The White Lion at Colsterworth

food every day from noon to 9pm

Functions catered forSky Sports bull Setanta

Darts bull Pool bull Dominoes

Sunday Lunches

pound5 Specials Monday-Saturday 12 to 6pm

PLUS

01476 861466

Colsterworth

Vehicle tax Bill paymentsNo-charge personal banking

(Lloyds Barclays Co-op etc)Commission-free foreign currencyOn-demand Euros and travel insurance

House coal and bottled gas

2 Bourne Road

01476 860262

The Parish Clerk isJohn Hannam

He is your point of contact for the Colsterworth and

District Parish Council

He can be reached on01476 861888

wwwcolsterworthcom

News for the villages of Colsterworth Woolsthorpe Stainby Gunby North Witham and LobthorpeEdited by Trefor Williams 21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT 01476 860 936 treforthewilliamshomeorguk

Issue 423 March 2010

Mick amp Maggi welcome you to e Angel Inn South Witham

Real Ales from pound210Open for Good Food 12-230pm Mondays

Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays

Evening Bar Snacks 730-9pmFunction Room (catering available)

Pool bull Darts bull Dominoeswwwangelswcouk01572 768302

Nursery

ColsterWay

730am till 600pm

Breakfast After School and Holiday Clubs

Plus Walking Bus toColsterworth Primary School

Funding now availablefor 3 and 4 year olds

OFSTED Registered

From 2 to 11 years

all year round

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The Stables

BampB and self catered accomm odation available in our private stable annexe

or in Farriers cottage

ldquoThe way bed amp breakfast should berdquo

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YORK HOUSE BnBFour Star Silver Award

Food for the Heart

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with a pot of tea and home-made cake

We also sell Wild Bird

Food at competitive

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Please contact Kathy or Richard Vardy01476 861955York House Bourne Road

Colsterworth NG33 JE

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Home cooked food using local and

seasonal produce

QUALITY and

VALUE

WEDDINGSdiams diams

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CHRISTENINGSdiams diams

WAKESdiams diams

Joanna SmithFURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTERY

Antique and Modern furniture expertly refurbished

Quotations without obligations01476 860218Pattern Books available

Fabrics from ends of rolls start at just pound5 per metre

Before my time and when farmers had many employees the local farm-ers supplied a Christmas Eve buffet at the White Lion for current and

retired workers The farmers cooked turkey ham and pork pies for the men only event and along with the drink it was completely free

As the number of farm workers declined along with the farmersrsquo support the traditional Farmers Do came to an end but it evolved into an event for the local pensioners and the funds were raised by the regulars at the White Lion

More recently with the enthusiasm of George Flint the do continued but was more inclusive ndash wives and girlfriends have joined in the festivities

This year we are continuing this Get Together with a different twist Are you a Grumpy Old If you fancy a good moan or simply want to put the world to rights then come to The White Lion on Saturday 6th March from noon on

The two-course meal is just pound10 per ticket Itrsquos going to be a great oppor-tunity to socialise and meet new friends Everyone is very welcome ndash we look forward to seeing you

Arthur J Carsley

Colsterworth and District Parish Council

Parish Councillor VacanciesCasual vacancies exist to represent the following parishesColsterworth ndash 2 vacanciesGunby and Stainby ndash 1 vacancyParishionersResidents living in these Parishes and willing to be co-opted to the Parish Council should make application by post to John Hannam Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Road Colsterworth NG33 5JD or by e-mail to johnrhannambtinternetcom

Applications must be received by Friday 19th March 2010

The Brownies are collect-ing 2010 Sainsburyrsquos Active Kids Vouchers

We would be really pleased if you would keep yours for us and hand them in at the Post Office place them in the collection box at the Village Hall or give them to any Brownie or leaderThanking you in anticipation

The Brownies and The Owls

1st Colsterworth Brownies

Friday 5th Disco 9pm to midnightSaturday 6th Grumpies Get Together Two

course meal pound10 from 1230pm onSaturday 13th Race NightFriday 19th Irish Night with James Joyce

Band Irish Stew and crusty bread pound5Donrsquot forget Mothersrsquo Day Sunday 14th

Three course lunch from noon to 5pm pound1495 (under 12s pound995)

Cask Ale Week from Monday 29th six extra Real Ales to try making nine in total

easterGood Friday 2nd April Open Mic 9pmSaturday 3rd April Disco 9pmSunday 4th April Jazz in the Bar 1230 to

330pm

At the Lion in March

Crime in January

There were two attempted burglaries one on Colster Way and the other on Bourne Road The offenders failed to get into the homes In both cases

they were trying to steal the keys to high value 4x4 vehicles that were parked on the drives

A Landrover Discovery VRM M462EAF was stolen from the drive of a proper-ty in Northerns Close North Witham The owner had started the car and gone back into her house - the vehicle was stolen by the time she came out again

A generator was stolen from a garden on Bourne Road Estate and a car was scratched whilst parked overnight on Walnut Grove in Colsterworth

Page 2

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Replacement cables springs handles etcFAST LOCAL SERVICE

Contact John CourtneyFreephone 0800 093

Mobile 07947 779 493

All leading makes of up-and-over

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Tony WrightPest control servicesloz Professional loz Registered loz Qualified loz

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Unmarked vehicleTel 01400 279189and 07904 161 495

JoersquosGarden Service

Cut out all thehard work Irsquoll do

your pre-season tidying call Joe now on01476 861395

LOGS FOR SALEHardwood logs

available all yearFor orders and information call

01476 591378

Grantham Log CompanyThe Sawmill Bridge End Road Grantham

True Free Range EggsNow just pound2

a dozenColsterworth

Rare Breed PoultryBridge End Colsterworth07875 17023301476 860242

Support your local True Free Range

Hens

JUBILEEGARAGE

All makes of vehicle serviced and repairedCar amp Motorcycle MOTs Cat Testing

Top quality professional workmanshipThe Bypass

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Parish Council report

The Market Cross Surgery Corby GlenDr John Elder

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP

Dr Nikki James MBBCh DRCOG DFFP

Ms Mary Hemingway BSc (Hons) RGN

NHS servicesPrivate medical services including

acupuncture (Dip Med Ac)Nurse led Diabetes and Asthma Clinics

Family Planning amp Teenage Health Clinics Travel Clinic and Yellow Fever Centre

Village outreach surgery session Phone Corby Glen for details

The Market Place Corby GlenGrantham NG33 4NH

01476 550056wwwmarketcrosssurgerycouk

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

South Witham Primary SchoolWater Lane South Witham

Grantham NG33 5PH01572 768875

0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

In Lincolnshire

Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

Good Bad Idea IdeaSite 1 Road markings Back Lane 38 21Site 2 Cushions Manor Farm 16 42Site 3 Build Outs narrow point 15 44Site 4 Low pavement adj no33 12 45Site 5 Road markings School Lane 46 13Site 6 Build Out Alms Houses 18 39Site 7 Build Out Bridge End 22 35

Results from the survey of the High Street Traffic PlanTotal forms returned 62Comments on the proposals for the seven specific sites

Top three commentssuggestions1 Reactive signs (High StreetBridge EndBourne Road)2 Redirect monies to Bourne Road3 Police enforcement parking and speeding

1 Sites 6 amp 7 Not both Replace by one only at a more central posi-tion on Bridge End

2 Widen Old Post Lane3 One way system ndash High Street4 Double yellow lines outside Co-op5 More parking areas including behind flats6 High Street ndash congestion problem not speeding7 Widen lay-by opposite Co-op8 Provide lay-by parking at Alms Houses9 Dedicated delivery bay for Co-op10 30 minute waiting restriction Coop (8am ndash 8pm)11 Rumble strips12 Mirror opposite Back Lane13 Speed camera ndash Bridge End14 Speed limits painted on roads30mph repeater signs ndash Bridge

End15 Site 1 to include Build Out 16 Safety barrier end of footpath to High StreetSpring Lane17 Series of mini roundabouts

Other commentssuggestions

NonndashHigh Street commentssuggestions1 Move 30mph sign farther out to cross roads Old Post Lane2 Traffic lights cross roads High StreetBourne RoadStamford

Road linked to speed (ie lights change to red if vehicle approaches in excess of 30mph)

3 Reactive signs required both ends Bourne Road4 North Witham ndash 30mph restricted speed limit required (Post

Lane)5 Police must enforce speed limits6 Police must enforce vehicles parked on yellow lines 7 Police must enforce 75 ton vehicle restrictions8 What is the Police traffic diversion plan in event of A1 closure

The chairman reported the resigna-tions of Hilary Winstanley and Sa-

rah Moore and thanked them for their contribution to the parish Thanks were also due to volunteers and our community cleaners for helping clear snow and ice during the recent bad weather Particular thanks to Kevin Russell for kindly using his snow clear-ing equipment Traffic and parking

The results of the recent survey were reported at the meeting and are to be found on this page There will be a discussion at the next meetingWar Memorial

English Heritage has acknowledged receipt of our grant application for ren-ovation work Confirmation of grant is awaited from the Wolfson Foundation trustees expected in March

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 15th April at 700pm in Colsterworth Village Hall where the chairman will give a review of the year and a financial report will be issued by the clerk SKDC Planning officers have been invited to make a presentation on future plans for the villages

The signed legal agreement has been received from David Wilson Homes solicitors for the pound50000 con-tribution to recreational facilities pay-able in 2014A1 works

Inter-serve the main contractor has confirmed that they are discussing with LCC Highways the poor state of the new roundabouts A more per-manent solution is required due to the continuous damage being caused by HGVsFootpaths

LCC confirmed that stiles on public footpaths 1 and 13 had been repaired

Planning MattersReceived Mr Paul Duffree conversion and extension of outbuilding to form new dwelling at 46 High Street Colster-worth Mrs P Mapletoft for a single storey extension at 59 Woolsthorpe Road Colsterworth Mr amp Mrs M Codd change of use to equine and erection stablesmanege Dirhams Main Road Stainby Mr Paul Aitman addition of a room to ground floor and an annexe to first floor 50 Woolsthorpe Road Colsterworth David Wilson Homes for five dwellings on land at the former Colsterworth Industrial EstateApproved by SKDC Mrs F Beddod-Jones garage workshop The Old Blue Dog Stainby Mr amp Mrs M Codd change of use to equine erection stablesmanege at Dirhams Main Road Stainby

Page 3

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Fresh and artificial flowers and arrangements

for Weddings Special Occasions and FuneralsLocal and

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Doorways Blocked or MovedCeilings Re-Skimmed Laminate Floors Fitted

Insurance Work Welcome

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Main StreetSewsternNG33 5RQ

11am to 11pm Mon-Sat12noon to 1030pm Sun

Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

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01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

Jacksons

Sout

h P

arad

e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

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The House Grounds and newly refurbished Science Dis-covery Centre will be open on Fridays Saturdays and Sun-days from 11am to 5pm until 14th March From 17th March we will be open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 5pmAdult pound610 Child pound305 Family pound1520 National Trust Member Free Group visits by arrangement at an additional charge Hire of Byre pound20 per hour

Friday 12th to Sunday 17th March Earthrsquos Place in the Universe ndash celebrating National Science Week Earth is an amazing planet set in a universe we barely understand Join us at Woolsthorpe Manor for activities and experiments on a space theme Addi-tional charge pound1 per child per activity Booking not required

For further information call 01476 860 338

Woolsthorpe ManorBirthplace and Family Home of

Sir Isaac Newton

Letters page

Did you see this accidentTwo weeks ago my car was parked on Colsterworth High Street and was hit twice The gentleman in the first car had the courtesy to leave his full details and I would like to thank him for being honest

The second person did not leave any details She spoke to some people at the time and said she would come back after dropping her kids at school But she never did All we have is a partial registration number R618 on a silver car possibly a Ford

If you were the driver or know her please contact me because I want to sort out the repairs and find out her insurance company details

Eric Goodyer 78 High Street01476 862120 egdmuacuk

Looking forward to meeting you all A letter of introduction from our new priest Eric Lomax

It seems a long time since my inter-view in November I was delighted

to be appointed as your priest and it is my hope we may work together to build a community of compassion and prayer I realise that there are a lot of expectations Some will be realistic and some completely unachievable ndashwe should probably leave the mira-cles to God who can act whether I am there or not

Let me give you a few words of in-troduction I am married to Liz who is head of music in a Church of England school in York Several of our children are taking exams this year so Liz is stay-ing there and continuing to work in her present school she will join me in July Shersquos looking for a new school in Lin-colnshire to start in September I have been serving at All Saints and Saint Philips Osmondthorpe during their interregnum and a group from Saint Maryrsquos Church Whitkirk will be coming to my licensing ndash I have been officiat-

ing there for nearly two yearsOne of my interests is work with

young people I am a qualified teacher and was a youth worker for some years I see outreach to young people as an important part of the Churchrsquos minis-try and I will certainly look for ways of doing this in and around the Colster-worth group We have to explore what the Christian Gospel has to say to the young people around us Christ is here for all regardless of age and culture I am also aware much is already hap-pening with young people in our com-munities there are youth clubs schools and uniformed organisations With your permission I see involvement in these areas of work as a priority

When I arrive I am sure that there is much that you would like to talk to me about There is plenty of time for that but if at any time you wish to speak to me then call in I will try to make myself available or arrange to call at a better time

I pray that we will work together to build a Church that enriches the lives of everyone in the community This I

hope will have prayer at its centre and an openness to everyone who needs help or the touch of Christ in their lives

God bless I lookforward to meeting you

Eric

Sir

I have not cared for Pantomime since my mother took me to see Jack and

the Beanstalk at Leeds Grand Theatre when I was six years old I found the cross dressing puzzling the jokes beyond me and the noisy giant intimi-dating

So even though I have seen some superb shows by Newton Players I didnrsquot think of going to see Treasure Island this year However Debbie Lav-ender encouraged me and Joy Isaac offered to drive me to the Village Hall After nearly 80 years I have changed my mind I enjoyed every minute

The whole performance was first rate and the actors seemed to be en-joying themselves too The children at the front were almost climbing on the stage in delight - a lot of very hard work had gone into the productionI hope I am offered a lift next year

Win Clavering

Page 4

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Gutter cleaning Roof feltingRegular Seasonal and One-off jobs

Womenrsquos Institute report

The snow which was promised by the Met Office for our January

meeting finally arrived just in time for our February meeting Fortunately the hall was as warm as toast thanks to the previous amnesic hirer

It was good to see our President Mary Cowley back in the chair giving Vice-President Rosemary Bolongaro the afternoon off following her four months deputising while Mary was in hospital

Our business included final travel arrangements for the Spring Council Meeting at Spalding and details of the Home Economics Group meeting at Grantham Tickets priced at pound3 will be on sale at the March meeting

We heard details of various events to be held in the forthcoming months the Resolutions Discussion evening at Great Hale prior to the National Fed-eration AGM at Cardiff a quiz evening at Quadring and a Japanese-themed evening at Surfleet Oh yes and a trin-

Tinged with sadness we started our first meeting for 2010 remembering

yet another former member George Flint George was a member for many years and also a keen allotment holder although he had not been an active member of late - but at 93 that was to be expected He will be sadly missed

Even though the weather was bitterly cold and we had snow during the day we still managed to have a good turn-out for our local speaker Geoff Espin assisted by his wife Gwen who took us around Europe with their wonderful photographs of wild orchids Starting in England and visiting Spain the French Alps Italy and Cyprus we finished in Bavaria There is no need howeverto travel that far afield to find wild orchids

as we have a number on our doorstep Chestnut Grove in Colsterworth has a superb display on the verge as does the Nature Reserve at South Witham and yet more to be found in Twyford Wood - so keep your eyes peeled

Subscriptions are now due and we were pleased to welcome seven new members which is a great start to the new year but we would still like more so why not come and give us a try on the 8th March when our speaker will be Graham Jackson from the Leicester amp Leicestershire Guild of Horticultural Show Judges who will advise us on How to do well at the Village Show which will hopefully spur you on for September

Donrsquot forget your Flower of the Month it was won by Peter Smith this month with a lovely Hellebore Gillian will be hosting the Bottle Stall for which she would be grateful for any dona-tions So 8th March Village Hall 730pm see you there

Joanna Smith

A book and a bacardi

Our local hostelry is starting up a Book Exchange

To get off to a good start Madeleine is looking for some decent books to fill the shelves She tells me that ldquodecentrdquo refers to the age and state of the books although a degree of censorship of the content might be applied in extreme circumstances So donrsquot take along the novels yoursquore too embarrassed to take to the tip

Therersquos to be no charge so why not nip in to the White Lion nab a novel and a nip and navigate your way home again Alternatively pick a Pulitzer Prize winner and a pint pull up a chair and pass the time in perfect idleness

ed

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Page 5

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With the continuing frozen condi-tions most reports coming in

have been on birds Good to hear of several barn owls In particu-lar a pair was seen at dusk catch-ing prey in the area in which they are known to nest Four yellowhammers unusual garden visi-tors were reported from two gardens near enough for them to be the same birds The same gardens also had a blackcap in each The importance of a network of gardens where birds are fed regularly is also demonstrated along the Woolsthorpe Road where a party of twelve goldfinches has a regular routine moving west from one Nyger feeder to another Filling in the RSPB Garden Survey can be frustrating as regulars fail to turn up in the hour chosen Nevertheless some did turn up in numbers at the allotted time - 25 house sparrows 16 chaffinches eight blackbirds and six jackdaws for instance

There were also three notable large flocks About 150 rooks gathered on telegraph wires and trees near the Stainby crossroads Over 40 gold-finches came to rest briefly in a gar-den one early morning and in the fog a dog walker noted a field white with gulls which had come from the waste tips The most exciting find this year was of two waxwings in a garden

Evidence of mammals has been so to speak second-hand A badger and several rabbits were killed on the road After the snow a rash of mole-hills has been thrown up on verges where in the thin soils over limestone the moles have to work hard to find enough earthworms Nobody has reported hearing a fox howling dur-ing the mating season previously a regular record Just one hare seen out as well as the usual rabbits but two common voles regularly feed in a gar-

den where they can be watched from a window

A few hazels were showing pollen by the end of January but these were in positions where they were unu-sually sheltered The first record ldquoin the wildrdquo was on Stamford road on 19th February when the minute red tassels of the female flowers were also found A single Lesser Celandine just made it for this bulletin on the same day Many of our roadside bushes and trees are covered with the orange shield lichen which thrives on dust and amongst them was a grey lichen which was forming a tuft the size of a golf ball

In the freezing conditions it has been amazing to discover any insects at all except for winter gnats dancing above puddles of melting ice Of the two moths seen as coming to a light-ed window one was the Angle Shades Moth which can be on the wing al-most any month of the year and the other was a winter specialist the Early Moth whose females are wingless It lays its eggs on hawthorn blackthorn and a variety of other shrubs and the caterpillars pupate in May in a flimsy silk cocoonTo Look For In March

The first three migrants likely to set-tle in our parishes are the chiffchaff the blackcap and the willow warbler All are described by birders as LBJrsquos (little brown jobs) because they have unremarkable plumage However they have distinctive songs which herald the spring Amphibians will be coming out of hibernation so there should be records of frogs newts and toads Any reports of plants or ani-mals of interest would be particularly welcome from Stainby Gunby and South Witham

Jane Ostler

ket box workshop to be held at County headquarters Sleaford Any members wishing to attend any of these events let me know as soon as possible

The President then welcomed our guest speaker Jane Barnes of South-fields Farm Somerby who told us of her familyrsquos work on their dairy farm A job 365 days of the year milking the 110 Friesians and 41 Ayrshires with all of the milk (over 2000 litres a day) going to Long Clawson Dairies to make Stilton Cheese So the informa-tion that we received prior to her visit wasnrsquot quite right We thought that she was going to tell us how to make the cheese and we never even got a sniff of it Nevertheless she is a very busy lady giving talks under the Defra um-brella sometimes three times a week and ferrying two teenagers about too She told us of the intensive farming in America where cows never see a field and said that the practise has now spread to England and a 9000 herd is scheduled to come to Lincolnshire It doesnrsquot bear thinking about the ro-botic labour the expense and the poor cows never having the sun on their backs What a price to pay for milk

Refreshments were served by Bar-bara Moore courtesy of Taylors of Har-rogate who once again have sent the Institute a box of teabags and each member a newsletter which included coupons for tea cake and coffee

Bett won the competition for a cheeseboard with Barbara in second place Dora Farley manned the sales table and Mary Stedman collected the tea and raffle money

Nominations were accepted cast for the new committee (to be decided at our next meeting the AGM on 18th March in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2 orsquoclock)

Our guest speaker will be Anne Tear from the Federation Office Come and hear what we have been up to in the last twelve months and maybe you will be inspired to join us Visitors are most welcome and we have a super new programme for the coming year

Dot Williams

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon

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Ms Mary Hemingway BSc (Hons) RGN

NHS servicesPrivate medical services including

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Family Planning amp Teenage Health Clinics Travel Clinic and Yellow Fever Centre

Village outreach surgery session Phone Corby Glen for details

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Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

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Good Bad Idea IdeaSite 1 Road markings Back Lane 38 21Site 2 Cushions Manor Farm 16 42Site 3 Build Outs narrow point 15 44Site 4 Low pavement adj no33 12 45Site 5 Road markings School Lane 46 13Site 6 Build Out Alms Houses 18 39Site 7 Build Out Bridge End 22 35

Results from the survey of the High Street Traffic PlanTotal forms returned 62Comments on the proposals for the seven specific sites

Top three commentssuggestions1 Reactive signs (High StreetBridge EndBourne Road)2 Redirect monies to Bourne Road3 Police enforcement parking and speeding

1 Sites 6 amp 7 Not both Replace by one only at a more central posi-tion on Bridge End

2 Widen Old Post Lane3 One way system ndash High Street4 Double yellow lines outside Co-op5 More parking areas including behind flats6 High Street ndash congestion problem not speeding7 Widen lay-by opposite Co-op8 Provide lay-by parking at Alms Houses9 Dedicated delivery bay for Co-op10 30 minute waiting restriction Coop (8am ndash 8pm)11 Rumble strips12 Mirror opposite Back Lane13 Speed camera ndash Bridge End14 Speed limits painted on roads30mph repeater signs ndash Bridge

End15 Site 1 to include Build Out 16 Safety barrier end of footpath to High StreetSpring Lane17 Series of mini roundabouts

Other commentssuggestions

NonndashHigh Street commentssuggestions1 Move 30mph sign farther out to cross roads Old Post Lane2 Traffic lights cross roads High StreetBourne RoadStamford

Road linked to speed (ie lights change to red if vehicle approaches in excess of 30mph)

3 Reactive signs required both ends Bourne Road4 North Witham ndash 30mph restricted speed limit required (Post

Lane)5 Police must enforce speed limits6 Police must enforce vehicles parked on yellow lines 7 Police must enforce 75 ton vehicle restrictions8 What is the Police traffic diversion plan in event of A1 closure

The chairman reported the resigna-tions of Hilary Winstanley and Sa-

rah Moore and thanked them for their contribution to the parish Thanks were also due to volunteers and our community cleaners for helping clear snow and ice during the recent bad weather Particular thanks to Kevin Russell for kindly using his snow clear-ing equipment Traffic and parking

The results of the recent survey were reported at the meeting and are to be found on this page There will be a discussion at the next meetingWar Memorial

English Heritage has acknowledged receipt of our grant application for ren-ovation work Confirmation of grant is awaited from the Wolfson Foundation trustees expected in March

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 15th April at 700pm in Colsterworth Village Hall where the chairman will give a review of the year and a financial report will be issued by the clerk SKDC Planning officers have been invited to make a presentation on future plans for the villages

The signed legal agreement has been received from David Wilson Homes solicitors for the pound50000 con-tribution to recreational facilities pay-able in 2014A1 works

Inter-serve the main contractor has confirmed that they are discussing with LCC Highways the poor state of the new roundabouts A more per-manent solution is required due to the continuous damage being caused by HGVsFootpaths

LCC confirmed that stiles on public footpaths 1 and 13 had been repaired

Planning MattersReceived Mr Paul Duffree conversion and extension of outbuilding to form new dwelling at 46 High Street Colster-worth Mrs P Mapletoft for a single storey extension at 59 Woolsthorpe Road Colsterworth Mr amp Mrs M Codd change of use to equine and erection stablesmanege Dirhams Main Road Stainby Mr Paul Aitman addition of a room to ground floor and an annexe to first floor 50 Woolsthorpe Road Colsterworth David Wilson Homes for five dwellings on land at the former Colsterworth Industrial EstateApproved by SKDC Mrs F Beddod-Jones garage workshop The Old Blue Dog Stainby Mr amp Mrs M Codd change of use to equine erection stablesmanege at Dirhams Main Road Stainby

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The House Grounds and newly refurbished Science Dis-covery Centre will be open on Fridays Saturdays and Sun-days from 11am to 5pm until 14th March From 17th March we will be open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 5pmAdult pound610 Child pound305 Family pound1520 National Trust Member Free Group visits by arrangement at an additional charge Hire of Byre pound20 per hour

Friday 12th to Sunday 17th March Earthrsquos Place in the Universe ndash celebrating National Science Week Earth is an amazing planet set in a universe we barely understand Join us at Woolsthorpe Manor for activities and experiments on a space theme Addi-tional charge pound1 per child per activity Booking not required

For further information call 01476 860 338

Woolsthorpe ManorBirthplace and Family Home of

Sir Isaac Newton

Letters page

Did you see this accidentTwo weeks ago my car was parked on Colsterworth High Street and was hit twice The gentleman in the first car had the courtesy to leave his full details and I would like to thank him for being honest

The second person did not leave any details She spoke to some people at the time and said she would come back after dropping her kids at school But she never did All we have is a partial registration number R618 on a silver car possibly a Ford

If you were the driver or know her please contact me because I want to sort out the repairs and find out her insurance company details

Eric Goodyer 78 High Street01476 862120 egdmuacuk

Looking forward to meeting you all A letter of introduction from our new priest Eric Lomax

It seems a long time since my inter-view in November I was delighted

to be appointed as your priest and it is my hope we may work together to build a community of compassion and prayer I realise that there are a lot of expectations Some will be realistic and some completely unachievable ndashwe should probably leave the mira-cles to God who can act whether I am there or not

Let me give you a few words of in-troduction I am married to Liz who is head of music in a Church of England school in York Several of our children are taking exams this year so Liz is stay-ing there and continuing to work in her present school she will join me in July Shersquos looking for a new school in Lin-colnshire to start in September I have been serving at All Saints and Saint Philips Osmondthorpe during their interregnum and a group from Saint Maryrsquos Church Whitkirk will be coming to my licensing ndash I have been officiat-

ing there for nearly two yearsOne of my interests is work with

young people I am a qualified teacher and was a youth worker for some years I see outreach to young people as an important part of the Churchrsquos minis-try and I will certainly look for ways of doing this in and around the Colster-worth group We have to explore what the Christian Gospel has to say to the young people around us Christ is here for all regardless of age and culture I am also aware much is already hap-pening with young people in our com-munities there are youth clubs schools and uniformed organisations With your permission I see involvement in these areas of work as a priority

When I arrive I am sure that there is much that you would like to talk to me about There is plenty of time for that but if at any time you wish to speak to me then call in I will try to make myself available or arrange to call at a better time

I pray that we will work together to build a Church that enriches the lives of everyone in the community This I

hope will have prayer at its centre and an openness to everyone who needs help or the touch of Christ in their lives

God bless I lookforward to meeting you

Eric

Sir

I have not cared for Pantomime since my mother took me to see Jack and

the Beanstalk at Leeds Grand Theatre when I was six years old I found the cross dressing puzzling the jokes beyond me and the noisy giant intimi-dating

So even though I have seen some superb shows by Newton Players I didnrsquot think of going to see Treasure Island this year However Debbie Lav-ender encouraged me and Joy Isaac offered to drive me to the Village Hall After nearly 80 years I have changed my mind I enjoyed every minute

The whole performance was first rate and the actors seemed to be en-joying themselves too The children at the front were almost climbing on the stage in delight - a lot of very hard work had gone into the productionI hope I am offered a lift next year

Win Clavering

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Womenrsquos Institute report

The snow which was promised by the Met Office for our January

meeting finally arrived just in time for our February meeting Fortunately the hall was as warm as toast thanks to the previous amnesic hirer

It was good to see our President Mary Cowley back in the chair giving Vice-President Rosemary Bolongaro the afternoon off following her four months deputising while Mary was in hospital

Our business included final travel arrangements for the Spring Council Meeting at Spalding and details of the Home Economics Group meeting at Grantham Tickets priced at pound3 will be on sale at the March meeting

We heard details of various events to be held in the forthcoming months the Resolutions Discussion evening at Great Hale prior to the National Fed-eration AGM at Cardiff a quiz evening at Quadring and a Japanese-themed evening at Surfleet Oh yes and a trin-

Tinged with sadness we started our first meeting for 2010 remembering

yet another former member George Flint George was a member for many years and also a keen allotment holder although he had not been an active member of late - but at 93 that was to be expected He will be sadly missed

Even though the weather was bitterly cold and we had snow during the day we still managed to have a good turn-out for our local speaker Geoff Espin assisted by his wife Gwen who took us around Europe with their wonderful photographs of wild orchids Starting in England and visiting Spain the French Alps Italy and Cyprus we finished in Bavaria There is no need howeverto travel that far afield to find wild orchids

as we have a number on our doorstep Chestnut Grove in Colsterworth has a superb display on the verge as does the Nature Reserve at South Witham and yet more to be found in Twyford Wood - so keep your eyes peeled

Subscriptions are now due and we were pleased to welcome seven new members which is a great start to the new year but we would still like more so why not come and give us a try on the 8th March when our speaker will be Graham Jackson from the Leicester amp Leicestershire Guild of Horticultural Show Judges who will advise us on How to do well at the Village Show which will hopefully spur you on for September

Donrsquot forget your Flower of the Month it was won by Peter Smith this month with a lovely Hellebore Gillian will be hosting the Bottle Stall for which she would be grateful for any dona-tions So 8th March Village Hall 730pm see you there

Joanna Smith

A book and a bacardi

Our local hostelry is starting up a Book Exchange

To get off to a good start Madeleine is looking for some decent books to fill the shelves She tells me that ldquodecentrdquo refers to the age and state of the books although a degree of censorship of the content might be applied in extreme circumstances So donrsquot take along the novels yoursquore too embarrassed to take to the tip

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With the continuing frozen condi-tions most reports coming in

have been on birds Good to hear of several barn owls In particu-lar a pair was seen at dusk catch-ing prey in the area in which they are known to nest Four yellowhammers unusual garden visi-tors were reported from two gardens near enough for them to be the same birds The same gardens also had a blackcap in each The importance of a network of gardens where birds are fed regularly is also demonstrated along the Woolsthorpe Road where a party of twelve goldfinches has a regular routine moving west from one Nyger feeder to another Filling in the RSPB Garden Survey can be frustrating as regulars fail to turn up in the hour chosen Nevertheless some did turn up in numbers at the allotted time - 25 house sparrows 16 chaffinches eight blackbirds and six jackdaws for instance

There were also three notable large flocks About 150 rooks gathered on telegraph wires and trees near the Stainby crossroads Over 40 gold-finches came to rest briefly in a gar-den one early morning and in the fog a dog walker noted a field white with gulls which had come from the waste tips The most exciting find this year was of two waxwings in a garden

Evidence of mammals has been so to speak second-hand A badger and several rabbits were killed on the road After the snow a rash of mole-hills has been thrown up on verges where in the thin soils over limestone the moles have to work hard to find enough earthworms Nobody has reported hearing a fox howling dur-ing the mating season previously a regular record Just one hare seen out as well as the usual rabbits but two common voles regularly feed in a gar-

den where they can be watched from a window

A few hazels were showing pollen by the end of January but these were in positions where they were unu-sually sheltered The first record ldquoin the wildrdquo was on Stamford road on 19th February when the minute red tassels of the female flowers were also found A single Lesser Celandine just made it for this bulletin on the same day Many of our roadside bushes and trees are covered with the orange shield lichen which thrives on dust and amongst them was a grey lichen which was forming a tuft the size of a golf ball

In the freezing conditions it has been amazing to discover any insects at all except for winter gnats dancing above puddles of melting ice Of the two moths seen as coming to a light-ed window one was the Angle Shades Moth which can be on the wing al-most any month of the year and the other was a winter specialist the Early Moth whose females are wingless It lays its eggs on hawthorn blackthorn and a variety of other shrubs and the caterpillars pupate in May in a flimsy silk cocoonTo Look For In March

The first three migrants likely to set-tle in our parishes are the chiffchaff the blackcap and the willow warbler All are described by birders as LBJrsquos (little brown jobs) because they have unremarkable plumage However they have distinctive songs which herald the spring Amphibians will be coming out of hibernation so there should be records of frogs newts and toads Any reports of plants or ani-mals of interest would be particularly welcome from Stainby Gunby and South Witham

Jane Ostler

ket box workshop to be held at County headquarters Sleaford Any members wishing to attend any of these events let me know as soon as possible

The President then welcomed our guest speaker Jane Barnes of South-fields Farm Somerby who told us of her familyrsquos work on their dairy farm A job 365 days of the year milking the 110 Friesians and 41 Ayrshires with all of the milk (over 2000 litres a day) going to Long Clawson Dairies to make Stilton Cheese So the informa-tion that we received prior to her visit wasnrsquot quite right We thought that she was going to tell us how to make the cheese and we never even got a sniff of it Nevertheless she is a very busy lady giving talks under the Defra um-brella sometimes three times a week and ferrying two teenagers about too She told us of the intensive farming in America where cows never see a field and said that the practise has now spread to England and a 9000 herd is scheduled to come to Lincolnshire It doesnrsquot bear thinking about the ro-botic labour the expense and the poor cows never having the sun on their backs What a price to pay for milk

Refreshments were served by Bar-bara Moore courtesy of Taylors of Har-rogate who once again have sent the Institute a box of teabags and each member a newsletter which included coupons for tea cake and coffee

Bett won the competition for a cheeseboard with Barbara in second place Dora Farley manned the sales table and Mary Stedman collected the tea and raffle money

Nominations were accepted cast for the new committee (to be decided at our next meeting the AGM on 18th March in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2 orsquoclock)

Our guest speaker will be Anne Tear from the Federation Office Come and hear what we have been up to in the last twelve months and maybe you will be inspired to join us Visitors are most welcome and we have a super new programme for the coming year

Dot Williams

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon

Page 3

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Friday 12th to Sunday 17th March Earthrsquos Place in the Universe ndash celebrating National Science Week Earth is an amazing planet set in a universe we barely understand Join us at Woolsthorpe Manor for activities and experiments on a space theme Addi-tional charge pound1 per child per activity Booking not required

For further information call 01476 860 338

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Letters page

Did you see this accidentTwo weeks ago my car was parked on Colsterworth High Street and was hit twice The gentleman in the first car had the courtesy to leave his full details and I would like to thank him for being honest

The second person did not leave any details She spoke to some people at the time and said she would come back after dropping her kids at school But she never did All we have is a partial registration number R618 on a silver car possibly a Ford

If you were the driver or know her please contact me because I want to sort out the repairs and find out her insurance company details

Eric Goodyer 78 High Street01476 862120 egdmuacuk

Looking forward to meeting you all A letter of introduction from our new priest Eric Lomax

It seems a long time since my inter-view in November I was delighted

to be appointed as your priest and it is my hope we may work together to build a community of compassion and prayer I realise that there are a lot of expectations Some will be realistic and some completely unachievable ndashwe should probably leave the mira-cles to God who can act whether I am there or not

Let me give you a few words of in-troduction I am married to Liz who is head of music in a Church of England school in York Several of our children are taking exams this year so Liz is stay-ing there and continuing to work in her present school she will join me in July Shersquos looking for a new school in Lin-colnshire to start in September I have been serving at All Saints and Saint Philips Osmondthorpe during their interregnum and a group from Saint Maryrsquos Church Whitkirk will be coming to my licensing ndash I have been officiat-

ing there for nearly two yearsOne of my interests is work with

young people I am a qualified teacher and was a youth worker for some years I see outreach to young people as an important part of the Churchrsquos minis-try and I will certainly look for ways of doing this in and around the Colster-worth group We have to explore what the Christian Gospel has to say to the young people around us Christ is here for all regardless of age and culture I am also aware much is already hap-pening with young people in our com-munities there are youth clubs schools and uniformed organisations With your permission I see involvement in these areas of work as a priority

When I arrive I am sure that there is much that you would like to talk to me about There is plenty of time for that but if at any time you wish to speak to me then call in I will try to make myself available or arrange to call at a better time

I pray that we will work together to build a Church that enriches the lives of everyone in the community This I

hope will have prayer at its centre and an openness to everyone who needs help or the touch of Christ in their lives

God bless I lookforward to meeting you

Eric

Sir

I have not cared for Pantomime since my mother took me to see Jack and

the Beanstalk at Leeds Grand Theatre when I was six years old I found the cross dressing puzzling the jokes beyond me and the noisy giant intimi-dating

So even though I have seen some superb shows by Newton Players I didnrsquot think of going to see Treasure Island this year However Debbie Lav-ender encouraged me and Joy Isaac offered to drive me to the Village Hall After nearly 80 years I have changed my mind I enjoyed every minute

The whole performance was first rate and the actors seemed to be en-joying themselves too The children at the front were almost climbing on the stage in delight - a lot of very hard work had gone into the productionI hope I am offered a lift next year

Win Clavering

Page 4

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D B Ostler BuilderFor all aspects of building work from a new build

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P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

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Gardening Fencing Grass cuttingHedge trimming

Gutter cleaning Roof feltingRegular Seasonal and One-off jobs

Womenrsquos Institute report

The snow which was promised by the Met Office for our January

meeting finally arrived just in time for our February meeting Fortunately the hall was as warm as toast thanks to the previous amnesic hirer

It was good to see our President Mary Cowley back in the chair giving Vice-President Rosemary Bolongaro the afternoon off following her four months deputising while Mary was in hospital

Our business included final travel arrangements for the Spring Council Meeting at Spalding and details of the Home Economics Group meeting at Grantham Tickets priced at pound3 will be on sale at the March meeting

We heard details of various events to be held in the forthcoming months the Resolutions Discussion evening at Great Hale prior to the National Fed-eration AGM at Cardiff a quiz evening at Quadring and a Japanese-themed evening at Surfleet Oh yes and a trin-

Tinged with sadness we started our first meeting for 2010 remembering

yet another former member George Flint George was a member for many years and also a keen allotment holder although he had not been an active member of late - but at 93 that was to be expected He will be sadly missed

Even though the weather was bitterly cold and we had snow during the day we still managed to have a good turn-out for our local speaker Geoff Espin assisted by his wife Gwen who took us around Europe with their wonderful photographs of wild orchids Starting in England and visiting Spain the French Alps Italy and Cyprus we finished in Bavaria There is no need howeverto travel that far afield to find wild orchids

as we have a number on our doorstep Chestnut Grove in Colsterworth has a superb display on the verge as does the Nature Reserve at South Witham and yet more to be found in Twyford Wood - so keep your eyes peeled

Subscriptions are now due and we were pleased to welcome seven new members which is a great start to the new year but we would still like more so why not come and give us a try on the 8th March when our speaker will be Graham Jackson from the Leicester amp Leicestershire Guild of Horticultural Show Judges who will advise us on How to do well at the Village Show which will hopefully spur you on for September

Donrsquot forget your Flower of the Month it was won by Peter Smith this month with a lovely Hellebore Gillian will be hosting the Bottle Stall for which she would be grateful for any dona-tions So 8th March Village Hall 730pm see you there

Joanna Smith

A book and a bacardi

Our local hostelry is starting up a Book Exchange

To get off to a good start Madeleine is looking for some decent books to fill the shelves She tells me that ldquodecentrdquo refers to the age and state of the books although a degree of censorship of the content might be applied in extreme circumstances So donrsquot take along the novels yoursquore too embarrassed to take to the tip

Therersquos to be no charge so why not nip in to the White Lion nab a novel and a nip and navigate your way home again Alternatively pick a Pulitzer Prize winner and a pint pull up a chair and pass the time in perfect idleness

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Page 5

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Sightings and information to 860465 magdontiscalicouk or 61 Wool-sthorpe Road please

With the continuing frozen condi-tions most reports coming in

have been on birds Good to hear of several barn owls In particu-lar a pair was seen at dusk catch-ing prey in the area in which they are known to nest Four yellowhammers unusual garden visi-tors were reported from two gardens near enough for them to be the same birds The same gardens also had a blackcap in each The importance of a network of gardens where birds are fed regularly is also demonstrated along the Woolsthorpe Road where a party of twelve goldfinches has a regular routine moving west from one Nyger feeder to another Filling in the RSPB Garden Survey can be frustrating as regulars fail to turn up in the hour chosen Nevertheless some did turn up in numbers at the allotted time - 25 house sparrows 16 chaffinches eight blackbirds and six jackdaws for instance

There were also three notable large flocks About 150 rooks gathered on telegraph wires and trees near the Stainby crossroads Over 40 gold-finches came to rest briefly in a gar-den one early morning and in the fog a dog walker noted a field white with gulls which had come from the waste tips The most exciting find this year was of two waxwings in a garden

Evidence of mammals has been so to speak second-hand A badger and several rabbits were killed on the road After the snow a rash of mole-hills has been thrown up on verges where in the thin soils over limestone the moles have to work hard to find enough earthworms Nobody has reported hearing a fox howling dur-ing the mating season previously a regular record Just one hare seen out as well as the usual rabbits but two common voles regularly feed in a gar-

den where they can be watched from a window

A few hazels were showing pollen by the end of January but these were in positions where they were unu-sually sheltered The first record ldquoin the wildrdquo was on Stamford road on 19th February when the minute red tassels of the female flowers were also found A single Lesser Celandine just made it for this bulletin on the same day Many of our roadside bushes and trees are covered with the orange shield lichen which thrives on dust and amongst them was a grey lichen which was forming a tuft the size of a golf ball

In the freezing conditions it has been amazing to discover any insects at all except for winter gnats dancing above puddles of melting ice Of the two moths seen as coming to a light-ed window one was the Angle Shades Moth which can be on the wing al-most any month of the year and the other was a winter specialist the Early Moth whose females are wingless It lays its eggs on hawthorn blackthorn and a variety of other shrubs and the caterpillars pupate in May in a flimsy silk cocoonTo Look For In March

The first three migrants likely to set-tle in our parishes are the chiffchaff the blackcap and the willow warbler All are described by birders as LBJrsquos (little brown jobs) because they have unremarkable plumage However they have distinctive songs which herald the spring Amphibians will be coming out of hibernation so there should be records of frogs newts and toads Any reports of plants or ani-mals of interest would be particularly welcome from Stainby Gunby and South Witham

Jane Ostler

ket box workshop to be held at County headquarters Sleaford Any members wishing to attend any of these events let me know as soon as possible

The President then welcomed our guest speaker Jane Barnes of South-fields Farm Somerby who told us of her familyrsquos work on their dairy farm A job 365 days of the year milking the 110 Friesians and 41 Ayrshires with all of the milk (over 2000 litres a day) going to Long Clawson Dairies to make Stilton Cheese So the informa-tion that we received prior to her visit wasnrsquot quite right We thought that she was going to tell us how to make the cheese and we never even got a sniff of it Nevertheless she is a very busy lady giving talks under the Defra um-brella sometimes three times a week and ferrying two teenagers about too She told us of the intensive farming in America where cows never see a field and said that the practise has now spread to England and a 9000 herd is scheduled to come to Lincolnshire It doesnrsquot bear thinking about the ro-botic labour the expense and the poor cows never having the sun on their backs What a price to pay for milk

Refreshments were served by Bar-bara Moore courtesy of Taylors of Har-rogate who once again have sent the Institute a box of teabags and each member a newsletter which included coupons for tea cake and coffee

Bett won the competition for a cheeseboard with Barbara in second place Dora Farley manned the sales table and Mary Stedman collected the tea and raffle money

Nominations were accepted cast for the new committee (to be decided at our next meeting the AGM on 18th March in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2 orsquoclock)

Our guest speaker will be Anne Tear from the Federation Office Come and hear what we have been up to in the last twelve months and maybe you will be inspired to join us Visitors are most welcome and we have a super new programme for the coming year

Dot Williams

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon

Page 4

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l i fe assurance personal ser v ice a few mi les away easy parking or we v is i t you

-good reasons to useJ P Leefe amp Company

01780 410321wwwjpleefecouk

Authorised and Regulated bythe Financial Service Authority

Building Maintenance amp RepairsPainting amp Decorating

Room AlterationsTiling Flooring amp Fencing

07870 156918Free Estimates

Kitchens amp Bathrooms fitted

ReliableLocal J WARD

FreeviewSpecialists

We Specialise in Aerial Installations

Freeview UpgradesSatellite InstallationsRadio Aerials - FM and DABStorm Damage RepairsAll Work Guaranteed

Call in or Telephone 01476 571507 78 Bridge End Road Grantham

TV Aerial Specialists

Thorold and Kent

D B Ostler BuilderFor all aspects of building work from a new build

to just a garden wall undertaken by a

father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years Colsterworth amp District

Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

Donrsquot throw your PC through the window

STOP

Ilsquom Dennis and I can fix most hardware and

software issues at your own home

Home networking or Internet problems

Call me on07733 323 657

Call out charge pound25

Microsoft-qualified support technician

wwwcomputechniquecouk

M J OrsquoDellPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

01572 767 17507900 088 668From plastering to chimney sweepingNo job too small

Call for a free no obligation quote

To advertise herecall

01476 860 936 or e-mail

treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Grarsquos Handyman Services

Registered Waste CarrierAll rubbish can be cleared

Call now for a free quotation01476 860 829 07814 063 489

Gardening Fencing Grass cuttingHedge trimming

Gutter cleaning Roof feltingRegular Seasonal and One-off jobs

Womenrsquos Institute report

The snow which was promised by the Met Office for our January

meeting finally arrived just in time for our February meeting Fortunately the hall was as warm as toast thanks to the previous amnesic hirer

It was good to see our President Mary Cowley back in the chair giving Vice-President Rosemary Bolongaro the afternoon off following her four months deputising while Mary was in hospital

Our business included final travel arrangements for the Spring Council Meeting at Spalding and details of the Home Economics Group meeting at Grantham Tickets priced at pound3 will be on sale at the March meeting

We heard details of various events to be held in the forthcoming months the Resolutions Discussion evening at Great Hale prior to the National Fed-eration AGM at Cardiff a quiz evening at Quadring and a Japanese-themed evening at Surfleet Oh yes and a trin-

Tinged with sadness we started our first meeting for 2010 remembering

yet another former member George Flint George was a member for many years and also a keen allotment holder although he had not been an active member of late - but at 93 that was to be expected He will be sadly missed

Even though the weather was bitterly cold and we had snow during the day we still managed to have a good turn-out for our local speaker Geoff Espin assisted by his wife Gwen who took us around Europe with their wonderful photographs of wild orchids Starting in England and visiting Spain the French Alps Italy and Cyprus we finished in Bavaria There is no need howeverto travel that far afield to find wild orchids

as we have a number on our doorstep Chestnut Grove in Colsterworth has a superb display on the verge as does the Nature Reserve at South Witham and yet more to be found in Twyford Wood - so keep your eyes peeled

Subscriptions are now due and we were pleased to welcome seven new members which is a great start to the new year but we would still like more so why not come and give us a try on the 8th March when our speaker will be Graham Jackson from the Leicester amp Leicestershire Guild of Horticultural Show Judges who will advise us on How to do well at the Village Show which will hopefully spur you on for September

Donrsquot forget your Flower of the Month it was won by Peter Smith this month with a lovely Hellebore Gillian will be hosting the Bottle Stall for which she would be grateful for any dona-tions So 8th March Village Hall 730pm see you there

Joanna Smith

A book and a bacardi

Our local hostelry is starting up a Book Exchange

To get off to a good start Madeleine is looking for some decent books to fill the shelves She tells me that ldquodecentrdquo refers to the age and state of the books although a degree of censorship of the content might be applied in extreme circumstances So donrsquot take along the novels yoursquore too embarrassed to take to the tip

Therersquos to be no charge so why not nip in to the White Lion nab a novel and a nip and navigate your way home again Alternatively pick a Pulitzer Prize winner and a pint pull up a chair and pass the time in perfect idleness

ed

Nail extensions Waxing Spray tanningThai manicure Thai pedicure

Hopi ear candles Thai relaxation facialFull body exfoliation and nourish

Make-overs and photoshootsWedding make-up and photography

Wedding car hire

Fully qualied sta and trained specialists with over 20 years experience

Freephone 0800 458 91110759 66 27 038

The Isaac Newton Cab ServiceAt last a Colsterworth-based taxi at low low prices

01476 86067907810 633 017

Grantham

Melton Stamford

Idealfor daysout and for shopping Great for seniors

Page 5

Natural History Bulletin

SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMSIs your septic tank or soakaway

not working properly

Do you need to renew yourexisting system

Does your ditch smell

Then call the experts and let us resolve these problems for you

The ConSept system fits inside a Septic Tank and costs about pound2800 + VAT

FREEPHONE 0800 3285492for no obligation advice

We are one of the leadingmanufacturers of sewage and effluent

Woodbridge RoadSleaford NG34 7EW

01529 305757wwwallertonukcom

treatment plantsand

pump stations

BoilerServiceS PW

Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

01476 861 189

ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel 3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 2 6 days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

JessopElectrical

Ltd

01476 86059907905 857764

jjessophotmailcouk

installationmaintenance

testing

domesticagriculturalindustrial

Sightings and information to 860465 magdontiscalicouk or 61 Wool-sthorpe Road please

With the continuing frozen condi-tions most reports coming in

have been on birds Good to hear of several barn owls In particu-lar a pair was seen at dusk catch-ing prey in the area in which they are known to nest Four yellowhammers unusual garden visi-tors were reported from two gardens near enough for them to be the same birds The same gardens also had a blackcap in each The importance of a network of gardens where birds are fed regularly is also demonstrated along the Woolsthorpe Road where a party of twelve goldfinches has a regular routine moving west from one Nyger feeder to another Filling in the RSPB Garden Survey can be frustrating as regulars fail to turn up in the hour chosen Nevertheless some did turn up in numbers at the allotted time - 25 house sparrows 16 chaffinches eight blackbirds and six jackdaws for instance

There were also three notable large flocks About 150 rooks gathered on telegraph wires and trees near the Stainby crossroads Over 40 gold-finches came to rest briefly in a gar-den one early morning and in the fog a dog walker noted a field white with gulls which had come from the waste tips The most exciting find this year was of two waxwings in a garden

Evidence of mammals has been so to speak second-hand A badger and several rabbits were killed on the road After the snow a rash of mole-hills has been thrown up on verges where in the thin soils over limestone the moles have to work hard to find enough earthworms Nobody has reported hearing a fox howling dur-ing the mating season previously a regular record Just one hare seen out as well as the usual rabbits but two common voles regularly feed in a gar-

den where they can be watched from a window

A few hazels were showing pollen by the end of January but these were in positions where they were unu-sually sheltered The first record ldquoin the wildrdquo was on Stamford road on 19th February when the minute red tassels of the female flowers were also found A single Lesser Celandine just made it for this bulletin on the same day Many of our roadside bushes and trees are covered with the orange shield lichen which thrives on dust and amongst them was a grey lichen which was forming a tuft the size of a golf ball

In the freezing conditions it has been amazing to discover any insects at all except for winter gnats dancing above puddles of melting ice Of the two moths seen as coming to a light-ed window one was the Angle Shades Moth which can be on the wing al-most any month of the year and the other was a winter specialist the Early Moth whose females are wingless It lays its eggs on hawthorn blackthorn and a variety of other shrubs and the caterpillars pupate in May in a flimsy silk cocoonTo Look For In March

The first three migrants likely to set-tle in our parishes are the chiffchaff the blackcap and the willow warbler All are described by birders as LBJrsquos (little brown jobs) because they have unremarkable plumage However they have distinctive songs which herald the spring Amphibians will be coming out of hibernation so there should be records of frogs newts and toads Any reports of plants or ani-mals of interest would be particularly welcome from Stainby Gunby and South Witham

Jane Ostler

ket box workshop to be held at County headquarters Sleaford Any members wishing to attend any of these events let me know as soon as possible

The President then welcomed our guest speaker Jane Barnes of South-fields Farm Somerby who told us of her familyrsquos work on their dairy farm A job 365 days of the year milking the 110 Friesians and 41 Ayrshires with all of the milk (over 2000 litres a day) going to Long Clawson Dairies to make Stilton Cheese So the informa-tion that we received prior to her visit wasnrsquot quite right We thought that she was going to tell us how to make the cheese and we never even got a sniff of it Nevertheless she is a very busy lady giving talks under the Defra um-brella sometimes three times a week and ferrying two teenagers about too She told us of the intensive farming in America where cows never see a field and said that the practise has now spread to England and a 9000 herd is scheduled to come to Lincolnshire It doesnrsquot bear thinking about the ro-botic labour the expense and the poor cows never having the sun on their backs What a price to pay for milk

Refreshments were served by Bar-bara Moore courtesy of Taylors of Har-rogate who once again have sent the Institute a box of teabags and each member a newsletter which included coupons for tea cake and coffee

Bett won the competition for a cheeseboard with Barbara in second place Dora Farley manned the sales table and Mary Stedman collected the tea and raffle money

Nominations were accepted cast for the new committee (to be decided at our next meeting the AGM on 18th March in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2 orsquoclock)

Our guest speaker will be Anne Tear from the Federation Office Come and hear what we have been up to in the last twelve months and maybe you will be inspired to join us Visitors are most welcome and we have a super new programme for the coming year

Dot Williams

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon

Page 5

Natural History Bulletin

SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMSIs your septic tank or soakaway

not working properly

Do you need to renew yourexisting system

Does your ditch smell

Then call the experts and let us resolve these problems for you

The ConSept system fits inside a Septic Tank and costs about pound2800 + VAT

FREEPHONE 0800 3285492for no obligation advice

We are one of the leadingmanufacturers of sewage and effluent

Woodbridge RoadSleaford NG34 7EW

01529 305757wwwallertonukcom

treatment plantsand

pump stations

BoilerServiceS PW

Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

01476 861 189

ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel 3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 2 6 days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

JessopElectrical

Ltd

01476 86059907905 857764

jjessophotmailcouk

installationmaintenance

testing

domesticagriculturalindustrial

Sightings and information to 860465 magdontiscalicouk or 61 Wool-sthorpe Road please

With the continuing frozen condi-tions most reports coming in

have been on birds Good to hear of several barn owls In particu-lar a pair was seen at dusk catch-ing prey in the area in which they are known to nest Four yellowhammers unusual garden visi-tors were reported from two gardens near enough for them to be the same birds The same gardens also had a blackcap in each The importance of a network of gardens where birds are fed regularly is also demonstrated along the Woolsthorpe Road where a party of twelve goldfinches has a regular routine moving west from one Nyger feeder to another Filling in the RSPB Garden Survey can be frustrating as regulars fail to turn up in the hour chosen Nevertheless some did turn up in numbers at the allotted time - 25 house sparrows 16 chaffinches eight blackbirds and six jackdaws for instance

There were also three notable large flocks About 150 rooks gathered on telegraph wires and trees near the Stainby crossroads Over 40 gold-finches came to rest briefly in a gar-den one early morning and in the fog a dog walker noted a field white with gulls which had come from the waste tips The most exciting find this year was of two waxwings in a garden

Evidence of mammals has been so to speak second-hand A badger and several rabbits were killed on the road After the snow a rash of mole-hills has been thrown up on verges where in the thin soils over limestone the moles have to work hard to find enough earthworms Nobody has reported hearing a fox howling dur-ing the mating season previously a regular record Just one hare seen out as well as the usual rabbits but two common voles regularly feed in a gar-

den where they can be watched from a window

A few hazels were showing pollen by the end of January but these were in positions where they were unu-sually sheltered The first record ldquoin the wildrdquo was on Stamford road on 19th February when the minute red tassels of the female flowers were also found A single Lesser Celandine just made it for this bulletin on the same day Many of our roadside bushes and trees are covered with the orange shield lichen which thrives on dust and amongst them was a grey lichen which was forming a tuft the size of a golf ball

In the freezing conditions it has been amazing to discover any insects at all except for winter gnats dancing above puddles of melting ice Of the two moths seen as coming to a light-ed window one was the Angle Shades Moth which can be on the wing al-most any month of the year and the other was a winter specialist the Early Moth whose females are wingless It lays its eggs on hawthorn blackthorn and a variety of other shrubs and the caterpillars pupate in May in a flimsy silk cocoonTo Look For In March

The first three migrants likely to set-tle in our parishes are the chiffchaff the blackcap and the willow warbler All are described by birders as LBJrsquos (little brown jobs) because they have unremarkable plumage However they have distinctive songs which herald the spring Amphibians will be coming out of hibernation so there should be records of frogs newts and toads Any reports of plants or ani-mals of interest would be particularly welcome from Stainby Gunby and South Witham

Jane Ostler

ket box workshop to be held at County headquarters Sleaford Any members wishing to attend any of these events let me know as soon as possible

The President then welcomed our guest speaker Jane Barnes of South-fields Farm Somerby who told us of her familyrsquos work on their dairy farm A job 365 days of the year milking the 110 Friesians and 41 Ayrshires with all of the milk (over 2000 litres a day) going to Long Clawson Dairies to make Stilton Cheese So the informa-tion that we received prior to her visit wasnrsquot quite right We thought that she was going to tell us how to make the cheese and we never even got a sniff of it Nevertheless she is a very busy lady giving talks under the Defra um-brella sometimes three times a week and ferrying two teenagers about too She told us of the intensive farming in America where cows never see a field and said that the practise has now spread to England and a 9000 herd is scheduled to come to Lincolnshire It doesnrsquot bear thinking about the ro-botic labour the expense and the poor cows never having the sun on their backs What a price to pay for milk

Refreshments were served by Bar-bara Moore courtesy of Taylors of Har-rogate who once again have sent the Institute a box of teabags and each member a newsletter which included coupons for tea cake and coffee

Bett won the competition for a cheeseboard with Barbara in second place Dora Farley manned the sales table and Mary Stedman collected the tea and raffle money

Nominations were accepted cast for the new committee (to be decided at our next meeting the AGM on 18th March in the Village Hall at the usual time of 2 orsquoclock)

Our guest speaker will be Anne Tear from the Federation Office Come and hear what we have been up to in the last twelve months and maybe you will be inspired to join us Visitors are most welcome and we have a super new programme for the coming year

Dot Williams

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon

Mobile Library Timetable

The mobile library van visits Bourne Road on Tuesdays at 10am for half an hour every four weeks

Cut out and keep this list of dates 16th March 13th April 11th May 8th June 6th July 3rd August 31st August 28th September 26th October 23rd November 21st December

Page 6

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hallexcept 1st wk 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School VillageHall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village Hall

Thursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School

7pm-830pm Cubs Village Hall

Fridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall

730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social Club

Saturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 2nd 10-1130 Church coffee morning Dunelm Back Lane

Tue 2nd 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Mon 8th 730pm Garden Club Village Hall

Wed 10th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 11th 730pm Bingo North Witham Village Hall

12th to 14th Earthrsquos Place in the Universe Woolsthorpe Manor

Thu 18th 2pm Womenrsquos Institute AGM Village Hall

Wed 24th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Sat 20th 10-noon Coffee and Rummage North Witham Village Hall

Mon 22nd 230pm Old Grantham - Fred Leadbetter Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for March 2010

Copy for the April 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 20th March 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 21st February 2010

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

Travelling Guild Monday 22nd at 230pm in church Fred Leadbetter talking about Old Grantham

March 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 7th 1030am Circuit Service at Christchurch Grantham or at Corby GlenSun 14th 1030am All Ages Worship Ruby Stukey Alison ThulbornSun 21st 1030am Morning Worship Sylvia Cozens Christine HodsonThu 28th 1030am All Ages Worship Rev Tony Pick Betty Neal and Rowena Ward-Barrow

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

March 2010Sun 7th 1030am EucharistWed 10th 11am EucharistWed 17th 11am EucharistWed 24th 11am EucharistMon 29th 1030am EucharistThu 1st Apr 730pm Maundy Eucharist

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Forward Diary15th April The Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 730pm

The Witham Group of Parishes March 2010

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

From Tuesday 2nd March Rev Eric Lomax becomes the rector of Colster-worth Skillington Stoke Rochford Great Ponton and Little Ponton His first service in the group is at St Johnrsquos on the 7th at half past ten and re-freshments will follow with a chance to welcome him and his wife

Please note that midweek services are now being held on Wednesdays at 11am

Check the church notice board for Sunday services at other churches in the Colsterworth group and for a Holy Week morning and evening service each weekday at all the churches

Coffee mornings ndash on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am to 1130am2nd March Dunelm 22 Back Lane

Sun 7th 11am Eucharist St Maryrsquos North WithamSun 14th 11am Family Communion St Johnrsquo the Baptist Stainby for Mothering SundaySun 28h 6pm Evensong St Nicholas Gunby

Submissions for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colster-worth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSellIkea Faux Suede Roman Blind in coffee brand new in box L63in W47in pound10 Tel 861448Girls 1st Bike 3yrs+ pinkwhite Great condition pound10 ono Tel 861448Complete fireplace and fire Light oak engraved mantle surround Marble effect back sheet solid marble hearth stainless steel flame effect pebble electric fire 2 heat settings Excellent order pound200 Tel 861448Tallboy wardrobe Ideal for baby bedroom antique pine effect six small drawers display space pound20 ono Tel 861448Hamster Cage Large 3 storey climbing tubes water bottle Good condi-tion pound5 Tel 861448

North Witham Village HallThursday 11th March Bingo 730pM

Saturday 20th March coffee Morning amp ruMMage sale 10aM-noon