S T I C K N E YN E W S

Michaelmas is the last day of Harvest – 29 September

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2017

Welcome to the August magazine.We are going onto the holiday season with typical English weather! If you are going away I hope you manage to find somewhere dry and reasonably warm. There will be a break from the magazine in September as we are having a holiday too, hence this magazine covers both August and September.I am holding a Jumble Sale on 07 October, so if you are thinking of throwing anything away maybe you could find a corner to store it until then. The proceeds from the Jumble Sale will be go towards next year’s Stickney Show. Please look out for notices in the notice boards, in the village shop and anywhere else I can think to put one!Happy Holiday

Stickney HistoryAn Exhibition of Stickney History will, once again, be displayed in the Village Hall on 09 and 10 of September 2017. On display will be the censuses for Stickney and many of the surrounding villages together with over 800 photographs. There will also be records of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages with records from Stickney and other local Churches. There are also many newspaper cuttings from the village past, with many booklets about the history of Beer houses, shops, and the numerous trades that once thrived in the parish, this includes a display of over 100 letter heads, trade bills and much more. It is open from 10.00am until 6.00pm on both days with free admission. Light homemade refreshments will be available. We would always appreciate old photos to copy or anything to do with the history of Stickney.Our contact is Martin Gosling on 01205 480641 or visit www.stickneyhistory.co.uk

On the last Thursday of each month the Parish Council Chairman and Clerk will be available at the coffee morning at St Luke’s.

JUMBLE SALE IN THE YOUTH CENTRESATURDAY 07 OCTOBER

PROCEEDS TO THE STICKNEY SHOW COMMITTEEFOR MOR INFORMATION TEL: MARGO ON 01205 480015

WHAT’S ON IN STICKNEY?(Fixed weekly meetings in the Village Hall (VH) and Youth Centre (YC))

TUESDAY’S

Luncheon Club 11.30am (1st Tues in month) (VH) 01205 480769

Ladies Club 7.30pm (2nd Tues in month) (YC) 01205 480292

Badminton Junior and Senior 7.00pm (VH) 01205 368077

Stickney & District Gardening Club 7.30pm (YC) 01205 480802 (4th Tuesday in month)

WEDNESDAY’S

Short Mat Bowls 1.00pm - 4.00pm (VH) 01205 480397

Table Tennis 7.30pm (winter months only) (YC) 01205 481212

THURSDAY’S

Thursday Over 60’s Club 1.30pm - 4.00pm (YC) 01205 480802 (1st Thursday in month)

Short Mat Bowls 6.30pm - 9.00pm (VH) 01205 480397

Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm (YC) 01205 270352 (First Thursday in the month with Public Forum 7.15pm)

FRIDAY’S

Cash Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm (YC) 01205 480661

Saturday 19 August - Prize Bingo in the Village Halldoors open at 6.30pm and eyes down 7.00pm

Proceeds to the Luncheon Club

Stickney Bus Service!The market day service is available on16 and 30 August, 13 and 27 September and on 11 and 25 October. The cost of the service is £5.00 per person. You can book your seat by telephoning 01205 480241.

Mobile Library Visit – Changes from July 2017

The mobile library visits Stickney on MONDAY’S at the Youth Centre, Hall Lane between 11.00am and 12 noon and at Horbling Lane between 12.15am and 12.45pm. The next visits will be 07 August, 04 September, 02 and 30 October.ST LUKE’S CHURCHAs we enjoy the summer holidays, it is good to have something to celebrate – not just British success in the tennis, athletics and cricket (this may be wishful thinking on my part) but closer to home too.

So, thank you to all who helped to make our Gift Day a great success. I understand that over £1700 was raised which will really help with the maintenance of the Church fabric. Every donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated.

Thank you, too, to Nick Gosling and the Church Wardens who have worked hard over the past 3 years to get the floor of the Church sorted. It is fantastic to see a ‘complete’ Church for the first time!

August tends to be a fairly quiet month, with many people going away for a rest, but September looks to be very busy as the schools go back, and life settles down to ‘normal’!

Coming up we will be supporting the Heritage Weekend (9 - 10 September), a Craft Fair in Stickford (9 September), and, of course, the usual round of Harvest Festivals. Keep an eye out for mall that is happening on the Church Noticeboard.

Services during August & September (in St Luke’s Church unless otherwise indicated):

06 August 11.15am Holy Communion at St Helen, Stickford

13 August 9.30am Morning Worship

20 August 11.15am Family Worship

27 August 9.30am Holy Communion

03 September 11.15am Holy Communion at St Jude, New Leake

10 September 10.00am Confirmation Service at St James, Spilsby

17 September 11.15am Family Worship

24 September 9.30am Holy Communion

Rev Fran Jeffries

For further information about events, contact Rev Fran (481183) or one of the Church Wardens, Bev Gosling (480641) or Sandra Boone (480802)

Kiddies CornerMake a Harvest Corn DollyA corn dolly was supposed to have been the spirit of the corn goddess and daes back hundreds of years. People believed that the corn goddess lived in the corn and would die when the corn was harvested uless some of it was saved. To make sure the corn goddess stayed alive until the next spring sowing a corn dolly was made from the last sheaf of corn for the corn dolly to rest in until the next sowing.

This is a simple corn dolly and can be made with various plaits. This one is made with a simple 3-straw Hair Braid plait.

Animal Jokes!Q: Why was the mummy glow-worm unhappy?A: Because her children weren’t very bright!

Q: What’s pink and goes “moo”?A: A pig with an identity crisis!Q: What did the skunk say when the wind changed direction?A: It’s all coming back to me now!

1. Soak the wheat in water to soften before using2. Tie three straws together, with a clove hitch, just

under the heads.3. Plait until you have about 8cms of straw left.4. Bring the three straws together, and tie firmly at the

end of the plaited section with another clove hitch. 5. Bring this tie down to meet the other tie just under

the heads, to form a loop of plaited straw, and tie the two together with a ribbon.

6. Spread the wheat ears out between the wheat stalks and allow to dry flat, preferably under a weight. When dry, you can clip the stalk ends.

True or False Math Quiz1. All sides of a scalene triangle have the same length.2. 9 x 8 = 723. Pi can be correctly written as a faction.4. A googol is bigger than a billion.5. 29 + 38 = 576. -4 is a natural number.7. A convex shape curves outwards.8. 53 – 18 = 259. -2 is an ineger.10. 121 ÷ 11 = 11

Sports Wordsearch

Animal Jokes!Q: Why was the mummy glow-worm unhappy?A: Because her children weren’t very bright!

Q: What’s pink and goes “moo”?A: A pig with an identity crisis!Q: What did the skunk say when the wind changed direction?A: It’s all coming back to me now!

ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, BADMINTON, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, BOXING, CRICKET, CURLING, CYCLING, DIVING, FENCING, FOOTBALL, GOLF, GYMNASTICS, HANDBALL, HOCKEY, HORSE RACING, JUDO, LACROSSE, MOTOR RACING, NETBALL, POLO, ROUNDERS, ROWING, RUGBY, SAILING, SKATING, SKIING, SOCCER, SQUASH, SWIMMING, TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL, WRESTLING

How to play: The players (2 – 4) take turns drawing a line, horizontally or vertically, to join two dots. As the game goes on the lines make up squares. The aim of the game is to make as many squares as you can, whilst trying to stop the other players getting squares! When a player completes a square with a line then they take another turn to join two more dots – several squares can be completed in one turn! Each time a line completes a square the player’s initial should be put in the square ready for counting up when there are no dots left to join. The winner is the player with the most squares.

A game to play in the holidays! Copy the page to save time drawing your own dots to play again!

DO YOU HAVE A TWO, THREE OR FOUR YEAR OLD?

We are excited to announce that from September 2017 Stickney Primary School will be offering places for nursery-aged children!

Session Times 2 Year Olds 3 & 4 Year Olds

Breakfast Club 8:00 – 8:45

Morning 8:45 – 12:00

Lunch club 12:00 – 13:00

Afternoon 13:00 – 15:15

Kids Club 15:15 – 18:00

We provide:

Funded places Healthy snacks Hot Meals Experienced, Qualified EYFS

Teacher Supportive and skilled EYFS

staff Enriched indoor and

outdoor provision EYFS teaching graded

‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted Feb 2013)

POP IN OR CALL US

Stickney Primary SchoolMain Road, Stickney, Boston,

Lincolnshire, PE22 8AXTelephone: 01205 480254

Fax: 01205 809455Email: enquiries@stickney-pri.lincs.sch.uk

www.stickneyprimary.co.uk‘LEARN, ENJOY, ACHIEVE’

Executive Headteacher:Mrs R. Thompson

William Lovell Foundation - Grant towards University Costs The Trustees of the William Lovell Foundation invite applications from students aged 18 years and over, who are about to start or are in full time further education. You must live, or have lived, in the village for five years or more and have attended either the Stickney Primary School or the William Lovell School.You may apply in writing, giving details of your past schools, the university whose conditional offer has been met and accepted, and a brief outline of the course subject.Send applications to:Mrs B GoslingIonaHorbling LaneStickneyBostonLincsPE22 8DQ

Closing date October 14th 2017_______________________________________________

We provide: Funded places Lunch & snacks available Experienced, Qualified EYFS Teacher Supportive and skilled EYFS staff Enriched indoor and outdoor provision Parents are complimentary about all

aspects of the early years provision. (Ofsted July 2015)

It is now time to register children for their nursery places and claim their funding for the 2017/2018 academic year. All 3 and 4 year olds in England already get 15 hours a week, or 570 hours a year of free early education. If their parents are living and working in England, 3 and 4 year olds may be entitled to 30 hours free childcare. Please visit https://childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for more information and to obtain your eligbility code. We offer the standard delivery over 38 weeks per year. In addition to any funded hours that you are entitled to additional sessions can be purchased and will be charged termly, please see our 2017/18 charging

New Leake Primary & Nursery SchoolFodderdyke Bank, New Leake,Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8JB

Telephone: 01205 270285Fax: 01205 270285

Email: enquiries@new-leake.lincs.sch.ukwww.new-leake.lincs.sch.uk

‘LEARN, ENJOY, ACHIEVE’Executive Headteacher:

Mrs R. Thompson

policy for details. For more information call the school on 01205 270285 or outside school hours and during holiday periods you can contact us at enquiries@new-leake.lincs.sch.uk and we will get back to you.

Gardening Tips for August & September

The emphasis moves away from sowing or planting in the coming two months and veers towards harvesting. There are still important crops to start, but the volume of sowings decreases dramatically. Much of these months' work concentrates on keeping vegetables going - watering, blanching, earthing up and, above all, taking our rewards, in the form of fresh vegetables, from the garden. Here then, are a few jobs to be getting on with in the next couple of months:

August: 1} Vegetable plants and fruit plants will need constant watering in the warm weather.2} If you have grown sweetcorn plants, you will need to feed them with tomato food to get the best cobs. Similarly, apply high-potash fertilizer much as tomato food, to peppers, cucumber and aubergines once the fruit has begun to form.3} Strip the lower leaves off tomato plants up to the first fruit truss, to help air circulation and prevent disease. Also pinch out the top of the plant allowing 5 or 6 trusses where the fruit can be concentrated.4} Lift and dry onions, shallots and garlic once the leaves have flopped over and yellowed.

September:1} Spread newly dug potatoes out to dry before storing them in a cool dark space in either paper or hessian sacks. Do not be tempted to store damaged or diseased tubers - one rotten potato can ruin the whole crop.2} Keep feeding and watering French and runner beans to maximise cropping. Harvest little and often.3} When beans and peas finish, cut the plant away at ground level, leaving the roots which will allow nitrogen to be released into the soil, as the roots break down.

In conclusion, a quote from Francis Bacon who wisely wrote of gardening:"It is the purest of human pleasures."

To which could be added:'It’s the magic of watching the seasons change, sowing seeds,

dirty knees, the pride of surveying your work.'

So, Happy Gardening!

The Horbling Ladies (Diary dates for August & September)

The Stickney Luncheon Club is held at Stickney Village Hall

Doors open at 11.30am and lunch is served at 12 noonOur next Luncheon will be held on Tuesday 01 August when the menu is:

Tomato Soup Roll and ButterHomemade Fish Pie

(Cod and Haddock in a creamy sauce topped with Puff pastry)New Potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Syrup Sponge and CustardTea or Coffee and mints

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *The Ladies of the Luncheon Club are holding a Prize Bingo night on

Saturday 19 AugustIn the Village Hall, doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.00pm.

Super prizes, a raffle, the usual refreshments plus Hot Supper dishes to make it a special night for all the family. So come along and help us raise funds for the Village Luncheon Club and enjoy the whole evening.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *The luncheon on Tuesday 5th September, the menu is:

Vegetable Soup Roll and ButterRoast Pork, stuffing, roast potatoes,

seasonal vegetables and apple sauceLemon Cheesecake and Cream

Tea Coffee and mints Still only £5.50 per person

For further details, and to book, telephone 01205 480769* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Is there anybody with a few hours to spare on the first Tuesday of the month to help in the kitchen washing up? We have grown and need extra help! You can be on a rota so it will not be every month. If you are able to help, please contact Kay on 01205 480769.  

NOTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 06 JULY 2017

There was one member of the public present, questions regarding the person winding the church clock and cutting the Garden of Remembrance were raised.

Apologies were received from Cllrs Dodds and Spring and from Dist Cllrs Ashton and JonesPresent: Cllrs Sherriff, Cooper, Edwards, and Bolland (Chairman)

Reports From Representatives On Outside BodiesPolice Report:Theft of a sign from A16; 2 incidents of criminal damage - in and around the Rising Sun Public House by youths and an attempted break-in at a garage at Midville; 2 burglaries - at Hall Lane, gardening equipment taken from garage and at Main Road, garden furniture and tools taken from outbuilding.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SECURELY LOCK UP SHEDS AND GARAGESDist Cllr Ashton, by emailELDC have adopted an new Code of Conduct, this will affect Stickney if it previously adopted the Local Authority Code of Conduct. Louth Cattle Market could be refurbished or moved to a new location. Everyone can take part in the consultation to help ELDC make this decision.

County Cllr Bowkett reported: Fodderdyke Bank at Eastville will be closed for another 4/6 weeks. LCC Highways will be holding quarterly cluster meetings to speak directly with Councils. LCC Highways will offer an annual walk/ride around the village to look at the problems that need to be dealt with.

To Adopt the Local Authority Code of Conduct of 31 May 2017It was resolved to adopt the new Code of Conduct for Stickney Parish Council. Councillors present completed the DPI forms and handed them to the Clerk.

Planning Applications Received The Parish Council looked at and SUPPORTED:

S/169/00998/17 - Mrs M Mintram - Consent to display 1 non-illuminated, double sided free standing sign at Land adjoining World of Furnishings, Station Business Park, Main Road.S/169/01125/17 - Mr M Toin - Rear Extension and alterations to existing bungalow to provide an enlarged lounge at 4 Mary Lovell Way

Planning DecisionsFULL planning permission has been received for:S/169/00792/17 - Mr S Kennall - Construction of a vehicular/pedestrian access at 25 Horbling Lane

The Speed Awareness SignsThe speed awareness signs have been received and will be in place in due course.

Triton Knoll & Viking LinkThe Chairman attended the Viking Link meeting in Stickney and reported that the bridges in Stickney Lane are said to be safe for the lorries travelling to the site and will take the weight. The works in the area of any highway will be carried out overnight. Cllr Sherriff attended a Triton Knoll meeting and reported if anyone is seen digging in areas along the route, they are researching, not starting work. Three or four meeting will be held each year until the work is complete. Grants will become available in due course.Grant applicationsThe decision regarding the grant applications should be received by the end of July. If these are successful then the Clerk will order the items the grant coversPicnic SiteThere has been no update although LCC have been contacted again.

Residents Association request to be paid for litter picking

Residents Association UK has been contacted to ask if this would be appropriate due to the Residents Association invoicing the Parish Council, a business transaction rather than a voluntary one. The Residents Association would have to advise HMRC of this income if invoicing. There is no problem with the Parish Council helping out with the supply of tools and reflective vests if the Residents Association wants to do the litter picking. The Residents Association can do the litter picking as volunteers and be covered under the Parish Council Insurance Policy.

The Community CommitteeThe Clerk outlined the following: The Parish Council, being users of one of the halls, is entitled to have a representative on the Committee. A copy of the accounts and annual report has not been supplied the Committee, as a ‘Public Benefit Organisation’ any documents should be available to anyone, when requested. The Custodian Trustees can be changed by the Parish Council or by the Community Committee.

Stickney Post Office®A letter has been received regarding the closure of the current Post Office, one paragraph reads: “The provision of a Post Office service to our customers in the local community is important to us, and we will continue to work hard to restore services in the area as soon as possible. We would welcome any applications form potential retail partners interested in running Stickney Post Office on our behalf. If you know anyone who is interested please give them our Agency Recruitment team contact telephone number: 0845 601 6260. My colleagues in this team will be pleased to provide the specific details about the vacancy in Stickney.” If anyone is interested in this please ring the telephone number stated above.

RepairsA street light by Clutterbugs has been reported IN all day. Pothole at the junction of Holmes Road. The dip in Stickney Lane is getting deeper. How long will the barriers and cones at Stickney Lane be there?ANY POT HOLES OR STREET LIGHTS IN ALL DAY OR OUT AT NIGHT CAN BE REPORTED TO THE PARISH COUNCIL CLERK AT ANY TIME.

Highway faults and repairs should now be reported at:www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/faultreporting

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Thursday 07 September 2017 at 7.30pm in the Youth Centre, there will be a Public Forum from 7.15pm

STICKNEY SHOW 2017The week leading up to this year’s show was full of the usual last minute problems that had to be surmounted, countless varied enquiries by

e-mail and, in the final two days, the phone was constantly ringing. It was a week of contemplating every weather forecast available. The rain started as the school children competed in the Primary School Sports in the Main Ring. Undaunted they cheerily carried on and ‘The John Braybrooks Trophy’ was won for the second year running (excuse the pun!) by Stickney C E Primary School and the Runners-up Trophy was won by Old Leake Primary School. Both schools get to keep the trophies until next year’s show. Each child received a medal for entering and as a keepsake of the event.The rain during the morning reflected in a reduced number of visitors to start with, but the afternoon attendance was much better. For the first time we used a “clicker” to try and give us an indication of footfall and we think that we had around 1,500 visitors to the show.There were many highlights during the day and from feedback received so far, among these were the Andy Carando Magic Show with Robbie the Acrobatic Robot, Sophia Sandow’s Miniature Shetland Pony Shows, “Kidz Kraftz”, the South Wold Fox Hounds - in particular ‘Gadget’ who disappeared into the crowd and didn’t seem to want to come back - and also the scrumptious refreshments and excellent barbecue. The undoubted favourite was the gentleman who mysteriously arrived the night before the show, pedalled around the showground and sports hall on his penny-farthing bicycle wearing a smart ensemble topped off with a pith helmet bedecked with a fluttering Union Jack flag and then equally mysteriously disappeared! So, when we tried to thank him and get his contact details for another year he was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately I had given him a complimentary lunch voucher and tea and cake break vouchers for the morning and afternoon. Even so it would have been nice to express our appreciation for his entertainment.Talking of appreciation, thanks must go to each member of the Stickney Show Committee who has worked so extremely hard for the last ten months to put the show together. They have tried to cater for all interests and ages, and to ensure that there are things happening throughout the day so that the show offers something for everyone!

Thanks also go to all of our sponsors and advertisers, plus the exhibitors, judges, stewards and many helpers who have given freely of their time – they have all done a fantastic job. Also thanks to those who have donated raffle prizes, the village organisations taking part, and the Trade and Charity stalls for their support of the 2017 Show. Final thanks go to all of the visitors to the Show. As you know last year’s show was such a financial success that the committee were in a position to make donations to local charities and good causes after the show. As I am having to write this the day after the show, in order to meet the print deadline for the August/September edition of the ‘Stickney News’, I am unable to comment on the financial success of yesterday’s show. The morning’s weather and how it affected numbers and subsequently levels of income, as well as expenses to be paid out must be taken into account, but the show was certainly another great ‘free to enter’ event for the village and with that in mind it was certainly a huge success.Isabel DoddsShow Secretary

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OVER 50? Would you enjoy a freshly cooked three course meal at the Eastville, Midville & New Leake Village Hall?Why not join the Luncheon Club, it takes place on the third Friday of each month?

Please contact Vicky on 01205 2703500 for more details.

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Solutions:

Maths Quiz: 1, False; 2, True; 3, False; 4, True; 5, False; 6, False; 7, True; 8, False; 9, True; 10, True.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS:

Parish Councillors:Cllr M Bolland (Chairman) 01205 480015

Cllr L Edwards 01790 763558

Cllr L Spring 01205 480030

Cllr R Perham 01205 480608

Cllr F Cooper 01205 481197

Cllr K Sherriff 01205 481261

There is currently a vacancy on the Parish Council, anyone interest in joining the Parish Council should contact the Clerk for more details.

Clerk to the Parish Council:

Mrs E L Arnold 01205 270352Crookes CottageWrangle BankBoston PE22 9DL

Parish e-mail address: stickneypc@aol.com

Parish Website: parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Stickney

County Councillor: Cllr Wendy Bowkett 01754 880388

District Councillors: Cllr Tom Ashton 07812 522372Cllr Neil Jones 07577 957392

Police phone numbers: PCSO P Pollard 07939 312883PCSO M Pearson 07944 777039PC Paula Young 07939 312650

Police Office 101

Doctors phone number 01205 480237

Hospital phone number 01205 364801

Post Office phone number 01205 480225

Stickney Primary School 01205 480254

William Lovell Academy 01205 480352

Youth Centre and Village Hall bookings – Mr Gosling 01205 480641