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Organised by THE ROTARY CLUB OF WOODHALL SPA supported by
THE PARISH COUNCIL
A full moon, no wind or rain - just a The Broadway, enjoying the festive
seasonal chill in the air - provided perfect atmosphere - the lights, stalls, sideshows,
conditions for our 2014 Christmas Fayre.
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Ladies Circle
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Services in the Woodhall Spa
Group of Parishes
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Woodhall Spa &
District Organ Society
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Lincolnshire Sport
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Coningsby & Tattershall Royal
British Legion Women’s Section
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Tattershall Village Hall
Carol Concert
Focus on Local Businesses
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Letter to the Editor
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Coningsby Town Council
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Want to make new friends
and take up a new hobby?
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Services in Bain Valley Group
for January 2015
Coningsby & Tattershall WI
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Focus on Local Businesses
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Cottage Museum
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Candelit Carol Concert at
Tattershall Castle and Holy Trinity
Church, Tattershall
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Coningsby & Tattershall
Lions Club
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Coningsby, Tattershall and District 15
Branch Royal British Legion
East Lindsey District Council
News Round-up
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Vehicle Heritage Day Plan Motors Ahead
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Tattershall with Thorpe
Parish Council
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What is a Wapentake?
A good question with a fascinating answer. When
the Danes came to Britain in the ninth century and
conquered and settled large parts of Yorkshire
and Lincolnshire they subdivided the lands into
administrative areas called Wapentakes. They
were more or less equivalent to the Anglo Saxon
‘Hundred’ which is a far more widely recognised
term today. The word derived from an assembly
or meeting place, usually at a cross-roads or near
a river, where literally one’s presence or a vote
was taken by a show of weapons. So, you took
your weapon (and only citizens could possess
one) to the meeting and that gave you a say in
what was decided there. It was local democracy,
of a sort. Most of the settlements covered by this
magazine were part of Gartree Wapentake.
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SERVICES IN THE WOODHALL SPA GROUP OF PARISHES January 2015 Calendar
Sun 4th Jan
Epiphany
Woodhall Spa
08.00am
Holy Communion
Woodhall Spa
10.45am Holy Communion
Sun 11th Jan
Baptism of Christ
10.45am
Holy Communion
10.45am Morning Prayer
10.45am All Age Service
refreshments in church
09.15am Morning Prayer
09.15am Holy Communion
09.15am Holy Communion
10.30am Morning Prayer
Bucknall
Stixwould
Sun 25th Jan
3rd Sunday of Epiphany
Holy Communion
Langton
Horsington
Sun 18th Jan
2nd Sunday of Epiphany
10.30am Holy Communion
09.15am
Communion Service
4pm
Evening Prayer
Morning Prayer St Peters Woodhall Spa will be on Fridays 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th at 09.10am
Holy Communion Tuesdays 13th & 27th....................................10.00am St Peter’s Church, Woodhall Spa
Tue 20th..................................................................................... 09.30-11am Little Fishes St Peters Hall Woodhall Spa
Thurs 8th....................................................................................10.30am Home Communion Russell Green Woodhall Spa
Wed 28th..................................................................................10.30am Home Communion The Close, Woodhall Spa
Thur NOT IN JANUARY.........................................................Home Communion Eastwood Lodge
Tue 29th 11.00am...................................................................... Home Communion Nightingale House Bucknall
Vicar - Vacancy Website: http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/woodhallspa/
For enquiries regarding the Group of Parishes, weddings, baptisms etc please contact:
Group Administrator Mrs Jo Evison Tel: 07842 202 525 Email: [email protected]
£300k cash boost for Lincolnshire clubs
Clubs and sport projects in Lincolnshire
have received over £300k of funding
thanks to Sport England’s latest round of
Inspired Facilities funding.
Six clubs were successful in their bids
and received a total of £314,141 to help
with a range of facility improvements.
Inspired Facilities is focused on making
it easier for local community and volunteer
groups to improve and refurbish sports
clubs or transform non-sporting venues
into modern grassroots sport facilities.
The following clubs received funding:
• Branston Community Skate Park (£25,000)
• Gainsborough Rifle and Pistol Club
(£42,750)
• Market Rasen and District Small Bore
Rifle Club (£75,000)
• Horncastle Playingfields (£75,000)
• Long Sutton Cricket and Hockey Club
(£46,715)
• Woodhall Spa Tennis Club (£49,676)
A total of 152 projects were awarded
funding across the country in the Round 6
funding pot.
Part of Places People Play, Sport
England’s programme to deliver a London
2012 legacy of increased mass participation
in sport, it was recently announced that
Sport England is to invest £40 million to
extend the funding to 2017.
Lincolnshire Sport provides advice and
support to clubs who require help in their
application bids.
Janet Inman, Chief Executive of
Lincolnshire Sport, said: “It is amazing to
see how much investment there is available
to support clubs across Lincolnshire.
Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund
has already helped over 1,600 different
projects across the country since the
funding became available in 2011.”
She added: “With an additional £20
million of National Lottery money now
available and the application process made
easier, I would urge local sports clubs
to look at how this fund can help them
create more opportunities for people to get
involved in sport.”
The next deadline to apply for funding
is June 8, 2015. For more information
or advice contact Lincolnshire Sport’s
Funding Officer, Clare Gilman-Abel on
01522 585 580.
Deadline approaches for Sportivate
funding
Sports clubs, leisure centres and sports
organisations wanting to encourage more
young people into sport have one month
left to apply for Year 5 Sportivate funding
to run activity sessions in Lincolnshire.
Sportivate funding gives young people
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between 11 and 25 the chance to receive
six weeks of sport for little or no cost.
The next deadline to apply for Year 5
funding is Friday, January 16, 2015.
Over 400 projects have received
funding since July 2011 allowing clubs
and organisations to offer sports sessions
for children and young people across the
county.
Lucy Blakey, Children and Young
People Officer at Lincolnshire Sport, said:
“Funding is available for sports projects
in Lincolnshire to encourage semi-sporty
teenagers and young adults to take part in
sport. Each county will receive Sportivate
funding from Sport England until 2017 to
allocate to projects to encourage young
people to be more active.”
“It is a great opportunity to encourage
young people to get involved in sport but
also provides a huge financial incentive
for sports clubs, schools, leisure facilities
and others to deliver more sport across
Lincolnshire.”
Sports clubs, schools, community
groups,
NGBs,
local
authorities,
universities, youth clubs, colleges, leisure
facilities and workplaces targeting 11 – 25
year olds can all apply for funding. Projects
are asked to base their applications on £40
per head for six to eight weeks of sport
sessions.
The application form for funding can
be found online at www.lincolnshiresport.
com/sportivate or to request a copy call
Lucy on 01522 585 580.
Please email completed applications to
[email protected]
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Coningsby &
Tattershall Royal
British Legion
Women’s Section
We were made very welcome at our
Christmas Lunch held at the White
Bull Coningsby, after the Homage
and Grace everyone tucked into a
delicious meal, diets forgotten. We
had invited Donna and Marion as
our guests this year in appreciation
of all their help over the past year.
Connie thanked everyone one
who had worked so hard for the
Poppy Appeal in both Tattershall
and Coningsby Co-Ops. We raised
£2,380.60 and are very grateful
to the staff for their hospitality.
The cups and certificates won at
the County Conference were on
display.
Connie has suggested that we
hold a coffee morning at the Lions
Den to familiarize ourselves with the
hall before we move our meetings
there. Everyone agreed and the
date set is Tuesday January 20th
2015 10am to 12 noon. There will
be refreshments, bring and buy,
everyone is welcome.
A bingo evening will be held on
January 30th 2015 for our funds at
Coningsby Community Hall
The next meeting is February
3rd at the Lions Den, 7pm with
Marion Casey ‘cooking with leeks’.
New members are always very
welcome.
After lunch everyone had a dip
into Santa’s sack and they all left
very happy and looking forward to
working together in 2015.
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Connie Stennett
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Letter To the Editor
With reference to the leading article in
December’s issue of Wapentake on the subject
of the New Development Plan for Woodhall,
your contributor made an excellent point.
For some years I worked for one of the
UK’s leading opinion poll companies as a field
researcher (this is a euphemism for someone
who knocks on doors, asking questions). It did not take long to realize that the
people who commissioned the surveys, often
Government bodies, made sure the questions
were so carefully worded as to achieve exactly
the answers they wanted. Imagine this:
Q. Have you given up smoking in the last
three weeks?
A. YES or NO. To a non-smoker, the first answer that
comes to mind would be ‘NO’ as you can’t give
up something you have not ever done, which
would give the result that not as many people
in the UK have given up smoking as would
appear. (!) The correct answer, however should
be ‘YES’ as you would have refrained from
smoking in the last three weeks. So please, whenever you are asked to cast a
YES/NO vote,
1) Consider the wording of the question very
very carefully,
2), Consider the outcome that your vote would
achieve.
But, whatever you views, please DO vote. Cilla Darvill
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OH WHAT A NIGHT!
WOODHALL SPA CHRISTMAS FAYRE - 5TH DECEMBER
Organised by THE ROTARY CLUB OF WOODHALL SPA supported by
THE PARISH COUNCIL
H
ighlights included the parade and
carol service in Royal Square with
The Silver Band from Mareham-le-Fen
accompanying the voices of children from
local schools.
Santa’s Grotto saw non-stop groups
of children and parents visiting Father
Christmas to receive some “early”
Christmas gifts.
Clowns, organ music and face painting
kept the excited waiting children happy,
street entertainment included Ed &
Eddie with The London Double Decker
Bus, Dance Fusion, the Kesteven Morris
Men, Sleaford Ukulele Band, Oriental
Drummers, Richard Sylvester Musician
Extraordinary and John Derbyshire with
his balloons and mini-piano. A bubble
car from the Museum at Langrick was on
display. All the stalls providing mulled
wine, hot chocolate and Baileys, mouthwatering hot snacks, refreshments and
other goodies did a roaring trade as did
the coffee shops, restaurants, pubs and
clubs for which Woodhall has become
well known. Local charities and service
organisations took this golden opportunity
to raise awareness in the community and a
range of tempting trade stands provided a
wide variety of offerings.
The Grand Raffle was drawn at 8.30 - the organisers are grateful to the local
businesses who donated the prizes. The
star prize of £250 will be providing the
lucky winner with a merry Christmas.
The winners of the Shop Window and
Best Dressed Christmas Tree were:
Large window
The Bakery & Delicatessen
Small Window
Lindsey Age UK
Unusual window
Expressions Hair and Beauty
Christmas tree Underwoodhall Antiques
Congratulations to all for entering into the
Christmas spirit.
Once again, a great night for all the
family and another special event in our
vibrant village.
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H
appy New Year from all
at Coningsby Town
Council. Office opening
hours in the New Year
will be 9.30am to 12.30
Monday, Wednesday &
Friday.
Next meeting date January
22nd, 7.30pm at Coningsby
Community Hall.
Council hope you have all enjoyed
seeing the village trees lit up, many
thanks to the businesses who joined in and
helped to pay for the lights, a grant has
been secured from East Lindsey
District Council for £1,800
towards the cost.
Council have had the
budget setting meeting
looking at the coming
financial year and have
not made any increase to
the amount requested from
the precept. If there is any
increase in council tax it will be
due to the reduction in the government
grant paid to ELDC.
Four new trees have been planted at the
Cemetery on Dogdyke Road. Over the past
few years a couple of older trees that had
become either dangerous or found to be
causing problems with the grave spaces
have had to be removed, the new trees will
hopefully make up for those lost.
Allan Barker Recreation Ground is having
new fencing - not before time you might
say. The ongoing cost of maintenance is
enormous. Council also need to address the
problems with the car park surface and this
will be next on the agenda.
Kathy Roberts - Town Clerk
WANT TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND TAKE UP A NEW HOBBY?
We are Jubilee Park Bowling Club. You
can find us in Jubilee Park from the end of
April until September, where you will meet
a friendly bunch of people, just waiting to
welcome you.
We play in local leagues in afternoon
and evening matches. We have social
bowling throughout the week, where you
will be most welcome. If you have never
played, or even picked up a bowling wood,
do not be afraid. There will be people to
help and advise. We have woods for you
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On February 24th at 10.00am we will
be holding a coffee morning at THE INN,
on the Broadway, Woodhall Spa. So why
not come along and have a free coffee and
a chat. We are looking forward to meeting
you, and telling you all about ourselves.
If you wish to talk to us and ask any
questions, you can contact us by phoning:
to use, so no need to have any equipment.
Just come along and have fun. We also
meet socially throughout the year.
Bernie Buck - Chairman 01526 351778
Pete Brown - Secretary 01526 354676
Or email to - [email protected]
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CO-OP COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
SHARE IN £37,027
Swimming clubs, choirs and animal
sanctuaries are just some of the groups
sharing in the £37,027 raised by members
of Lincolnshire Co-op for more than 70
local groups in the last three months.
The Community Champions scheme
sees each of the Society’s 234,000
members linked to a good cause close to
where they live.
Every time a member uses their
dividend card in any Lincolnshire Co-op
outlets where points are issued, a donation
from the Community Champions pot goes
towards their local good cause.
In our area the following groups have
received donations:
Mareham-le-Fen school and Coningsby
Allsports £1350.76. Money will go
towards creating a peace garden and an
outdoor science learning classroom at
Mareham le Fen School and buying new
equipment to provide activities for 6-18yos
at Coningsby Allsports.
Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum
£870.86. Money will go towards restoring
a damaged bath chair and to upgrade the
archive storage facility.
Member Engagement Manager Richard
Whittaker said: “Our members always
raise an impressive amount of money for
good causes local to them.
“It’s great to see people supporting
community projects just by shopping with
Lincolnshire Co-op and the Community
Champions have really been encouraging
their supporters and local members to help
raise funds.”
The Community Champions for the
period from September to December can
now look forward to being awarded a
cheque or vouchers for the total amount
raised by shoppers in their area.
“The Champions change quarterly
which means we’re able to support lots
of different groups,” said Richard. “If any
groups out there are in need of help with a
project, we’d encourage them to apply.”
Community Champions are picked
by Lincolnshire Co-op’s nine Members’
Groups, made up of dividend card holders
from across the area. Local groups and
organisations who are eligible and in need
of a cash injection can pick up an application
form in store or to download from www.
lincolnshire.coop/communitychampions.
Join colleagues on Sunday 11th January
2015 at the Showroom on Tritton Road,
Lincoln from 10.30am until 3pm.
Lincolnshire Co-op’s Cruise Coordinator Julie Walters said: “The world’s
leading cruise operators will be in one
venue so this is a great opportunity for
people who haven’t considered cruise
holidays before to come along and find out
more about the huge variety on offer.
“The show will also be ideal for those
who enjoy cruising to learn more about
the newest ships and of course, everyone
can take advantage of exclusive deals on
the day.”
GET SET TO SAIL AT CRUISE SHOW
Setting sail on the perfect getaway has
never been easier with expert advice, deals
and giveaways on offer at Lincoln’s largest
cruise show.
For one day only Lincolnshire Coop will be bringing together the world’s
leading cruise lines under one roof, giving
holidaymakers the opportunity to meet
them.
People will be able to sit down one-toone with cruise operators and Lincolnshire
Co-op’s cruise specialists to gain inside
knowledge on everything from choosing
the perfect cabin to hearing about the latest
cruise news.
There’ll also be exclusive offers,
upgrades and giveaways available on the
day.
Discover unique experiences from river
cruising on the Rhine, to escorted tours,
plus exploration cruises to the Galapagos
Islands and more.
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Cottage
Museum
Woodhall Spa LN10 6SH
Gill Noble, Museum Chairman (left)
presenting the Bell Award to Jenny Baker.
BELL AWARD PRESENTED TO
YOUNG VOLUNTEER
A special presentation was made by
Gill Noble, Chairman of the Woodhall
Spa Cottage Museum, at the Christmas
Coffee morning in St. Peter’s Hall, of
the Bell Award to young volunteer Jenny
Baker. Jenny has been a volunteer at the
museum for almost two years. During this
time she has worked with different teams,
the Education team, Gardening team
and now she works every week with the
Administrator honing her IT skills. She is
always willing to take on any task she is
asked to do. The directors were very happy
to present her with the Bell Award.
Candlelit
Carol
Concert at
Tattershall
Castle and
Holy Trinity
Church,
Tattershall
On Saturday 6th December the annual Candlelit Carol Concert was
held at Tattershall Castle and Holy
Trinity Church to the accompaniment of the Mareham le Fen Victory
Band. The numbers of people attending this special event continues
to grow every year with many children, of all ages present.
The programme started at the Castle where the Band played to a very
full parlour and continued into the
atmospheric surroundings of Holy
Trinity Church where mulled wine,
Tea, Coffee and mince pies were en-
joyed by all before the lights where
extinguished and the candles lit.
Traditional Christmas Carols were
heartily sung complemented with
readings depicting the meaning
of Christmas. The highlight of the
event was the many children who
volunteered to sing “Away in the
Manager” in front of the audience.
After the service many enjoyed
a visit to the Crib and many warm
comments were made about the
special evening.
Our grateful thanks go out to the
Mareham Band and Paul Robinson
from the National Trust for his help
and enthusiastic rendering from
Charles Dickens “Christmas Carol”.
It is hoped to repeat the event on the
5th December 2015.
The Bell Award is given from time to
time to a young person who has done
something of merit for the Museum. The
award came about as a result of a burglary
at the Museum when the Bell Cup, which
belonged to the Woodhall Spa Agricultural
Show Society, was stolen. The Bell family,
who had donated the cup, had retained
the rights to it, donated the insurance
payment to the Museum, but asked that the
memory of Joseph Bell be maintained. The
Museum Trustees at the time agreed to do
this through the Bell Award.
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Coningsby &
Tattershall
Lions Club
Coningsby & Tattershall Lions were very
pleased to escort Santa around Coningsby,
Tattershall and Mareham Le Fen during
December making the young and the
young at heart very happy. Donations were
received and the Lions are grateful for
each and every contribution; every penny
collected will go to good causes. Not one
penny is spent on administration.
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Santa and helpers out and about
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Baking for Children in Need
JOIN YOUR LOCAL LADIES CIRCLE
IN THEIR MEMBERSHIP BOOST
Members of local group Woodhall Spa
and District Ladies Circle are organising
a “new members” night on Wednesday
21st January to encourage other likeminded women aged between 18-45 to get
involved and find out more about the great
activities they organise.
The group’s main objective is to offer
a varied and active social programme of
events where members can enjoy trying
out new experiences, whilst making
friends and helping with fundraising
activities to raise money for local, national
and international charities.
Since joining Woodhall ladies circle,
new member Trudy has found the last few
months to be quite a whirlwind of activity.
Trudy said “I hadn’t heard about the Ladies
Circle organisation until I moved into the
local area. I wanted to make more friends
locally and saw information on Facebook.
And what a network this has proved to be!
Since joining, I have made a large circle
of friends in my local area of Woodhall
Spa and enjoyed nights out trying new
things such as Rock Climbing in Lincoln,
learning upcycling techniques in Louth
and an evening of Tapas in Woodhall
Spa. I’ve also had the opportunity to
really help make a difference within my
local community through volunteering at
Woodhall Christmas Market, and getting
involved in bigger events such as the
BBC Children in Need fundraising Bake a
Difference event in Lincoln.
Woodhall’s “Sampling Supper” night
on Wednesday 21st January will be held
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from 8pm-10.30pm at The Golf Hotel
in Woodhall Spa. We will be trying out
different dishes in preparation for our
Summer Rally event in July. Anyone
interested is invited to get in touch. The
Woodhall Spa and District ladies circle
group meets every month, normally a
Wednesday.
“Being part of Ladies Circle also means
that there is always something interesting
going on, and I was very pleasantly
surprised to find the majority of social
activities very reasonably priced, with
something for everyone on offer” said
Angela.
“I used to sit at home wondering what
would be on the television each night
before I joined Circle and now my diary’s
packed full with loads of varied and
interesting activities! In the past we’ve
been bollywood dancing, driven tractors
and had a go at drumming, I’m having so
much fun – every night’s a good night with
Ladies Circle.”
Ladies Circle is the sister organisation to
Round Table and is open to all women aged
between 18-45. There are Ladies Circle
groups in 34 countries, across Europe,
Africa and Asia. There are over 130 Circle
groups in the UK and they work closely
with the Round Table on large charitable
projects such as BBC Children in Need and
CRUK Race for Life.
Join Woodhall Spa and District Ladies
Circle on 21st January to find out more.
Anybody interested can also find out
more details at www.ladiescircle.co.uk/
woodhallspa or email
[email protected].
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completely with “Angel in Blue”. We
were treated to Latin American music, a
medley of The Platters, then The Shadows
and much, much more. After a very
enthusiastic reception at the end of the
concert he played “The Clarinet Polka” as
his encore.
The first concert in the New Year
takes place on Tuesday 20th January and
features the very popular and versatile
Matthew Bason. Matthew is a great all
round entertainer and as well as playing
his Roland Atelier 350c, he plays the
Accordion and he sings. He has played in
Europe, America and Australia, so he is a
truly international artist and he often can be
heard on BBC Radio 2 on “The Organist
Entertains”.
The concert is at St. Peter’s Hall, The
Broadway, Woodhall Spa, on Tuesday
January 20th and begins at 7.30 pm. As
always, visitors will be very welcome, so
if you fancy an evening of outstanding
musical entertainment, do please come
along. Admission for visitors is only
£6.00. For further details please contact the
Chairman, Philip Groves on 01526 353225
or visit our website –
www.woodhallspa-organ.co.uk.
January’s artist is Matthew Bason
Woodhall Spa
& District
Organ Society
Our Christmas concert was given by
Andrew Nix on 9th December. In spite of
a very miserable evening, a good crowd
gathered and they were amply rewarded
by a superb concert. Andrew was really
on top form and played a wide variety
of different styles, plus some medleys of
Christmas music as well. He opened with
a march from the film “Brassed Off” called
“Death or Glory” and then changed style
Tattershall Village Hall Carol Concert
Tattershall Village Hall held it’s Annual Carol Concert on December 7th. In addition
to the Community Carol singing, children from Holy Trinity C of E school and
Tattershall Primary school participated. Lynne, Phoebe and Hermione Hawkins also
performed solos. The festive evening concluded with the Rotary Club of Woodhall
Spa and Coningsby & Tattershall Lions Club making charity donations to 10 local
worthy causes.
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Focus on
Local Businesses
There is little wonder that Brant Travel
Specialists find themselves winning
another award.
Not only have the agency previously won
the ABTA award for outstanding customer
service, they have just been awarded the
BEST INDEPENDENT AGENT for
EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT for JET2
HOLIDAYS in 2014.
Their staff pride themselves on their high
standard of customer service, they believe
that if they give good service clients will
return, and feel that Jet2 Holidays are a
perfect partner as they now have a very
comprehensive programme from East
Midlands Airport.
Brant Travel Specialist believe dedication,
professionalism and customer care as well
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Woodhall Spa & District Branch
Royal British Legion
The Branch meets on the second
Tuesday of the Month at 7:30 PM at
The Woodhall Spa Conservative Club,
Spa Road.
New members are always welcome.
More information about the Branch
can be found on our web site at: http://
community.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
rblwoodhallspaanddistrictbranch/index.
Woodhall Spa Parent and
Toddler Group Come along to our large
friendly toddler group at St
Peter’s church hall, Woodhall
every Wednesday in term time
from 9.30 - 11am. £1.50 per
child or £2 for 2 or more, come
for a play, sing song and a nice
cuppa and a chat. All ages
welcome from baby to pre
schoolers. Juice and biscuits
included!
Toy donations always welcome
For more information call
Helen on 07821838678 or
email
[email protected]
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Woodhall Spa Organ
Society Programme
“When you wish
upon a Star”
We would like to thank
everyone who has
supported us in 2014 and
wish you all a Happy New
Year.
Pat and Sandra, Team
Woodhall Spa
CONINGSBY BAPTIST CHURCH
127 High Street
LN4 4RF
Services: Sunday at 10:30
tel: 01526 343203
mobile: 07986 749 729
email:
[email protected]
web:
www.coningsbybaptistchurch.org
THE WELCOME CLUB
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
16TH JANUARY
All are welcome for a cuppa
and a chat!
We’re open alternate Fridays from
10am until noon
The Community Centre, Alexandra
Tuesday January 20th at
7.30pm there will be Matthew
Bason playing his Rowland AT
350C organ at St Peters Hall,
Woodhall Spa at 7.30 pm
Admission is visitors £6
and Members £4.50. All are
welcome.
WOODHALL SPA MEN’S PROBUS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
AT THEIR MEETINGS ON THE LAST
WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
IN THE MONK’S ROOM AT THE
ABBEY LODGE. TATTERSHALL ROAD,
WOODHALL SPA.
WE ARRIVE AT ABOUT 12.30pm TO SIT
DOWN FOR OUR MEAL AT 1pm.
AFTERWARDS AN INTERESTING
SPEAKER.
Come for lunch and make new
friends At The Lunch Club
In The Community Centre
Alexandra Road, Woodhall Spa
On any
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
Between 11.45-01.15
Two courses with coffee/tea
For £3.50
Contact Dawn Martin 351766
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Services in Bain Valley Group for January 2015 CONINGSBY, TATTERSHALL AND DISTRICT
Sunday 4th January: 9am Morning Payer at Kirkby on Bain;
10am Sung Eucharist at Tattershall
Tuesday 6th January:
10am Morning Prayer at Coningsby
Wednesday 7th January:
7pm Holy Communion at Coningsby
Sunday 11th January:
8am Morning Prayer at Tattershall; 9am
Morning Prayer at Roughton; 10am Sung
Eucharist at Coningsby
Tuesday 13th January:
10am Morning Prayer at Coningsby
Wednesday 14th January:
7pm Evening Prayer at Coningsby
Sunday 18th January:
10am Sung Eucharist at Tattershall; 6pm
Evening Eucharist at Kirkby on Bain
Tuesday 20th January:
10am Morning Prayer at Coningsby
Wednesday 21st January:
7pm Holy Communion at Coningsby
Sunday 25th January:
8am Morning Prayer at Tattershall;
10am Sung Eucharist at Coningsby; 6pm
Evening Eucharist at Roughton
Tuesday 27th January:
10am Morning Prayer at Coningsby
Wednesday 28th January:
7pm Evening Prayer at Coningsby
CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL WI
A new year and lots to look forward to at
Coningsby & Tattershall WI. We ease gently
into the year at our January meeting with
a light-hearted quiz or two and a pot luck
supper and in February there will be a talk
on Pow Cottage, Tattershall, possibly the
oldest property in the village (apart from the
Castle that is). No doubt we will find out. At
our AGM in March we have a review of the
past year and sometimes pass a resolution for
future meetings. From experience of other
organisations people tend to stay clear of the
AGM in case they go home with a job they
didn’t really want but that doesn’t happen at
WI! After the business part of the meeting
we will be having samples of members’
favourite recipes – what better reason to
come along. April’s meeting is entitled
“Corsets, Cammies, Swimsuits and Smiles”
and sound as though it will be a lot of fun!
The programme for the following months is
still in the planning stages but it will be based
on suggestions put forward by our members
so everyone can have a say in what goes on.
2015 sees the centenary of the WI in
England and Wales which will be celebrated
at the national AGM at the Royal Albert
Hall in June when delegates from all over
the country will be able to attend. For
those that can’t go it is intended to relay the
meeting to cinemas at various locations. The
Lincolnshire North Federation, which local
WIs are part of, will also be celebrating during
the year. Before then there are calligraphy
and water colour painting courses on offer
and a two day outing taking in the National
Memorial Arboretum and a visit to Adam
Henson’s farm.
The WI really does have something
for everyone and we are always pleased to
see visitors at our meetings on the second
Thursday of the month at Coningsby
Community Hall starting at 7.15 pm. For
more information contact Janet on 01205
280336 or Anne on 01526 343275.
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BRANCH ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Coningsby, Tattershall and District Branch
of the Royal British Legion recently held
their annual Grand Draw and Christmas
Quiz at the Fortescue Arms, Tattershall,
which proved to be very successful, raising
over £300.
We would like to thank all of the local
businesses who supported us, and the
many people who purchased draw tickets
and/or donated prizes for the raffle.
We will be holding our next Quiz Night
at the Fortescue Arms Tattershall, in
Tattershall Market Place, on Wednesday
18th February 2015, commencing at
7.30pm and look forward to seeing as
many quizzers as possible there for a fun
night out.
Our Branch will have a new meeting
venue as from January 2015, at the Lions
Den in Silver Street Coningsby. Our
meeting nights are on the second Tuesday
of each month, except for August, starting
at 7.30pm. We are always looking for new
members to join us, and would particularly
welcome serving members of the Armed
Forces to come and join us. You do not
have to have served in the Armed Forces
to be a member of the Royal British Legion
- all you need to do is to support us, and
hopefully, to take an active part in our
organisation. We want to hold more social
events in 2015, but we need to get members
who want to both organise and take part in
these events on board. We are open to all
ideas so if you would like to join us please
do.
For further information on the Royal
British Legion, please either visit the
Royal British Legion website or contact
John Crockett, Branch Vice Chairman and
Publicity Officer, Coningsby, Tattershall
and District Branch, on 01526 343004.
John Crockett
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East Lindsey District
Council News Round-up
District Councillors agree to start a process which has the ability to
protect the character and appearance of Woodhall Spa Conservation
Area
At a meeting on 10th December Councillors agreed to start the process
which could lead to the implementation of measures to protect the
character and appearance of Woodhall Spa Conservation Area.
With the support of the Woodhall Spa Parish Council and its Heritage
Subgroup, the District Council is proposing to use two planning tools,
the creation of a Local Development Order and implementation of an
Article 4 Direction. This could bring potentially harmful development in
Woodhall Spa Conservation Area into planning control whilst at the same
time allowing development that will either enhance the conservation area
or not harm it, to be carried out without the need to apply for planning
permission.
Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Planning, Councillor Craig
Leyland, said: “These measures are seen as an innovative way of
encouraging beneficial change and streamlining the planning process. It
will enable the Council to help protect the uniqueness of Woodhall Spa.”
The move is subject to a legal process which does include a period
of public consultation which will be undertaken in the Spring 2015 in
conjunction with the emerging Woodhall Spa Neighbourhood Plan.
The Council would encourage the residents of Woodhall Spa to support
the neighbourhood planning process and actively engage with the
consultation.
For further information on Neighbourhood Planning, Local
Development Orders and Article 4 Directions go to www.e-lindsey.
gov.uk/woodhallplanning
Do you know what you can put in each of your bins?
In the run up to Christmas it is worth remembering what can and can’t be
disposed of in each or your bins.
Wrapping paper, greetings cards, cardboard packaging and clean foil
and tins can all be disposed of in your grey recycling bin, but carrier bags,
plastic sacks, bin bags and food bags must all be disposed of in your
black domestic waste bin.
Even bags that have been used to collect recyclable material in the
home must be disposed of in the black bag once the recyclable material
has been emptied into the grey bin as they can contaminate the recyclable
material and can cause a whole lorry of materials to be rejected. And,
vegetable peelings must be put into the black bin.
Due to the highly toxic chemicals that they contain batteries should
not be disposed of in either your grey or black bin as they can not only
contaminate recyclable waste but also contaminate drinking water sources
if left to deteriorate.
Many large supermarkets or electrical retailers have battery recycling
points to dispose of batteries safely or alternatively you can take them
to any Household Waste Recycling Centre to correctly dispose of them.
To find your nearest centre visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/recycle-forlincolnshire.
Portfolio Holder for the Environment, Councillor Steve O’Dare, said:
“It is important that you put the correct items into each bin so that it can
be properly disposed of. Putting the wrong items in bins can cause entire
lorries full of recyclable waste to be contaminated. It is not difficult –
simply check online what can and can’t be put into each bin.”
East Lindsey District Council is responsible for the collection of your
wheeled bins, it then passes the waste on to Lincolnshire Council which is
responsible for the disposal of this waste.
East Lindsey District Council awards £47,000 to local community
projects
Eleven local community projects have been offered £47,397 worth of grant
funding from East Lindsey District Council in the latest round of the Large
Community Grants Scheme.
These new grants raise the total amount awarded during 2014/15 to
£104,796 and to more than £767,000 in total since the scheme was launched
six years ago.
Portfolio Holder for Communities, and Community Grants Panel
Chairman, Councillor Sandra Harrison, said: “Once again it has been a
challenging task for the Community Grants Panel to decide how best to
award the remaining grant funding and we are very pleased to be able
to support such a variety of projects and initiatives from right across the
District.
“The investment in the Community Grants Scheme not only continues
to encourage broader community activity and opportunity but also helps
to attract even larger amounts of match grant funding from regional and
national sources.”
Among the funding awarded was £8,000 to New Bolingbroke
Community Group towards restoring the windows and doors at the Grade
II listed New Bolingbroke Town Hall. On behalf of the Group, Sheila Bent
said: “For the people in New Bolingbroke the Town Hall provides the only
meeting place in the village. The money will go towards replacing the
decaying windows and doors and making the Hall amore comfortable and
attractive place for people to come together whilst preserving an historic
building for future generations. We are very grateful for this contribution.”
And, £6,965 was awarded to Mablethorpe Town Council towards an
improved heating system in the Mablethorpe Community Hall. In a joint
statement, Mablethorpe Community Hall Committee and the Town Council,
said: “Following effective partnership working Mablethorpe Town Council
and Mablethorpe Community Hall Committee are delighted to have received
a 50 per cent match fund grant from the District Council towards the cost of
replacing the heating system within Mablethorpe Community Hall.
“The community hall is a much needed and well used community asset
and the heating replacement will ensure the hall can operate for the residents
of the parish through the autumn and winter month for years to come. The
project is expected to take around seven days to complete and user groups
are asked to be understanding during the period of disruption.”
The other grants awarded in this round included:
* £4,085 to Woodhall Spa 1940’s Festival to support an enhanced
schedule of activities focussing on the 80th Anniversary of the start of World
War II;
* £1,814 to Coningsby Town Council towards the installation of electric
points and brackets in the Town Centre for enhanced festive decorations.
Although the Large Community Grants Scheme is now closed for the
2014/15 financial year, there is still approximately £60,000 still available for
award through the Councillors’ Community Grant Scheme, where smaller
grants of up to £1,000 can be awarded by Local Ward Councillors. You
should contact your local District Councillor(s) for more information.
To be added to the mailing list to receive updates regarding these grant
schemes email [email protected] or call the Community
Grants Team on 01507 601111.
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Vehicle heritage day
plan motors ahead
Woodhall Spa’s Jubilee Park will be the focus
of motorists on two, three and four wheels from
all over Lincolnshire for the 2015 Drive It Day
on April 26th.
They’ll be taking part in a classic motoring
event to commemorate 64 pioneers of more
than a century ago, who set out on an unheardof 1,000-mile marathon trial, driving from
London to Scotland and back – no mean feat in
1900!
“They might have suspected that motor
vehicles were about to change our lives, but they
can’t have imagined by just how much,”said
event organiser Malcolm Brown. “We want
to recognise that expedition by showing the
classic vehicles which exist today because of
the same kind of love for motoring people still
feel.”
He said the event, staged on the Sunday
closest to the actual Trial start date of April 23rd
1900, was open to anyone with ‘an interesting
vehicle to display’. “Our objective is to
show and wow the public with the scope of
interesting vehicles represented by the classic
vehicle movement, and to indulge them in a
large, heart-warming portion of nostalgia.
“Whether they’re a club member or coming
under their own steam, the event will be an
opportunity to meet like-minded enthusiasts
and show your pride and joy to an admiring
public.
“To make the day more worthwhile, we
also plan to have live music during the day and
to provide a range of catering options as well
as stands for specialist suppliers and services
including an autojumble. And, as it’s a Sunday,
we’ve even arranged for a short church service
before the event!”
He said the event would be free for the
public, but would be run on a not-for-profit
basis. “However, sadly, you don’t get owt
for nowt these days, so we’ll be asking for a
small donation towards our costs from the
exhibitors,” said Malcolm. “Anything left over
will be given to charity.”
More information at http://www.sbc.comxa.
com/county-drive-it-day-history.html
TATTERSHALL
WITH THORPE
PARISH COUNCIL
1. Neighbourhood Plan Meeting on Tuesday
20th January 2015 from 7pm : venue to be
confirmed. For Tattershall, Tattershall Thorpe
and Coningsby parishes.
2. Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council
have a new look parish Website www.
tattershallwiththorpe.co.uk and anyone wishing
to supply items/articles/photos/history/links for
this website should contact the parish clerk,
Mrs Karen Elliott on tattershallthorpe@tiscali.
co.uk or via the parish office.
3. Tattershall and Tattershall Thorpe have two
flag poles and for a small donation to charity
anyone who lives in either parish can ask for
a flag to be flown to commemorate a special
occasion. Please contact any Tattershall with
Thorpe parish councillor for further information
(see advert).
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