July 2016

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Aletter, heavily criticising Terry Martin’s editorship ofFosdyke Newsletter, was sent to Fosdyke Parish Council

by Chris Davison, proprietor of the Moorings Cafe, and readout by the clerk at the parish council meeting held onTuesday, 14 June. We have a right to publish the letter as itwas read out at a public meeting. However, after speaking toChris we have decided to honour his wish that we don’tpublish although it leaves his accusations undefended.Chris claimed he was speaking on behalf of a lot of people from

the village (most likely the patrons of his cafe) who he suggestsare scared to complain to the newsletter in case of editorialreprisals. People who know us will know that’s a ludicrous idea.Many of Chris’s criticisms have already been answered in previouseditions of the newsletter yet he continues to put forward thesearguments.The letter gave rise to a council discussion about the future of

the newsletter. Given that the newsletter has sometimes beencritical of the parish council their negative comments about thecurrent content of the newsletter was not a surprise. As wassuggested some months ago they would prefer the newsletter tobe run by a committee, or as one councillor called it an “editorialboard”, that would decide what the newsletter publishes. If Fosdyke residents want their newsletter edited by a

committee I’m happy to step aside. I’ve voluntarily built it up to beself funding and hopefully when the printer eventually dies therewill be enough money in the bank for a new one.Oh yes, if you are interested, most of the meeting was recorded

by Tom O’Malley and can be listened to atwww.fosdyke.org.uk/pcm6-16.php or on Fosdyke Magazine’sFacebook page www.facebook.com/FosdykeMagazine/. If youdon’t want to listen to the whole meeting the letter starts at about27.15, followed by the council’s discussion.

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Lincolnshire Highwaysrecently because of the blockeddrains along the end of Bell Lanenear Old Main Road.Jim Cobb had done his best to

remove muck from the drains butthe road continued to flood.Thankfully, within a few daysHighways came along and sortedthe problem.If you have any problems with

drainage or potholes then contactHighways. In our experience theyare very quick to respond.

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You may have seen two newfaces clearing up rubbish in

Fosdyke recently.Our voluntary street cleaner,

Malcolm Gwynn, is currentlyunable to carry out his chosenduties so his wife, Janet, and LizMartin have donned the rubbergloves and rubbish picker to fillblack sacks every few days.Thanks to these two ladies the

litter isn’t building up but the areasoutside the social club and thevillage hall do seem to be the worst.Perhaps a cigarette bin could be

put up outside the village hall as theamount of cigarette ends left thereis not pleasant to see.Discarding cigarette ends is the

same as throwing down other litter.Still a fineable offence.

What doyou thinkof it sofar ...

In the recent past foraging byroadsides would have beendiscouraged due to highlevels of lead in plants.Thankfully now, due to theuse of unleaded petrol, leadis less of a problem.Obviously I wouldn’t forageon a motorway, apart fromthe pollution, it is quite adangerous place.The pollutant you would be

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What was so commonplace in thepast has become an activityenjoyed by just a few.Unfortunately, our world has takena turn towards being scared ofanything that does not come to uswrapped in cellophane. Years ofconsumerism mean that we nowrecognise logos before leaf patternsand jingles before smells, making iteasier to trust something that isbeing sold to us than it is to picksomething “a dog might have weedon”.Most of us have picked and

eaten something wild, whether itwas a blackberry or an apple. Thatis not to say that there are no plantsout there that won’t make you ill oreven kill you! Don’t forget thesaying that goes “there are oldforagers and bold foragers, butthere are no old, bold foragers”.Of the many wild plants I can

only think of two that can bemistaken for something deadly,namely yarrow and alexanders.Alexanders generally flower muchearlier than hemlock and yarrowhas very distinctive feathery leaves;and hemlock smells like mousewee.For the nervous forager, or the

forager that knows nothing, it isadvisable to only pick plants thatcan’t be mistaken for anything else.Perhaps starting with blackberriesand apples, of which there aremany varieties to master.If you’re then hooked move on tocommon plants that grow all yearround. Perhaps learn to tell thedifference between a dead nettleand a stinging nettle, or correctlyidentify a dandelion (more difficult

than it sounds, many plants aremistaken for dandelions, such assow thistles and hawkweed). Themore you put yourself out thereand do this, the more you willfamiliarise yourself with the plantsaround you and the more confidentyou will be to pick them. Finding agood field guide is essential as youshould never eat anything unlessyou are 100% sure you know whatit is.

ForagingAfter pondering last month’s article on what you can eat in your garden, I began wondering

what you can drink in your garden. From there I started musing over picking elderflower andsloes, so I thought I’d have a look at the craft of foraging.

The Fear of Foraging

Where To lookA lot of plants, berries and nuts canbe found in parks, waste ground atfield edges and even (withpermission) in gardens. One of thebiggest mistakes people makewhen they first go out foraging is tohead to a woodland or out into thecountryside, both are great for awalk, but not for finding things toeat.Successful foragers are

opportunists and will always havetheir eyes open, scanning theirsurroundings, I always remember afellow cricketer running out at teawith a carrier bag to collectelderflower around the boundary.

There are two pieces of legislationthe forager needs to be aware of:the wildlife and countryside act1981 and the theft act 1978. Thefirst makes it illegal to forageanything on a national naturereserve, or site of special scientificinterest, without permission. Thetheft act covers foraging forcommercial purposes, which isillegal without permission, but finefor personal use.When it comes to “scrumping”,

the fruit always belongs to thelandowner and only fruit grown onpublic land should be picked. Fruitfrom branches overhanging from aneighbour’s garden are out ofbounds unless they fall. You cancut these branches down, but youmust offer them to your neighbourfirst!So keep it legal!

Pollution

Foraging and the Law

most likely to come across ispesticide. Weeds and wild plantstend to be sprayed in early spring,so look out for white marks on theplants and leave withered lookingplants.

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queen’s 90th birthday celebrationsat the playing field and social club

The day started for some socialclub committee members at9.30 am as Dave Bristow andTerry Martin knocked on doorsselling raffle tickets (whichBetty Williamson also did at thesocial club later). The raffle hada wealth of prizes with the topone being £90. Not longafterwards Martyn Hayes wasjoined by Chris Johnson andCllrs Martin Pitt and DenisGlenn in building the bonfirefor the evening.Seeming to have an

abundance of energy all day,Martyn Hayes was back at thesocial club at 3pm hosting thechildren’s indoor games (dueto the uncertain weather) withcommittee treasurer JaneBristow taking the scores.

Euro 2016 wasn’t forgotten,sorry Your Majesty, on the bigscreen.

BBQ men. Martyn Hayes (again)cooking, committee man RayHoey filling the buns.

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£316 was raised in the rafflewith the Social Club and AllSaints Church rounding it up to£350 which is going toSutterton Surgery for additionalequipment. Prizes: Page 6

Martyn Hayes (again). This timepreparing for the fireworkdisplay later in the eveningwhich he and Cllr Glennpresided over. And a greatdisplay it was too, thanks to a£165 donation from the parishcouncil.

All photos courtesy of Tammie Ryan.

Tammie Ryan, anothercommittee member, with theluck of the Irish winning the£90 top prize and others!

The newsletter is oftenaccused of being too critical

of the parish council. Butcouncils are accountable to theirelectorate and sometimes needto be challenged.They promised to supply us with

the minutes of their meetings. Theymanaged five last year (and alwaystwo months late) before the supplydried up in June. None this year.They accuse the newsletter ofbeing the voice of the editor. Whydon’t they add their voice to thoseof our other two main contributorswho have columns in thenewsletter each month?When we struggle to fill the

newsletter with stories we’d bendover backwards to get fresh viewsand news from residents. If no onetells us what’s going on we can’treport on it. Our editor frequentsvillage venues and is involved inmany aspects of village life. Let’shear your voice!

There have been reports ofhorses being found locally

with knotted manes. This isoften connected with theimminent theft of horses so keepyour eyes peeled.If you’re a horsey person you’ll

no doubt know the differencebetween a wind plait andsomething prepared by a human.Let that be a reminder to us

though to keep vigilant and reportany suspicious goings on to thepolice.

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Queen’s 90th Birthday RafflePrizes were donated by the following: Top Prize £90 cash ( Moulton Bulb Co Ltd); three prizesof £10 cash; (Susannas Hair Fashion, Moulton Butchers,Moulton Bulb Co Ltd); Two main meals and two puddings(English Takeaway); Bottle of Captain Morgan’s Rum(Clive Rhodes); Bottle of Bells Whiskey (Coors); Bottle ofWine, Two bottles Beer (Tesco, Holbeach); Bottle of Wine(Pauline Fish and Ronnie Wicks); Bottle of Wine and twoboxes chocolates (Jon Tofts); Three T-shirts and onebody warmer (Everards Brewery); £20 voucher (JoBuckle); £10 voucher (Oldrids); £20 meal voucher (TheShip Inn); £10 voucher (Tesco, Boston); Tin Biscuits (BettyWilliams); Pot Pourri (Sainsbury).

IdEAL are planning to hold aseries of equine activities forchildren of all ages at SunsetFarm during the summerholidays. The details still have tobe finalised, so either keep aneye on their website:www.inspired-eal.co.uk or popround for a chat, meet theponies and leave your contactdetails.Mike Burrow Sunset Farm, MillLane, Fosdyke, Boston, PE20

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Sunday, 19 JulySung

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FOSDYKE PARISHCOUNCIL

http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Fosdyke/Clerk to the Council, Mrs. W. DePear

Ferry House, Old Inn Lane, Fosdyke Bridge, Boston,

Lincs PE20 2DE 01205 260609

wdepear.clerk@btinternet.comCouncillor Martin Pitt (Chairman)

Tel. 01205260378 Councillor Denis GlennTel. 01205 260615

Councillor John CropleyCouncillor Chris Cropley

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BOSTON BOROUGHCOUNCILLORS for FOSDYKE

Councillor Aaron SpencerTel. 01205 460394

Councillor Mike Cooper

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Councillor Mike BrookesTel. 01205 820616

We meet as delegates of USPG,a mission agency that believes thatevery person and every communityshould be able to live a full life. Iwill be travelling right around theworld to attend the consultation,and meeting partners who face verydifferent challenges from our own.Many of them face daily struggleswith the effects of climate (orclimate change), geography, war,poverty or famine. Yet I am struckby how similar USPG’s belief is toour own desire here in the dioceseof Lincoln to see lives transformedthrough an encounter with theliving God.As members of the same human

family across the world, all of uscreated and loved by God, we are

united morethan divided

One of the many privileges of being Bishop of Lincoln is the joyof travelling round the beautiful counties of the diocese,

discovering so many interesting places and meeting moreinspirational and humbling people than I could ever number. Duringthe month of July, I will be travelling much further than usual,however: to Fiji, to represent the Church of England at aninternational consultation. I will be one delegate among many fromaround the world, all of whom will be representing their part of theAnglican Communion. My fellow delegates and I will gather fromdioceses and provinces as diverse as Brazil, The Philippines, CentralAfrica, The Indian Ocean, Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia,and Jerusalem and the Middle East, as well as from England.

united by so much more than thethings that might divide us. Icontinue to pledge myself to do mypart in the building up of God’skingdom in our diocese, so that allthe members of this part of thehuman family have the opportunityof a full life, and to become thepeople that God has created themto be.May God bless all his people,

wherever they may be, and maythe message of his love for theworld continue to inspire us in thework of transformation to which hehas called us.Bishop Christopher

The service for the Queen’s90th Birthday celebrations

was attended by about twentypeople who enjoyed tea andcake afterwards. Unfortunatelythe lunch in the Village Hall hadto be cancelled.

Casualvacancy -want to beco-opted?

If you are interested you willneed to write to the clerk by theend of the month. Details arebelow.It will be interesting to see who

they finally decide to co-opt. Watchthis space.

Following the revelation at theparish council meeting on

Tuesday, 14 June, that twopeople are interested in beingco-opted onto the council thecouncil decided to see if anymore people were interestedand have given everyone eligibleuntil 30 June to register theirinterest in being co-opted.

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pawpatrolSince reporting last month that

the footpath across the fieldfrom Whitecross Gate to MillLane seemed to be clearer a dogowner or two has allowed theirmutts to do their business andnot scooped it up reflectingbadly on those responsible dogowners who do pick up.A woman with a walking stick

has been seen allowing her bulldogto poo on the playing field and notbagged their business. It’sirresponsible people like this thatcaused the Playing FieldAssociation to remind people thatthe playing field is for the use ofhumans not dogs. The parasitesfrom dog poo infect the soil andcan remain dormant for months.Toxocariasis can seriously affecthealth and cause blindness.

Businesses are beingcontacted for the sale of

goods or services by fraudsters,who request to pay by cheque.The fraudster sends a chequewith a higher value than theamount expected, and thensends the business a request forthe difference with instructionson how it should be paid back.This is usually by bank transferor through a money transferservice, such as Western Unionor PaySafe. Once the ‘refund’

has been provided, it is realisedthat the cheque provided wasfraudulent and no funds arecredited to the business’saccount.The NFIB has seen an increase

of 84% in the number of counterfeitcheque frauds reported to ActionFraud since November 2015.Criminals are targeting a wide rangeof services including paintings orother artwork, photography andlessons, with various amountsrequested to be refunded. Theaverage amount requested to berefunded is £1,818. The highestamount requested was over£80,000.The suspects have used pressure

tactics to persuade victims to refundthe amounts immediately prior tothe cheques clearing.Crime Prevention Advice • Be cautious of payments

where the amount provided ishigher than expected. Refuse toprovide the service unless thecorrect balance is received or waituntil the cheque has cleared beforerefunding the difference. • Always contact banks on a

trusted number found on theirwebsite or correspondence that isknown to be authentic to confirmwhether the cheque has cleared. • Do not feel pressured to

provide a refund before the chequehas cleared. If you have been affected by

this, or any other scam, report it toAction Fraud by calling 0300 1232040, or visitingwww.actionfraud.police.uk

We have been advised thatresidents in Lincolnshire

have been contacted bytelephone by a person claimingto be from ‘BT’ stating that workneeds to be carried out to theirproperty.

SCAM DETAILSA telephone call is received from

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Fosdyke Magazine is delivered monthly by volunteers to more than 250 homes and busi-nesses in and around Fosdyke and is available from The Ship and Fosdyke Social Club.If you would like to advertise in Fosdyke Magazine please contact Terry on 01205 260275.

Dear editor

Itrundled along to the villagehall for the Parish Councilmeeting earlier this month - Iwas bang on time (for once!) -only to find nobody there! (Ichecked the mag when I gotback; couldn't find any details ofwhen it should be - usually firstTuesday of the month.) I was abit miffed as I'd turned down anevening out to attend themeeting!

I sat outside, writing a Birthdaycard that needed to go in the postwhen two young "ladies" camealong, perched themselves uponthe back of the bench, feet on theseat, and proceeded to drop litterupon the ground. When I remarked(very politely) that there was a binjust along the road and asked themto put their litter in it I wassubjected to abuse. I said that I'd take a picture as it

was a criminal offence (and

young“Ladies”

pretended to do so), whereuponone of them shouted that they wereunder sixteen years old and calledme a "Paedophile" - she thenproceeded to take a picture of mycar's registration plate (shouting"Paedophile" all the time!). As Idrove away, I was subjected toanother torrent of abuse, provingthat I was right to put mydescription of them as "Ladies" ininverted commas! (To be fair, I didnotice that the other girl had pickedup the litter before I drove away.)Upon reaching home, because ofthe possible ramifications, Ireported the incident to the Police. As you might imagine, I was

very upset by this incident - I'dforgotten just how little respect theyouth of today have for their eldersand their environment!Nicky

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At their AGM recentlyFosdyke FC once again

approved the formation of areserve team. You mayremember that they pulled theirreserve team from the league acouple of seasons ago after aninternal incident.The reserve side had their first

run out on 22 May in a friendly withBoston Athletic. They won 3-2 andDalton Sharman was Man of theMatch, just ahead of Andy Hardstaffat right back!They also had a great 3-3

performance with a smattering offirst teamers out at Holbeach StMarks on the evening of 6 Juneagainst a very good PeterboroughLeague side called Leisure Leagues.After going behind three times thereserves kept scrapping and got anequaliser every time. Leon Marshhit a belter after twisting andturning on the edge of the box,Jamie notched at the far post after aglorious cross from Mike and MarvGadgie, with what can only bedescribed as a "sublime moment ofskill" in the last minute, curled in athird equaliser from an impossibleangle. Great performance against avery good side.

euro 2016?forget it!

Final League Position:7thTop Scorer: Leon MarshGoal of the Season: MatthewScott against Old Dons (away)Clubman of the Year: ZacChapman & Craig SlaterManager's Player of the Year:Ben LawtonPlayer's Player of the Year: MattBates

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Sunday, 24 July

car bootand tabletop saleSellers 12pm, buyers 1pm

Well, one of these men, RichardLaight, has been battling withcancer for over a year and herecently found out the sad newsthat the cancer has spread and thereis no more treatment. This news isnot going to stop Richard fighting,and he has decided to put all hiseffort into making memories withhis family and friends and raising asmuch money as possible forMacmillan Cancer Support whohave been by Richards side fromthe very beginning. Richard’s family and friends,

On the 24th of June a group of men are taking part in a 72-holegolf challenge at Boston West Golf Club. The challenge begins

at 4.30am and they can’t see it being finished anywhere before 9pm.That's a long day. Why are they doing this?

including Jodie Ellis from Fosdyke,have organised a fund raiser onSaturday evening, 24 June, atHubberts Bridge Communitycentre. There will be a raffle andauction with some amazing lots andprizes, open bar, burgers and hotdogs, bouncy castle, live band, aswell as other bits and pieces goingon. Everyone is welcome to goalong and join them from 7pmonwards and help them supporttheir friend and his family by raisingmoney for Macmillan CancerSupport.

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Copy DeadlineNews that means nothing to youmight be interesting to someoneelse so don’t be afraid to contactTerry - preferably via email: terry@fosdyke.org.ukor phone:260275or knock on the door or post yourinfo through the letter box6 Whitecross Gate

no later than 15 July

18 Mrs T Gibbons Holbeach £10186 Mrs M Flowers Billingborough £1056 Mr M Hilton c/o Fosdyke £1010 Mr R Pritchette Fosdyke £10234 Mr R Jackson Holbeach £15

174 Mrs G Bailey Weston £2053 Mr A White Fosdyke £50213 Mrs K Lineham Fosdyke £250

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BookReviewDream LondonBy Tony Ballantyne

In Dream London the city haschanged- or is in fact still

changing. Every night roadsmove, buildings change placesand shapes, people are differentand even ceilings get higher ortwisted. It’s set in the here andnow, but because the city is cutoff from the rest of Britain it hasthe feel of a Victorian novel,with gas lamps and no cars onthe roads. There are tubes, butwith no set tube lines and, ofcourse, as no one is allowed toleave anyway, the tubes do nottake you where you want to go.The parks are moving towardseach other and the river is

growing. It’s London but nothingis the same.There is no quick explanation

over why or how this is happening,but this book got under my skin aswell as being laugh out loud funnyin places (I always knew that therewas something strange withaccordion players).The story follows Captain Jim

Wedderburn as he struggles to stayalive as two separate gangs try tocontrol him. The reasons onlyslowly become apparent and formost of the book I was leftwondering just what was reallygoing on. The characters are wellwritten and certainly interesting,especially Mr Monagan, a largeorange frog, who has now becomehumanoid.The ending was even more

confusing and I’m still not sure Ifully understand the depth of whathappened, but it was overall a goodread and the story is carried on inthe second book of the series-Dream Paris- which I hope will bejust as confusing and weird.

Chris Davison, in his letter tothe council, is critical of self

promotion by the editor andmentions Phatt Knappii (thereare two other people in theband).He forgets to mention that Phatt

Knappii are responsible fororganising the free Open MicNights at the social club which ishelping to raise money for theupkeep of the playing field facilities.It’s a service they are supplying tothe village and should be hailed notcondemned.That a band from the village is

having success elsewhere is alsovillage news.

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