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Church full to Overflowing!

It was a couple of weeks ago. Kelham church was

packed one Sunday morning. What could it be? Was the

Archbishop of Canterbury coming?

No. We take bishops in our stride at Kelham and Aver-

ham. A pop star perhaps or a footballer? The answer is

again „No‟ so what great event or personality was the

great draw? The answer…a baby. Who could believe

that such a tiny being could be such a crowd puller? He

must have had some very precious gift to offer. But no.

The greatest reward he gave was a smile. How we ap-

preciated that smile. How we oohed and ahed (if that‟s

how you spell it).

Such is our God‟s knowledge

of us that when He chose to

make Himself known to us He

did not do so with fanfare of

trumpets or a great military pa-

rade. He chose to be born as a

baby. He knew how to win our

hearts. And He didn‟t choose

some powerful nation for this birth but some backwater

country occupied by a foreign power. The birth too was

an emergency affair away from home and as we all

know with „no room at the inn‟.

So once again our all powerful yet so humble God in-

vites us to join with Him in celebrating His son‟s birth-

day. After all we do enjoy a good party.

The supermarkets are already playing Christmas carols.

We are not going to let them outdo us.

By the way why was that crowd pulling baby in church

that Sunday? To be baptised of course and to join the

Christian family. You can‟t join soon enough.

Merry Christmas. David Keene

WALKERS Corner

Seventeen adults, two children and a dog set off for

Donna Nook bright and early on Saturday morning,

thankful that the fog of the previous day had virtually

disappeared.

As we approached our destination, blue sky began to

appear and lo and behold we arrived in sunshine.

Having all assembled in

the overflow car park, we

climbed up the track over

the dunes and we were

certainly not disappointed.

Scattered over the vast

expanse of the beach, were hundreds

of seals with their new born pups,

some really close to the perimeter

fence.

After about one and a half hours of

being completely captivated by this

wildlife experience we headed back

to the nearby village of Saltfleet for

the four mile walk.

This took us across fields, with several dykes and drains

to cross or walk alongside, then a small amount of road

walking along the edge of marshland,

then along a lane by the Saltfleet

Haven over sand dunes onto the

beach where we could actually see

the sea! A short burst through a

caravan site brought us back to the

main road and an eagerly awaited

lunch at The Crown Inn where we

were well fed and watered, surrounded by boxes of

Christmas decorations!

All in all – a good day. Di Gelsthorpe

Lee, Nigel & The Plough Team

Wish our Readers A Happy and Safe

Festive Season

Church News - Kelham

From the Registers

November 7th Baptism

Cherry-May

Daughter of Kevin and Emma Briggs-Price

November 21st Baptism

Samuel Philip

Son of Andrew and Jennifer Twigg

Canon David Keene welcomed Cherry-May and Samuel

into the church, surrounded by family and friends. Both

babies behaved very well with Samuel ready to grab the

lighted candle on presentation.

The church electrical system has been checked and

needs some work to ensure its safety.

The Christmas Day Service is at Kelham starting at

10.30am and will be conducted this year by Rev. David

Bartlett. He has expressed a wish to have children pre-

sent, to take part in the Christmas Story.

We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Sat-

urday December 18th at 10.00am. Help and greenery

will be very welcome. We have a good supply of deco-

rations for the tree from the Christmas Tree Festival

held in 2007. We will have coffee and mince pies to

sustain you.

ASKringers - Bell Ringing Practices

Weekly bell ringing practices held every Monday at

North Muskham Church from 19:30-21:00. Anyone

who would like to try bellringing, or simply see what is

involved is welcome to come along.

Just call us on 07810 658 627 or 01636 700 291 so that

we know to wait for you before locking the door.

Contents

Church full to Overflowing!

Walkers Corner - Donna Nook 20th November Report

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Services

Church Services & Schedules

Church News - Kelham

ASKringers - Bell Ringing Practices

Staythorpe Power Station Update

In touch with Council News

Horticultural Tips December - Don‟t forget Christmas

Robin Hood Theatre Update

Parish Council Meeting Dates

Police Local News

Dinner with a Diva

Poppy Appeal Thank You

Safer Neighbourhoods - October Meeting Report

Church News - Averham

Notes from the PCC

School News

WI Report - Meeting 8th November

Christmas Bin Collection Dates

ASK Garden Club - Christmas is Definitely Coming

Walkers Corner - December & January Walks

Bonfire Night Behay Style

Summer Fete 2011 - Planning Meeting Report

Contact Us

Editor: Mr. Lee Whetton 01636 700 023

Magazine Contributions to

Secretary: Mrs. D. Gelsthorpe 01636 671 923

Averham: Mrs. S. Morris 01636 678 917

Kelham: Mrs. A. Miller 01636 702 095

Staythorpe: Mrs. M. Snell 01636 676 244

Church Contacts

Website: [email protected]

Wardens

Averham & Kelham:

Mr. P. Staniforth 01636 703 289

Averham: Mr. G. Binks 01636 676 740

Treasurers

Averham: Hilary Snell 01636 672 640

Kelham: Mrs. A. Miller 01636 702 095

Secretary to the Church Council:

Mrs. C. Binks 01636 676 740

Women’s Institute Contacts

President: Mrs. Jayne Owens 01636 708 543

Council Contacts

District & County Council representative:

Mrs. S. Saddington 01636 704 550

Chairman of the Parish Council:

Mr. S. Emeny 01636 702 586

Clerk to the Parish Council:

Mr. J. Burbidge 01636 610 530

Parish Council email address:

[email protected]

Police Contact Number: 0300 300 9999

Beat Manager - PC Tony Hays 809 7670

Mobile: 07813 550 212

Neighbourhood Watch: 01623 842 217

Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

Church Services & Schedules

Kelham Church

December 05 11:00 HC

December 18 10:00 Church Decorating

December 19 11:00 HC

December 25 10:30 HC Xmas Day

January 02 11:00 HC

Averham Church

December 11 10:30 Church Decorating

December 12 14:30 Christingle

North Muskham Church

December 24 23:30 Midnight Mass

Averham Church Cleaning & Flowers

December Mrs. M. Justice

Kelham Church Cleaning

December Mr & Mrs. J. Hand

January Mrs. A. Miller

Kelham Church Flowers

December Ms. Jane Miller

January Mrs. S. Allen

See flyer for all Riverside Services

Staythorpe Power Station Update

A letter from Simon Jameson

I‟m delighted that, at the end of

November, we completed the

commissioning of the fourth

and final unit at Staythorpe

Power Station. As a result, the power station is now

fully operational and has been handed over to Station

Manager Andy Marshall and his team.

Although some

members of the

construction project

team will remain on

site for several

more months, the main construction phase is now com-

plete. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to

thank local residents for their patience and support over

the last three years.

We enjoyed meeting many of you

at our open days and are de-

lighted to have been able to sup-

port so many community groups

and events in the local area –

work which Andy and his team

hope to continue for many years

to come.

The Local Liaison Committee, which has been an im-

portant forum for us to share and resolve local concerns

with community representatives, will continue to meet

regularly and will be managed by the operational team.

The power station will be officially opened in April next

year and in the meantime I hope you will join me in

wishing Andy and his team every

success.

Finally, I would like to wish the

Plough‟s readers a very merry

Christmas and a happy New Year

from all of us at Staythorpe

Power Station. Best wishes,

Simon Jameson RWE npower Project Director

Change to Staythorpe Power Station

Contact Details

Staythorpe Power Station has now been handed over to

the team responsible for managing its commercial op-

eration. In line with this, we‟re changing the way you

can contact us too. If you have any questions, concerns,

comments, or there is anything that you would like us to

be aware of then please now contact us:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07584 175 167

In Touch with Council News

Hello to everyone. I have been in talks over the last two

years with Mike Bailey, the Consents Manager for RWE

npower, Highways and the Cabinet Member for Trans-

port and Highways regarding the retention of the traffic

lights on the A617 at the end of Staythorpe Road fol-

lowing the completion of the Power Station.

At the commencement of the project I requested the

traffic lights to enable residents to access the A617 more

easily during increased traffic throughout the construc-

tion period. Although the lights appeared a permanent

feature they were only temporary and were to be re-

moved when the Power Station was complete.

I am delighted to say that I have received confirmation

from the Mike Bailey to say that they have agreed to

make a payment to Nottinghamshire County Council for

the modification of the traffic lights in order for them to

become a permanent installation.

This will benefit the users of Staythorpe Road who,

without the lights, would have difficulty accessing the

A617 during times of heavy traffic. There will be occa-

sions when heavy maintenance is undertaken at the

Power Station and contractors will be there and this will

increase traffic to the Power Station.

I understand that the work to bring the traffic lights up

to the required standard will take place during this fi-

nancial year.

I have of course written to the Management of RWE

npower to thank them on behalf of the Community.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a

very „Happy Christmas and Healthy New Year‟.

Sue Saddington

County Councillor for Farndon and Muskham

Horticultural Tips December

Don’t forget Christmas Wow! What a way to finish November, not the best

weather for gardeners, unless you take it up from the

armchair. Planning & thinking of spring I suppose is the

best bet for the next few weeks, get the seed catalogues

out, & the old gardening books, see if you can get in-

spired to make a few changes to your tubs & borders or

perhaps reinstate that vegetable plot you‟ve been threat-

ening to do for so long!

But don‟t forget Christmas! There‟s a

lot to offer at Southwell Garden Cen-

tre.

We have the more obvious gifts as well

that you come to expect at a garden

centre, cyclamen are at their best now especially in a

cool room or windowsill, azaleas give us a splash of

spring great for a warmer room, Christmas cacti are in

full bud, best to settle them in a warm sunny spot & then

leave them or they can get a bit mardy & drop their

buds. We must not of course forget the ubiquitous

Pointsettia the great Christmas houseplant, we stock

only English local grown plants that have been kept

warm all the time, so get them home quickly & keep

them draught free in a light or sunny room. For some-

thing a bit more exotic we have cymbidium & pha-

laenopsis orchids, these make really special gifts, with

long lasting colour they are well worth the price.

Garden centres today of course offer much more than

just gardening requisites & we are no exception, the

team has spent months sourcing giftware that is both

beautiful and useful, and, in many cases, fun as well.

Concentrating on finding useful items, things that you

would be happy to receive yourself, the selection in-

cludes items for the home and garden, for family and

friends, for children and the young-at-heart. There are

prices to suit every pocket, from fun and unusual stock-

ing fillers for a few pounds to thoughtful gifts for those

who deserve something really special. Gift ranges in-

clude some well-known names; Monopoly, Superman,

Beano, Scrabble and the Gruffalo among them.

We must not forget the main ornament of the season, the

Christmas trees arrived the last week of November, the

best quality cut Nordman Fir & Norway Spruce and

potted Fraser Fir, so we have a selection & sizes to suit

all. The choosing of the tree is often such a family tradi-

tion, & many spend a couple of hours handling them all

it seems! Let us help you as much as we can, bring your

base with you & we will make sure it fits, & put a fresh

cut in the base so that you can water your tree. Keep

your tree in the garage for one night in a bucket of water

before bringing it inside, avoid placing near a hot radia-

tor & water a bit every day.

Santa has found a little bit of time to say hello to our

younger customers, he will be in his Victorian Room

from 12 noon to 3pm each weekend day before Christ-

mas, just £3 with a gift, supporting Barnardos.

Don‟t miss the special open evening on Wednesday 8th

December we may be able to inspire you on your search

for the special gift, lots of offers plus supper & demo /

talk all for £5, it should be a fun evening, telephone

01636 812 886 to book your place.

Enjoy your Christmas Dan O’Neill

Robin Hood Theatre Update

The trustees met with

the new theatre com-

pany to express the

local concerns that

have come to light recently following reports in the lo-

cal press and on the theatre website. In conclusion I sug-

gested the way forward was for the trustees and the new

theatre company to meet directly with the parish coun-

cil. Very little can be achieved with me acting as a mid-

dle woman and the theatre company need to address the

concerns directly for us to move forward.

I've contacted John Burbidge, clerk to the parish council

and asked if they could attend either a parish council

meeting or a specially convened meeting. John and the

parish council have opted for a separate meeting and I'm

waiting for some suggested dates. John said it couldn't

be arranged before Christmas so I would expect the

meeting to take place in January.

If anyone has any other concerns or comments they

should let the parish council know now so they can feed

it into the meeting. If the concerns can be addressed by

the new theatre company we may

be able to see an end to this long

running issue.

Sue Cullen

Arts & Sports Service Manager

Nottinghamshire County Council

Police Local News

At the last Meeting of the South-

well Safer Neighbourhood Group

the subject of bogus callers once

again reared its head. This is a despicable crime target-

ing in the main vulnerable elderly people. If you do

have vulnerable neighbours or relatives please advise

them never to do business with anyone that cold calls on

the doorstep and offers to do work for them and always

check with the electricity or water companies before

allowing anyone who states they are working on their

behalf into their home.

Another form of crime on the increase is cyber bullying,

mainly through social networking sites. Young people

have brought me evidence of their pages which show

they are having vindictive, hurtful and personal mes-

sages sent to them via the whole social network. It

seems some of our young folk can cope with this form

of harassment but others find it hard and withdraw from

the community, in extreme cases can lead to the young

person taking his or her life. Please take an interest in

what‟s happening, I am not suggesting you snoop but I

can guarantee you will be surprised.

It‟s the time of year when we buy presents for families

and friends, please don't leave them on show or in your

vehicles it only takes a thief seconds to relieve you of

what may have taken you all year to save up for.

I have recently had more volunteers come forward for

me to train on the Community Speed Watch project,

these have now been trained and will be on a street near

you. If you wish to take part in this scheme please call

Southwell Police Station on 0300 300 9999 x 809 7670

for more information.

There is good news to end the year, PCSO Gavin Oxby

has joined myself and Richard Dunn and is quickly set-

tling in. This year we have seen a large drop in crime

and an increase in the number of offences detected. Al-

though, along with all other public bodies the Police are

going through a period of change, we are committed to

continuing to provide the best service we are able with

the support of the community.

Stop Press

A man has been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for

his part in 200 burglaries that occurred over the summer

months including offences which occurred in the South-

well and surrounding areas.

So from myself, Insp. Andy Gan, Sgt Brendon Hunt,

PCSO'S Richard Dunn and Gavin Oxby and Sue Wat-

son our receptionist, we wish you all a Happy Safe

Christmas. PC 33 Tony Hayes

E Mail [email protected]

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Parish Council Meetings Kelham Hall on the following dates.

Meetings for 2010

December 08 19:00hrs

Meetings for 2011

January 11 19:00hrs

February 22 19:00hrs

Everyone welcome to attend.

Dinner with a Diva

My wife who is an International Professional Opera

Singer is giving a Concert in Kelham Hall on 12th De-

cember together with two other Professional Opera So-

loists, a Tenor and a Baritone.

We also have my wife‟s accompanist, who is a Russian

Concert Pianist; she will accompany all the singers, we

also have the Derbyshire Harp Ensemble plus three stu-

dent singers. The event is called „Dinner with a Diva‟ it includes din-

ner and the singers sing between dinner courses and

after the meal they sing for the duration of the evening.

Tickets in advance are £50 each, telephone 01636 612

060, it is a black tie and posh frocks evening 6pm for

6.30pm with cars at 10.30pm.

The profits will be donated to The Children‟s Brain Tu-

mour Trust at Nottingham‟s Queens Medical Centre.

Brian Phillips

Poppy Appeal

We would like to say a special thank

you to all the residents of Averham for

their generosity and support of the

Poppy Appeal after our collection on

6th November 2010.

I have been informed by Chris Brill

(Local Honorary Organiser) of Bleasby

that we helped to raise £103.55 which

was an excellent effort.

Once again thanks for your support

Phil, Sue and Bonnie Belle

Safer Neighbourhoods

October Meeting Report

There was a good turnout from all the

local villages and the meeting was at-

tended by Inspector Andy Gan from

Southwell neighbourhood policing as

Tony Hayes was on his holidays. Firstly,

as I am sure you will agree, the good

news is that PC Tony Hayes' group will

be getting an additional PCSO to help them improve

there visibility around the current patch.

The long standing neighbourhood watch saga may soon

to come to a fruitful conclusion. There are moves afoot

to move to a web based system in which you can sign

up to receive email alerts or put in information that you

become aware of within your virtual area. An example

of this is the Sherwood and Mapperley Neighbourhood

Watch page that I have found http://

www.sampnw.co.uk/. This looks good and would en-

able interested people to receive email alerts of items.

This would also negate the requirement for a local co-

ordinator and the need for a minimum number of inter-

ested residents, however there would still be the need to

distribute the information received to the older residence

or those without email or internet access. I will keep an

eye on this and see how it develops.

One new problem that was brought up at the meeting is

a spate of what at first sight appear to be stray cats,

however it transpires that cats are being picked up in

cars by youths, driven to a different village and then let

out again. The end result is that the cat is now lost and

the owners are left wondering where he or she has gone.

The recommendation was to ensure your cat is chipped,

this way even if the collar is removed, the owner can

still be traced.

Interesting fact of the week, did you know that the 3rd

most stolen vehicle is a Land Rover. Most are broken

down for parts and the more recent ones go for export.

At this time of year with the increased darkness, lamp-

ing (night shooting) on farm land is more prevalent.

This is not illegal provided the indi-

viduals have the permission of the

land owner. I have seen a number of

occurrences locally and will take this

up with the local land owner to ensure

that he is aware of this.

There has been an increase of metal thefts as a result of

the increasing price of scrap metal. Word from the po-

lice is to report any suspicious or loitering flat bed style

vehicles to the police. Also be wary of people coming to

the door and asking for scrap metal. There have been a

number of reported cases where this has happened and

the home owner has shown items of scrap to these indi-

viduals who have then given the home owner a ludi-

crously low price for the items. The home owner refuses

this, as you would and the individuals go away, only to

return a few days or nights later and take the previously

viewed items.

The final word of advice is regarding door to door sales

persons. By law any door to door sales people should

possess and display a valid peddlers‟ certificate. If this

is not displayed or they are not able to show one, don't

buy anything and report the individuals to the police.

The same goes for all utilities employees as well. They

will all have ID cards that will provide a number by

which their identity can be confirmed. If they don't have

one, don't let them in.

There have been no burglaries this month in the area to

report, which is good news, given the shortening day-

light hours. Ian Bradey

Church News - Averham

The Joint Benefice Service held at Averham on October

30th raised £63.39 from the collection for the Notts Air

Ambulance Service

After an extraordinary meeting of the joint PCC it has

been agreed that Averham and Kelham will remain as

part of the Riverside Benefice and become part of the

proposed northerly cluster of parishes in the Diocese.

There had been some interest in joining the southerly

parishes but it meant splitting from North and South

Muskham. It was unanimously felt that as we have his-

toric ties as part of the Benefice it gave us a stronger

voice if we acted together rather than as two small par-

ishes. We hope to bring more news of a possible ap-

pointment for a resident priest for the villages over the

next few months.

Here we are again looking forwards to the excitement of

Christmas whilst at the same time trying to remain sane

and in one piece with all the preparations to enjoy the

special Christian day of Our Lord‟s Birthday.

It will be a rather premature birth this year as events

dictate that the Christingle will be held a week earlier

than usual, on December 12th at 2.30pm. We always set

up the crib during this service and because we won‟t be

having any actual services over Christmas at Averham

this year, baby Jesus will be in place a little earlier than

usual!

Don‟t forget that we will be preparing the church with

Christmas decorations the day before at 10.30am, do

come along and join in the fun. It makes a lovely start

to the real Christmas Season and helps us all to focus on

the true meaning of the festival.

Of course the preparation for Christmas really started on

November 28th which saw the lighting of the first advent

candle. Advent Sunday is also known as „Stir up‟ Sun-

day as it was the traditional day for making the Christ-

mas Puds and all the family would, as now, stir the pud-

ding and make a wish. Let‟s hope that your wish comes

good this year!

Looking forwards to the immediate post Christmas pe-

riod the friends of Averham Church send their very best

wishes and joy to;

Richard Hamby and Louise Wilcoxson who will be

marrying at Averham Church on December 27th. May

they enjoy a long and happy life together.

Notes from the PCC

The Garden of Remembrance is now completed

and is ready for use. A small dedication ceremony

is to be arranged in the New Year but it can be used

if needed. The PCC agreed a policy for the inter-

ment of cremated remains to ensure uniformity on

the site. It has also been agreed that the use of arti-

ficial flowers will not be allowed. Families will be

given a policy sheet on application for interment.

Martin Cooper gave an update on the project to

update the bells and tower. After a lot of hard

work, numerous visits by English Heritage and end-

less phone calls and discussions the lengthy proce-

dure to apply for a faculty is now completed. Mar-

tin is now trying to source major funding from the

Lottery Fund, English Heritage and others for the

project, but a substantial chunk will have to be

raised locally. Fundraising can start in earnest next

year and events have already been discussed.

Hilary Snell (Treasurer for Averham PCC) would

be happy to accept any donations in the meantime.

George Binks (Church

Warden) reported some

progress on the repairs to

the „Leaning Lych Gate

of Averham‟ (its fame is

spreading and could be in

serious competition with

the tower of Pisa and Chesterfield Spire by the time

we are able to make good!) Architects seem to be a

difficulty here but hopefully following intense dis-

cussion various possibilities are being explored. It

is vital to keep costs to a

minimum as funding sources

seem to be drying up with

the economic climate. Nev-

ertheless determination is

prevailing and given that it is

a relatively small project we

are hopeful to achieve suc-

cess. If any one can recom-

mend or give architectural

skills George would be de-

lighted to hear from you.

Approval has been given for the planting of 3 me-

morial trees and the work will be undertaken by

Nigel from Southwell Garden Centre in the New

Year. Flowering Cherries will make a nice screen

from the power station as they grow and mature. It

is hoped to release another 3 tree spaces in the fu-

ture should anyone wish to have a tree planted.

There have been a number of problems in the

churchyard with rabbits digging

burrows and generally running

riot. Measures are in hand to

control them and also to make

good the damage they have

caused. Jenny Quickmire

School News

The angel‟s wings have been brought out of storage,

dusted down and are ready to be attached; children are

busy learning their lines and teachers are using up great

amounts of energy preparing all the activities to make it

a wonderful Christmas time for the children.

The Friends of Averham School held a very successful

Craft Evening at the beginning of November which I‟m

sure many of you attended. The Christmas Shopping

Evening is being held at the start of December and I

hope I will see some of you there. The work of the

Friends is very important as they help in raising funds

for the school. There support enables us to pay for

coaches to take the children on trips and to purchase

special equipment. The Friends are buying some staging

which we will be able to use in the nativity and services

at Church.

We have many activities in the lead up to Christmas. On

8th December we are holding our “Carols around the

tree” event; on 14th December, Magnus Swing Band are

visiting school as part of their Christmas Tour and fi-

nally the school nativity will be held on Friday 17th De-

cember at St. Michael‟s Averham starting at 2.15pm.

During October half term we had a new hall floor cover-

ing laid. It has made such a difference, making the hall

seem much brighter and larger. Over the next few

months we are planning to install a canopy outside the

Community Room to provide some shelter for the Early

Years Group when they are working outside. We also

have plans to install some planters as well as outside

musical instruments.

May I take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christ-

mas and a Happy New Year!

Dave Everington

Headteacher

Tel: 01636 704 408

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.mannerssutton.com

mailto:[email protected]

AKS WI Report

Meeting 8th November As many people tonight already knew

David Gates, we were quickly able to

establish that he was not the famous

singing celebrity. David has owned the Kodak shop in

Newark 15 years. He is a really helpful chap and took

us through some of the advantages of the modern digital

camera. Once it may have been the difference between a

professional and an amateur photographer was the

amount of pictures they took, when the cost of film and

wasted photos would have been prohibitive for the lei-

sure photographer.

Today, once you know your way round the facilities on

your camera, you have the opportunity to produce really

interesting shots which can then be stored on disc or e-

mailed around the world, blown up to a large size and

printed onto canvas, made into gift calendars, mugs or

mouse mats. David went through common symbols on

the digital camera and their uses. He recommended us-

ing the „focus lock‟ or „sport‟ mode to take shots of chil-

dren as they race around as this helps to capture their

actions. Use „macro‟ to get clear detail on close ups and

use a fill in flash to bring faces out of the shadows, par-

ticularly when posed in front of windows. The fill in

will prevent only getting a silhouette, instead of a full

colour picture. His best tip though was to take off the

auto button and try taking some manual shots, try differ-

ent timings and effects and don‟t be shy about playing

around with the different tools. You could end up with

some wonderful shots and at worst you can delete them.

So, get snapping, there is a WI calendar competition

2012 to enter.

The raffle was won by new member Sheila Searle and

Janet Beddoe brought in a picture of a lovely woodland

scene which won the photo competition.

Responsible Babysitter Available

Lives in Averham

Happy to offer a free trial session

For further details please call

Ollie James Telephone: 01636 676 906

Christmas Bin Collection Dates

If your bin is

normally emptied on...

We will be

emptying it on...

Monday December 20 Saturday December 18

Tuesday December 21 Monday December 20

Weds December 22 Tuesday December 21

Thursday December 23 Weds December 22

Friday December 24 Thursday December 23

Monday December 27 Friday December 24

Seasons Greetings

From Averham, Kelham

& Staythorpe

Parish Council

Our next meeting will be the Christmas party at 6.30

p.m. on 13th December. Please note we will be at

South Muskham Village Hall, so that we have extra

space to spread out and enjoy ourselves. The competi-

tion is once again for the best dressed present so get

creative and get ready to sparkle.

The WI would like to wish everyone a very Merry

Christmas and Happy New Year. Lorraine Bousfield

ASK Garden Club

Christmas is definitely coming!

I can‟t believe another month has gone by since the

Pumpkin Mania on October 19th!

It has though, and we have to accept that this gardening

year is almost over, although I have been busy potting

up some winter pansies to give us a little bit of cheerful

colour on our front doorstep over the dark winter

months to come.

At our meeting on November 16th Maureen Lawrence,

hopefully now fully recovered from her recent illness

and back in her rightful place as Chair Person again,

thanked Ian and Maureen Justice once again for kindly

hosting our Spud in a Bucket and Longest Bean compe-

tition, presenting them with a thank you card and

voucher from the club.

Maureen and Ian Justice also provided us with some

glorious home grown Chrysanthemum blooms called

“Winter Queen” as a raffle prize for the evening, which

were won by Linda White.

Lou Ashurst brought along some Sweet Pea seeds for us

all to purchase and he will be kindly donating the pro-

ceeds to Beaumond House our local Hospice Charity.

Graham and Kim Gosling and Jean Warner sent their

apologies as they were unable to attend due to illness.

You were all very much missed at the meeting and we

hope that you have all recovered by the time you read

this.

Ron Lawrence reported that our Club Christmas Dinner

event has been very well supported with most of our

club members putting their names down to attend and

we are therefore looking forward to seeing an abun-

dance of table decorations created by members for our

evenings competition.

Nigel Britton made mention of the forthcoming Christ-

mas events taking place at the Southwell Garden Centre

and I hope to see many of the ASK Garden Club mem-

bers and Plough readers there. I will probably be run-

ning around the shop like a headless chicken though

looking for last minute Christmas

present idea‟s so please forgive

me if I seem a little distracted!

With all of the formalities dealt

with we where then treated with

the delights of a demonstration

from local florist Jenny Knight

on how to make our own Christmas wreath and cone

shaped table decorations. There were some “prickly”

moments for Jenny during the demo, but fortunately

they only came from the Holly as she skilfully worked

on her decorations, inspiring us all to have a go at mak-

ing our own this Christmas. Heather and Brian sup-

plied an abundance of Holly, Mistletoe and Ivy which

was distributed for us all to use on our own decorations

at a later date. Mine is currently sitting in a bucket of

water waiting for me to become inspired again which

will hopefully be in time for Christmas!

As we closed our meeting Maureen mentioned that a

large number of RHS magazines had been very kindly

donated to the club. At least we will now all have some-

thing interesting to read when the snow is so deep that

we can‟t get out of our front doors!

Remember to wrap up your tender shrubs and green-

house plants/cuttings. Bring on Spring I say!

On behalf of all the Garden Club Committee may I wish

you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Janet Emeny

Christmas Greetings

Maureen Lawrence and Ron Watkins

Wish all their friends, neighbours and members of the

Garden Club and W.I. a Very Happy Christmas and a

happy, healthy and peaceful New Year

We are not sending Christmas cards this year and will

donate the money to charity.

WALKERS Corner

The December walk will be a visit to Rufford Park on

Sunday the 5th December at 10.30 a.m. We intend to

walk around the lake and the gardens. This will give us

a short walk that should be good underfoot and have

several stopping off points if the weather is bad. It also

coincides with a Christmas Market in the Rufford Coach

House Courtyard. Admission is free to the Christmas

Market but unless you park on the road there is a charge

for parking in the Rufford Park Car Parks.

We do not intend to arrange a pub lunch as such, but a

light lunch could be bought at the Cafe.

If you intend to come please let us know on 07922 120

729 but as there is no lunch to book it will be o.k. to just

turn up on the day.

Meeting up could be problematical as there are two en-

trances...please note our mobile number if there are any

difficulties, but we aim to meet up in the courtyard by

the water splash.

As you can see Trevor and I seem to be specialising in

short walks again! We hope you can come; in the past

the Christmas Market has got us in the festive mood, so

it should be good start to the Christmas season.

The January Walk

We will meet at the Dog and Duck at Clipstone on Janu-

ary the 15th at 10.30a.m. Further details will follow in

the January Plough. Barbara and Trevor

Bonfire Night Behay Style

It's the second year now that the resi-

dents of Behay Gardens have clubbed

together to share a night of food, fire-

works and fun. It was a dry frosty

night, perfect to enjoy the fireworks,

mushy peas, baked potatoes and the kind of bangers you

can eat, and there was quite a lot to drink too!

Debs and Carla organised the evening well. The cater-

ing was shared amongst the neighbours and Debs and

Lee, thinking of our safety, constructed a large timber

framed box filled with soil for the launch of all the fire-

works.

Our firework night party just happened to fall between

Monica and Gordon's special Birthday's so not wanting

to miss an opportunity, Debs and Carla had made them a

chocolate birthday cake each.

I remember wondering how I would be able to get up

for work the following day; it must have been well past

one o'clock in the morning before I went home to bed

with the room spinning a little. It had been a lovely

evening seeing and chatting to neighbours you don't see

from one month to the next.

Let's see what we can do for New Year's Eve? I've still

got a few fireworks! Nigel Britton

Summer Fete 2011

The ASKabout committee held their first fete planning

meeting at The Fox Inn last week. Yes, it's been de-

cided to hold another fete on the 23rd June 2011 at Kel-

ham Hall, along the lines of the very successful 'Grand

Fete' back in 2009. The committee feels they now have

a blueprint, having organised one fete and with a few

tweaks this promises to be bigger and better than ever. Funding for the event is being sort from the parish coun-

cil, and from money given to the parish council by RWE

npower, as a „thank you‟ to the community for the dis-

ruption caused during the construction of the power

station. Ten residents attended this first meeting and the Chair,

Treasurer and the Secretary were elected onto the fete

committee. It was decided a smaller committee with

representatives from the main community groups, with

additional volunteers would work well. Many of the

tasks have already been identified and allocated

amongst the volunteers so far, but more help will be

needed on and before the big day. The next fete planning meeting will be held on the 13th

January 2011 at The Fox Inn. If you would like to be

involved, please come along to the meeting, you‟ll be

very welcome. Nigel Britton

IMPORTANT NOTICE Copy for inclusion in The Plough for the month of

January 2011 to reach the editor before 22/12/10.

Contributions can be forwarded to the editor Mr. Lee Whetton,

email: [email protected] & [email protected] Contributions received after the deadline are unlikely to be included

in the following months issue. No responsibility can be taken by

the editors for services & products advertised in this publication.

ASK Garden Club

Next Meeting Tuesday 14th December

Fox Inn Kelham

Christmas Dinner & Social

New Members Welcome Tel. 01636 702 586

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