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The 4th of August 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the day Britain entered one of thecostliest conflicts in history , The First World War, with fighting continuing until the 11th ofNovember 1918, Armistice Day. So here at the Village News we couldn’t let this momentous

time go by without reminding ourselves of the past in the hope that we do not have to endure suchevents again. We must never forget our fallen heroes who gave their lives for us in WW1 so we can

live free today under our own control.What follows are some interesting andsome shocking facts about the WW1 withsome local stories and photos. When war broke out the government askedfor 100,000 volunteers to join the army.They got 750,000 in the very first month, Ican’t help but wonder what today’s figurewould be if we asked the same question ?There were 35 million deaths in WW1 withover 250,000 of our soldiers suffering fromamputations…..a brutal war. 10% of allFirst World War soldiers were killed in the

conflict, a higher percentage than any other war in human history ! The number of employedwomen in Britain rose from 3.2 million in July 1914 to almost 5 million at the start of 1918,700,000 of them worked in factories making weapons. The First World War was the first military conflict where aircraft were used in significant numbers.To begin with they were only really used forreconnaissance but as the war progressed sodid the technology, which allowed fightersand bombers to soar high over WesternEurope. More than 70 different types ofaircraft were used in the First World War. In1917 Britain lost 245 planes in a singlemonth. The average life expectancy of aWW1 fighter pilot was just a few weeks, justimagine the effort required to replace suchlosses. The term dogfight originated duringWW1 which surprised me as like most of us I assumed it was the glorious Spitfire fights of WW11where the phrase came from. The pilot had to turn off the plane’s engine from time to time so itwould not stall when the plane turned quickly in the air. When a pilot restarted his engine midair, itsounded like dogs barking, hence the term dogfight.The War at sea was no less horrific, when war broke out in 1914 the British Navy was morepowerful than any other in the world. The Germans and the French also had large naval forces andboth the Allied and Central powers fought hard to dominate the waterways. Half of all British

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In this issue:• WW1 Centenary• Village Updates• School Pages• CouncillorCorner

•What’s Going On?• Village Show

•What’s Going On?•War Graves•Phill Stones -Marathon Man!• Sabrina is

Greatest Loser!• Spotlight onDerek Jackson•Update on St.

Edith’s•Women’sInstitute

•Barbara & Trevor- A Diamond Couple•Dog Training•News from the

Ark•GrimoldbyCricket Club

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Village News June 2014

News from the Editorial Committee!A Warm Summer Welcome to our

readers!

Once again, we have managed to produce anotherbumper issue - we hope you all enjoy it! Wedefinitely encourage you all to come and meet usat the Village Show, taking place on the 19thJuly - see centre pages for the schedule. It shouldbe a fabulous day, with plenty going on toentertain all ages in the afternoon, so do tryyour hardest to support the event!As usual, do keep sending us items to print - it’syour news and we love to hear from you!Kind regards Steve and Sally, Celia and Jean.

PLEASE NOTE!Deadline for copy for Summer Issue is

12th August 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITORS1st June 2014Dear Mr WardHaving recently moved into South Cockerington, we areappalled at the volume of traffic and disregard for thespeed limit. How long before a fatality takes place and achild is killed?Action is needed to vastly reduce speed and traffic.The road is unclassified and no more than a country lane.The present government is proposing a 20mph limit onsome roads.Action?Yours sincerelyRoger and Sue StampsLynden, Mill Hill Way, South Cockerington, LN11 7EG

RESPONSE FROM THE ED: I voice your concernscompletely and we too have a speeding problem inboth Manby and Grimoldby. We often print in theVillage News reminders to tell people to slow up asevery time the police do a speed check, they alwaystell me it's nearly 90% local people. We at theGrimoldby and Manby Parish Council are lookinginto the feasibility of putting some speed aware signsup which tell you what speed you are doing. They alsocollate the times when people are breaking the speedlimit so we can then canvass the police to visit ourvillages at those times. Should the SouthCockerington parish council wish to do somethingsimilar I am positive we would share our researchwith them. Apart from the speeding this part ofLincolnshire is a wonderful place to live and Iwelcome you wholeheartedly to our community.Regards. Steve, Ed

How to contact us!Editor:Steve Ward; Simba Lodge, 32 Church Lane, [email protected] Tel: 01507 327565

Editor, Village News layout & Club News:Sally Taylor; 37 Church Lane, [email protected] Tel: 01507 327687

Articles/Village News:Celia Monument; 23 Tinkle Street, [email protected] Tel: 01507 327690

Advertising:Jean Baker; Rhapsody, 99 Tinkle Street, GrimoldbyTel: 328269 [email protected] Village News Editorial Committee reserve the right to refuse to publish anyarticles or letters it considers to be libellous, obscene or offensive. It alsoreserves the right to abridge or otherwise amend letters/articles in the interest ofspace. Any views expressed in articles/letters are not necessarily the views ofthe Village News Editorial Committee. All items are printed in good faith.

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WW1 Centenary/cont

merchant shipping was sunk by Germansubmarines in the first year equating to over11 million tons of British steel. British tanks were categorized into malesand females, male tanks had cannons, whilefemales had heavy machine guns and theywere originally called Landships. However,in an attempt to disguise them as waterstorage tanks rather than as weapons, theBritish decided to code name them Tanks.“Little Willie” was the first prototype tank inWWI. Built in 1915, it carried a crew ofthree and could travel as fast as 3 mph!I find it hard to comprehend the valour which must havebeen displayed both from soldiers and civilians from thisera of our history and feel humbled that I should never haveto face such events as a result of their efforts, especially allthose volunteers, how brave were they.Here is a lovely local story from Sonia Davy, Grimoldby:“My late father in law, Frank V Davy, served in WW1. Heenlisted on 18.11.1909 and was serving with 2nd Battalion,Royal Berkshire Regiment in India when war broke out.The regiment returned immediately to England and then onto France on 6.11.1914. This entitled him to the 1914 Starrather than the more usual 1914/15 Star which was awardedfor service on the Western Front before 31.12.1915. Thequalification for the 1914 Star was entry to France before23 .11.1914 and those awarded it were known as the OldContemptibles.Frank transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 19.1.1916and later to the Labour Corps and was made a LanceCorporal. Men were transferred from regiment to regimentfor many reasons other than injury, although after 1916 aman returning after injury was rarely returned to hisoriginal unit. He was finally discharged in February 1919.The Davy family had five brothers and their father fightingin WW1. One brother was killed, three brothers werewounded and their father and the eldest son returnedunharmed.whilst a machine gunner. He returned to England and cameto convalesce in Lincolnshire where he met his future wife

who was helping to care for the wounded. I assume that thisis when he would have been sent back to serve with theLabour Corps. At some time during his service he was shotat by a sniper and the bullet was stopped from entering hisbody by twisting into the fibres of his greatcoat. We knowthat he kept the bullet as a souvenir and we found a smallmetal box with a spent bullet in amongst his effects, butwould not like to say for certain that it was the one.There was also his present from Princess Mary, given toeveryone wearing the King’s uniform and serving overseas,as a gift on Christmas day 1914. The embossed brass tincontainingtobacco/cigaretteswas empty, but I amtold that it waspolished every dayand certainly wasvery clean and shiny.Frank was born on31.10.1892. Hemarried Lilian MayDodds, age 19, on10.12.1918 in the parish church of Farforth cumMaidenwell by the rector of Belchford. They set up homein Alford, where they had two children – Frances born 1918and Frank 1920. Lilian died in August 1966, Frank died inJanuary 1978 and they are buried in Alford Cemetery. Hisson, Frank, my late husband, is buried in Grimoldby

Frank V Davy's WWI medals: The 1914 Star (Mons Star) and bar, The British War Medal and TheBritish Victory Medal. Front and rear views. On the rear of the Mon’s star is engraved,

"9806 Pte F Davy, 2/R.BERKS:R”

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churchyard. The following are some terrific treasures ofFranks:-

Continuing with local heroes from WW1, the following aresome great pictures supplied from our own Derek Jackson,who you can read more about in this month’s “Spotlight” on

page 18.

The first photo on theleft is of Walter Watson1917, of "The RisingSun", Bratoft, Skegness,Derek Jackson'sgrandfather. He was aDispatch Rider inFrance.

The card below is a card from Walter to his wife, Ada, sentfrom France during WWI.

The photo below is Walter and Ada in civil clothes outsidethe Rising Sun Pub.

This British War Medal1914-1920 - CaptainMatthewman of Grimoldbywho was the Headmaster ofGrimoldby School beforeWWI. Sadly he did notreturn from the War.Steve Ward

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Here we have a WW1 shell from Somme battlefields (obtained in Francebut possibly British by numbers and letters engraved thereon) and a

Machine-embroidered postcard - type used by troops to send home fromFrance, A small cigarette lighter, and a Royal Berkshire Regiment badge.

All from Franks collection.

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Village UpdatesFISH AND CHIPS RAISE OVER £200!

We think it’s highly unlikely that Grimoldby Church hasever before been host to a fish and chip lunch! On Monday,19th May, the aisles were filled with contented munchers asthey shook their salt and vinegar in an effort to help raisemoney for an incredibly worthy charity, Macmillan CancerCare.

An amazing 43people joined in theevent withParkinson’s ofLouth supplying thefish and chips.Freda Lammin,whose idea it was tohold the event, wasfull of praise for theshop. Desserts wereon offer, followedby tea and coffee.

The event raised around £200.Freda is the first to mention that she couldn’t have managedwithout her usual band of helpers – Wendy Henderson,Christine Baxter, Marjorie Jackson, Ida Broxholme, MaryMundy and Janet McKee. Margaret Newton was unable tohelp that day.This is the same group who run the Saturday Shop atGrimoldby Church, which has now raised around £5,500 injust over six months. Each of the local charities chosen,benefit from four weeks’ proceeds. Lives and LouthHospital League of Friends are two of the most recentbenefactors.It’s a really great place to visit between 10am and 2pm onSaturdays. There are bargains to be had amongst the bric-a-brac and lovely plants at very reasonable prices. Tea andcoffee are for sale and, depending on the week you choose,either bacon butties or toasted teacakes are available. Onething is for sure, everyone is made welcome, even if it’s justa chat you fancy!

THANK YOU!Linda Knowles would like to say a big thank you toeveryone who supported her on her recent sponsoredbike ride. DISGUSTING THEFTS - KEEP AN EYE OUTWe live in a society where crime is usually an everydayoccurrence. I think we have been lucky in our Villagesso far but every now and again it pops up its ugly head,so please be vigilant and any information you can giveme on the attempted theft at South CockeringtonChurch will be forwarded immediately to the Police for

further investigation.Someone noticed a blue "moped" (whichwas probably a very small 50ccmotorbike) outside the Church door witha large “L” plate on the back. They were

walking up the path and then decided to move theirvehicle which was parked at the gateway into the nearbyyard. When they returned to the Church the motorcyclehad gone but on entering the Church they found therehad been an attempt to steal the small, metal donationbox which was inset in the stone wall just inside theChurch. The stone surrounding had been hacked away,sending masonry all over the red carpet and the nearbypews. The box itself was exposed but still in situ (it wasfastened to the wall from inside with a large screw).The thief was obviously disturbed and did not have timeto complete the theft. Two other thefts of honesty boxes left at gateways havebeen stolen in Cockerington. On one occasion a "large"person on a small, very noisy, motor bike was seen bythe resident to grab the moneybox and screech away.He was wearing a light, possibly white, crash helmet.The police are advising to watch out for such a vehicleparked up in an unusual place and to be on their guardagainst further thefts. If you do not wish to talk to thepolice direct please call Steve (ed) on 01507 327565 ordrop me an email at [email protected] further information. Thank you.

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Grimoldby School Page

How lovely it is to be swapping Wellingtons andraincoats for sun cream and sunhats!We have a new school badge.The design has been basedaround the LincolnshireFlag and includes a JetProvost – the aircraft onour village sign, awheatsheaf – showing ouragricultural links, a Fleur de Lis –a symbol from the Lincolnshire Flag and our old owl.Everyone is busy in school:

Mrs Stubbs and Miss Mountain - NurseryThe nursery children have been very busy this term,looking closely at the topic of ‘Water’. We have looked

in particular at how we use water in our daily lives. Thechildren decided that we use water for:

• Cleaning our teeth• Washing our face• Washing our clothes• Washing our food• Drinking• Growing plants.We planted cress seeds andinvestigated what helpsthem grow, this then led uson to followinginstructions into makingcress sandwiches! Thechildren tried the cress sandwiches and thought theywere delicious, mmmmm! Nursery have also performedan assembly about the topic ‘Water’, to an audience offamily and friends, standing up performing confidentlyand remembering all their words! Well done Nursery, you have been fantastic this term!!!

Mrs Forsyth - ReceptionThe childrenin ourreceptionclass arelearning fromthe experts astheyscrutinise theprogress ofthe building

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work going on at the the Foundation Stage end of ourschool.

Two of our children realise that it is not as easy as itlooks!

Miss Field - Year 1This term we have read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.We looked at all of the food he ate. After eating lots ofhealthy food he then ate lots of unhealthy food. We

know that eating lots of unhealthy food is not good forus! So, we decided to plan and make a very healthy fruitsalad. We sampled different types of fruit, describedthem, made a plan and later prepared the fruit for us toeat.

Remember to stay healthy and eat your fruit andvegetables.

Mrs Bruce’s Class – Year 2It’s a Frog’s LifeIn Year Two we havehad some strangegooey looking visitorsthis term...Frogspawn! This led to lots ofexciting learning aswe watched themgrow into tadpolesand then into tadpoleswith legs and finallyfroglets which is thestage lots of themhave now reached.We have learned somuch that we areproducing our own information book and with MissBruntlett's help we have also explored Monet's art workinspired by water lilies which grew on the lake in hisgarden and we have recreated them using pastels. We have also learned poems and songs about frogs andused our observational drawing skills to record thefrogspawn before the eggs hatched, we have beenreading a story about Frog and Toad and even found

both frogs and toads in our wildlife area! Please visitour blog or classroom to see some of our beautifulwork.

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Mrs Swallow - Year 3In year 3 we have been exploring magnets and springs.We have explored the Earth's magnetic fields,discovered which end of a bar magnet is North andtested a variety of metals to see if they are magnetic or

not. We then had to prove whether the magic we see inHarry Potter really is magic or whether magnetism isused. We had to make a paper frog move withouttouching it! All we were given was a ruler, two barmagnets and the paper frog template. Then we had tosee if we could prove the magic trick was done withmagnets! Here is a group of boys carefully putting theirequipment together to then test their 'wand' out.Miss Gibbons - Year 4Children in Year 4 have been provided with the veryexciting opportunity of being able to play a musicalinstrument.They havechosenfrom eithera violin ora cello. Sofar theyhave learnthow to gettheirinstrumentout and putit away

safely and how to hold their instrument correctly. Theyhave learnt rhymes to help them remember the order oftheir strings and have started to learn to play pieces ofmusic. The children started by plucking the string withtheir finger and they are now beginning to use the bow. Mr Spendlow – Year 5Children in Y5 have been working hard to writeinstructions for 'crossing a fire pit' - which is as everybit dangerous as it sounds! They have also been

learning about life cycles in Science and creating Mathsgames to help with learning their times tables.Miss Brooks - Year 6In Year 6 we have been looking at animal adaptation.At the beginning of May we went on a trip to WoodsideFalconry in Lincoln, to see the animals who live thereand the conditions they live in. This was extremelyvaluable research for Year 6 as our writing topic thisterm is a discussion on whether animals should behoused in zoos. We are delighted toannounce that Mrs Smith hashad a daughter, both motherand baby are doing well.There must be something inthe air at Grimoldby PrimarySchool – Mrs Bruce isexpecting a baby in Augusttoo! Lesley Pringle

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Councillor CornerChurch Lane Wind Turbine - A well behaved andpeaceful protestResidents and friends of Church Lane, Manby held apeaceful protest on 2nd April when the Appeals Inspectorcame to view the site of the proposed Wind Turbine at

the end of Church Lane and the subsequent issues whichthat presents.I feel the visit of the appeal inspector was very positive,he engaged well with local residents and was able to heartheir concerns. I personally spent most of the morningwith him and although I drove to various vantage points

around the area unfortunately the weather was bad and asecond visit would have been necessary. My overall viewwas that we could not have communicated our fears andviews any better, and I would like to thank all those

people who attended the visit and acted veryprofessionally. Thank you. We must now hope and gritour teeth for a few weeks. Keep an eye out forCouncillor Corner for further updates.Airfield Activities. ELDC have commissioned an in

depth environmental assessment and there willbe no forward movement on this issue until thishas been fully appraised. Meanwhile I would askthat residents continue to contact myself or thecouncil if there are specific instances ofparticularly odorous pollution, this is veryimportant. Motorcycle noise at Beechgrove. Somepositive news, over the past few weeks I havemet with the Police, Anti Social Behaviour

Team from the Council and indeed the bikers. The wayforward to elevate this serious noise problem liessquarely with the owner who must advertise hisopposition to this activity and in so doing give theauthorities good reason to implement enforcement actionto stop this trespass and nuisance. To this end I havearranged to meet with the owner of the land, and I feelwe can work with him to ensure a speedy resolution. Iwould expect some initial action by early June. Cllr Terry - 01507 327495 Council - 01507 613490 or 613497.

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LOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEADLOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEADTHEATRETHEATRE

13 June Love Changes Everything. Michael Courtney & his band celebrating greatest hits ofMichael Ball

20th June Hugless Douglas, presented by6.30pm Blunderbus Theatre Co. Perfect

children’s entertainment.

26-28 June The Grand Duke-the last Gilbert &Sullivan Opera, presented by the New LondonOpera Group

3-5 July Miscreation by Dan Christmas-winning script from our 2013 ScriptwritingWorkshop, presented by Playgoers

9-12 July Les Miserables, presented by BlazeYouth Music Theatre

7-9 August My Favourite Year, performed byLouth Playgoers Summer Workshop

BOX OFFICE: 01507 600350,Victoria Rd, Louth www.louthplaygoers.co.uk

What’s (Going) On?

BINGO and WHIST DATES 2014Village Hall

Contact names and numbers:Bingo: Diane 327707; Brenda 328157

Whist: Diane 327707; Elizabeth 07722 861452BINGO

Fridays 7.30pmJune 13th, 27thJuly 11th, 25thAugust 8th, 22ndSeptember 5th, 19th

WHISTMondays 7.30pmJune 9th, 23rdJuly 14th, 28thAugust 11th, 25thSeptember 8th, 22nd

LINCOLNSHIRE FAMILYHISTORY SOCIETY

LOUTH BRANCH - 2014 PROGRAMMEMeetings are held at The Salvation Army Hall,

Church Street, Louth, LN11 9BSCommencing at 7.30 pm.

Doors open at 7pm Non-Members are very welcome

JUNE 18th WED 'THE LOST VILLAGES OFLINCOLNSHIRE' Where did the residents go? DavidStartJULY 16th WED VISIT TO THE LOUTH MUSEUM & ITS ARCHIVES Visit time will be confirmedSEPT 17th WED ‘THE DISEASES WHICH KILLEDYOUR ANCESTORS’ What to your family DeathCertificates show?

Contacts Chairman – Anita Muchall – 01507 328124Secretary - Jane Woodcock – 01507 606880email: [email protected]

Charity Number – 1000724

Lincolnshire Wildlife TrustLouth Area Group Programme

2014

Friday 20th June, 6.30pm Visit to Fir HillQuarry Reserve Led by Claire Weaver. Map refTF362828

Friday 19th July,10.00am Guided visit toGibraltar Point Reserve Meet in main car park

Sunday 21st Sept, 2.00pm Explore theRimac foreshore Led by John Loft. Map refTF465915

For further details telephone Sally on 327687

EVENTS AT ST. EDITH’S

CHURCHFriday June 20th

concert by “The Phoenix Choir"starting time 7.30 pm, tickets £6.00.

Friday July 11thConcert by the "North Somercotes

Singers" at 7.30 pm, £6.00 for tickets.

Saturday 12th"Hymn Sing-a-Long"

at 11.00 am, while the shop is open

Sat 9th August"21st Century" Pilgrimage

to Walsingham, Norfolk.

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MODERN PILATESEDUCATING MINDS TO STRENGTHEN BODIES

Classes 2014MONDAY Trinity Centre, Eastgate, LouthBeginners Pilates NEW 9.15-10.15amGeneral Pilates 10.30-11.30amWEDNESDAY Trinity Centre, Eastgate, LouthBody Conditioning 6.00-7.00pmGeneral Pilates 7.15-8.15pmTHURSDAY Studio 2000, Cannon St, LouthGeneral Pilates 10.30-11.30am

Course of 4 classes £20 Modern Pilates exercise is for everybody and willcondition and tone the body. The aim is to work musclesfrom the inside out, creating a stronger mid section. Itimproves posture and muscle balance by realigning thespine and improving both the function and appearance ofthe body. The class is a relaxing mind and body exercisewhich helps to relieve stress and tension. People attend theclasses for many different reasons such as: back problems,hip and knee replacement, arthritis, weak abdominals(core stability), poor posture, MS, ME, fibromyalgia andstress incontinence to name just a few.‘We love the difference Pilates makes to people’s lives.When they feel the difference it becomes part of their life.’

For further details contact: Lindy 01507 606070 /07821267849 Rachael 01472 357892 / 07592876548

Email: [email protected]

THE HONEYSUCKLE CLUBFROM 2.30PM - 4.30PM

EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOONAT THE

GRIMOLDBY AND MANBY VILLAGE HALL.

RING LINDA FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONON 01507 327495

St BarnabasSt BarnabasLincolnshire HospiceLincolnshire Hospice

10th July 2-6pm10th July 2-6pmSunflower AfternoonSunflower Afternoon

Tea PartyTea PartyMemory appeal for loved ones lostMemory appeal for loved ones lostto be held at the Louth Hospice.to be held at the Louth Hospice.For further information pleaseFor further information please

contact Amy Reeve oncontact Amy Reeve on0744250465107442504651



GRIMOLDBY & MANBY VILLAGES FLORAL/CRAFT SHOWGrimoldby Village Hall

SCHEDULESaturday 19th July 2014

2pm onwards Presentation of trophies at 3pmRosettes for 1st/2nd/3rd

Admission 25pREFRESHMENTS/TOMBOLA/GAMES

BIG RAFFLE/CRAFT STALLSRules and Regulations

Entry fee 25p per exhibit to be handed in with entry formAll entry forms must be handed in prior to the show by

Thurs 17th JulyAll exhibits in classes 1 - 18 must have been grown by

the exhibitorAll trophies to be held for one year

Exhibits may be staged in the village hall Saturday 9am – 10.30am

Any exhibit not for sale in the auction to be removed by4.30pm

We would like to thank all the businesses who havesupported our Show with their sponsorship.Committee: Doreen Parratt, Karen Spooner

Judges: Robin Leak, Dave Fairburn,Jean MartinRECIPES

Victoria Sponge6oz margarine 3 eggs6oz caster sugar 6oz SR flourCream fat & sugar together till light & creamy. Beat in eggsone at a time, stir in flour lightly. Divide mixture equallybetween two greased 7” sandwich tins (or metric equiv.). Bakein a moderate hot oven for 20-25 mins gas 4 (350 degF). Whencool spread with jam or lemon curd & dust with caster sugar.

Chocolate Sponge Cake6oz butter/margarine 6oz caster sugar6oz SR flour 1 tablespoon cocoa (or choc powder)3 eggs 1 tablespoon warm water or milkCream margarine and sugar together. Sieve flour. Add eggs oneat a time with a little flour. Add rest of flour, cocoa and warmwater or milk. Bake in 7” sandwich tins (or metric equiv.). Fillwith butter cream & dust with icing sugar.

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Village Show - Saturday 19th July 2014As members of Grimoldby and Manby Village Fundraiserscast their minds back to a gorgeous day in July, 2013, ithardly seems possible that nearly a year has passed sinceour first Village Show. As a group we have continued in ourquest to raise more funds for local charities and goodcauses, raising £278.96 at our ‘Tea with Santa’ inDecember, and more recently £526.25 at the fantasticquiz which we held in the Village Hall in March.Since the end of last year we have been planning our secondVillage Show which will be in the Village Hall, with thecelebrations continuing during the afternoon on the SchoolField.The doors of the Hall will open to those of you who wish tosubmit entries into the many and varied classes available,between 9 and 10.30 a.m. Each entry will cost 25p and weare making a small 25p charge for people who just wish tolook round at all the exhibits during the afternoon(children free).Schedules are available locally from Manby Post Office,the Marsh Medical Practice, The Hub, Hairsport and TheGatehouse Restaurant. Alternatively, phone Helen Morrisson 327320 or Doreen Parratt on 327548.There will be seven classes ranging from Floral, HomeGrown Vegetables and Homemade Fayre, to the Children’sMixed Class, to Arts and Crafts and Gardening. So if yourbeans and cucumbers are showing a tendency to grow longand straight and your roses are promising to bloom

beautifully, there could be a place for them in the show! Ifyour cup cakes are colourful and your scones arescrumptious, there’s a section for you, too!If a little person of twelve or under fancies making ananimal using fruit or vegetables or can put their minds tousing some flowers to depict a nursery rhyme, there’s asection in their class for them to enter.We are mindful of the fact that this year brings theanniversary of the First World War, so our Arts and CraftsClass includes a section for a photograph, in either sepia orblack and white, depicting a World War 1 memory.The Gardening Class this year is exciting, too! If you’rereally proud of your front garden (as seen from the road ora path) you can enter it into this class. Maybe you fancyturning your hand to making a scarecrow of a famousperson, which can then be displayed in your front gardenready for judging. At a mere 25p per entry, you could doboth!We are looking forward to awarding cups and rosettes towinners during the afternoon at a special prize-giving.Some of the produce displayed in the show will also be forsale.At two o’clock the fun will begin on the school field! Weare to be joined for the afternoon by Rob from LincsDiscos, who will be providing a variety of music, games (withprizes!) and announcements. There will be no shortage ofgorgeous food available from the refreshment tent sellingteas with amazing homemade cakes, or the barbecue where

FLORAL/CRAFT SHOWGRIMOLDBY & MANBY VILLAGES

Entry 25p per exhibitOPEN CLASSES FLORAL

1. 1 Specimen Hybrid Rose2. Florabunda type Rose3. Vase of Perennials (max 5)4. Vase of Annuals (max 5)5. ‘Primary Colours’ Vase (max 3) to depict theme6. Flowering Pot Plant max 10”7. Foilage Pot Plant max 8”8. Mixed herbs (named tied bunch of 5)9. Fuchsia plant

DECORATIVE FLORAL10. Exhibit in cup and saucer11. ‘Shades of Green’ (all foilage design 18” square)12. Ladies Corsage13. Exhibit in egg cup14. ‘You’ve been framed’ (to inc photo frame 18” square)15. ‘Feeling Fruity’ (exhibit to inc fruit 24” square)16. ‘Disco’ (may inc artificial plant material/accessories

18” square)

VEGETABLES(all home grown)

17. Three potatoes18. Three tomatoes19. Three beetroot20. Three carrots (trimmed tops)21. Cucumber22. Three broad beans23. Three sticks rhubarb24. Three onions

HOME MADE FAYRE25. Three Fruit Scones26. Chocolate Sandwich Cake 7” tin27. Victoria Sandwich Cake 7” tin28. Three Cup Cakes29. Jar Jam30. Jar Chutney31. Four pieces of Flapjack32. Four Biscuits of own choice

CHILDREN’S MIXED CRAFTS 12 YEARS & UNDER33. Flower Arrangement to depict a nursery rhyme34. Garden on a Plate35. 4 small decorated cakes36. Animal made of fruit/vegetable using natural products37. Robot (to inc. a carton)

ARTS/CRAFTS38. Knitted garment39. Greeting Card40. Piece of Embroidery41. Watercolour Painting 18” x 14” max42. Photograph/Sepia/Black & white of WW1 memory

GARDENING CLASS43. Open Front Garden as seen from road/footpath44. Scarecrow of ‘a personality’ displayed in own garden

Both to be in place by 4pm Thursday 17th July

2014 SHOW ENTRY FORM

Entry forms must be handed in to:Karen Spooner, 8 Gladiator Road, Grimoldby

Tel: 01507 327500

Doreen Parratt, 4 St Mary’s Crescent, ManbyTel: 01507 327548

By 4pm on Thurs 17th July 2014

Please state class numbers you wish to exhibit in:

Class No Class No Class No................. ................ ................................. ................ ................................. ................ ................

Total number of entries .................. Fee .................

Name .....................................................................................Address..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Date ............................................ Tel No ................................

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freshly prepared burgers and sausages will tempt yourtaste buds. We are running a bar and there will also bepopcorn, hotdogs and slush, ice creams and lollies! If you love looking round classic cars, look no further! Thelocal club will be there. Or if you fancy winning a ride in aFerrari, the opportunity for that will be available, too!You can join in the games and peruse the many items forsale on the table tops (available to book for £6 by ringingHelen Morriss on 327320). There will be a great Raffle

and a Food Tombola, Guess the Number of Sweets in theJar, Name the Teddy, and a Bouncy Castle.We are sure we can provide you with everything you needto have a great time and would love to see loads of youcoming along to enjoy an amazing afternoon out.If anyone would like to help in any way, have any prizes wemight be able to put in our tombola, or might like to help usby baking some cakes for our refreshments, please let usknow by phoning Helen on 327320.

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ST. EDITH’SSATURDAY SHOP

St. Edith’s Church10am - 2pm

We sell anything and everything (as long asit is in good repair!).

So please come along and have a cuppaand chat, as well as buying!

ANNUAL FUN DOG SHOW

Sunday 24 August from middayin the grounds of

St Leonard’s ChurchSouth Cockerington

In aid of Church Funds – Refreshments and Raffle

20 Fun Classes, pay £1 as you enter ring at start of eachclass

Open to all dogs (puppies must be at least 6 months old)Rosettes to 6th place

Run by Louth & District Dog ClubJudges: Mrs Vickie Price, Mrs Bev Williamson, Mrs Jackie

Clarke, Fiona Newton

Contact: Mrs Janet Pritchard 01507-327506 for anyfurther information

Classes: First Class starts at 12.30 p.m.

Handsomest Dog (large classes will be split)Prettiest Bitch (large classes will be split)

Cutest Puppy (6-12 months’ old)Child’s Best Friend

Best Condition (large classeswill be split)Fastest RecallBest 6 Legs

Short Interval – Heelwork to Music Demonstration by Louth &District Dog Club

Fancy DressScruffiest

Best RescueGolden OldieWaggiest Tail

My Dog’s Got Talent (Your chance to show off your dog)Potato & Spoon Race

Whistle Sit (Judge whistles – last one to sit is out)Dog Most Like Owner

The Dog the Judge would most like to take home

WI Annual Coffee MorningSaturday 21st June

at Grimoldby Village Hall10.00am - 12.00pm

Admission £1.50p including coffee ortea and a scone or cake.

There will be cakes, jams, preserves, plantsand produce

stalls, a food tombola and raffle.

EVENTS AT THE ARKSPONSORED HORSE RIDE – Sunday 29th

June.ARK OPEN DAY – Sunday 17th of August.

Gates open 12pm. 50p per car

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Commonwealth War GravesCommonwealth War Graves Commission at St.Mary’s ManbyIn the week of the first day of spring, with its welcomesunshine and blue skies, the 29 wargraves in the north churchyard of St Mary’s Manbywere given some veryspecial attention by theCommonwealth WarGraves Commission[CWGC]. All the stoneswere cleaned, thewhole plot re-turfed,and a new plantedborder was establishedin front of each grave.So it seems a timelymoment to rememberthese airmen who gavetheir lives duringWW2 and now lieforever here in our Lincolnshire village. The first date

commemoratedis that of a pilot inFebruary 1940, theyoungest, a cadetof just 17 inAugust 1942. Andthere are not onlyBritish RAF, butalso members ofthe Air Forces ofPoland, Australia,Canada and NewZealand too. And,always sopoignant, gravesfor two ‘KnownUnto God’.The CWGC has a

responsibility for the 300,000 war dead graves in theUK, across 13,000 different locations. Althoughoverseas the majority of cemeteries fall under theCommission’s direct control, here they are largelymaintained by agreement with local authorities,

churches, contractors,and even individuals.The team who carriedout the work at StMary’s, led by MrReg Peachey, havecertainly done asplendid job. If youhaven’t been alongyet, do call by nexttime you’re in ChurchLane to see foryourself.If you have enquiriesabout the work of the

CWGC or are seeking information about a specificburial or location, they can be contacted via theirwebsite: www.cwgc.org or at their UK area base inLeamington Spa on telephone: 01926.330137Elizabeth R Burney-Jones

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Many of our readers may well know Phill Stones, whohas spent years growing up locally and of more recenttimes, working in our Londis store. It was whilst at work,fellow assistant Lisa Harkess persuaded him that runningin the London Marathon was an amazing experience.Phill took up the challenge andapplied to run. Undaunted bylosing out twice in the ballot, hewas surprised and maybe even alittle shocked to hear in October,2013, that this third applicationhad been successful!Until that point, the most Phill haddone in the way of training weresessions in the gym, and really hadno running experience at all! Hewas sent all the necessary trainingprogramme advice and began toplan out routes locally, where hecould practise building on hisdistances. Phill admits that he wasfairly conscientious until the weather deteriorated duringthe winter months! His training was not quite asconsistent during that period!Phill decided that he would support the charity ‘Help forHeroes’, one close to his and his whole family’s heart.Mark Stones, Phill’s brother, is a serving soldier who hasbeen to Afghanistan and thankfully returned unharmed.As 13th April this year approached, Phill made plans totravel down to London with his younger brother Tim andTim’s fiancée, Chloe. Meanwhile, back at home, the restof the family prepared to watch the race on the television.Unfortunately, due to watching on a split screen, themajority of them missed seeing him, but his brother Pauland partner Charmaine were lucky enough to see Phillcross the finishing line! Meanwhile, Tim and Chloecaught sight of him from their vantage spot at the bottomof The Mall.Phill was totally amazed by the support from the crowds,often high-fiving as he passed by excited children. He

recalls the joy of being handed an icepop and couldn’tbelieve the taste of a home-made flapjack passed to himas he ran. He was even voluntarily hosed down atseveral Fire Stations, helping to counteract the heat!Whilst running Phill managed to keep his Facebook page

updated, and people continued topledge money during the raceitself.For a while Phill reluctantly foundhimself running with a mandressed up as Freddie Mercury,who was running carrying avacuum cleaner! This ‘Freddie’was constantly singing ‘I want tobreak free’ -which was exactlywhat Phill was trying to do inorder to escape from his dreadfulsinging!Phill completed the course and hisfinal time was recorded as 5 hours18 minutes and 41 seconds. He

raised £500! He is the first to admit ‘I’ll never do itagain, but it was an incredible experience!’.We must watch out for this intrepid young man! He andhis friend Sabrina Fawcett are planning to do a charitysky-dive at Hibblestow near Lincoln in August!!

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Sabrina Fawcett, aged 29, of Tinkle Street, Grimoldby iscertainly a shadow of her former self thanks to hard work,determination, lots of encouragement from family andfriends and of course support from the local SlimmingWorld Group. Sabrina first started attending Slimming World classses on1st May 2013 following encouragement from David who

works atLondis.Since thenshe has lostan incredible7 stone, andthe weight isstill comingoff. Sheonce lost10lb in oneweek, andattributes hersuccess toeating a lot

more fruit and vegetables, not so much bread and crisps,and following the Slimming World’s recipes and guidelinesfor healthier eating. She has found it very easy to follow the Slimming Worlddiet, which is based on ‘sin values’ rather than calories.You are allowed to have so many ‘sins’ a day and are givena directory (which is generally called ‘the bible’!) whichcontains all the ‘sin’ values of foods, even take-aways!She has certainly got a lot more energy now: before sheused to sleep more during the day, mainly due to eating thewrong foods. And to help the weight loss she has beengoing for walks and attending classes at the Meridian.The local Slimming World group meets every week at theMeridian. Sabrina says that everyone is very friendlythere, and that the meetings are very enjoyable. You havea ‘credit card’ which gets swiped at each meeting for yourweight losses, and for every half stone that you lose youget an award. Sabrina has been incredibly successful: shewon Slimmning World’s ‘Woman of the Year’, ‘MissSlinky 2013’ and in February she was the ‘Greatest Loser’

of the Group, a fantastic achievement! She is now a‘Social Team Member’, helping out at the group which shefinds very satisfying.Sabrina was originally told that she needed to lose weightdue to a health issue, so the very next week she joinedSlimming World. Her weight loss has since slowed downbut she still hopes to lose an extra 3 stone, which in totalwill be a 10 stone loss since she started!The only downside of losing all the weight is that shekeeps having to buy new clothes. At her heaviest weight,she was size 24 - 28, but now she is a comfortable size 16.She also now enjoysgoing into shops likeNext and New Look,knowing that she canpick up clothes thatwill fit! Recently, ather nephew’schristening, peoplejust didn’t recogniseher as she looked sodifferent! In August, she isdoing a Sky Divewith‘Marathon Man’ PhillStones to raise moneyfor the ‘MotorNeurone Disease’charity; she hasalready been able toraise money for themby doing the ‘Slim forGood’ initiative.Sabrina has found thatthe time has gone veryquick since she first joined Slimming World last year, butshe admits that she is finding it much harder now to losethe weight. We wish her continued success and lookforward to seeing ‘less’ of her in the future! And of coursewish her good luck for her sky dive - she is certainly anamazing inspiration to us all! Sally Taylor

Sabrina ‘before’ and ‘after’!

Two of Sabrina’s friends are able to fitinto a pair of her original trousers!

Sabrina is the Greatest Loser!!!

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Spotlight on . . . Derek JacksonDerek Jackson has lived in Grimoldby most of his life, awell-known figure there and in the surrounding area. He'salways been one to get involved in local life, but olderreaders may remember him best at their village milkman. Born in 1933, the second son of George Harold and ElsieJackson, he spent his early years in Great Carlton, before thefamily moved to Spinney Close in Grimoldby when he wasnine. His father was working for the Harrison brothers' milkproduction company at The Grange, where milk wasprocessed into butter or powdered milk and supplied aroundthe area, with a small milk deliveryround in addition . This business waseventually sold to the Co-op.Derek attended Grimoldby School(which then had only two classrooms),and by the age of ten was also helpinglocal dairy smallholder Arthur Goodladon his milk round based out ofAerodrome Farm. Before the days ofthe pint bottle, milk was taken round ina five-gallon can in the back of MrGoodlad's Standard Nine car, andmeasured into customers' jugs at theirdoors. During the war, when therewas a shortage of petrol, they were helped out by local ladyMary Needham of Spinney Close, who used the Goodladpony and trap to deliver the milk.Derek went on to Monks' Dyke School, but left before theusual leaving age of 14 due to a bizarre circumstance. Theyear was 1947, bringing with it terrible winter snows thatforced our schools to close down for three months. By thetime they reopened he was approaching his 14th birthday, sonever did return, but began instead to work full-time for MrGoodlad. A childhood friend of Derek's was Marjorie Brocklebank,and soon romance was in the air. They were married on 1stJanuary 1955 in St Leonard's Church, South Cockerington,setting up home in Tinkle Way (now renamed St Edith'sGate). They have two children, Nigel and Kaye, and twograndchildren as well.After his employer's death in 1958, Derek bought the

business and carried on running it for a few months in theGoodlad name. The next year he and Marjorie bought thehouse in Hawthorne Close where they still live today, aproperty renowned as being the home where Chris Wright ofChrysalis Records fame grew up. The business was relocatedto their new premises and renamed Manby Road Dairies.With several rounds to fit in, Marjorie was much needed aswell, even having a round of her own.During his time with Mr Goodlad, Derek had to fit inNational Service. He was called up to the Royal Lincolnshire

Regiment, but transferred to Royal ArmyService Corps in Aldershot on medicalgrounds. After training at Blandford anda spell in the London Undergroundbunkers holding bay, he flew out toFayid in Egypt, a British airbase at thetime, where he was NCO in charge of asection of 13 lorries. From there he wassent to CRASC (Commander RoyalArmy Service Corps) in Fanara, and putin charge of all staff cars and othertransport, though the strong threat ofterrorist activities here meant that trafficmovements were under strict armed

guard. He finished his National Service with the GeneralService Medal and National Service Medal.Many years later, on an organised trip to Egypt with his Suezcolleagues, he found conditions were just as frightening. Ontheir arrival at Cairo Airport, the ex-military veterans werekept under close scrutiny by the Egyptian Secret Police.Soon after returning from this trip Derek became a foundermember of The Suez Veterans' Association, and he remainsthe UK Reunion Organiser. The members are now ageing,but usually 80-100 veterans attend the twice-yearly meetings. In the mid-60s for around ten years, Derek took on otheroccasional work with A W Jaines Ltd, the Vauxhall maindealership that used to be on Manby Middlegate. He wouldfinish his milk round early, and then set off with other men tobring back new cars from Vauxhall factories in Luton andelsewhere. Low-loaders were not in those days, and he tellsthe tale of how they managed to bring back five new cars on

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Spotlight on . . . Derek Jackson/contjust one set of trade plates: easy - just put one plate on thefront of the leading car and the other on the back of the lastcar in line! They were never stopped by the police.For a time Derek and Marjorie ran anewspaper business, which they tookover from the Waumsleys in Manby.They ran this from their HawthorneClose property, but eventually sold outto Stan Edwards, whose premises thenwere on Manby Middlegate. Later,Stan moved that business to ManbyPost Office where, as we all know, itis now in the hands of Harvey Brown.Village life is very important to Derek,and he and Marjorie have generouslysupported most of the localfundraising efforts in our villages.Central to their lives is Saint Edith'sChurch, where they both take anactive role. Marjorie remains a long-standing member of the churchcommittee, and Derek can be seeneach week at Freda's Saturday Shop,making sure all is well and having anatter with visitors. A service to the village that he was involved in many yearsago, along with Stan Edwards and Pete Raithby, was theyouth club that they ran in the old wooden Village Institute.This, sadly, went the way of other such ventures that havebeen attempted over the years, and eventually closed down. He later served as secretary and then chairman on the VillageInstitute Committee, but by the late '70s Health & Safetyregulations stipulated that a new brick built hall was required.Some finance was available, and Derek and Marjorie wereamongst those who stood as guarantors. They also donatedmoney from their Silver Wedding night in 1980 to start acollection. Grants were obtained, but a surprising amountwas also donated for the project. The WI and other localorganisations were very generous, as were individuals in thevillages. He would often be given money towards the newhall as he went on his milk rounds, a record of which he kept

in a little book that he carried for the purpose. When the new hall was built, Derek was chairman until 1995,but is quick to applaud the work put in by many other village

people, not least vice-chairman GeoffJeffries, to name just one. Manyfund-raising events were held, withdances being popular, particularly theNew Year's Eve dance. Thecommittee started groups such as theJubilee Club and Wine Circle, andMarjorie started the bingo sessionsthat are still going strong today. There have been many otherinvolvements. Derek spent manyyears as a member of the ParishCouncil, and he and Marjorie havebeen active in our villageNeighbourhood Watch scheme sinceits inception. Derek was in anexcellent position on his milk roundto notice anything amiss in the area,or to hear of any misdeeds. Thecouple did annual poppy collections,with Marjorie being in charge of the

Grimoldby and Manby area, and Derek is now vice-chairmanof Louth & District Branch of the Royal British Legion.After 49 years as a milkman, with rounds covering a widelocal area, Derek retired in 1992. He has employed manypeople over the years, but his most steadfast supporter hasbeen Marjorie, to whom he is very grateful. He still keeps busy, with an active social life. He took onMeals on Wheels in Louth for five years, for which he wasawarded the five-year certificate, and in 1996 he was invitedto act as consort to Mayor Margaret Ottoway.A once-in-a-lifetime honour for him is his invitation as aSuez veteran to a June Buckingham Palace garden party, aproud day for him and one he will remember for the rest ofhis life.Most communities have their fair share of stalwarts, and ourswould surely be the poorer without Derek Jackson. Celia Monument

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Women’s InstituteSt. Edith’s UpdateThe Saturday Shop is going from strength to strength,thanks to Freda and her willing band of volunteers. Ifyou haven't been yet, come and see what you aremissing!! Not only tea and buns, but a good natter aswell. In the first three months of 2014, Freda has raisedwell over £1000 for local charities and for St Edith's.On Friday June 20th we are having a concert by “ThePhoenix Choir" starting time 7.30 pm, and tickets areonly £6.00. This is the first time that this new group hassung for us, so please come and support them.July 15th is our "Patronal" Day, and to celebrate "NorthSomercotes Singers" are starting the weekend with aconcert on Friday July 11th, again at 7.30 pm and£6.00 for tickets. On Saturday 12th there is a "HymnSing-a-Long" at 11.00 am, while the shop is open;come and choose your favourites for us all to sing andenjoy. Sunday 13th Morning Prayer is a special one forPatronal Days.On Sat 9th August we are having a "21st Century"Pilgrimage to Walsingham, Norfolk. We do not knowprecise times and costs as yet, but it will not be over£17.50; if we have a full coach it will only be £10. Itwill be a full day’s outing: there are catering facilitiesthere, or you may prefer a picnic.Last, but not least our New Grant application is stillgoing ahead, we should know by the end of June, if weare successful this time. Janet McKee & Mary Mundy.

For our March meeting, we had a very interesting,informative and amusing talk by Colin Hornsey entitled"From Rocks to Riches". Colin had some beautifulsamples of various semi-precious stones with thehistory of their origin. His wife accompanied him andhad some lovely jewellery for sale.Our April meeting dealt with "Wills and Probate". TinaHill from Bridge McFarland gave us a very informativetalk on this subject.The May meeting was the Resolution meeting, whichthis year was about Organ Donation and how importantit is to discuss your wishes on this with your family andnext of kin. Organ Donation is not for everyone, but thegreatest gift you can give anyone is the gift of life orsight.In March several of our members went to Lincs NorthFederation of WIs Spring conference in Skegness. Theguest speaker was Dr Phil Hammond, comedian and aregular contributor on Countdown as well as apractising medical doctor. He was hilarious and had usall in stitches.Our book club is still going strong and our Knit andNatter club has restarted with plenty of nattering andnot too much knitting!!

Future meetings.June 12th "Tall Ships" with guest speaker Sue Soper.July 10th Craft evening - beaded earings with NormaBooth.August no meeting but an outing is planned.Sept 11th "Exit Pursued by a Bear" with guestspeaker Penny Holland.We meet in Grimoldby Village Hall on the secondThursday of the month at 7.30pm.Do come and join us, you will be most welcome.Barbara Bragg

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Barbara & Trevor - A Diamond Couple!Here at the Village News we love to have the opportunityto feel part of a celebration! Recently we have becomeaware of a very special one, involving a couple who havebeen part of our villages’ community for many years.Trevor and Barbara Carpenter celebrated their DiamondWedding Anniversary on 3rd April, and it’s not difficultto see the reason why they have been together for such along time! The pair first met when they were only about eight yearsold at Sunday School inNuneaton. By the time theywere fifteen they were acouple. Even though theywere not well off, they madethe most of every opportunityto be together. Trevor started his long careerin the RAF in 1952. Theirengagement had to be put backfor a whole week, due toTrevor being dispatched toMablethorpe sandbaggingduring the 1953 floods! Much to their delight however, ithappened on 7th February! Soon after this Trevor was sent to Canada for a ten monthstint, training to be a navigator in Winnipeg. Thisseparation was really tough and culminated in Trevorwriting to Barbara’s father asking him if he would givehis permission for them to be married on his return toEngland. The positive response was the signal for thestart of their long, enduring marriage.After a honeymoon in Bournemouth, Barbara foundherself moving back home to her parents’ home, whilstTrevor was sent away on yet more courses. However, thekey to their being together lay in a caravan! Thisdetermined couple somehow found the money to buy a16 foot caravan and lived an incredibly basic but analmost idyllic life on a caravan park at BomberCommand HQ at High Wycombe.John, the couple’s first child, was born in 1955 and soonafter, Trevor got his first posting to 21 Squadron at

Waddington, flying Canberras, and the whole family withcaravan moved there. During the Suez crisis Trevor wassent out to the war zone with just one hour’s notice andjust a few months later he was posted at next to no noticefor a nine month tour in Cyprus. Barbara, the youngmother, found the separation too much, so sold thecaravan and together with the young John, travelled outto be with her husband. They made their most of beingtogether, so much so, that after a brief posting to

Coningsby, were really happyto return for another two and ahalf years. During this time,their second child Anne wasborn.On their return to this country,Trevor was eventually postedto Basingbourn and took upthe role of Instructor, teachingCanberra flying skills. Fromhere the family was moved toLaarbruch in Germany forthree years.

Soon came the posting to Manby to fly Canberras fromStrubby. There was no accommodation at Manby so theymoved to a quarter at Coningsby. The commute provedtoo much and they managed to save enough to put downa deposit on the bungalow they still live in today, inManby. This is where Theresa was born.After a period as an Air Traffic Controller at Binbrook,Trevor returned to instructing at Cottesmore. This wasfollowed by tours in Lossiemouth and Rheindalen. Ontheir return to the UK in 1980 the bungalow became theirpermanent home.A little more used to separation by now perhaps, Barbarahad another three years on her own with the children inManby, whilst Trevor was posted to Bedford for threeyears. During this time, Barbara decided that it was timeto try something new: the RAF Nursery School needed ahelper. This tentative move led to her being asked if shecould take over leadership for a while. Three years laterBarbara decided it was time to leave and found a job

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G & M Dog Training ClubA Diamond Couple!/cont

Over the past fewmonths three newmembers havebeen training theirpuppies and weresuccessful ingaining theirPuppy FoundationAwards under theKennel Club GoodCitizen DogScheme. Thesewere Jane Smithwith herCockerpoo,Woody; TerryLawrence with hisBorder Collie, Pip; and Philippa Cooper with herBorder Collie, Finn. Congratulations to all three.If you would like to join us for obedience training and

fun agility, we meet on Sunday mornings between10am – 12pm on Manby Airfield at the old ArcheryClub premises. We work to the Kennel Club GoodCitizen Dog Scheme guidelines in a social and informalmanner and at a pace to suit each dog and handler. Forfurther information contact either Helena Kench on327513 or Basia Mcternan on 327110.

which proved tobe one sheloved most ofall – a tea ladyat East LindseyCouncilOffices. Shestayed foreleven years,retiring in 1995.1985 broughtTrevor’sretirement fromthe RAF.

However, for Trevor ‘retirement’ has hardly been theword to use: he has been a glass-engraver, a chapel-converter (converting the old chapel in Chapel Lane intoa lovely home for his daughter), a member of Louth MaleVoice Choir, a member of the Parish Council, Chairmanof the Louth branch of the RAF Association, a cornetplayer in the Louth Riverhead Silver Band and for 12years a District Councillor for East Lindsey Council.1998 saw him taking up Chairmanship of the Council. Trevor and Barbara have also shared a love of the localtheatre and look back with huge fondness at the threepantomimes they produced together for the LouthPlaygoers and the innumerable plays in which they havetaken major roles. The last musical in which theyperformed together was ‘Fiddler on the Roof’.So, going full circle, we return to the fact that thisamazing couple have spent 60 years married! No meanfeat! They enjoyed their celebrations immensely,spending the day itself with their family and thefollowing with neighbours and friends at their home. Itis no surprise, having spent a delightful time with them,how they have achieved this amazing anniversary. Thelove they feel for each other still sparkles in their eyes asthey recall their life together and gather their thoughtsaround their three children, five grandchildren and twogreat grandchildren. Jean Baker

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News from the ArkThe Ark has had ten very exciting newarrivals this month! Nine little mallardducklings were found in a nest near ourpond all healthy butwith no mother takingclaim to them! We

waited all day with a watchful eye andstill they remained alone so, to ensure their safety, we tookthem in. All nine are feeding and swimming well!! We alsowelcomed a foal, a lovely, sturdy little filly, was born atmidnight 22nd/23rd May 2014. She's absolutely gorgeous

but we are placing the naming ofher in your hands. You can makeas many suggestions as youwish; it's a £1 per pledge. If youpay via PayPal, please add a notewith your choice of name so wecan put your suggestions into thedraw. The winning name will bedrawn by Pauline Rice, the Arkfounder at the end of June.

Two lovely re-homing stories this month are that of“Pippa” and also “Spike”. Pippa the 10 year old Yorkshireterrier came to us when one owner passed away and theremaining had to move into aresidential home. After a muchneeded dental Pippa was re-homed tolovely lady from Peterborough andhas settled in very well.Spike, a 12 year old Labrador cameto us when the ill health of his owner meant that they hadto move and were unable to take him with them. He wasterribly unhappy in kennels and so we placed his profile ona website that aids the re-homing of older dogs as well asour own website. Within thehour Spike’s homelessnesswent “viral” with over 50people showing interest andwishing him well in first hour.

Such an inspirational response from so many animallovers. Spike is now very happy indeed in his new home inSkegness. Each and every animal that is homed is a huge success butit always extra special when the animal has been with uslonger than we would have hoped for. Last month includesthree such rehoming tales, that of “Murphy” (5yrsold),“Roxy” and “Wilson”(both 3yrs old). All three arecrossbreed and have been overlooked time and time again.Murphy came to us in Sept’11 as he was being left homealone for too long. He was homed once but was returned

due to his fear of other dogs provingtoo much. Roxy came to us inSept’13 as a stray found tied upoutside a veterinary practice, beingattacked by foxes. Wilson wasadmitted inFeb’13 and had

been at the Ark a full year with nointerest shown. All three are such loyaldogs and absolutely love human

interaction. It is trulywas amazing to seethem settle into their ‘forever’ homes andreally does go to show that there is theright owner out there for every dog, itsometimes just takes a little more time to

find them. DATES FOR THE DIARY• SPONSORED HORSE RIDE – Sunday 29th June.• ARK OPEN DAY – Sunday 17th of August. Gatesopen 12pm. 50p per carREHOMING FIGURES FOR APRIL CATS IN: 16 OUT: 16DOGS IN: 17 OUT: 24 RABBITS IN: 6 OUT:5 FERRETS IN: 0OUT: 1REHOMING FIGURES FOR MAY CATS IN: 10.OUT:10 DOGSIN: 9 OUT: 19 RABBITS IN:5 OUT:4 FERRETS IN: 1 OUT: 1

Our visiting times are 12-3 daily Tel: 01507 358140www.arkanimalrescue.co.uk e-mail: [email protected]

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At the beginning of April, players and friends turned outin force to prepare the ground for the season ahead. ThePriory Lane ground is looking wonderful – better stillwhen bathed insunshine! On the whole,the start to the seasonhas gone very well withfew games lost to theweather.Grimoldby CricketClub’s juniors havemade a fine start to2014. At the time of writing,the under 11s are leadingthe way – unbeaten sofar this year (played 4,won 3 tied 1). They havehigh hopes for a top ofthe table finish and agood run in the knockout cup competition. The Under 13s are the team whose fixtures have beenhardest hit by the weather. So far they have only playedone game and have yet to win.

The Under 15s have had two fixtures and won themboth. Several of the Under 15s are now regulars in thesenior sides.

Senior cricket takes place onSaturdays (Friendly League)and Sundays (East LindseyLeague). Grimoldby’s 1st XIhave struggled at the start ofthis season but won their firstgame of the year today(Sunday 1st June) with acomfortable win over 2nddivision rivals, Friskney atPriory Lane. Jake Sanders andRuss Hayward (pictured) puton a magnificent 149 runpartnership which took thegame away from the visitors.The club are always on thelookout for new players ofany age or experience.Anyone interested in playing

village cricket for Grimoldby should contact AdieSanders, club chairman on 01507 327836.

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