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‘The Doodle’ November 2011

Issue 1

‘The independent Magazine for the Villagers and community of Nocton’

A Blooming Good Future

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No doubt many of you will have seen the arrival of the three large planters at the entrances to the village! These are part of our preparation for the 2012 Jubilee and festival celebrations. Thanks to a hardy bunch of folks, the planters were positioned, lined and filled with soil ready for their first batch of seasonal flowers (due very soon)

The team worked really hard for 4 hours, and when they are finally finished, the planters will welcome people entering our village with blooms of colour. Some of the ‘crew’ are pictured here. Thank you to everyone who helped out on the day - hope you all claimed the correct wheelbarrows!

…………For more pictures see page 6

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Chris

Editorial

Welcome to this the very first issue of the Nocton Doodle, the new magazine for everyone in Nocton. I will start by saying a big thank you to All Saint’s Church for the production of a parish magazine for Nocton for over 100 years. It has been a great service to church and to the community at large. However over the last two years the magazine has become very much a community magazine with contributions from many members and groups within the village. It is therefore now right to change the publication from being one tied to a particular organisation into a publication independent of any. This is what the Nocton Doodle will aim to be at all times. Hopefully it will continue the increase of readership throughout our community from The Heath to Wasps Nest, via paper and electronic media.

We should be proud at this time that as a community we are in a position in which groups working together as one, have found a bright new future for this, our village. To see beyond our own particular interests, and realise that as our village continues to break out of the historic shackles of its estate heritage, we all now need a future as well as a past is not always easy. It is however essential.

Sometimes it’s difficult to identify where we should be cooperating, but I would like to suggest that at this time preparation for the 2012 Nocton Festival and support for Nocton School would seem two areas where we can make a difference.

‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ is a well used expression but how true it was when first used and how true it still is today. We help ourselves by helping each other. Let’s put it into practice, here and now.

Useful Village Contacts

Nocton Parish Council: Chair - Kate Tyler 323731 Clerk - Doreen Green: 322323 [email protected]

Nocton Village Hall: Bookings - Lorna Storr: 322074

Nocton Cricket Club: Joan Franklin 322902

Womens Institute Doreen Green: 322323

‘the doodle’ Editor and Publisher Chris Hewitt: 320645

Nocton Park Management Committee Chair - Neil Faulkner: 07799 296161

Police - Community Beat Manager PC 298 Andrew Brown 0793 9896212 Incident Report: 0300 111 0300

Nocton Social Club Chair - Glenn studd Club Bar : 323588

NKDC: ֠ ◌ Cllr Rob Kendrick : 323364 Cllr John Money: 320323

Lincs CC: Cllr Marianne Overton: 01400 273003

Arts Group & Village Trail Association: Cliff Baxendale: 321923

Nocton Primary School: 320324 Chair of Governors - Mark Cunningham Headteacher - Nick Dowler School Administrator - Diane Powell

All Saint’s Church — Churchwardens: Liz Murray: 323357 Nicholas Bennett: [email protected]

CLAN MaryAnn Williams: 322362


Parish Council Report — Tuesday November 1st 2011

‘New Look” Parish Council holding onto ‘Old and Trusted’ values.

The Vice-Chair, Councillor Ian Goldsworthy, presided over the meeting in the absence of the Chair, Councillor Tyler, and Councillor MaryAnn Williams took the minutes on behalf of our clerk Doreen Green, both of whom were taking well earned holidays!

Tuesday saw the first use of the new style of Agenda and Minutes for Nocton Parish Council, suffice to say there were no public questions submitted prior to the meeting and none from the floor, hopefully a sign of growing confidence in the top table! Village Hall Cllr Askew, on behalf of the VH Management Committee, reported there were real concerns over the suspected continued subsidence of one corner of the Hall. In view of the seriousness of the situation and the importance of our Village Hall to the community, Parish Cllrs and members of the VH Management Committee will meet as soon as possible to consider the options and agree a way forward. B1188 and B1202 Some good and not so good news on our village road situation. Alan Brown from LCC Highways has written to the PC and is actioning most of the problems highlighted on the recent village walk-round. However, despite the fact that accidents have increased on the B1188 (the only red route where this has happened), at the moment nothing is going to be done to address this. Cllr Marianne Overton (District) and the rest of the Parish Councils in our Cluster Group are all working hard to keep this high on Highways Department’s agenda. The other positive is that Highways will be asked to monitor the traffic through the village, probably towards the end of the month, to ascertain exactly how many vehicles pass through, how big, how heavy and how fast. It is hoped that the results of this survey will help us take action to deal with the problems of traffic through the village. Diamond Jubilee Mugs Commemorative Mugs will be presented by the Parish Council to all the children in the parish. A form will be circulated to each household in the New Year, so that each child is counted and also to give people the opportunity to purchase these mugs at a competitive price. 200 Club See application and poster. A real opportunity to help our village and hopefully be a winner as well! Cllr Overton was delighted to see that Nocton is doing so much to encourage self help, as funding and help in the wider community continues to dry up. Day Centres in Lincolnshire are making our village get- togethers even more important. Proceeds from the 200 Club will help to support developments in the village. Crime Metal theft in Lincolnshire is increasing and is high priority for the policet. We are all asked to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. Play Park Councillor Neil Faulkner was concerned that the provision of an infant play park in the centre of the village may well not be addressed for a further 3 or 4 years. However, if indications are that this facility is needed sooner rather than later, then the Parish Council will progress this project more quickly.

Finally, a warm welcome from the Parish Council to the “Nocton Doodle”

Date of next meeting: Tuesday 6th December at 7pm. (Cllr MaryAnn Williams)



Morning Prayer: 7.30am Wed-Sat, 7.00am Sun Eucharist: 6.30pm Wed, 12.15pm Thu, Fri & Sat Midday Prayer: 12.00pm Thu-Sat 12.30pm Wed

& Sun Evening Prayer: 5.30pm Wed-Sun

Night Prayer: 8.30pm Wed-Sat

From David Glew

At the annual presentation evening of the cricket club, at the end of the season, a buffet and a raffle were enjoyed by all. Thanks were given to the various officers of the club, for their work over the last year. The following awards were made, and presented by Mrs Sheila Redshaw:

Batsman : Dylan Garfoot Bowler : Dylan Garfoot

Most promising : Dylan Garfoot All-rounder : Mikey Atkinson Most improved : Sam Allison

Fielder : Edward Dowler Junior : Miles Lynch

Ducks : Roy Bates & Mikey Atkinson President's Cup : Matthew Stephens

Clubman's Cup : David Glew

The wickets have been repaired in readiness for 2012, and a large heap of soil is ready to fill the inevitable rabbit holes and mole runs next April. That just leaves the players to reflect on their achievements of this last season, and dream of improvements for next season !

Dylan Bowls Them Over

Congratulations to Polly Hardy and Chris Hyde on their wedding at All Saint’s Church, Nocton on Saturday 12th November at 1pm. The sun shone and the church bells rang as ‘Mr and Mrs Hyde’ set off in a VW camper van to the Dovecote at Swinderby for their reception. Revd Dee Freeman officiated and James White played the organ. Andrew Hyde read ‘The Book of Love by Stephin Merrit and Jennie Freeman read 1 Corinthians chapter 13.

After an unopposed election for the vacant Parish Council seat, Geoff Hall has been elected and will take up his seat from 16th Nov. Geoff who writes the Nocton Blogspot, has been a tireless campaigner for the village and people of Nocton on various issues and Nocton can only benefit from Geoff’s more high profile role in village politics,

New Man at the Top Table


...Continued from front page

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee News

From Ji l l y Burr www.noctonfestival2012.vpweb.co.uk

Jim Eagle and MaryAnn Williams looking very pleased, with the modified potato boxes

donated by Branston Potatoes.

The “Vintage Fashion Show & Tea Party” is taking place on Saturday 19th November 2011 in the Village Hall. For those of you who still haven’t got their tickets, please contact Julie, who will be all to happy to organise this for you. H e r c o n t a c t d e t a i l s a r e : j p a r t r i d g e 3 6 9 @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m

The Village Hall will also be hosting its “Christmas Craft Fayre” on Saturday 26th November, 2-5pm.

Don’t forget, we are on facebook, you can follow the link from Nocton BlogSpot Companion Sites. Nocton Festival 2012 has also set up an email account. You can contact us directly (with suggestions, comments or Nocton Community events that you would like to publicise) at:

noctonfestival2012@hotmail .co.uk

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR VILLAGE

From Sue Morris

The Photographic Morning on the 5th November was most constructive with lots of good ideas being discussed. A recent graduate in Graphic Design will be joining the team producing the Church Guide Book. The next meeting on Saturday the 12th November will most likely have passed by the time that you read this. We will have had two of the proposed mornings and it has been decided that we will not meet again until after the New Year. All participants will be kept informed.

SOLD OUT Photo Days Update


WELLHEAD UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERY & SOFT FURNISHING SERVICES

Traditional Upholstery Day and Evening Classes at

Dunston Village Hall - enrol now.

Weekend Workshops in Upholstery/Caning, Wood restoration,Wood

finishes, Roman Blinds, Sewing bespoke cushions & Loose covers.

Vouchers available. Traditional and Modern Upholstery

Handmade curtains and Roman Blinds.

01526 323576 www.wellheadupholstery.co.uk

From Geraldine Gunner

Our own Nocton resident Geraldine Gunner is now in her 4th year of running her own Upholstery/Soft Furnishings Business. She has lived in Nocton for 15 years now with husband Jeremy, children Holly and son Douglas.

Geraldine has been very busy lately, re-upholstering the Officers’ Mess at R.A.F. Waddington for the re-opening on Sept 8th 2011 after its renovation. She has also just started the curtains and chairs for the renovation of the White Horse at Dunston Fen. Geraldine also has clients who want her to reupholster or make curtains/Roman Blinds for their own homes. 3

Traditional Upholstery and Weekend Taster Workshops are held at the Branston Hall Hotel. As well as these workshops Geraldine also runs weekends on, Wood repairs, renovation and wood finishes, Sewing bespoke and boxed, piped cushions, re-caning a chair and making a Roman Blind. All the Courses have the same format which includes 5 hours tuition, lunch in the Lakeside Restaurant and most courses include all materials and loan of tools.It is meant to be a lovely, relaxing ‘Day Out’.Have a look on the website for a video of a recent course with 3 verbal Testimonials. This makes a perfect Christmas Gift for the ‘hard to buy for person’Vouchers are available.

Geraldine is also running a 10 week course on Tuesday 10am until 3pm at Dunston Village Hall aimed at people wanting to start up their own Businesses.

If you mention that you have seen the article in ‘The Doodle’ Geraldine will give you a significant discount on all Courses.

Don’t dump it– Recycle it!


Nocton School Toddler Group puts on weekly term time fun activities for ALL

parents/carers and their pre-school children.

Parents/Carers and their pre-school children are invited to attend our activity sessions on Friday afternoons. The sessions take place every Friday afternoon in term time from 1.45 pm until approximately 3.00 pm. This is an opportunity to meet with other parents and children and to make new friends. This is an opportunity to meet with other parents and children and to make new friends. For more info tel: 01526 320234

It’s Fun Time!

An Evening of Christmas Music with the Banovallum Singers

St Andrew's Church Potterhanworth on Friday 9th December at 7.30 pm

Tickets are £6 to include mulled wine and mincepies.

Contact Rachel 01522 797875 or Pam 01522 790201 for tickets in advance or

simply pay at the door on the night of the concert.

Barking Mad!! We are responsible, trustworthy, reliable dog

walkers. We are here to help you if you are stocked up on work and can’t get out of the

house to walk your dog. We are 13 year old girls, Sophie, Chloe and Ellie.

We only charge £1 per hour, We’d love to take your dog(s) for upto 1 hour. We only take 6 dogs at one time.

Whatever the dog whatever the time we don’t mind!. We are terribly sorry if we don’t have any room for your dog but we can book them

in for the future.

We hope you will consider us.

Sophie: 07930018824 Ellie: 07593409307 Chloe: 0793006035


The building of our new extension is now well underway! The build is on target and due to finish before Christmas which will give staff the opportunity to ‘move in’ before they finish for the Christmas holiday.

We are extending and building a brand new classroom at the back of the school. It will also consist of a new layout with flexible space to allow for the learning needs of the different age groups, giving us a larger Early Years and Key Stage 1 classroom. The external new stone work is entirely in keeping with the 1869 building which was originally designed by leading architect Sir George Gilbert Scott who also designed the very grand Midland St Pancras Hotel and the Albert Memorial in London amongst others. If you were familiar with the way

the back of the building used to look you may notice that the stone work of the very large original window has been moved to its new position!

The builders have worked very hard to keep disruption to a minimum and staff have been wonderful at managing the upheaval. The children, of course, have found it all very exciting! However, nothing hinders our pupils! On 9 November four girls and three boys from years 5 and 6 went to Branston

Academy to take part in their annual High 5 Netball Tournament. Despite the fact we haven’t even a court to practice on due to the ongoing building work and the team had not actually had a practice together we only lost one game overall to the team who actually won the whole tournament! Three of our players were mentioned for excellent play and Emily Brown was awarded for Player of the Tournament. Well done to them all!

Nocton Church is closed at present so instead of our usual Remembrance Day Service, on 11 November our older children went across to the churchyard to lay wreaths on the graves of Corporal George Leary and Group Captain Gilbert Insall who received the Victoria Cross during WWI. The memorials of Group Captain Insall and his wife have been officially adopted by year 6 who now maintain their graves throughout the year.

Nocton Community Primary School A small school with big ideas


Committee Gets the Thumbs Up.

Thursday 10th November saw a very lively and at times contentious AGM at the Nocton Social Club. The record of the current committee was challenged by members who believe their views and values were being ignored. The current committee after presenting a financial statement and demonstrating that the more stable than it has been for many years was re-elected with all officers remaining in post. Current chair Glen Studd was re-elected by 48 votes to 18.

A change to the constitution was approved allowing members to submit questions to the committee at the AGM with out prior notice form the 2010 AGM.

Over half the 106 adult membership either turned up in person or submitted proxy votes.

Doreen Green as licensee acted as an independent adjudicator during the counting of votes which were all held by secret ballot.

Chair Glenn Studd said “the committee had a lot of work to do in the coming year and a refurbishment of the club was something the new committee would be considering”.

Officers: Chair: Glenn Studd Vice-Chair: Stuart York Treasurer: Carolin Cunningham Secretary: Dawn Studd Committee: David Hardy, Carol Jackson, Stuart Saunby, Chris Hewitt, Chrissie Hewitt, Simon Vicary, Alison Vicary, Neil Summers, Jo Green, Frazer Cockerell.

For more information see page 13.

Nocton School

Community Library Hello! We are the year 6 pupils of Nocton Community Primary School, we are also School Ambassadors. As you may already know, our school opened a library last year. We are now responsible for running it. We have a wide selection of books for adults and children of all ages. These include both fiction and non-fiction. We have lots of ideas to improve our library and are in the process of converting it to an electronic system! Thank you for reading this article and we hope to see you in our Community Library very soon!

Open Monday afternoons in

term time from 3pm until 3.30pm


S O O T Y & S W E E P C H I M N E Y S W E E P I N G S E R V I C E

Mr Jonathon Baldwin Bottle Hall, Main Street

Horsington, Nr Woodhall Spa Lincs. LN10 5EX

National Association of Chimney

Sweeps Member. Certificate issued with every chimney swept.

Competitive rates. All areas covered. Tel: 01526 388430 - (Answer-service)

Mobile: 07909626194

From David Glew

Church Architect

There has been a lull in the actual

building work, as the temporary roof and scaffolding have needed to be moved from the chancel at the east end, to the first half of the nave, towards the west end. The finished roof tiles of the chancel should be visible to view by the time you read this note, although they are waiting for their ridge tiles. The internal scaffolding has been removed in time for the wedding on 12 November, and this has revealed the cleaned and painted chancel ceiling, now illuminated by new lighting which, taken all together, look wonderful ! By the end of the month, the temporary roof over the nave should be in place, so that the removal of those roof tiles can be started. This will allow the nave roof structure to be inspected by English Heritage, and the batman !

Church Roof Latest.


Hi, I'm Alice Corrigan, and have been given the opportunity to have a page in the a l l new and improved 'Nocton Doodle' each issue. Hopefully with this as a starting point we can get more young people to be a bigger part of our community in Nocton, and can get some more youth-orientated events happening like:

Sunday football (helped along by the Olympics 2012 game makers' funding)

kids quizzes Music club/lessons.

Please get involved! And let me have any ideas you might have. You can contact me initially via the editor.

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Annual Membership Fees are: Age 14-18 £2; Adults £5; Seniors £1 For further details contact the club on 01526 323588

The Nocton Social Club

Friday 18th November 2100 Race Night—7.30pm

Fund raiser for Nocton Community School

Starts at 7.30pm

Friday 9th December 2011 Nocton School Quiz Night

8pm

Normal Opening Times

Monday Closed Tuesday 19.30 - 23.00

Wednesday Closed Thursday 19.30 - 23.00 Friday 19.30 - 23.00 Saturday 19.30 - 23.00 Sunday 12.00 - 17.00

On Sunday, families with children are allowed in the

main bar.

Rumway Executive Travel Airports - Long Distance - Social Occasions

Ian Rumbelow

77 Washingborough Road Heighington Lincoln LN4 1QP 01522 808584 07824 388569 [email protected] Friendly Reliable Service

I ’m looking fo r interest ing doodle designs that represent Nocton in some way to decorate the front top

right of the magazine each month. If you have any artistic gifts (or even none) have a go and let me have a JPEG, word/ Publisher or even a paper copy.

The only consideration is that you will be named!! Go on have a go and lets see what you can come

up with.

No colour please, just a pen or pencil style drawing — after all it is a doodle!!!

I have been asked by a villager to put in a polite reminder to all dog owners to please clean up any mess they make. This particular villager slipped and hurt her back. It is a serious issue along with potential health hazards!!!!

Look after your village.

Calling All Doodlers

Bag It & Bin It!!


Mobile Library Visits every 4th Friday between 12.45pm and 1.15pm in the

Village Hall car park. Next visits

Fri 18th Nov Fri 16th Dec

Nocton Post Office

Monday 9am - 2pm Tuesday 9am - 2pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9am - 2pm Friday 9am - 1pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed

Curtis Mobile Shop Now in Nocton every

Thursday!!

Outside 4 Wellhead Lane at 10am

then around other parts of the village.

**Bread, Cakes, Meat & more**

Next issues cut off date

for December

9th Dec

Free Tesco Bus

Every Thursday at 10.55am

Pickup outside 12 Wellhead Lane. Returns at 2.55pm.

Building Services

All types of building work undertaken Extensions Garden Walls Patios Block Paving Fencing Conservatories Alterations

G U A

Free quotations CSCS registered

Tel: 07787166048 01526 323170

Andrew E Barnes Ltd Plumbing and Heating Services

Gas and Oil Fired Heating Specialists Landlord/Homeowner Safety Inspections Aga/Rayburn Installed and Servicing Property Maintenance Free Estimates/No call out charge

Tel/Fax: 01522 524584 Email: [email protected] 74 Newark Road, Lincoln, LN5 8PY

Advertising space available. Please

contact the editor.


All Saint’s Services for November & December 2011

Sunday 20th November - Christ the King Potterhanworth 9.30am Holy Communion Branston 11.00am Family Service Branston 6.00pm Holy Communion (BCP)

Sunday 27th November - Advent Sunday (Year B Starts) Nocton VH 9.30am Holy Communion Branston 11.00am Holy Communion (CW)

Sunday 4th December- 2ns Sunday of Advent Branston 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Potterhanworth 9.30am Holy Communion Branston 4.00pm Christingle

Sunday 11th December- 3rd Sunday of Advent Nocton VH 9.30am Holy Communion Branston 11.00am Holy Communion (CW)

Monday 12th December- Christingle Service with Potterhanworth School Potterhanworth 6.009m Christingle and Carol service

Sunday 18th December - 4th Sunday of Advent Potterhanworth 9.30am Holy Communion Branston 4.00pm Carol Service

Saturday 24th December - Christmas Eve Potterhanworth 4.00pm Crib Service Potterhanworth 11.30pm Midnight Mass Branston 11.30pm Midnight Mass & Blessing of Crib

Sunday 25th December - Christmas Day Nocton VH 9.30am Holy Communion Potterhanworth 9.30pm & Branston 11,00am

All Saints, Nocton

Priest in Charge - Vacant Associate Priest: Rev Jonnie Parkin

Churchwardens: Liz Murray & Nicholas Bennett

www.allsaintsnocton.org.uk

For Pastoral support, Confirmation Classes, Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals

please contact:

Rev. Les Whitfield 01522 791195 [email protected]

10.55am

12 Wellhead Lane.


IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY HAVE YOUR SAY………….

Contributions to ‘the doodle’ are always welcome. If you wish to contribute a letter, article, photograph or advertise an organisation or event in or around Nocton,

please send the details to the editor. (Charges apply for some advertisers) Edited and Published by: Chris Hewitt - email: [email protected] or tel: 01526 320645

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For Services at All Saint’s Church see page 15 Wed 16th Nov - ‘2012 Church Flower Festival Preliminary meeting Any one interested in flower arranging meet in the village hall 7 –8.30pm

Fri 18th Nov - ‘Race Night’ This is a fundraiser in the Village Hall on behalf of Nocton School. Starts at 7.30pm.

Sat 19th Nov - ‘Vintage Fashion Show’ Sorry all tickets are now sold, but for those attending it starts at 2pm.

Sat 26th Nov - ‘Christmas Craft Fayre’ The annual Christmas Fayre organised by the Nocton Village Hall Management Committee. 2-5pm. See advert on p8.

Sat 26th Nov - ‘Potterhanworth Christmas Market’ Includes Victorian Tea’s served at St Andrews Church fro 12pm-4pm.

Tue 9th Dec - ‘Parish Council Meeting’ Starts at 7pm. Public questions to be submitted in advance to the clerk.

Fri 9th Dec - ‘Nocton School Quiz Night’ Starts at 8pm in Nocton Social Club. This is a fundraiser for the school.

Sun 18th Dec - ‘Village Carol Singing’ meet at Village Hall at 5pm.

Sat 24th Dec - ‘Grand Christmas Draw’ Nocton Social Clubs annual Christmas Draw. Tickets are available now for members from the Social Club bar. Keep up to date on all the 2012 Festival activities in

Nocton by checking your monthly copy of

‘the doodle’

…NoctOn….What’sOn?…..LotsOn!

Documents

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