteam of six local men go on digging.They will continue doing that untilSaturday week, so that the oldpeople’s bungalows may go up.

But unless the county refusespermission, the old people’s bungalowswill, in any case, go up in TheCrescent.

The small carved arch stone in the wall ofthe Bishops’ Palace site mentioned in the

Lincolnshire Echo article

In 1935, whilst digging holes for thelocation of telegraph poles in the

grass verge adjacent to the Bishops’Palace site wall on High Street, a

number of ‘bun-shaped’ loomweightswere discovered datable to the

Saxon period (8th/9th centuries).


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As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to,and less critical of, myself. I’ve becomemy own friend.

I have seen too many dear friends leavethis world too soon before they had achance to understand the freedom thatcomes with ageing.

Whose business is it if I choose to read,or play on the computer until 4.00am,or sleep until noon? I will dance withmyself to those wonderful tunes of the60 & 70’s, and if, at the same time,I wish to weep over a lost love... I will.

I’ll walk the beach in a swim suit thatis stretched over a bulging body andwill dive into the waves with abandon ifI choose to, despite the pitying glancesfrom youngsters. They, too, will get old(if they’re lucky).

I know I am sometimes forgetful, butthere again, some of life is just as wellforgotten. And I eventually rememberthe important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has beenbroken. How can your heart not breakwhen you lose a loved one, or when achild suffers, or even when somebody’s

beloved pet gets hit by a car? Butbroken hearts are what give us strengthand understanding and compassion.A heart never broken is pristine andsterile and will never know the joy ofbeing imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived longenough to have my hair turning grey,and to have my youthful laughs beforever etched into deep grooves on myface. So many have never laughed, andso many have died before their haircould turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to bepositive. You care less about what otherpeople think. I don’t question myselfanymore. I’ve even earned the right tobe wrong.

So, to answer your question, I quite likebeing old. It has set me free. I like theperson I have become. I am not goingto live forever, but while I am still here,I will not waste time lamenting whatcould have been, or worrying aboutwhat might yet be.

And I shall eat a pudding every singleday (if I feel like it).

Becoming Older

Kindly sent in by a reader

To help save the economy, theGovernment will announce next monththat the Immigration Department will starta ‘Deportation of Seniors’ programme(instead of illegal immigrants) in order toreduce Social Security and NHS costs.

Older people are much easier tocatch and will not remember how toget back home again!

I started to cry when I thought of you,but then it suddenly dawned on me -I’ll be seeing you on the bus!

Just Saying Goodbye

I have now had great pleasure in sendingtwo cheques to Sight Savers, one for£20.00 kindly given to me and theremainder for £125.00 made up asfollows:

Thank you Glynis for allowing sales in yoursalon of santas, snowmen and Christmasstockings, all containing goodies and thankyou ladies (and perhaps a few gents too!)for your support. This resulted in a total of£32.00 being raised for the charity.

Pauline, at her salon in Burton Road,also supported us by allowing sales at herpremises and these raised the grand sumof £62.50.

Win Rollin raised a further £15.50 fromsales to friends and colleagues - everypenny so very precious - so thank you Winfor your help.

Further donations totalling £15.00 givenby generous supporters rounded the totalup to £125.00.

I must also add a special thank you toDoris Colman and members of her familyfor the beautifully knitted toys they havemade to promote Sight Savers.

To continue our fundraising, there will bean

EGGSTRA SPECIAL Coffee MorningSaturday 31 March

The Old School (small room)10.00am to noon

Usual stalls, delicious coffee, etc. Help ofall kinds will be much appreciated.

Please feel free to leave cakes or gifts withme at 14 Sudbrooke Lane or, of course,bring them with you to the event.

We look forward to seeing YOU

Joyce E Lewis

Telephone 856818

Fundraising forSight Savers

Buying a timeshare essentially involvesobtaining the right to spend a specifiedperiod of time, often in an overseasproperty such as a studio apartment orvilla in a holiday resort, on an annual basis.

Some timeshare companies employ hardhitting selling techniques. Others use a lotof glitz. Either way it is important not to beinfluenced or seduced.

It is also essential when consideringwhether to buy a timeshare that you studyany agreement carefully to understandwhat the agreement entails and what therisks are. If in any doubt, please do consulta lawyer before committing yourself.

In other words, the recommendation isthat you avoid buying on the spur of themoment or under pressure. Think carefullybefore going in for a particular deal and,if in doubt, do take legal advice.

It is important that you understand exactlywhat you are committing yourself to.This is particularly relevant in relation tofinance. Often the fees payable are amixture of fixed fees and managementcharges in addition. Do make sure that

Timeshares - Peace of Mindthere is a cap on management charges,otherwise you will be committing yourselfto an open cheque.

There are some providers who will tell youthat you can change your mind. If you signin the UK then within certain limitationsthat is correct, but in other jurisdictionscancellation may not be possible and if itis possible it may not be straightforward.Caution is therefore the watchword.

Another point to consider is what happensif you wish to sell the timeshare. Is there amechanism for sale? Is the range of buyersrestricted? Is the price which is likely to berealised controlled? Again, all of thesepoints should be carefully considered.

There are many reputable timeshareoperators, but there are other timeshareoperators who are less so. Whether you aredealing with a reputable company or not,it is worthwhile taking care and having theagreement checked out before you sign.Peace of mind is an extremely valuablecommodity!

One of a series of occasional articles byAndrew & Co, Solicitors.


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From the Parish RegistersWe welcome into the

Family of God’s Church throughHoly Baptism:

11 December Reece HainsworthElisha HainsworthLeon PottsLeah Potts

We share in the sadness of thosewho mourn the death of a loved one,

remembering those whose funeralhas taken place, or cremated remains

have been laid to rest:

7 November Winifred Nichol10 November Elaine Bilton21 November Marian Knowles21 November Roy Kime

3 December Eric Gibson14 December Phyllis Lammin

30 January Terrence Herrick

All Saints Parish

We live in tempestuous times. The financialcrisis in Europe and the world seemsendless. Britain’s standard of living isfalling steeply, and there seems to be nosuch thing as a secure job any more.Well-qualified young people, eager to getcracking with their working lives, are theworst hit. Older people have seen the valueof their savings and pensions pared downdrastically.

In the background, we are constantlyaware of the shifting balance of power inthe world, instant communications thathave made that world a tinder box inwhich new crazes can catch fire at anincredible rate, a growing population thatthe earth will struggle to feed, millionsliving in pain and poverty, the destructionof our entire habitat by the carbon outputsof greed, the apparent rise in extremeforms of good and ancient religions,and the seemingly unstoppable power ofglobal businesses and commerce.Hopeless.

Just when we thought all was hopeless,people have started going back to church.Numbers at Christmas across the countrywere well up on the last few years. Ourown churches were full many times over.

Jesus came into a similarly disturbingworld. Born to a struggling peasant familyin one of the poorest parts of the world,with a cruel and repressive imperial regimeunder the Roman empire, a Jewish stateled by power-hungry, greedy fat-cats froma small number of families colluding withthe occupiers, with destructive empires tothe north and east sharpening theirswords, he was the very antithesis ofeveryone’s idea of a man powerful enoughto put things right. Humble, peaceful,friend of sinners, forgiving, prayerful,supporter of the weak and poor andpowerless, scornful of the rich andpowerful.

Funny, then, that this man and the unseenGod of whom he is the very image, shouldbe of such interest now. Or is it? Cynicsmight say we are grasping at straws, orthat the church offers entertainment thatis much cheaper than the flicks or a mealout, but there may be a better explanation!

Maybe people realise that, deep down,we have got things really badly wrong.That wealth at any price is not a recipe foruniversal happiness. That success should bemeasured in social and environmentalimpact, not pounds, euros, dollars and

dirhams. That what we do for each otheris more important than what we do forourselves. That the markets don’t have allthe answers, and neither do governments.That being good is not wet - for goodnesssake, it cost Jesus his life!

Being good is often the toughest way inthis world, and people are looking forevidence of its power and potential, forguidance about how to play a role inmaking change happen, and for solidaritywith others wanting to work for a brighterfuture for the world.

Is that why people in our parishes, inNettleham and Scothern, Welton,Riseholme and Dunholme, across ourdiocese and across the land, are comingback to church? Why Religious Studies isnow one of the most popular A-levelchoices? Why people are enquiring,reading, talking and even praying?

This isn’t shallow superstition. This iswomen and men, like those 2000 yearsago who saw Jesus in his shabby stable inthat treacherous middle eastern world,smelly shepherds and sophisticatedintellectuals alike, recognising that thisbaby and the man he would become, isour hope for the future. His weakness is hisstrength, his humility his power, his deathour life. Only if we learn from him, andlearn to love him and all he stands for,can the world be saved.

We are all in this together, say thepoliticians, though actions suggestotherwise. But when Jesus says we are allin this together, we know he means it,because of Good Friday and Easter. Let uspray that our churches can be places wherethis truth is alive and available, where wecan meet Jesus Christ in the sacraments,in the bible, in the exercise of our creativeimaginations and intellects, and in eachother. No-one said it would be easy takingup our cross and following him, but it is,we believe, our only hope.

March is traditionally tempestuous, andthis March begins and ends in the periodof self-examination and spring-cleaningwhich is Lent. What better time andopportunity to begin putting ourselvesright with God, so we can follow Jesus tothe cross in our churches this Good Friday,and then experience there the joy of liferediscovered and renewed at Easter.

Fr Richard CrosslandAssistant Parish Priest, Welton

An Easter Messagefrom Fr Richard Crossland, Assistant Parish Priest, Welton

Do you like singing?Are you aged 6 or over?Come and join All Saints Choir!

Choir Practices are on Fridays7.00pm - 8.00pm for junior singers.

Adults and older juniors (from age 13)start at 7.45pm to 8.45pm

We normally sing at the 9.30am Eucharist onSundays and some other occasions.

We need some more voices on the alto line(male or female) but all voices are welcome!

Just come along to a rehearsal, or speak tome after the service!

Bea van der Kaaij, Director of Music,

Telephone 07527 233407 or [email protected]

New Year - New StartA new Junior Handbell Ringing Group

is being formed

Anyone from the age 7 years upwardswill be most welcome, plus any parentswho would like to see what goes on and

maybe have a go themselves!

Meetings will take place throughout theschool term from 6.00 - 7.15pm each

Monday night at All Saints Church(Bank Holidays excepted)

Please contactHandbell Musical Director

Mrs Tegwen Manton on 01522 870560or email [email protected]

for details, questions or to registeryour interest


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Church, Nettleham

Mothering Sunday 18 March

8.00am Eucharist

9.30am Family Eucharist for the4th Sunday of Lent with distribution ofMothering Sunday flowers

11.15am Holy Communion at St Mary’sRiseholme (using traditional language)

Monday 26 March

7.30pm Eucharist for the Feast of theAnnunciation at St Mary’s, Welton

Palm Sunday 1 April

8.00am Eucharist with distribution andblessing of palms

9.30am Parish Eucharist, with distributionand blessing of palms and procession fromthe Old School to the Church. Please notethis service begins promptly at the OldSchool

3.00pm Palm Sunday afternoon with ourdonkey friends: Molly and Milly

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ofHoly Week 2, 3 and 4 April

9.00am Morning Prayer at All Saints

5.30pm Evening Prayer at All Saints

7.30pm A service for Holy Week eachevening shared with friends across theBenefice

Monday at St Chad’s Church, Dunholme

Tuesday at St Germain’s Church, Scothernwith Scothern Chorale

Wednesday at St Mary’s Church, Welton

Maundy Thursday 5 April

9.30am Said Eucharist

7.30pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Supperwith the Washing of Feet, Stripping of theAltars and Watch until Midnight withBishop Christopher, Bishop of Lincoln

Good Friday 6 April

10.00am - 3.00pm (approx) In theShadow of the Cross, including:

Following in the Way of the Cross aroundthe Benefice: look out for posters!followed by:

2.00pm (approximately) The Liturgy of theLord’s Passion with the Reading of thePassion Gospel, Proclamation of the Cross,and Distribution of Holy Communion

Holy Saturday 7 April

10.00am - 11.30am An Easter Happening:activities for childrenPre-booking essential call: 01522 595969

8.00pm The Paschal Vigil and theFirst Eucharist of Easter with Lighting of theNew Fire and the Paschal Candle, renewalof Baptismal vows and Confirmation withBishop David

At the conclusion of this service therewill be a (brief!) party to celebrate the gloryof the Resurrection and our joy at beingGod’s Easter people.

Easter Day 8 April

8.00am Said Eucharist

9.30am Parish Eucharist and anEaster Egg Hunt!

11.15am Holy Communion at St Mary’s,Riseholme (using traditional language)

Monday 23 April

7.30pm Guild Office for the Guild ofServers of the Sanctuary at St Mary’s,Riseholme

Wednesday 25 April

7.30pm All Saints Church APCM in Church,followed by refreshments

Saturday/Sunday 12/13 May

West Lindsey Open Churches Festival atAll Saints Church. Look out for posters anddetails in the church porch.

Thursday 17 May

7.30pm Deanery Ascension Day Service atSt Mary’s, Welton

Saturday 19 May

10.00am – 4.00pm Fundraising event forAll Saints Church ‘New Life for the Organ’including books, toys, plants, cakes,bric-a-brac, morning coffee, light lunches,afternoon tea - look out for posters!

7.45pm Concert with LincsEffect(check them out on:www.lincseffect.co.uk to listen to audioclips of their music)

Thursday 7 June

7.30pm Eucharist for Corpus Christifollowed by a party!

New For 2012An exciting new venture for Nettleham

Community Lottery● Help maintain the beautiful

Grade 1 listed building which isAll Saints Church

● Enable the church tofund local projects, benefitting people

in our community

Simply choose a number between1 and 300 and telephone:

Russ Coulter: 01522 850708 orNeil Duff: 07789 543422

or email:[email protected]

If your number comes up,you could win with our:

● Monthly Draw prizes● Quarterly Bonus prizes

● Christmas Cracker prizes

(Estimated annual prize fund of£7,300*) subject to minimum number

of entries received

Spread the news!Please pass onto your friends and

neighbours - you don’t have to cometo church to join!

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Old Photographs of Nettleham

Taken at Easter 1967, this happy group of schoolchildren from Nettleham School are at Lincoln railway station on their way to Weston-Super-Mare.Perhaps you recognize yourself (or someone you know) in your younger days!

Photograph kindly supplied by Mrs Doreen Lane

The date or occasion of this photograph is unkown, but Tom Lane is 5th from right at the back and Freddie Trott is 4th from the right in the same rowPerhaps you recognize yourself (or someone you know) in your younger days (or perhaps you would rather not!)

Photograph kindly supplied by Mrs Doreen Lane


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Let’s hibernate!

We had an interesting start to the NewYear when we learnt about animals thathibernate for the winter. We made densusing fabric and cushions, and acted outthe popular story ‘We’re going on a bearhunt!’ We had fun splashing across theriver, squelching through the thick oozymud and tip-toeing through the cave...“It’s a bear!” We collaged pictures ofcreatures that hibernate to put on ourdisplay, learnt new songs about hibernationand played games. We even came topre-school in our pyjamas for the day, sothat we could pretend to hibernate like theanimals we had learnt about. We ate bearshaped biscuits in our den and thepostman called with a special delivery forus to look after over the half term…a cuddly bear that was hibernating (thestuffed variety!)

Chinese New Year

We made a fantastic dragon mask andmoved around the room to the dragondance to celebrate Chinese New Year.We sampled noodles, rice and stir-friedvegetables and practised using chopsticksto eat them. We would like to take thisopportunity to thank Mr and Mrs Lee forproviding us with the delicious prawncrackers and fortune cookies and forletting us borrow their beautiful dancingdragon puppets. We all had lots of funduring our celebration!

Stay and Play

Parents joined us for more stay-and-playsessions. This is an opportunity to see whatwe do and to share in the activities thatthe children experience. We had some verypositive and encouraging comments froma recent parent questionnaire. Here are justa few examples: “My child is excited aboutattending Beckside and really enjoys itthere.” “It is extremely welcoming!”“I am very happy; my children have learntso much.” “My children are safe andsecure.” “Friendly, helpful staff: a greatlearning environment both indoors andout.” “A friendly team of staff and it is veryapparent that the children enjoy beingwith them and their enthusiasm shinesthrough!” As well as parent questionnaires,we encouraged the children to have theirsay too. Here are some of their lovelycomments: “I like playing with my friends.”“I like playing in the sand.” “I like playingoutside.” “I like having a snack.” “I likeeverything!”

And there’s more

We have lots more planned over thecoming weeks, including our topic aboutrecycling, growing flowers and herbs andusing recycled troughs and old wellies toplant them in. Many thanks to theNettleham Gardeners’ Association fordonating a composter for us to use in ourgarden so that we can be environmentallyfriendly!

Find out more

We are an inclusive pre-school andwelcome all children (from 21/2 - to schoolage) and their families in the community

Beckside Pre-school

and surrounding areas where places areavailable. We are open Monday - Friday(term time only) and offer full-day andhalf-day sessions. Our opening times are9.00am - 3.00pm. We would be very happyto show you around our pre-school.To arrange a visit, or if you need any otherinformation, you can contact us on07940 873505, or by email:[email protected]

You can also view our prospectus, policiesand current newsletters on our website:www.becksidepreschool.co.uk

Jayne Ellis Deputy Manager

We shared the dancing dragon puppets We sampled some Chinese food

We pretended to hibernate We performed the dragon dance for Chinese New Year


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Report Back from your West Lindsey District & Lincolnshire County Councillor: Ray Sellars

From Councillor Malcolm LeaningStreet Lights Out?

We are always ready to pass on anyinformation concerning street lights whichare faulty to the Highway authority. Pleasetell us not only the nearest postal addressto the light but also, if possible, thenumber attached to the lamp-post.

If you wish to report it yourself, telephoneLCC Highways on 01522 782070.

Your Council Tax Bill

Only 25%, a quarter of the money WestLindsey District Council (WLDC) spends,comes from you in the form of Council Tax,the remainder mostly comes from theGovernment in the form of a rate supportgrant. Parish Councils do not get any ratesupport grant and have to raise all themoney they spend through their precept.

We all know times are difficult and publicsector spending is under severe pressuredue to the deficit and Government austeritymeasures. However WLDC had the worstsettlement of any council, District orCounty, in Lincolnshire and one of theworst in the country in 2011 with a loss onthe previous year’s grant of £2.5 million.

In 2012/13 WLDC is raising £5,861,686from Council Tax payers and NettlehamParish Council £112,786.

Here is the Council Tax to be paid for2012/13 from all bands to WLDC andNettleham Parish Council. In addition therewill be a charge from Lincolnshire CountyCouncil and the police.

West Lindsey DC Nettleham PC

Band A £127.15 £57.28Band B £148.35 £66.83Band C £169.54 £76.38Band D £190.73 £85.93Band E £233.12 £105.02Band F £275.50 £124.11Band G £317.88 £143.21Band H £381.46 £171.85

For each £1,000 Nettleham PC spends,your property is charged as below.

Nettleham PC

Band A £0.51Band B £0.59Band C £0.68Band D £0.76Band E £0.93Band F £1.10Band G £1.27Band H £1.52

Localism!One of the drivers for the current CoalitionGovernment has been the Localismagenda.

The Localism Act was given Royal Ascent

on 15 November 2011. It devolves greaterpowers to councils and neighbourhoodsand gives local communities more controlover housing and planning decisions.

Key areas of the act which may affectNettleham include:

● Abolishing the Standards Board regimeand the model code of conduct, andintroducing local accountability and acriminal offence of deliberate failure todeclare a personal interest.

● Giving residents the power to instigatelocal referendums on any local issue andthe power to veto excessive Council Taxincreases.

● Providing new powers to help save localfacilities and services threatened withclosure, and giving voluntary andcommunity groups the right to challengelocal authorities over their services.

● Abolish the Infrastructure PlanningCommission and return to a positionwhere the Secretary of State takes thefinal decision on major infrastructureproposals of national importance.

● Amend the Community InfrastructureLevy, which allows councils to chargedevelopers to pay for infrastructure.Some of the revenue will be available forthe local community.

● Provide for Neighbourhood Plans, whichwould be approved if they received 50%of the votes cast in a referendum.

● Provide for neighbourhood developmentorders to allow communities to approvedevelopment without requiring normalplanning consent.

It also says that: ‘A local authority haspower to do anything that individualsgenerally may do.’ This completely reversesthe previous legislation which restrictedcouncils to doing only those things thatthe law expressly permitted councils to do.

Solar Panels/Photo-voltaic Cells Solar Panels are fairly well known and easyto understand, the sun (when we get it!)warms water through the panels and thatwater is then available to the household oroccupants to use instead of them payingfor heating water. Photo-voltaic cells aresimilar to solar panels, but instead ofheating water, the sunlight, even oncloudy days, is transformed into electricityand can be used by the building with thecells on its roof or sold to the national grid.Our ‘new’ Guildhall in Gainsborough hasboth types on the roof and generates alarge amount of electricity which can beseen on the display in the reception area.

Both these technologies are not cheap,though cheaper than they were a few yearsago, and each has to have a life of around

thirty years to make them cost-effective,given the initial outlay and the return thatcan be earned.

There have been some marketingcompanies in the village leafleting aboutinstalling roof panels.

Have you considered if you need planningpermission to install such panels? You mayneed planning permission, particularly inour village conservation area, so why notask?

Satellite reception dishes also sometimesneed permission in the conservation area.

The Planning department can always bereached by calling 01427 676676 - whichis the main number for contacting WLDCwho are also ‘on line’ at:www.west-lindsey.gov.uk

Discount on your Council Tax?

West Lindsey District Council offers a25% discount on your Council Tax wherethere is only one resident adult at theproperty. Around 12,200 of our 41,000households in the district currently claimthe discount.

Nettleham residents wishing to check thatthey are getting all the discounts they areentitled to, should call: 01427 676676.

Keep Alert!

Keep aware with Lincs Alert

Lincolnshire police have launched a brandnew system which not only keeps you upto date with what’s going on in your area,it also allows you to let them know of anyissues that concern you. It’s free andsimple at: www.lincsalert.co.ukClick the ‘register now’ button ortelephone the Watchline Administrator on01522 558399.

Benefits of the system for those who signup include: a confidential and secureservice where your details are never sharedwithout consent; alerts by email; telephoneor text at times to suit you; crime reductionand community safety advice; allows youto report information direct to yourNeighbourhood Policing Team; receivefeedback and updates about the reportsyou and others in your area have made;further opportunities to join an on-linevirtual Neighbourhood and Home Watchnetwork and you are able to unsubscribeat any time if the system is not for you.

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Local Councillorsand West Lindsey District Councillor: Malcolm Leaning

CONTACT DETAILSDistrict & County Cllr Ray Sellars24 Deepdale Lane, Nettleham,Lincoln LN2 2LT Telephone: 01522 750286Email:[email protected]

District Cllr Malcolm Leaning11 Highfields, Nettleham,Lincoln LN2 2STTelephone: 01522 873175Email:[email protected]

shows that crime prevention requires localresidents’ co-operation with the police.

Concessionary Travel - Bus Passes

The English National Concessionary TravelScheme allows all eligible older anddisabled people to travel free on off-peakscheduled bus services anywhere inEngland. Off-peak hours are between9.30am - 11.00pm Monday to Friday andall day on weekends and bank holidays.

From 6 April 2010 the age of eligibility forwomen will be pension age and for men itwill be the pensionable age of a womanborn on the same day. The pension age forwomen is rising by five years over a tenyear period and the eligible age for a buspass will rise gradually over this period. Thedate you will be eligible for a bus pass willdepend on the month in which you wereborn and it will not fall on your birthday.

Application forms can be obtained fromLincolnshire County Council, City Hall,Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1DN; yourlocal council offices; your local library or byringing the Concessionary Fares Team on01522 873700.

In Lincolnshire, the County Councilcurrently allows Lincolnshire pass holdersto travel free of charge on local journeysbefore 9.30am on weekdays.

Green Bin Collections in Winter

The current administration at WLDC hasdecided to stop collecting green binsduring the winter months as a cost-cuttinginitiative - we don’t agree with the timing,but were out-voted.

It was identified that annual savings ofover £150,000 could be made by makingchanges to the collection rounds, days ofcollection and the ceasing of garden wastecollections over a 3- or 4-month period.If people rely on the green waste collectionto dispose of their garden waste theywon’t be able to do so for all the fourmonths when there is no collection. Peoplewill still be able to take green waste andgarden waste to the waste disposal sites inGainsborough, Lincoln and Whisby - butonly if they have a car and the time!

With regard to the timing of next year’swinter shutdown of garden wastecollections (winter 2012/13) - residents canvoice their opinions by visiting:www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/wastenewsor email:[email protected]

Mrs Kathleen Hesketh

You will have read in the last edition ofNettleham News of the passing away ofMrs Kathleen Hesketh.

We wonder how many will remember herserving Nettleham’s interests as their

District Councillor on Welton Rural DistrictCouncil, both as Councillor KathleenMansford and, after her marriage, asCouncillor Mrs Kathleen Hesketh?

Civilian Parking Enforcement

Civilian parking enforcement is on-streetparking enforcement undertaken by civilianorganisations rather than the police ortraffic wardens employed through thepolice.

At WLDC we have voted to allow theCounty Council to be overall parkingenforcement operator for ‘on street’parking in this part of the county. Wemight even see some parking enforcementin the larger villages such as those of theLincoln Fringe - even in Nettleham!

Councillors’ Initiative Fund

Many of you will know that for the pastseveral years each councillor has had asmall fund of £1,000 per year to give smallgrants to projects in the ward. In the pastours has been used, for example, toupgrade the Beckside path, pay for theall-weather turf in front of both goals onBill Bailey’s playing field and supply theentire village with the Nettleham VillageDesign Statement. Now this fund has beenincreased and each Councillor has £4,000to spend over two years.

This means that we have a total of £8,000to spend in the ward, and we tend to worktogether to ensure we assist as manyprojects as we can. The successfulindividuals or organisations will have tospend the money and then produce areceipt to claim the agreed amount fromWest Lindsey. It might seem a bit of aroundabout way to get the money toorganisations and individuals, but it ispublic money. Projects that seek toenhance the life of many in the ward orassist in levering in other money forprojects will be the most likely to succeedin application.

We are therefore inviting applications for acontribution from your Councillor’sInitiative Fund. Please write to Cllr R Sellarsat the postal address or email with detailsfor consideration.

From Councillor Ray SellarsFire and Rescue Service

After much wastage of both time andpublic money, the Regional Control Centreshave now been scrapped allowingLincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service to retaina control room at its HQ.

There was great concern that Lincolnshirewould lose the use of its valuable localknowledge had the service been removedfrom the Lincoln HQ.

Play at the Collection (Museum)Improvements have been made to theexisting shop area to create an under 5’slearn to play area. In addition, changes tothe café will provide an improved visitorexperience. Stokes have been appointed torun and manage the cafe.

Energy EfficiencyWorking in partnership with DistrictCouncils, the County Council has passedthe 10,000 mark for households that havebenefited from HELP support for energyefficiency. Over 11,500 wall cavities or loftshave been insulated saving householdersover £1 million on their energy bills.Ever-rising energy costs are a constantworry to many residents, so do please takeadvantage of help from official offers.

Energy from WasteThe county’s recycling rates are over 52%,but this still leaves some 165,000 tonnes ofnon-recyclable waste with a landfill tax of£56 per tonne. This will rise to £80 pertonne over the next three years. The newEnergy from Waste facility in NorthHykeham should be fully operational byDecember 2013 saving Council Tax payersconsiderable sums of money. Five wastetransport feeder stations are to be builtaround the county to ensure that thewaste facility operates efficiently.

Lincolnshire operates 13 household wasterecycling centres, but due to cut-backssome will have reduced opening hours.The site at Great Northern Terrace inLincoln will not be affected.

Superfast BroadbandCouncil officers are having informaldiscussions with potential suppliers ofsuperfast broadband. £14.3 million infunding has already been secured, plus£10 million of County Council fundingwhich should provide 90% coverage inLincolnshire by 2015 - benefitting bothbusinesses and residents.


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St Barnabas Easter Craft FairBranston Hall Hotel, Lincoln

Sunday 1 April10.00am - 4.00pm

Free entry Come visit St Barnabas Easter Craft Fairoffering a superb selection of highquality crafts and hand-made productsfrom over 20 local craft stands fromaround the county. There will behand-made chocolates from SpecialEdition Chocolate, individuallydesigned hand-bags by 1 OffHandbags, unique handcrafted qualityjewellery with gemstones and crystals,plus Lincoln-based weaver Liz Rancewill be demonstrating tapestryweaving. She runs local beginnerclasses/workshops for communitygroups of all ages. There guarantees tobe something for everyone.

Branston Hall hotel is situated in 88acres of beautiful Lincolnshire parklandwith its own lake and this fine buildingtypifies the best that a country househotel can be. The location is totallyserene and unspoilt by the pressures ofthe modern world and a beautifulsetting for a craft fair.

So whether browsing or buying,St Barnabas Hospice and Branston HallHotel invite you to enjoy a day out.So why not join us for a cup of tea,a bite to eat or simply to enjoy thebeautiful surroundings. For thechildren there will be an Easter EggTreasure Hunt within the beautifulgrounds. Families are most welcomeand admission is free.

If you are interested in having a stall,contact [email protected] or call (01522) 540300

Spring FairSt Barnabas Day Centre,Hawthorn Road, Lincoln

Sunday 22 April11.00am - 3.00pm

Free entry The lovely one-acre garden at thecharity’s Day Centre at Hawthorn Road,will be full of fun, laughter, live music,BBQ, stalls and, of course, cakes, as ithelps raise money for its work. The dayis also a chance for the public toexplore the colourful, fragrant garden

which has been lovingly designed andplanted to create a tranquil space forreflection and outdoor relaxation.Particularly popular is the Walk of Life- a peaceful area dedicated to lovedones and open for everyone to see.

The Spring Fair is a free fun event forall the family with face painting,games and a bouncy castle.

We hope to see you there.

St Barnabas Ladies’ LunchBentley Hotel, LincolnTuesday 24 April

starting at 11.00amYour place at the Lunch will cost

£26.50 per person

Sheila Dibnah, the main guestspeaker, will enthral you with hercolourful impersonations, memoriesand tales of her life with the world’sbest-loved steeplejack. Don’t miss thisopportunity to find out what life waslike with one Britain’s nationaltreasures!

Second guest speaker, BBC RadioLincolnshire’s Judy Theobald, promisesto amuse by offering the benefits ofher brief guide to love and romance.

With delicious food, fantastic speakers,and feel-good factor of supportingyour local hospice, this is the perfectevent for all those ladies who lunch.

Tickets are £26.50 per person, soreserve yours now by calling theFundraising Office on 01522 540300or visitingwww.stbarnabashospice.co.uk

This annual event is very popular andplaces are limited, so please book earlyto secure your place and avoiddisappointment.

For information on any of our eventsor to buy tickets visit www.stbarn-abashospice.co.uk or contact [email protected] call 01522 540300

Plant SaleSunday 13 May

10.00am - 1.00pm

Free entry

Can you help?

Calling all green-fingered folk! Come

St Barnabas Events

visit St Barnabas 11th annual PlantSale. You will find an array of indoorand outdoor plants, bedding plants,shrubs and beautifully filled hangingbaskets available - all at bargainprices! Refreshments available.

St Barnabas would really appreciateany plant donations; plants can betaken on Saturday 12 May to theGrandstand on Carholme Road from10.00am to 12 noon. If you have lotsof plants to donate and would likethem to be collected, or would likefurther information, please contact thefundraising office on 01522 540300.

Lipstick & ChampagneThe Bentley Hotel

Saturday 26 May7.30pm - 1.00am

Tickets £35.00(includes a scrumptious 3-course meal)

Ladies - come and celebrate 30 yearsof Hospice Care at Lipstick &Champagne and dance the night awayto Take Five and DJ Flipstones.

Take Five is the most exciting newTake That tribute to hit the UK! Thisnew, exciting and innovative show isone not to be missed - with videoscreens, 3D visuals and top qualityaudio, this makes these guys reallystand out from the rest.

The show will run you through90 minutes of the highlights of theTake That years.

Fully choreographed and staged toabsolute perfection. Harmonies thatare “Magic”, and costumes that willcertainly “Relight Your Fire”, in fact ithas been said that when watching thisshow you are in fact in heaven. Somehave even said that with a little bit of“Patience” it has most certainly beenthe “Greatest Day of their Lives”Following Take Five, DJ Flipstones willbe playing all the great classics fromthe 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.

For information on any of our events,or to buy tickets, visit:

www.stbarnabashospice.co.ukor contact Becky:

[email protected] telephone:

01522 540300


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STREET PARTY

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NETTLEHAMMONDAY4 JUNE

1 - 4.00pm

ON THEVILLAGEGREEN

To commemorate the

QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEEPut the date in your diary for

JUBILEE TEA PARTYfor children under 12

Music, games and lots of fun for all ages

MemorabiliaCHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS

COMPETITIONPAINTING COMPETITION

PLUSLOTS OF FOOD AND

FUND-RAISING STALLS

Have you any photographs ofNettleham in the 50’s?

orRoyal Memorabilia

for a display from the 50’s Coronationto the Jubilee?

Can you help with organising the food?

Are you a memberof a group in Nettleham which

would like to be involved?

Have you any GREAT IDEASfor the day?

DRESS IN RED WWHHIITTEE BLUE OR IN 50’s STYLE

IMPORTANTCLOSING DATE TO REGISTER FOR CHILDREN’S TEA PARTY IS

SUNDAY 1 APRILCONTACT MARGARET CLAWSON

750336ALL MONIES RAISED IN AID OF ST BARNABAS HOSPICE


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HELP LIVES SAVE LIVES

LIVES (Lincolnshire IntegratedVoluntary Emergency Services) are acountywide organisation, which hasbeen in existence since the mid 1970’s.

Initially the scheme consisted oflike-minded doctors willing to give uptheir time to provide immediate medicalassistance, alongside the emergencyservices, to calls such as road trafficaccidents.

In 1999 the Chief Executive of theAmbulance Trust invited LIVES to establisha First Responder Service for suspectedheart attack victims. It was envisaged thatthis would enable an equality of service tobe extended across the rural areas withinthe county of Lincolnshire, which is thesecond largest county in England, but insome places is very sparsely populated.There are almost 90 groups acrossLincolnshire with 640 Responders,volunteering their skills and time tosupport their local areas.

You may have seen in the local press justbefore Christmas 2011 that LIVES First

LIVES Responders - Across Lincolnshire and in NettlehamResponders were called to their 100,000themergency call-out. The call was to apatient suffering from chest pains inThimbleby, near Horncastle, who spentjust a few days in hospital before beingdischarged. This is a huge achievement forall of the volunteers who give up their timeto administer life-saving first aid to sickand injured people in their community.

Steve Hyde, a First Responder in his owncommunity, as well as the fundraising,marketing and recruitment manager basedat LIVES headquarters in Horncastle,commented: “Attending 100,000 call-outsis a big thing for us. It really pushes homehow important LIVES is as a charity for acounty as rural as Lincolnshire and itmeans that we’ve gone out and treated100,000 people. The First Responders arethe ultimate volunteers for theircommunity. We always say to them aftertheir initial training period that someone,at some point in their community, will beextremely grateful they went through thetraining.”

Here in Nettleham, we are about tocelebrate our own milestone. 4 March2012 represents the 10th anniversary ofthe First Responders team being called outto medical emergencies around the village.Although we haven’t got exact figuresgoing back to the very first days, weaverage about 100 call-outs per year.During 2009 we had 119, in 2010 therewere 106 and in 2011 there were 89call-outs. So I suspect that we have alreadyresponded to over a thousand emergenciesaround the village.

Although our responders are trained in anumber of techniques, it is chest pains,breathing difficulties and cardiac arrestthat are particularly time critical, with thefirst 8 minutes being the crucial time forassistance. The average response timeacross the county and in the village isabout 4 minutes or so.

Over the last ten years we’ve hadtwenty-five Responders in the group andcurrently have thirteen, with several moreundergoing training.

Taken around 1890, the photograph shows Mansford’s shop on The Green (where the Co-operative supermarket now stands)with the grandfather (Alfred) and the father (Herbert) of Mrs Kathleen Hesketh, who died in 2011.

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Art & Craft SaleNettleham Art Group held its 5th annualpre-Christmas Art & Craft Sale in the OldSchool on Saturday 5 November. Unlikethe July Exhibition, which displays newpaintings completed during the previousyear, this November sale is an opportunityfor members to sell any of their paintingsand prints, birthday and Christmas cards,craft work, art books and materials.Admission is free and refreshments areserved.

The event was again successful with overone hundred visitors between 10.00amand 1.00pm. Greetings cards and books inparticular proved popular this year, as didthe provision of tea, coffee and biscuits.A great variety of craft items were on salesuch as embroidery, pin cushions andneedle cases, Christmas decorations,jewellery and decorative mobiles. Profitsfrom the sale enabled the Group todonate £100.00 to the Lincolnshire andNottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

Thanks as always to all those membersand friends who helped on the day. Thepopular Art Group, now in its eighth yearand with 40 members, will be holding itsannual exhibition in the Old School in July,from Friday the 13 to Sunday 15. Make anote of this in your diary now. Full detailsin the summer edition of Nettleham News.

Ian StrawGroup Organiser

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In a past edition of Nettleham News weintroduced our new business: StorybookDays. We are pleased to say that nearlytwo years on we are still going andexpanding our creative workshops to newvenues, organisations and partnerships.

Sarah Hollamby and Leanne Taylor, bothresidents of Nettleham and both havingover 11 years of experience in educationand the arts, had the idea of bringingchildren’s stories to life through creativeand practical workshops.

Each school holiday we run full-dayworkshops in the village at Unit 5,22 The Green, Nettleham, based onpopular children’s stories. All the days arecarefully planned to include drama,story-telling, music, dance, crafts andgames suited to the age of childrenattending the day. They allow the childrento become immersed in the stories and toenter the fictional world through fun andplay. In this day and age when stories andmake-believe can sometimes be lost totechnology and television, our workshopsallow space for all primary age children toonce again enjoy books.

We have rid the village of the giants withthe help of the BFG, made our own ‘purplehand gang’ with Horrid Henry, floated ourboats down the Beck (some not terriblysuccessfully) as we imagined what it wouldbe like for Michael the main character ofMichael Morpurgo’s popular book‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ and we even foundout ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ in Vicars’Wood. Please have a look on our website:www.storybookdays.co.uk to see allthe books that we have looked at so far!

In November we launched a series oftoddler sessions in Nettleham to encourageour little ones to love books as much as wedo. Latest dates, books and prices for thesesessions can be found on the website.

We have been so excited by how the workhas extended to include school workshops,children’s parties, festivals and libraries.We have worked in several schools acrossLincolnshire, carried out workshops at avariety of festivals, such as Wolds Words,Beam! Children’s Festival and beeninvolved in the Igniting Ambitions CulturalOympiad project. We delivered a workshopbased on Enid Blyton’s ‘The Magic FarAway Tree’ at The Usher Art Gallery linkedwith their Charter of the Forest exhibitionand Hansel & Gretel at Lincoln Drill Hall.

We have created personalised parties forseveral children based on their favouritebooks including Alice in Wonderland,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory andFantastic Mr Fox, these have all been verywell received and offer a creativealternative for your child’s special day.

2012 looks to be just as exciting. We arepleased to be working with LincolnshireCounty Council in several libraries acrossthe county linking with the HiddenHeritage exhibitions and hopefully will alsobe forming links with the LincolnshireWildlife Trust.

In January 2012 we discovered thatStorybook Days have been nominated for aNational Award: Whats on 4 Kids in twocategories; Best Local Activity for childrenaged 5 to 12 and Best New Activity for

Storybook Days are Growing!

children. We are really excited andhonoured to have got this far in theprocess. If you would like to vote for us,then please visit the website:www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/awards.aspAll votes would be much appreciated.If your children have not yet attended oneof our days, please keep an eye out for upand coming days. We would love to seeyou!

Sarah Hollamby & Leanne Taylor Email: [email protected]


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Yesterday, Tomorrow & TodaySat silently on the blackened floor,The boy stares optimistically towards the sky,Dreaming, dreams of a better yesterday.When the wind flowed so freely across his skin,And his mind was as clear as parchment, untainted by ink.A time when smiles were free and the sun shone so softly.Yesterday.The boy places his hand on the window pane, so cold with frost.Looking, wishing and demanding a better tomorrow.A tomorrow where the wind will return,When his mind is free again,And where sunshine and smiles will smother him.Tomorrow.But today all he has is loneliness,A feeling of isolation, detachment,Whilst reality surrounds him and beckons him forth,But in his mind lives an Angel,Who is walking gracefully through the breeze,Banishing the poison inside,Smiling in the warm sunshine.Today,It isn’t so bad.

Philip Bell

New in NettlehamWEA courses Summer 2012

Seasonal CraftsTutor: Kathy Holland

How are the seasons usedas inspiration for creativedecoration? Develop your skills andtechniques and make 2D and 3Dartworks, including traditional andcontemporary cards, creative jewellery,boxes and decorative fans.

Starts: Thursday 19 April 2012Time: 1.00 - 4.00pmVenue: esh consultancy & training ltd,22 The Green, Nettleham LN2 2NRFee: £30.15 for 3 sessions or Free

Every Picture Tells a StoryTutor: Rachel Holland

Explore the way in which artists have toldstories in their paintings - the narrativetradition in art from the Renaissance to thepre-Raphaelites of the Victorian age andmore. Plenty of illustrations andopportunities for discussion.

Starts: Tuesday 24 April 2012

Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm

Venue: esh consultancy & training ltd,22 The Green, Nettleham, LN2 2NR

Fee: £40.20 for 8 sessions or Free

For further information or to book a place,please contact:

WEA Lincoln Office on 01522 522472

As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral directorto play at a graveside service for a homelessman. He had no family or friends, so the servicewas to be at a remote cemetery in the country.

I was not familiar with the area, got lost andfinally arrived an hour late and saw the funeralpeople had evidently gone and the hearse wasnowhere in sight. Only the diggers were leftaround the partially-filled grave.

I apologised to the men for being late andwent to the graveside. I didn’t know what elseto do, so I started to play.

The workers gathered around as I played myheart out for this man with no family andfriends. I played ‘Amazing Grace’ and theworkers began to weep. They wept, I wept -we all wept together. When I finished, I packedup my bagpipes and headed back to my car.Though my head hung low, my heart was full.

As I opened the door to my car, I heard one ofthe workers say: “I never seen nothin’ like thatbefore and I’ve been puttin’ in septic tanks forover twenty years.”

A Grave Mistake

December welcomed two newresidents to Nettleham. Shirley andSean are the new landlords of theWhite Hart and bring with them lotsof enthusiasm and ideas to make thishistoric pub something for everyone.“As history lovers we were totallycaptivated by the buildings past andGeorgian architecture” says Sean.“Although we are aware the building wasformerly Nettleham’s court house andgaol, we would welcome any informationand photographs to enable us to compileand put on display within the pub a panelexplaining all about its past.”

Although the White Hart has changedhands quite frequently in recent years and,perhaps been a little neglected, Shirley andSean aim to be here for the long term andhave many ideas to make the pub all itused to be. “First and foremost it is a pubfor everyone, including families withchildren” says Sean. “We know the loungebar has recently been used as a restaurant,but we want people to know that we are‘a pub with terrific food.’ People arewelcome to come into the lounge bar andhave a drink and not feel that they have toeat.”

If you fancy a game of pool, or would liketo put some music on our juke box themain bar is for you but, if not, the loungebar is a quieter alternative, where you canhave a drink and good conversation.

Shirley and Sean have worked hard sincethey arrived to get both the kitchen and

Welcome to New Residentsbar to an excellent standard and already,many compliments on both the quality ofbeer and food are being received whichthey find really heartening and helps tokeep their enthusiasm fired. “We work ona simple principle” says Shirley, “Servewhat you would like to be served.”

Shirley and Sean have many connectionswith World War Two Museums inLincolnshire including The LincolnshireAviation Heritage Centre where Sean is anaircrew member and Safety Officer onLancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’. “To have thechance to educate people on Lincolnshire’sproud wartime contribution, crew aLancaster bomber and, most importantly,remember those brave airmen and womenwho worked both on the ground and inthe air is an absolute honour and aprivilege.” Says Sean.

Many special events are planned at theWhite Hart for 2012 including a large1940’s weekend on 12/13 May to coincidewith the anniversary of the famous DamBusters raid, which took off from nearbyRAF Scampton on 16 May 1943. Originalwartime vehicles will be displayed in thecar park, along with uniform andequipment, talks, displays, demonstrationsand a 1940’s dance in the pub on theSaturday evening. Wartime rationing foodwill be served along with many otheractivities to get involved in. It certainlylooks like Shirley and Sean are keen to beinvolved in the life of the village and wewish them well for their future at theWhite Hart.


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Replace your medicine witha dose of exercise

What medicine can help you lose weight,sleep better, reduce aches and pains, ischeap and has no negative side effects?Exercise.

People in Lincolnshire who have medicalconditions which may benefit from exerciseare being encouraged to speak to theirlocal GP about what’s on offer in theirarea.

Every district in Lincolnshire offers ExerciseReferral; a programme funded by NHSLincolnshire and the Health & WellbeingFund, and managed by Lincolnshire SportsPartnership.

Exercise Referral is a 12-week programmeof low, or no, cost physical activity withyour very own exercise programme,tailored to improve your quality of life.

Sarah Ferneyhough, Physical ActivityManager at Lincolnshire SportsPartnership, said: “Around 3,000 peopleare being referred to the programme everyyear; receiving guidance and support tobecome more active. Participants areeligible for subsidised rates at leisurecentres, as well as lots of information onhow to improve their health.

“We want to raise awareness of ExerciseReferral so that more people in Lincolnshirecan ask their GP about how it can benefitthem.”

Exercise Referral programmes currentlytake place at 19 facilities across the countywith on-going programmes, so participantscan start at any time.

One member of the Exercise Referralprogramme said: “The staff were verysupportive and encouraged me; I now havea positive outlook on life.”

To be eligible to take part in an ExerciseReferral scheme, participants must have amedical condition such as: coronary heartdisease; cardiovascular disease; stroke;high blood pressure (hypertension); highcholesterol and risk factors for CHD; Type 1and Type 2 diabetes; obesity; asthma orchronic obstructive pulmonary disease;depression; anxiety; stress or other mentalhealth problems; learningdisabilities; osteoarthritis;musculo-skeletal problems,such as joint or backproblems; overweightpregnant women; cancer;epilepsy or degenerativediseases.

For more information, callSarah on: 01522 585580or contact your local GP.

Celebrate the Games locallyPeople in Lincolnshire can celebratethe London 2012 Games by becominga Local Leader.

London 2012 has launched Local Leaders;an opportunity for people across the UK toplan celebrations for the Olympic orParalympic Games.

The programme provides access to ideas,hints and tips; help with organising eventsand guides and templates for anycelebration.

Janet Inman, Chief Executive ofLincolnshire Sports Partnership, said: “LocalLeaders provides a great opportunity forcommunities in Lincolnshire to get involvedand celebrate the London 2012 Gamestogether. Whether you’re planningsomething for the Torch Relay in June, orjust want to get friends together for theOpening Ceremony, why not sign up as aLocal Leader and be part of the legacy?”

Local Leaders encourages individuals toplan celebrations for the Games, butwhether they just invite three friends or thewhole community, the programmeprovides the tools to support any event.

Over the next few months, those signed upto Local Leaders will receive planningguides, ‘Save the date’ cards, decorationideas, exclusive offers and much more.

To sign up, visit:www.london2012.com/localleaders

Volleyball volunteerswanted

Volunteers are being encouraged totake part in a major volleyball eventin April.

Volleyball England is offering theopportunity to be involved in the Super 8Play Offs and National Cup Finals, featuringsome of the best volleyball players inEngland. The events take place on Saturdayand Sunday 14/15 April, and Saturday andSunday 289/29 April, at the NationalVolleyball Centre, Kettering,Northamptonshire.

Volunteers will be needed for a variety ofjobs and no volleyball experience isneeded. This is a great opportunity to getinvolved in a national sporting eventproviding you with event experience andlooking great on your CV.”

Expenses for travel and food will bepaid for by prior arrangement, andaccommodation can be offered in somecircumstances.

For more information, please contact IlonaBerry on: 01509 227713 or email:[email protected]

Health Walks in LincolnWalking is one of the cheapest and easiestways to get involved in physical activity,and there are numerous Health Walksbeing led both in Lincoln and thesurrounding area.

Trained volunteer Health Walk leaderslead free short walks to include everybodyregardless of ability, in a friendly andsociable environment, in and around thelocal town and countryside.

Sarah Ferneyhough, Physical ActivityManager at Lincolnshire SportsPartnership, said: “Health Walks arebecoming increasingly popular, with almost3,000 people in Lincolnshire now regularlyattending walks. They are one of thecheapest and easiest ways to improve yourhealth, and are a great way to meet newpeople and have fun.”

Health Walks are funded byNHS Lincolnshire, whichmeans that they are free toattend. Lasting between 45minutes and 1 hour 20minutes, they are suitable forbeginners and will be led bytrained volunteers.

To find out more, callHolly Arrowsmith on:01522 873581.


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Kerry was, like most girls of 16, full of energy, lotsof friends and well-liked. Also, like most girls, sheregarded her mum as a killjoy, always objecting towhat Kerry wanted, always stipulating rules in thehouse, always giving curfew times to be back athome. It was enough to drive anyone to anger andfrustration, Kerry thought.

Evening times in the middle of the week were whenconflicts arose. Homework to be done, chores to becompleted; radio, computer, television, all to be offat a certain time. How was she to keep up-to-dateon Facebook or Twitter if she couldn’t be talking onthem until she was tired, rather than at thedictation of her mother. Of course, it came to ahead with a row between them and Kerry, thinkingthat enough was enough, with anger and ragequickly packed a small bag.

“Where do you think you are going young lady?”said her mother, standing near the front door, herarms folded.

“Out, out of here... I’ve had enough I’m going tostay with friends.”

Kerry’s mind was on overdrive. She had made acommitment and she was going through with it.

“Don’t be silly Kerry. It’s dark and cold out tonight.”

“Don’t treat me like a little girl” - Kerry reached forthe door and stormed out, walking quickly downthe garden path and away into the darkness.

“Kerry! Kerry! Please come back Kerry.”

The shouting became more distant as Kerry stillangrily marched on and on. Eventually she came toa halt at a wooden bench close to the west wingof the cathedral.

Sitting down she reached in her bag for her mobile.I’ll phone Pauline - she’ll put me up, she thought.Frantically searching, she finally concluded that,because of her mad dash out the house, she hadleft her mobile in her bedroom. She sat there forwhat seemed an eternal length of time, with tearswelling up and running down her cheeks.

How far had she walked? It was cold and dark, shethen became even more anxious realising she hadno money either... she had walked for hours.

Her hands pushed hard into her pocketsto keep them warm, she was suddenly aware ofsomeone standing in front of her. A policeman!He stood well over 6 feet tall and was looking downat her with a warm smile.

“Sorry miss, hope I didn’t startle you. You wouldthink that my rather big feet would make me soundlike an elephant when I’m walking” he chuckled.He looked at her sympathetically and went on:“Rather lonely around here for you. Are youalright?”

“Yes”, she barely whispered, “I think so”. She feltrather foolish - here she was nearly a grown womanand thinking like a stupid child.

“Let me guess now”, the policeman said ratherquietly. “Family problems?”

She volunteered the answer, her inner self thankingthis friendly giant for being there just for thecompany. “Yes, my mum, she just gives me hassleall the time and I’ve had enough”

“Ah, the arch-villain eh?” he chuckled again.“They’re awful, mums - haven’t a clue. Always

The MeetingA story by Harry Carter

nagging, making rules, forcing you to eat horriblefood, making sure your homework’s done - the listis endless.”“Exactly” she retorted, feeling that she was with asoulmate who knew what she was going through,even though he was a copper.“Yep, my mum was exactly the same, six of us shebrought up, always making sure we washed behindour ears, combing our hair, nagging about helpinground the house, getting to school on time, oh!and she used to have an old slipper.”Kerry looked up in horror, ”A slipper! What, to hityou with?”“No, never used it on any of us, but it was thereand we knew it was there, so it kept six unruly kidsin check. Mind you, we never had much time as wewere always doing something.”Kerry was intrigued... “Did you go on Facebook?Have you got a mobile? What sort is it?”He chuckled again - it was so infectious that she feltlike chuckling too. “Facebook? Mobile? No lass, wewere always out. We would either be on the WestCommon watching the parachutes jumping out ofbarage balloons, down the river hitching a lift withthe grain barges that came down from Hull, fishingfor sticklebacks with a worm and a bit of cotton,Whittons Park with our model boats in the paddlingpool or sweeping up leaves and taking them downto the allotment holders to get some pocket money.We were kept busy, but at the end of the day weall ran home and there was mum in the kitchengetting tea ready. She made sure we washed ourhands and listened to us all going on about theadventures we had had that day. By the time bedtime came we were all dead beatand mum would tuck us in and give each of us akiss before switching off the lights.” He chuckledagain, “Raised us up all on her own she did.”Kerry replied in a whisper “Yes, we just have ourmum, dad died two years ago. I have two youngerbrothers.”He smiled, “And being the oldest you no doubthave certain responsibilities to them as reminded byyour mum?”“Yes, but I don’t mind. She thought of her youngerbrothers both asleep - both oblivious to the eventsof tonight.“You know all young ‘uns your age have a love-haterelationship with their mums and dads, but theylove you dearly and that’s why they have rules.It’s really to protect you and help you to grow upwith responsibilities. The list is endless, but its allbecause of the love and care they have for you.”“Is your mum still around?” she asked, sort ofknowing he would say no as he was fairly old.“Nay lass”, he laughed “Lost my mum years ago.When she went it was then and only then thatI realised that not only was she my mum, she wasalso my friend, my protector. We always huggedeach other when things were difficult - that’s theway we were as a family. Always hugging - bestmedicine in the world.”Tears were welling up in Kerry’s eyes and he lookedinto them. “Come on lass let’s walk home eh? Onceyou have been delivered I have to meet old Sarge.We will then be like two mischievous young ‘uns

and hide in a doorway while we have a pipe ortwo.”

They both laughed. Kerry stood up and wherebefore she was angry and upset, she was now filledwith a loving anticipation of being home again.

They walked back along the footpath towards herhome. Kerry did most of the talking. She spokeabout her ambitions, her friends and boyfriend.She also spoke about her mum - how she workedpart-time, but was always there when she neededher. How she enjoyed their shopping trips together,how they both had the same sense of humourand how mum also had a very infectious chuckle -just like him.

She could smell the aroma of pipe tobacco on hiscape! Cape? Why did he have a cape on? She hadseen photographs of policeman from years pastwear them, but never today.

He looked down at her, realising she was staring athis cape. Sarge lets me wear it at night, then I cankeep my hands in my pockets without anyone beingthe wiser”. He chuckled and so did she.

“Well”, she smiled, this is it.

“Okay lass, when you ring the doorbell and yourmum comes to the door, just look into her eyes.You will only see a lot of love... and don’t forget -a hug?”

“I will”, she smiled and walked up the garden pathand rang the doorbell. The door quickly opened andher mother was there with tears rolling down herface.

“Kerry, oh Kerry, I was sick with worry that youdidn’t have your mobile.”

“I know mum, I forgot”. She leaned forward andput her arms around her mum’s shoulders and gavethe biggest hug she could. Her mum was elated.They went into the house, both crying with relief.

It was then that Kerry told her mum about thefriendly policeman she had met and that they hadchatted as he had walked her home.

Her mother went out, down the garden path andlooked both ways but could see no one - just adamp mist covering the grass and paths. It wasgetting colder too, making the night very still.She thought she could smell a pipe-tobacco aromawhich seemed to follow her into the house.

Kerry was busy putting the breakfast plates outready for morning.

“Kerry”, her mum said “Did this policeman have bigfeet?”

Kerry laughed. “Yes they were unusually big, but hehad a fantastic chuckle, so infectious with a broadgrin. Why?” she enquired.

“Oh nothing.” Her mother went upstairs to herbedroom where she opened a bottom drawer andtook out a biscuit tin. Rummaging through thephotographs of a bygone age, she pulled one outand stared at it. There was a policeman with a capeand huge feet grinning at the camera - it was alovely grin too. Slowly she put the photograph backagain. One day she would tell Kerry.

She went to the bedroom window, looked out tothe clear sky and whispered lovingly: “Thanksgrandad.”

Harry Carter


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The 2011 season was a transitionalone for the cricket club, with changesboth at playing and committee level.

The cricket club would like to express theirthanks to Sunday 2nd team captain JohnRice, who relinquished the reigns after4 years of overseeing juniors introduced tosenior cricket. Also to Paul Smith whostood down after 10 years of being theclub treasurer, and finally to ChairmanChris Brown who, during his 4 years,oversaw the attainment of ‘Chance toShine’ and ‘Focus Club’ status, groundimprovements and the playing of cricket atthe highest level in Lincolnshire.

At the AGM last November NCC welcomedMartin Connor as its new Chairman, ablyassisted by Secretary David Wheatley andfixture secretary Dave Ranshaw.

The first team, playing under captain DaveManby in the ECB, were always going tohave a difficult season after the loss ofsix senior players from the team due toretirement and moving away from thearea. This gave the opportunity foryounger 2nd team players to experiencecricket at the highest level in Lincolnshire,but lacking experience, it proved to be asteep learning curve to which they had toadapt in a short space of time. Even withthe addition of new overseas player DanWright, a 25-year-old Australian openingbatsman who also bowled, the younginexperienced team struggled against moresenior opposition. Although they wererelegated at the end of the season, theexperience gained should help themdevelop this season.

The second team, under captain MartinStrawson, suffered in selection due toplayers promoted to the first team, andnew younger players, the product of theexcellent junior structure, were given theopportunity to prove themselves at seniorlevel. Although finishing in the lower halfof the table, valuable experience wasgained which they should benefit from asthey will all be a year older this season.

The Sunday 1st team, under a new youngcaptain, Tom Dalton, with a blend of youthand experience, performed well in thiscompetitive league, finishing mid-table.

The Sunday 2nd team, under Chris Dobson,used the season to introduce youngerjunior players to senior cricket, helped bythe few regular senior players of the team.Although finishing in the lower half of thetable, this is the social side of cricket andan enjoyable season was had by all.

Once again the club is fortunate in that itis provided with one of the best playing

NETTLEHAM

Thought for the DayLife is like a roll of toilet paper... the closer

it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

Bluff CallingA Mafia Godfather discovers that hisaccountant, Antonio, has cheated him outof 1,000,000 euros.

His accountant is deaf. That was thereason he got the job in the first place -it was assumed that Antonio would hearnothing, so he would never have to testifyin court.

When the Godfather goes to confrontAntonio about his missing million euros,he takes along his lawyer, who knows signlanguage.

The Godfather tells the lawyer: ”Ask himwhere the money is.” So the lawyer, usingsign language, duly asks Antonio wherethe money’s hidden.

Antonio signs back: “I don’t know whatyou are talking about.”

The lawyer tells the Godfather: “He says hedoesn’t know what you are talking about.”

The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it toAntonio’s temple and says: “Ask himagain!”

The lawyer signs to Antonio, “He’s goingto kill you if you don’t tell him.”

Antonio frantically signs back: ”OK! Youwin! The money’s in a brown briefcase,buried behind the shed at my cousinBruno’s house.

The Godfather asks the lawyer: “What didhe say?”

The lawyer replies: “He says you don’t havethe guts to pull the trigger.”

Wishful ThinkingI met a fairy today who granted me justone wish.

“I want to live forever.” I said.

“Sorry”, said the fairy, “but I am notallowed to grant wishes like that.”

Fine I said, “I want to die when Englandwin the World Cup”*.

“You crafty beggar!” said the fairy.

* Or when Lincoln City win any cup(whichever comes sooner).

Definition

Calories (Noun)

Tiny creatures that live in your wardrobeand sew your clothes a little bit tighterevery night

Why some men have a dogand remain single

1. The later you are coming home, themore excited your dogs are to see you.

2. Dogs don’t notice if you call them byanother dog’s name.

3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of thingson the floor.

4. A dog’s parents never visit.

5. Dogs agree that you have to raise yourvoice to get your point across.

6. Dogs find you amusing when you’redrunk.

7. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.

8. A dog will not wake you up at night toask: “If I died, would you get anotherdog?”

9. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad inthe paper and give them away.

10. A dog will let you put a studded collaron it without calling you a pervert.

11. If a dog smells another dog on you,they don’t get angry - they just think it’srather interesting.

And last, but not least:

12. If a dog leaves, it won’t take half ofyour stuff!

To test this theory:

Lock your wife and your dog in the garagefor an hour. Then open it and see who’s

most happy to see you.

Keep Smiling!

Wise Words

A man goes to see his parish priest.“Something terrible is happening andI have to talk to you about it.”

The priest asked, “Whatever’s wrong?”

The man replied: “My wife is trying topoison me.”

The priest, very surprised by this, asks:“Surely you’re mistaken?”

The man then pleads: “I’m telling you,I’m certain she’s poisoning me, whatshould I do?”

The priest then offers: “Let me talk toher - I’ll see what I can find out andI’ll let you know.”

A week later the priest calls the manand says: “I spoke to your wife on thetelephone for three hours. You wantmy advice?”

The man said yes and the priestreplied: “Take the poison.”


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CRICKET CLUB 2011 SEASONsurfaces in the county, and thanks must goto Dave Ranshaw and John Dingley for alltheir time and effort put in throughout theyear to achieve and maintain this.

Off the field, social activities formed animportant part of the club’s season, andthanks go to Laura and James Stevensonwho managed the bar, despite the arrivalof twin girls halfway through the season!

Other social activities included a summerHog Roast held at Mulsanne Park, aBalloon Race, Quiz Nights and the Juniorand Senior Presentation and Dance Nights.Thanks go to the organising committeeof vice-chairman Colin Woolfson, DaveManby, Michelle Hall, Martin Strawson andMel Reeve.

Other social cricket events included the‘Sponsors’ Day’, the ‘Geoff Clark’ familyday and the annual popular juniortournament organised by Colin Woolfsonand Russ Binnington. This is for U9 andU10 teams from around the area, withNettleham’s U9 team managed byPhil Brown, and U10’s by Craig Cosgrovecompeting.

At the Junior Awards Presentation Eveningheld at the clubhouse at Mulsanne Park onFriday 9 September, and hosted by juniorco-ordinator Dave Lea, the followingawards were made and presented byoverseas player Dan Wright:

BatsmanUnder 9: Alex HowesUnder 10: Joden CoxUnder 11: Deklan BinningtonUnder 13: Deklan BinningtonUnder 15: Alex Willerton

BowlerUnder 9: Rishabh GuptaUnder 10: Charlie ElliottUnder 11: Liam MyersUnder 13: Alex HarrisonUnder 15: Ben Simpson

FielderUnder 9: Harry AttfieldUnder 10: Jack ThorntonUnder 11: Jack KizskaUnder 13: Thomas LeaUnder 15: Kieran Baker

Junior ClubmanUnder 15: Alex Willerton

Most ImprovedUnder 9: Pranav PothulaUnder 10: Thomas HardyUnder 11: Adam WarnerUnder 13: Ryan SmithUnder 15: Will Harrison

ManagerUnder 9: Philip BrownUnder 10: Craig CosgroveUnder 11: James MarshallUnder 13: Martin StrawsonUnder 15: Dave Hutchinson

Youth teams continue to be the life-bloodof the club with several players from theclub selected to represent the county.

U11’s: Deklan Binnington

U12’s: Tom Lea

U14 B’s: Alex Willerton, Scott Nicholson

U15’s: Danny Lea, Jack Neil

U16’s: Alex Graham

U19’s: Jack Bayliss

And in the girls’ county teams:

U13’s: Elise Keyworth

In the Junior Leagues, Jack Neil won theU15 batting averages and CameronMaxwell the U11 bowling averages

At the Senior Awards Presentation Eveningheld on Saturday 5 November the followingawards were made:

Sat 1st XI Batting: Dan WrightSat 1st XI Bowling: James Pickering

Sat 2nd XI Batting: Chris SmithSat 2nd XI Bowling: Danny Lea

Sun 1st XI Batting: Dan WrightSun 1st XI Bowling: Tom Dalton

Sun 2nd XI Batting: Daniel McCardellSun 2nd XI Bowling: Martin Connor

Junior Clubman of the YearAlex Willerton

Senior Clubman of the YearCraig Cosgrove

Spin Bowler of the YearTom Dalton

All Rounder of the YearDan Wright

Fielder of the YearKeiron Baker

In anticipation of the forthcoming season,winter nets for the club are this year beingheld at Minster School, taken by ECBqualified courses and are for 10 weeks:

Seniors (U15 upwards): commencingTuesday 24 January 6.30pm - 8.15pm

Juniors: commencing Friday 27 Januaryfrom 6.00pm - 9.00pm,

U9’s/U10’s: 6.00pm - 7.30pmU13’s: 7.30pm - 9.00pm

If you would like more information aboutNettleham Cricket Club, email us at:[email protected] telephone the secretary, David Wheatley,on 01522 857933. Information about theclub can also be found on our website:www.nettlehamcc.co.uk

The Summer Hog Roast by Bowser Brothersassisted by Sarah Strawson

The Balloon Race with Paul Smith, Dave Manbyand Martin Strawson

Dan Wright presenting the trophy toDeklan Binnington


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RB Camera ClubFrom time to time, on the club’sprogramme, the event entitled “Showand Tell” appears - an opportunity forclub members to bring examples oftheir own work, completely free of therestraints of the competition scene.

It’s a bit like “The Canterbury Tales” -each episode reflecting to some extentnot only the participant’s life-style, butalso the particular preferred art formof photography. Needless to say, theseevenings are rich not only in diversityof content, experience and opportunity,but also of the humour - and there is agreat deal of that about, particularlywhere weather conditions areconcerned. For example, at a recent“Show and Tell” evening a “Wet andWindy Lake District” was followed by a“Wet Weekend in Paris” whichcompeted very strongly with a “VeryWet Venice”. An audio-visual ofWhitby (who can’t respond to the‘Heartbeat’ theme) was followed by asequence of humorous graffiti(spotted on a visit to London) and oneof our young members put us toshame with his developing (pun!)talent for working in the darkroom.

And so much more was there thatevening, but... we explorers had to gosearching for that elusive NettlehamBeck - wellies the order of the day, butat least recent downfalls meant therewas more water to be spotted andafter the Mill House there it wassandwiched between the backs ofhouses and the lake below the PoliceHQ. The next time you walk WashdykeLane, take a look at the constructionrequired to accommodate the streamand the road - I wonder how theRomans dealt with it?

Words by Stick HancockPhotographs by Jack Snowden

Hazel BinghamMarketing and Exhibitions Secretary RBCC

Editor:Have you taken any particularly attractive,

interesting or unusual photographs ofNettleham?

If so, send them in to the Editor(contact details on page 1)

for possible publication in future editions ofNettleham News


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The first charity shop opened in Oxford in1941, when several organisations startedselling used goods, to raise charitablefunds.

In the 1970’s, the shops were disorganised,and cluttered. Clothes, toys and bookswere piled on shelves and tables. Therewere no changing rooms for the customersand handwritten price tags on the goods,in no particular size or colour.

Nowadays, unpaid volunteers serve thecustomers. Although some people viewcharity shops as excellent places for abargain, the managers are very particularabout the condition of the donated goods.Items are sorted carefully, by the staff,discarding anything damaged or stained.These unwanted items are eventuallydisposed of at landfill sites.

We are drawn in by the attractive windowdisplays, smart changing rooms andclothes on hangers, colour co-ordinated.Brand names such as Next and Marks &

Browse a Bit Spencer can be bought at a low price.Hardback and paperback books in goodcondition are to be found on the shelves.They retail at around £1.50 and referencebooks are a great find for college students.

The Heart Foundation has a large furnitureshop in our town centre. There are goodquality sofas, chairs, beds and alsoelectrical goods, which have been testedbefore putting on display. Young coupleswho are setting up home, can browse thefurniture before buying and then arrangewith the shop for the goods to bedelivered to their home. There is a chargeof ten pounds for this service.

The Heart Foundation will only acceptdonations of furniture in reasonablecondition. Sofas and beds must have the‘fire risk’ guarantee ticket attached tothem.

Over the last ten years, charity shops haveimproved their standards and give the HighStreet clothes stores a run for their money.

Janet Lazell Janet Lazell

Janet Lazell

A warm breeze ruffled my hair as I paidmy entrance fee at the gate. Wensburyagricultural show is held every year in July.A row of large tents loomed in thedistance, as people began filing into theshowground. I smiled as I watched parentswith excited children dancing alongholding hands, as they moved towards thestalls. An elegant chestnut horse trottedby, bringing with it the warm aroma ofpolished leather and hoof oil, tomomentarily replace the mixture of candyfloss and fried bacon that filtered acrossthe showground, and made my mouthwater.

A battered trailer advertising ‘George’sRacing Geese’, caught my eye andI glanced at the show programme. Thegeese were performing at ten o’clock inthe main ring and I made my way across toa crowd of spectators. In the collectingring several sturdy men, with bordercollies tugging eagerly on their leads,waited patiently for the geese to beunloaded.

The commentator’s voice boomed over theloudspeakers ‘Racing geese are about toperform’ and the dogs barked loudly inanticipation. I stood at the guy-ropes asthe slim white geese were shepherded intothe ring by a sturdy man. He wore a smarthacking jacket, trousers and battered capon his unruly hair. I counted twenty lean

Goose Chase

I live in a block of flats, and smilewhen I hear the words ‘Any old iron’,echoing from the small lorry whichtrundles around our area, collectingscrap metal.

In the days of my childhood in the1950’s, a man with a horse and cartwould collect this rubbish.

Many people, including elderlyresidents, do not have a car and thisprovides a free service for us all. Theycollect fridges, microwaves and otheritems from our doors and take themto a scrap metal site, and earn a smallincome.

As we are not allowed to throw certainitems in our wheelie bins, this urgesus to get rid of our rubbish in areponsible manner, and not discard itin farmers’ fields or on the roadside.

Any Old Iron

Library Newswhite geese with long legs and brightorange feet, they cackled loudly as the firstcollie dog entered the ring, with his ownerclose behind him.

Several cones were placed around thearena, each dog was to herd the feistygeese around them and into a pen in thecentre of the ring. The handsome blackcollie with a white dash on his face, drovethe geese in and out of the cones and intothe waiting pen without any problems andloud applause echoed around the ringfrom the spectators.

A brown and white collie bounded intothe ring panting with anticipation, as hisowner, a red-haired boy, gazed around thering. Suddenly one of the geese made anescape from the gaggle and disappearedunder the ring ropes. The man in thehacking jacket chased after the bird, as thecrowd laughed at their antics. Severalminutes later he returned with the goosetucked under his arm. He skidded on a pileof horse dung and fell flat on his face, tothe amusement of the crowd. Jumping tohis feet, man and goose bowed elegantlyto the crowd, and the bird was returned tothe gaggle. The event was won by thered-haired boy, his dog gazing up at himas they collected their prize. By the end ofthe day, as the show came to an end,I realised I could not wait for the nextsummer to visit the show once more.

2011 was a year of big change forNettleham library, the biggest changebeing the introduction of the RFID selfservice machines. We now feel that itallows us to spend more time talking andhelping you when you need the help.We were also redecorated and had a newlayout. The final change was the departureof our colleague Michelle Vail who hadworked in the library for many years andwe all wish her well in her new post.

Our children’s Story Time will re-launch inMarch and we would love to see pre-schoolchildren, parents, grandparents and carerson the last Tuesday morning in March forstories, songs, rhymes and activities.

The library would like to set up a children’sreading group on either a Wednesday orFriday after school. Times to be arranged.If you are interested in children’s readingand could spare some time each month,please do pop in and speak to a memberof staff for more details.

Nettleham Library

OPENING HOURSMonday ClosedTuesday 10.00am - 1.00pmWednesday 2.00pm - 7.00pmThursday ClosedFriday 2.00pm - 7.00pmSaturday 10.00am - 1.00pm


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Above: A photograph taken from the church tower around 1939 looking eastward. The field at the top right, where the Nettleham CE Junior School andGreenfields housing development were later built, is thought to have probably been a part of the extensive Bishops’ Palace estate in Nettleham,

perhaps the specific homestead farm property of the Dean and Chapter.

Below: the derelict Ride buildings, a large stable block once located behind the barn in the old photograph on page 66.The date of this photograph is unknown.



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The Poetry PageGROWTH AND DECLINE

InThe daysWhen we areYoung and innocent,We are not aware of theCruelties of day-to-day life.As time goes by we become moreAcquainted with the harshness of reality.When we suffer from bereavement and despair,We begin to appreciate the fact thatOur lives may not be for aPurpose or have significance,For anyone, but usAnd our loved ones.Perhaps, weMust beginTo acceptThat man,JustIs,

DJ Fenwick

THE SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE

If the known universe, was the size

Of St Paul’s Cathedral,

Then the galaxies

Would be just specks of dust,

Each, one centimetre apart.

If our galaxy

Was the size of Asia,

The millions of stars

Would be minute flecks,

Three hundred metres apart.

If our solar system was scaled down

To the size of Asia,

Then the earth

Would be no bigger than

A house.

D J Fenwick (1980)

BLESS ME - NOT

Will you not say ‘Bless You’ If I have not just sneezed,Or, if you are not the local vicar,STOP IT, please.I know I am getting older,The next thing will be ‘Dear’,But saying ‘Oh Bless You’ to meJust makes me want to clip your ear.

Elaine King

RegenerationOh look at you,Such sweet delightI thought that you were goneBut you seek the renewing light.Oh come on, come on!The beautiful shoots of re-growthSo wonderful to seeHow strange it is to know,It has nothing to do with meFor all I had was Love and HopeNo power to make it so,But a greater Force than I commandHas made you grow.Five Cordylines, four bay trees,Vigorous and brightShowing all the passers-byLife continues out of sight.

Elaine King

Oh what a sleekit horrible beastieLurks in yer belly efter the feastie,As ye sit doon amongst yer kin,There sterts tae stir an enormous win’.

The neeps an’ tatties an’ mushy peasStert workin’ like a gentle breeze,But soon the puddin’ wi’ the sonsie faceWill have ye blawin’ a’ ower the place.

Nae matter whit the hell ye dae,A’body’s gonnae hae tae pay,Even if ye try tae stifle,It’s like a bullet oot o’ a rifle.

Haud yer bum tight tae the chairTae try an’ stop the leakin’ air,Shift yersel frae cheek tae cheekPray tae God it disnae reek!

But aw yer efforts gan asunder,Oot it comes like a clap o’ thunder,Ricochets aroon’ the room -Michty me! A sonic boom!

God Almichty, it fairly reeks!Hope I huvnae messed ma breeks!Tae the loo ah’d better scurry,Ach, whit the hell, it’s no’ ma worry.

A’body roon aboot me chokin’,Yin or twa were nearly boakin’,I’ll feel better for a while -Cannae help but raise a smile.

Wis him! I shout wi’ accusin’ glower,Alas! Tae late! He’s just keeled ower,Ye dirty loon, they shout and stare -A didnae feel welcome ony mair.

Where e’r ye be let yer wind gan free -Soonds like just the job for me,Ach, whit a fuss at Rabbie’s party,Ower the sake o’ one wee fartie.

Anon

Burns Night Address(with humble apologies to all our

Scottish readers!)

JOBSWORTHOh dear, oh dear, oh dear.Where has customer service gone? After forty years in this villageThe post office says: BE GONE.My Dad is ninety-one years oldHas been collecting cash,But it got too heavy for him,So, I bagged it all up, as asked. I took it to the Post Office in NettlehamJust wanting it to be exchanged,But NO they would not do it,How strange, how strange.Dad has an account with them, But all to no availThree of them doing nothingCommonsense could not prevail. They would not do it for himAnd do you know the reason why?They would not make any money!Oh my, oh my, oh my.It would have taken secondsA simple task indeedBut no, Jobsworth succeededBut I have voted with my feet.They said that they are struggling -Well aren’t we allIf that is the level of serviceI am not surprised at all.

Elaine King


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Wind speed reached or exceeded mph/days10mph: 25; 15mph: 13; 20mph: 6; 25mph: 2;30mph: 2; 35mph: 1

Maximum gust: 46mph (12th)

Temperature (°C) Max/min

Maximum: high: 25 (30th); low: 16 (7th, 17th, 18th,22nd)Minimum: high: 17; low: 10

Pressure (mb)High: 1028 (27th); low: 995 (12th)

Precipitation (number of days)Rain or drizzle and rain: 16Hail: 1Monthly total: 47.5mmMaximum in one day: 12mm (20th)

Thunder (number of days)None observed

Mist or fog (number of days)3

Frost (number of days)None observed

Wind speed reached or exceeded mph/days10mph: 22; 15mph: 12; 20mph: 6; 25mph: 3Maximum gust: 45mph

Temperature (°C) Max/minMax: high: 26 (1st, 3rd); low: 11 (18th, 19th, 20th)Minimum: high: 18; low: 3

Pressure (mb)High: 1031 (14th); low: 996 (24th, 25th)

Precipitation (number of days)Rain or drizzle and rain: 16Hail: 2Monthly total: 86.5mmMaximum in one day: 24mm (8th)

Thunder (number of days)1 (25th)


Frost (number of days)1

SEPTEMBER 2011The more noteworthy events were the severewinds on the 6th and 12th and the heatwavetowards the end of the month.

It was frequently changeable, with strong winds,together with rain or showers, some heavy. Onthe 12th strong winds gusted over 46mph andcaused some problems locally.

There was plenty of sunshine at times, especiallyduring the last three days of the month, withpractically clear skies on occasions. Some earlymist and fog occurred which soon clearedhowever.

Temperatures on the 30th of the month reachedover 25°C.

OCTOBER 2011The month was generally mild with occasionalunsettled spells and periods of warm, sunnyweather.

There was a remarkably warm spell during thefirst three days, with 26°C reached on the 1stand 3rd and 21°C on the 5th.

The only cooler spell was from the 18th to the20th, with frost early on the 20th, but mildweather soon returned with 16°C being reachedeven on the 31st of the month.

From the 25th it became more unsettledgenerally, with thunder and lightning on the25th and an overcast wet day on the 27th.

Changeable, breezy and mild weather dominatedthe last few days of the month.

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Wind speed reached or exceeded mph/days10mph: 15; 15mph: 6; 20mph: 4; 25mph: 3;30mph: 3Maximum gust: 43mph

Temperature (°C) Max/minMaximum: high: 16 (3rd); low: 6 (20th)Minimum: high: 13; low: 3

Pressure (mb)High: 1031 (13th); low: 992 (4th)

Precipitation (number of days)Rain or drizzle and rain: 15Monthly total: 46mmMaximum in one day: 17mm (4th)

Thunder (number of days)None observed


Frost (number of days)None observed

NOVEMBER 2011Mostly cloudy, damp, misty and foggy weatherprevailed until well into the second half of themonth and it continued to be mild, 16°C beingreached on the 3rd.

Some hazy sunshine occurred on occasions.Most rain was light on a few days, althoughheavier rain occurred on the 4th. Fog becamenoticeably thick and persistent towards themiddle of the month, especially on the 20th.

From the 23rd, a change to windier andunsettled weather, bringing frequent bands ofpassing rain or showers, some heavy and squally.Winds were strong enough at times to causeproblems. Interspersed were clearer interludeswith some strong sunshine.

Temperatures through the month usuallyreached double figures and were often in theteens.

Nettleham Weather: Autumn 2011This is the last in the present series compiled by Lee Barker


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