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Issue 63
SPRING
2015
In this issue:
• In Celebration of
our Village Hall!
• Village Updates
• School Pages
• Obituaries
• St. Barnabas
Lincs Hospice
•What’s Going On?
•A-Z
• A Date with
Santa
• Gardening Tips
with Bucket &
Spade
• Women’s
Institute
• Village Show
2015
• Grimoldby &
Manby History
• Poetry Corner
• “Taylor-Made”
• News from the
Ark
• Club News:
G & M Dog Training
Village News
In Celebration of our
Wonderful Village Hall!
For the communities of Manby, Grimoldby and South Cockerington
I
don’t think I am alone in taking amenities for
granted. One sees a building day after day
and takes very little notice as to what goes
on inside it, how it is maintained or who it is that
makes decisions determining its smooth running.
Grimoldby and Manby Village Hall is such a
building, and it’s just possible many of us don’t
realise what a great facility we have sitting on
our doorsteps. It
has much more to
offer us now than
ever before.
Those of us who
have lived in this
vicinity since
before 1983 will
remember, maybe
with some
fondness and
nostalgia, the
wooden hut that
stood in its place, hosting village activities until
the present one was built. Are we aware on a
weekly basis for instance, as to the number of
regular clubs for whom this hall is now their
regular meeting place?
The following clubs and organisations are
regular users of the Hall. They all warmly
welcome new members so please do get in touch
with them.
The ABC Club for young children and their
mums is held on a Monday morning from 8.30
until 11am, during term times. Contact Helen
Morriss on 327320 for more information.
The Whist Club meets on the second and fourth
Mondays of the month from 7.30pm onwards.
Contacts are Diane on 327707 or Elizabeth on
07722861452
On Tuesday mornings between 10 and 11 am,
Joan Byatt runs a class called ‘Active For Life’fitness for mature movers, which involves
movement to music. Her contact number is
609043.
Tuesday afternoon is the slot for the very
successful Honeysuckle Club, which is a social
club for the older
members of our
community. It
takes place
between 2.30 and
4.30pm. Contact
Linda Knowles
for more
information and
transport
opportunities on
327495.
Tai Chi is
available on a Tuesday evening from 7 to 9pm.
This club is run by Yvonne Smith and her
contact number is 327793.
The Short Mat Bowls Club meets between 7 and
9.30pm every Thursday evening, except for the
second week of the month when it is Wednesday
evening. John Turney on 327932 would love to
hear from anyone who would like to join.
Village News March 2015
News from the Editorial Committee!
A Bright Spring Welcome to our readers!
How to contact us!
Editor:
Steve Ward; Simba Lodge, 32 Church Lane, Manby
[email protected] Tel: 01507 327565
A very warm welcome to all our readers to our
Spring Issue of the Village News!
As you will see it’s a bumper issue, and we’d love
your feedback on any aspect of your Village
News, so that we can improve future issues and
make them even more impressive!
A big thank you as always to those individuals
who regularly send in their reports, and of course
to all the other volunteers who are involved with
getting this publication through your letterbox
four times a year! Everyone puts in a lot of effort
throughout the year for this publication, and as
mentioned, it’s all done voluntarily!
As usual we are always open to new ideas so do
please forward any village related news to one of
our team, but PLEASE send us your articles in
electronic format - thank you. We love to hear
from you!
Kind regards Steve and Sally, Celia and Jean.
Editor, Village News layout & Club News:
Sally Taylor; 37 Church Lane, Manby
[email protected] Tel: 01507 327687
Articles/Village News:
Celia Monument; 23 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby
[email protected] Tel: 01507 327690
Advertising:
Jean Baker; Rhapsody, 99 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby
Tel: 328269
[email protected]
The 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.
IMPORTANT!!
PLEASE NOTE!
Deadline for copy for Summer Issue is
EARLIER!!
5th MAY 2015
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Our Wonderful Village Hall/cont
weekend can forget worries about parking as the school car
park is now available, accessible through the green dividing
gates.
Returning inside, the three main rooms have all been totally
redecorated. Rewiring and new fuse boxes have also been
done to a high standard and hand driers have been installed
in the toilets. The Hall also boasts a PA system, a stage
suitable for plays, bands and discos and also stage lights !
So what do you get when you hire this Village Hall? Well,
surprisingly some people are unaware that the Committee
Room is available for separate hire at a very reasonable rate.
Hiring the Hall includes full kitchen facilities. Also
included free of charge, is the Hall’s music licence, should
you wish to use recorded or live music. (Just remember to
mention that you would like to make use of this when you
make your booking.) This facility represents a really
substantial saving for parties and weddings. Tables, chairs,
crockery and cutlery can also be hired separately for
functions away from the Hall.
Hopefully, this article will have revealed just what is
available to us through use of our Village Hall. Making full
use of this great
facility will ensure
its continued
development and
will hopefully
encourage us all to
try new things and
meet new people.
Members of staff
at Manby Post
Office will be
happy to help you
with your booking requirements and will pass all
information on to Diane Nightingale, who has been the
stalwart Caretaker of the Hall for more years than she cares
to remember!
The Village News team feel a particular allegiance with the
Village Hall and support it in any way we can, including
donating any profits we might make through the production
of the magazine.
The WI meet on the second Thursday of the month making
a 7.30pm start. Contact Elaine Whetton on 327619 for
more information.
Bingo is held every fortnight on a Friday evening. Contacts
for this are Diane on 327707 or Brenda on 328157.
Tea Church meets on the first Sunday of the month between
4 and 7pm.
Breakfast Church meets on the third Sunday of the month
between 9am and midday. Contact Mark Harrison on
327373 for more information on both of these.
Does anyone have any new ideas for clubs which at present
don’t exist in the area? Remember, the
Hall has a very high ceiling, and could
easily be adapted for something like
badminton. Linda Knowles, the
committee secretary would like to hear
from anyone with new ideas, as well as
anyone who feels they would like to join
the Committee, which meets every three
months.
The Village Hall Committee is particularly
proud of their achievements during the
last year. They have spent in the region of
£10,000 in order to make our Village Hall one which rivals
any other in our immediate area and well beyond! A brand
new heating system was installed very recently, ensuring
that anyone using the Hall can enter a toasty-warm
environment for which you pay no extra! Unlike some other
Village Halls. The Hall offers fully disabled facilities too.
Security lights and cameras now give users a comforting
feeling of safety. Anyone hiring the hall during the
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Village Updates
The Village Hall/cont
VILLAGE POPPY APPEAL 2014
A grand total of £922.63 was raised
in Grimoldby and Manby's 2014
Poppy Appeal. Organiser Brian
Papworth and Vice Chairman Derek
Jackson would like to say a big
"thank you" to all who made this
possible.
This was Mrs Marion Philpott's final year of collecting
in Church Lane, and Brian and Derek would like to say
a special "thank you" to her for the many many years
she has been supporting the Royal British Legion
Louth.
Derek would be delighted to hear from anyone who
would be willing to cover the Church Lane collections
next year, and he can be contacted on 01507 327398.
The Hall committee would like to say a big thank you to
everyone who currently hires the Hall and looks forward to
meeting new people in the future. Jean Baker
Here are all the prices and the booking details:Grimoldby and Manby Village Hall
Registered Charity No. 505484
Charges and Conditions of Hire
Group 1. Private parties or shows £50.00
Group 2. Mornings/Afternoons/Evenings (3 hourly sessions)
For coffee mornings, meetings, children’s parties,
whist drives etc £18.00
Each hour required over initial 3 hours £7.00
Group 3. Just Evening dances, small parties, concerts and
other entertainment with no extras £30.00
Group 4. Full Day. Wedding receptions, Elections
National/Local Government £130.00
Commercial exhibition or sales
Group 5. Committee Room Hire
£7 per hour
These charges cover the use of all the facilities within the hall.
Other periods and requirements can be made through the
Treasurer and/or Caretaker.
Furniture Hire. Trestle Tables (each) £1.00
Chairs (each) £0.25
Cutlery/Crockery etc £5.00
BOB SPEAKMAN RETIRES
Time-served plasterer and decorator Bob Speakman has
decided it is time to lay down his tools and take life a
bit more easily.
Bob and his wife Roselynn moved to Manby from
North Coates around nine years ago, and Bob soon took
advantage of our magazine as an ideal place for his
regular advertisements. But now aged 65 and suffering
some effects of long-term exposure to plaster dust, Bob
has retired from the trade. He and Roselynn recently
left Manby and are settled in a bungalow in Tetney,
though he tells us that his talents are still in demand
with the redecoration of the new property. Though, as
he says, "At least I can now take my time with the
work!"
Bob would like us to pass on a big "thank you" to all
his customers, both in our villages and in the wider
Louth area, for their support over the years. And we at
the Village News take this opportunity to thank him for
his custom and wish him and Roselynn well for a long
and happy retirement.
Bookings for the Hall to be made at:
Manby Post Office, Carlton Road, Manby
Tel No: 01507 327396 During Shop Hours
Greenard’s
GARAGE
Keeling Street
North Somercotes, LN11 7PL
Tel: 01507 358402
Mob: 07919 542157
Collection and Delivery
Service Available
MOT Class
4, 5L & 7
Servicing
Vehicle Repairs
Car Sales
LOUTH
Van and Man
FOR HIRE
07711 332437
Vintage Car Restorations
Touring Caravan Towing
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Village Updates/cont
SPEED MATTERS . . .
FAREWELL TO OUR BELOVED DIGGER
AND A WELCOME TO OUR NEW
DYNAMIC DUO!
Take care in our villages
You will all have noticed
our lovely new speed
awareness sign on the
B1200 outside Manby
Middlegate provided for us
by our own Parish Council.
I wonder how many of us have thought “blimey am I
really?” I think it has certainly focused our minds on
how easily it is to speed in our village. Well, what many
of you will not realise is that it has been recording
mountains of data and I thought you would be interested
to hear about some of it. So let’s start with the most
startling on 25th January at 11 o’clock in the morning
……yes 11o’clock in the morning!!! One bright spark
was recorded as doing 85 mph. I have checked with the
authorities and they have no record of Police or
Ambulance cars in the area at that time so it was more
than double the speed limit in a built up area.
On average there are around 1800 cars per day and 24%
of them have broken the speed limit. The worst times
being 8 – 9 in the morning where the average speed is
47.3 mph (the speed limit is 40 mph). This in itself is a
scary figure as it’s an average so there will be people
going much faster than that on a road when our children
are walking to school. The next most prolific time is 8 9 in the evening where the average speed is 45 mph. We
also seem to speed more at the weekends with an
average of 31.3 % of people breaking the limit.
The sign itself is designed to be moved around the
village so over the next few months I will be building
up data on the most dangerous times and places and will
be arranging for the Road Safety Camera Partnership
people to come and do real checks at those times so
please keep an eye on your speed folks. I don’t want to
be reporting a death in our village because someone’s
late for work etc. I am always interested in your
thoughts or comments. Steve (ed)
After many years of substantial dedication to the Village
News our beloved Digger is finally hanging up his hoe!
Digger has been writing gardening tips for us all under
the pseudonym of Digger for as long as we can
remember but we can now reveal, if you hadn’t guessed
already, that it has been Brian Philpott all this time.
Thank you Brian and we hope you enjoy the gardening
vouchers the VN bought you as a small gesture of our
appreciation.
Here you see both Sally and Steve presenting the
vouchers to Brian at his home earlier this month.
Now then, as one era departs
another spawns. We would like
to welcome the Dynamic Duo
known from this point on as
“Bucket & Spade”! This
marvellous duo will be proving
solid advice for all you
gardeners out there over the months and hopefully years
ahead or until such a time arrives when they have to
clean their Dirty Hoes and hang them up for good! We
wholeheartedly welcome them into our fold.
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Grimoldby School Page
Christmas at our school last year was as wondrous as
ever! The term came to a wonderful conclusion as a
long, winding crocodile of children wound its way down
Tinkle Street to St Edith’s Church, for a Carol Service led
by Year 6. The anticipation was truly rewarded as a
myriad of young voices rang out into the peaceful but
twinkly church. We would all like to thank Janet McKee
who accompanied us so beautifully and of course
Reverend Chris who was there to oversee the service!
A New Year and a new term arrived at the beginning of
January. Snow brings its usual amazing excitement to
the children – the first few flakes being enough to distract
the most diligent pupils!
Nursery
Look at the children from Nursery as they make the most
of the white stuff!
Here they are taking the learning outside and having fun
in the snow, too. Hot chocolate helped to thaw out the
frozen fingers!
The icy learning carried on inside as the children made
their own fruit filled ice lollies. Yum!
Reception
The focus this term has been ‘Dinosaurs’. What could
be better to help bring this subject alive but a
palaeontologist role play area, where stories such as
‘Buckets of Dinosaurs’ could be discovered, encouraging
much measuring and pacing
out? Children have been
also working hard to
develop their English and
Maths skills using this
subject as a springboard for
writing, spelling and
sorting.
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Grimoldby School Page/cont
Here are
Reception children
concentrating very
hard in order to
develop and
improve their
pencil grip and
control.
Year 2
The children in year two have been learning that
mathematics isn’t just about learning your tables
(although that is very important, of course!) but it is
about applying all that you have learned in order to solve
problems. These three girls are justifiably proud of their
successes. Their broad smiles say it all!
They are rightly
proud of their great
spelling!
Their ability to sort
by shape and colour
is amazing!
Year 1
Here’s Oliver showing
us his very neat
handwriting. Wow!
Year 1 is one of the lucky classes to have a dance coach
this term! They have been learning about different styles
of dance including Western, Jive and Salsa.
We can also see these children hard at work developing
their money handling skills, and learning how to de-bug
an algorithm with children from Year 2.
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Grimoldby School Page/cont
Year 3
We were recently treated to a great assembly from Year
3, all about Emotions and Worries and Bones! Judging
by the comments from our parent audience, they were
very impressed, too.
Year 5
Year 5 pupils have been writing their ‘Highwayman’
stories. They have been drafting, re-drafting and then if
necessary doing it all again, to make absolutely sure that
their stories were perfect! Mr Spendlow had told them,
“If it’s not perfect, then it’s not finished!” I am sure that
you will agree that the display of these shows that it was
well worth the effort.
Here some children are working collaboratively on play
scripts. Isn’t it great to see the concentration as well as
the smiling faces?
Year 4
The children in Year 4 have been working out how to
make a switch in order to turn a light on and off. They
found out that it is all about breaking the circuit.
Not all of the learning for Year 5 has been in the
classroom. Before Christmas they visited ‘From Farm to
Fork’ at Louth Park Farms, to learn about food
production and rationing in WW2.
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Grimoldby School Page/cont
find the best conditions for micro-organisms to grow.
Kaya looks horrified!
Here they all are! As you can see in this photo they are
really happy in their learning and are proving that, as
ever, children learn in lots of different environments –
and particularly love tractors!!
Year 6
Of recent times, I became rather worried about the
mouldy bread in Year 6, and wondered if Miss Brooks
had forgotten about her sandwiches! I have been assured
that it is all in the name of science – an investigation to
Year 6 have also visited ‘From Farm to Fork’ and were
surprised at how little food could be bought with rations
during WW2.
Please visit our blog: grimoldbyschool.net for more
examples of all of the learning going on in our school and
do leave a comment. The children love to have feedback!
Looking forward towards Easter we have the Year 3 and
4 Concert to look forward to, as well as the popular
Easter Fair on Friday 27th March at 3.30pm. Please come
along and support this fundraising event.
Lesley Pringle
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IAN BOSTON
OBITUARIES
12th February 1930 - 23rd December 2015
Ian was born in Liverpool and
brought up in the countryside
of Cheshire. He moved to
Lincolnshire in 1974 and was
known for being a wonderful
family man to his wife
Margaret, his children Mary
and Adam and his wide
extended family. He had a great
gift of being able to get along
with anybody and everybody who he met.
Ian had been Churchwarden for St.Leonard's Church for
almost 30 years, giving so generously of his time and talents
and executing his duties to the full. Over the past decade
through his work and enthusiasm he obtained enough grants
to renovate the Church Tower of this Grade 1 listed
building, at a cost of £80,000. Following this a considerable
amount in grant funding was obtained towards the
installation of a kitchen and a toilet which are greatly
appreciated by the parishioners as this is the only public
building in the parish.
Over £1,400 was donated in memory of Ian for the benefit
of St. Leonard's Church and the Wildlife Trust, a reflection
of the high esteem in which Ian was held. Rest in peace Ian.
MICHAEL JOHNSTON
1923 – 2014
Although always tinged with sadness, it is remarkable for us
at the Village News to hear the
regard with which some
members of our villages are
held, whether they continue to
live here, or not.
The death of Michael Johnston
in Australia last September has
filtered through to us, and we
feel that it would be lovely to
remember someone who used
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to be one of the pillars of our community.
After a happy early life, brought up in a Cheshire vicarage,
the youngest of five children, Michael joined the Army and
served in the Royal Artillery. He
moved on and became a salesman
at a Builder’s Merchants and met
and married his first wife, Joy.
Michael was a keen rugby player
and love of this sport continued to
be his passion throughout his life.
The highlight of his rugby career
was hosting the All Blacks at
Eastbourne Rugby Club in 1954.
It was in Eastbourne that Michael met and married his
second wife Pam. He became a doting stepfather and also a
loving father to his and Pam’s daughter Heather.
In 1990 Michael and Pam moved to Grimoldby and lived in
the white cottage very close to St Edith’s Church which
itself grew to be very important to them. They soon became
involved with village life where Michael particularly
developed a love of short mat bowls.
Heather’s marriage to Neal, and their subsequent decision to
emigrate to New Zealand, opened a new chapter in Michael
and Pam’s life. Michael was determined to not let distance
come between them and made sure that every two years he
and Pam travelled to see Heather, Neal and their daughters.
After lovingly caring for Pam during the last two years of
her life, Michael decided he would emigrate. This proved to
be a long and complicated process, but eventually he made
the move in 2000.
For many years Michael continued to live a full and active
life, embracing the new country he had made his new home.
In his daughter’s words “I can’t tell you how proud I am to
have had a father who truly lived life to the fullest. For me
he was always there, I love him so very much, he was and
still is my hero.”
During a three day holiday with friends, Michael passed
away peacefully on 18th September, 2014.
Here at the Village News, we would like to add our
condolences to a long list of local ones.
Village News March 2015
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice
Hello my name is Caroline Swindin and I am a
Community Events Fundraiser for St Barnabas
Lincolnshire Hospice covering both East and West
Lindsey area. My colleague Amy Reeve, is currently on
maternity leave hence me writing for the Grimoldby
News, to keep those in your local communities
informed about the work of the Hospice in the area.
I am proud and honoured to be supporting this
independent local charity which last year cared for over
9000 adults and their families across Lincolnshire living
with a range of life-limiting illnesses.
St Barnabas through its team of specialist health
professionals cares for and supports such adults,
improving symptom and pain control, enabling the
patient to lead a qualitative and dignified life and also
provides end of life care. St Barnabas offers the patient
and their family care and support via our in-patient unit,
hospice community services from our Louth Hospice
and within patients own homes, along with Welfare
advice, family and bereavement support.
All services provided are free of charge. To enable the
Hospice to deliver these services St Barnabas will need
to raise over £4 million this year.
If any community group, business or school is
interested to learn more about the work and services of
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice, I would welcome the
opportunity to come along a give a talk. There is no
charge for such talks; donations may be made at the
discretion of the group concerned
Our next Coffee Morning at our Louth Hospice takes
place on Thursday 7th May, 10am – 12noon, entry is
free and everyone is most welcome to come along and
enjoy coffee and delicious cakes and take a look at our
Hospice facilities.
Thursday 30th April – Coffee Morning, Bentons
Coffee Shop, Horncastle, 10am – 12noon
Tuesday 12th May – Coffee Morning, Legbourne
Village Hall, and 10am – 12noon.
Sunday 17th May – Plant Sale & Garden Party
St Barnabas Hospice, Louth (see ad opposite)
For details of other forthcoming events in the area
please see the “Whats on” Page.
For more information about these go to
www.stbarnabashospice.co.uk or contact myself.
With many thanks
Caroline Swindin
Community Events Fundraiser email at
[email protected]
Mobile:07435 970309
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What’s (Going) On?
LOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEAD
THEATRE
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Louth Area Group Programme
2015
16-21 March ‘Journey’s End’, by RC Sherriff
This is Louth Playgoers production to mark the
Centenary of WW1. A stunning dramatic play.
27 March ‘House of Ghosts’ Inspired by
Inspector Morse novels & presented by Baroque
Theatre Company.
28th March John Shuttleworth - A Wee Ken to
Remember!
13-18 April ‘Pack of Lies’ by Hugh Whitemore
presented by Louth Playgoers
24th April ‘Grafitti Classics’ performed by young
graduates from London’s top musical
conservatoires
1-2 May ‘Shakespeare in Debt’ by Ted Stanley.
A Playgoers/Hambledon Production
13-23 May ‘The King & I’ by Rodgers &
Hammerstein. Louth Playgoers Musical
Friday 13th March, 7.30pm ConocoPhillips
Room, Louth Library “Mammals of
Lincolnshire” A talk by Chris Manning
Friday 10th April, 7.30pm ConocoPhillips
Room, Louth Library AGM followed by
members’ contributions & refreshments
Friday 22nd May, 6.30pm Visit to Whisby
Reserve Led by Phil Porter, Reserve Warden.
Meet in Car Park
For further details telephone Sally on 327687
LINCOLNSHIRE FAMILY
HISTORY SOCIETY
BOX OFFICE: 01507 600350,Victoria Rd, Louth
LOUTH BRANCH - 2015 PROGRAMME
www.louthplaygoers.co.uk
Meetings are held at The Salvation Army Hall,
Church Street, Louth, LN11 9BS
Fundraisers’ Quiz
Doors open at 7pm, Commences at 7.30 pm.
Non-Members are very welcome
For the third year running, Grimoldby
and Manby Village Fundraisers are
holding their incredibly successful
Quiz on Saturday, 14th March in
the Village Hall. It will be presided
over by our very own extremely
versatile and knowledgeable Rev Chris Turner.
Doors open at 6.30pm for 7.00pm start.
Tickets cost £6 and include a delicious buffet. Teams
should be of no more than six people. Feel free to
bring your own drinks and glasses. Coffee and tea
will be available in the interval.
Tickets are limited and are available from Doreen
Parratt on 327548 or Jean Baker on 328269.
MARCH 18th WED BRANCH ANNUAL MEETING
followed by ‘HOW I FOUND MY WORLD WAR II GI
GRANDFATHER Internet based research into an
American family. Charlotte Hubbard
APRIL 15th WED ‘HATCHES, MATCHES &
DISPATCHES’ Memories of a Louth Registrar Heather
Rodgers
MAY 20th WED ‘THE GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY’
A lost industry in North East Lincolnshire Chris Lester
Contacts
Chairman – Anita Muchall – 01507 328124
Secretary - Jane Woodcock – 01507 606880
email: [email protected]
Charity Number – 1000724
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Grimoldby and Manby
A to Z
LOCAL BUSINESSES &
SERVICES
11TH EDITION
SPONSORED BY:
MARCH 2015
Accommodation
Linda & Terry Knowles B&B at The Manse
327495 / 07810520531
Manby House Bed & Breakfast
327777
Meals Farm Holiday Cottages & B&B
358256
Westview B&B & Cottages 327209 / 07855 291185
Building Services
358435 / 07970 402710
A.W. Amesbury
327779 / 07833 932798
R.J. Havercroft
Clubs/Groups
Archery Club
Bingo Evenings
G & M Dog Training
Grimoldby Cricket Club
Modellers Group
Short Mat Bowls
Whist Drives
Women’s Institute
www.laddac.com
327707 / 328157
327513 / 327110
327836
327880
327470
327707 / 07722 861452
327549
Decorating & Plastering
Chris Furneaux Painter & Decorator
338021/ 07716 762511
Paward Plastering
328446 / 07923 121160
A Smith Painting & Dec
328973 / 07824 381084
Driving Schools
Apollo Driving School
327504
Electricians
Ady Butler Electrical
608909 / 07788 219543
Cook & Son
343144
DS Electrical
339846 / 07740 356666
Stefano’s Electrical & Joinery Services
327737 / 07947712483
Furnishers & Upholstery
Manby Beds & Mattresses
327814
Gardening
Covill’s Garden Machinery 07939 188305 / 339723
J + R Handyman Services 533433 / 07908 291955
Meals Farm Nursery
358256
Paul Stones Tree Services
07704 885459
S Drake Garden Machinery 600473 / 07974 192691
General Businesses
AD Computer Services
01472 841247/ 07806 811197
Allerton Septic Tanks
01529 305757
Andrew Robbens Windows & Roofline
600665/
07932 503908
Andrew Wilson Telephone Engineer
607012/
07802 194712
Arrow Window Systems
601861
Betterware/Avon - Paula
327778
Bill Bontoft (Stick Maker)
327449
Clarriots Homecare
328390
Classic Window Cleaning 359333 / 07903 465648
Countryside Motorhomes
01673 858654
Dave’s Mobility
07847 848643
East Lindsey Fire Protection
328800
Fast Track Excavations
328498 / 07521 470672
Graham Myers - Blacksmith/Wrought Iron 327291
Homefield Alpacas
450804
L B & Son Window Cleaning 328635/07729 178108
Manby Bed & Mattress Centre
327814
Marie Claret (PR & Marketing)
328149
Memories of Louth (Photographers)
602012
MJ Carpet Cleaning/Window Cleaning
327373 / 07512 236605
Oriflame - Karen Spooner
327500
Pestcotek Pest Control
328585
Pronto Removals & Storers
327814
Phil’s Fencing & Timber Products 01472 348566/
07434 208963
Sweep’em Clean Chimney Sweep
339417 / 07986 782475
Tanks ‘r’ Us
0800 040 7797
Tiled & Tested Floor & Wall Tiles
328957
Travel Centre
604540
Wright Solutions (computer support)
358841 /
07939 236020
Hair Salons
327759
327746
Hair Sport
Sharon Janney - Mobile Hairdresser
Health & Leisure
Bernadette McKenna (Chiropodist)
328416
Complete Feet
07500 965424 / 603950
Deco Elegance, Beauty Therapy & Holistic
Treatments
07817 827708
Emma Baxter (Foot Health Professional)
328546 / 07947 630683
Forever (Aloe Vera products)
07900 900493
Freestyle Fitness
07919 133355
The Hub Coffee House
328263
Jenny Tipping, Humans Givens Therapist 328142/
07870 588432
Kendojo Martial Arts Centre
07968 410422
Louth Chiropractic
610007
The Spa Cabin
07958 287312
Bouncy Castle & Soft Play Hire
441547 / 07948 013536
Riverhead Theatre, Louth
600350
Sarah Hudson (yoga)
327310
Tear-away Leisure Bouncy Castle Hire
327887
Vivienne King, Music Teacher
328291
Heating & Plumbing
Adrip Plumbing & Gaswork Services
328838
Archer’s Plumbing Services 07930 274207 / 327999
Bob Dannatt Boiler Servicing
328127
Brian Damms
606540 / 07974 808042
Edward Marshall Plumbing 07932 710269 / 327414
Heyes Heating & Property Care
07724 996833
Northgate Plumbing & Heating
07825 983899 / 328510
Rix Heating Services
0800 542 4207
Watson Petroleum
606498
Housing
Lincs Rural Housing Association
01790 754219
Londis Convenience Store
Smiths Corner Store
327367
Motors
Greenard’s Garage
Louth Van & Man Hire
Manby Motors
M J Watts
Fur Friendly
The Ark
358402/ 07919 542157
07711 332437
327222 / 07734 086601
327231
Pet Services
328599 / 07736 389398
358140
Places of Worship
Breakfast/Tea Church
Priest in Charge
St. Edith’s Church Grimoldby
St. Leonard’s, S. Cockerington
St. Mary’s Church Manby
327373
327667
328953 / 327256
327723 / 328150
327634 / 327260
Play Groups/Childcare
ABC Toddlers Group
327320
Little Lambs Nursery
07598 304169 / 605889
Locksley
327859
Marie’s Home-from-home childcare
07850 604920 / 328810
Post Offices
Manby P.O. and Stores
327396
Private Hire/Taxis
Burty’s of Louth Taxis
One-2-One Private Hire
Streets
608999
358511 / 07930367616
608831
Public Houses & Restaurants
Bambarinos
The Hub Coffee House, Manby
The Lancaster Inn
Grimoldby Primary
Locksley School
Schools
328924
328263
327351
327393
327859
Quicklist
Childline
0800 1111
Citizens Advice Bureau
0870 1224422
Dist Cllr Terry Knowles
01507 327495
District Council
Electricity, YEDL
Environment Agency
Gas – to report leaks
01507 601111
0800 375675
0800 807060
0800 111999
Lincs County Council
01522 552222
Marsh Medical Surgery
01507 358623
Louth Hospital
01507 600100
Police – non emergency
0300 111 0300
Water and Sewage
08457 145145
Samaritans
08457 909090
Village Services
Beavers, Alyson Selby
Cubs
Grimoldby & Manby Gym Hire
Mobile Library Van
Scouts
Village News: Advertising
Village News: Editors
Village Hall Hire
Youth Forum
327582
328092
327614
07788568747
339368
328269
327687/327565
327396
07877 059315
HOME LIBRARY SERVICE
A 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 this service, please contact:Helen Lewis Senior Library and Information Advisor,
based at Louth Library 01507 602105
[email protected]
Parish Councillors
Cllr Terry Knowles (Chairman)
327495
Cllr Mrs Linda Knowles (Recreation)
327495
Cllr Peter Roberts (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Steve Ward (Finance)
328721
327565/ 07951 290440
Cllr Mike Starsmore (Planning)
327428
Cllr Don Nightingale
327707
Cllr Gary Creighton
Cllr Jason Allen
Cllr Maurice Allen
Cllr Mrs Karen Spooner
Cllr Mrs Dorothy Copeland
Cllr David Blyth
Cllr T Vamplew
327784
328821
328821
327500
327689
328231
327235
MOBILE LIBRARY INFORMATION
Grimoldby, 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
The 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
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Village News March 2015
What’s (Going) On?
BINGO and WHIST DATES 2015
27th TATHWELL FINE ART
EXHIBITION at St Vedast’s Church,
Tathwell, Louth
Village Hall
Contact names and numbers:
Bingo: Diane 327707; Brenda 328157
Whist: Diane 327707; Elizabeth 07722 861452
BINGO
Fridays 7.30pm
March 6th, 20th
April 3rd, 17th
May 1st, 15th & 29th
June 12th, 26th
WHIST
Mondays 7.30pm
March 9th, 23rd
April 13th, 27th
May 11th, 25th
June 8th, 22nd
Friday 22nd May 7 pm – 9 pm
is Preview Evening for the Pick of the Bunch of
Paintings for Sale.
Admission £6 includes Cheese & Wine or soft drinks.
Saturday 23rd - Mo nday 25th May 11 - 5.
Admission £1.50
Walking Football.....
The event begins at 11.00 am on Saturday 23rd May
with a short Celebration Service. As well as
paintings there are unframed works, prints,
greeting cards and postcards, turned
woodwork and plants. Quality Second –
Hand Books including Local History ones and an
Agricultural Tableaux. Art, Leather Craft,
Upholstering, Walking Stick making and Wool
Spinning Demonstrations.
If you are interested in forming a Walking
Football group please get in touch. The
rules are the same as for normal football
except that you are not allowed to run or
use sliding tackles. Contact: Ken Boyd
01507-607724 or email [email protected]
Have you heard of the
U3A? This is a national,
A talking vil lage wal k led by Blue Badge Guide,
Jean Howard, on Saturday 23rd at 2.00 pm from
the church. This walk is part of the extremely
popular Wolds Walking Festival. We are very
pleased to announce that the Louth Scouts
will be assisting again this year. They
will be serving scrumptious cream teas
and selling preserves and cakes. Two of
the group have been chosen to attend the World
Jamboree in Japan in July and they will be running a
Tombola to raise funds for the trip. we are grateful
to our artists and craftsmen for their continued
support for this event which helps our parish to
maintain the church and its activities.
non-political and nondenominational organisation for anyone who is
retired or semi-retired and is interested in
sharing knowledge from art to writing via walking,
singing, Pilates, reading and many more between.
There is a branch in Louth which meets at Nichol
Hill in the afternoon of the second Tuesday of
the month for group news and a speaker.
Currently there are 37 different interest groups.
It costs £10 per year to join - you will be most
welcome to come along to find out what we do.
More details can be found at
http://lincolnshire.gov.uk/louthu3a or telephone
Ray on 01507 606880.
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Village News March 2015
What’s (Going) On?
INVITATION
You are invited to join us at Grimoldby Village Hall
for Breakfast Church and T-Church
T-Church 1st Sunday in the month. Bring and Share Tea,
from 4.45pm followed by worship, good friendship and
fellowship
Breakfast Church 3rd Sunday in the month. Breakfast
served from 9.30am, bacon or sausage baps, croissants etc.
Worship from 10 - 10.45 approx.
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
1st Mar
15th Mar
5th Apr
19th Apr
3rd May
17th May
7th June
21st June
T-Church. Theme: The certainty of hope.
Breakfast Church: ‘Mothering Sunday’
T-Church: Easter Sunday
Breakfast Church: ‘Flesh on the Bone’
T-Church. Theme: Spring Pruning
Breakfast Church: ‘Heart of the Matter’
T-Church. Theme: ‘Wilco and Out’
Breakfast Church: ‘Legends’
Sponsored by Louth Methodist Church, supported by St. Mary’s and
St. Edith’s Parish Churches
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Village News March 2015
A Date with Santa!
Yes!! Lunch and Tea with Santa!!
For the second year running the younger members of
our community enjoyed meeting Santa at our local
Village Hall. Grimoldby and Manby Village
Fundraisers had to put on their thinking caps
after the first ‘Tea with Santa’ in December,
2013. This event was so popular that they
realised they had to make some changes in
order to accommodate all these keen little Santa
followers!
So, their solution was to ask Santa if he would
mind attending two events on Saturday, 13th
December! Being ever-obliging, he agreed,
giving everyone a choice as to which one they attended.
The result was a very busy but incredibly enjoyable
day, with each two hour session bringing all the
excitement and enjoyment you would hope for.
The first
festivelydressed and
anticipatory
visitors
peered
excitedly
through the
door at 11
o’clock. For
the next two hours they were swept away on a wave of
games with Mark Harrison and his able and very
willing assistant Margaret, tombolas, lunch and then
meeting the man himself for a chat and receiving their
gift, of course!! Grown-ups were not forgotten, either!
They enjoyed not only a good opportunity to catch up
with friends over coffee and cake, but also chanced
their luck with the raffle and witnessed many wonderful
moments as their little charges made the most of
enjoying themselves.
After a big tidy and reorganisation, 3 o’clock saw the
next group of children arrive for their ‘Tea with Santa’.
Then the fun began all over again. By five o’clock
some very tired but
happy children left the
hall for home.
The Fundraisers were
delighted that everyone
seemed to have a really
good time and were also
very pleased to be able
to add £309.21 to their
funds. Along with the
money raised from their
Quiz on Saturday, 14th
March and the Village Show on Saturday, 18th July,
they will again be in the fantastic position of being able
to distribute
the proceeds to
local charities
and good
causes.
Over the last
four years they
have raised
and distributed
the incredible
figure of just
over £8600!
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Gardening Tips
GARDENING TIPS from our new dynamic
duo …Bucket & Spade
Spring usually arrives by mid
March with frequent sunny
days providing an increasing
range of tasks in the garden. It
is time to prepare seed beds for
sowing your seeds. Cut back
winter shrubs and have a
general tidy up. Protect any new shoots from slugs. Plant
early potatoes and onion sets. If you have a pond in your
garden now is the time to start feeding your fish. The
lawn should be given attention by feeding the parts
where the grass is thin and seeding areas where the grass
has been completely worn away. Tidy any creeping
plants, and be ruthless with old worn out and leggy
growth. Cut back to twelve inches. Start to prune roses.
As April arrives spring is in evidence with daffodils and
flowering trees starting to flower. Now is the time to
start to sow your outdoor seeds. Protect fruit blossom
from late frosts .Peas can be sown in a piece of spouting
in the greenhouse and then transplanted into the garden
once they are big enough for planting out. This is a very
effective way of growing peas and gives them a good
start as it protects them from pests and birds. Onion sets
can also be started in the greenhouse. Again this is a
very good easy way to start them off.
As the bulbs start to fade summer approaches. It is now
time to start sowing and planting for your borders and
containers. Lawns can be mown weekly. Earth up
potatoes, hoe weeds and clip hedges. Any clumps of
overcrowded daffodils can be lifted and divided along
with any other spring flowering bulbs.
Once June arrives extra light and warmth will make the
weeds grow quickly , hoe borders regularly. Pinch
outside shoots on tomatoes, plant out summer bedding.
Stake tall or floppy plants. Position summer hanging
baskets and containers outside. As summer progresses
you should have a lovely garden to sit and admire.
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Women’s Institute
The December meeting was our Christmas party (how
long ago that seems!). This year we had Terry and Sue
Lawson entertain us with country dancing, most of us
joined in and at times it was a bit chaotic, but great
fun! We all did the correct steps and movements - but
not necessarily in the correct order! Following this we
had a wonderful supper provided by the committee.
Thank you ladies.
For our January meeting we had "Call my Bluff", we
split into two teams and tried to work out the correct
meaning of the words given by four of the committee
members - not that easy. We then gave nominations for
our new committee for next month's meeting.
February is the month of our AGM. The Annual
reports were given and the new committee and officers
were announced. We then had a quiz, which was not
easy because many of the questions were cryptic- but
easy when we knew the answers!!
Forthcoming meetings
March 12th "On being a Registrar" guest speaker
Heather Rogers.
April 9th "History of Costume" guest speaker Susan
Turbitt-Mawby.
May 14th Resolution meeting followed by "Speed
Chatting".
June 11th "My Life as a London Cab Driver" guest
speaker Jan Sadler.
We meet in Grimoldby Village Hall on the second
Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. Do come and join
us.
Village News March 2015
Village Show 2015!
A Date for your Diary!! The 3rd Village
Show - Saturday, 18th July, 2015
Yes, we know it seems a long way into the future,
but the Grimoldby and Manby Village
Fundraisers know you would want to start
thinking ahead!!
As has been the plan for the two previous Shows,
the day will start bright and early when members
of the Fundraisers will be at the Village Hall in
Grimoldby to receive the exhibits for the Show
itself. As well as the usual sumptuous cakes and
floral arrangements, they are hoping that the
fruits of your gardening labours will appear for
the judges to judge and for
us all to admire.
Even the least green-fingered
of those among us know that
now is the time of year when
we start to look forward to
spring. We plan our seed
buying and sowing and watch
with anticipation as the little
miracles start to pop up
keenly from the soil. Well,
enough of all that poetic thought! The
Fundraisers would love to see the best of the
fruits of your labours! There will be the usual
classes for prettiest potatoes, the tastiest
tomatoes, the most brilliant beans and the most
beautiful beetroot – just to name those that
easily alliterate!! Carrots, cucumber, rhubarb and
onions will also be on the menu in the vegetable
section.
We will also be running the really successful
Gardening Class again. The two categories for
this are ‘Open Front Garden (as seen from the
road or a footpath). Also on offer in this class is
the ‘Scarecrow’ category, which proved
extremely popular last year.
Those of you who may boast some talent for
knitting, embroidery, painting or photography
might like to start thinking about what you might
enter into the Arts & Crafts Classes. There will
also be a Children’s Mixed Craft Class for twelve
years and under.
So after the judging is over the fun will begin on
the Grimoldby School field at 2pm!! There will be
everything you need to provide a fantastic
afternoon’s entertainment! Look out for all the
details of this in the June issue of the Village
News!
In the meantime, please put
the date in your diary and get
the preparations going for your
entries. Anyone wishing to
book a stall for £6 please
contact Helen Morriss on
327320.
Finally, can we make a plea?
We would love more of you to
come along and help us plan our
events. We meet about every six weeks;
meetings are held during evenings and are usually
quite short. Also, we are really keen to welcome
people who can help us on the day of the show.
If you feel you could spare the time to help to
set up and/or run a stall that would be fantastic.
Or maybe you could spare an hour to pack up
after the Show? It can be particularly
challenging, at the end of the day, to face the
clearing away! Many thanks.
Jean Baker
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Village News March 2015
Grimoldby & Manby History
Grimoldby and Manby in the first
half of the 20th Century
In 1985 Geoff Swift wrote about life in Grimoldby and
Manby in the earlier part of the 20th Century. He died
in 1987, but his notes were passed on to Trevor
Carpenter, who has made them available to us.
Geoff’s wife Muriel (née Enderby) lived in Grimoldby
and Manby all her life, as had her parents. We shall
be publishing Geoff’s notes in two parts.
Part 1. Manby
Village life is much altered by the coming of modern
transport and consequently a number of you are
‘OUTNERS’. That I should explain means that until
you have lived with the community for 20 years you
are not accepted as belonging. Therefore you are not
aware of local history. It is my intention to rectify this,
not by telling you of the Danes and Saxons etc, but by
simple happenings, things and characters in the not too
distant past.
When I first came to Manby (as an Outner) there were
33 dwellings. The oldest being the 16th century
thatched cottage in Grange Lane which at that time
was occupied by Jack Wherry’s parents. This was
eventually taken over by Jack and was refurbished and
re-thatched by builder Paddy Treanor and Mr Scholey
the well-known Lincolnshire thatcher.
At the corner of the lane stands “BROOK HOUSE”
our one time residence. We were often asked why so
called. A previous owner originated from Binbrook
(Mr Brook).
The brick building now used as a garage has a history.
The gentleman who once lived there had a weakness
for the demon drink. His wife (being not without
money) threatened to leave him if he didn’t mend his
ways. If only you will buy me an entire horse (a
stallion to the uninitiated) and build me a stable I’ll
promise I’ll reform. All went well for some time until
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one day the lady found him fast asleep with an empty
whiskey bottle by his side. Soon gone was the horse,
and the stable eventually became a garage.
Now to Church Lane Manby. Here we have the
onetime magnificent Elizabethan Hall with its fine
example of Elizabethan staircase. There were stone
piglets on the coping stones and the remains of a moat.
Also a mulberry tree in the grounds – this was usual in
large country gardens by Royal Decree to provide food
for silk worms and thereby supporting the silk
industry. The Hall was for over a century the home of
the Welfitt family. The Lord of the Manor was S T
Scrope Esq. An effigy of a knight recumbent can be
seen in South Cockerington Church. This was a
Scrope who was associated with South Cockerington
Hall.
Across from Manby Hall is the “Woodlands” onetime
home of the Nickerson family of Seed and Duck fame.
The oak tree at the road junction was planted to
commemorate the jubilee of George V. A seat at the
base was destroyed by a runaway horse with a milk
cart. The shape of the tree was spoilt when without
regard branches were lopped to allow room for the first
double decker to turn. It now has a preservation order
on it.
The register of St Mary’s Church dates from 1679, this
not being the first structure on this site. When the
chancel was restored in 1889 ancient stones were
found, thought to be from the 8th century. A Celtic
tablet can be seen on the north side of the chancel.
The restoration was from designs by Sir Arthur
Bloomfield architect, a relation of the Bloomfields
who within recent times had the Post Office in
Grimoldby.
The Rectory stood on the site where Manby House
now stands. This was built by the Air Ministry when
the RAF came to Manby. Admiral Hall who now lives
there is the grandson of Rev Frederick Dickinson Hall.
Village News March 2015
Grimoldby & Manby History/cont
The Rev was a founder member of the original Village
Institute and donated £100 towards its £412 cost. The
grounds of the house contain a variety of unusual trees
and shrubs brought back.
The “Glebe” with its magnificent copper beech tree
was once farmed by my wife’s grandfather. Where
now stand the Georgian type houses used to stand the
crew yard, barn and stables. A large walnut tree
dominated the corner underneath which was the local
village pound where stray animals were kept until
claimed and released after the suitable fines were paid.
As we journey down the road we see the buildings
which comprised the RAF camp. Much of this land
was glebe property and subject to tithes. A farm called
twenty acre was situated to the west of the main
entrance.
At the entrance, prior to the camp takeover, stood a
blacksmith shop and opposite was a postman’s hut.
Having delivered mail outward from Louth the
postman rested and brewed up, accepted outgoing mail
and cycled back to Louth.
The local carpenter’s shop stood where the Post Office
is, and the Reetham family lived in Pear Tree Cottage
down Chapel Lane.
The house at the bottom of the lane on the left where
Miss Cook lives was the last known premises to be
“Ran tanned”, to explain: if some scandal or wife
beating took place the local people gathered after dark
outside the dwelling and created as much noise as
possible with pots and pans, wooden clappers, etc,
placed a bag over the smoking chimney and did
anything to make it uncomfortable for the inmates.
This was considered legal if performed on three
consecutive nights.
As we approach the crossroads on the left stood a
village store originally owned by Mr and Mrs Coote,
hence at that time the corner being called “Cootes
Corner”. After Mrs J T Smith became the proprietor
the Air Ministry bought the property and as further
compensation built what is now Mr Frankum’s shop.
It at one time was a café and called the Oasis.
To the right at the crossroads stands a lone house
which was called the “Plough Inn” and is one of the
few premises in Manby which has a cellar. It was
purchased in the past to allow the licence to lapse, not
by the present owner.
Thanks to Ruth Gatenby
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Poetry Corner
Gateway to Dreams
(Staithes, North Yorkshire)
Meringued, in Kittiwake corner,
Anchored
Like a bite of a Cornish pasty.
Herring pie and lobster pot homes,
Snuggled, on a smuggled ledge.
Cheery roofs That dance with every stormy night.
Roofs That sprout and shout
From lime dipped homes.
In the air
Is salty adventure
Easels hold Hawaiian sunsets
Coconut climes and baking times.
The Cook and the artist
Leave a teasing pie.
Mark J Harrison
Sept 2014
Village News March 2015
Taylor-Made!
(With much reluctance and a great deal of cajoling over the
years to publish this, I apologise for the following!!! Sally, Ed)
When the December 2006 edition of the Village News
burst forth onto the streets it boasted a much more
professional layout, thanks to the talents of the newest
team member, Sally Taylor. It was Marion Philpot who
had recruited Sally, repeating her success shortly
afterwards when she got Steve Ward to join the team.
Steve and Sally have acted as our co-editors ever since.
Sally was born in Linton, Cambridgeshire. At the age of
18 she moved to Hertford where she did business studies
at college, and then worked for a company that designed
and manufactured medical equipment. With her
knowledge of the job, an in-built flair for design, and
having mastered the art of desktop publishing, she was
soon producing the company brochures and leaflets on
the newly acquired office Apple Mac.
Aside from her computing and artistic abilities, Sally has
two other main passions: a vegan lifestyle (which she
embarked upon, successfully, for health reasons) and the
conservation of our countryside and its wildlife. She is
also a national prize winner on two counts, for her vegan
cookery, and for her winning entry in a Weleda writing
competition. But more of those later.
Her involvements with conservation and wildlife groups
began many years ago, and are too numerous to list, but
her skills and interests have blended very successfully
over the years. She was
able to edit and produce
the newsletters of two
Hertfordshire &
Middlesex conservation
groups that she was
involved with, the Badger
Group and the Bat Group,
whilst at the same time
providing the same service
A close encounter with a badger cub
for the local National
during her time with the Badger Group
Childbirth Trust group.
Worth a special mention are two very memorable and
exciting working holidays that Sally has been on. The
first was in 1997 with the Welsh Wildlife Trust to
Skomer Island Nature Reserve, and two years later a
two-week stay in Sarasota
Bay, Florida, as a member
of an Earthwatch team.
Skomer Island is situated
off the coast of
Pembrokeshire, and has an
estimated 12,000 breeding
pairs of Manx Shearwaters,
the world's largest colony.
They nest in burrows, only
flying to and from the
island after dark. The
Researching the Manx Shearwaters cacophony as the
on Skomer Island
thousands of birds fly
overhead calling to locate their mates and chicks is said
to be one of the most wonderful experiences for those
lucky enough to be staying on the island. As part of a
team, Sally carried out practical conservation work,
along with being a point of contact for the public.
The EarthWatch team was out on a mission in Florida to
research wild dolphins. The
volunteers would go out on
a boat with EarthWatch
scientists, and note down
amongst other things
sightings of dolphins,
manatees or other sea
creatures, the depth and
salinity, boat activity etc.
Sally currently volunteers
for a number of local
organisations. As a
committee member for the Relaxing on the Earthwatch research
boat in Sarasota Bay, Florida
Louth Area Group of the
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, she acts in winter as a
warden at the Donna Nook seal reserve. That involves
patrolling the reserve to keep an eye on the seals, and
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Taylor-Made!/cont
being a source of contact and information for visitors.
She is also a Nature Watch Leader, helping with monthly
meetings for children.
Two other charities she volunteers for are Natural
England and MarineLife.
The first is concerned with
wildlife and the
management of our green
spaces, where Sally helps
out at local events organised
for families. MarineLife
exists to coordinate and
develop seabird and
cetacean research and
monitoring projects.
Volunteers go out on ferries Son Kit helping to release a robin at
a Wildlife Watch Bird Ringing event
from around the British
Isles and note down all the sea life they see and the areas
where it is spotted. Sally says it is really exciting being
on the bridge keeping a lookout (as long as you can hang
on to your breakfast!). Then she will help to keep the
website up to date with the sightings.
Eleven years ago Sally helped to set up, and now still
organises, the Louth Vegetarian Group, whose aims are to
promote and support a vegetarian lifestyle. They are a
friendly and
relaxed bunch,
who meet monthly
with varied and
social events,
while at the same
time providing
help and advice to The Louth Veggie Group on one of their many
walking events enjoying the local countryside
anyone who is
thinking of becoming a vegetarian. Check the website
(www.louthveggiegroup.org.uk) out for more details, and
for some great recipes! Otherwise there is usually a
member of the Group at the Wheatsheaf Inn at 7.30pm
on the first Tuesday of the month.
A few years ago Sally was over the moon to hear that she
had beaten hundreds of
other entrants in a
national vegetarian and
vegan cookery
competition organised
by the lifestyle group,
Viva! She had to create
an inspiring and original
three-course meal, which
was commended by
vegetarian cookery
With Heather Mills in Brighton after
writer, Rose Elliot and
winning the Viva! cookery competition
Viva! founder and
director, Juliet Gellatley. As the prize, Sally and her
family were invited as special guests to the Brighton
restaurant VBites, owned by vegan campaigner Heather
Mills, who personally cooked up one of Sally's dishes.
More recently, whilst on holiday in deepest rural Devon,
Sally was flabbergasted to hear that she had won a
Weleda blogging competition, where she was required to
write her reasons for using their products. Not only did
she win the competition, but her long and sincere entry,
in such beautifully hand-written script, was pinned up on
the noticeboard in the Weleda office. The prize was to
take a friend, and join a group on a three-day trip to
Germany to visit
the Weleda
headquarters. As
Sally remarked,
"A dream come
true, and one that
I will never forget
as I was just so
impressed with
how the company
is run and more
Taking a tour around the exquisite and stunning
importantly by
gardens at the Weleda headquarters in Germany
the many
inspirational people who work for Weleda."
That leaves us with yet another ability of Sally's, her
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talent for line drawing. Over the years she has produced
wedding and other stationery to order, illustrations for
books and private commissions, and has drawn many of
our local buildings in exquisite detail. In fact, you may
have come across these as notelets, if you
have ever visited her
stall at our various
village events. She
has also recently
been busy
typesetting books
for an author from
Hertfordshire
One of Sally’s drawings, St. Edith’s Church
which are due to
be sold in John Lewis!
Her most recent project that she is embarking on is to
make and sell a range of sugar free, gluten free and dairy
free sweet and savoury goodies. This is where we began
this article, the title being her future business name,
“Taylor-Made”! She aims to be able to make food to
order according to her customers’ dietary needs.
An article about Sally would not be complete without us
mentioning the fantastic day she had to celebrate her 50th
birthday in the summer. An evening party had been arranged
in her large back garden (and catered for mostly by herself!),
but before that a big surprise had been organised by her family
and friends. On the morning of her birthday a crowd gathered
at her house to await the arrival of the surprise - three 1960s
Minis decked out as in the Michael Caine film "The Italian
Job", one red, one white and one blue. Twelve ladies set out
in the Minis through the Lincolnshire Countryside, never
reaching more than 40mph, which culminated in several noisy
turns through Louth's busy Saturday streets, and finally ending
on the ELDC car park for a photo shoot. Everyone had a
whale of a time, not least Sally, who by the end of the day had
had a birthday to remember.
So here ends this potted history of Sally Taylor, your
Village News co-editor and magazine layout wizard, a
lady who does tend to hide her several lights under a
bushel. We thought it was about time we let the cat out
of the bag!
Celia Monument
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News from the Ark!
Another successful month here at The Ark.
Donations of all sorts are still coming in all
of which we are always more than grateful
for.
Our Christmas fete on December 22nd
raised £245.96 thank you to every one who
came along.
Re-homing has again been successful. This time of year is
always a little slower but despite this the figures are
pleasing. Michelle, the fosterer of small and furries has
done well again, 16 animals in and 8 animals out. Michelle
looks after all the animals that come through her door
single handedly and funds neutering by selling items via
social media. All adoption donations come to the ark and
we are so grateful to her. One little man in Michelle’s care
is “George” a 5 month old black and ginger
guinea pig who needs a new home owing
to the children having lost interest. For
more information on George or any other
animals available for re-homing please
contact The Ark directly.
Another animal who has been rehomed this month was an
8 year old cat called “Izzy” cat. Izzy came to the Ark three
years ago as a feral stray who could not be handled at all.
We neutered her and over time she learnt
to trust the staff so much so that this
winter we moved her into the cattery and
she came on leaps and bounds and
subsequently was reserved and re-homed
as an only pet to an older lady. She has
settled in very well.
An admission that stands out is that of thirteen year collie
cross Labrador “Blade”, who came to The Ark this month
when his owner could no longer keep owing to pregnancy.
He is such an adorable gentleman, all that meet him can
not help but fall for him. Due to his
age we took him to the vets to assess
his health and were very happy to
hear that he is fit and well. He still
very much enjoys playing ball and is
still quite nimble on his legs. Blade
is awaiting a new home, fingers
crossed it wont be too much longer as this old veteran
deserves nothing less than a warm bed and love.
Every story of re-homing you read in our newsletters is
thanks to YOU. With out the public support the future of
so many animals would be much bleaker so from every
animal that finds its forever home via The Ark. THANK
YOU
REHOMING FIGURES FOR JANUARY
CATS IN:23 OUT: 17 CHICKENS IN:10 OUT: 0 DOGS IN: 9
OUT: 8 RABBITS IN:7 OUT: 3 COCKATIEL IN: 1 OUT: 0
GPIGS IN:3 OUT: 2 RATS IN:3 OUT: 1 BUDGIES IN:2 OUT: 2
Our visiting times are 12-3 daily Tel: 01507 358140
www.arkanimalrescue.co.uk e-mail: [email protected]
The Ark Animal Rescue Centre , Ark Road, Donna Nook N. Somercotes LN11 7NX
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G&M Dog Training Club
NEW VENUE
It was with great regret that, for the safety and wellbeing of our members and their dogs, we had to make
the decision to vacate our training premises on Manby
Airfield in January 2015. It was quite a sad occasion to
leave the
Airfield
after so
many years,
particularly
for those of
us who
remember
our past
training
sessions
was also awarded the
G & M Trophy for
Most Improved Dog
2014).
Congratulations to all
the handlers and their
dogs and thank you
to our examiner,
Tony Ryan, who
always manages to
inspire and
encourage. Last but
not least,
congratulations to Ross Gower with her puppy, Monty,
and Martyn and Anne Gardiner with their puppy, Tula,
for passing their Puppy Foundation Course.
If you would like to join us for obedience training and
some fun agility, we meet on Sunday mornings between
10am – 12pm at
Bowen House,
Manby Park. We
work to the Kennel
Club Good Citizen
Dog Scheme
guidelines in a
social and informal
manner and at a
with the late,
much-loved Barry
Pugh.
We wanted to
retain a local
connection for our
Club and have
been fortunate in
securing a new
venue at:Bowen House (behind Garrod House) Manby Park,
Manby LN11 8UT.
Prior to our Christmas break we held further Kennel
Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Tests for our members.
Results as follows:Bronze - Terry Lawrence with Border Collie, Pip
Philippa Cooper with Border Collie, Finn
Michelle Revell with Staffie, Rosie
Silver - Terry Lawrence with Pip
Samantha Martin with Shih-Tzu cross, Scruff
Gold - Barry Wray with crossbreed, Thunder (who
pace to suit each
dog and handler.
For further
information contact
either Helena
Kench on 327513
or Basia
McTernan on
327110.
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