discovering bourne issue 005, january 2012

Issue 5 / January 2012

BourneDiscovering

AlsoNew Year New You: Meet the winner of our makeover competitionHints and tips to keep the cold at bay this monthDoes Bourne want a skateboard park - find out inside!

Wina pamper

day at Ragdale Hall

PLUS Win a night at The Angel

Hotel

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COMPETITION CORNER

WIN! A romantic night for two at The Angel Hotel

e’ve got a night at Bourne’s premier hotel up for grabs along with a meal for two people. And to be in with a chance to win all you have to do is write and tell us what you like about Discovering Bourne magazine.Situated in the heart of Bourne the Angel Hotel has played a key part in the history of the town. In the 1800’s it served as an important posting house during coaching days as Bourne was one of the main routes from Lincoln and York to London.Nowadays it is so much more than just a hotel. With a brasserie restaurant, an award-winning coffee shop, a cocktail bar, the Coach House function room and 12 individually designed ensuite hotel rooms the hotel is a perfect venue for every occasion.

Our winner and their guest can stay any time of the year depending on availability.

To enter, tell us what you love best about Discovering Bourne and don’t forget to include your name, address and

phone number. Write to us at: The Angel Competition, Discovering Bourne, c/o Bourne Leisure Centre, Queens Road, Bourne PE10 9DX. Or enter by email to

[email protected] with Angel Competition in the subject heading.

The winner will be the first name drawn on January 30th, 2012.

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irst of all I would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year from all of us at Discovering Bourne. January is traditionally dark, gloomy and freezing cold. Don’t be cold this month – see page 25 for tips to stay cosy and warm plus an amazing money-saving offer to get your loft insulated from local company Branch Bros.

I had a lovely day with Gill Ashby, winner of our New Year, New You makeover competition. See pages 18 and 19 for her story. Many thanks to all the local businesses who helped make Gill’s day so special – and made Gill look so gorgeous at the end of the day!

Two more exciting developments for the magazine. First of all we’re on Twitter now so follow us @Bourne_magazine and don’t forget to check out our facebook page Discovering Bourne. Also we have welcomed on board our newest contributor Deputy Mayor Helen Powell who will be writing for us alongside Mayor Brenda Johnson.

Last but certainly not least make sure you enter our two fantastic competitions this month. A reader and a guest can win a day at Ragdale Hall Health Hydro near Melton Mowbray worth £164. Plus a night for two at Bourne’s premier hotel The Angel with dinner is up for grabs for one lucky reader and their guest.

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me with community news and events this month. Keep them coming and I will do my best to include them in the magazine.

◌ Editor Sally Hunt◌ Website www.discoveringbourne.co.uk◌ Operations Director Andrew Armstrong◌ Sales Director Dawn King◌ Accounts Wendy Chapman◌ Page Design Natasha Shiels◌ ContributorsHelen Powell PC Nick Smith Rex NeedleJo SunnerBranch BrosAnimates Veterinary ClinicPaul RossLee Morley Pixel KingWaterside Garden CentreGordon Lack

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Editorial: Sally Hunt 07933 [email protected]/o Bourne Leisure Centre, Queens Road, PE10 9DX

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Front cover photographed by Lee Morley


Deputy Mayor

Helen Powell wishes residents a Happy New

Year and looks ahead at exciting plans for 2012!

can’t believe how fast the last year has flown. I had a great year as Deputy Mayor, helping Brenda by attending functions when she was unable to attend in September because of a knee operation.

We’re living in changing times, with the economy being destabilised by the euro, but there’s so much more we can do to ensure we all enjoy our marvellous town of Bourne.

In June this year the Queen celebrates her diamond jubilee and the celebrations in Bourne promise to be full of fun and excitement. Make sure you’re here from the 1st to the 5th and invite family to stay too. There will be a lot to enjoy. Bourne Round Table are organising a special event – more details about that will be revealed in the coming months.

Bourne Classic Car show organisers are also arranging a huge event in the summer due to it being 50 years since Bourne hit the world headlines when Graham Hill won the World Championships driving a Raymond Mays OBE BRM racing car.

Baldocks Mill will be open with lots to see. There will be exhibitions, teas, Charles Worth gowns on display, railway memorabilia, Victorian markets and other fancy dress street markets. Start thinking of something to do to celebrate these occasions. It will be great to be able to say: “I was there, I saw that!”

The wonderful achievements of all those who

have worked so hard for the annual Bourne in Bloom competition has resulted in the Silver-Gilt award. Maybe this year if we all help a little more we could change that to a coveted GOLD award? By hanging out a hanging basket or pot we could sway the judge’s decision. I am pricing up some brackets, baskets and plants to offer them planted ready to hang, to our shopkeepers in the town centre. If anyone can help me please contact me and we’ll find somewhere to house and plant them up.

Lots of people have asked me why we don’t have a bandstand. Years ago Bourne used to have its own Brass Band run by Bill Smith – maybe we will again? We will then need a regal place to put the band – any ideas? Young children could have ‘story time’ there. Students can hold exhibitions there and our Senior Citizens could again have memorable brass band concerts. I have seen some really nice designs and have been looking at quotes.

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If you would like to get in touch with Helen regarding anything in this article please email her at [email protected] with Helen Powell in the subject heading. Otherwise you can write to her Helen Powell, Discovering Bourne, c/o Bourne Leisure Centre, Queens Road, Bourne PE10 9DX.

How to get in touch


oes Bourne want a Skatepark?D

The people of Bourne answer with a resounding YES! long-running on/off project to build a skatepark in Bourne could be back on now that a piece of land has been offered to the Dimension Park Committe. But the committee is wondering if there is sufficient interest in having the park.

Committee member, Nelly Jones, Bourne Town Council’s Town Clerk , said: “We need to find out if there is still an interest in having a

skateboard park and helping establish build one and maintain it in the future.

“There seem to be less youths about – is skateboarding, BMX and rollerskating still popular? If it is then this could be a realistic opportunity to finally get a skate park built.”Sally Hunt took to the streets of Bourne to find out what the townspeople really think.

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Yvonne Dennis (left) said: “I think the kids in Bourne are poorly done by. There is not enough facilities for them in the town. Nothing to occupy them. I brought up three children and there is nowhere for them to go.” Cis Handley (right) agreed. She said: “There needs to be somewhere and children would use a park. There’s nothing for them now except for getting into mischief.”

Julie McCutcheon runs Julie’s Cafe in the Burghley Centre. She said: “A skate park would be a good idea. Groups of youths tend to use the car park and path outside here as a skating area. Sometimes there can be a group of twenty or thirty out there. It’s a little bit intimidating although they’re friendly enough.” Her husband Peter agreed. He said: “It would be better for the kids to skate somewhere designed for it rather than on the streets.”

Anne Elvy works in the Cancer Research charity shop in the Burghley Centre. She said: “It would be great, anything to get kids doing things. The kids just seem to wander the streets with nothing to do – a skateboard park would give them an interest.

Martin Redman, a Bourne resident , said he would like to know where the proposed land is. He said: “It would be a great opportunity for the young and I’m all for it but if it is going to be right next door to where I live I might not be so keen! “

Dot Spooner (left) and her daughter Sarah Hill (right) would welcome a skate park. Sarah said: “I have four kids aged between ten and 15 and I know they would definitely use it. As well as being a great facility it would be a place to meet up and make new friends. There’s not really much round here for teenage kids and you see them wandering round the town. My children want to go to ‘the shops’ but unless they have some money and need to buy something I don’t really like them just wandering round.”

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Local History

ater is the centre of this historic community and its source is St Peter’s Pool or the Wellhead, a natural feature just a few steps from the town centre.

The circular, clay-lined and embanked pool is reputedly fed by seven springs and would have provided an abundant supply for the early settlers. It is the water or the stream that flows from it that gives Bourne its name, from the Old English word burna which was common in the early Anglo-Saxon period and is found in its modern form, particularly in Scotland, as burn meaning stream or spring.

The pool is possibly one of the most ancient sites of artesian water supplies in England, figuring prominently in the development of the town from the earliest times, and it is inevitable that remarkable traditions have gathered around it.

One of these was still current in the mid-19th century and asserted that the Bourne Eau flowed underground from Stoke Rochford, sixteen miles away, and that a white duck which was immersed at Stoke, was later seen to rise at the Wellhead. Another slice of local folklore suggests that the pool is bottomless and that swimming there or even trying to clean it out might end in tragedy because those who venture into the water are likely to be swallowed

up and never seen again but both tales owe more to the imagination than actuality.

The pool has not always been respected as a place of antiquity and in the 19th century it was used for the dumping of rubbish and pet owners could often be seen washing their dogs in the water.

But during Edwardian times and well into the 20th century, the pool was maintained as a local beauty spot, lovingly cared for as a favourite place for weekend walks by people dressed in their Sunday best, the place to be and be seen. Photographs from the period show a pleasant and attractive amenity with a wooden walkway that has since disappeared and mute swans gliding gracefully across the clear blue surface while as late as the 1960s, enthusiasts spent many happy hours sailing radio-controlled boats on the water.

The pool and the surrounding Wellhead Gardens have been administered by Bourne United Charities since 1945 and a programme of maintenance and improvement is now underway to ensure that this tranquil spot will remain a place of public enjoyment in the years to come.

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Discovering St Peter’s Poolby Rex Needle

© REX NEEDLE 2011 Archive photograph shows St Peter’s Pool in 1910.


WHi everybody, I do hope you all had a good Christmas and a happy new year!

Policing your Area Watch out for thieves

By PC Nick Smith

e are now into year 2012 and again we look at what this year will bring. As you are aware if you listen to the news we are having an increase in scrap metal thefts, cable thefts and recently drain covers, this is very dangerous as it could cause serious damage to vehicles or injury to persons.

If you see a scrap vehicle driving around your area then please don’t hesitate to call the Police on the new non emergency number 101. If however you see an offence of metal theft taking place then please call the Police on the 999 system.

I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that Lincolnshire Police is moving with the times and Bourne and Billingborough Neighbourhood Police Team are on Facebook and you can even follow us on twitter @bourneboro.

I would encourage everybody to sign up for Lincolnshire Alert (see opposite). If you are unable to get on the website or would prefer the personal touch telephone PCSO Parrott on 07939312871 and he will be able to assist you in getting set up.

On the 21/11/11 I attended Bourne Westfield Primary School to hand out the winning prize for the Bike Safety and Maintenance competition. The winner was a young boy called Matt Jones and he was in year 5.

I would like to thank all the children who took part in this competition it was very refreshing to see that the children took on board what I was saying.

Thanks, PC Nick Smith Bourne and Billingborough Beat ManagerBourne Police Station 01778 393744 or 101 (non-emergency number)

Lincolnshire Alert is a two-way communication system designed to put you in touch with Lincolnshire Police and Neighbourhood Watch. It is totally free and really simple.

All you need to do is go on the website www.lincolnshirealert.co.uk, click the sign-up button and enter your postcode. Choose a relevant site to join from the ones listed and register your details on the safe and secure form.

You are then able to help fight crime, stay safe and be informed. Your issues will also be listened to and responded to.

Lincolnshire Alert


Finance

Our Finance Expert Paul Ross gives advice on

how to save for children

Child Trust Fund A long-term tax-free savings account for children born between 01/09/02 and 02/01/11.Anybody can put money into the account but from 01/11/11 there is a limit of £3,600 a year for all contributions.The child has control at age 18.

Junior ISA – launched in November 2011. Any child can hold this tax-free account provided they are under 18, live in the UK and do not already have a Child Trust Fund.Can hold one cash and one ‘stocks and shares’ Junior ISA.Anyone can put money into the account but limit for payments in any tax year is £3,600.The Junior ISA belongs to the child. They have access at 18 but if the money is then left in it will automatically become an ISA.

Pension You can start a pension for a child at any age and anyone with a vested interest in the child may contribute.Contribute up to £2,880 each year and fund receives £720 from HMRC. £3,600 each year from age 2 with 3% annual growth will produce a pot of £675,000 at age 65!

Trust funds A trust may be set up for the benefit of the child but the trustees can keep full control of the distribution of funds from the trust.A useful vehicle to protect young people from themselves and trustees can retain control beyond child attaining 18.

Premium bond Parents, guardians, grandparents or even great-grandparents can invest for children under 16 – minimum holding is £100, maximum £30,000The odds of winning £1m in any one draw are about 42.5 billion to 1, but winnings are tax free and it just might be the parents writing a Christmas list next year…

NS&I Children’s Bonus Bond Anyone aged 16 or over can invest for anyone under 16. Min investment is £25 and maximum £3,000; offered in 5 year fixed terms which can run until the child’s 21st birthday. Current issue pays 2.5% p.a. tax free at end of fixed term.

Friendly Society Children’s Bond They are tax free long term investments. Select a savings term of 10 years or more up to child attaining 21 so some choice over when the child has access. Savings Accounts Everyone has a personal allowance (currently £7,475) and children may receive interest without having the tax deducted (Form R85 required)Savings accounts can be opened with as little as £1 and there are often incentives for regular savers.

Piggy Bank This system relies on the economic principle of inertia (some say this is a key part of government policy), which assumes that, once the money has been stored in a jar and out of sight; it is not worth removing the lid until the jar is full.

The need for financial assistance from parents and grandparents appears to be ever increasing. So what better way for you to start off the New Year than to start giving your money away! Here’s a few ways to in which to do it:

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Technology

Back to the startRob Grant looks at how to restore your computer to its original ‘as new’ state

How nice would it be if you could switch on your PC or laptop and have it behave in exactly the same way as it did when you unboxed it? Lots of speed, lots of room, organised files and a cleaned up Windows registry!

Restoring your computer to the factory default settings will involve the formatting of your hard drive and a reinstallation of Windows, but those things need not intimidate because the entire procedure is automated.

Before we begin it is very important to understand that restoring your computer to the factory default settings will erase all data files. Ensure that you have stored all your pictures, videos and other important files to a memory stick before you begin. Similarly, once your computer has reset itself any stored passwords, bookmarks and all website login details will be lost. If you do not have a list of online accounts with respective login details then I would definitely recommend making one. For security reasons do not store such a list on your PC.

The first step in the process is actually different depending on the brand of your computer. When you first switch on, at the first sign of life repeatedly tap one of the F keys on the top row of your keyboard. Most often it will be F5, F8, F10 or F12. Keep trying until you arrive at a black screen containing an advanced boot menu. The menu contains different starting options for Windows and an option to either repair your computer, restore your computer or return your computer to the factory setting

(again depending on the brand of your computer). It will hopefully be very obvious which option leads to the repair/restore function.

Once you have selected the restore options reformatting will begin. You will be prompted for basic information such as your country of residence. Simply follow the prompts and within seconds your computer will begin to reformat. This may take some time and at some points it may appear like everything has frozen, It is best to go make a nice cup of tea at this stage!

Once the format is complete, Windows will restart your computer then automatically begin to reinstall itself to the same condition it was in when it was originally unboxed. This could also take a little time but I would say no longer than an hour or two. During this part of the process you will also be promoted for basic set up information including connecting to the internet and creating yourself a Windows user login.

And now you’re up and running. You can begin to reinstall your favourite programs knowing that you have a fresh, revitalised computer that is guaranteed to have no viruses or other malware. The added bonus is that you should now also be operating at full speed.

First Steps

You are very welcome to contact me for more details or advice, please feel free.


A relaxing Spa Day for two at Ragdale HallWIN

ere’s your chance to follow through with that New Year’s Resolution to get fitter and healthier in 2012! One lucky reader and a guest of their choice can win an Experience Day at Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa – worth £164. The day begins at 10.30am and a light lunch in the Verandah Bar is also included in the package. Departure is at 6.30pm so there is plenty of time to enjoy some me-time using the spa facilities. Relax in the Thermal Spa including the gorgeous candle pool, indoor/outdoor waterfall pool and a series of heat and water experiences. Also included is the use of the 25m indoor swimming pool with whirlpool, cascade and massage jets, unrestricted use of steam room and sanarium, use of the gym with a choice of 18 free exercise and relaxation classes and a choice of four water exercise sessions in the

separate exercise pool. Ragdale Hall is located in the rolling Leicestershire countryside. It combines state-of-the-art facilities with the charm of traditional Victorian architecture to create one of the most luxurious and relaxing health spas in the country and was recently voted Best Spa in Europe. For further details see the website www.ragdalehall.co.uk or telephone 01664 434831.

To enter the competition send your name, address and phone number on a postcard or the back of an envelope to Ragdale Hall Competition, Discovering Bourne, c/o Bourne Leisure Centre, Queens Road, Bourne PE10 9DX. Email entries to [email protected]. The winner will be the first name drawn after the closing date of January 30th.

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Body & Beauty

Osteopath Jo Sunner explores the frozen shoulder

The Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

his condition has traditionally been considered a medical enigma! It is considered to be the worst of all shoulder problems and is often the end-point of other problems. It is also, unfortunately a ‘waste can’ diagnosis, often made incorrectly.

Frozen shoulder syndrome is a very painful and debilitating condition of the shoulder characterized by pain and severe stiffness. It is a clinical diagnosis and is only very rarely the result of an underlying disease. Fortunately (and curiously) once cured it (almost) never comes back on the same shoulder. It often comes on for seemingly no reason at all (primary) but may follow a trauma or shoulder surgery (also following breast re-construction.)

Frozen Shoulder Facts:• 2-5% of the population.• It is more common in women (60%)• It is at least five times more common in diabetics• It is slightly more common in patients with Dupytren’s contracture and shares some of the same pathology• It may have a genetic component i.e. it can run in the family• It may well have an hyper responsive auto- immune component• It seems to affect 40-70 year olds (in Japan it is known as 50’s shoulder)• About 15% of people get it on both sides

How long does it last for?Symptoms lasts an average of thirty months (some say longer)

There are four phases to frozen shoulder, (which lasts an average of 30 months). Pre-Freezing (0-1 week) Freezing (1 - 8 months)

T Frozen (9 - 16 months) Thawing (12 - 40 months)

What is happening inside my frozen shoulder?InflammationIn a Frozen Shoulder Syndrome the lax capsular sack becomes sticky and can sometimes though not

always form adhesions; hence the name of the condition. The stickiness is brought on through inflammation; research has pinpointed the source of this is in the rotator interval, in our experience this inflammation often starts in the groove behind the biceps tendon. (This can occur after a small injury, like reaching for the back seat of the car but often you may not remember anything). Once established this inflammation spreads into other shoulder soft-tissues and can cause swelling in other shoulder sacks (bursae). This is because the muscles, ligaments and bursae within the shoulder are very much interconnected.

StiffnessThe stiffness is due to an ‘overreaction’ of the body to the

inflammation (within the rotator interval/biceps groove). The body then seems to ‘switch off’ muscles in a co-ordinated sequence; this sequence is the same for everyone and we call it the ‘capsular pattern’. In less than a week the arm movements start to diminish, and within a few weeks the arm literally becomes frozen and for many, can not be raised more than 40° in any direction. The muscles of the rotator cuff become weak and start slowly to waste away, leaving the arm to hang stiff and immobile.

Mr J. Sunner. DO.BSc(ost). Registered OsteopathTelephone: 01778 391714. Mobile: 07943 336 336www.osteopathclinic.com email: [email protected]

The expert...


What a transformation!Thrilled reader Gill Ashby was the winner of an amazing makeover after entering a competition in Discovering Bourne’s November issue.Fifty-seven-year-old Gill wrote and told us about how her life had changed after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in September last year. The mum-of-two found herself sinking into depression after pain in her joints forced her to give up two of her three jobs. She struggled to walk for short distances as the pain was so severe and felt like her life was over after getting the diagnosis.She said: “I’m on medication now and feel a lot better but I need to get my confidence back and this makeover will be just what is needed to get me back on track.“I know I’ve got something wrong with me for life but I have changed my attitude and know I’ve got to get on with it. Winning this makeover is the icing on the cake – I’m so thrilled.”Gill said her husband, children and six grandchildren were all so excited when they heard she had won. A cleaner for Sense, she said her boss had said to take as long as she liked and not to worry about coming in to work that day! Sister-in-law Maria Eeles came along with Gill for her day of being pampered. She said: “She looks fantastic, it’s just what she needed.”Image consultant Jacqui Helyer spent some time with Gill before her makeover day. She

explained to Gill the type of clothes she should wear – including colour, style and material. She also advised Gill on colouring for her hair. Gill said: “I’ve always wanted to be blonde but Jacqui advised me to keep the base dark and have some gold/copper lowlights!” I will definitely be booking an appointment for colour now.

I can’t believe I look like this. Thank you so much to Discovering Bourne for giving me this opportunity! Gill Ashby

Gill’s hair had no style and her everyday clothes were doing nothing for her shapely figure.

Bojangles stylist Jodie started Gill’s makeover by washing her hair with a thickening shampoo and condition to give it a boost.

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Many thanks to these people who helped make Gill look amazing!Jacqui Helyer 07746 835152 ‘Colour Me Beautiful’Bojangles, Crown Walk, Bourne.Buckles & Bows, Angel Precinct, Bourne .Just Jane, Angel Precinct Bourne.The Range Hair & Beauty, Toft Hotel, Toft.Gordon Lack, photographer.

Gill’s new bob hairstyle is revealed and she is thrilled with the finished result.

Sarah at The Range prepped Gills skin by cleansing, toning and moisturising before applying minimal powder from the Art Deco range. After consulting with Gill she decided to go for a natural look using browns and neutrals – completely different from the heavy eye make-up Gill usually wears.

Gill is delighted with her make-up which shows off her amazing cheek bones and sparkly eyes.

No makeover would be complete without tip-top nails and Anna at Bojangles gives Gill a beautiful French polish using the Geloration range. Gill’s nails were sanitised, shaped and her cuticles buffed before the coats of polish went on.

Taking on board Image Consultant

Jacqui Helyer’s advice Gill chose

a wraparound dress in a fluid

jersey material to complete her final

look. The dress was provided by

Just Jane and accessorised by Buckles & Bows.

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Home & Garden

January 2012 Hints & TipsBy Waterside Garden Centre

Post-Christmas check upKeep your houseplants in tip-top condition and they’ll continue to give you a colourful display for ages. All plants will need watering as and when needed – but make sure you don’t overdo it. Flowering houseplants should be dead-headed regularly and given a weekly to fortnightly feed with a flowering houseplant fertiliser. Foliage plants need regular hand misting or standing on a saucer of damp pebbles or Hortag to maintain humidity around the leaves.

Save waterSave money on your water bill and have a handy source of water that’s perfect for many plants – especially rhododendrons, azaleas and other lime haters by installing a water butt or two. You can buy easy-to-install kits that will link your water butts to each other and to the down pipes of your house or garage – perfect for saving all that rain water.

Reduce weeding timeNow’s the time to plant ground cover shrubs and perennials to help keep weeds down. And to save more time on weeding and give all plants the best possible start, don’t forget to buy weed-suppressing membrane. To hide it, cover with bark, gravel or similar materials.

Top dress containersNow’s a good time to check plants growing in containers. If they have become potbound and the roots completely fill the pot, it may be time to repot them or plant them in the garden.

Those that can remain in their pots for at least another year will benefit from top dressing. Remove the top inch or so of compost and replace it with fresh compost and add a controlled-release fertiliser for perfect results.

Pest watchAlthough it’s too cold outside for most pests and diseases to be active, temperatures indoors are just right. Keep a close eye on plants in the house, greenhouse or conservatory for whitefly, red spider mite, aphids, scale insects and mealybug. In the greenhouse and frames grey mould can be a problem, so keep watering to a minimum, avoid splashing water about and ventilate whenever the weather conditions allow. Outdoors, tidying up and removing any dead plant debris will take away the hiding places for various insect pests.

Dig and CompostI like to get out on a dry day and finish digging my vegetable plot. Remember, good quality tools make digging easy, so a quality spade and fork are a good start. Don’t forget buy the best you can afford. If you have some well rotted compost dig a trench on that vegetable plot and fork into the bottom before digging the next section and then get composting again. There is always somewhere in the garden to place a compost bin, so get composting.


Home & Garden

Get yourself fully insulated for winter and save on costly fuel bills

Millions of homes in Britain are still not adequately insulated and this is costing homeowners considerably more in increased fuel bills as cost of energy continues to rise.There are a number of simple measures you can do yourself to make a significant difference to your household’s energy consumption and start to quickly save you money.

Loft insulationThe recommended thickness for loft insulation is now 270mm and many existing lofts still have far less than this installed. The ‘real cost’ of buying insulation would mean that homeowners would have to wait longer for the savings in fuel bills to pay for the insulation, but now insulation is available to buy at massively subsidised prices which is both initially very affordable and will pay back the relatively small cost in a very short time. This is thanks to the tough targets imposed by the Government on the Big 6 energy companies and as reduction targets are increased so does the need for more subsidised insulation to be installed.

The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (known as CERT) requires energy suppliers to meet reduction targets. This has enabled them to team up with manufacturers of insulation, who have in turn founded special subsidised schemes with their customers (retailers/merchants) who can supply the low cost insulation directly to the homeowners.

One such special scheme is h&b insulation which is available nationwide exclusively through h&b group independent merchants. These merchants are local businesses trading independently, but offering a national supply backed by local service. The loft insulation supplied is the new Knauf Earthwool Mineral Wool Loft Roll available in 100mm and 170mm thicknesses. The new product is manufactured with ECOSE technology from natural and recycled materials – it is so soft and does not feel like any other insulation.

To take advantage of this fantastic offer you have to visit the h&b insulation website www.handbinsulation.com where you can calculate how much you will need and obtain an instant quotation (prices are from only 50p per sq metre inc vat). To proceed with an order simply print off a special voucher allowing you to buy the rolls at the special low cost. You then take the voucher down to your local h&b group stockist and complete the order, make payment and collect your material or arrange delivery – it is that simple.

Branch Bros in Bourne and The Deepings are the h&b group merchant in this area and have plentiful stocks of the new Knauf Earthwool to easily satisfy customer needs. So by taking advantage of this fantastic offer you will be helping the environment, upgrading your home, saving money on your fuel bills and supporting local business!

• Installing draught excluders around doors and older style windows will stop cold draughts and also help to reduce heating bills.• Ensure all exposed pipes at risk of freezing are well insulated – not only does this reduce heat loss on hot water pipes but it prevents the damage caused by freezing pipes. Check outbuildings and other areas of your home that are not heated (e.g. loft) and ensure that all pipes at risk are insulated.• Homes with traditional heating systems with cold water tanks in the loft and copper cylinders in the airing cupboard should ensure that these are well lagged also. Tank jackets and cylinder jackets are available to buy.

Other measures


Pet Page

This month’s expert, veterinarian Jen Tavernor gives advice on

senior dogs and cats hanges attributed to ‘old age’ are very common in older pets. If you have a senior dog or cat you may notice stiffness, bad breath, toileting problems, decreased energy or behaviour changes. Often these problems are caused by a treatable medical condition and diagnosing and managing it may vastly improve your pet’s quality of life.

Arthritis can cause an older cat to spend most of their time sleeping, or may decrease grooming behaviour leading to a matted coat. An older dog may become stiffer and grumpier. There are a large number of different treatment options for this disease including diets, supplements and drugs. Hydrotherapy (swimming in a special pool) for dogs is a good way to maintain the muscles around painful joints; this can alleviate the signs of arthritis and is also good exercise.Dental disease is a common reason for an unhappy pet. Tartar build up can lead to gum damage, loose teeth and pain. It is usually severe before it will cause your pet to eat less. If your pet has a normal appetite it does not necessarily mean they have a healthy mouth! Often the improvement in a pet’s happiness and attitude after dental treatment is striking.Heart disease symptoms can be subtle and include decreased activity, a cough, fainting or shortness of breath. The earlier this disease is detected the better it can be managed, hopefully improving your pet’s longevity as well as quality of life.Inappropriate urination is common and is usually due to poor bladder control and /or excessive urine production. Drugs are available to treat poor bladder control and these are usually very effective. There are various causes

of excessive urine production. Blood and urine tests can usually determine the underlying problem and so enable treatment to be initiated.Cognitive dysfunction causes signs similar to dementia in people. There are various supplements and drugs which can help the older pet who appears to have become forgetful or whose behaviour has changed. The treatments can also help improve energy and activity levels.Kidney disease is very common in older cats and the first noticeable sign is often subtle weight loss. Other symptoms which may be apparent include increased thirst, urination and poor appetite. It is relatively easy to diagnose and the earlier treatment is started, the more effective it is likely to be.

To help your pet as they age it is important that they are up to date with general healthcare measures such as vaccinations and worming treatments. An appropriate high quality diet should be fed. We cannot stop our pets from getting older, but we can help delay the signs of ageing with good management and regular health checks.

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Bourne Abbey Church Church Lane, Bourne PE10 9UQ.01778 424584. [email protected]

Bourne Baptist ChurchWest Street, Bourne PE10 9NE. 01778 424206

Bourne & Deeping RC Church 3 St Gilberts Rd, Bourne PE10 9XB. 07988 682925

Bourne Methodist ChurchAbbey Rd, Bourne. 01778 394380

Bourne Grammar SchoolSouth Rd, Bourne PE10 9JE 01778 422288. [email protected]

Bourne Westfield Primary SchoolWestbourne Park, Bourne PE10 9QS. 01778 424152. [email protected]

Bourne AcademyEdinburgh Crescent, Bourne PE10 9DT. 01778 [email protected]

Willoughby SchoolSouth Rd, Bourne PE10 9JD01778 425203. [email protected]

Morton C of E Primary School Station Road, Morton, Bourne PE10 0NN. 01778 570389

Thurlby Community Primary School Lawrance Park, Crown Lane, Thurlby, Bourne PE10 0EZ.01778 423311

Bourne United Reformed ChurchEastgate, Bourne PE10 9JY.01775 722311

The Salvation ArmyManning Rd, Bourne PE10 9ET01778 393459 / [email protected]

St Firmin’s Church10 Church Street, Thurlby, Bourne PE10 0EH. 01778 422475

Churches

Youth

Bourne Abbey CofE School Abbey Road, Bourne PE10 9EP01778 422163. [email protected]

Schools

Toolbar Wake House, North Street, Bourne PE10 9AE. 01778 425313.

Rotary Club of Bourne St Peter Toft House Hotel, Toft, Bourne, PE10 0JT. Alan Kaye 01778 560458

Evergreen Care Trust 01780 765900 www.evergreen-care.org.uk

Bourne Arthritis Support Group 01778 426394

Bourne Scrabble ClubMethodist Church, Abbey Rd, Bourne PE10 9EF. Betty Benton:01778 425234

Bourne and District Bridge ClubWake House, North St, Bourne PE10 9AE. 01778 423313 or 01778 420278

Bourne Dog ClubDyke Village Hall, Dyke Rd, PE10 0AF. Katie: 07817 910329

Bourne Motor Racing ClubCorn Exchange, 3 Abbey Rd, Bourne PE10 9AF. David Dykes: 01733 253867

A Handful of Harmonies www.handfulofharmonies.co.uk

Clubs

Bourne Boys BrigadeBourne Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bourne, PE10 9EF.Roger: 01778 425336

Bourne Girls BrigadeBourne Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bourne, PE10 9EF. 01778 423729

Bourne Army Cadets Cadet Hut, Austerby Road, Bourne PE10 9JG. www.armycadets.com

Bourne Youth CentreQueens Rd, Bourne PE10 9DX 07796314843. [email protected]

Bourne Junior Hockey ClubSue Oakley, [email protected]

Bourne Town Girls FC Julie: 01778 424341

Salvation Army Youth ClubManning Rd, Bourne, 01778 421916 or 01778 393459

Bourne Youth Theatre Judith Fellows: 01778 [email protected]

Stamford and Bourne District Scouts Margaret Scott: 01780 762405

Bourne Town HarriersJunior Athletics Lisa Richardson: 01778 424529www.bournetownharriers.org


Bourne BorderersEdenham Village Hall, Church Ln, PE10 0LS. Elly: 01476 550741 orwww.bourneborderers.co.uk

Rotary Club of Bourne David Staples: 01778 423121

Bourne Ladies Dinner Club Conservatives Offices, North St, Bourne. Shirley Fairbairn: 01778 424613

Bourne Preservation TrustWake House, North St, Bourne 07825 515394. [email protected]

Bourne Business Chamber Kevin Hicks, 01778 394687

Hereward Probus ClubWishing Well, Dyke, PE10 0AF. 01778 393031

Dementia Support GroupCorn Exchange, PE10 9AF. Kate Marshall: 01778 440153

Friends of Bourne WoodsSarah: 07760 468052

Bourne U3AVal Palmer, 01778 [email protected]

Parkinson’s Disease Society 01778 440695 / 345395

Bourne and South Lincs ME Support Group Wake House, North St, Bourne PE10 9AE.Jan Limback: 01778 [email protected]

Support Group of the Salvation Army Manning Rd, Bourne PE10 9ET

Bourne Civic SocietyHeritage Centre/Baldocks Mill, 21 South St, Bourne PE10 9LY. 01778 422775

Bourne Arthritis Support Group1st Thursday of every month, Community Room, Meadow Court, Meadow Close, Bourne PE10 9EL

Royal British Legion Burghley St, Bourne PE10 9NS01778 421110

Bourne and Thurlby First Responders01778 420357 or 07875 308837

Bourne United Charities01778 422387

The Salvation Army Manning Rd, Bourne PE10 9ET.01778 421916/ 393459. [email protected]

St Barnabas Lincs HospiceHannah Thompson: 01476 591010

SSAFA Forces HelpNev Johnson: 01778 394483

Biritish Red Cross01778 426452

Mencap Housing and Support01778 423726

Bourne & District Lions Club PO Box 57, Bourne PE10 [email protected] 833 2810Len Pick TrustPO BOX 92, Bourne, LincsPE10 1AD. 01778 424159Fax: 01778 426711Email: [email protected]

CharitiesGalletly Medical Practice40 North Rd, Bourne, PE10 9BT01778 562200Hereward Group PracticeExeter St, Bourne PE10 9XR.01778 391700www.herewardgp.co.ukNew Springwells Practice The Surgery, Station Rd, Rippingale,Bourne PE10 0TA. 01778 440200

Market Cross SurgeryMarket Place, Corby Glen, Grantham NG33 4NH. 01476 550056www.marketcrosssurgery.co.uk

Glenside Country Practice 12b High Street, Castle Bytham, Grantham NG33 4RZ. 01780 410205. www.thebythams.org.ukSt John’s Drive, Corby Glen, Gran-tham NG33 4LY. 01476 550251. www.thebythams.org.uk

Doctors

Bourne Abbots Pentanque ClubAbbey Lawns, Bourne PE10 9EP. 01778 [email protected]

Bourne Town Harriers Senior Athletes Rich Lomas-Brown: 01778 420394www.bournetownharriers.org

Bourne Rugby Union Football ClubClubhouse, Milking Nook Drove, Bourne PE10 0AX. 01778 393420

Bourne & District Lawn Tennis ClubAbbey Lawns, Abbey Rd, Bourne PE10 9EP.Helen Whitfield: 01775 670252

Bourne Town FC Abbey Lawns, Bourne PE10 9EP. 01778 420456

Sports

To be included

in this directory, send your details to:

[email protected] (marking the subject DIRECTORY) or call

07933 580279

Handy Numbers

Bourne Police Station 01778 393744 or 101

(non-emergency number)


Coffee morning 10am-12pm, Wake House PE10 9AE.

Open Forum, Town Council, 7.30pm. Town Hall, North Street, PE10 9EA.

An Evening of Mediumship with Adrian Fuller, Bourne Corn Exchange PE10 9EF. 07557 988311.

Len Pick Memorial Evening with Tessa Sanderson, Bourne Corn Exchange. Tickets £3 from Stephen Knipe & Co, Abbey Road after January 4th.Comedy Club night, The Late Bar, Shires Court PE10 9LT. 01778 393644, tickets only.

Ceilidh/barn dance with the Elusive Black Dog Band, Bourne Corn Exchange PE10 9EF. 01778 440444 or 07973 711746.

January EventsEvery Sunday5th

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Collect your own kindling at Bourne Woods

Car Boot Sale, Cherry Holt Garden Centre, Cherry Holt Road PE10 9LA gates open 9am. 01778 420055.

Two special scavenging days are taking place in Bourne Woods this month after the tree felling.People can bring their own wheelbarrow and fill it up with as much kindling as they can for just £5.The Friends of Bourne Woods Secretary Sarah Roberts, said: “It’s a great way to come to the woods and have a bit of fun while collecting firewood and kindling for fires and woodburners.”The wood is mostly conifers which are being cut down in the south end of the wood, with a few ash and the occasional oak trees. The felling only happens about every five years when the woods need to be thinned out.The scavenging days are on January 7th and 21st. To book a place telephone Sarah on 07760 468052.


discovering bourne issue 005, january 2012

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