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This issue of Worlaby Views paid for by the Plant Sale

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Worlaby Views

Early Summer 2015

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Front cover: The Hollows Back cover: The eclipse by Simon Dobson

Inside back cover: Essex Education Trust by Sophie

Worlaby Early Starters Toddler GroupOn Friday 27th February our playgroup was able to hand over £50 to the Recreation Committee and the Parish Council. Izzy Clarkson who was 4 this week handed the money to Peter Jones member of the Recreation Committee. We have had a little raffle each week between ourselves and the mums to raise the £50. We are all excited to think we may be getting an under 5’s play park and hope our little contribution will help.

We had some lovely homemade cakes to enjoy with our usual toasted teacakes and tea/coffee. Thank you to Sandra for her buns, Jean for her carrot cake and a chocolate orange cake.

The children enjoyed their snack and their piece of birthday cake from Izzy.

After a sing song and a good run around at the end (the best bit) we all went home full of cake!

We would like more children and mums to join us on a Friday morning 9.30 to 11.15am.

£1.50 for babies up to twelve months and £2.50 for children over twelve months old. This includes a snack.

Would you like to join our friendly bunch of volunteers?If you have time to spare on a Friday morning between 9 and 11.30am, we’d love you to join our team of volunteers. We’re always grateful for help with putting out the toys, making drinks and toasting tea cakes, preparing the snack for the toddlers and tidying up at the end of the morning. If you’re more of a crafts and activities sort of person, then please do get in touch – we’re always looking for new ideas.

Lis Owen, 01652 618745

As usual my piece for the magazine is inspired by moving to another part of the country! I am sat writing this piece in my new home – Essex! It is March, the sun is shining and spring has definitely arrived down in the South! I moved here in November for my first job after graduating which I am pleased to say is the job I was aiming for so happy doesn’t quite sum it up! My role is Education Officer and I am employed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. I am based at their first ever nature reserve Fingringhoe Wick and it is absolutely stunning. I still drive to work every morning and think I am on some kind of work experience placement that will end soon but then reality kicks in and I realise I’m not, this is actually my job! This reserve is not one that you would drive past, it is well off the beaten track and your car has a lovely time going in and out of potholes on the way down to the visitor centre! As you enter the site the estuary of the River Colne comes into view on your right and once the car is parked you have to take a minute to look at the view (yes, every morning!)

My job principally is delivering outdoor education; formal school visits, informal events in school holidays and at weekends and, believe it or not, birthday parties! How awesome is that?! All formal activities are linked to the curriculum and groups often specify what they want to get out of their visit. Sometimes it is nothing more complicated than wanting to get the children outside! The informal events and birthday parties we offer cover everything from the usual pond dipping and mini-beast hunting to den building and campfire cooking to dinosaurs and pirates! I can honestly say that no day is the same which is just how I like it!

I have known for a long time that I did not want to do a Monday-Friday 9-5 ‘let’s all sit in an office’ type of job. I work on a nature reserve so during a spare few minutes here and there I can take myself for a walk around which suits me perfectly fine! Since being here I have seen my first water vole, adder and red kite, the latter was a big surprise for everyone! We are all gearing up for the arrival of around 40 male nightingales next month, something this site is famous for. The visitor centre on site has just opened a new tearoom and although we have a fantastic team of volunteers sometimes is it just so busy, particularly on Sundays, we all have to get stuck in! Working with, and meeting, like-minded people is all part of this job and I love it!

I am only on a maternity cover contract so I don’t know how long I will be here but this whole experience has been better than I ever could have imagined and it has definitely confirmed that this is the career I want to stick with for a long time to come.

Sophie Turpin

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Welcome to the Early Summer issue of Worlaby Views Magazine.

We’re delighted to welcome two new members to the magazine team – Meg Jones and Bob Adcock. We have long relied on both Meg and Bob for articles and Meg for her proofreading, so it’s lovely that they are now joining us more formally too.

Saturday 30th May is the Annual Plant Sale with Coff ee & Cakes – our major fundraiser for the magazine. It’s the perfect opportunity to stock up on plants for the garden, while enjoying homemade cakes that would give Bake-Off contestants a run for their money! Fingers crossed for a warm and sunny morning.

Lesley Robinson is also holding a coff ee morning in aid of the magazine on Saturday 20th June and we look forward to seeing you there too.

The back cover issue shows the solar eclipse experienced by the UK on 20th March. Thanks to Simon Dobson for this wonderful photo. Not only do we have a solar eclipse in the magazine but also a blue moon! See page 16 for Paul Edwards’ explanation of this unusual moon – and the reason for its name.

The deadline for the High Summer issue (July/August) is 7th June. Please email articles, photos and diary dates to [email protected]

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Worlaby 100 Club 1stprize in February went to Jean McArthur with number 4 and second prize goes to Don & Ann Robinson with number 28. Congratulations to all, especially the Robinsons as they have only just joined us!

March has seen an increase in the prizes for Worlaby Recreation 100 Club Draw – we now have three prizes and the fi rst winners for this month are:

1stprize of £20 with number 32 went to to Tom & Trina Cave (and they have only just joined us!). 2nd prize of £15 with number 33 went to Lis & Rob Owen. 3rd prize of £10 with number 30 went to Sue Blaylock

Congratulations to you all and don’t forget ‘you have to be in it to win it’ so call Bob or Mel Adcock on 618507 and join the winners of Worlaby.

Worlaby WIOur meeting on 11th May sees us debating this year’s resolutions. In the past the WI has been a strong voice on various issues, so our opinions matter.

In June we are in lighter mood. The Top Drawer Diva will be coming on 8th June to give us a demonstration on ‘Frilly Knickers’.

If either of these topics has sparked your interest, Maureen Rickwood, our Secretary, can supply you with more details (Tel 618142).

Liz Andrews

Neighbourhood WatchJust a reminder that I have some Nominated Neighbour Packs if any one would like one.

If you know a vulnerable or elderly person that may benefi t from having one please let me know.

If you would like to take advantage of the IMMOBILISE system please get in touch with me and I will pass your details on, or visit www.humberside.police.uk/immobilise.

I am considering arranging an outdoor charity market nearer Christmas, hopefully on/near the pleasure ground leading up to the church. If you or your organisation would like to be involved, please let me know.

If there is enough interest I will organise a village meeting nearer the time to gather your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks,

Lesley Robinson, Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

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Weekly EventsTuesday: Communion, 9.30am St Clement’s Church Chair-based exercise class, 2pm Village HallThursday: Worlaby Arts and Crafts, 9.30am Village Hall Worlaby Crew, Village Hall (Alternate Thursdays)Friday: Early Starters Toddler Group, 9.30am-11.15am Village HallSaturday: Keep Fit to Music, 9am Village Hall

May10th: Morning Prayer, 9.30am St Clement’s Church

11th: WI, 7.15pm Village Hall

21st: Thursday Group, 7.30pm Village Hall

24th: Parish Communion with Father Owain Mitchell, 9.30am St Clement’s Church

29th: J.W. Club, 7pm – Games Night, with a short fun quiz Fish & Chip van 4.30-8pm

30th: Annual Plant Sale with Coff ee & Cakes in aid of Worlaby Views Magazine, 10-12.30pm, Woodsmoke Cottage

June8th: WI, 7.15pm Village Hall

14th: Morning Prayer, 9.30am St Clement’s Church

18th: Thursday Group, 7.30pm Village Hall

20th: Coff ee Morning in aid of Worlaby Views Magazine, 10-12 noon, Fountain Lodge

26th: J.W. Club, 7pm – Play Your Cards Right, with Fish & Chip van from 4.30-8pm

28th: Parish Communion with Father Owain Mitchell, 9.30am St Clement’s Church

No Pancake Tossing this year…At the Pancake Party on Shrove Tuesday, both savoury and sweet pancakes were enjoyed by over 50 people, including a very appreciative couple from Derby who were visiting the Churchyard that day and spotted our sign.

A wonderful £160 was raised for the Children’s Society

The cooks weren’t brave enough to toss the pancakes this year, but who knows next year what they will be capable of?

Many thanks to all the PCC who organised it, the many helpers, and of course, the customers.

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PlasticThe end of March went out like a lion. Driving through Barton on the 31st, we saw red wheely bins overturned by those strong winds and the contents rolled and fl uttered over the roads and into the hedgerows. adding to the plastic bottles, cans and wrappings thrown out of cars.

Lincolnshire is full of remote corners where people can dispose of their rubbish. A few months ago we had a ‘spectacular’ fl ytip down the Carrs just beyond the dyke and Saxby suff ers the curse of a similar tip in a hollow on the far side of Middlegate.

The individuals who fl out the law and create these eyesores must be blind to the value of landscape and careless of their community and farmland; I once saw a bullock chewing on black plastic. Unfortunately we can all become inured to the sight of rubbish by the roadside, even in winter when there is no concealing greenery.

Recently I saw an article about plastic microparticles in the sea, which eventually enter the food chain and could end up on our plates. Are we being too alarmist? I thought, but when I remember an afternoon spent at Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal, I can well believe that the tons of plastic which end up in the sea, break up eventually into tiny particles which research shows are consumed by all kinds of creatures. Cape Saint Vincent, the most westerly tip of Europe was infested with rubbish swept in from the Atlantic as well as discarded by tourists on land. A depressing sight! Also,in a recent newspaper, there were distressing pictures of seabirds strangled by plastic wrappings.

Some years ago at Salford Quays, there was a photographic exhibition of life in a Salford street in the 1950s and of the same street in the 1990s. In the 50s the street was clean; in the 90s there was plenty of litter.

We recycle our rubbish as we are bid, but I fi nd it diffi cult to avoid fi lling the grey/ green bin with stuff which cannot be recycled and will eventually go to landfi ll.Why do supermarkets overpackage some items: bacon sealed in plastic then covered with a cardboard sleeve? I have to admit that the only concession I make to avoiding plastic is to use permanent shopping bags. Even specialist shops and markets sell items sealed in plastic – it’s more hygienic – and hand out a polybag to take it away. Are we trapped in plastic? Someday when I’m tucking into my haddock and chips, will I be ingesting plastic microparticles? Maybe I already have!

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Wow – Worlaby knew how to celebrate in 1935!Here is an extract from Nan Machin’s book, Worlaby – A Miscellany of a North Lincolnshire Village Between 1870 – 1970. Much of this extract is a local newspaper report.

Great jubilation was seen at Worlaby on Monday when the Silver Jubilee celebrations were observed in traditional fashion, probably better than any other village in the countryside.

The villagers and patrons had subscribed £40 to cover the cost of the day’s proceedings and £25 was allotted for sports prizes. Kings College* generously supplied a pint of beer for each inhabitant, and although this was supplemented after tea by another 18 gallons, no-one was seen worse for wear. Mr Keynes** had presented chocolate and Sir Francis Astley Corbett gave a Spode mug to each child under the age of 14.

A cross country run for men starting at Starr Carr Lane, Wrawby over the Carrs to Worlaby was won by 1st L. Girdham, 2nd R Robinson, 3rd G Taylor, and 4th G Watson, all fi nishing the diffi cult course in under 23 minutes. The ladies event started at Maslam Hall (on the Brigg/Barton Road at Bonby) and the winners were 1st Miss M Wilson, 2ndMiss E Norris, 3rd Miss H Robinson, 4th Mrs W Walker. The prizes were the same for men and women: £1; 10s (50p); 6s (30p) and 4s (20p). Sports for children and grown ups were held in the park between Worlaby House and Park Cottage (now named Hill House) The sports fi nished with rolling Dutch cheeses for the ladies in accordance with traditional jubilees.

The great bonfi re at the top of the park at Middle Barn Hill brought to a close the most momentous day the village had experienced, for there were 20 lorry loads of wood to feed the blaze, 40 old motor tyres, 60 gallons of waste oil, 6 tins of petrol and 6 tins of paraffi n. Everything went off without a hitch – a great tribute to the Jubilee Committee.

Nan adds this great little snippet: the reporter must have gone home early if he thought that no-one was the worse for wear, as she had it on good authority that quite a few men did not arrive home until the next morning after sleeping it off in the park. One man lost his wheelchair and crawled all the way home.

*So it doesn’t look as though King’s College was to blame for Worlaby’s dry status!

**The world famous economist John Maynard Keynes; he was Bursar of King’s College, Cambridge at that time and staying in Worlaby House.

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Summer 2015Email: [email protected] Tel: 0784 220 1877 weekdays 10am-2pm

Website: www.worlaby.org.uk If you would like to place information which is relevant to the parish on the website, please contact the Clerk.

Worlaby Recreation Ground by Cllr Tom CaveThe Recreation Ground in Worlaby was originally part of White House Farm within the Elsham Estate and records indicate that the farm was disposed of to ‘Kings College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge’ (Kings College) on 1st October 1928.Although it would appear that the land was cultivated during this time, it was leased to the Frodingham Iron and Steel Co Ltd, no doubt with the intention of mineral extraction.In 1954, the farm was acquired by County Estates (Yorkshire) Ltd who subsequently sold it to James Richard Cook McQueen, Farmer, on 18th September 1957 and the lease of the fi eld area continued with John Lysaghts Scunthorpe Works Ltd, part of the Guest, Keen and Nettlefold Ltd (GKN) iron and steel conglomerate who had earlier acquired the Frodingham Iron and Steel Company.In November 1960 James McQueen disposed of the fi eld, as well as other property in Worlaby to GKN Steel Co Ltd.As far as can be established, no mineral extraction took place and such permission for any excavation was revoked by the Minister of Town and Country Planning on 21st May 1962.Following the nationalisation of the steel industry in the late 1960s it was evident that unproductive areas of the overall business had to be examined, and if not of signifi cance, was to be disposed of.During this period, the Parish Council were looking at ways of establishing a permanent recreation facility within the village and negotiations began with the then British Steel Corporation (Holdings) Ltd that had incorporated the GKN steel businesses.Planning permission for the development of what is now the recreation ground was granted by Brigg Rural District Council on 4th November 1971 and the purchase by the Parish Council from the British Steel Corporation was completed on 14th February 1972The playing fi eld was laid out and grass seed was sown with the help of local farmers and over the years has been maintained and developed by local residents with support from the Parish Council to provide sports facilities to Worlaby residents and those from neighbouring villages. A timber village hall was erected on the playing fi eld in the early 1970s and these were managed by two voluntary groups who worked to raise funds and maintain

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the facilities.With the expansion of the village, increase in the number of residents and to ensure that sporting facilities were available to Worlaby School, the two groups amalgamated as a Recreation Committee and started to work on fund-raising to provide a larger village hall that would provide for a wider range of activities to take place.In the early part of this century, both the Parish Council and the Recreation Committee looked at the ways to provide a more suitable village hall and in order to attract the funding required from the major sources, it was discovered that by registering the Recreation Committee as a charity with the aim of providing sports and leisure facilities within the village, greater opportunities were available in sourcing the funding required. In 2002 the Worlaby Recreation Committee was registered as a charity and the quest for funding began.Surveys of the village residents took place to gain an insight as to the type and facilities required. Architects were engaged to provide plans and builders supplied quotations for construction. With this in mind, the Recreation Committee worked tirelessly at fund-raising events as well as grant applications to the various funding bodies associated with community development.In 2005, the Parish Council received a bequest from the estate of the late Jim Wilson with a specifi c requirement that it should be used for the provision of a new village hall.To enhance the scope of the Recreation Committee and their opportunity to develop the overall leisure and community facilities on the recreation ground, the Parish Council leased the fi eld to this Committee, and after a great deal of hard work in fund-raising, obtaining grants and liaising with contractors, the New Village Hall was opened in 2010. Over the years, the Recreation Committee have put a lot of eff ort into the provision of a facility that the village can be proud of; no doubt everyone will have attended some of the wide range of events that have been provided for the entertainment and enjoyment of visitors and residents alike.The opportunity to further develop the facility by refurbishment of the MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) and to extend the type and range of facilities available on the recreation ground is being investigated through a joint Parish Council/Recreation Committee working group. The Playing Field Working Group have already consulted the community and, based on the conclusions of the survey, submitted planning and grant applications for funding to provide increased sports and leisure facilities within the village.It is clear that from the early days as a potential quarry wasteland and the amount of endeavour undertaken by a vast number of people over the years, not only has Worlaby perhaps one of the most versatile recreation facilities in the area, but it may soon have a new and improved MUGA available to all.

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Living in an antique!The Grange is a Grade II listed building... Why? You’d have to ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport (of course!) for the full story, but in a nutshell, it’s so old. So what is it like to live in a museum? Well we don’t quite see it that way, we respect the history, but it does come at a cost.

Those splendid little panes of glass in our lovely windows, wiggly, blemished, and fantastically old, the trade-off is seen in our heating bills! Wafer-thin glass with draughty frames, you may have seen me up a ladder, sander in hand, fi ghting the regular battle against the weathering.

A Grange is typically a ’farm with barns belonging to the church’. We’re limited for space here so I’ll march on, scooting past the stable & tack room (authentic panelling still in place.) There is still a ‘copper’ in the wash house – it still has the fi rebox below, though we sealed the chimney during roof repairs years ago.

Slipping in the back door mind your head! Folks weren’t so tall in the 16th /17th

centuries! As I stand beside the inner door, my mouth is level with the top of the door! The kitchen has black oak beams running out from larger beams which could have been ships timbers back in the day. The variety of hooks, angles and other iron works bear testimony to the farmhouse history, likewise the dining room ceiling, supported by a single beam, whilst the lounge has lighter (and presumably newer) beams.

Upstairs as downstairs, nothing is straight! Nothing shop bought fi ts here properly. We have walls deviating by more than 2” from top to bottom. One bedroom needed repairs to the traditional lath & plaster ceiling. A builder fancying himself an amateur historian exclaimed, on seeing the bedroom door frame set into the wall, ‘Blooming heck, it’s like Anne Hathaway’s cottage up here!’

Six inch square timbers, secured by three dowels at each corner in a triangular arrangement that reportedly speaks of the 16th century. The height of the door and the old-fashioned latch all reinforce the image.

The walls themselves present a few problems too, too thick for modern telecommunications systems... designed with modern houses in mind, we purchase the top of the range long-distance portable phones, which work in 2/3rds of the house at least, and use the electricity network for boosting the wifi ! A small problem, and overall, a fantastic place to live. We’re not swapping!

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Brunnera and HepaticaBrunnera is a great trouble-free shade tolerant perennial which has interesting heart- shaped leaves and sprays of intensely blue forget-me-not fl owers in April- May. The basic species has plain green leaves but there are a few interesting varieties. A variety which I fi rst discovered at Normanby Hall is ‘Jack Frost’ which disappears in winter then its silver leaves begin to poke through in March. To begin with the leaves are less pronounced beneath the delicate but eyecatching fl owers. When the blooms have faded, the leaves expand into large spectacular silver hearts especially eff ective in shade. So this plant gives you a great bonus for the rest of the summer. You can remove the fl ower stalks which become tatty but if you leave one or two, they will seed around to give you more plants if you so wish.

The plain green species blooms earlier than the silver leaf variety, appearing in late Feb and continuing into April. They seem to thrive with very little attention and look good mixed in with ground cover plants like ferns, epimedium, hardy geraniums or ajuga.

Other varieties are:

• Hapsden Cream , which has cream edged foliage.

• Dawson’s White which needs a cool shelterd spot,

• Langtrees, with silver grey spots.

Years ago someone gave me a little plant which sounds like a liver disease.I liked the leaves especially as they are evergreen and an attractive shape so I pushed it into a bare patch beneath a large conifer. The following spring I noticed enchanting blue fl owers pushing up through the dark green leaves. Their woodland origin makes hepaticas ideal for cheering up the ground under shrubs and trees. They like moist well-drained chalky soil but seem to survive on dry soil.They will however, only spread when they have moisture supplemented by plenty of leafmould. The fl owers don’t last long enough but the leaves are a great asset in a shady garden, being good ground cover. Crocus and species cyclamen fl ower at the same time.

Meg Jones

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As the First World War ended a boom in house building started across England. A staggering 4 million homes were built across the country between 1919 and 1939.

For many young families, the dream of owning their own home became a reality. With mortgages becoming more accessible and aff ordable, the average married couple could buy their dream home and did not need to live with their parents or in rented accommodation.

People from cities and larger towns moved out to the suburbs in their droves, joined no doubt by many young families from rural villages like Worlaby. The three bed semi was the most popular and aff ordable choice (although the third bedroom was more likely to be a ‘box room’ with room for a child’s bed at a squeeze). This was the start of hire-purchase schemes, heavily marketed by retailers who encouraged the low income family to buy all the latest fashions and domestic products they needed on the ‘never-never’.

The 1920s is well known as the glamorous decade. The interiors of the rich and famous embraced a new sleek, modern look unlike anything that had been seen before. This new Art Deco style, with its precise geometric shapes and strong colours, took inspiration from images of aeroplanes, cars, cruise liners and skyscrapers. The designs were used for everything from furniture to fl ooring and for the fi rst time craftsmanship gave way to machine produced modern items.

This was also the fi rst time that interiors were designed, rather than evolved from family heirlooms. These new interior designers were employed to create fantasy rooms for lavish cocktail parties and royal patrons.

Most people took their inspiration from the silver screen. A trip to the cinema to see the latest Hollywood fi lm was a weekly treat for many. The glamorous and sophisticated world of Hollywood, London and Paris fi ltered through to the design in our homes. Cocktail cabinets and smoking paraphernalia became highly fashionable. People saw fi lm stars soaking in a bubble bath whilst sipping cocktails and the

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weekly bath time ritual suddenly became more interesting.

Whilst many homes in towns like Scunthorpe, Hull and Lincoln embraced this new design, it must have been very diff erent for the residents of rural villages at this time. Worlaby did not have an electricity supply until 1950 and so the new chrome table lamps and Bakelite light switches would not have been needed. Local water came from the natural springs and there was no mains water supply until the late 1950s making decadent bathing wishful thinking. Only the larger houses had an indoor bathroom, the toilet for most cottages was an ‘earth closet’ which was emptied by the owners onto their garden!

Sadly, the decade known for its decadence ended with the Wall Street Crash, which plunged America and consequently much of Europe into economic depression.

Next time… we’ll look at the interior designs of the 1930s.

Christine Edwards

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Firstly, we must thank everyone who bought, sold and donated at February’s ‘Fun Auction’! A big thank you to Ken Pritchard, our auctioneer for the evening, who made it such fun and had the room in stitches most of the night. A very special thank you to Ruth Empson who donated two fabulous pairs of scales, one of which was a very special post offi ce set. These two items alone made over £70 which really boosted the coff ers for the J.W. Club! In total we made £296 which was completely unexpected. It was the fi rst time we have done this kind of venture and although overwhelming at times, it all ended well.

We must also say a huge thank you to Worlaby Parish Council for giving us a £300 grant! With this and the money from the auction it means we can really push the boat out this coming year and buy new games/equipment as well as some special events.

We already have ‘Elvis’ booked for October, we are planning another New Year’s Eve party too!

July’s J.W. will be very diff erent. Instead of the last Friday night in the month, we will be hosting a ‘FAMILY FUN DAY’ on Saturday August 1s! Please save the date so you don’t double book. We have lots planned including Donkey rides, Chair-o-Planes, Hoopla , Coconut Shy , Hook-a-Duck to name just a few. There will be Elsa and Anna from Frozen but Olaf sends his apologies as it is going to be a scorcher (sunshine ordered) and he will melt! There will be a special guest opening but it’s a surprise!

Bobby Smithson is organising a tug of war competition , so if you want to form a team (men’s, women’s or children’s – contact Bobby on 618890.

The J.W. Club will continue throughout the year on the last Friday of every month (apart from July and December when we have special events).

Everyone Welcome – Worlaby Village Hall – 7pm onwards – Fish & Chip van till 8pm-ish – Free Admission – Good Fun – Good Company.

Hope to see you soon.

Ring Pam- 618832 or Jean- 618890 if you want to know more.

Pam Beeforth (on behalf of J.W. Club)

Tears of LaughterWhat a superb night! Mayor and James were not only expert musicians but they were very funny too!

Our grandchildren are now all fl uent with the ‘Parrot Song’ featured on their C.D! Fabulous !

Thanks very much Bob and Mel for organising the evening. You did a great job.

Pam and Richard Beeforth

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Village BuntingAs the nicer weather is approaching and lots of events are busily being organized for the village, I thought how nice it would be

to have some vintage style bunting to brighten these up! Christine Fletcher has kindly off ered to make some templates to pass round to all you volunteer sewers out there (you’ve yet to volunteer by the way). When we have enough lovely little triangles, wouldn’t it be nice to have a little afternoon tea/coff ee/ wine for the volunteers whilst they sew them onto some tape?

However, if you’re not a seamstress (like me) maybe you could make the tea/pour the wine! If anyone has any spare scraps of cotton/poly cotton that we can use, please let me know.

Many thanks in advance.

Pam Beeforth – 618832

Worlaby WondersIf you are doing anything for the good of the village or a charity and you need a little help, feel free to call on the Worlaby Wonders. Contact Pam Beeforth on [email protected] who will get in touch with the wonders!

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Lis Owen 618745 [email protected]

Val Greaves 618670 [email protected]

Ruth Empson 618714

Jean & Bobby Smithson 618890 [email protected]

Pam & Richard Beeforth 618832 [email protected]

Sheridan Jones 618627 [email protected]

Alan & Sylvia Rastrick 618646 [email protected]

Tricia Hildyard 618736 [email protected]

Tom & Mo Orr 618759 [email protected]

Fred & Joan Chapman 618796

Fiona Russell 618303 [email protected]

Ian Garner 618269 [email protected]

Peter and Carol Lax 618308

Hazel Hare 618308

Sue Webster 618762 [email protected]

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Worlaby Downhill Challenge 2015Sunday July 12th

We are very pleased to host this event again. Worlaby is a unique venue and entrants travel from many parts of the country to take part.

Worlaby Hill has become recognised as the ultimate location for a challenging and exciting course, demanding extreme skills, to negotiate the steep gradient and undulating bends, in exceptionally fast times.

There are numerous vantage points for watching this spectacular event which can be enjoyed by all ages.

There will be a number of stalls and refreshment facilities and, as always, we are hoping for fi ne weather for racers and spectators.

The event supports the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, and contributions on the day will be much appreciated.

It is hoped that the Air Ambulance Helicopter will be able to ‘drop in’ again for viewing and close inspection. The friendly crew are always very willing to answer any questions.

Please come along and enjoy a great family day out where you can watch unusual and thrilling competitions and support a very worthy cause. Last year we were able to present a total of £6,850.00 to the Air Ambulance after a very successful weekend.

Practise runs start at 9am and competitions at 11am.

Free car parking at The Village Hall.

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Freddie Mercury Tribute by Tony GrantWith DJ – BBC’S Steve Massam

Saturday 11th July Worlaby Village Hall

The competitors in the Downhill Challenge, travel from many parts of the country, and they are very appreciative of the evening entertainment prior to the event.

Many of them have contacted the organisers to request tickets, even before the Act was announced.

On this occasion we have been very fortunate to have two splendid performers.

Tony Grant is an amazing tribute to Freddie Mercury. He is one of the few tribute acts to be advocated by the remaining members of ‘Queen’. Tony Grant has won accolades and standing ovations throughout the world with his outstanding performances.

Appearing extensively from New York to New Zealand, St Helier to St. Moritz, Tony has rocked audiences of up to 40,000 people in stadiums and theatres touring worldwide.

More recently Tony appeared on Channel 5’s ‘Night Fever’ Saturday Night Music Show for fourteen weeks.

Steve Massam is one of the busiest DJ’s in the UK with a huge number of regular clients who are always keen to secure his services for their annual celebrations. Steve’s claim to fame is that he had the highly prestigious job of broadcasting on National BBC Radio from Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Party. He was hired as DJ and Compere at the party to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth House. Recently, Steve was the DJ at a high society charity dinner at The Dorchester Hotel in London.

Steve brings his BBC professionalism to any event. When you purchase your ticket, if you have anything to celebrate or a special request, ask for a Request Form. Steve likes to prepare prior to the evening, and has asked that I send him these details a couple of weeks before we meet him.

Christine Fletcher

Tickets available from – Christine Fletcher 618220 Tony Hayes 07985037212 Pam Beeforth 618832

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We use the phrase once in a blue moon to suggest that something is very rare. But what is a blue moon? The Moon occasionally appears to have a bluish tinge if we look at it through dust in the atmosphere – for example after a volcanic eruption – but the term ‘blue moon’ has a diff erent meaning astronomically. Our calendars have been based on the phases of the Moon – the term month is derived from ‘moonth’ and we know that people counted days in relation to the Moon’s phases as early as the Paleolithic age. Traditionally, the term referred to an ‘extra’ moon, where a year which normally has 12 moons has 13 instead. The third moon in a season with four moons was called a ‘blue moon’ to keep the season the correct length. However, back in 1946, the March issue of Sky and Telescope Magazine misinterpreted the traditional defi nition, leading to the modern day defi nition of blue moon is when there are two full moons in one month. We get a full Moon roughly every 29.5 days and on the rare occasions when we get a full Moon right at the beginning of the month, there is a good chance that a blue moon will happen at the end of the month. But why was it blue? The Catholic Church, in calculating the dates for Lent and Easter identifi ed a Lenten moon. When the moons arrived too early, they called the early moon a betrayer (belewe) moon, so the Lenten moon came at its expected timeThe earliest recorded English usage of the term blue moon is found in a pamphlet attacking the Roman clergy and Cardinal Thomas Wolsley by two Greenwich friars, William Roy and Jerome Barlow, published in 1528:O churche men are wyly foxes [...] Yf they say the mone is blewe / we must beleve that it is true / Admittynge their interpretacion. But in the above interpretation of ‘betrayer moon’, they may also be saying that it is up to the priests to say when Lent will be delayed, by announcing ‘blue moons’ which laymen have no means to verify.The next Blue Moon will occur on 31st July 2015. On average, there will be 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century, so you could say that once in a Blue Moon actually means once every two-and-a-half years.On another matter you will have been watching bright Venus in the west, the fi rst to see after sunset and Jupiter coming in later from the east getting higher each night. You might also notice that they are getting closer together each night as they move along the ecliptic. Look out for them when they are at conjunction, very close together, in the sky on the 1st July. They will be low in the west but if you look out for them each night from now you will get used to working out where they are.Full Moons 4th May, 2nd June, 2nd July and 31st July!

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