Village News - Lincolnshire County...

WINTER2011

In this issue:• Queen’s Jubilee

Event Update

• Village Updates

• School Page

• Trip to Uganda

• A Cup of Coffee

with . . . Phyllis

• Gardening Tips

• Women’s Institute

•What’s Going On?

• A to Z

• Church News

• LIVES Appeal and

Sponsored Bike Ride

Update

• Letters to the Editor

• Health & Lifestyle

• News from the Ark

• Police Page

• Seniors Forum

• “Strictly Ballroom!”

• Danescourt News

•ABC Group

•Sport/Club News:

• Cricket 200 Draws

•Dog Training

• Modellers Group

Q U E E N’ S J U BI L E E E V E NT U P D AT EQ U E E N’ S J U BI L E E EV EN T U PD A T E

No doubt many of the villagers from

Grimoldby, Manby, South Cockerington

and beyond will remember the British

Legion 90th Anniversary charity

event, which was held last June

at Manby House. Many of you

came along and enjoyed the

afternoon. Others will

remember the article in

September’s ‘Village News’

featuring photographs of people

having fun in the sun, getting

stuck in the stocks, bouncing on

bouncy castles, enjoying mouth-

watering cakes, listening to

fantastic music and generally

having a great time, whilst supporting a great

cause.

Some of the people who had a part in the

organisation of this event, along with others who

have joined us since, have been thinking about

how we could use this success in a really

positive way, and

organise another

event next summer.

We have formed a

committee, and have

been discussing the

possibility of

planning a series of

events over the long

weekend which has

been designated a

public holiday, to

celebrate the Queen’s

Diamond Jubilee, next June.

We have been looking into finding a suitable and

safe venue where we could hold a street party,

and have recently been

informed by East Lindsey

District Council, that we

can have use of both their

car park and the grass

frontage area. Our plan is

not only to hold the party

but also arrange

entertainment, stalls where

our talented villagers can

sell their wares and provide

an excellent opportunity

for everyone to have a

relaxing and very enjoyable time.

Our aim is to raise money for some of the many

local charities in our area. If this second event is

as successful as we know it can be, we are

hoping we can move on to arranging something

each year for our villages.

In order to kick-start this 2012 venture,

we need to raise some money. We have

planned two fund-raisers, the first being

our Christmas Fayre on Sunday, 20th

November. We are now able to report

with great delight, that we all raised a

fantastic £547.76 on this day. We

would like to say a huge thank you to

everyone who helped and those of you

that came and supported us.

On 11th February next year we have

organised a Quiz to be held in the

Village Hall. We are hoping as many of

Village NewsVillage NewsFor the communities of Manby, Grimoldby and South Cockerington

Issue 50Issue 50

Jake and Spencer Morriss meeting

Father Christmas!

Timmy Overton (centre) enjoying the Craft

Fayre with dad Myc and friend!

Wishing all our Readers a Very MerryChristmas & Happy New Year

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Village News Dec 2011

News from the Editorial Committee!

Firstly, we wish you all a very Merry

Xmas and a prosperous New Year.

A BIG thank you goes to all our

advertisers and also to our

contributors - don’t forget that this

magazine is produced ENTIRELY by volunteers,

so a big pat on the back to everyone involved!

In this issue we would also like to give our thanks

to our many Village News Distributors, who do an

absolutely sterling job of delivering four times a

year - see page 5 for further details.

As usual we are always open to new ideas so do

please forward any village related news to one of

our team. We all hope you enjoy this issue and

wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Kind regards Steve and Sally, Celia and Jean.

How to contact us!

PLEASE NOTE!Deadline for copy for Winter Newsletter is

12th February 2012

Editor:Steve Ward; Simba Lodge, 32 Church Lane, [email protected] Tel: 01507 327565

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

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

Advertising:Jean Baker; The Gables, Eastfield Lane, GrimoldbyTel: 328269 [email protected] Village News Editorial Committee reserve the right to refuse to publish any

articles or letters it considers to be libellous, obscene or offensive. It also

reserves the right to abridge or otherwise amend letters/articles in the interest

of space. Any views expressed in articles/letters are not necessarily the views

of the Village News Editorial Committee. All items are printed in good faith.

OBITUARIESOBITUARIESThe loss of one of our own

It was with great sadnessthat we recently lost ourdear friend Rob Judge.Rob not only greatlyhelped the Village News inmany ways but he was avalued Parish Councillor and one of thebest neighbours you could possibly wishfor. His friendliness and charisma will besadly missed by all and we here at the VNsend all our thoughts and hopes to his wifeJan. Rest in peace Rob, from all yourfriends at the VN.

Walt Willson

The Village News hasheard the sad news thatWalt Willson of LittleCarlton has passed away,very suddenly andpeacefully just a fortnight short of his 91stbirthday. Walt was the subject of ourautumn issue 'Spotlight' article, andeveryone on the Village News team wouldlike to extend their condolences to Walt'sfamily on the sad loss of a remarkablegentleman.

FASHION SHOW IN AID OF ST.FASHION SHOW IN AID OF ST.

MARY’S CHURCH FUNDSMARY’S CHURCH FUNDSA brilliant £397 was raised in October when around 80

ladies attended a fashion show in aid of St Mary's

Church funds. The event was organised by Chris and

Brenda Gait, and took place in the Trinity Centre,

Louth. Clothes from such quality brands as Vyella,

Planet, Windsmoor, M & S and others were modelled,

and sold at knockdown prices. All the clothes shown

were available in a good range of sizes and could be

tried on and purchased on the night. The show was put

on by SD Fashion Show Co Ltd of Nottingham, and

Chris and Brenda intend to repeat the event around the

same time next year. We recommend you make a note

in your diaries!

POPPY APPEAL 2011POPPY APPEAL 2011Its fantastic we dont forget the past! £723.41 was raised

in Grimoldby and Manby alone in aid of the Royal

British Legion Poppy Appeal 2011. Grateful thanks are

extended to all who donated.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAYREMEMBRANCE SUNDAYA wintry sun shone on the small group who had

gathered around the memorial stone at the Village Hall,

as Derek Jackson and Mary Mundy led the

remembrance service on Sunday 13th November.

Representatives from the British Legion were present,

and Branch Secretary Andy Warne carried the standard.

Wreaths in memory of war fallen were laid and the Act

of Remembrance

and the Kohima

Epitaph were spoken

by Peter Goodchild.

The short service

was followed by

refreshments in the

Village Hall.

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Queen’s Jubilee Update/ cont

you as possible will be

able to come along

with your teams of up

to six and enjoy

yourselves. Tickets

will be available in the

New Year for £6 each

and will be available

from Celia Monument

(327690) or Jean Baker

(328269). The price of

the ticket will include a

buffet supper. Doors

open at 7.15pm for a

prompt start at 7.30pm. A prize will be given to the winning

team. We anticipate tickets will be in great demand, so don’t

delay in buying them!

What we really need is for as many of you as possible to

come forward to help and support us. We see this as a really

good opportunity to bring people together. They brought

their tables out into the streets in the past to celebrate – let’s

join them together again, maybe get to know a few more

people, and enjoy ourselves at the same time! So, if you feel

you could help in any way or have any suggestions to make,

please contact Karen Spooner on 01507 327500.

Village News Updates

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Village News Updates/cont

MANBY & GRIMOLDBY WALKSMANBY & GRIMOLDBY WALKSJust a reminder that our Wednesday Walks have changed

to Tuesday Treks! It's only the day that's changed. We

still meet at The Lancaster at 10am every week. We're a

friendly bunch of people who enjoy a walk, a chat and

even a laugh - everyone is welcome so don't be shy!

SOUTH COCKERINGTON DOG SHOWSOUTH COCKERINGTON DOG SHOWThe annual Dog Show was held in the Churchyard of St.

Leonard’s Church on Sunday 4th September and despite

the showers there was a good entry of all types of dogs.

Carol Mortimer and her helpers from Louth & District

Dog Club organised the Classes and the judges, Mike &

Irene Kiff, were given a hard task placing the dogs in their

many and varied classes. The overall winners were:- the

Pedigree classes - Ron Page with an Akita, the Novelty

classes - Alison Larsen with a crossbred, the Crossbreed

classes - Teresa Day with a whippet and the junior handler

was Louise Leverton with a Border Collie

The event attracted people from all over, as well as many

locals, who enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, the BBQ and

home made refreshments, even when the umbrellas were

needed. The event raised over £1,300 which included a

Grand Raffle with a first prize of £50. All proceeds were

for the improvement of facilities at St. Leonard’s Church.

SOUTH COCKERINGTONSOUTH COCKERINGTON

DIAMOND JUBILEEDIAMOND JUBILEE

CELEBRATIONS JUNE 2012CELEBRATIONS JUNE 2012Although it is still over six months away South

Cockerington Parish Council are well underway with plans

to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year.

They are planning to celebrate the occasion on the

afternoon of Sunday 3rd June with an event that will be

free for all members of the Parish to attend.

The Parish Council event is being timed to coincide with

the National celebrations that will be taking place that

weekend to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The event will be held in the grounds of West View

Cottages courtesy of Mr and Mrs Nicholson, light

refreshments will be provided by way of a ‘Hog Roast’

and entertainment will be provided by the group

‘Cappuccino’.

Further details will be announced in early in 2012 when

tickets for the event will be available from members of the

Parish Council.

SOUTH COCKERINGTON UPDATESSOUTH COCKERINGTON UPDATESThe annual quiz evening, organised by the members of St.

Leonard’s Church was held in the Village Hall at

Grimoldby. It proved to be a most enjoyable evening,

when the quiz master, Rev. Chris Turner kept the 72

participants not only puzzling and thinking but entertained

as well. The ladies from St. Leonard’s Church had

provided a most sumptuous buffet supper and contestants

were plied with punch all evening. The highest scoring

team, for the second year running, with 80 points, was

“Miscellany”, winning Thornton’s Chocolates and wine;

the booby prize went to “The optimists”. Over £500 was

raised, which included a very successful raffle with a range

of lovely prizes which had been generously donated. All

proceeds will go to the improvement of facilities at St.

Leonard’s Church , South Cockerington.

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East Lindsey District Council have awarded £8,000 to St.

Leonard’s Church, for their community project of

installing toilets and a kitchenette.

OUR THANKS TO OUR DELIVERYOUR THANKS TO OUR DELIVERY

VOLUNTEERS - PAST & PRESENTVOLUNTEERS - PAST & PRESENTOur Christmas issue seems like a good time to put on

record how grateful we are to the delivery volunteers (and

probably their families who get roped in to help as well!)

who give their time to bring the Village News to your

doors. Without their sterling work every quarter, it's hard

to imagine how we could keep going with the magazine.

One thousand copies of the magazine are printed each

quarter, with close on 800 being delivered to every home

in our three villages. Of the remainder, copies are sent to

all the advertisers in the magazine, and we deliver copies

to Grimoldby & Manby Parish Clerk, East Lindsey

District Council, the Police Station in Louth and Louth

Library. Manby Post Office and the Londis store in

Grimoldby put a small supply on their shelves for anyone

to pick up, which leaves a final few with members of the

VN editing team. So, if at any time you would like a

spare copy, do get in touch with any one of us.

The list below gives the names of our volunteers, together

with their delivery areas.

We are sure everyone who enjoys the Village News will

want to join with the editing team in saying a big "Thank

you", and add their wishes to ours for a very "Merry

Christmas" to them all.

You may notice that there are some areas that are missed

out, but these are covered by members of the VN team, as

shown at the end.

Harvey Brown Pleasance Way

Barbara Carpenter Grange Lane, Chapel Lane, St

Mary’s Crescent

Gillian & Roger Pratt Provost Road, Canberra Cres.

Chris Gait Hunter Avenue, Swift Avenue

Carol Farenden Valiant Road, Venom Road, Meteor

Road, Javelin Road, Vampire Road

Iris Wright Park Lane, Carlton Road

Elizabeth Burney-Jones Church Lane

Karen Spooner Middlegate Meadows

Marilyn Kendall Hawthorne Close, St Edith's Gate, 11A

and 2-18 Tinkle Street

Barbara & Keith Bragg 32-44 and 46-58 and 49-91

Tinkle Street, Mill Lane, Danescourt

Cynthia Mahaffy 76-60 Tinkle Street, Eastfield Lane

Beryl Lovett Middlesykes Lane

Helen Morriss Spinney Close, Manby Middlegate,

Priory Lane, 20-30 and 5-37 Tinkle Street and bungalows

after No 37

Wendy Henderson Northgate Lane, Pickhill Lane,

Tinkle Street from Barn to No. 93, Stanford View-No. 74

Sharon Needham Whole of South Cockerington

The Village News team delivers the rest:

Steve Ward (previously delivered by Tina Clifford)

1-80 Carlton Park, plus new bungalows, Swinburne

Cottage, The Old Cottage

Celia Monument Orchard Park, Meadow Close, Church

Walk

Jean Baker, Bev Monument Most quarters Jean and Bev

find themselves delivering for anyone on holiday, or

otherwise not able to do their round.

BEAVERS, CUBS, SCOUTSBEAVERS, CUBS, SCOUTS

UPDATE!UPDATE!Below are the contact details for the local Beaver, Cub

& Scout Groups, who at the moment are all able to

accommodate new members Each organisation has

tremendous fun throughout the year in their various

activities and trips, and all the leaders put in a great deal

of effort to ensure that the children get the most out of

their experiences, so do give them a call if you are

thinking of joining them:-

BEAVERS: Mary Cooke 327697

CUBS: Margaret Harris 328092

SCOUTS: Guy Williams 339368

L O U T HV a n a n d M a n

F O R H I R E

07711 332437

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Grimoldby School PageIt is difficult to believe we are approaching Christmas again!

Time seems to pass so quickly. It wasn’t until I looked in my

diary recently that I could appreciate just how much has been

happening in school since the beginning of September, when

we started our new school year.

During September, our Year 5 children completed a

‘Bikeability’ training course. We are always pleased to know

these young people have been taught the basic skills they need

in order to prepare them for the reality of riding on the roads,

which help to keep them safe when on their bikes.

Last term we also held three workshops for parents. These

covered Reading, Phonics and Mathematics and were aimed at

providing information which would enable them to support

their child at home.

Miss Malyon and Class 3 took part in an International Day at

Monks’ Dyke Technology College, along with pupils from East

Wold, Donington on Bain, North Cockerington and Cordeaux.

The children gave a presentation, took part in sporting events,

experienced African drumming and tasted bread from different

countries.

There was a massive sense of anticipation and excitement when

Years 1 and 2 experienced a Native American Indian day. Both

children and staff dressed

up for the day. A huge

tepee was erected on the

school field and everyone

enjoyed lots of drumming,

dancing and chanting. The

rest of us found ourselves

wondering if we had been

invaded by a strange tribe!

At the beginning of

October, Miss Gorman set

off on a trip to Uganda.

You will be able to read

about this in a separate article, so I won’t spoil it for you!

Around the same time, the Foundation Stage went on their

‘Welly Walk’. The children and staff enjoyed tramping along

many of the footpaths in the vicinity. They will be repeating

their welly walks during the year and looking at how our

environment changes over the seasons.

There was a packed hall for our Harvest Assembly. Every class

participated in this, and we were treated to some wonderful

singing, readings and poetry. We were delighted to raise £54

for the British Red Cross, through the sale of fresh produce.

Tins and packets were donated to Louth Community Larder, an

organisation that provides food parcels for needy families in our

area.

At the beginning of November Classes 5 and 6 were looking

forward to a visiting speaker. Little did they know what a treat

they were in for! Steve Ward came into school for the

afternoon to talk about his trip to China. The children had been

studying this country during the first term and had been

enjoying discovering lots of new information about this

country. Steve made their learning come alive as he shared

many stories and photographs with them and answered lots of

questions.

Internet Safety Day was held in school on 14th November.

Dan Hawbrook, from Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children

Board, worked with each class and showed them a film that

illustrated potential for dangers on the internet. Then the

children had the opportunity to ask and answer questions. A

workshop for parents was held in the evening.

As the festive season draws ever closer, our newly formed choir

are keenly rehearsing. They are

looking forward to entertaining

people at the Christmas Craft Fayre,

around Residential Homes in Louth,

and also at Danescourt.

On 18th November, we supported

Children in Need by dressing up as

Spotty Pirates, and making and

selling cakes. We are delighted to announce that we raised

£239.26, and we had a lot of fun too.

As December fast approaches, we are looking forward to the

School Christmas Fayre on 2nd, a whole school trip to the

Pantomime in Grimsby on 8th (oh, yes we are!!) and Nativity

Concerts led by our infants on 14th and 15th. Our carol service

is due to be held on the 16th, at 2 pm.

Lesley Pringle

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Sarah Gorman’s Trip to UgandaOn 8th October this year I set off on a trip to Uganda, along

with three other teachers from local schools. The purpose of

the trip was to visit schools in Mukono, Uganda, to meet the

children and to share good practice with

teachers there. The trip was part of an on-

going project called ‘Connecting

Classrooms’.

Connecting Classrooms is a British Council

Funded initiative, designed to forge

sustainable partnerships between schools in

different countries, with an aim to create

pupils who are global citizens. In

Lincolnshire our schools are partnering

schools in Nigeria and Uganda under the motto ‘Tiny Seeds to

Great Trees’.

We named our cluster group ‘Mvoakraba’, which represents

symbolic trees from each country: Mvule, from Uganda, Oak

from the UK and Araba from Nigeria. This is the second year

of the Mvoakraba partnership, with Uganda as the hosting

country. Last academic year the schools in Lincolnshire hosted

teachers and educational officials from Uganda and Nigeria.

There are six Lincolnshire schools involved in the project and

teachers from four of these

made the trip to Uganda. I

was joined by Jane Amey

from East Wold Primary,

Georgina Day from

Donington on Bain Primary

and Richard Coles from

Cordeaux. We were

accompanied by Chris

Williams, a British Council Representative and co-ordinator of

the Mvoakraba partnership in the UK.

During our trip we were treated like royalty! The Ugandan

teachers created a very full and action-packed programme of

events, and we were made to feel extremely welcome. We

visited all six Ugandan partner schools and at each one we had

the opportunity to see the classrooms in action.

Grimoldby Primary School is directly linked to a primary

school called Nabuti – a school of similar size, with pupils aged

five to twelve. The school was situated close to the town of

Mukono. The children at Nabuti treated us to some traditional

African tribal dancing, which was absolutely outstanding.

They also sang and played drums and other instruments.

Although the school has very little money and few resources,

the standard of the children’s work, the

appreciation of education and of their school

was clear to see.

I took gifts and work produced by children

from Grimoldby Primary School to Nabuti,

and helped to plant a mango tree as a symbol

of the new partnership between the two

schools. Children from our school had

written letters to their Ugandan friends and

were very excited to receive letters and

photographs in return.

Over the coming months, the schools involved are going to

work closely together to develop a

joint project about recycling.

Children’s work from Grimoldby

and Lagos Island in Nigeria will be

sent to Uganda for a presentation

in February, 2012. In addition to

partnership projects with the

school, pupils at our school are

already planning fund-raising events to support Nabuti Primary

School.

Next year, the project will be hosted by schools in Nigeria, so

the pupils in Lincolnshire will be discovering new and exciting

things about the Nigerian culture. Sarah Gorman

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A Cup of Coffee with . . . Phyllis Terry!Phyllis Terry lives in Grimoldby with her little Cairn terrier,

Otto. A free cup of coffee soon got her spilling the beans . . .

You're a Yorkshire lass, Phyllis. What brought you to our area?

It was 1971 when Len and I moved to South Cockerington with our

three children. Len had accepted a teaching post at Grimoldby School

after completing 22 years' service in the RAF. After he died in 1984,

and the children had left home, I moved to a smaller property in

Grimoldby.

Your earliest memories?

I was born in Wakefield in 1930. Times were hard, and we lived with

my grandparents and my aunt and uncle, though later my parents and

I moved into a council house on a big estate. Growing up with adults

made me quite forward and I could read and

write before I started school. I remember asking

my Reception class teacher, 'Are we going to do

any work?, and the first playtime horrified me with

all the noise.

What about your later school life and what

was your first job?

I moved to a grammar school at age 10, and

eventually passed all the exams for university

entrance. However, my parents thought that

wasn't necessary for a woman, so I did teacher training and got a job

in a secondary school in the mining village of Normanton.

How did you meet Len?

He gatecrashed my 21st birthday party, coming along with a mutual

friend! When I told my parents that we wanted to get married there

was a big row, as they didn't want me to marry a 'serviceman' who

would take me away from home.

Well, you and Len did marry, so where did the RAF take you?

At first we were at RAF Hemswell, where Len was navigator on

Lincoln bombers. I taught at the RAF school after being introduced to

the headmaster at a local Battle of Britain ball. Hemswell was used in

the mid-1950s for ground location shooting of the original 'Dam

Busters' film, and I remember coming across actor Richard Todd (who

played Guy Gibson in the film) and being surprised at how much

smaller he was than he appeared on screen. Len was navigator on a

Lancaster for the flight sequences over Ladybower Reservoir.

Did you enjoy being an RAF wife?

No, not particularly. It was a very cliquey set-up in those days. At

school sports days there were different enclosures – one for the

officers' families, and a separate one for the NCOs' families.

Did you ever work at Grimoldby School?

No, but at one time I used to play the piano at their Christmas carol

service. My last job was at Mablethorpe Primary School, where I

remained until I took early retirement in 1982.

You have three children, Phyllis. What are they up to now?

Stephen lives on the Wirral and was a university lecturer for 23 years.

He is now director of his own company, with patents pending on a

completely new type of car engine. Catherine lives close by in

Grimoldby and is a school nurse. Anne-Marie lives in Kent and was

recently made redundant after 22 years with the

same pharmaceutical company. Between them

they have given me eight grandchildren, now in

their teens and twenties.

Favourite TV programme, and what makes

you laugh?

I enjoy documentaries and topical programmes,

and watch 'The Wright Stuff' every morning. I like

period dramas and there are a couple of soaps

that I watch. The 'Morse' series was another

favourite. As to what makes me laugh, I especially like the quick-fire

wit in 'Have I Got News For You' and 'Mock The Week'.

What else do you get up to?

Well, I've become very lazy in my old age, and am just happy to wake

up in the morning! I walk Otto every day, and the bit of gardening I do

is more of a chore than a hobby. I keep abreast of events in the news

and I read a lot, mostly historical fiction and non-fiction. I particularly

like Latin American music, and Schubert is my favourite classical

composer. I enjoy seeing my friends and am a member of RAFA.

What do you like about living in Grimoldby?

It's a very relaxed life, and everyone in our three villages is so friendly.

Well, nice talking to you, Phyllis, and thank you for telling us a

bit about your life.

Celia Monument

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Women’s Institute

by “Digger”

At the time of writing this article (17

November) I have just heard on the local

radio that 2011 looks like being the

driest in Lincolnshire for a century. By my records, in

the remaining 6 weeks of this year, we need the

equivalent of 4 to 5 months of normal rainfall to get

close to our previous lowest rainfall in 2009. A sobering

thought for next year’s harvests and I understand that

South Lincolnshire has had less rainfall than us!

Now on to more mundane matters such as garden

maintenance in winter.

• Brush preservatives on to all wooden garden

structures i.e. sheds, fences, etc.

• Insulate outdoor taps.

• If you think this winter will be as bad as the last,

insulate potted plants that stay outdoors.

• Clean up pots and seed trays ready for Spring.

• Order next year’s seeds.

• Winter prune fruit trees and ornamentals (such as

acers). Now the leaves have fallen it is easier to

identify dead or diseased wood.

• Continue digging when the earth is neither frozen nor

waterlogged.

• If and when snow does come, shake off excessive

accumulations from hedges, trees and shrubs to

prevent breakages.

• Earth up Brussels sprouts.

• Please do feed the birds.

Finally, I hope 2012 is a good

gardening year for all of us and in the

meantime let’s hope we get some of

that much needed rain.

Winter Gardening Tips

At our September meeting we had a very interesting

talk with slides given by June Spouncer on"Hearing

Dogs for Deaf People". June explained how the dogs

are trained from puppyhood, to respond to all sorts of

sounds which we all take for granted such as the

doorbell/knocker, alarm clock and phone to name but a

few. The nearest training centre is in Bielby Yorkshire

where the puppies and eventually their new owners

receive their training. There is a very long waiting list

for a dog because not enough puppies are given for

training.

Our annual Harvest meeting was started by the singing

of "We Plough the Fields and Scatter" followed by the

Harvest Auction. This was as usual great fun, there had

been worries that because it was a month later than

usual,we wouldn't have much to auction, however, the

auction table was groaning with goodies - cakes, jams,

pickles and chutneys as well as late fruits. Our thanks

go to Christine for auctioning all the items.

For our November meeting we had a Christmas

Workshop Craft evening. The theme was decorated

candles. Members decorated plain church candles with

images cut from paper Christmas serviettes, glitter and

some had sequins too. The results were all very

different and all were very pretty.

Forthcoming meetings:

December 8th Crazy Christmas Evening with a Faith

Supper.

January 12th "Georgian Louth" with guest speaker

Jean Howard.

February 9th AGM with guest speaker Pauline

Chester on the work of ACWW -

Pennies into Projects.

March 9th "Pilates" with Tracy Ward

We meet on the second Thursday of every month at

Grimoldby Village Hall at 7.30pm. Do come and join

us.

Barbara Bragg

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LOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEAD THEATRELOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEAD THEATRE

5 - 10 Dec A Christmas Carol Adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens story.

13 - 21 Jan Babes in the Wood by Norman RobbinsDirected by Neil Warne & Stuart Spendlow

11 Feb * Chasing the Blues Away, the Piccadilly Revellers, previously the 78rpm Jazz Band

18 Feb * The Owl who was afraid of the Dark Blunderbus Theatre Company, esp. for 3-7 yrs.

20 - 25 Feb Look Back in Anger, by John Osbornepresented by The Lincoln Group

1 March Thirsty, presented by The Paper Birds3 March Roll out the Beryl, presented by

Laurielorry Theatre, celebrating the late Beryl Reid

10 March New London Opera Group19 - 24 March Jekyll & Hyde, by Leonard H Caddy31 March The Owl and the Pussycat, presented

by Hiccup TheatreThank you for your support in 2011. We wish you a veryHappy Christmas and look forward to welcoming you in2012.

BOX OFFICE: 01507 600350,Victoria Rd, Louth

www.louthplaygoers.co.uk* These events are supported by Arts Council England

BINGO and WHIST DATES 2011/12Village Hall

Contact names and numbers:Diane Nightingale 327707; Brenda Foxon 328157

BINGO

Fridays 7.30pm

Dec 9th

Jan 6th & 20th

Feb 3rd & 17th

March 2nd, 16th & 30th

SAT 11th FEBRUARY 2012

Q UIZ NIGH T &RAFFLE

Grimoldby & Manby Village Fundraisers7.15 p.m. for prompt 7.30 start

Teams of up to six (can be made up on the night)£6 per head including buffet supper

Proceeds for local charities/groups

Further information and tickets fromJean Baker 328269 Celia Monument 327690

What’s (Going) On?

WHIST

Mondays 7.30pm

Dec 12th

Dec 17th SATURDAY

Xmas Whist 2pm start

Jan 9th & 23rd

Feb 13th & 27th

March 12th & 26th

G R A N D X M A S S A L EG R A N D X M A S S A L E

S at u r da y 1 0 t hS a t u r d ay 1 0 t h

D e c e m b e rDe c e m be r

G r i m o l d by V i l l a g e H a l lG r i m o l db y V i l l a g e H a l l

1 1 a m - 6 p m1 1 am - 6 p m

ANTIQUES / BRIC a BRAC

HOUSEHOLD GOODS / BOOKS

PICTURES / COLLECTABLES

Christmas Present Ideas

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE

Grimoldby and Manby

A to ZLOCAL BUSINESSES &

SERVICES

8TH EDITION

SPONSORED By: DECEMBER 2011

Accommodation

Building Services

Hair Salons

Clubs/Groups

Decorating & Plastering

Driving Schools

Electricians

Furnishers & Upholstery

Gardening

General Businesses

Linda & Terry Knowles B&B 327495 / 07810520531

Manby House Bed & Breakfast 327777

A.W. Amesbury, Builder & Property Maintenance

358435 / 07970 402710

Bell Plant Hire 328568 / 07834 229964

R.J. Havercroft 327779 / 07833 932798

Covill’s Garden Machinery 07939 188305 / 339723

J + R Handyman Services 533433 / 07908 291955

Meals Farm Nursery 358256

Owen McConnell (Tree Surgeon) 327724

Paul Stones Tree Services 07704 885459

Action Services (Aerials) 328585

Allerton Septic Tanks 01529 305757

Arrow Window Systems 601861

Betterware/Avon - Paula 327778

Bill Bontoft (Stick Maker) 327449

Clarriots Homecare 605849

Countryside Motorhomes 01673 858654

East Lindsey Fire Protection 328530

Everglaze 359339 / 07717 804704

Graham Myers - Blacksmith/Wrought Iron 327291

Homefield Alpacas 450804

Homeshield Alarms Ltd. 327849

Kim’s Sewing & Alterations 328786 / 07951 878446

L B & Son Window Cleaning 328635/07729 178108

Marie Claret (Marketing & Website Design) 328149

Memories of Louth (Photographers) 602012

Omega Enterprises Home Shopping Service

339636 / 07948 013536

Oriflame - Karen Spooner 327500

Pronto Removals 328137

Tanks ‘r’ Us 0800 040 7797

Theresa’s Treasures (fashion accessories parties)

07913 761777

Travel Centre 604540

Wooden It 328380 / 07748 206515

Beauty Within 327999

Hair Sport 327759

Sharon Janney - Mobile Hairdresser 327746

Archery Club www.laddac.com

Bingo Evenings 327707 / 328157

Dog Training 327513

Grimoldby Cricket Club 327836

Modellers Group 327880

Short Mat Bowls 327470

Whist Drives 604811

Women’s Institute 327549

Bob Speakman 328086 / 07985635046

KB Painting & Decorating 524045 / 07921236743

Apollo Driving School 327504

Cook & Son 343144

Stefano’s Electrical Services 327737 / 07947712483

Dream City 327814

Places of Worship

Play Groups/Childcare

Post Offices

Private Hire/Taxis

Public Houses & Restaurants

Schools

Motors

Londis Convenience Store

Pet Services

Heating & Plumbing

Beauty, Holistics & Sports Therapy 07932 835215

Bernadette McKenna (Chiropodist) 328416

Complete Feet 07500 965424 / 603950

Emma Baxter (Foot Health Professional)

328546 / 07947 630683

Freestyle Fitness 07919 133355

Inshape 328955

Kendojo Martial Arts Centre 07968 410422

Jasmin’s Beauty Treatments 07958 287312

Margaret Shaw, Chiropractor 359266 /

07824 811834

Marion Manson, Health & Lifestyle 588414

Omega Enterprises, Bouncy Castle Hire 339636 /

07948 013536

Riverhead Theatre, Louth 600350

Sarah Hudson (yoga) 327310

Tear-away Leisure Bouncy Castle Hire 327887

Archer’s Plumbing Services 07930 274207 / 327999

Bob Dannatt Boiler Servicing 328127

Brian Damms 602038 / 606540 evgs

Edward Marshall Plumbing 07932 710269 / 327414

Gaswork Services 328998Northgate Plumbing & Heating

07825 983899 / 328510

Rix Heating Services 01482 222250

Watson Petroleum 606498

Smiths Corner Store 327367

HousingLincs Rural Housing Association 01790 754219

CP Motors 328746

Louth Van & Man Hire 07711 332437

Manby Motors 327222 / 07734 086601

M J Watts 327231

Fur Friendly 328599 / 07736 389398

The Pet Store 328746

Grimoldby Methodist Church 327373

Priest in Charge 327667

St. Edith’s Church Grimoldby 328953 / 327256

St. Leonard’s, S. Cockerington 327723 / 328150

St. Mary’s Church Manby 327634 / 327260

ABC Toddlers Group 327320 / 327088

Little Lambs Nursery 07598 304169 / 605889

Locksley 327859

Marie’s Home-from-home childcare

07850 604920 / 328810

Manby P.O. and Stores 327396

Burty’s of Louth Taxis 608999

One-2-One Private Hire 358511 / 07930367616

Streets 608831

Bambarinos 328924

The Lancaster Inn 327351

Grimoldby Primary 327393

Locksley School 327859

Health & Leisure

Childline 0800 1111

Citizens Advice Bureau 0870 1224422

District Council 01507 601111

Dist Cllr Terry Knowles 01507 327495

Electricity, YEDL 0800 375675

Environment Agency 0800 807060

Gas – to report leaks 0800 111999

Lincs County Council 01522 552222

Louth Hospital 01507 600100

Marsh Medical Surgery 01507 358623

Police – non emergency 0300 111 0300

Samaritans 08457 909090

Water and Sewage 08457 145145

Beavers 327697

Cubs 328092

Grimoldby & Manby Gym Hire 327614

Mobile Library Van 07788568747

Scouts 07717887724

Village News: Advertising 328269

Village News: Editors 327687/327565

Village Hall Hire 327396

Youth Forum 07877 059315

Cllr Fred Collings 327361

Cllr B Cundy 07999 060562

Cllr Terry Knowles (Chairman) 327495

Cllr Mrs Linda Knowles 327495

Cllr Will Mowday 327415

Cllr Bev Monument 327690

Cllr D Nightingale 327707

Cllr Peter Roberts (Vice Chairman) 328721

Cllr Mrs Karen Spooner 327500

Cllr M Starsmore 327428

Cllr T Vamplew 327235

Cllr Steve Ward 327565

Quicklist Parish Councillors

The Grimoldby & Manby Village News has made every effort to ensure the information

included in this booklet is up to date at the time of going to print. Please let us know if any

amendments need to be made by contacting Jean Baker, 328269.

Disclaimer: Grimoldby and Manby Village News has supplied the above data for information

purposes only – the data does not constitute any recommendation of a business or service.

MOBILE LIBRARy INFORMATIONMOBILE LIBRARy INFORMATIONGrimoldby, St. Edith’s Gate 2.15-2.45 p.m.

Manby, ELDC Car Park 3.00-4.00 p.m.

All telephone enquiries are now being handled in

Lincoln on: 01522-782010. If necessary they can

transfer you to Louth Library, or contact the Mobile

Library van. This help line is available on weekdays

8.00am-7.00pm and on Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm

website www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

HOME LIBRARy SERVICEHOME LIBRARy SERVICEA service is available for those villagers who are

unable to visit a library. Books can be delivered to

you at home. If you are interested in having this

service, please contact:-

Helen Lewis Senior Library and Information Advisor,

based at Louth Library 01507 602105

[email protected]

Village Services

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What’s (Going) On?

Breakfast ChurchBreakfast ChurchSunday 18th December

at Grimoldby Village Hall

CAROL SERVICECAROL SERVICE

Breakfast served from 9.30amService starts at 10am

Mince pies 10.45Join us in fun and fellowship

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Louth Area Group Programme

2012

Conoco Room, Louth Library

7.30pm

Friday January 13th “Experiences of a WildlifeCrime Officer!” Nick Willey of Lincs Police.

Friday 17 Feb. New Forest and Poole Harbour.Geoff Lee.

Friday 16 Mar. Life on the Verge, WildflowerCorridors. Mark Schofield.

Friday 13 April. AGM and Presentation by Peter

Huke.

For further details telephone Ian on Louth 327723

St Mary’s Church, Manby

Wholeness and Healing Service

11.15am first Tuesday of each month.

Soup and Refreshments served

At 12.00 in the Church.

Open to all

St Mary’s Church, Manby

Candlelit Carol ServiceSunday 18th December

4.30pmThis will be followed by Mulled Wine

and Mince Pies.

C a r o l S i n g i n g i n th e v i l l a ge C a r o l S i n g in g i n t h e v i l l a ge

W e dn es d a y 1 4 th D e c e m b e r W e d n e sd a y 1 4 t h D e c e m be r

s t a r t i n g a t 6 . 3 0 p m f r om 1 5s ta r t i n g a t 6 . 30 p m f r om 1 5

S w i f t A v e n u eSw i f t A v e n u e

D o c om e a l on g a n d h a v e aD o c om e a l o n g a n d h a v e a

go o d s i n g !g oo d s in g !

Wedding PhotographyWedding PhotographyStunning images of your special day by local award winning

photographer. Quality at affordable prices.Civil Weddings from £275

Church Weddings from £375Ring Dave for details/bookings

Tel: 01507 602012www.memoriesoflouth.co.uk

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ST MARy’S CHURCH, MANByRemembrance Service was held on Sunday 13th November

2011. The Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and their leaders and

parents attended together

with the usual

congregation. £166.30

was donated to the Earl

Haig Poppy Fund. Earlier

in the week, to enable the

Cubs to understand a

little of why this service

is held, they came to the

church with their leaders

to look at the war graves

and also the graves of

serving personnel. That was a very enjoyable evening.

Future events:

St Mary’s Church, Manby - Candlelit Carol Service

Sunday 18th December 4.30pm This will be followed by

Mulled Wine and Mince Pies.

Wholeness and Healing Service 11.15am first Tuesday

of each month. Soup and refreshments served at 12.00

in the Church. Open to all

Carol Singing in the village - Wednesday 14th December

starting at 6.30pm from 15 Swift Avenue. Do come along

and have a good sing! Chris Gait

BREAKFAST CHURCH

You are cordially invited to share friendship and

fellowship at Breakfast Church, at Grimoldby Village

Hall, every third Sunday morning of the month.

Breakfast served from 9.30am. Christian based

activities from 10 to 11am.

Sunday 18th Dec Carol Service (bacon butties and

mince pies interspersed with a few carols & readings)

Sunday 15th Jan The Rainbow Promise

Sunday 19th Feb The Water Sign

Sunday 18th March Celtic Crossings

For more information contact Deryck 328836 or

Margaret 327373.

ST. EDITH’S CHURCH, GRIMOLDByAfter the muddle with the dates, nevertheless on

Monday 3rd October we had a very enjoyable Harvest

Celebration in St. Edith’s. A good time was had by all,

with as usual Jeff Jeffery and Freda Lammin doing the

honours at the auction table.

Freda and Marjorie are holding “Bacon Butty” coffee

mornings every 4th Saturday in the Church; profits

from these are being split between the local charities

and St. Edith’s, so come and join us for a natter and a

bring and buy.

To start the Advent Season, we are again welcoming

Stuart Wilson from Sheffield, together with the Rev.

Chris Turner and some young local performers on

Saturday December 3rd. Stuart has already twice

entertained with his lovely tenor voice and we are really

looking forward to hearing him again. As always, the

ticket price is only £5.00, to include “seasonal

refreshments”. Our thanks to Leslie Micklethwaite-

Walker for organising these lovely events.

Our Crib Service is once more at 6pm on Christmas

Eve, when the children fill the stable with our 100 year-

old figures as the Christmas Story unfolds, and of

course they go away with a little Christmas stocking.

It only remains to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas

and a prosperous New Year, from all at St. Edith’s.

Mary Munday & Janet McKee, Churchwardens.

News From the Churches

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Covills Garden machinery

Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire

Garden machinery service and repairs.

All makes welcome, mowers, strimmers,

hedge cutters, rotovators etc.

Collection and delivery.

01507 339723 or 07939188305

www.robcovill.co.uk

L.I.V.E.S. Appeal and Sponsored Bike Ride Update!

Appeal from BIll Bontoft:

I am writing to the Village News to appeal on behalf of

L.I.V.E.S. I hope this is a service we all will never

need.

The Manby & Grimoldby Group are short of First

Responders and I feel sure there are some people

out there who could spare some time to do the

training and then take a turn of ‘responding’.

L.I.V.E.S. is my charity and I do all I can to support

and fundraise for them. Hopefully I will continue to do

this for a long time to come.

My reason to support L.I.V.E.S. is that in 1974 I was

in a major road accident at Burwell and was trapped

for over an hour. During this time I was attended by a

L.I.V.E.S. doctor. In 1974 L.I.V.E.S. was not a

registered charity but they were there for me. They

became registered in 1975 and have gone from

strength to strength, so please help by becoming a

responder. I hope that you never get the call but if

you are trained at least you can help.

For more information please contact Susan Smith.

Bill Bontoft

You may remember Bryan’s article in the Summer Issue

about his mammoth sponsored bike ride from Rotterdam to

Switzerland - well, here is how he got on!

We left the ferry in Europort and spent the first day in the

Dutch countryside cycling towards Njimegen where we

spent the night in a B

& B. The next day

was spent by the

Rhine and we crossed

the border into

Germany; it was

fascinating cycling

next to the barge

traffic on the river. We

passed through many

small towns by the

river where we would

usually stop for some fresh rolls and coffee; the people

were very helpful and friendly. Cycling through the big

German cities along the Rhine was quite a thrill but could

also be very frustrating as the signs would just sometimes

fade away causing us to backtrack a few miles ! I would

say the nicest part was cycling through the wine growing

region south of Koblenz where we would have to stop and

sample the local produce! One afternoon we entered into

France, not sure

how, but were back

in Germany by

teatime!

We finally crossed

the border into

Switzerland 7 days

after leaving the

ferry and had a well

earned rest, staying

with my wife

Brigitte’s family

near Zurich. Both

Russ and myself having learnt that our recovery rate after

80 miles per day isn't quite the same in our forties as it was

in our twenties! Having said that we'll be doing another trip

when Russ is next over from the States in a couple of

years.

A big Thanks to everybody who sponsored me for Lives

Manby/Carltons group. Bryan Sanderson

Bryan presenting Susan Smith with the

sponsorship money he raised.

Bryan and Russ en route!

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Hello There

I read your latest Village News online and have to

say how incredibly impressed I was by the quality

writing, informative content, and how much is going

on. Please pass on my compliments to the editorial

team. I live in Orkney and my husband and I hope

to retire early to Lincolnshire. We had a lovely pub

lunch in the Lancaster Inn when we stayed near

Alford last year and met some really nice people.

Grimoldby and Manby look like great places to live

with reasonably priced housing.

Best wishesMary Anne ………. Thank you for your kind words

Mary , you will both be made very welcome in our

wonderful village. Steve ed

From Ralph Needham, South Cockerington:One of the unexpected consequences of writing mybook, Conscience Hill has been the number ofanecdotes that it has triggered in readers memories.For example whilst signing books at Wrights bookshopin September I met Mrs Alice Winter of Fotherby. She went on to tell me that during the 1930s and 40sshe lived in the house where my wife and I now live,but it seems that it’s a remarkable stroke of luck thatthe house is still standing. She went on to describethe time during the Second World War that a Germanbomber dropped a 3000 lb bomb, in the churchfarmyard, only yards from the house. Fortunately, she pointed out, the bomb failed toexplode, or she would not be here to relate the tale,because of course, had it detonated, it would not onlyhave flattened the house and St Leonard`s church, itwould also have demolished the adjoining farmbuildings, killing not only her and the rest of herfamily, but also the rest of the livestock within thefarmyard. She described to me how she remembered seeing thebomb disposal team and how a pit had been excavatedto reveal the weapon.

Norman Borrill from Saltfleetby rang me one evening,just after he had read the passage about Arthur andMargaret Humberston, who in addition to theirsmallholding, cared for the upkeep of the church.Norman was reminded of their son Bob Humberston,who, during the war years lived with his parents atwhat was then a blind corner in South Cockerington,still known as Humberston`s corner. At that time Norman was farming with his father atSouth Cockerington Grange when Bob, who was exemptfrom military service due to the fact that farm workwas a reserved occupation, was digging gripps, (landdrains), in a field about half a mile beyond the farm.Unfortunately, one winter’s afternoon, just as Bob wasspading the first spits of earth from a new trench onthe dyke side, he slipped on the dyke bank and fell intothe ditch which was full of icy cold water.Completely saturated, he made his way back to thefarmyard, where he collected his bike and cycled thefour miles back home to change his wet clothing. Onecan only imagine how cold he must have been feeling bythe time he arrived home. However with a fresh change of clothing he got backon his bike once more and cycled back to the farm,where after walking back to the dike, completed thelast hour of work.Norman still remembers him with great affection asbeing one of the most conscientious men one couldever hope to meet. Lovely update story Ralph …thanks, Steve Ed

Letters to the Editor

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Health & Lifestyle

It’s about food!

Food and drink – swapsTry these small changes when you have your next meal or drink, or when you open the cupboard or

fridge for a snack. Once you've got started, try thinking of your own healthier swaps, too.

Breakfast

• Swap from whole milk to semi-skimmed, 1% fat or even skimmed milk.

• Swap a sugar-coated breakfast cereal for a wholegrain breakfast cereal such as porridge or shredded

wholegrain wheat cereal, with no added sugar.

• Swap a sprinkle of sugar on your breakfast cereal for a topping of fresh or dried fruit, which counts towards

one of your five a day.

• Swap full-fat Greek yoghurt for fat-free Greek-style or natural low-fat yoghurt.

Lunch

• Swap white breads and muffins for wholegrain varieties.

• Swap butter and cheese in your jacket potato for reduced fat cottage cheese and baked beans.

• Swap a tuna mayonnaise panini for a tuna salad sandwich on wholemeal bread, without mayonnaise.

• Swap a cheddar cheese filling in your sandwich for reduced-fat hard cheese. It’s actually rather tasty - but

choose well.

Dinner

• Swap creamy or cheesy sauces for tomato or vegetable based sauces on your pasta, meat or fish dishes.

• Swap mashed potato made with butter and whole milk for mash with the lower-fat milk, or nothing.

• Swap the frying pan for the grill. Choose leaner cuts of meat.

Drinks

• Swap coffee made with whole milk to less milk or skimmed milk.

• Swap your cordial for fruit juice or a cordial with no added sugars or sweeteners.

• Swap a few of your sugary drinks for a few glasses of water.

• Swap hot chocolate made with whole milk and served with whipped cream for a hot chocolate made with

no cream.

Snacks

• Swap a muffin for a moist currant bun.

• Swap chocolate/yoghurt-coated raisins for plain raisins.

• Swap salted nuts for unsalted nuts.

• Swap cheese straws for rice cakes with lower-fat cream cheese.

Not a good idea to make all the changes in one day. You won’t notice them so much if they are spread

out over a few days. Enjoy!!

Marion Manson, Health & Lifestyle Management, Personal Training, Classes (www.mmhome.me.uk)

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It’s still very much “Kitten Town” here!! This

month a local farmer brought three weak and

hungry kittens to us, they were barely five

weeks old. The mother was searched for

high and low but unfortunately she was

nowhere to be found. The little ones are now in special care

and are recovering well. Thanks to the farmer’s quick

thinking and knowing where to bring them for the best, they

will now get the chance they were born to have.

The Ark strives to support people as well as animals. A

couple brought in “Socks”, a lovely 4yr old collie/whippet, as

they had been forced to leave their property. They were

desperately relieved to discover that the Ark could take him

in as other alternatives were unthinkable. “Socks” was

reserved only three short days after coming in. Another

happy ending for two households and one innocent pooch.

As always massive THANKS to everyone who endeavours to

support the Ark by making donations and raising funds

we can only survive with the will of you all

xxThank you xx

October was a fantastic month for fundraisers, a charity night

at Cleethorpes golf club brought in over a thousand pounds!!

The Sponsored Dog walk and table top sale raised £527 and

still counting. A kind lady completed the Mablethorpe run in

aid of The Ark with sponsors totalling £ 240.

Fund raising helps immensely, with running costs of between

£7,000 and £8,000 per month you can see everything really

does help us meet the animal’s needs.

WE ARE STILL ASKING FOR ANY OLD BEDDING TO

HELP KEEP ALL RESIDENTS WARM THIS WINTER SO

PLEASE KEEP US IN MIND AS CHRISTMAS CREEPS

UPON US

Our Re-homing figures for August, Sept & Oct are: 57 dogs

in, 57 out * 78 cats in, 57 out * 6 rabbits in, 4 out * 6 guinea

pigs in, 2 out * 4 ferrets in, 2 out * 4 rats in, 2 out.our visiting times are 12-3 daily

www.arkanimalrescue.co.uk e-mail: [email protected]

The Ark Animal Rescue Centre , Ark Road, Donna Nook

North Somercotes, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 7NX

Tel: 01507 358140

News from the Ark!

Volunteers are always wanted from pot washers to

painters!!

Thank ’arV for ThaT !!!!We all know Harvey Brown from our local Post Office

affectionately known to us as Arv. Well, he has come up

trumps again and personally donated over 200 cans of tasty

food and four sacks of dry food for the animal rescue and

retirement home called the Ark based out in North

Somercotes.

The Ark was first established in 1986 and is funded by

donations and funds raised by a wonderful team of animal

lovers. The more funds they raise, the more animals they

can save and give a better quality of life. Every penny raised

is spent on food, veterinary care, housing and, when

necessary, heating for the old and unwell. This is truly a

magnificent charity and if you think you can further help

them by donating then please call the Ark direct on 01507

358140 or visit their website.

Thanks again Arv . Steve Ed

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Louth Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team Area Update

Lincolnshire Police Non Emergency

Number 0300 111 0300

Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111

Trading Standards 0845 4040506

Contact informationIan Clark Community Beat Manager 07939 887685

Andrea Cave Police Community Support Officer 07944 777016

Dean Warrilow Police Community Support Officer 07944 776874

Sally Read Police Community Support Officer 07939 312767

HANDY NUMBERS Louth Rural Neighbourhood Policing [email protected]

all residents can now become members of Lincs alert. This is a frEE

messaging system, notifying residents of crime in their area. Please visit

www.lincsalert.co.uk for more details and to sign up.

YOU SAID - WE DIDAction against set priorities

1. Reported incidents of antisocial behaviour have been quite low for some time withsporadic reports of noise nuisance in the Peppercorn Walk area and in the widervillage area there have been isolated incidents of knocking on doors and windows.

2. There have been very few reported incidents on Manby Park in the last fewweeks, however increased patrols continue through what is usually a busy period.

CURRENT NEIGHBOURHOODPRIORITIES

1. ASB – Youth nuisance –Holton le Clay

2. ASB – Youth Nuisance,damage. Manby Park, Manby

Now that the clocks have gone back and it is darker

earlier in the evening it is important to check that your

home and possessions are as secure as possible,

particularly if you are away from home in the evening.

1. Please ensure that a light is timed to come on at

dusk, this is particularly useful if it is in a hallway or

somewhere central in the house. A radio also on a

timer is a good idea to make people think there is

someone at home.

2. Ensure that garages, sheds and other outbuildings

are secure and that your security lighting is

working.

3. Make sure that your vehicle is left secure at all

times and close gates if you are in or out.

4. When parking your car away from home, choose a

well lit location overlooked by houses, on a street

where people are passing on foot or in a vehicle.

5. Make sure your car is ready for winter, fluids

topped up, tyres inflated and with good tread,

wipers and lights working and remember “wipers

on, Headlights on”

Christmas Holiday Tips

Your House Ensure all doors and windows are locked • Ensure all gifts are kept out of

view • Never leave car keys or handbags downstairs at night - take them to bed with

you

The unoccupied look ~ going on holiday? Consider using automatic lights,

cancel milk and papers, ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your house.If you belong to

a Neighbourhood Watch inform your co-ordinator

Opening your door to strangers Before you open your door to strangers, use a door

chain. If you are not happy send callers away, if they are from a reputable company

they will always call back

Your Car Keep presents out of sight - if they can be seen they can be stolen

Sat Navs and laptops- these items are currently high on the car thieves shopping list.

When you leave your car take them with you

Car left unlocked Always close windows, never leave keys in the ignition,

engage steering lock and alarm and lock all doors

Parking Park in well lit locations or in an attended car park, or look for the ‘Park Mark’

award logo, for a safe parking environment

Unmarked Property Mark your property using an ultra violet pen, with your postcode

and house number or name

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New non emergency number101

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News from Danescourt

Over 500 people have joined the Forum, membership is free. If

you wish to receive the quarterly newsletter (and Directory if you

do not yet have one) then please get in touch with your name and

address to become a member. Mobile or text 0797 488 0157 or

write to PO Box 31, Louth, LN11 9ND or email

[email protected]

We have a Walk ‘n’ Natter meet at 2 pm at the Meridian Leisure

Centre on alternate Tuesdays. Walk approx 3 miles (or 5 miles for

fitter people!). Takes about one and a half hours and why not stay

for a cup of tea at the end. Tracey Richardson from ELDC leads

the walk, her mobile is 07825 989418 if you wish to ask about the

walks or otherwise just come along. All over 50s welcome , for

further details see the website

http://community.lincolnshire.gov.uk/WalknNatter

“EVER WANTED TO LEARN

HOW TO DANCE?”

Strictly comes to Louth

OK so we are all watching it – every week we catch up to watch

when ‘Brucie’ & co are back on our screens strutting their stuff on

Strictly Come Dancing! How many of us wish we could dance like

that!! WELL HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!!??

St. Barnabas Hospice is launching their own ‘St. Barnabas Strictly

Ballroom’- we are appealing for 40 novice dancers (20 female/ 20

male) to take up the challenge in support of your LOCAL

HOSPICE. All dancers will be given free training for 10 weeks on

Wednesdays @ 9pm at the Dance Garage in Louth. Training

commences on the 18th January. Each couple will learn 2

contrasting dances with a grand finale to be held on Saturday 31st

March in front of a live audience and judges.

So if you would like to glide into the spotlight and be a part of this

fantastic dance event please contact Amy Reeve, Community

Fundraiser on 07515171927 or e-mail

[email protected]

We are very disappointed that we have been turned

down by New Linx Dream Team for a conservatory; it

would have made things easier for us. We have had to

book the Village Hall for our Christmas Bazaar and

Christmas party, as we haven't enough room in our

community lounge to hold these.

November 2nd – We had a combined Hallowe'en and

Bonfire party; guest of honour was Guy Fawkes.

Thanks to Moya, Val and Derek for the guy.

November 12th – we had our Bazaar in the Village Hall.

It was very successful, and the funds will go towards

our Christmas dinner and party. Grace Sibson, Resident

The ABC Group runs on a Monday morning (termtime only) in

Grimoldby Village Hall from 8.30am until 11am. The session is

£1.50 per family.

We have a wide range of toys and activities for the children

and we have toast time at 10am followed by music to finish

the morning off with.

On Monday 5th December we are holding an Open Morning -

we are hoping to raise some money to put towards the

purchase of some new floor mats. For further information on

our group please telephone helen on 327320.

Draw 7 £10 129 Mrs Johnson

£20 57 R Irwin

£50 2 R Hamilton Morris

Draw 8 £10 129 Mrs Johnson

£20 38 D Upton

£50 71 Mrs Cargill

Draw 9 £10 127 D Burdass

£20 3 D Keefe

£50 53 Mrs Brown

Draw 10 £10 149 P Roberts

£20 41 D Dixon

£50 12 B Gait

Louth & District Senior’s Forum

“Strictly Ballroom!”

ABC Group

Cricket 200 Club Draws

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Grimoldby cricket club held their annual presentation night at

The Lancaster last month where the winners picked up their

trophies for the 2011 season:

1st Team

BATTING Jim Hurton Trophy WAYNE GARLICK

BOWLING Arthur Lusby Trophy SAM CHERRY

CATCHING Ken Willoughby Trophy TIM STONES

FIELDING Ken Willoughby Trophy JAKE SANDERS

PLAyERS PLAyER Charlie Atkinson Trophy BAZZ ODEDRA

CHAIRMANS AWARD KAREN SPOONER

2nd TeamBATTING Manby Post Office Trophy OLIVER HENNESSY

BOWLING JC Excavations Trophy RUSS HAYWARD

MOST IMPROVED PLAyER Terry Knowles Trophy TOM

SANDERS

At the recent AGM there was a change at the helm of the cricket

club when chairman for the last 7 years, Martin Spooner, stood

down. He thanked all elected officers for their efforts over the

past 7 years with a special thanks to Adie Sanders and all the

junior team managers/coaches for their enthusiasm, patience and

dedication to the coaching and running of the different age

groups. These players are the future of Grimoldby CC and we

must do all we can to nurture their talent.

The First XI won the ELCL Division 2 KO trophy and narrowly

missed out on promotion after a couple of narrow losses. The

season was capped by Sam Cherry winning the League

Bowling award. The team was made up largely of Grimoldby

based players with the majority being under 20.

The Second XI had another mixed season and were at one stage

league leaders needing one more win to secure the title,

however, the last 2 games were against the eventual league

winners Graves Park who sealed their title with 2 wins in a row.

The team was made up of Lads and Dads and all the games

were played in great spirit.

Many thanks to everybody who bought a 200 club ticket. I

would like to thank everybody who has helped and supported

the car boots for the cricket club and local charities over the last

few years, also James Tointon for the use of the airfield. I will

not be organising them for next year but hopefully somebody

else will be taking on the role so watch out for news in the new

year. Karen

As the year draws to a close we have

conducted more of the Kennel Club Good

Citizen Dog Scheme tests. Debbie

Hargreaves with her Welsh Springer,

Dougal, received the Puppy Foundation

Award.

Taking the Bronze and Silver tests were:-

Avril Brooks with Border Collie, Tom

Kelly Jarvis with GSD, Meg

Sheila Morrison with Labrador, Jack

Brian and Sue Lewington with their Westies, Kizzie and

Millie.

Trevor Carpenter with his Border Collie, Jasper, was

awarded the Gold.

Well done to all the handlers. They really deserved their

awards as they have worked so hard to achieve the

necessary levels of

competence. It is very

inspiring to progress

through the different stages

of the awards and to realize

that you have an obedient

and well behaved canine

companion at the end of them.

Thank you to our wonderful

examiner, Tony Ryan. He is so

helpful to the participants and puts

them at their ease, which of course

communicates to the dogs.

Thanks also to our two instructors,

Stewart Willoughby and Jon

Utnage, and to Shirley Bailey who contributes so much to

the success of the Club.

We meet on Sunday mornings between 10am – 12pm on

Manby Airfield at the Archery Club premises so do come

along with your dog for some obedience training and fun

agility. For further information contact either Helena

Kench on 327513 or Basia McTernan on 327110.

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Dougal the Welsh

Springer

Bronze, Silver & Gold Awards

Bronze, Silver & Gold

Awards

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Club News - Modellers GroupThis report, which is being written early to mid November,

will mainly cover details of trips by various members during

the period since mid August.

Not a lot of model building has taken place but some using

of models has been enjoyed. As mentioned in the last report,

the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Model Engineering Society (of

which I am a member) held its annual open weekend over

the August Bank Holiday. Train rides took place on all three

days (which were enjoyed by lots of visitors); there were

many models on display in the

Club Room, an electric powered

tramway was demonstrated; the

gauge 1 railway was in use (with

visiting children driving the

trains); there were trade stands

and modelling bric-a-brac was

available. Everyone who came

seemed to enjoy their visit and the

event will be on again next August

so put a note on your 2012

calendar.

Some group members went to the Boston Steam Rally on 4

September. That was another great day (apart from a few

rain showers). Steam powered models were naturally the

centre of attraction for us; there was an excellent display of

traction engine, steam lorry, fairground and boat models.

One of the largest scale traction engines is the subject of our

photograph this time.

The second tethered car racing meeting at the Great Carlton

Raceway took place on 18 September but for me it was a

disaster – breaking two cars. Others had a better day.

On 25 September we joined a Hunts Coach Trip to Norfolk

to take a boat ride on the Broads and also ride the Bure

Valley Narrow Gauge Railway. Both were very enjoyable

and well worth the cost. Hunts did a great job on this trip and

I recommend readers to watch out for a repeat trip next year.

The first week of October saw another Modellers and

Crafters Holiday at Thornwick Bay. 45 Modellers and

Crafters gathered to compare notes, sail model boats, fly

helicopters, do a bit of communal modelling, develop ladies

crafting skills and swap surplus model goodies. I always

come home with something my wife does not approve of,

which will need lots of restoration work before it can be used

again (two garden gauge locomotives).

The most recent trip by the Modeller’s Group members was

to the Great Central Railway at Loughborough for a ride to

Leicester and back. It was really enjoyable, with excellent

catering available and a garden railway to look at on Rothley

Station.

The final visit for this period was

to the Spalding Model Railway

Club’s Exhibition. Here more

than 30 layouts were on show

along with lots of trade stands to

look at; so possible Christmas

presents were identified.

There have been very few new

models to report but when time

has permitted there has been

progress on 2 aircraft, my 3 ½

inch locomotive, layout scenery

and purchasing of goodies on e-Bay.

Please have a good Christmas and don’t forget to support

Chris at his Church Services; I believe he is also a closet

modeller but has not yet come out and declared it!

Until next time the contact for the Modellers’ Group is Keith

on 01507 327880.

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