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SPRING

2014

In this issue:

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For the communities of Manby, Grimoldby and South Cockerington

RR aa rr ee ff oo oo tt aa gg ee oo ff RR AA FF MM aa nn bb yy s most of you will know RAF Manby opened in 1938, home to The Empire Air

Armament School. Many famous aircraft flew from this base and numerous

bomb disposal techniques were invented at Manby, a hazardous operation to

• RAF Manby -

photos & history

• Village Updates

• Women’s

Institute

• Unique Healing

Service

• School Page

• Councillor

Corner

•What’s Going On?

• P.O. celebrates 10

years!

•What’s Going On?

•Pest or no pest?!

•Retirement &

New Beginning

• Church News

• Ratty’s

Retirement

• Spring

Gardening Tips

•Poetry Corner

•News from the

Ark

•Dog Training

say the least.

to the establishment of 25

mobile Bomb Disposal

squads, which increased in

manpower strength from 3

to 25 personnel each.

Manby later became the

home of the College of Air

Warfare, part of which was

the School of Refresher

Flying. The base closed in

1974 but the memories are

as strong as ever.

The photo to your right is

just superb showing some

of Britain’s best planes all

The photo on the left is of one

of the instructional sheds at

Manby affectionately called

“Bomb Alley” and we think it

was taken in 1943. You can

clearly see several allied bombs

on display and to the

uninitiated the size of the

bombs in the background are

simply amazing. By June 1940,

RAF Manby housed the Joint

Services Bomb Disposal

School. Royal Engineers and

Royal Navy demolition parties

being trained alongside their

RAF counterparts. In August

1940, the bomb disposal

workload, generated by ever-

increasing enemy activity, led

Village News March 2014

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News from the Editorial Committee!

A sunny Spring Welcome to our readers!

Firstly, apologies for the slight lateness of this

issue, due to technical and manpower problems,

but we’re sure it’s well worth the wait!

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!

As usual, do keep sending us items to print - it’s

your news and we love to hear from you!

Kind regards

Steve and Sally, Celia and Jean.

How to contact us!

Editor:

Steve Ward; Simba Lodge, 32 Church Lane,

Manby

[email protected] Tel: 01507 327565

Editor, Village News layout & Club News:

Sally Taylor; 37 Church Lane, Manby


Articles/Village News:

Celia Monument; 23 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby


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.

DOG FOULING! We have received complaints from some residents of the villages about the amount of dog mess in the area, in particular on the cricket field and the paths along Carlton Road. It is an offence to allow a dog to foul and not to clear it up immediately, and council officers have the power to issue fixed penalty notices. Owners who do not pick up after their dog are breaking the law and could be fined up to £1000 for the offence. We need your help to report dog fouling offences. You can contact the Dog Warden service at:-

ELDC, Dog Wardens, Tedder Hall, Manby LN11 8UP 01507 60111

email: [email protected]

Lost, on 8th February in the vicinity of the junction of Orchard Park and Tinkle Street - a very hard-earned £10 note. A £5 donation to a local charity will be given if it’s handed in. Please contact the editor if

found.

PLEASE NOTE! Deadline for copy for Summer Issue is

15th May 2014

mailto:[email protected]






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RAF Manby/cont

lined up on Manby airfield. The Lancaster and

Wellington Bombers, with Spitfires, Hurricanes,

Percivals and Proctors can all be seen!

Probably my favourite photo is the one below of a

Vickers Varsity Bomber flying over the now Lancaster

Inn with the old petrol station in the background. This

was taken on 10th January 1964.

The photo on the right is a

delightful one of four Jet

Provosts flying over Louth in

the 1960s. You can just about

see St James’ Church in the

centre.

We are always interested in rare and unusual photos of

our villages past so please do get in contact with us if

you find any gems lurking in your attic!

Steve, Ed

Vi llage News Summer Issue

We are hoping to have some articles commemorating the

Centenary of the First World War

(August 1914 - August 2014) in our

next issue, so again, if you have any

photos or stories about local heroes

or characters who fought in the War

or were affected by it, we would

love to hear from you!

Just give us a call or email us -

contact details on page 2.


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Village News Updates

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL! Grimoldby and Manby Village Fundraisers held their

first ever ‘Tea With Santa’ in December and it really did

seem to have lived up to their expectations!

Lottie Fisher, Jake Morriss & Lottie Fisher enjoying their

‘Tea with Santa’

Having secured time with the man himself, which is no

mean feat, of course, the doors of the Village Hall

opened at 4pm and in poured lots of young hopefuls,

along with their mums, dads, uncles, aunties, grannies,

granddads – you name them, they were there!! Adults

seemed then to make a beeline for the gorgeous

refreshments on sale.

Games were followed by a delicious tea and then came

the moment! Table after table formed an orderly queue

to see Santa, and they were not disappointed! Each

child had a chat and received a lovely gift. More games

followed and the draw of the raffle brought the

afternoon to a great conclusion, with lots of happy

winners.

So, as well as having a fantastic afternoon, the

Fundraisers are delighted to report that they raised a

wonderful £278.96.

The Village Hall is being booked for another similar

event this coming December, so watch this space!!

RACE NIGHT Grimoldby Schools Race night on Sat 8th Feb, was a

FANTASTIC success. Around 80 people turned up.

There was laughter, even frustration (particularly when

Doreen Parratt lost by a cats whisker to our cruel

Editor!). Great food was served and Beer and Wine

seemed to be flowing well on most tables! So if you

missed out this time, make sure you come along next

year, as it promises to be even better! The total figure

made on the night was a massive £696.24. Well done to

Helen Morriss and F.R.O.G.S the team.

SPEEDING ON TINKLE STREET Speeding seems to be getting worse and worse on Tinkle

Street, Grimoldby with yet another loving

family pet being killed. I know we are all

usually in a hurry but please do keep

checking your speedometer. Remember last

year when the Police did a speed check in our

Village and nearly 90% of speeders were local!

THE END OF AN ERA . . . One of Manby’s legends is finally hanging up his axe.

Our dear friend and very loyal supporter of the Village

News, Owen McConnell is

retiring due to ill health. We

wish Owen all the best for a

continued recovery and a very

happy retirement. The kettle

will always be on at Head

Office any time you fancy a

cuppa Owen. Love from the

whole VN Team x

Owen wishes to take this

opportunity to thank all of his

customers over the many

years he has served this area.

He has enjoyed his time

immensely and will have

many fond memories.

L O U T H V a n a n d M a n

F O R H I R E

07711 332437

Vintage Car Restorations Touring Caravan Towing


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Women’s Institute

Many memories of past Christmases were stirred up

among the members at our December meeting by

Maureen Sutton's amusing talk "Christmas of

Yesteryear". Toys and gifts were very much simpler

then. Memories of wonderful Christmas meals and

parties were stirred as were those of homemade

decorations. This was followed by a wonderful faith

supper - I had to try four of the lovely puddings (well

someone had to make sure they were OK!).

In January we heard from Denise Harrison about the

"History of Sewing". Another fascinating talk, this also

brought back memories of sewing lessons at school.

Denise showed us pictures of beautiful embroideries

which used to decorate clothes and furnishings.

February was our AGM. We have a new Committee and

voted for a new President. This was followed by a

picture quiz, some of the pictures were fairly easy to

identify but the ones of Louth - which should have been

easy, were hard. We almost never look up when we are

out and about!

Forth coming meetings:

April 10th "Wills & Probate", Bridget McFarland

May 8th Resolution meeting.

June 12th "Tall Ships" guest speaker Sue Soper.

We meet on the second Thursday of every month at

Grimoldby Village Hall at 7.30pm, do come and join us,

you will be made most welcome. Barbara Bragg

01507 328390

Unique Healing Service

Kate E.A. Berridge, who lives in Little Carlton,

practices a traditional British form of healing for both

people and animals.

Originally from Kirton in Lindsey, Kate moved here

in 2012. Her grandparents were farm workers in our

area and she feels a deep connection with the land and

the people here. Her family connection with rural

Lincolnshire goes back to the 1800s.

Kate is rapidly earning an excellent reputation for her

healing work and her teaching, holding regular

courses in healing and British and Irish meditation.

She also has produced a CD, containing 2 guided

meditations.

Her meditation classes are very popular, as a refuge

from the stresses of modern life. We have our own

British home-grown meditation techniques that can

help people to take control of their mental, physical

and emotional well-being. Kate is the only person

teaching this in England. Kate is also the only

traditional healer now who is trained in this system,

having completed 9 years of training.

After an accident in which she broke her pelvis and

damaged her back, when pregnant in 1987, Kate went

for healing for herself and her unborn child. After her

baby was born, Kate studied with the lady that helped

her. Her teacher is from Sheffield and is now retired.

The techniques range from basic energy healing to

deeper techniques for people who have suffered

serious traumas.

As a teenager, Kate learnt animal communication

skills from her mother who was an animal whisperer.

Kate worked in animal rescue for 23 years, so also has

years of experience and knowledge with all animals.

Kate is a friendly, down to earth person who is

passionate about her work. She wants to pass on the

knowledge and the help that our British tradition

holds. And she is happy to be contacted by anyone

who can benefit from these skills. Please see her

advert below for contact details.


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Grimoldby School Page

The tinsel and trees have been taken down and our

School Hall returned to a place for PE rather than

Nativity Plays. Although the excitement of Christmas

has passed, there are still lots of things to get excited

about at our school. I thought it might be interesting to

ask each class to produce a report to summarise what

they are up to so that the readers can really appreciate

all the wonderful things going on!

Nursery Mrs Smith

This term we have been looking at the ‘Jack and the

Beanstalk’ story. The children have made some fantastic

houses and castles for Jack and the Giant using the

wooden blocks. They also made their own puppets by

wrapping wool around a wooden dolly peg and drawing

their character’s face onto a piece of paper and cutting

it out using the scissors carefully. They were then able

to use their puppets to play in their houses and castles.

The children have also experienced making their own

play dough. They were able to take turns mixing the

ingredients and talk about what was happening to the

mixture. Once the play dough was ready they then used

food colouring to make it green and yellow. The yellow

play dough was made into lots of different sized golden

coins and the green was made into a variety of

beanstalks.

Reception Mrs Forsyth

This term the reception children have been using

“Humpty Dumpty”, as a vehicle to carry their learning.

We have found rhyming words and made up our own

songs. We have written sentences about Humpty, made

posters to help find the missing King, designed

costumes to help keep Humpty safe in case he is silly

enough to fall off that wall again!

We even decided to make that wall – an edible version!

First, we made the mixture. Once it was baked we

carefully cut it up into cuboid shapes- these would be

the bricks! Next we had to construct the wall. This was

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Grimoldby School Page/cont

tricky as we had to use edible cement! It got a little bit

messy! Ella’s Mummy had made a Humpty Dumpty for

us (THANK YOU very much – we all loved him and

some people wanted to eat him but we have resisted!)

Here he is, sitting on the wall!

Ella helped him fall off the wall. Luckily he didn’t

break! Finally, we got to eat the wall! It was delicious!!

Year 1 Miss Field

During this term Year 1 have taken part in lots of very

exciting activities. We have been focusing on our whole

school topic ‘Long Ago and Far Away.’ We have

researched homes from many years ago to present day.

We began by taking a Wellie Walk around Grimoldby.

We set off from school walking as far as Middlesykes

Lane, looping around past the railway house which led

us back to Tinkle Street, for the long walk back towards

school. The children saw many houses including:

bungalows, cottages, railway houses, terraced houses,

semi-detached houses, detached houses and large

houses such as the old rectory.

The following day we discussed our walk, chose our

favourite house and began to write an account of the

event. Miss Field was very impressed with our work

and it is now displayed in the corridor for all to see.

Year 2 Mrs Bruce

In Year Two we have been busy learning about Katie

Morag. We have used the internet to explore life on

Coll, the island on the western coast of The Hebrides

that Struay is based on. We have also planned and made

islands of our own. These include the features we have

learned about from the stories we have read, such as

‘The Bonny Loch’ and ‘The Wild Goat Place’!

Mrs Smith has worked with us on Monday afternoons to

help us find out about vehicles, especially the ones that

are used on Struay and we have designed our own ready

to make after the holiday. We have also been busy

improving our Numeracy skills by designing

symmetrical flags for the island, creating tessellating

field designs for Granny Island and by solving problems

about how many people visit and leave Struay each

week.

Please come and see all this lovely learning displayed in

our classroom and cloakroom when you are next in

school.

Year 3 Mrs Swallow

This term in Year 3 we have started to learn about

Saxons and Vikings. We have started to recreate a

Saxon Village using our clay skills; our next step is to

decide what materials we will use to recreate the roofs

and doors. We have been busy developing our map

skills and locating the countries that the Saxons and the

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Vikings invaded from and where they settled in

England. We are looking forward to a Viking Lady

visiting us on Wednesday, 12th February and using our

swords, shields and helmets in a battle between the

classes!

Year 4 Ella Cooper

In Year 4 science we have been looking at keeping

warm and conductors and insulators. During these

lessons we have learned about blubber on marine

animals and how this keeps them warm in the ocean.

In Numeracy we have been investigating with shapes

and have been looking at irregular and regular polygons

and nets.

In Literacy we are learning all about historical stories

and play scripts. We have been learning how the stage

directions are in brackets.

In our topic work we are finding out all about the Anglo

Saxons and Vikings. We now know lots more about

their shelter, safety, food and water. We have also been

sketching our designs to make an Anglo Saxon brooch

and will use collage and clay to finish our designs.

Year 5 Molly Ball and Rhian Adlard

In year 5 we have been learning about lots of different

things including the Tudors, Henry VIII and his family.

On 10th February a Tudor musician came to school to

play to us and tell us all about life in Tudor times. We

have also been producing our own writing inspired by

The Highwayman, a poem by Alfred Noyes. This work

led to an assembly that we shared with parents and

friends. We love learning as Mr Spendlow makes our

lessons fun and exciting.

Year 6 Miss Brooks

In Year 6 the children have been learning about the

Tudors, with a particular focus on Henry VIII. No one

in the class can believe just how much he ate! Everyone

has also become an author and written a fantastic

mystery story based on the strange pictures from ‘The

Mysteries of Harris Burdick’. We have taken part in lots

of different sports including: orienteering, new age

curling, cross country and gymnastics. Twelve children

from the class also took part in the Aqua Splash

swimming gala at the Meridian Leisure Centre this

term.

I hope that you enjoyed reading about what our children

are up to. Do visit our blog at grimoldbyschool.net to

keep up- to-date with events and see what we have been

learning about.

Lesley Pringle

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Councillor Corner

Update on the Cattle Farm on Manby

Airfield Mike Starsmore on behalf of Grimoldby & Manby

Parish Council:

As part of the sub planning committee it fell to Mike to

review and comment on the latest planning application

for the cattle farm on the airfield. There were three

possible outcomes, Support, Object, or No observations.

With 100% support from the Manby and Grimoldby

Parish council a solid OBJECT was recorded. The

document was three pages long so here are the main

points for your perusal.

• Extremely unpleasant smells

emanating from feedstuffs of

rotten vegetables.

• Increased traffic movements,

especially of undesirable

manure/effluent movement.

• Grave concerns over the

method of drainage of the slurry.

• Concerns over storage

facilities to avoid a build up of

vermin infestation and pollution.

• Security and hard facts are

sketchy at best.

• Animal welfare. No shelter from sun in summer and

cold in winter.

• No independent body has been tasked with checking

the smells or policing the animals with the power to

close the operation down should they become a

problem.

• Application refers to only 1500 head of cattle now.

This needs to be contracted as a maximum.

• Residential concerns have already been voiced over

possible house sales in the village due to bad smells. We

don’t want another Legbourne Road scenario here.

A few words from our District Councillor Terry

Knowles

It would appear that a major problem regarding traffic

movements to and from the airfield has for the time

being ceased. This was in my opinion and many other

people's a serious safety issue and I feel we are fortunate

not to have had more incidents than we did.

There are at the moment many negotiations/

conversations taking place between planning officers, the

agents and applicants regarding the proposals for cattle

operations on the airfield. I personally have a daily

update on events. Some of the data submitted is being

challenged,..... storage of manure, amount, time scale,

transportation etc. Questions

regarding straw, its absorption

capabilities in differing weather

conditions, and the effect on

quantities of liquid effluent.

Questions arise over odour

impact, the theoretical modelling

and how this compares with

experiences suffered with a like

operation locally which has been

responsible for offensive odours.

Feedstuffs, lagoons, animal

effluent are all under intense

scrutiny. Information of a technical nature regarding all

these issues is being robustly challenged by E.L.D.C.

Planning officers, both they and myself remain fearful of

the consequences for local residents if we do not see a

satisfactory outcome.

Terry - 01507 327495.

E.L.D.C. Numbers for incident reports 01507

613497 and 01507 613490

[email protected]



What’s (Going) On?

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Louth Area Group Programme

2014

Conoco Room, Louth Library 7.30pm

Friday April 11th ‘AGM’ followed by

members’ contributions & refreshments

Friday 16th May, 6.30pm Visit to Kirkby

Moor Reserve Led by Dave Bromwich. Map ref

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Friday 20th June, 6.30pm Visit to Fir Hill

Quarry Reserve Led by Claire Weaver. Map ref

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For further details telephone Sally on 327687

LINCOLNSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

LOUTH BRANCH - 2014 PROGRAMME

Meetings are held at The Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Louth, LN11 9BS

Commencing at 7.30 pm. Doors open at 7pm Non-Members are very welcome

APRIL 16th WED 'PROSTITUTION IN VICTORIAN

LINCOLNSHIRE - with special reference to the Cencus.

Dr Richard Gurnham

MAY 21st WED 'THE LOUTH FLOOD OF 1920'

Were your family members involved? Stuart Sizer

JUNE 18th WED 'THE LOST VILLAGES OF

LINCOLNSHIRE' Where did the residents go? David

Start

JULY 16th WED VISIT TO THE LOUTH MUSEUM

& ITS ARCHIVES Visit time will be confirmed

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TTHHEEAATTRREE

17–22 Mar The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher, performed by Louth Playgoers

14–19 Apr ‘If I were You’ by Alan Ayckbourn and performed by Louth Playgoers

14-24 May Me & My Girl Lyrics by Arthur Rose & Douglas Furber. Music by Noel Gay presented by Louth Playgoers

BOX OFFICE: 01507 600350,Victoria Rd, Louth

www.louthplaygoers.co.uk

WI Annual Coffee Morning Saturday 21st June

at Grimoldby Village Hall 10.00am - 12.00pm

Admission £1.50p including coffee or tea and a scone or cake.

There will be cakes, jams, preserves, plants and produce

stalls, a food tombola and raffle.

BINGO and WHIST DATES 2014 Village Hall

Contact names and numbers: Bingo: Diane 327707; Brenda 328157

Whist: Diane 327707; Elizabeth 07722 861452

Contacts

Chairman – Anita Muchall – 01507 328124

Secretary - Jane Woodcock – 01507 606880

email: [email protected] Charity Number – 1000724

BINGO

Fridays 7.30pm

March 7th, 21st

April 4th, 18th

May 2nd, 16th, 30th

June 13th, 27th

WHIST

Mondays 7.30pm

March 10th, 24th

April 14th, 28th

May 12th, 26th

June 9th, 23rd

http://www.louthplaygoers.co.uk/




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MODERN PILATES EDUCATING MINDS TO STRENGTHEN BODIES

Classes 2014

MONDAY Trinity Centre, Eastgate, Louth

Beginners Pilates 9.15-10.15am

General Pilates 10.30-11.30am

WEDNESDAY Trinity Centre, Eastgate, Louth

Body Conditioning 6.00-7.00pm

General Pilates 7.15-8.15pm

THURSDAY Studio 2000, Cannon St, Louth

General Pilates 10.30-11.30am

Course of 4 classes £20

For further details contact: Lindy 01507 606070 /

07821267849 Rachael 01472 357892 / 07592876548

Email: [email protected]

BREAKFAST CHURCH & TEA CHURCH @ GRIMOLDBY VILLAGE HALL

Sunday 6th Apr TEA CHURCH Bring & share tea, gather from 4.30, tea at 5pm followed by lively worship & reflection. Theme: ‘those bones, those bones, those dry bones’ Sunday 20th Apr Easter Sunday BREAKFAST CHURCH Breakfast served from 9.30am. Egg hunt & worship from 10am. Coffee & cake served from 10.45. Sunday 4th May TEA CHURCH Reflection: If two’s company, is three a crowd? Sunday 18th May BREAKFAST CHURCH Theme: Colours of the Rainbow Sunday 1st June TEA CHURCH Sunday 15th June BREAKFAST CHURCH

Sponsored by Louth Methodist Church Circuit

and by St. Mary’s, Manby & St. Edith’s, Grimoldby For more information contact Mark 327373

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Friday 23rd May 7pm – 9pm is Preview Evening, for the Pick of the Bunch of

the Paintings. Admission £6 includes an appetizing buffet and wine or soft drinks. Saturday 24th – Monday 26th May

11am – 5pm Admission £1.50

A Celebration Short Service is held at 11.00am on Saturday to appreciate the hard work of the volunteers. There are two talking walks around Tathwell led by Blue Badge Guide Jean Howard, Saturday 11.30am and Sunday 5.00pm, beginning and ending at the church. Soup and rolls will be served after the evening walk. Car Parking and Disabled Parking Free. As well as art work there are books, postcards, woodwork, cards and plants for sale. Admire agricultural machinery models made to scale by Henry Smith from Withcall. Upholstering with Lesley Leonard, Stick Making with Bill Bontoft and Wool Spinning with Claire Weaver.

Meet the Artists, a chance to chat to your favourite artists and for them to meet the buyers of their paintings. s we are encouraged to support the local

community and 2 Louth Boy Scouts are attending the World Scouts Jamboree in Japan in 2015, the local scouts will be running a Tombola to raise funds for their trip. Tea, Cake and Chat are the core of social events these days and many visitors just attend to buy cakes, preserves and scrumptious home-made refreshments. Proceeds from the weekend are in aid of St Vedast’s Church, Tathwell. For further details telephone Louth 602869 / 604717


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It might well be a surprise to some of us locally to realise that the Man by Post Office and Stores is about to celebrate its tenth anniversary under the care of Harvey Brown. Here at The Village News we are proud to be abl e to be amongst the many who wou l d like to congratul ate him and his loyal staff for serving us so well during thi s time. Even in a time of recession, the shop is thriving and Harv thanks you all for your support.

Of course, Harvey's association with the business goes back to being a th irteen

year old paper boy, with Stanley Edwards as his boss at 'Stan 's Newsagents'.

They were operating then from the Manby Middlegate shop. Will Mowday, Harvey's right-hand man, started his career lollowing the trend, securing his first

job as a paper boy at the same age. Now they wor k together as part of the enthusiastic team. Other members of this team include Steve Leafe, Brenda Foxon, A l ison Brown, Harvey's wife and l ast but definitely not least Harvey's

mum and dad Joyce and M alcolm. Harvey cou l d not sing his parents' praise any m ore l oudly if he tried . He referred to them as the 'Inwards Team', when

bl ank looks forced nn i mmediate explanation. They visit the Cash and Carry for h im three times a week and

go to get suppl ies from Shaw's every day. He says he simpl y could not manage without them! Harvey and

Will share the responsibility of being around to take in the newspapers and magazines arriving at six o'clock every morning. Considering the shop on ly shuts for one day of the year, Christm as Day, that is quite a daunting task! The

job doesn't stop there, of course! Newspapers arc then organised and put into the capable hands of 7 deliverers who then set off to take them to the li ve vil l ages of

Manby, Grimoldby, South Cockeri ngton and the Carltons -400 customers i n all !! Don't forget you can have your papers delivered from £1.25 per week !Bargain.

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Brenda , he simply repl ied, 'she's been here forever!

Nothing 's too much trouble and I cou l dn't do without her! 'What a recommendation! Then there is the amaz i ng meat counter wh i ch started 2 years ago, suppl ied

.,.....-..¥'... by David Jenkins of Humberston ,and is thriving. It's not just local customers either. Harv has sent fil let steaks overnight to the Isle of Sky in Scotland !So do go and try them ! Alison has

also come into the busi ness as a vital l i nk, mak i ng her own inspired add itions. Customers arc now treated to her 'Theme Table' just inside the door, where she works her magic by tempting us with goods appropriate to Chri st mas, Easter and Valentine 's Day, just to name a few. So, from acti ng as a drop-off point for the much admired lo cal anima l charity 'The Ark', to Car Tax , postage stamps and cash di spen sing, to meat, sandwiches, fruit, vegeta bles, pl ants, bird seed, kind li ng, cards and so much more, we have come to rely on this amazi ng store. We are all v.aiting with baited breath , Harvey , to sec what the next ten years will bring .........Perhaps the fina l words should go to Will- 'He's a crackin' boss -more of a really good friend, who will go out of his way for anyone '.

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Mrs Cuppleditch’s Hats Louth Museum

4 Broadbank, Louth

April 2 to April 26 2014

10.00 to 16.00

Modest admission charge

Louth Museum has a unique collection of more than 60 hats

which belonged to Mary Cuppleditch. She was Mayoress to

her husband George when he was Mayor of Louth in 1978-

1979, and again in 1983-84. Only a few of these have been

on display in the museum, but they will all be part of a

special exhibition during April this year.

THE HONEYSUCKLE CLUB

Meets at The Grimoldby & Manby Village Hall

Every Tuesday afternoon 2-30pm –4.30pm

For our Senior Members of the Community

We have Guest Speakers, Demonstrations

Sing- a-longs, Trips Out, Quizzes

Homemade Cakes & Biscuits

Plenty of Chit Chat

Come along and Join In

If you need a lift ring

Linda on 327495

Louth Hospice Coffee Mornings! Change of date!

EVERYONE is WELCOME to come along for coffee and cakes at Louth hospice. Come to

have a chat about the services we offer, or to simply relax in our gorgeous sitting area

looking out over the fields with a cup of tea. Coffee mornings are third Monday of the

month –

17th March, 28th April, 19th May, 16th June, 21st July

Louth Hospice, Grimsby Road, Louth

For more information please contact Amy Reeve, Community Fundraiser on 07442504651 or e-mail

[email protected]

FREDA’S SATURDAY SHOP

St. Edith’s Church 10am - 3pm

We sell anything and everything (as long as it is in good repair!).

So please come along and have a cuppa and chat, as well as buying!




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SPORTS RELIEF COMMUNITY

WALK

SUNDAY 6th APRIL 2014

10.30am start

JOIN ME FOR A ENJOYABLE WALK

AROUND GRIMOLDBY/MANBY

FOR £1 IN AID OF A GOOD

CAUSE.

MEET AT THE LANCASTER INN,

GRIMOLDBY.

RAFFLE

For more information contact Karen

327500

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Pest or no Pest?! Retirement & New Beginning

Over the years the image of pest control has

moved away from chaps with terriers and

ferrets spending all hours killing rats! It is

now a regulated business with qualified

people, doing the best job possible, although

the mystique may still remain that the job

requires a well-trained terrier to be taken to work and a

mole can still be that ‘velvet-suited gentleman’.

Now the responsibility for controlling rats belongs to the

homeowner, it is vital that the job is done well. The very

last thing anyone wants are colonies of rats immune to

the poisons available because of improper use of rat

baits. I have been trained to use these poisons, but also

countless other ways to trap rats and mice.

It is easy to think of rats as pests, because their numbers

can increase so quickly. Left to their own devices, these

furry creatures will soon be chewing

through wires and leaving mess and

disease in their path. So, a pest is an

animal that is going to cause you grief if

nothing is done. Vermin is not a word I choose to use.

Wasps cause many problems throughout the year,

especially at the back end of summer. Bees, on the other

hand, require more understanding, so we stay our hand

and don’t destroy the nests. I have often spent time with

customers explaining the life cycle of bumble bees, even

letting the nesting bees wander over my head and hands

to show they mean us no harm. If possible, I will dig out

and move a nest to a new site and only as a last resort

destroy it.

So from foxes to fleas to pigeons in your trees

‘Pestcotek’ pest control can help. Your garden does not

have to be covered in molehills! Rabbits that eat your

plants can be convinced by various means, that it's not

such a good idea!

If you feel I can be of assistance to you,

or you need some advice, please contact

me on either of the numbers on my

advertisement at the bottom of this page.

Terry Webster

The end of a working life comes to many us and likewise

new working lives begin.

For almost twenty years George Kendall of Gaswork

Services has looked after the gas and plumbing needs of

Grimoldby, Manby and surrounding areas. George has

been preparing for retirement and he has been concerned

that when he decided to stop working, customers who

have been loyal to Gaswork Services would need to find

another Gas Engineer.

Ben and Javon Howes have lived all their lives in

Grimoldby, going to the village school and are now have

their own plumbing and gas heating company. George

has known the Howes family for many years and been

working alongside their company, Adrip Plumbing Ltd.

Working with Ben and Javon is enabling George to pass

on his experience and careful mentoring means that

competence and quality of work will be kept local.

George’s plan is not to retire completely but for a year or

two to work two days a week with Adrip Plumbing,

supporting Ben and Javon. It good to know that skills and

experience gained over many years are not being lost, but

are being passed onto the next generation of plumbing

and heating engineers.

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CHURCH NEWS

ST. EDITH’S, GRIMOLDBY

Waiting How hard it is to wait!! As you know our

application to English Heritage Lottery for a grant was

submitted last November, they recently sent a lady to

inspect Saint Edith's, but we still do not know if we are

to receive any help. The very fact that we have been

"looked" at is hopeful, and the architects are very

optimistic. In the mean time temporary repairs are being

made to keep out the rain, as soon as wind and

weather permit.

Freda's Saturday Shop. We re-opened on February

1st, it was good to see friends old and new then after

the Christmas break, and to realise how the weekly

"get-together" helps us all. The first four Saturdays are

in support of L.N.A.A., then March 1st to March 22nd,

the "The Ark" March 29th to April 19th Louth Branch of

The M.S. society. We decided this year to support our

Local Charities for four weeks at a time, as well as Saint

Edith's. We sell any and everything (as long as it is in

good repair!). So please come along and have a cuppa

and chat, as well as buying.

Janet Mckee & Mary Mundy

ST. MARY’S, MANBY

£200 per week….

The church’s financial year follows the calendar year,

so we are in the process of getting our accounts audited

for 2013. People sometimes raises questions about

where the church’s money goes each year so I thought

I’d answer those queries.

A large annual cost is insurance. For these large

ancient buildings, with estimated rebuild costs of

several million pounds, insurance is not cheap - about

£2,000.

People often complain churches are cold, that’s

because they cost a lot to heat, about £45 a day, so we

try to have the heating on as little as possible.

There’s the cost of maintaining the churchyard (that’s a

lot of grass to cut and edges to trim) as well as general

building maintenance (fixing a slipped roof slate, a

leaking gutter or a broken boiler). This can add up to

about £1000 a year.

The supplies for our worship - bread, wine, candles etc.

don’t cost much, and are often contributed.

Our largest outgoing is money we donate. Each church

donates ‘Parish Share’ to the diocese. This helps to pay

for ministry in every parish in the diocese, so that the

Church can be there for everyone, regardless of their

finances. Parish Share also helps towards the funding

of our church schools, training future ministers,

industrial and agricultural chaplains and running the

diocese. On average our churches donate £6000 to

Parish Share, along with donations we make to

charities such as The Children’s Society.

Adding it all up - and not counting the cost of major

repairs, it all comes to about £10,000 per year, or £200

per week.

So, where does the money come from? Nearly every

penny comes from money people donate and from our

fundraising efforts. A huge thank you to those who

donate to us, and who give so much of their time to

fundraise. Without you we would not be here and I

know how much harder it is each year as finances get

squeezed.

For our regular congregation (along with generous

people from the community) trying to find £200 a week

is very difficult. With more people involved it becomes

more manageable. If anyone feels they would like to

help with our fundraising, or make a regular or one off

donation, (which UK tax payers can Gift Aid) then

contact the Churchwardens or myself.

Chris Turner

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Ratty’s Retirement

RATTY'S RETIREMENT by Vic Cooke

In 1984 I went to 1st Manby scout group AGM because

my son had joined the cubs and my daughter was a Girl

Guide and doing her Queen's Guide award and helping the

cub section as her community project. The chairman was

Tom Carthy, the secretary was Celia Monument, the

treasurer was Barry Girling, and the Group Scout Leader

was Beryl Lovett. Other people at this meeting were scout

leader Don Nightingale, and cub leaders Margaret Harris

and Pauline Simpson.

The meeting went through the usual business and then

came to the point where the group

needed to involve some more

people in the fundraising. The

chairman asked for volunteers, so

as a good husband I volunteered

my wife Mary Cooke.

The fundraising committee was

formed and was chaired by Freda

Lammin. Mary joined in with Jane

Riggall and others and they were

very successful in raising funds for

the group.

Beryl Lovett was a very persuasive person because she

and Dot Willmott thought that Manby group could have a

Beaver colony to run alongside the rest of the group.

Beavers were boys from six to eight years old, and later

girls were introduced into the colony. Dot was to be the

leader but needed someone to help her, so Beryl asked

Mary to fill this role. This happened in 1985 and by this

time I had started to help with the scouts, so Mary said she

would go along and help. In the next year Mary did her

training to become a Beaver leader and got her warrant.

Beaver leaders take their names from the children’s book

"Wind In The Willows", so Mary took the name of Ratty.

Shortly after she got her warrant Dot decided to move

back to Somercotes to run the cubs, so Beryl asked Mary

to take over the running of the Beavers colony. The

Beavers was soon to become very popular and had a very

large number of boys wanting to join. Helpers were

always needed and Alyson Selby came to help Mary and

she soon got hooked and did her training and got her

warrant and became a leader.

Mary and Alyson ran the Beaver unit and had parent

helpers to assist. They met on a Wednesday from 6-7pm

and did all sorts of crafts, nature walks and played lots of

games. By this time another Girl Guide, Emma Robinson,

had decided to help the Beavers as part of her Queen's

Guide award.

Mary and Alyson became more involved in the group and

were asked by the cub leaders to help with a trip to

London. This was a train trip to the

capital with an overnight stay at Baden

Powell House. However, on the day

before they went the IRA fired rockets at

Number 10 Downing Street, putting the

rail network into chaos and the trip into

jeopardy. Margaret and Pauline, the cub

leaders, contacted the parents and the

decision was made to get a minibus and

Keith Selby would drive to London so

the trip could go on. Mary came home

with a big smile because this had been

very good trip and enjoyed by all.

By 1992 Mary and Alyson had got themselves involved

with the district and county and they also took along

Emma. They were doing training for new leaders and were

part of organising county events. The scouts have a

jamboree called Lincolnshire Poacher which is run every

four or five years and, because of my involvement with the

scouts, they came to the camp to do the cooking for the

week. On this camp were scouts from all over the world

and our group of scouts was very sociable, making friends

from all over and brought them to our camp to eat hot

dogs and cake etc which our cooks had made. Mary and

her mates were also part of the organising of the Beaver

taster day, which is a fun day for the Beavers on a large

international scout camp, a large task on top of doing the

cooking for Manby scouts and group young helpers.

Time moved on and the Beaver group was thriving with

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Ratty’s Retirement/cont

large numbers attending regularly. By this time Emma had

done her training and got her warrant, so the Beaver pack

had three leaders all involved in district and county

scouting. There was another Poacher

camp in 2000, which ran much the

same as before with Manby group

very much part of the Beaver taster

day. The Manby leaders organised the

crafts, Derek Spence (Manby scout

leader) ran a climbing tower and

Emma persuaded her mum and dad,

Maureen and Terry Robinson, to be

Wallace and Gromit with their

motorbike and sidecar which was part

of the closing down ceremony of the

taster day.

As time went on Alyson got more

involved at county level. Mary had

taken over as leader in charge at

Manby group, where she looked after

their needs with fundraising and

helping the other group leaders if needed. But both she

and Alyson turned up on a Wednesday night to run their

first love, Manby Beavers. Mary also became district

commissioner for Beavers, helping other leaders in the

district if they needed it.

There were two more Poacher camps, a trip to Legoland

and other theme parks, and when scout headquarters

agreed to let Beavers have sleepovers, Manby Beavers was

quick to get one organised and the district soon had

sleepovers too.

This was a very busy time, Mary and others were involved

with regional three-day cub camps, Lincolnshire fun days

at Market Rasen race course. Because of the involvement

across the county and beyond, Mary, Alyson and Emma

had made a lot friends in scouting, and nights tenpin

bowling followed by a Chinese meal were quite a regular

thing to do anywhere in the county and beyond with other

people who were in scouting. This did include partners, so

I also met a lot people and their partners with the same

interests.

Through all this busy time the three Manby Beaver leaders

still made time for the Manby group. There were trips,

sandcastle building competitions,

sleepovers and the Wednesday night

activities to plan.

In the summer of 2010 Mary was

taken ill, but after she recovered she

decided that she would not do so

much scouting but just carry on with

the Manby group. After her twenty-

five years in scouting in Manby

group, Louth district, Lincolnshire

County and East Midland region she

was given the Silver Acorn award for

long service which was presented at

Windsor Castle by Chief Scout Peter

Duncan.

The three leaders were joined by Pam

Drewery as a helper but soon she

made the move and did her training

and got a warrant, so the Manby Beavers have four leaders

and there are always scouts and explorer scouts willing to

help out at Beavers. Often these young people were

Beavers a few years earlier.

Earlier this year, after a lot of thought, Mary decided that

she would retire from scouting, and told Alyson of her

decision to retire at Christmas. Up to then she carried on

as normal doing trips, sleepovers and the usual Beaver

meetings on a Wednesday night, and also had trips into

Louth to see other groups and help out if necessary.

Looking back over the last thirty years in scouting Mary

has made a lot of friends, and none more than Alyson

Selby. They have spent many hours working together

organising trips, camps, training sessions and lots more

that goes on in scouting. They have shared a few bottles of

wine and gone on holidays together, in fact they are very

good friends. Mary looks back over the years with many

fond memories of all the Manby leaders, all the children

who have been in the Beavers and the rest of the group.


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Ratty’s Retirement/cont Spring Gardening Tips

As I said earlier, Mary's Beaver name was Ratty and this

has stuck for thirty years. She can be walking down the

street in Louth and hear a six-foot young man shouting,

"Hello Ratty", and sometimes she does not recognise who

it is but usually it is a Beaver from years ago.

Alyson and Emma organised an evening at Bambarino’s

and twenty-five people were there, Mary was presented

with a bouquet of flowers and a very nice pair of wine

glasses by a young leader. He has gone through the whole

group from Beavers to be a young leader and he said that

Mary had influenced the lives of a lot of people. On 18th

December 2013 Ratty was the leader at Manby Beavers

for the last time. She came home with a lot of cards and

presents from the Beavers and parents but is very happy to

leave the group in the capable hands of Alyson, Emma and

Pam.

I look back over the past thirty years that Mary and myself

have been involved in Manby Scout Group, and we have

met and become good friends with a lot of people. This

goes way beyond scouting, because some of the people

that I met at that first AGM are still in the villages doing

good work for the community. But alas one or two others

are no longer with us.

Vic Cooke

Well it might have been the wettest January ever on

record for most of the UK but here in Lincolnshire I have

noted 4 other years since 1999 which have been

significantly wetter. I also see from my records that 2013

was overall a very dry year but fortunately for gardeners

there were no very dry or very wet months. The rainfall

was nicely spread out throughout the gardening

year.

Jobs for Spring:

• After all the strong winds we’ve had, check

fence posts are firm, shrubs and small trees have not been

loosened, and firm up as necessary.

• Split polyanthus after flowering.

• Later in March, the first cut of the lawn can be made,

hopefully! But use a high setting.

• Re-seed bare patches of lawn.

• Plant first early potatoes when conditions allow.

• Move evergreen shrubs.

• Prune winter flowering shrubs such as cornus.

• Start to lift and divide overgrown perennials.

• If dividing and replanting snowdrops, do so before the

green foliage dies off.

• Put grow-bags (if you use them) in the greenhouse so

that they can get warmed up before planting.

• Prune hybrid teas, floribundas and patio roses.

Good luck with the 2014 season.


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Poetry Corner Church Lane Wind Turbine

The Chapel Clock The clock,

Glued to the Chapel wall,

BEATS

As God’s heart BEATS,

In a transient world,

The tick

Loudly tocks,

Through ticking sermons,

And ticking seasons.

Ticked off,

cradle rolls and wedding

vows,

Tides of smiles and cries,

Ides of shrieks and tears,

The splash from the font

The flash from the patting

sun,

The wish of a mother

The fish of a catching cloud,

The psalm of a proverb

The palm of a cross,

The sheaf of wheat,

A reef of knotted warmth,

A teen’s initials petrified in

pew,

Terrines’ of soiled

hymnbooks and bibles

Rarely opened, rarely knew.

A ticking clock

Witnessing time,

And witnessing faith

Like an eternal elevator.

Signposted to stop at floors

From Joy, Hope, Peace and

Love.

Hands on a face Like

arms on a cross,

Each tick bleeds

A pausing prayer,

Each tick breathes

A posing prayer,

Each tick beats

A passing prayer.

A reassuring loud tick

That links us all to God.

Checkmate Chequered fields, scarpward

down.

One square. With giant draught cheeses,

Baled and waiting to roll.

Rooks from Wentworth

castle,

Cut through the air,

Like black charging knights.

Dark darting silhouettes,

spot the evening clouds.

A murder of mourning-

suited rooks

Over carcass prey, guard.

A returning castle of rooks

Land in high-rise flats,

With their City and Guilds

in basketry.

They sit in jury pews

And pass judgement.

As the waning queen sets

over the cheese board,

And the waxing white king

rises over

the mitred keep.

Mark Harrison

Wednesday 2nd

April at 10am

The planning inspectorate

from Bristol will be visiting

Church Lane, Manby, to

review the planning

application of the Wind

Farm at the end of the Lane.

Please come & support this

turbine objection by joining

us along Church Lane - bring

banners if you can, and tell

your friends to come too!

For more information please

phone

Steve Ward 327565


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News from the Ark

The arrival of spring welcomes the first Ark-born

kittens. One year old “Lola” came to us as a,

heavily pregnant, stray. She was

only with us a week before giving

birth to four kittens and being very

young she was unaware of what

was happening to her. She was very

lucky to be at the Ark as we fear that, if

unattended, her kittens may not have

made it. They are all steadily gaining

weight and Lola seems to have taken to

motherhood well. Once the kittens are re-

homed, at 8 weeks, Lola will be spayed before

being homed herself.

As always many of our admissions have come to us

owing to unavoidable circumstances one such tale is that

of “Sophie and Flynn” two 16yr old Dachshunds whose

owner had to move into a residential home. They are

such a lovely pair and after having some much needed

dental work neither have many teeth remaining but are so

content especially with their daily scrambled eggs!

Four cob horses, “Molly, Jasmine, April

and Maggie”, varying from 3yrs to

13yrs, came to us when their future

became uncertain when their owner was

suddenly taken ill and unable to care for

them. All four have settled in well and

are now looking for new homes.

There are so many animals and their owners desperately

needing our help but we can only be of assistance once

animals are re-homed, so freeing up spaces. One such re-

home story is that of “Misty” the 4 year old Staffy cross

Labrador who came to the Ark in February 2013. Such a

loyal loving girl, she had seemed to be over looked time

and time again, through no fault of her own, and so we

were so glad to see her go on to her forever home.

“Snowball and Coco” came to the Ark in February as two

5yr old, semi feral cats that were used to living

outside in a shed. Whilst here they were both

virus tested and neutered. They soon learnt to

love and trust and have now found their place,

together, in a loving family At our final session

before Christmas we held our usual party with

games for handlers and dogs. It is always amusing to see

how even the best of dogs revert to type when food

temptation is involved – there are few dogs who can resist

a boiled egg held on the end of a spoon as the handler

attempts to manoeuvre their dog over a mini-

agility course at the same time. Our Annual

Award for Most Improved Dog 2013

went to Samantha Martin with her

Shih-Tzu cross, Scruff. A well-

deserved win for them both.

REHOMING FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY CATS IN: 19. OUT: 18. DOGS IN: 17. OUT: 17.

RABBIT IN: 1. OUT: 1. HORSES IN: 4. OUT: 0.

CHICKENS IN: 4. OUT: 6. GPIGS IN: 0. OUT: 5.

DUCK IN: 1. OUT: 1. FERRETS IN: 1. OUT: 0.

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

http://www.arkanimalrescue.co.uk/

http://www.arkanimalrescue.co.uk/



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G & M Dog Training Club

We have now resumed

our regular training,

despite the appalling

weather. We took the

opportunity to teach

Sheila Morrison’s

labrador, Jack, how to

find and retrieve a

pheasant. Showing him

how was Frisbee, a

Springer Spaniel. Jack

has never been worked as

a gundog but his breeding

shone through. He

worked his ground thoroughly to find the pheasant and

his delivery to Sheila was perfect. For dogs like Jack and

Frisbee it is fairly easy to channel their energy into

activities which replicate their hunting and retrieving

purpose. However, all dogs can benefit from similar

activities of “fetch”, “find” and “retrieve” games which

will stimulate their brains as well as giving them plenty of

exercise. The crucial point is that the handler must

always be in control of the game.

If you feel that you and your dog would benefit from

some obedience training and fun agility, we meet on

Sunday mornings between 10am – 12pm on Manby

Airfield at the old

Archery Club premises.

We work to the Kennel

Club Good Citizen Dog

Scheme guidelines in a

social and informal

manner and at a 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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