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April 2019
Photographs from the most recent Litter Pick organised by the Parish Council. Eighteen people turned up for the litter pick, the photograph only shows 12 of them. These events happen bi-annually—look out for details of the next one in the Autumn.
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EDITOR’S PAGE Sarah Markall Telephone: 8 www.swinderbylinkup.co.uk www.parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/swinderby
You can download the latest edition and view the calendar on our website.
I’m certainly glad that wind has stopped! And everywhere seems to be springing into life. Going passed the hedgerows, they are changing so fast and the temperature seems to be on the rise which makes for some good gardening weather. My lawn even had it’s first cut of the year this week, however I know for some people on Station Road that might have happened several months ago. Better late than never? With Easter approaching, it is time to announce that the phone box (on High Street) will be decorated with Easter themed fun from April 1st (that’s no joke!). Simon would really love it if lots of people got involved. There are plans afoot of knitted ducks and crochet chicks. It really is a true village effort so please do contribute. I’ve also printed some colouring pages for fun and a ‘more adult’ Henna Egg (drawn by my sister Helen.) There is, in the organising stages, a Tea Together session on Wednesday afternoons in the Church 2-4pm. For toddlers and children and their carers. These are scheduled to begin after the Easter holidays but please keep your eyes out for more information closer to the time.
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USEFUL CONTACTS
Parish Council Telephone
Reg Ketteringham (Chairman)
Geoff Lloyd (Vice Chair)
Lynne Carter
Bruce Clark
Ron Hodgson
Jonathan Gagg
Nick Marris
Sue Aikman (Clerk) [email protected]
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Sandra Roberts High Street
Susan Brook Newton Close
LOCAL CLUBS
Fellowship Lunch
Craft Together
Good Companions Alan Wade
NEWSPAPER DELIVERY Darren Bateman
VILLAGE CARE Susan Brook
ALL SAINTS CHURCH Sally Long, Administrator
CHURCHWARDENS Audrey Innes
CHOPS David Gardiner
VILLAGE HALL Rita Hodgson
PRESCRIPTIONS Denise Edwards
PRINTERS OF LINK UP Kanda Print, Northants.
NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL
Main Switchboard 01529 414155
Environment Team 0800 174499
COMMUNITY POLICE
PC 637 Jess Goodall [email protected] 07825 100 370
PCSO Donna Hill donna.hill@lincs,pnn.police.uk
PCSO Jo Mackie [email protected] 07825100379
PCSO Sarah Lingard [email protected] 07944 776791
Sgt John Hammond [email protected] 805721 or 07500 920185
LINCOLN POLICE STATION 0300 111 0300 and 01522 532222 and 01522 882222 (999)
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SWINDERBY 15 High Street, Swinderby
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ENTERTAINMENT FOR APRIL
Tuesday 2nd Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Wednesday 10th Acoustic Night 8:00pm
Tuesday 16th Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Saturday 20th LIVE MUSIC 8:30pm WITH REVIEW
Wednesday 24th Family Bingo 7:00pm
Friday 26th Jam/Open Mic Night 8:30pm
Sunday 28th St. George’s Day 7:30pm
Evening of Live Nostalgic Music with Dave Mallett at the Piano and a light supper £4.50 (tickets available from the pub)
LIVE SKY AND BT SPORTS Date for your diary—SWINFEST 2019—Saturday 6th July
Fresh Fish Van: Tuesdays at 12noon Banzai Thai and Japanese Food Van: Alternate Thursdays 5pm
LUNCHTIME MENU 12.00-15.00 The Plough’s Signature Ploughman’s served with a mouth-watering choice of pickles,
cheese, roast ham, boiled egg, pork pie & crusty bread £9.00 .
Home Cooked Roast Ham, served with free range egg, hand cut chips, choice of relish and pickles £9.00
Whitby Scampi served with hand cut chips, garden peas or mushy peas, with a tasty homemade tartar sauce £9.00
8OZ Prime Mince Beef Burger, with or without local cheese, Bloody Mary mayonnaise and hand cut chips £9.00
Freshly Cooked Beef Lasagne, served with hand cut chips or salad £9.00 Homemade Spaghetti Bolognaise, Vegetarian option available £8.00
For the Lighter Appetite Soup of the Moment served with crusty bread
Toasted Sandwiches, Omelettes, Beans on Toast £4.00
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WHAT GOES ON IN SWINDERBY? COFFEE MORNING There is a coffee morning every Monday at 10.30 am in the Church. All welcome for coffee and a chat. A great way of meeting new people. POST OFFICE There is a mobile post office which comes to the Village Hall once a week on a Tuesday morning from around 9:30am-11:30am.
VILLAGE CARE Are you unable to drive and need to get to the medical centre or dental practice in Collingham, Bassingham medical centre or to Newark or Lincoln hospital? There are friendly volunteers who will drive you to the above places for a small fee. You do not have to be elderly to use this service! The service is for Swinderby residents only, the charges are as follows, Collingham £1.50, Bassingham £2, Newark £4, Lincoln £7.50. This is for the complete journey. Other hospitals considered, price dependant on distance. We also cater for optician appointments. Call Susan Brook on 86
!!VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED!! Could you make a few journeys or spare a few hours a month? PRESCRIPTIONS This is a service only for people who are unable to get to Collingham to collect their prescriptions. The prescriptions are delivered once a week, on a Friday and the pharmacy must be asked to put it in the Swinderby bag. Denise Edwards 8 (please leave a message), has now taken over this service, please leave a message. Although prescriptions will be delivered on a Friday, she cannot guarantee a particular delivery time. FELLOWSHIP LUNCH This takes place on the first Thursday of each month in the Village Hall. All ages are welcome and for £4 you will receive a hot meal, with sweet and cheese. You can just turn up, but it would help the organisers if you could let them know that you plan to attend. The people to contact are Gina Webb on 8 or Audrey Innes on 8. They are keen to welcome more people to the lunches.
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Continued……...WHAT GOES ON IN SWINDERBY? SCRABBLE The Scrabblers meet every other Tuesday in the Plough at 7pm. We feel very welcome, a lovely log fire, ’bit of banter’ We usually play 2 games, ’nothing serious’ put the world to rights, home for around 9.30pm. We range in ages & ability but always have a good time! See the Plough page to find out when the next meeting is. GOOD COMPANIONS Swinderby Good Companions Club promotes social interaction and friendship for the senior citizens of the village. Regular monthly meetings are held in the village hall between 2pm and 4pm on the second Thursday of every month. Games are played and afternoon tea is served by volunteer hostesses. Outings are organised during the year along with an annual fund raising garden party. BOWLS CLUB The bowls club meet during the summer months at the bowling green (behind the village hall.) Have you been thinking of joining for a while, would you like to see what it is all about and have a try? No experience necessary. No one too old or too young!! Everyone welcome. CRAFT TOGETHER we meet in the small room of the village hall every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm-9pm. Bring a craft project to work on (and a mug for tea to save on the washing up.) £1 Subs.
THE PLOUGH GOLF SOCIETY Open to all and anyone can join. Playing on the last Fri-day of the month. Contact Adam BOOK CLUB The book club meets every six weeks or so. Members read and discuss the books. It’s very informal and a great way of coming across new authors. However, as we meet in each other’s houses, there is a limit on numbers. The current one is full but there is a waiting list. Or how about setting up another group? Contact Mikela 8 SWINDERBY PHONE BOX has been lovingly restored by Simon Longson. It is regu-larly decorated by villagers to celebrate certain times of year. Look out for the next decoration and get involved. The more the merrier.
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Continued……...WHAT GOES ON IN SWINDERBY?
CHOPS Central Heating Oil Purchasing Scheme is a simple organisation designed to save us all some money on our central heating oil. I collect orders about 6 times a year. On my buying day, I get the best price possible and advise everyone where the oil is coming from and the current price. The saving comes from the bulk delivery into the village which normally means at least one full tanker load and 25+ deliveries. Payment depends on the supplier, but the worst scenario is that they phone for a debit card prior to delivery (they all charge a premium for Credit Cards). I do not handle any payment and have no vested interest in any oil company. If you run out of oil between deliveries, you can make your own arrangements and I am not in the least bit offended. The whole enterprise is 100% above board and I make or gain nothing from running CHOPS (apart from a few headaches usually related to deliveries!) If you want to 'join' just let me have name, address and post code as well as your phone number and I will add you to my list. Please note the minimum oil delivery is 500 litres (as designated by the oil suppliers). You will find forward delivery dates and other information in the Linkup. Call David Gardiner 8
PARENT/CARER & CHILD GROUPS
Caterpillar Music meet on a Wednesday at 9:40am in the Village Hall. Contact Anna https://www.caterpillarmusic.com/class-leaders/4171-anna-coggan Baby and Toddler Group meet on Tuesday mornings in term time at the village hall. 9:15-11:15am. SWINDERBY PRE-SCHOOL Check the advert in this magazine.
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Voter ID Pilot in North Kesteven
Elections on 2 May 2019. For the first time, anyone wanting to vote at a polling station on this day will need to take some kind of identification (ID) with them. This is to prove that they are who they say they are. It is part of a national electoral integrity pilot looking into ways to ensure the security of the voting process and reduce the risk of voter fraud.
Locally, the requirement to bring ID only applies to North Kesteven and only affects people voting in person at polling stations.
You need to bring either: 1 Type of Photo ID OR 2 Types of Non-Photo ID. A full list of the acceptable types of ID has been posted to all registered voters and is available on the NKDC website. If you don’t have any of the accepted forms of ID you can apply to have a Local Elector Identification Document , free of charge, especially for this election. There is an application to complete and your application must be attested by a ‘Person of Good Standing’ in the community. This must be done before 1st May. Get in touch with the NKDC Elections team on 01529 308214 for further guidance. https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/residents/electoral-registration-and-elections/
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Church News
Church Annual Parochial Meeting. This is to be held on Thursday 11 April at 10.10am. Only people registered on the Church Electoral Role may participate in this meeting. However, any parishioner, who wishes to, may attend as an observer. Prior to this meeting at 10.00am there will be a meeting to elect Church Wardens - any parishioners may participate in this process. This is an annual meeting and Audrey Innes will be standing for re-election. It would be a good thing to have more than one Church Warden and anyone else interested should please contact Andrew Vaughan on 01522 The Coffee Stop continues to thrive. Drop in for a coffee and a chat any Monday 10.30am to noon - including bank holidays. The next Fellowship Lunch will be held on Thursday April 4th at 12.00 in the village hall. The main meal will be roast beef. If that meal does not suit you please phone Audrey who will discuss alternatives with you. Please remember that for just £4 you get a 3 course lunch. If you would like to join us but have mobility problems please let us know as we can arrange transport and help. Please let Audrey know if you will be attending on ... The Churchyard is looking beautiful. The Spring flowers are lovely. Also remember that we have a working party that meets at 10am on the last Saturday in every month from March till October. Next one Saturday is 30 March and the one after that will be April 27th. 10.00 til 12.00. Everyone welcome with coffee/tea and a chat too.
Gill Lloyd. PCC Secretary 8 [email protected]
Church News
More chances to keep your mind and body in good working order.
Sage Gardener CIC have developed a new sensory area at their community garden at The Lodge, Eagle Hall LN6 9HZ The garden includes places to sit and wander with plants that stimulate sight, hearing, smell, touch and even taste. If you’d like to come along and have a look and have a go please contact us to book a place. Remember you need to use it or you’ll lose it!
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Hello Everyone Over the last few months the churches in the villages have been reflecting on how best to express our Mission and Vision. While we want to be true to the foundations of all we do, our faith, we also wanted to express how we can contribute to the life of the villages in a wider sense. Below you will see what we have come up with, and this is to form part of the Bishop of Grimsby being with us for Holy Week and Easter. Please do come along to as many of the events as possible, which as they are finalised I will publish on the various village social media groups.
Swinderby Group of Churches Mission Statement. The basis of all we do is to encourage the mission of the Church, by putting Jesus’s teaching into practice by being faithful, joyful and confident in all that we do through nurturing and helping to transform the lives of individuals and by helping our local communities to flourish Vision Statement We will live our Mission Statement by encouraging:- Belonging • We belong to God. • We belong to each other. • We belong to our local community • We belong without having to feel
constrained by membership. • We belong for as we are, despite different
life experiences. Connecting • We are connected to God, through Jesus • We are connected to each other • We are connected to our local community
and the wider world • We are connected to our self, knowing that we are precious to God Flourishing • We strive to help our community and individuals to flourish and find life in its fullness • We work that life in its fullness is celebrated • We are sensitive to the needs of others and God’s world • We seek to be generous in all that we are. • We seek to gain confidence in sharing our faith with others through word and action As ever, Andrew
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Notes From A Small Parish - March 2019
Well, here’s our casual update on Swinderby Parish Council’s meeting for March. But first some news – The Produce World site on Moor Lane has been sold to Peter Sowerby Homes. I have had a brief introductory phone conversation with Peter who is very pleased to have made the purchase and keen to build something the village can be proud of. However, as yet, he remains tight lipped as to what that something is! I think he is still pulling ideas together. I’m thinking that I might include a small and hopefully interesting ‘did you know’ fact (can facts be small?) about our meetings each month. Something that says not just what we do but also the how and why. So, did you know that meeting agendas and minutes are bound by statute and regulation? This means we can’t just go and have a good old natter about what takes our fancy! So, for example, decisions on an item can’t be made unless it appears on the agenda and the agenda must include certain items - like finance, planning, approval of previous minutes to name but some. The first item is always (fanfare) the public forum. The public forum is always interesting and this months was no exception. An individual (we can’t name names) told us that he has been approached by the new owner and developer of the Produce World site (the carrot factory!) asking to buy his land adjacent to the site with a view to extending the development. His understanding is that he is not the only person to have been asked. He also pointed out that his land is definitely not for sale. The Parish Council have not been approached for our views on any ideas or possible changes to the existing planning permission but we are thankful to the member of public for letting us know. Onto other items; Geoff Lloyd and Simon Longson have been busy planting young trees to thicken up the hedgerow and verge along the Station Road playing field. About 80 trees have been planted in all. These were donated to the Parish Council by Morton Road Nursery last year. The council held a litter pick on Sunday 17
th March. A good group of parishioners
and councillors collected a small mountain of rubbish from the roadsides and hedgerows around the village. The weather was bright if breezy which put us in good frame for the sausage rolls, cake and coffee which followed. Again, thanks to all participants who helped to keep our village tidy. Watch out for the next pick in autumn, come and join in to make a real difference. We have received a notification from NKDC giving us conditional permission to mount the history plaque on the triangle of grass opposite Pacey Close. The conditions related to the upkeep and safe placing of the plaque, were reasonable and have been accepted. The plaque will be planted in the not too distant future so keep an eye out for it.
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As I highlighted in my article last month, the county council had sent us and All Saints School a suggested plan for parking restrictions in the area of the school and church. These were for consultation. I had a chat with Zoe, the Head Teacher, for their views and we agreed that it was complex and probably unworkable in it’s current form. We have agreed to negotiate a delay to the decision for three months to give time for an alternative plan to be thought out and presented. Does this sound reminiscent of the ‘B’ word – Brexit? The Thomas Whites Charity, as local land owners, have rekindled their idea to dig three irrigation reservoirs on land adjacent to the ‘carrot factory’ off Moor Lane. This will obviously mean a quantity of aggregates being recovered from the excavations. No planning applications have been made yet but we have invited a representative from the charity to our next parish council meeting to present their ideas. Come along and hear what they have to say. Don’t forget the elections on 2
nd May. If you would like to become a parish
councillor then details of how to stand in the election are posted on the Village Hall and the High Street notice boards as well as the parish council web site. Don’t forget that when the time comes to vote you will need to bring ID along with you, e.g. passport, photo driving licence. And now for a mystery! Some shallow holes have been dug, apparently at random, on the High Street playing field. They were clearly dug with a spade or similar and not by an animal. Though not very deep the holes could easily cause injury to anyone walking or playing on the field. Obviously, people of all ages and abilities use our playing field so we have been along to fill the holes back in, or at least the ones we could find. I’m sure there must be a reason for them but as the land owners we weren’t consulted so it remains a mystery. Don’t forget that we are holding our Annual Parish Meeting on Monday 15 April at 7pm in the Village Hall. This is where you can come along, meet the councillors and talk informally about parish issues, events, ideas etc. and hear what we have been doing and would like to do in the coming year. Local groups are invited to come and say a little bit and promote themselves. There is a loose agenda but the emphasis in on the informal. And finally, you may already know that the entire length of the High Street in Collingham will be closed from 07:30 on Saturday 23 March to 17:30 on Sunday 31 March. I understand that access to the Co-Op, the medical centre, chemist and dentist will be from Station Road.
Reg Ketteringham, Chair. Swinderby Parish Council.
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I have been contacted by a villager who has found a ring. As in a wedding ring/
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The delivery which came into the village on the 22 March was again from NWF Fuels – 3 deliveries in a row! The price this time was 43.15p per litre + 5% VAT. Oil prices for Swinderby have been pretty stable over the last 16 months averaging around 45p per litre with only one small ‘blip’ in that time. I hope that this stability continues. The next delivery will be on the Friday the 4 May 2019. For any villagers who don’t use CHOPS, there can be some good savings to be made. For example in late January/early February someone on a regular top-up from one of the big suppliers found out that he was paying just over 15p per litre more for that privilege! This is why I publish the price paid for the most recent delivery, so that villagers are aware of such opportunities. With the better weather at last with us, our oil
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I am delighted to be able to write to you this month as the new permanent Head Teacher of Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School, a post which I officially began on March 1
st.
I feel honoured and proud to have been given the opportunity to lead this amazing school onwards and to move it forwards and make it even better. As many of you know, I have been teaching at the school for a very long time; having joined as a young, inexperienced teacher in 1992. I began my teaching career here teaching the Reception Class, a daunting prospect for me but one that despite the tears (my own!!) I ultimately found to be very rewarding. Some of you may recall on my first visit me being ‘paraded’ into the hall to be greeted by a large group of parents of new Reception children, a truly daunting event for me. However, the warmth they subsequently showed me set me off on the right track! During the ensuing years, I have taught all year groups and have been most fortunate to develop relationships with many families, some of which now bring their own children to the school. I truly believe that these relationships are fundamental to the success and longevity of a church school in a village such as Swinderby. I intend to continue to build on these as we go forward. Indeed, education is built on the partnerships between home and school. Through church activities, village bowls and events such as The Good Companions annual Christmas lunch I have come to know many of the villagers and always enjoy a good catch up whenever we meet. The school’s Governing Body is very proactive and keen for the school to become the best it can be. Like me, they want the best for every child in our school and will challenge me on this if necessary. Reverend Vaughan is a regular visitor to our school, working in our classrooms alongside the children and holding Collective Worship in church. Our Friends of Swinderby School are also very active and organise half termly events for the children which are very popular. They support the school in many ways and have recently purchased lots of exciting items for the classrooms. I find this support invaluable. However, I would not be where I am today without the support of my former Chair of Governors Mrs Gillian Murdoch who sadly passed on in December 2018. She had been involved with the school for nine years, educating both her daughters at the school. Through her role she showed her passion for the village school and she was determined that all the children that passed through the doors should have opportunities and go on to succeed in whatever they choose to do. I feel honoured that her belief in me has given me the confidence to continue her vision. Going forward, I want the school to become more outward looking and we are already part of strong partnerships with both our neighbouring schools and those further afield. We have joined the Kyra Educational Partnership through which our teachers can access high quality training. We are heavily involved in Musical events and are taking part in
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County Sport’s events. Our new football and netball kits have been kindly sponsored by the Lost Village. We shall be out and about soon planting trees around the play area alongside members of the Parish Council. We are also becoming part of the East Midlands Maths hub and are working with the new English hub at Witham St Hugh’s Academy. This will all benefit our children enormously. I would love the opportunity to show you what goes on at Swinderby All Saints and we
have Open Mornings on Tuesday 2nd
April, and Wednesday 24th
April from 9.15 to
11.15am. If those times are not convenient please call us to make an appointment and I
would be happy to welcome you. Our website, http://www.swinderbyallsaints.co.uk/, and
Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/SwinderbyAllSaintsPrimarySchool/, are also
good places to see what we are up to! We have also been shortlisted to be a Community
Champion for the Coop enabling us to purchase vital new equipment for our Early Years
children. Please vote for us if you can! (www.lincolnshire.coop/ccvote)
On Friday April 5th
at 1.30pm we will be having an Easter service in church when I will be commissioned as Head of the school. I would be delighted if you wanted to join us. There will be refreshments in the school hall afterwards. I look forward to working with you over the coming years. With my very best wishes, Zoë Longstaff
What we’ve been getting up to in School
As a school, we work hard in lessons and celebrate our academic achievements (and rightly so), but we know children are much more than numbers on a page. We are a small school, but do fit in a lot of extra-curricular activities. Here’s a taster of some of the things we have been up to recently. Swinderby performed successfully at the recent Lincoln Music Festival. Our children took first prize in the ‘Small primary schools choirs’ class’ and the vocal quartet. We had a second place in the ‘Boys and girls up to year 6 musicals and light opera class’ with a characterful performance of the Artful Dodgers Song “Consider Yourself “. We had a first place in the ‘Boys up to year 6 vocal solo class’, also singing a song from the musical Oliver, “Who will Buy” - He has been invited to represent our school and perform the piece again at the festival concert. Some Year 5 children attending a Tag Rugby tournament held at Bishop Grosseteste University. There were some anxious looking faces at the start of the day, but smiles all round and muddy knees by the end. As a church school, we continue to enjoy good relations with our Swinderby All Saints Church. We often welcome Reverend Vaughan into our lessons, and enjoy going to church for Collective Worship. Friends of Swinderby School have hosted a disco and a film night which were very well attended; they continue to offer valuable support to the school. Last, but not least. We would like to say thank you to Lost Village, who have kindly
provided new netball and football strips for our teams. The children are looking forward to
showing them off!
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COOP Health Walks John and I have recently started joining some of the COOP Health Walks (well, I walk, and he rides in his pushchair.) These are regular walks around local areas which aim to get people out and about and more healthy, but they offer so much more. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and learn more about the local area. They are free to join and run by lovely specially trained volunteers. I joined after Brian, one of the volunteers, visited my WI at a wellbeing event I organised. I really like walking but I guess didn’t walk as much as I wanted because I didn’t feel super comfortable walking long distances just me and John. Its really nice to go for a walk with other people. Last week we joined in the BBC Radio Lincolnshire Walk A Million Celebration Walk at Whisby Nature Park with Melvyn Prior which was such a fun day, very well supported and such lovely sunny weather. The best bit is all walks start and end at the same location, they last between 30 and 90 minutes, most also have a café visit at the end. There are usually varying distances for different abilities and you can just turn up on the day (no need to let anyone know.) Today we did a lap around Whisby Nature Park then up the hill into Thorpe on the Hill and back down into the park. I’ve lived in Swinderby almost all my life and have never walked that route before. The new brochure for the walks comes out very soon so I’ll be sure to grab a couple and pop them in the phone box/at the church in case anyone else is interested in joining any. You can also visit their website, https://www.lincolnshire.coop/community/health-walks The Luminarium
If you haven’t seen it before, the luminarium is difficult to explain. Some people describe it as
like walking through a stain glass window, others like being in a live painting or even being in a
space ship.
Being slightly more pragmatic, I’d describe it as like walking inside a bouncy castle - but its not
bouncy. It’s a massive inflatable structure, which due to the fabric used creates amazing lighting
and colour effects. Connecting pathways, caverns and pods wind around the structure—a walk-
in sculpture by designer Alan Parkinson which
has toured and astounded audiences around the
globe. It is totally enchanting and visitors are
invited to wander, lie-down and sit down and just
enjoy the ambience and the space. It is returning
this April (10th-14th) to the LPAC.
You can book tickets through the LPAC or their
website and some tickets will be available on the
day on a first-come-first-served basis. (The
queues do get long and are outside/not
undercover.)
https://lpac.co.uk/luminarium/
Start Time: Wed 10 – Thurs 11 12pm – 6pm, Fri 12 12pm –
7pm, Sat 13 – Sun 14 10am – 6pm.
Tickets: £5 Adult // £4 Child (Babes-in-arms to 18 months are
free and do not require a ticket to enter the Luminarium)
Location: Grass Area, near the Isaac Newton Building.
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Transport Festival - Easter Sunday 21 April 2019 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
If you’ve not been to this event before, or even if you have, it’s a brilliant day out (gets better every year,) experiencing some wonderful vintage transport. Situated at the Road Transport Museum (Whisby Road, North Hykeham.) There are visiting classic/historic vehicles, and you can access the workshop and restoration projects. There are refreshment stalls, enthusiasts stalls and as many bus rides (and car rides) as you can squeeze into your day. It costs £8 per adult and accompanied under 18s go free. (Remember to take cash as they are unable to accept card payments!) There are short rides, city centre rides, rural tours and excursions and all included in the admission price. If you are driving there please park at Siemens Teal Park—Park and Ride (you get to ride a vintage bus to the museum, there is only limited parking at the museum for blue badge holders). There’s lots more information available on their website: http://www.lvvs.org.uk/ Please note that dogs (other than registered assistance dogs) are no longer allowed on the Museum premises or vehicles 'in service.' Perhaps see you there? Sarah.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR APRIL (also available online)
Monday 1st Coffee Morning at the Church 10:30am-12noon
Tuesday 2nd School Open Morning Scrabble Club
9:15am-11:15am 7pm
Wednesday 3rd Green Bin
Thursday 4th Fellowship Lunch 12:00noon
Friday 5th School Easter Service and Zoe Longstaff commissioned as Head Teacher at Church. All Welcome
1:30pm
Saturday 6th
Sunday 7th
Monday 8th Coffee Morning at the Church 10:30am-12noon
Tuesday 9th Brown Bin
Wednesday 10th Black Bin Acoustic Night
8pm
Thursday 11th Good Companions Craft Together
2pm 7pm-9pm
Friday 12th
Saturday 13th
Sunday 14th
Monday 15th Coffee Morning at the Church Annual Parish Meeting
10:30am-12noon 7pm
Tuesday 16th Scrabble Club 7pm
Wednesday 17th Green Bin
Thursday 18th
Friday 19th
Saturday 20th LIVE Music at The Plough 8:30pm
Sunday 21st
Monday 22nd Coffee Morning at the Church 10:30am-12noon
Tuesday 23rd Brown Bin
Wednesday 24th Black Bin School Open Morning Family Bingo
9:15am-11:15am 7pm
Thursday 25th Craft Together 7pm-9pm
Friday 26th Jam Night at The Plough 8:30pm
Saturday 27th Church Yard tidy up 10am-12noon
Sunday 28th St Georges Celebration at The Plough 7:30pm
Monday 29th Coffee Morning at the Church 10:30am-12noon
Tuesday 30th
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