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January 2025 Issue 182

Welcome to the Crowle and Ealand Arrow!

The Haxey Hood, a historic and lively tradition in Haxey, will be held on Monday, January 6, 2025. The event begins at 12:30 PM at the Carpenters Arms in Westwoodside with singing and the "Smoking the Fool" ritual. Following a procession, the main game starts around 2:45 PM. This annual game involves moving a leather hood into one of several local pubs, with a large "sway" or scrum of participants competing to secure it for their team.

This custom, dating back to the 14th century, combines fun, history, and community spirit. It continues regardless of weather and is considered one of the UK's most unique traditions. Spectators are welcome, but participation in the sway can be intense! For safety and enjoyment tips, attendees should prepare for muddy conditions and follow the designated areas.

If anyone has any photographs of the event and would like them published in the next issue of the Arrow please email to carolyn@arrowpublications.co.uk

The February issue deadline for adverts and content is 10th January. The Arrow will be delivered by the 2nd February.

Isle of Axholme News

The folk dances run by local folk dance band Lys St Georges continue this spring as follows:

Thursday 9 January

Thursday 16 January

Thursday 23 January

Thursday 30 January

Thursday 6 February

They are all in Westwoodside Village Hall, starting at 2.30pm and lasting till 4pm.

You don’t need a partner nor any experience in country dancing, and these friendly dances will be suitable for all levels of fitness. There’ll be live music and expert tuition. As one dancer said at the end of an earlier programme ‘What's not to like! Live music, gentle exercise, lots and lots of fun and every assistance.’

There’s a small admission charge of £3 for each dance.

For more information contact Kate Billmore on 01427 753363 or Peter Barnard on 01427 873937.

A busy spring and summer beckons for Isle Choral Singers,

kicking off with a return invitation to perform at Lincoln Cathedral, on Saturday, January 25th. This follows on from the choir's performance (again, by invitation) of Evensong at the cathedral on October 31st , a very moving and memorable experience for all members.

We all discovered that there is rather more to singing as a cathedral choir than just, well...singing. We had to practise processing formally and neatly, in formation, into and out of the choir stalls, bowing to the altar at certain points. We also learned (and this was a particularly moving revelation) that whoever is officiating at the service greets and prays with the choir separately at the side before we all process in together.

Isle Choral Singers' next appearance on January 25th will be a less formal affair and takes place at lunchtime in the Chapter House, rather than the main body of the cathedral.

Other dates for the diary: isle Choral Singers spring concert, April 12th at Wesley Chapel, Epworth and at St Hugh's, Cantley, on April 26th. Our spring programme this year features John Rutter's REquiem so if you fancy getting your teeth into a piece of iconic classical music, don't hold back - come join Isle Choral singers at rehearsals every Monday from 7.15pm to 9.15pm at the Imperial Hall in Epworth. No audition, no need to read music and definitely no judgment.

Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Members evening Thursday January 2nd 2025 at

7.30pm The first meeting of the new year will be on Thursday January 2nd 2025 at 7.30pm when we will be having our annual members night which is always a popular evening. Anyone can bring along a small selection of photographs for everyone to see. This can be on any topic, not necessarily on wildlife, which they are interested in and would like to share with everyone. The images need to be on a memory stick and it would be helpful if you can let the chairman, Tony Lee, know that you would like to show some images before January 2nd so that he can plan the programme (details below) Hopefully we will have a variety of interesting talks.

We meet at Belton All Saints Centre (Church Hall), Stocks Hill, Belton, DN9 1PE Everyone is welcome, you don't have to be a member of the Wildlife Trust, so please come along and join us. Entrance fee is £2. There will be refreshments available and a raffle. For further information about the local Trust group and their meetings please contact Tony Lee on 01427 753831 or Chris Trinder on 01427 872051. Details about the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust can be found on their web site.

TRENT VALLEY

All General Building Work

- Walls removed

- Modernisation

- Alterations

- Roofing repairs

- Re-roofing

- Chimney Stack repair

- Fibre glass and rubber re-roofing

- Plastering

- Landscaping

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Kick start your year with a challenge to support Lindsey Lodge?

The virtual event will run for 30 days and will finish with an event at Parkrun, a 5 and 10k run with walkers also welcome.

This year, we're offering exclusive benefits:

 Free, high-quality training plans developed by University Campus North Lincolnshire (UCNL)

 Two weekly running sessions at Central Park with qualified trainers

 Unique Jog On January 2025 t-shirt

 Exclusive Jog On January 2025 medal upon completion

Finish strong on February 8th at Parkrun in Central Park. Join us for a 5K or 10K run or walk, and celebrate your achievements together. Make a difference by signing up for Jog On January today!

Why Book?

 15 per person

 £30 minimum sponsorship

 Training support from UCNL

 Two weekly running sessions at Central Park

 Free Jog On T-Shirt

 Medal upon completion

 Free access to our mobile app

TO BOOK YOUR PLACE LOG ON TO www.lindseylodgehospice.org.uk

News from Isle of Axholme Rotary

It has been a busy autumn for Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary.

In early November we held a Ceilidh, entertaining about 70 people to a fun evening of dance and song led by Most Friendly Folk Ceilidh Band. This event was great fun and there was a lot of laughter. Along with a raffle it raised just over £500. The proceeds have been shared between Jen's Special Place - a charity offering bereavement support for young people in this area - and Firefly, a local charity providing support and free transport to patients having treatment for cancer. In addition, a donation was given to the ceilidh band's preferred charity, The Wharncliffe Trust which supports underprivileged children by funding educational projects.

Despite the inclement weather we also planted about 4000 crocus bulbs in Haxey. These flowers mark Rotary's End Polio Now campaign. Rotary has been working for 35 years to eradicate polio, over which time cases have reduced by 99.9% but the fight goes on to eradicate it completely. Buying these bulbs funds the life saving vaccination programme as well as providing a beautiful display on the Isle in spring next year.

At the end of November we attended the Epworth Lights Switch on with our annual Teddy Tombola recycling previously loved toys to new children. The monies raised from this will be shared between a project chosen by the pupils of Epworth Primary School and Sri Sai Vidyarthi High School in a slum area in India. This latter is a Rotary District Charity helping deprived children gain education and thus work prospects.

In December, working with Epworth Primary School and Epworth Coop, we sent Christmas cards and chocolate to older folk in the Isle. The pupils of Epworth primary once again provided us with beautiful handmade cards to send out.

We will be holding our annual tea party for older folk on Sunday 23rd February 2025. If you or someone you know would like an invitation please let us have, with their permission, their name and address and as space allows we can invite them this year or next year. Contact Dr John Lambert, 01427 872466 or 6 Rectory Street, Epworth DN9 1HB

Rose Nail & Beauty Lounge is a brand new home based salon in Gunness, North Lincolnshire.

We specialise in nail enhancements, gel polish and builder gel, acrylic overlay and extensions, manicures, pedicures and eyebrow and eyelash waxing and tinting.

The salon is an inviting, modern and comfortable space perfectly designed for pampering and relaxation.

We stock a wide range of gel polish colours and provide not only the traditional wet pedicure but we also combine this with the e-file for better results.

Recycle your tree with Lindsey Lodge Hospice. Booking your Treecycling with Lindsey Lodge is a great way to support your local hospice raise vital funds during the festive season, while taking the stress out of your new year routine. Trees are collected week commencing 6th January. Tree’s must be left outside and clearly visible for collection for the full week.

Happy New Year from Doncaster HF Rambling Club, an independent walking club which strives to provide its members with opportunities for the healthy enjoyment of the countryside in a spirit of friendship and fun. We organise three grades of walks to suit all abilities, from an easy 5 mile stroll, an intermediate walk, to a more challenging 10 to 12 mile hike. A detailed description with maps and pictures from the three walk leaders is posted on the club website two weeks before each walk.

So, if you are considering taking up a new activity and would like to make new acquaintances this New Year, or you are looking to become more active, we are a friendly group and we always welcome new members.

We meet every four weeks on a Sunday, visiting a wide range of locations, travelling by coach from a number of pick-up points around Doncaster. We offer anyone interested to come along on two walks as a guest before committing as a member. The cost of the coach fare is £15. Full details of our club, including booking onto a walk, and what we have to offer can be found on our website: www.doncasterhframblingclub.org.uk