November 2017

Sutterton Roundaboutservices approved

On Monday, 9 October,Boston Borough Council’s

planning committeeunanimously approved theproposed development of newservices at the Suttertonroundabout that will include aTruckstop, a McDonaldsrestaurant and a Starbucks aswell as an Esso petrol station.While it will bring forty-five full-

time jobs to the area there is fear itwill affect the Little Chef andBurger King which have beentrading for some years on the otherside of the roundabout.According to lincolnshirelive

people living and working near thearea raised fourteen objections,including concerns over loss ofagricultural land and fears that theroundabout is already busy.There were also concerns over

pedestrian access to thedevelopment.

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Thank youto bingoplayersIf you are new to the villageyou’ll probably be wonderingwhy there are so many carsparked outside the village hall ona Monday night. It’s for the verypopular weekly bingo.Village hall chairman, Alan

White, recently received a letterfrom Sutterton Surgery thanking allthe bingo players for their donationof £200 in memory of his wife,Sylvia.The money went towards a

£1,679 Spirometer which helps todiagnose severe respiratory diseaseand avoids the need for patients togo to hospital.If you’d like to play bingo on a

Monday night just turn up by6.45pm to buy your book and aplace will be found for you. Eyesdown at 7pm.

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Saturday, 16 SeptemberWoodhall Spa Res 2 v

Fosdyke Res 2The game started at a fast pace onthe wet zippy surface and bothteams were pinging the ball aroundbut could not control it well.The home team had a few

attacks early on but some goodtracking back by the Fosdykemidfield of Beecham, Melson andCollins along with the two wingersof Martin and Bristow and also theback three of Jake Baxter, StephenMelady whose was playing his firstcompetitive game in over four yearsand Scott Ekins Fosdyke defendedvery well as a team and chanceswere limited.Fosdyke had plenty of

possession first half but onlymustered two shots on target allhalf.Woodall spa had a penalty

awarded on the thirtieth minutemark as Beacham was adjudged tohave handled the ball in the areabut had there been videotechnology it would have clearlyshown the Fosdyke midfielder nomore than a yard away from theplayer who dinked the ball resultingin hitting Beacham hand which wasprotecting his face.

Leam Dawson however made afantastic save to his right gettingdown low and pushed the ballround the post. .After a half time team talk

Fosdyke started brightly and playedfurther up the pitch. Woodhallhowever scored a scrappy goal tenminutes into the restart but withinfive minutes Fosdyke were level.Mark Lovelace taking his chancevery well making it 1- 1.Fosdyke started peppering

Woodhall’s goal and some goodgoal keeping and last ditchdefending kept Fosdyke at bay.The Fosdyke midfield were

dominating and chances werecoming thick and fast. AndrewNeedham who came on as asubstitute shaved the post with hislow drive within minutes of joiningthe game. Woodhall, though, scored a

counter attack goal from nothing,catching the Fosdyke defence out.Fosdyke however were level

two-minute later as Lovelacescored at the back post making itthree in three for the thirty-eight-year-old striker.Fosdyke still kept going but

Woodhall somehow kept thevisitors at bay.

Sunday, 17 SeptemberFosdyke Sunday 1 v

Holbeach United Sunday 10A seemingly terribly first game forthe new Sunday side but notunexpected against the side thatusually wins this league. That KyleReed managed to score at all wasan achievement in itself and theirheads never went down.

Saturday, 23 septemberFosdyke 4 v

Boston College 4

Saturday, 30 SeptemberLeverton Sheepgate Res 3 v

Fosdyke Res 3Fosdyke ground out a 3-3 draw.Leverton’s keeper had a great

game and pulled off more savesthan you might see in half a dozengames. Some of them world class,even two penalties!Two goals again from Mark

Lovelace which makes it five infour for the veteran striker, onebeing a last-minute penalty and onefrom Ashley Davis gave us a shareof the spoils.

Sunday, 1 OctoberFosdyke Sunday 2 v Queen Athletic 5

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Goals from Ryan Bristow andMichael Clarey helped to soften theblow.

Saturday, 7 OctoberF.C. Wrangle 4 Fosdyke 3

Fosdyke Res 6 vSwineshead Institute 3

A great team performance and athoroughly well deserved andoverdue win.Man of the match went to

Andrew Needham.Scorers were: Scott Ekins

(Penalty) Bottom left hand cornergiving the keeper no chance;Joe Martin with two very well

taken goals, one of which he turnedthe Swineshead defence inside out;Mark Lovelace one left foot driller;Sam Melson with a Superb twenty-five-yard curled shot straight intothe top right bin; Andrew Needhamwith a back post header who roselike a salmon above everyone else.

Sunday, 8 OctoberFosdyke Sunday 6 v

Cowbit Athletic FC Bulls 3First win for the Sunday side withgoals from Ryan Bristow, MichaelClarey, Nicholas Farmer x2, JoshFaulkner and Kyle Reed.

Saturday, 14 OctoberFosdyke 2 v

Coningsby Reserves 2Until the last few minutes it lookedas if the first team were going topull off their third win of the seasonbut it wasn’t to be.

Boston College Res 2 vFosdyke Res 3

Fosdyke came from behind twiceto take the spoils from a very goodand organised Boston CollegeReserves.Before they knew it Fosdyke

were 1 -0 down and were well offtheir game but gradually grew intothe it and some good defendingand counter attacking got them onthe front foot.They levelled just before half

time through a David Clarey headerto make it 1-1 at the break.Boston College then snatched a

quick goal straight after the restartbut Fosdyke found themselves levelagain within minutes as a RyanBristow’s corner was superblyheaded in at the back post byAndrew Needham who has scoredtwo headers in two games.Fosdyke pushed for a winner

and a quick free kick, again fromRyan Bristow was brilliantlycontrolled by Mark Lovelace whothen lobbed the keeper making itnine goals in six games for theageing Striker.Fosdyke defended very well at

the back and some outstanding

performances by Jamie Clark, JakeBaxter, Danny Bakes and newsigning Dom Mason kept College atbay and some good counterattacking football from Joe Martin,Sam Melson, needham and Bristowalong with Clarey and Lovelacekept the college on the back foot. Fosdyke keeper Leam Dawson

didn't have too much to do butmade some fine saves when calledupon.All three points deservedly went

to fosdyke making it four gamesunbeaten.Man of the match goes to new

signing Dom Mason followed by aclose one from Jamie Clarke andJoe Martin.

Sunday, 8 OctoberFosdyke Sunday 2 vPinchbeck United 5

The Sunday side looked set to holdon to an off-the-mark two-goal leadthat surprised the visitors but theywere just too strong for the homeside and tempers frayed with onered card. Goals came from RyanBristow and Andy Needham.

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readers about the FenneyMysteries so we have decided torest the series for the time beingunless we get a request to start itup again.Let Terry know on 01205 260

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If you’d like to try to make yourown crossword puzzle forFosdyke Magazine there’s a niftylittle free crossword maker calledEclipse Crossword that can bedownloaded atwww.eclipsecrossword.com.

It’s easy to use. All you need toenter is twenty words and theirclues and the app does the rest.Save two pdfs (blank with questionsand answers and send toterry@fosdyke.org.uk

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If you are escorting yourchildren around for Trick orTreat on Halloween please givesome consideration to theelderly people in the village whomight find it difficult to get to thedoor quickly.Unless you’ve spoken to them

beforehand it would be best toavoid knocking on the doors of oursenior residents.

delete trick ortreat

Winners of the social club’sWhist Drive on Saturday,

7 October, were Sue Epton andJane Bristow (114) with runner’sup Gary Britchford and MaryBaldwin (110)The previous month’s winners

were Clive Rhodes and PaulineFish (122) by 11 clear points toNorman Raynor and Karl Fawcett..

Whist winners

What’s the social club’sSecret Santa Draw all

about on Saturday, 25November?Well, it’s when those who want

to particpate in this fun event seewho they have to give a present toon Christmas Eve when the clubhas it’s traditional pre-ChristmasDay drink.With a budget of around £10

you are obliged to buy someone apresent while someone else buysyou one.

Santa’s surprise

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Churchwardens:Jon 01205 260672

Terry 01205 260408

AllSaints

Fosdyke

Pop-In LunchThanks to everyone who

supported the recent Pop-InLunch on Tuesday, October 24.The next Pop-In will be announcedshortly

Harvest FestivalThe Harvest Thanksgiving

Service at All Saints was wellattended, and it was a great joy tosee a good number of folks there –no doubt summed by a vigorousbell ringing from Fr.Paul.The Harvest Lunch and auctionwhich followed the service was,again, well attended and about 50people enjoyed a good hot lunchand the opportunity to bargain withauctioneer Jim Gott who presidedover our annual produce auction.The event raised about £600 formuch need church funds, and moreimportantly was a good opportunityfor fellowship. These events don’thappen by themselves and so a bigTHANKYOU go to our small butdedicated team of contributors andhelpers. Thankyou also to Father Paul andMaggie for their unstinting supportand work in the parish.

Christmas FayreWill be held in the village hall as

usual on Saturday 25thNovember - -we are busy planningfor this to be the biggest and bestyet, so please make a diary note

Sunday, 29 OctoberAll Saints

Patronal FestivalGroup Service

10.30amwith our friends and neighbours

from Algarkirk and Kirton

Monday, 12 November

Sung HolyCommunion

9.30am

Sunday, 26 November

Sung HolyCommunion

9.30am

These powerful and challengingwords were written by

Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi. Rumiwas a 13th-century Persian Muslimpoet, jurist, theologian, and Sufimystic. His writings have touchedpeople of all faiths and none. I offeryou these words for considerationand reflection, why, because theytouch so much of what we aresupposed to be about in the Churchof God. It matters little really whowrote these words, or what thewriters own particular religiousbackground was. The truth of thematter for me as your new Vicar isthat these words should almost beour Parish Mission Statement.As your new parish priest I look

back over my exciting thirty oneyears of ministry and I realise thatthis is what I have been preachingall along. “Come, Come whoeveryou are”, and I would say to thepeople of this parish and village,wherever you are on your spiritualjourney there is a place for you atAll Saints, Fosdyke. I am ready andeager to listen to your story, to yourexperience of life, and to use myskills and experience to help youdeepen your spiritual awareness.Maybe its years since you set footinside a Church, that matters little,but what does matter is that youallow the invitation to speak to you.When Rumi says come, come,

whoever you are, he is extending aprofound invitation. Whoever youare! It is a declaration of welcometo the full range of experience, tothe whole of the self, and the other,to the “all of it,” to things, to us, toeach other, as we are. Rumi doesn’tsay, just those of you who haveyour lives sorted out, come on in.Only you happy people, comealong. Only the wealthy or thesmartest or the most successful.Only sunny blue-sky days. Rumidoesn’t say, you’re too greedy, tooslow, too fast, too little, notenough, too much – go away. Hedoesn’t sort people and experienceinto the worthy and the unworthy,saved and unsaved, into sheep andgoats, to use the biblical metaphor,though of course the Bible alsoteaches us to love our neighbour.This declaration to come

The View FromThe Vicarage"Come, come, whoever you are,Wanderer, worshipper, lover of

leaving,Ours is not a caravan of despair.Even if you have broken your

vows a thousand timesIt doesn't matterCome, come yet again, come"

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It has been a great encouragementto hear that a large number ofpeople attended the recent launchof the pilot stage of the Communityof St Hugh. The launch event,which took place in the magnificentsetting of Stow Minster, offeredpeople an opportunity to hear moreabout this new community, toshare in worship together, andpledge to take part in this pilotphase and ongoing shareddiscussion, prayer and discernment.

The Community of St Hughis a community called topray in, with and for theDiocese of Lincoln. It is

a community of prayer called intobeing by God and is open toanyone, regardless of their age orexperience. It invites people todeepen their sense of discipleship,their life of prayer and theirexperience of their faith. As weknow, prayer is at the heart of ourbeing as Christians; it shouldundergird our whole lives and seeus set time aside to worship Godand also find time to be with Godand to listen for his voice in thescriptures and in the needs ofothers and the world we live in.In speaking about prayer, the

Archbishop of Canterbury, JustinWelby, has said: ‘If we want to seethings changed, it starts withprayer. It starts with a new spirit ofprayer, using all the traditions,ancient and modern. When itcomes, it will be linked to what hasgone before, but it will lookdifferent – because it is a newrenewal for new times. God’screated community is perfectlydesigned for its time and place. Italmost always comes from below.It comes from Christians seekingChrist.’Here in the Diocese of Lincoln

we have an opportunity and aresponsibility to play our part inseeking to renew the wholecommunity of greater Lincolnshire,transforming the lives of all thepeople God has given us to loveand care for. This hope andendeavour will form an importantpart of our prayers as the pilot stageprogresses, ahead of the plannedfull launch of the community atPentecost next year (20th May2018).If you are interested in finding

out more about the Community ofSt Hugh, please see the informationand resources published on thediocesan website, call the diocesanMission Team (01522 50 40 50) orsend an email todiscipleship@lincoln.anglican.org In the meantime, may we pray

for one another and for this excitingnew community, and may we takeencouragement from the life andlegacy of St Hugh, who we willremember as a diocese on 17thNovember.Bishop Christopher

whoever you are, even if you’vebroken your vows a thousand timesis a call to accept ourselves and alsoto accept others for who they are.It is a call into a community ofacceptance and love. To be able toaccept and be accepted by others inreligious community is a powerfullife-altering experience. All of uswant that. Some of us have beenwounded by communities that shutus out or rejected us for who weare or what we believe. To accepteach other with our differences, ourquirks, and our humanity is a trulyremarkable and life changing thing.As your pastor and priest at All

Saints, I say Come! Come andlisten to what I have to say in mysermons, you might be verysurprised indeed. One of my greatheroes of the faith is ArchbishopDesmond Tutu, he sums up somuch for me when he states “It isthrough weakness and vulnerabilitythat most of us learn empathy andcompassion and discover our soul.”� Desmond Tutu, God Has aDream: A Vision of Hope for OurTime

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Hello again! Chris from the RSPB’s Frampton Marsh naturereserve here again with your monthly look at the best in local

wildlife. This time, as we move ever closer to winter, I thought wecould look at some of the ducks that come to us in the winter.This area is a haven for ducks

during the winter. Summering inthe Baltic, Russia and Scandinaviathey escape the icy weather thereand come to our comparativelymilder shores. Possibly the mostobvious here at Frampton Marshare the wigeon. Big plump ducks,the males have grey bodies with apink front, a chestnut head and justa hint of green eyeshadow! Thefemales are delicately patternedreddish brown. They do make alovely noise too, a whistling “wee-ooo”. Importantly over ten percentof the world population winters inthe UK, with up to eight thousandbirds being seen on the RSPBnature reserve at any one time.Unlike many ducks, they are oftennot to be found on the water, butlike to graze the grassy fields likesheep.The UK is similarly important for

another wintering duck, the teal.Up to seventeen percent of the

world population winters in the UK,with up to two-thousand five-hundred at Frampton Marsh. It justshows how important on a globalscale RSPB reserves can be, andwhy we have to protect ourwetland areas. Teal are small ducks,much smaller than most others.Females have the browncamouflage that many ducks sport.Males have grey bodies, a fancy redand green head and a yellow bum!They are often to be found atFrampton Marsh dabbling aroundin the small ponds or flooded fields,looking for seeds from grasses andother plants. So some big numbers there. The

third duck I’d like to mention isnowhere near as numerous. Pintailsare big ducks, but one that looksslim and elegant. Yes, females havethe brown camouflage, but malesare grey, with a white front and achocolate brown head. Their mostimpressive feature however is the

tail, in which two feathers are muchlonger to make a spike, their “pintail”. Pintails hold an important partin the history of the RSPB as ourfirst employees were paid to guardtheir nests up in Scotland.Generally this is a much lesscommon winter visitor. Up to sixtycan be found on the reserve at anyone time.A fourth duck to mention is the

shoveler. As with most ducks, thefemales are again brown. Maleshave a dark green head, white bodyand chestnut sides. But the mostdistinctive feature of both is the

Now then, me duck

Pintail, courtesy Neil Smith

huge bill, seemingly quite out ofproportion to the rest of the bird.They use this to shovel food off thesurface of the water.The final winter duck to look out

for is the goldeneye. No, not justthe name of a James Bond film. Thefilm is named after the house ofBond’s creator, Ian Fleming. Whichin turn was named after the bird.Ian Fleming was a keenbirdwatcher and there arereferences to this through hisbooks. Even in the name of hishero. He picked the name becauseit was the name of the author of abook on birds! This goldeneye hasindeed got a strikingly yellow eye.The males have black and whitebodies, a dark green head and awhite ‘tear’ under the eye. Femalesare... not just brown! They havegrey bodies, with brown heads anda white collar. You can find up to adozen of these at Frampton Marsh.So if you are coming to pay us a

visit (and do so, its great for a nicewalk here), keep your eyes open forthese ducky delights!

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Teal, courtesy Neil Smith

Goldeneye, courtesy Neil Smith

Wigeon grazing, courtesy Ben Hall (rspb-images.com)

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Thursday, 9 November

Open MicOpens 8pm - music 8.30-11pm

Saturday, 4 November

whistdrive

8pm

FosdykeSocial Club

Saturday, 18 November

quiz8 pm

Chicken/fish/scampi andchips supper.

Members £5.50, guests £6

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Saturday, 25 November

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ban Bonfires?No doubt there are times when a bonfire is necessary although

recycling waste as compost or in the brown bins that arecollected every fortnight by Boston Borough Council’s bin men isa better proposition.We hope that no one wants to

fall out with their neighbours eitherby upsetting them with smokebillowing across their garden or bythem having to go round tocomplain about the smoke.

If you have to light a bonfirechoose a time that is less likely toaffect your neighbours. A sunnySunday afternoon, for instance isnot the best time to fog out yourneighbour and we hear that patrons

Saturday, 11 November

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of one local establishment havegone home after an evening therewith their clothes stinking of bonfirewith the premises smelling the nextday as if we’re still in the time ofcigarette smoking in public placeswith a stench not unlike stale fags.Quiet revolting and antisocial. Andthat latter word is enough to havethe police on your doorstep.Lighting a bonfire is not against

the law but please be considerate toyour neighbours. Smoke can travela great distance and can beunpleasant for the whole village

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MINUTES OF FOSDYKE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ONTUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH AT

7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE ROOMPresent: Cllr. J. Cropley ChairmanCllr. D. Glenn Vice- ChairCllr.C. CropleyCllr. M. Pitt arrived @ 7.45pmCllr. M. Cooper BBC1 member of the public65/17 Apologies for absence and the reasons givenApologies were received from Cllr. Mrs. Wright. Cllr. Brookes66/17 Declarations of Interest in accordance with the requirements of the

Localism Act 2011, andto consider any written requests for dispensation in relation to members

Disclosable pecuniaryinterests.None were received67/17Draft Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday July 4th to be approved

as the minutesIt was proposed by Cllr. Glenn seconded by Cllr. C. Cropley that the minutes

be signed as a truerecord.68/17 Matters ArisingThere were no matters arising69/17 Matters for the PoliceThere were no matters for the Police70/17 CorrespondenceCoastal Path – Fosdyke has not been consulted because the footpath is already

well established inFosdyke.Lloyds Bank -Fosdyke Friendship ClubBBC – Elector Register updateGrant Thornton Conclusion of AuditMerchant Navy DayFosdyke PCC – Thank you for donationBBC a map of Fosdyke to help with amenity grass cuttingBBC Planning Application B/17/0246 Proposed replacement of guttering to

listed building at TheOld Vicarage, 1 Bell Lane, Fosdyke, PE20 2BS No Objections71/17 Financial MattersThe following items have been paid from July 4th 2017, No monies have been

receivedCheque No. Payee Details Amount210 Community Lincs Insurance 215.47211 Malc Firth Landscapes Grass Cutting 96.00212 KE Dawson Grass Cutting 48.00213 Malc Firth Landscapes Grass Cutting 48.00£407.4772/17 DefibrillatorThe grant application forms have been completed .73/17 Information Boards at Fosdyke BridgeDiscussion took place regarding the information boards at the Bridge, Cllr.

Glenn is to obtain detailsabout having them refurbished, it is hoped that if they can be restored it will

help promote thevillage.74/17 Amenity Grass CuttingThe Clerk is to prepare the tender forms and information.75/17 Pruning of the Christmas TreePage 2 of 2Cllr. Glenn is to arrange the pruning of the Xmas Tree.76/17 Items for discussion at a future meetingThe Information BoardsGrass CuttingReview of the NewsletterThere being no further business the meeting closed at approx. 8.20pmThe next meeting will be on Tuesday October 3rd 2017 at 7.30pm in the

Village Hall Committee Room

The social club’s TreasureHunt set by Sue and

Malcolm Epton proved popular.The roads around Fosdyke,Frampton and Kirton providingparticipants with an enjoyablejaunt, both in their cars and out,finishing back at the club for awell earned BBQ and drink.Final winners were Pauline Fish

and Ronnie Wicks who now haveto set next year’s Treasure Hunt!

treasurehunt success

The social club’s annualHarvest Supper on Saturday,

28 October, proved as popularas ever and the auctionafterwards raised over £200 forthe upkeep of the playing fieldfacilities

harvestsupper

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No apologies for banging onabout the Open Mic night at

the social club. It’s been runningnow for almost five years andthey’ve had a multitude of talentthrough their doors.If you’ve not been to Fosdyke’s

monthly live music event you.remissing out. Next one is onThursday, 9 November. Open from8pm.Here’s a few pictures of acts at

October’s Open Mic night.

Alice Kat, her first visit and sheintends to come to the next one.She’s a DJ on Boston’s EndeavourFM radio. Her show is from 7-9pm ona Thursday. She came to the OpenMic straight after her show finished.She had invited Phatt Knappii ontoher show and had interviewed themthe previous week, when they hadalso played a couple of acousticsongs. She was interested in theOpen Mic so they invited her along.

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Phatt Knappii (Terry Martin, Martyn Hayes and Liz Martin) hosts of Open Mic.

Heckington-based rock covers band Stuck With Nothing, well actually onlythree-quarters of the band - singer Dave Brackley, drummer Sean Searl andbassist (but not this night) Andy Tymens. Tony Niccol, their lead guitarist, wasaway on a course so unable to attend though he often comes on his own.

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Karen Clare is becoming a regularand after fronting a couple of rockcover bands has gone back to her

country and western roots.

Chris Clark from Sleaford-basedGlass Onion, who have supportedStatus Quo in their day, has beenpromising to come to Fosdyke’s

Open Mic for years. He finally madeit in October. Worth the wait!

Chris (Kit) Tinsley from near Sleafordmakes the occasional appearance atFosdyke’s Open Mic and came alongthis time with Chris. After they bothdid a solo set they joined forcesmixing originals and covers.

Andy Tymens soloing with his folkysongs.

Kiya Brown has supported Fosdyke’sOpen Mic for almost as long as theyhave been running and now attendsother open mic events in the area.Her unique voice has to be heard to

be appreciated.

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them and plant as soon as possible. Protect tender and newly

planted trees and shrubs from frostand cold winds. Bitter windsdamage foliage by dehydrating it,and strong winds in freezingtemperatures can cause more harmto plants than a severe frost on it’sown. Use a windbreak made fromnetting supported by posts.Evergreen shrubs and hedgingplants are more prone to winddamage than deciduous ones, sothese are the more important onesto protect. Smaller shrubs andnewly planted ones can beprotected from frost by packingstraw or bracken round them, andholding it in place with netting.Polythene can also be used fortemporary protection, but it mustnot touch the foliage of evergreenplants as any moisture condensingout on the polythene will freeze anddamage the foliage. Support thepolythene by nailing it onto a frameof cane.

There may be some colour left in the garden,especially from the Michaelmas daisies, if the weather

has been reasonable. Nerines will be in flower and if you’relucky there may be some roses to take into the house. Therecan often be beautiful days in November, but there’s no doubt thatit can sometimes be a dreary month

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Before the real winter weathersets in we must take advantage ofany good spells to crack on with thework if we’re not to fall behind inthe spring. Many people regard thisas the end of the gardening year,but it is really the beginning. Workdone now can save a lot of timeand effort when spring comesaround.Tidying borders by clearing

away old stems and dead foliageand lightly forking over the groundaround plants will transform theappearance of the garden, makingit neat for the rest of the winter.Leave a few plants like Sedum andsome ornamental grasses uncut, asfrost on these plants looks stunning.During all this clearing up you

will inevitably generate a lot ofmaterial, most of which can becomposted, but some of the woodymaterial will take a long time to rotdown. The usual way to get rid of

Preparingfor nextyear

this woody material is to have abonfire, but although a fire can becheery and satisfying, it’s a terriblewaste of material that can berecycled in the garden. Therefore ifyou can, invest in a gardenshredder. There are many differentmakes available, they will all shredup all the woody material into finepieces which can be used as amulch or they can be mixed withother composted material to makethe best compost material you’llever have. Bare rooted stock of most

deciduous trees and shrubs will beavailable now and can be plantedthroughout the dormant season(that is until march), whenever soilconditions allow. There are cheapercontainer-grown plants, but docheck out the root systems beforeyou buy to ensure that they havebeen lifted with care and aren’tdried up. Make sure they are well

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Anaerobic digesters wereinitially designed to take food andgreen waste and recycle it into lowcost renewable energy. Waste isdiverted from landfill andincineration reducing carbonemissions with the added benefit ofproducing a highly nutritiousfertilizer which can be spread backonto the fields. In principle it is abrilliant solution to use food wasteand sewage which would normally

ANAEROBICDIGESTERSArelatively settled period of weather has seen many farmers

taking advantage and making good progress with potato andsugar beet harvests. It was nice to get the sugar beet harvested fromaround our house this year without too much mud spread downthe lane. A constant stream of tractors and trailers seems to beflowing up and down the A17 at the moment carting a variety ofproduce from vegetables to sugar beet. Although the majority ofthese trailers are carting vegetables for our consumption there is anever-increasing number carting biomass crops for AD Plants(Anaerobic digesters) mainly in the form of maize.

be left to decay in the open air andrelease methane which contributesto global warming to insteadcontain it, use micro-organisms todigest it and capture the gas. It hasthe potential to solve many issuesincluding the use of two milliontonnes of sewage sludge,approximately eighteen tonnes offood waste which would normallybe landfilled and the potential touse some of the one hundred

Planting the sorrel crop

Martin’sFarm

million tonnes of animal manureand slurry. All this could bedigested to make biogas. 1 tonne offood waste can produce three-hundred kilowatt hours of energyand the total food waste for the UKcould provide 350,000 homes withelectricity. The problem is that there is not

enough money available to makethe AD Plants economically viableby using waste alone! This isbecause the yield of gas from wasteis very low. Slurry from cattle andpigs only produces fifteen totwenty-five cubic metres of gas pertonne of material. Crops grownspecifically for biogas producemuch higher levels with grass silage

potential to produce approx.22,000 tonnes of potatoes. Anoffshore wind turbine can producean average of four megawatts socompare a single concrete base andturbine in the middle of the oceanto 450 hectares of land for onemegawatt it’s a no brainer to me.The National Farmers Union areestimating that by 2020 between100,000 and 120,000 hectares willbe required to grow supplementarycrops for AD Plants. The other issue with growing

maize for biogas is that the way inwhich maize is grown can lead toincreased soil erosion, compactionand potential water pollution. Dueto the nature of the crop, it is slowto germinate and establish in thespring so ground cover is slow andthen once harvested in the autumnthe land is normally left bare untilthe following spring. A paper in thejournal soil use and managementreported that in the south west 75%of maize land was found to havedegraded structure resulting inmore water run-off. This can lead tomore localised flooding and waterpollution. The size of the

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producing 160 – 200m3 per tonneand maize up to 230m3 per tonne.Potatoes are even higher with up to400m3 per tonne. The most obvious problem is

that land normally used for growingcrops for human consumption arebeing taken up for biogas crops.For instance, an AD Plant with anoutput of one megawatt requires20,000 to 25,000 tonnes of maizeper year accounting for 450 – 500hectares of land. To put this intoperspective 500 hectares has the

machinery used to harvest the cropalong with the weather conditionsat the time of harvesting (normallywet) increases the soil compactionmassively. Also, maize is from thesub tropics and requires higherfertiliser inputs when grown in thiscountry which can end up in thewater courses following heavyrainfall. We are not talking aboutpoor quality land either as maizerequires prime arable land forsuccessful production. I am a strong believer that our

valuable land should be used togrow food whether that isvegetables, cereals or animalproducts and not for so calledenvironmentally friendly biogas oreven solar panel farms.

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Liz Wallder’sBook ReviewThe Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

Ihave read many Terry Brooksbooks before and alwaysfound them very enjoyable buthave never read the Shannaraseries from the beginning. Thisyear when I was on holiday Ifound the first three books in acharity bookstore and snappedthem up for three whole pounds.Terry Brooks has admitted

himself that he wrote this series ofbooks after reading the Lord of theRings trilogy and it shows. Like theJ.R.R. Tolkein stories there aredwarves, elves, goblins, mysteriousdruids, foreboding mountains, abreak up of a fellowship, secretquests and a lot of magic. Instead ofgetting rid of a ring there is a searchfor a sword; the similarities areendless.There are also lots of

differences. One example is the

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book explains how the races haveall evolved from men, after theGreat Wars, with differentmutations happening to eachsplinter group. The group thatbecame dwarves livedunderground for untold years incold, dank, dark, conditions inorder to stay alive and thenemerged half-blind. “That terrible memory had

imbedded itself in generations ofDwarfs, leaving them with aninstinctive fear of unlighted,confined places that they wouldnever completely overcome.” I think it is a nice touch to have

Dwarves afraid of caves and ofbeing underground.The book rushes along with lots

of adventures and I found it hard toput down; as I ended each chapterI had to read the opening of thenext one just to find out what hadhappened. On the down side I was

flabbergasted that the bookcontains brothers and fathers andmen everywhere (it is mentionedthat one young elf does have afiancé waiting for him at home) butI had to wait for page 417 (out of664) for a female character to turnup. And then she is not a greatcharacter. She’s there to get herselfkidnapped and for someone to fallfor and that’s it. No other female ismentioned, not even as a sideline. Irealise that the book was written inthe 70s and there are strong femalecharacters in Brooks’ later booksbut I was still surprised.Despite this I did really enjoy

this book and I’m looking forwardto part two- The Elfstones ofShannara.

Credit where it’s due. Theminutes of the September

meeting of the parish councilwhich would have beenapproved at the Octobermeeting are available at theirwebsite which you can reachfrom the fosdyke.org.uk site.That’s more like it! See Page 11.

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