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Epworth Imperial Hall (small hall)

Tuesday 10 January 2023

Peter Dodd, Yeoman of the Guard is coming to speak about his role in guarding the British Monarchy and give insight into his part in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. It promises to be a very informative and interesting evening. Start 7:30pm Members free - Visitors welcome £4

Coffee Morning at Misterton Methodist Church, Thursdays, 10.00-11.00am. Donatio for tea/coffee/biscuit

Coffee Morning, every 2nd Tuesday each month, Church Room, Church Lane. £2 don tion for a hot drink and scone/biscuit; £1 to enter monthly raffle.

In West Stockwith, there are three pubs/clubs, and cafes and pubs in Misterton, too. All provide a warm environment and sell hot food and drinks.

Westwoodside

Village Hall is a popular venue for a range of community activities for all agegroups. The Hall has been fortunate in being able to recover well from the enforced lock-downs during the pandemic, and is still in daily use. However, the Trustees feel that there is a definite need for a wider crosssection of the local community to be part of the committee, in order that the Hall can develop its potential further. If you feel that you could five your support to this well-used community asset, you would be made very welcome, irrespective of age, gender or interests. To find out more details, please contact Vivien on: avmits@tiscali.co.uk 07947233583 or 01427 753856

COLD WEATHER, WARM SPACES

Misterton Parish Council is supporting the ‘warm spaces’ initiative, a scheme to provide somewhere warm for people to go in winter— and to publicise venues that are already open and welcoming visitors. In Misterton, they are:

Misterton Library, open Tuesday to Thursday 2.00-5.00pm and the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Free tea/coffee

Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Member’s Photo Evening Thursday January 5th

On Thursday January 5th the Isle group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust will be having their monthly meeting. It will be our annual member’s night where anyone can bring along a small number of images to share with the group. These can be on any topic, it doesn’t have to be on something to do with wildlife and you don’t have to be a brilliant photographer so don’t be shy. If you are bringing some photos along they need to be on a memory stick so that we can show them through our laptop. It helps if you contact Tony Lee (see below for details) before hand in order for him to organise the running order. The member’s night is always popular because we have a variety of different images.

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 £1. There will be refreshments and a raffle.

We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month and next month, February 2nd, we will be having a talk on Hungarian Wildlife by local photographers Ray Brammall and Duncan Hill.

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 group are also on the Lincolnshire Trust web site under area groups.

Warm Spaces in Epworth Churches

In response to the current situation around heating costs Epworth churches are planning Warm Spaces open to all in the new year from January to March.

St Andrew’s Parish Church will be open on Thursday mornings from 10.30 am until midday, following the communion service. Coffee or tea and biscuits will be available.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church (on the High Street) will be opening its hall/schoolroom as a “Warm Space” on Mondays between 9am and 3pm starting Monday 9th January until Monday 27th March.

Epworth Baptist Church (on Station Road, just past Torne Valley) will be open on Thursdays starting 5th January to 30th March between 9am and 6pm

All are invited to come for a warm seat, company and conversation and at the Baptist Church children’s activities. Coffee or tea and biscuits and soup and a roll at lunch time will be available. At the Baptist Church a hot supper will be provided for families and others coming early evening.

All events are free.

This invitation is open to everyone. No need to book, just turn up and warm up!

For more information phone ; John 07485 105 100 (Wesley Church) or Claire 07976 807 083 (Baptist Church) or Penny 01427 872012 ( St Andrews Church).

Another Very Successful Performance From Isle Choral Singers

The Isle choral singers Advent/Christmas concert in Belton All Saints Church was a roaring success. The concert consisted of carols old and new with traditional and very modern, with opportunities for the audience to join in. And the audience did just that with the entire group singing along with great gusto, and standing up and sitting down where appropriate in the "Twelve days of Christmas".

There was a mix of entire choir and smaller ensembles and solo performances, with a couple of purely instrumental performances, all of which were really well received by the audience. There was a number of original pieces too, with two being written by the choir musical director, Robert Steadman, and five shorter instrumental pieces written by the choir's accompanist, Maurice Davies, both of whom are talented musicians and composers.

Four members of the choir, one from each section, also did readings based around Christmas, all of which were well received by the audience as they were very light hearted comedy pieces. All in all, a great performance enjoyed by everyone, including the members of the choir, and a great lead in to the refreshments served in the church hall after the performance, which were all enjoyed by both audience and choir.

Isle Choral Singers is the oldest choir in the Isle, having been in existence for over 35 years now. However, there is a need for new members in all four sections,

Rehearsals have already begun for the Spring concert in 2023, and there is a plan to do a spectacular multi choir, orchestra performance for the coronation so keep a watch for news of dates and places. The choir is a registered charity. We would all like to wish you well for a Peaceful Christmas and New Year.

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Christmas at Misterton Primary and Nursery is in full swing as we welcomed the community to the schools Christmas Fayre. The staff had been in over the weekend to surprise the children with the most magical of Father Christmas grottos the school have ever had. The community raised £1202.40, which will support the children’s experiences in school.

Christmas Fayre which has now been a tradition for 12 years, took place with families coming into be creative with their children in making Christmas decorations and the lanterns needed for the Misterton Light Switch on. The turnout was incredible on a rainy Friday night when families and staff met with their lanterns glowing and walked through the village to the Christmas light switch on and stalls. What a lovely event to be part of. The manger is now back in storage following the performances of the Nativity shows, when the children made us all proud with the singing, dancing and acting.

1st Isle of Axholme BP Scouts

Recently, our scouts seem to have done a lot of “playing with fire”survival back to basics camp, followed by November’s bonfire and fireworks celebrations. In scouts we celebrated by making our own Swedish fire logs and cooking in our patrols. A Swedish Fire Log – also referred to as a Swedish Torch or Canadian Candle – is a highly efficient campfire for cooking. First developed by the Swedish army, this type of campfire requires just a single log and can be made even when the ground is wet or covered in snow. It is a quick and easy way to cook food while camping, especially if you have limited wood to burn. Unlike most campfires that need occasional tending, a Swedish Fire Log is completely self-sufficient once properly lit. As the embers burn at the top, they fall down into the log, burning it from the top down. Air is continually drawn in through the slits on the side to create a chimney effect. It can burn for 2-5 hours, depending on the size and material of the wood.

We made our logs using hardwood stumps (25-40cm tall) and made 4 slits into them – to make an x-shaped opening in the top. To start the fire, we filled the gap in the log with our specially collected fire-starting kit – dryer lint, wood shavings, bullrush fibres, paper twirls – then added twigs and kindling. We lit the tinder we had stuffed into the cracks (with flint and steel of course!) and the fire soon spread into the kindling, and then into the log itself. We boiled hot dogs in pans on top – delicious!

Reminder: We still have spaces in our Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award running this year, first expedition to be run in April 2023, training to begin in the new year. More information at www.dofe.org

All sections (Cubs, Scouts and Senior Scouts) meet on Monday evenings at 6pm (Cubs), and 7pm (Scouts and Senior Scouts) at the Westwoodside Village Hall.

Activity Meeting place

Wed 18th Gains Haxey Cubs

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey

Time Contact

6.00-8pm 07728 421851

Mon 1st Isle of Axholme B-P Wolf Cubs' Westwoodside Village Hall 6.00-7.30 pm 01427 239134

Mon 1st Isle of Axholme B-P Scouts Westwoodside Village Hall 7.00-9.00 pm 01427 239134

Mon (4th) Royal British Legion Epworth Branch Old School Inn Epworth 7pm 01427 872223

Tues All Stars Tae Kwon Do Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry 6.00 - 8.00pm 01427 728162

Tues 1st Isle of Axholme B-P Beavers Westwoodside Village Hall 6.00-7.30 pm 01427 239134

Tues Line Dancing Westwoodside Village Hall 7.30-9.30 pm 01427 873778

Wed Mother and Toddler Westwoodside Village Hall 9.00-11.00 am

Thurs Owston Ferry short mat Bowls Coronation Hall (September—April) 1.30—3.30 pm 01427 728349

Wed Social Club—over 60’s Westwoodside Village Hall 2.00-4.00 pm 01427 752524

Fri Tae kwan Do Westwoodside Village Hall 5.00-7.00pm 01302 311174

Tues 18th Gains Haxey Beavers

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey 6.00-7.30pm 07728 421851

Fri 18th Gains Haxey Scouts & Explorers The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey 7.00-9pm 07728 421851

Mon Preschool— Playgroup 2.5—5 years Memorial Hall 9:15-:3:15 pm 01427 754330

Tues Aquafit Misterton School Pool. 10.00-11 am 01427 754772

Tues Preschool Playgroup 3—5 years Memorial Hall 9:15-3:15 pm 01427 754330

Tues Haxey Bingo Memorial Hall Mrs Heather Macfall 7.00—9pm 01427 754183

Wed Preschool– playgroup 2.5—5 years Memorial Hall 9:15- 3:15pm 01427 754330

Wed Sunshine Yoga Epworth 1:15-2:45pm 01427 873730

Sat Owston Ferry Bowls Club The Green, Owston Ferry (Roll Up & Drives) April to Sept 2.00-4.00pm 01427 728349

Thurs Sunshine Yoga Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry 7:00 - 8:30 pm 01427 873730

Mon-Frid Haxey pre school Memorial Hall 8.00-6.00pm 01427 753162

Thurs Bambi—Playgroup 0—5 years St Nicholas’ Church Youth Hub, Haxey (term time only) 9:30-11:30 am 01427 753053

Thurs Aquafit Misterton School Pool. 6.45-7.45pm 01427 754772

Thurs Exercise Class Memorial Hall 6:00 - 8:00pm 01427 875051

Fri Preschool—Playgroup 2.5—5 years Memorial Hall 9:15-3:15 pm 01427 754330

Wed/Fri Epworth short mat Bowls Club Epworth Leisure Centre (September—April) 3.30—5.30 pm 01427 872445

Fri Nordic Walking Epworth Garden Centre 9.30 start 01724 297270

Thurs Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club The Red Lion Epworth (1st and 3rd Thursday) 6.15pm start 01302 265130

Thurs Musical Movement - Toddlers 12months + Epworth Thurlow Pre School 9:00 - 10:00 am 01427 875016

Thurs Musical Movement - Baby Group Epworth Thurlow Pre School 10:00 - 11:00 am 01427 875016

Sat Slate House Market & Carboot Nr Messingham, Scunthorpe

1pm start 01909 480087

The Stephen Jones Community Hall - Pam Layton (Bookings) 01427 752783

Bookings of the Haxey Memorial Hall joannemo ram@live.co.uk 0790 9009 442

Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall Vivien M’Itwamwari 01427 753856

Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall Beryl Ash 01724 783125

Bookings of Westwoodside Pavilion Deb Hotson www.westwoodsidepfa.co.uk 01652 618306