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Rosemary’s FARMING Diary

Langdyke Countryside Trust

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THE AMBLERS' SUMMER THE JOHN CLARE COTTAGE RECIPE • ENVIRONMENT • CHURCH NEWS • HERITAGE • FARMING DIARY • VILLAGE VIEWS

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Tribune readers, Thank you, and you, and you…..

First of all, a HUGE ‘thank you’ to everyone who responded to our Just Giving campaign last month.

With donations from parish councils, local businesses associations and supporting individuals, we achieved our target of £3,000. This means that we can continue to produce the Tribune throughout the remainder of 2020.

It also means we can give a ‘helping hand’ to local businesses by offering advertising in the Tribune for halfprice for the rest of the year. ‘Getting Back to Business’ is key for many of our local companies and tradesman and we want to support them by offering this cost-effective solution for promoting their goods and services as lockdown restrictions start to be eased.

A MASSIVE ‘thank you’ to all of our loyal distributors, including the dozen-or-so volunteers who helped ensure our last issue was delivered in timely fashion. With many of our regular distributors in total lockdown, this group of neighbourhood-minded individuals took to the streets to bring the Tribune to villagers in

Glinton and Northborough. I’m glad to report that ‘normal service has now been resumed’!

The importance of the Village Tribune as a key communications tool during the Covid19 crisis has helped us, in conjunction with Peterborough City Council, to bring forward plans to extend our coverage of villages in the rural North West of Peterborough to now include Marholm, Castor and Ailsworth.

I am delighted to welcome these residents to our Tribune ‘community’ and for the support of Peterborough City Council in getting this edition delivered to our 700 new area homes. If any readers from Marholm, Castor or Ailsworth can help with future deliveries - please get in touch with me.

The weekly ‘Thursday applause’ for our NHS and key workers may have ended, but the efforts and sacrifices of these individuals needs to recognised each and every day – and if your organisation, company or association are offering any special benefits – please let us know so we can publish them in the Tribune and on our Facebook Group.

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Postings to the group include a huge variety of topics; from seeking advice on local services to updates on roadworks, from warnings of shady characters spotted to (of course) dogs fouling our village pavements – and the insensitivity of owners not picking it up! (grrrr).

Can I politely remind users that advertising of goods and services to our Group is not allowed – unless you are a current advertiser in the actual magazine.

The deadline for the next issue of the Trib’ is 14 August.

Tony

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July / August 2020 REGULARS

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Letter from the Editor

Advertising / Deadlines

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14-15 Garden View 16-17 Environment

18-27 Village Views 29-47 Write Away

30-31 Rosemary's Diary 33 Tastebuds

40-43 Young Tribune 48-56 Heritage 57

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Church News

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The John Clare Cottage

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Is the future virtual?

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Dispatches from

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44-45 Mustard Seed Project 59-67 VE Day Celebrations

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The John Clare Cottage on page 7

The views expressed within this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor. All copy is believed correct at time of print but no responsibility can be taken for errors and/or ommissions. No part of this publication and/or website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the Publisher.

Permission is only deemed valid if approval is in writing.

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SAFE LOCAL TRADES

NEED A TRADESMAN?

Need a tradesman to carry out work in your home?

Here’s what you need to know The Government’s easing of some of the lock down measures means that many of our Safe Local Trades members have returned to work; much of it carried out in customers’ homes.

By Eileen Le Voi, Safe Local Trades & Services Social distancing rules apply in the • Any households self-isolating same way as in other aspects of life as due to COVID-19 or anyone with we currently know it. vulnerable occupants cannot reemploy their workers as they risk So how does this affect you if you spread of the virus according to the require a tradesperson to visit government guidance. your property?

In simple terms, you ARE permitted to ask a tradesperson to carry out work on your property (inside and out) or in your garden. It is personal choice on the part of the customer, as long as a few simple rules are adhered to:

• Before attending a job, maintenance workers should contact families 20 minutes before they arrive so homeowners can prepare to keep a safe 2 metre distance.

• As a tradesperson or cleaner, you should maintain a safe distance (at least 2 metres) from any household occupants at all times and ensure good ventilation in the area where they are working, including opening the window.

that some customers may still feel a little anxious about allowing visitors into their home – particularly when members of their own family are not able to come and see them and the same applies to the family of the individual traders.

All our Safe Local Trades members are aware of the social distancing and other rules around carrying out home improvements at customers’ homes, and the importance of adhering to them.

We would advise customers who are thinking about resuming work in their home – perhaps those who put their home improvements on hold prior to the lockdown – to get • Once inside, they should wash hands for 20 seconds and adhere to in touch with the relevant trader • As of May 4, the Government through the Safe Local Trades the social distancing rules. guidance is that tradespeople website in the first instance. can continue to work providing • Tradesmen may ask households They can discuss any concerns they are well, and they or no-one to leave all internal doors open to they may have directly, and in their household has COVID-19 minimise contact with door handles. our traders will be more than symptoms.

• Face coverings have not yet been happy to discuss those with the • If your neighbour has tradespeople deemed mandatory but can be customer. visiting their home; they are NOT worn as a precaution.

It may also be worth noting flouting the social distancing rules While the Government’s that many of our traders will simply by having work carried out announcement is welcome news for now be looking to complete at their property. tradespeople, we do understand existing jobs booked before the

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20th March, so now is a great time to get in touch if you need some decorating, landscaping, tiling or any other home improvement project which requires a professional, as their services will be in high demand.

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THE CLARE COTTAGE NEWS & FEATURES

The Cottage remains closed due to the current Covid-19 situation.

THE JOHN CLARE COTTAGE

The planned events at the Cottage for the Summer have been cancelled, this includes the two performances of the Pantaloons and the Open Crafts Day. All people who have bought tickets through the Cottage for the Pantaloons will be contacted in respect of refunding their monies.

Any news of any change to the situation at the Cottage will be announced on our website www.clarecottage.org.

Meanwhile during the closure our gardening volunteers have continued to maintain the Cottage Gardens which have been excellent this Spring. There are some pictures below and many more can be found on the Virtual Garden on our website.

The website also contains links to the Virtual Acoustic CafĂŠ and John Clare Podcasts.

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THE AMBLERS' SUMMER NEWS & FEATURES

Bladder Campion

Grey Heron

Gatekeeper Butterfly

Meadow Cranesbill

Goldfinch

Mistle Thrush Red Kite

Chaffinch Bird’s-FootTrefoil

Himalayan Balsam

The Amblers' Summer

Anne Lees and the Tribland Amblers, like you, enjoy having access to the wide variety of local habitats enjoyed by our diverse native wildlife.

With restrictions on travel, not to mention children off school, one of the most widely reported benefits of the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ – for the population as a whole – has been the unexpected opportunity to explore our own locality, meaning a closer relationship with the flora and fauna that surrounds us. The ability to get out in the fresh air, to clear our heads of the relentless news and reflect on the natural world which has continued as normal, despite whatever else has been happening – and, in many cases, thriving because of it – has been a welcome relief from the anxiety of day-to-day living. Here are just a few of the sights you might see

on your walks – and, if you are unable to leave the house, we hope that the images will be a tonic for you too.

Anne Lees took the wildflower pictures but we are enormously grateful to the following local wildlife enthusiasts for their generosity in allowing us to use their stunning images: Judy Staines – butterflies; Iain Toombs – kingfisher; Dave Radcliffe – garden birds and waterfowl.

Let’s start with birds. Robins, Blue Tits and Blackbirds are a common sight but who has spotted a Mistle Thrush, shown above, it is similar in appearance to a Song Thrush but has a longer neck, and a paler underside than that of a

female Blackbird. It is described as being big, bold and aggressive (to other birds) and makes a loud, rattling chatter. It breeds on farmland with tall trees, laying two broods March–June, so look out for the juveniles this month, which have paler heads and pale spots on their backs.

Goldfinches are one of our more colourful species. They love thistles and teasels for their seeds. They rarely feed from the ground but can be seen swinging head-down from seedheads, picking with their pointed bills.

They nest in July and juveniles, although lacking the red face markings, can be identified by the yellow wing flashes and bouncy flight. continued overleaf >>

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NEWS & FEATURES THE AMBLERS' SUMMER

Kingfishers are among the most beautiful of birds but are notoriously difficult to see – usually just a streak of electric blue above the water.

Kingfisher >> continued from previous page Once on the brink of extinction, Red Kites are now a protected species in Britain. They were re-introduced to our region in the 1990s through a Rockingham Forest (Northants) initiative.

In flight, long narrow wings with white underwing patches and a reddish body are their distinguishing features as they hunt over open countryside (Buzzards’ wings are broader).

Agile and aerobatic, with a forked tail, they are exceptionally graceful in the air as they wheel about the sky, sometimes making a high squealing sound.

Chaffinches breed in woods, hedges, parks and gardens in April-May and mostly eat caterpillars in summer. In winter they feed on seeds, shoots and berries. Strolling along a track near Glinton, it was the distinctive black-and-white wing markings that Anne noticed in the hedge first, then the bird moved slightly and its pink underbelly and bluegrey head with brownish-pink cheeks became apparent. (This is the male; in winter, its head is browner. The female is plainer, with olive head and back).

While most of us see dandelions, buttercups, poppies and daisies in profusion throughout the spring and summer, there are many other wildflowers that we don’t see regularly. The Amblers have often said we should carry ‘spotters’ guides’ to pinpoint exactly what 10

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we see, but we sometimes enjoy a brief moment of pride when a name comes back to us, often learned through Nature Studies at school (when such things were still a part of the curriculum) or from a family elder on a walk. And maybe it’s not so surprising - wildflower names are delightful: Viper’s Bugloss, Rosebay Willowherb and Perforate St John’s Wort, for example.

Meadow Cranesbill likes limestone and chalky soils and was spotted on a walk at Maxey Lakes. It is described as a ‘conspicuous plant of meadows and road verges’ so you may well have seen it but next time, you will know its name too.

Its flowers are a violet-blue, with a lighter vein on its five petals (not to be confused with Common Mallow which is a red-pink).

Bladder Campion is a grassland plant (80cm), seen here swaying in the breeze in woodland beside a barley field. The ‘bladder’ section behind the petals presents purplebrown stripes, in marked contrast to its bright white flowers which stand out in the sunlight.

We have seen Himalayan Balsam along the banks of Maxey Cut, near Peakirk. It was introduced from Asia but is now well established in this country, growing in damp ground alongside rivers and streams. Its pouched flowers are a lovely pink shade and apparently the seed

capsules explode when ripe – that would be a treat to see!

Bird’s-Foot-Trefoil is a member of the pea family which can be found in all kinds of grassy places between May and September.

Its yellow flowers look like little slippers and are followed by seed pods that resemble birds’ feet or claws, hence its name. It is a low-growing plant also known as ‘Granny’s Toenails’ or ‘Eggs and bacon’ because of its yellow flowers and reddish buds.

Several of the Amblers’ most enjoyable walking routes take us near rivers and lakes and, if we are not too noisy, we can watch waterfowl going about their business, foraging for food.

Several times we have spotted one of the graceful creatures below – most commonly, disappearing downstream because we have inadvertently disturbed it!

It is a Little Egret, a dazzling white heron which spends a lot of time wading slowly or standing still.

However, when catching small fish, frogs, or snails with its slim, sharp bill, it is agile. In summer, it has long plumes on the nape of its neck. It lays one brood of 3-4 eggs between April and July so you may - if you are lucky and very quiet – see some young ones this month. Both Egrets and Grey Herons are distinguishable in flight due to their crooked necks which create a zig-zag outline.

THE AMBLERS' SUMMER NEWS & FEATURES

Cinnabar Moth

Small Tortoiseshell Grey Herons, although larger in size, can still be difficult to see because they blend in more with the reeds and grasses at the river’s edge (although there is often one to be seen posing for the cameras at High Locks, Deeping Gate). They are very patient creatures, standing still as a statue or slowly stalking through the shallows before suddenly straightening their necks with lightning speed to seize an unsuspecting fish from the water with their dagger-like bill (generally yellowish but orange in Spring). They usually nest in treetop colonies and lay 4-5 eggs in Jan-May: juveniles will have grey necks and heads until they mature, not the white neck with black cap seen here.

Kingfishers are among the most beautiful of birds but are notoriously difficult to see – usually just a streak of electric blue above the water. They hunt over rivers and flooded pits and have been spotted between Etton and Glinton, and at Maxey Lakes. They have a high, shrill whistle, a unique, dumpy shape, with a dagger-like black bill (the female has red on the base of hers), and they are almost tailless. They lay two broods, May-July, in deep tunnel nests and feed on fish, frogs and aquatic insects caught in a dive from a perch or mid-air hover.

Little Egret

Something we all like to see in summer is a beautiful butterfly – there cannot be many among us whose heart does not lift at the sight. However, these fragile creatures are declining in the UK due to issues such as climate change, the use of pesticides and insecticides, and damage to natural habitats. They love long grass and wildflowers so if you are able to make room for these in your gardens, not only could you enjoy their company as you sit out but you would also be helping to protect their future and the environment.

Shown above is a Small Tortoiseshell with bright orange and black-and-white colouring, and a beautiful scalloped edge to its wings. You need common nettles to attract them, as well as Peacock, Red Admiral and Comma Butterflies into your garden. They are most often seen where nettles grow in abundance, such as field margins, but are also encountered while hibernating in garages, sheds or barns.

Like others in the animal kingdom, the Gatekeeper Butterfly makes use of pattern to deter predators: the spots on its wings resemble eyes. It is orange with two large brown spots and brown edges to the wings. Its larvae like to feed on Bentgrass but adults are prone to the nectar in blackberry

flowers, as they are shallow and more suited to the butterfly’s short proboscis.

Butterflies are undoubtedly beautiful. However, pictured above is a day-flying moth species. The Cinnabar Moth also has an effective self-preservation technique: its larvae feed on toxic, bitter-tasting substances from plants such as Ragwort which makes them unpalatable to predators. They are also brightly coloured, to act as a warning.

Females lay batches of 30-60 eggs at a time but because the larvae are such voracious eaters, they can completely consume the food source, meaning that few survive to the pupal stage. There should still be some around to see but you may need to stay alert.

So, summer has arrived and we will probably be spending even more time outdoors, appreciating nature. If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that life is fragile and precious. Enjoy it!

It has also been a poignant reminder that we are strongest when we work together. Please respect the plant and animal world in the countryside by keeping to footpaths, leaving flowers for others (including insects) to enjoy and taking litter home with you. And, above all, have fun spotting some of the highlights mentioned here, plus many more besides!

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IS THE FUTURE VIRTUAL...?

Is the Future Virtual..?

We councillors are, like most folk, quite sociable beings and as such we tend to like the face to face meetings we attend regularly. During the years representing our Tribland rural communities I’ve attended many hundreds of meetings in the Town Hall and council offices, in community centres and with other authorities. However, the Covid-19 crisis has forced us all to work very differently to support our communities and conduct the local authority democratic function and virtual council and planning meetings have become the ‘new normal’.

As example: on 9th June I attended a planning committee meeting remotely, to determine three planning applications.

Whereas these are normally ‘people intensive’ with attendees including ten or so councillor committee members, relevant ward councillors, council officers from planning, legal, highways and governance, members of the public, objectors, supporters, agents and applicants and, not least, the Town Hall Beadles to set-up the room and equipment etc – it was conducted most satisfactorily and expediently and also conveniently open to the public to view live on the council’s YouTube channel.

There are of course many benefits to working this way; not least in that it reduces our collective impact on the environment (helpful when we’ve recently declared a climate emergency).

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Cllr Peter Hiller Glinton and Castor ward, Peterborough City Council.

A recent RSA poll found that 85% of people asked want to see some of the changes they’ve experienced during the lockdown continue – including cleaner air and seeing more wildlife. Although PCC went largely ‘paperless’ some while ago many other councils are also reducing waste by greater use of online documents instead of paper. We have proven, in the last few months, that whilst not all but in many of its functions local authorities can happen remotely and we need government to extend permission given under Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 to work this way. As always, the solution will be local and not the same for all councils but it works so far for me and I think it works well.

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DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE NEWS & FEATURES

Dispatches from the Front Line At time of writing we marked the 10th week of clapping and appreciation for our NHS staff and carers. During these unprecedented times, it has again highlighted the importance of our precious NHS to our rural residents and the role it plays in our lives.

Working on the hospital front line as part of a team helping to save lives is the most rewarding challenge I’ve ever faced and seeing some of your colleagues paying the ultimate price makes it very difficult indeed, but your resolve becomes stronger.

Despite very difficult circumstances, we at the NHS coped well during the peak of the COVID-19 virus; we had capacity at almost every hospital, we built more hospitals, we purchased billions of pieces of PPE and we acquired thousands of extra ventilators. The great Nightingale hospital with 4000 capacity was thankfully never required (bar 30 beds) and I am hugely grateful to say that most of the additional mortuaries built were never needed. This was a direct result of the vast majority of us following

the government guidelines on lockdown.

I also want to take this opportunity to remind us all of the important work of a whole raft of keyworkers such as teachers, food outlets, postal workers, cleaners, lorry drivers, binmen and women and many, many more who have been performing during these difficult times. These people have sometimes endangered their own lives to ensure that we are comfortable and safe in our homes. Our binmen and women particularly performed remarkably, they would happily get into a lorry and go and pick up thousands of bins per day, talking with and helping our residents. The most touching moment was when a funeral was taking place in Glinton village and our binmen and women lined up with our residents to pay their respects.

Saqib Farooq NHS Haematology specialist and Castor resident

City Council communities hub and have ensured that all vital services continue to be delivered to vulnerable members of our community. Many support groups were formed in our villages, including where I live (Castor & Ailsworth), these groups have worked tirelessly supporting our communities.

Kind gestures, small and large have brought us all together and long may it continue.

Finally, I would like re-emphasise that, although we are now most likely past the peak, we We villages’ residents too should are not out of the woods yet. take pride in how nearly all of us have shown stoicism, patience and Please continue to follow the government guidelines, stay courage throughout this period. safe, continue to support each So many of us have volunteered other and together, we will finally through our own village hubs, defeat this virus. the NHS and Peterborough

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" GARDEN VIEW

LOCKDOWN MUSINGS

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Its what sunflowers do.

Helen Keller

Lockdown Back in May garden centres became some of the first businesses allowed to reopen

By Rachael Leverton to the public.

For gardeners stuck at home (even though we understood and supported the lockdown), it's been a frustrating time. We've been unable to plant during one of the best springs I can ever remember.

And for many of the UK's growers it has been devastating. Millions of lost plants nurtured to be at their best by Easter were lost. The scale of the issue was mind-boggling. Garden centres and nurseries usually make the bulk of their income during the early growing season as people prepare their plots for the summer but instead they've been forced to compost or recycle millions of plants, leaving one in three growers in serious financial difficulties, with little possibility of recouping their losses later in the year.

I was glad to see nurseries and garden centres reopening and in spite of my own apprehension

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LOCKDOWN MUSINGS

Musings about venturing out, I decided to go to my local garden centre reasoning that the open outdoor spaces meant transmission of coronavirus was less likely and it would be easier to maintain social distancing.

There were staff in the car park and the queue markings were 2m apart. The trolleys were cleaned before being handed to the customers and social distancing was observed throughout the one-way system. There were fewer plants on display which puzzled me for a second until I realised that growers couldn't take the risk of planting a few weeks before when they had no idea whether they would have to destroy those plants too. Such a heart-breaking decision for them to have to make.

My own garden has been a source of solace throughout lockdown, but what has been particularly nice is the number of people who have discovered

gardening during this period.

There is a lot of psychological research which concludes that nurturing plants and flowers diverts our attention away from stresses and anxieties in our lives and goodness knows there's been way too much stress and anxiety recently.

So, as we hit July is there anything easy which you can still plant, and which will still grow? The good news is yes.

Nasturtiums can be sown throughout this month.

They are known for their brightly coloured flowers and attractive foliage. There are trailing, climbing, and dwarf varieties. The showy flowers can be single or double and come in fiery shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. Leaves are pale green and umbrellashaped with long stems.

They are the perfect flowers for beginner gardeners so if the kids have been dying to

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have a go at gardening these are your go-to plant. Sow the seeds and within 7-10 days, you should see sprouting.

They are drought tolerant and ideal for hanging baskets and containers. Even better, you can add the flowers, buds and young leaves to salads, and they have the most wonderful peppery taste.

Love-in-the-mist are easy to grow and have distinctive seed heads. These can be sown until early July and also again in September so they will get a head start for next year.

And of course, you can still plant sunflowers. Who doesn't love a sunflower?

Plant one for each member of the family and see whose grows the most. You could give prizes for the tallest, the prettiest or the largest flower.

Happy gardening,

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ENVIRONMENT

LANGDYKE QUIZ

Langdyke Countryside Trust

By David Rowell

A lot has happened in nature during lockdown.

How good are you at identifying some of the treats that have been on view?

One thing the Coronavirus lockdown has done is given us all a chance to get out into the countryside around Tribland and to engage with the wonders of nature.

Langdyke Countryside Trust’s nature reserves have been very busy.

Although the bird hides have been closed, the wide open areas have proved an ideal place to get out while practising social distancing at the same time.

Our main reserves - Etton Maxey and Swaddywell - are packed with a whole range of interesting discoveries at this time of the year. The Spring sunshine was not only ideal for humans - but for nature as well.

These photos are of species seen on Langdyke’s reserves in the last few weeks. They were all taken by Langdyke trustee and volunteer Brian Lawrence.

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Can you name them?

The answers are at the foot of the adjacent page.

One thing we need to remember is that nature is at risk with many species threatened. So landscapes like those managed by Langdyke’s volunteers are critically important - creating corridors for mammals to move about, places for wildflower seeds to settle and grow, birds to thrive and butterflies to find nectar.

And that’s where you can help…

If you have enjoyed nature during the lockdown why not consider becoming a member of Langdyke. It has been set up as a charity with all proceeds being ploughed back into improving our countryside.

We’ve decided to set you a little challenge to see how good you are at identifying the various elements of nature around you.

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LANGDYKE QUIZ

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H Answers: A: Bee orchid; B: Broad-bodied chaser; C: Common spotted orchid; D: Four-spotted chaser; E: Grizzled skipper; F: Herb Robert; G: Red damselflies (mating); H: Yellowhammer

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Please consider becoming a member of Langdyke. There is no minimum membership fee, but we recommend ÂŁ24 a year for individuals or ÂŁ36 for a family. You can find out more about the Trust on our website langdyke.org.uk or by emailing membership@langdyke.org.uk

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VILLAGE VIEWS NORTHBOROUGH

NORTHBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL Chair John Dadge

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NORTHBOROUGH As coronavirus continues to dominate our lives, we start with a couple of related topics:

Northborough Volunteer Network The network is active and has plenty of keen volunteers ready to hear from Northborough residents who need help with shopping, fetching medication and other tasks outside of the home. We’ve had great feedback from people who’ve used the service so far and we can also put you in touch with care and cleaning services for your in-home needs. And there’s no need to pay a volunteer direct for your shopping – we have a contactless payment system in place for this too. All you need

Northborough welcome planters refreshed for the summer

Councillors We were delighted to welcome a third new councillor at the meeting held in May. Councillor Stewart Curtis moved to the outskirts of the village earlier this year and is a welcome addition to the team. Sadly, we say goodbye to Councillor Emma Watts, who has written this article for previous editions and could be seen regularly leading the Speedwatch team in her hi-vis jacket! Emma is

to do is ring on 0333 33 55 405 – the call is charged at a local rate and goes direct to one of our co-ordinators who will find the help you need.

The network is linked into the Peterborough Community Hub which is itself part of a nationwide network of voluntary support - www.peterborough. gov.uk/coronavirus.

Northborough Playing Field The playing field has been a godsend for many people needing to exercise nearer home during the lockdown. It’s open to everyone, and you are

welcome to use the facility as much as you like, so long as you observe the social distancing guidelines in place. The play and outdoor gym equipment remain closed for now but will be re-opened as soon as the government gives the go-ahead.

Behaviour on the field is generally good, but there have been more incidents recently of bad language, balls being kicked into residents’ gardens, and damage to trees. Don’t be afraid to report anti-social behaviour – the police and council would rather know what’s happening so we can make it a great place to be, for everyone.

Open skies for rural walks around Northborough parish

still an active member of the village community and hopes to be involved in the new nature project. Two vacancies remain, for residents who’d like to step up and make a difference to the community, please just contact the Clerk if you’re interested.

Wildflowers and nature recovery Led by Councillor Robert Chiva, the council has hoped for a while to set up a project to

plant more trees and wildflower areas around the parish. The timing couldn’t be better to fit in with the wider John Clare Countryside Nature Recovery Plan and the council has agreed to take an active involvement in the plan. Robert will be looking for volunteers to help with the project, initially mapping the parish to identify areas for planting. Keep an eye on the council’s website and Facebook page for more information.

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VILLAGE VIEWS DEEPING GATE

COUNCIL CORNER

DEEPING GATE Parish Council Meetings We were very happy with the success of our first Virtual Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday, 9th June. We approached this not without some trepidation but it went very smoothly with all Parish Councillors and Clerk “present”, along with one member of the public and one equally delightful, small dog.

As mentioned in the last edition of The Village Tribune, apart from pre-arranged Parish Council Meetings for this year and 2021, the dates for all other future activities cannot be confirmed at present but will be displayed/advertised as and when we feel it appropriate.

With best wishes to all. Keep safe.

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Barnack News Like everywhere else, Barnack and Pilsgate have been under “lockdown”, a difficult and unnerving experience for each of us. It has meant the loss of freedom, choice and normal social interaction with friends and family alike. The whole purpose of the exercise was to protect us from the invisible enemy out there in the world that we had left behind, a deadly, rapacious and relentless virus. As in all parts of the Kingdom Barnack and Pilsgate have met this challenge of an unprecedented situation with ingenuity, bravery and determination.

Living in a Village has made it easy to get out and about, both in the Village and the surrounding countryside, anyone visiting from another planet would have seen people enjoying the outside and being able to have a natter with friends, neighbours and other villager’s. Keeping social distance has been easy, social contact

then could be enjoyed. It has also bought out a strengthening of social awareness, from the lovely lady who ibrought potatoes from a farm so that we could buy them from a basket left in her garden to the many people who have offered their help to others who found it difficult or impossible to get out.

We all cheered, banged saucepans and clapped outside our homes on the Thursday’s where we thanked all those who have looked after us with bravery dedication and high professionalism.

On VE Day we unleashed our desire and need to rejoice together which erupted in a series of small Impromptu gatherings, where we enjoyed tea and scones at street tea parties, all appropriately socially distanced from each other.

Semaphore flags might have come in handy but the need for them didn’t arise. Our tea party stretched out past the sun going down over the yard arm, and being a warm

evening many didn’t return indoors until a later hour then is usual for Afternoon Tea! There can be little doubt that Lock Down has been successful in slowing down the spread of Corona Virus but in all sorts of ways it has fundamentally changed our society.

With the easing of the rules of lock down, and as we cautiously move into a new world, we will gradually start to experience the aftermath, the effect on jobs, economics and whether we will continue to live with and control the virus. Schools, shops, churches, pubs, restaurants, sport theatres and all of the other places of social interaction will start to reopen. Hopefully we will begin again to experience the norms of life. Hopefully in the next issue of The Tribune we can report on village activity. Let us hope that our experts and politicians know how to safely let go of the tiger that they have by its tail.

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VILLAGE VIEWS HELPSTON

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SPEEDWATCH Speeding remains one of the most common causes of injuries and deaths on our roads.

We would urge village residents to keep to the legal speed limits (20mph and 30mph in Helpston) and remember, the limit is not a target. Driving over the speed limit not only increases the chance of an accident but also the severity of the consequences.

Did you know that if you are driving at 40mph, it takes about an extra 43 feet to stop than if you were travelling at 30mph? If a vehicle strikes a child at 40mph, there is an 80% chance that they will die; at 30mph there is an 80% chance they will survive. If that happened when you were driving how would you live with that death on your conscience?

Just a few miles per hour can mean the difference between life and death.

WI members are keeping an anxious eye on government guidance about meeting up as the lockdown is relaxed, in the hope that we can get together safely. As we have over 50 members, we cannot use the village hall with current social distancing, but during our regular Zoom meetings the committee is discussing ways of socialising as we're all missing the stimulus of our exciting programme of meetings. Maddy is trying to rebook the speakers for next year and we're making provisional plans for September and October.

Everyone seems to be settling into routines and Janel is keeping in touch with chatty newsletters. Members are still making scrubs for the NHS and local care homes, and sharing tips and patterns for face coverings.

Donations of cotton bedding have been sent to the local 'For The Love of Scrubs' groups, which transform them creatively. For those of you

who haven't seen them, there are useful videos showing a range of styles for hand and machine sewing face masks at bigcommunitysew.co.uk The Thursday walking group is meeting again, at a safe distance, starting at Helpston shop at 9am, weather permitting. A subcommittee is being formed to prepare our own resolutions to put forward to the National WI and Zoom is again proving very useful for this.

Our very own duck fairy provided chocolate treats to members in the village – unfortunately travel restrictions limited delivery so extra ones were donated to the children of key workers at the school.

Apologies to the member who thought that they were bath soaps, but thankfully this was discovered in time!

We are proud of our members for staying positive and supporting the community at this unsettling time, and look forward to meeting up again soon.

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Morris Dancing Marian and Mike Connor of Helpston brought a smile to our faces on May Day with their Morris Dancing.

This picture was taken at the end of their lengthy stint and although they were exhausted, they still put on a show for the camera.

We don’t know if anyone joined the dancing, but Mary Nugent, (known in the area for her Dog Grooming and arranging the Gala Dog Show) got out her fiddle and accompanied them as they danced down Woodland Lea.

VE Day Residents of Arborfield Close, Helpston, weren’t the only ones to get a surprise visit on VE Day from Graham Smitheringale, his amphibious vehicle and some wonderful singers reminding listeners of the old songs from WW2.

Graham toured villages throughout the Benefice and even in ‘lockdown’ was able to make the day special for many of us.

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ETTON

Etton news My last Etton news was written in February 2020 – how the world has changed since then.

We managed our fundraiser, Port, Cheese and Iberian ham evening, just before lockdown, with thanks to Helen and Fred Morton and we raised £260 for village projects.

The next event was the socially distanced VE Day celebrations on 8th May. A very special opportunity to decorate our houses red, white and blue, put up bunting and take afternoon tea in our gardens. We were also extremely lucky to be visited by the DUKW, Ike, driven by Graham Smitheringale. At 3pm we

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joined the Nation’s toast to the Heroes of WW2 and attempted a Facebook live broadcast from our War memorial. Special mention must go to Sheena and David who produced an unforgettable tableau in their garden with Churchill and Vera Lynn. A day that certainly lifted our spirits after weeks of lockdown.

As we look forward, we hope that our church building will be open in time for Katie Johnston’s wedding which is due to take place on 15th August. Before then, we will need to do a deep clean at the church. This year it is planned for 26 July subject to

the building being open. In any event, we will need to tidy up the church yard.

Andrew and I have made a start by beginning the process of weeding the path. I have planted geraniums which are called Blushing Bride and we hope to be able to welcome the wedding party in August.

You may have noticed that we are experimenting this year with not mowing the whole of the churchyard but allowing the wildflowers to flower and seed.

Andrew has created lovely pathways to the graves that we

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Anne Curwen 07730301404 know are visited regularly and we have received very positive feedback from a few villagers.

We plan to leave an area wild going forward but will be strimming and mowing in the next month.

During lockdown we have been blessed with much more time to appreciate nature. Both Angela Trotter and Louise Chapman have been posting some wonderful images on Facebook capturing the amazing wildlife and scenery to be enjoyed around Etton.

In our garden we have been visited by many birds, but our favourites have been a Goldcrest

(smallest British bird) and an adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker.

I have been asked whether I have the results of the Parish Pixels competition.

In our repurposed telephone box, we have enjoyed some lovely pictures, beautiful painted rainbow pebbles, gifts for children and books to share. Recently, I also left some sunflower seeds that were snapped up. Please do join in the growing of sunflowers (I now have more seeds including some Titans, that grow to 3 metres!).

The voting closes at the end of June and the National results will be announced in October.

In September we hope to have a weekend event to showcase our sunflowers and maybe scarecrows.

Finally, we now have a casing for the village defibrillator and are awaiting approval to site it at Rectory Farm.

Fingers crossed that we are successful and also with a grant application for funds to mend the remaining church roofs as we desperately need to fix the south aisle roof before the winter.

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COUNCIL CORNER

GLINTON GLINTON PARISH REPORT Mr Henthorn, thank you, you must be suitably proud at the high regard the Tribune is held in, the way when under financial pressure because of Covid, the people, Parish Councils and the City Council, rallied with financial aid. It really shows that you, and the Tribune, are held in high esteem.

Cllr John F W Holdich OBE We are lucky to have a beauty spot on our doorstep like Nine Bridges. I often see on Facebook the council being berated for not clearing the rubbish, which less considerate people have dropped or left. Once inside the gate, it becomes the responsibility of the Environment Agency. By all means alert us, and we will report it to the said agency.

Recently, our village lost a true friend, in David Charles Wragg, loving husband of Chris and father to Nathan, Daniel and Matthew, and granddad to Alfie. Dave, a former Parish Councillor, was a well loved character in the village, who would do anything for anybody, and I am sure the family, with the amount of people from the village who lined the streets from Websters Close to the graveyard in Rectory Lane to pay their respects, could feel the love.

The main item on the last Parish Council meeting was the villagers who wished to purchase a piece of land down North Fen Road, to replace the permissive footpath which permission was obtained from the Drainage Board for a new access across the dyke; the City Council agreed to supply, maintain and install a bridge. The Parish Council felt it could not afford to purchase the land, but agreed to adopt it as a public right of way if the villagers raise the money for the purchase. If you could help with their efforts to raise the £17,000 required, please contact Pat Pooley or Oldrich Hoppe.

We certainly live in different times. The Parish Council has had two virtual meetings. Cllr Eric Spendelow, a parish councillor for over 50years, took up the challenge, purchased an iPad, we trained him so as not to miss a meeting, keeping up his unrivalled attendance record.

The planters around the village will soon be replanted, now there is better access to plants, as I think you will agree, they do enhance the village when they are in bloom, and many other villages have followed our example.

The first meeting mainly dealt with the Larkfleet planning application for affordable houses to the south of the village, on the same land which after an inquiry, the inspector agreed with both the City and Parish Councils, that the land was outside the village envelope, not needed in the new city development plan, and is in the open countryside. The Parish Council agreed to oppose the application on the same grounds.

Because of sickness and staff shortage and the huge amount of extra rubbish and extra weight causing fatigue within the workforce we are going to have to skip the emptying of brown bins by a week. I.e. if your brown bin was do to be emptied on the 1st it will be the 8th sorry we know the timing is not good.

The village hall, whilst out of use because of the lockdown, is having a revamp; a new boiler and heating system, which will increase the comfort of the users; also, a more heavy duty cooker fitted, giving the kitchen more flexibility. These things don’t just happen, the hall committee led by the chairman and parish councillor Jeff Bell, all volunteers, researched and obtained the grants for the works.

Talking of volunteers, Parish Councillor Chris Wilde has organised a group of around 20 village people, who are supporting at least 15 village folks with shopping and prescription collections, and other welfare needs, also organising the food collection on behalf of the food bank, the collection point being the local shop. Thank you all for your help, and those who have donated so generously.

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GLINTON PARISH COUNCIL Enquiries - E: clerk@glintonparishcouncil.org.uk

www.glintonparishcouncil.org.uk Cllr JFW Holdich OBE - Chairman Cllr RW Johnson - Vice Chairman Cllr DJ Batty Cllr CB Bysshe (Mrs) Cllr DJ Lane Cllr Gerry Kirt Cllr RW Randall Cllr PD Skinner Cllr E Spendelow Cllr. Jeff Bell Cllr. C J Wilde Mr J Haste - Clerk

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Glinton Friendship Club To all our members and volunteers, I would like to say a huge thank you to you all, for staying in touch with each other and keeping everyone’s spirits up during the Covid 19 crisis. I know that many of you have been feeling particularly isolated, and just hearing from someone makes a huge difference. Me? Yes I have finally found time to do what I really enjoy, and start reading my books again. I’ve also managed one jigsaw, and have found the time to start sorting through all of our Club paperwork, since January 2002.

I am also able to cook John proper meals, as he is working from home at the moment, working on Teams and Zoom meetings all day every day. So like everyone else, our hair has been growing faster than the grass, probably because we are grazing more!

I have put pen to paper, and written this poem about the dreaded Covid, which I thought I would share with you.

Stay safe all of you, until we meet again!

COVID A force of destruction is Covid, He brings terror, just by speaking his name.

We do not know where he came from, So no-one knows who is to blame.

The fear that he brings reeks such havoc, Keeping family and friends far apart; He stops us from seeing our loved ones, Which tears away at our heart.

No-one is safe from his clutches, There is no hiding from view.

He invades your body, takes away lives, And those left behind suffer too!

Our world, as we knew it, is changing And we all try to struggle along.

Families, businesses are suffering ‘Til the will of the Covid is done.

The world we are left in is different, So we must all start once again: Pick up the pieces, cry for lost loved ones.

A new life beckons, for those who remain.

Barbara Holdich

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'The Coronavirus has put us all under pressures the likes of which we have never experienced before. However, tough and frustrating as it is being in shielding mode, we are not encountering the challenges that fall on so many of the healthcare providers across the country. To that end I would like to seek due recognition for the work being carried out at our pharmacies.

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David Hankins Spotted this morning a hawk moth. Has it flown all the way from hotter climes to rainy Peakirk?

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Gilly Drinkwater A couple of lovely Romany gentlemen and their traditional caravans have settled at the end of North Fen Road. They are en route from Stoke on Trent to Great Yarmouth doing 10 miles every day with their horses. They are only in the village for one night before they will be continuing on their journey. Hope they get a friendly nod or wave from anyone out walking later.

Barnack and Pilsgate Village Community Scarecrow display in Ufford, Barnack & Pilsgate, May 2020

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Rosemary’s FARMING Diary FARM FOCUS ROSEMARY'S DIARY

These drought conditions particularly on the light thin land have left crops dying off, some too far to recover. Now we have had some rainfall in June which has helped the root crops such as potatoes and sugar beet and some spring sown cereals, wheat and barley. Irrigation has been a must for some of these crops but not every field has this facility and it is a costly operation to apply.

The hot weather has allowed us to make good quality silage for winter feed for the cattle. the quantity was reduced so we will have to use very carefully with

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I start these notes with the weather recorded in the last two months since the last Tribune when we were coming out of the wettest Autumn, Winter and Spring one could remember, into May being the hottest since records began.

minimum wastage. Straw will also be in short supply again through the lack of rainfall through the growing stages. Winter barley has changed from its green to a golden appearance and the wheat crops are changing from their dark rich, green to grey which will then be turning like the winter barley to a golden colour. The oilseed rape crop has flowered and podded up and is changing its colour as the plant dies off. Plant life and nature stand still for no one - even Covid 19. It’s has been a challenging time for everyone but it does

look possible the government are relaxing some regulations which is good news. Although again we are entering into unchartered waters because I think everyones biggest fear is for Covid 19 to return, which would be worse than the current lockdown that we are hopefully coming out of at the present time.

Life on the farm has continued as normal with the cattle needing checking daily, to make sure they are all well and thriving, on the arable side spraying with various fungicides and feed etc, top up with the last nitrogen application

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and other jobs which may need attention in readiness for commencement of harvest 2020. I think it’s one harvest which we are all wondering what it will produce, although we have now had some useful rain which will be helpful for all crops. Food has become a focal point during lock down – people had to change their buying habits, and have bought locally. Many people have visited the countryside, I am sure for these people who do not originate from the country are quite surprised at what farmers have to do to tend the different crops and animals as well as maintain the countryside.

I think in general people have been welcomed but I know some farmers have had issues in different areas with dogs off leads and upsetting animals, leaving gates open, allowing animals onto the highway. I’ve recently been talking to the Footpath Officer, I know he is

keen to have bridleways and footpaths clearly marked so that people keep to the correct path. It can be quite upsetting and dangerous for a farmer to be confronted with walkers in a field which he/she is applying chemicals, fertilizer or even operating a a large combine machine. Footpaths were once used by local village people to get to work, to school; for the vicar to use to take Sunday services etc. But nowadays, they are used for leisure. This is where the Countryside Code is so important to be adhered to when out and about in the countryside. The unprecedented occurrences which can happen, sometimes being challenging and dangerous, particularly where animals are concerned and are something that no one wants, it can be very upsetting for everyone. Animals are very unpredictable creatures, as well as being inquisitive. These animals only perhaps see the

farmer and so they are not used to seeing another person(s) in their field. A few years ago I had a gentleman ring to say the cattle had started to chase him and that there was a bull in the field with the cows. I pointed out they were not cows, and there was certainly no bull in the field. I was sorry he had had a unpleasant experience.

It materialised that he was carrying a plastic bag and the animals thought it was feeding time. It all ended up satisfactory – no harm done to anyone. It could have unfortunately been so different. The other problem when dogs are not on leads is the nesting birds which are disturbed and then the eggs do not hatch off as they would do normally, so when in the country, please enjoy your walks, but follow the Country Code, which will help look after the environment for future generations to enjoy and appreciate.

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Alison Butler On May 26th, I lost a much-loved sister to Covid 19, and would like to make a personal plea.

PLEASE wear a protective mask when out shopping or in a public place and don't pull it down to speak, or reuse it if you take it off.

PLEASE keep your distance from people, wherever you are. So many people seem to have a very cavalier attitude about Covid.

Covid is REAL, has not gone away, and is indiscriminate as to who it kills. Please protect yourself and your loved ones and have consideration for others.

David Radcliffe Our new Bob having a good go at the feeder.

Thank you. Stay safe.

Happy Mondays

Thank You

The Nine Bridges Benefice has been enjoying some entertainment, fun and just a little competition with a Benefice Quiz - virtually of course. Teams from the five Churches have taken part, but we have also been joined by folks from far and wide!

Dear Tony, firstly, I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to you and everyone else involved in the production and delivery of the May/ June Tribune – another great edition.

The Facebook quiz has been the brain-child of Terry ably assisted by his wife Amelia.

The last one for now is this Monday (29th) so 'Thank You Terry and Amelia 'for great questions and some good company when we needed it most.

Secondly, please could I point out that there are still quite a lot of us still alive and (relatively!) kicking in Tribland who do not have computers. Therefore, all contributors and advertisers who give contact details should include a telephone number and/ or postal address – otherwise, we cannot contact them.

Polly Beasley

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PORC DE VILLEDIEU TASTEBUDS

Many of our guests here at CP talk to us about how they cook at home and tell us often they get in a bit of a problème trying to follow recipes in the books of the posh chefs.

Maybe you have tried and after using many pans ended with something not quite as in the glossy photograph?

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Porc de Villedieu Well I’ve been there too. As a young commis chef years ago in Villedieu-les-Poêles, in the Normandy region of France, famous for centuries for the production of the finest copper pans in Europe, I too learnt my trade by mistake sometimes and success others. So today I am responding to all the guests who are keen to create good food with less fuss I hope. A simple plate of Ingredients for four: 2 largish onions peeled, cut in half, and sliced into half-moon shaped slices; 3 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 cup plus 4 Tbsp beef stock; 4 good sized quality pork chops about 1 – 1 ½ inches thick; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp dried thyme; ¼ tsp garlic powder; 2 ½ Tbsp plain flour; 4 slices provolone (or similar presliced for ease) cheese; 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese; fresh thyme sprigs for adding to pan

food created with just one good une cocotte, or casserole dish – shallow and cast iron is good.

Many of you have a French Le Creuset pan displayed for show – well now’s the chance to use it, non?

Good pork chops are the basics here locally from your Grasmere shop or Willow Brook farm shop.

Don’t be afraid of a bit of fat, it makes the taste, but do cut off Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.  Melt butter and olive oil in the pan, over MED-HIGH heat.  Add sliced onions and saute 3-5 minutes, until soft. Add 4 Tbsp beef stock and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 12-15 minutes, until onions are extremely tender and golden brown.  As onions are sautéing, season both sides of pork chops with salt, black pepper, thyme and garlic powder. Transfer onions to a plate, do not wipe out pan.  Reduce heat to MED, add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan if needed and cook pork chops, about 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown.Transfer pork chops to plate.  Return cooked onions to pan and sprinkle with flour. Stir to coat and cook about a minute. Add remaining 1 cup beef stock and

the skin before cooking, which you can get ‘cheffy’ with later.

Don’t worry about only cooking the pork chops a few minutes per side. They’ll keep cooking as the dish is baked later and you really only want to cook pork to 140-145 F degrees. It should have a slight blush of pink. Pink is GOOD with pork, it means the chops will still be juicy and tender, not tough and leathery. stir until mixture just comes to a boil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.  Place chops back into the pan, spooning some of the beef stock over the tops of the chops. Top with a slices of provolone cheese, and a mound of the shredded gruyere (about a ¼ cup on each chop). Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme and place the pan in the oven and bake 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and gooey.  You can crisp-up the cut off skin too now (remember?) for a serving garnish. Before serving, spoon some of the beef stock/ onion mixture over the top of the cheese, and garnish with some additional black pepper if desired and crispy crackling skin.

You will see this is a quite rich dish so I normally serve with new potatoes and French beans and a lightly chilled Sauvignon.

Delicious!

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Dave Radcliffe "Mum I want to get off" Swans on the Welland at Tallington Dear Helpston Community,

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After nine wonderful years as Headteacher at John Clare Primary it is with mixed emotions that I say goodbye to the children, parents, staff, governors and wider Helpston community.

I have been welcomed by the village and have endeavoured, always, to support families and the many community groups I have been lucky enough to be involved with.

As I move on to my next headship at Werrington Primary I know I will have many fond memories of my time in Helpston. Some of my most vivid memories will be events at St Botolph’s, Midsummer Cushions, visits to Clare Cottage, teaching in Rice Wood, playing ukulele at the Helpston Gala, soak the head at the summer fete, welcoming children from Chernobyl into school and many more.

Anne Curwen

I will miss being part of your community. However, I will be back to visit the school as I will remain part of Soke Education Trust. Thank you to everyone for your support.

Thanks Katie and Vix Catherine for the lovely face masks. Well made and fits well.

Best wishes, Rachel Simmons Headteacher, John Clare Primary, 2011-2020

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Jo Stott (Brown Owl) and Sally Nash (Vixen)

Wednesday night is Northborough Brownie Night The last three months have been an interesting experience for us all as we adjust to a 'new normal'.

Fortunately, being a part of the Girlguiding Family has meant that Northborough Brownies have spent a number of years developing skills which help them to 'be ready for anything' through the 'Be Prepared' motto. Although, we know they could never have predicted (nor therefore be fully prepared for) the current situation; the Brownies have shown their determination and resilience as

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they have adapted to continuing to achieve challenge badges albeit through a virtual platform.

Immediately after the lockdown began, the Ladybird Challenge was launched. Every Wednesday until May half term, a new challenge (or choice of challenges) linked to ladybirds was posted on our closed Facebook page. Since then, everything has been spotty and dotty. The Brownies have shown

their amazing creativity as they have made ladybird themed jewellery, designed (and in some cases even made) ladybird outfits for themselves or their favourite cuddly friend and once they could meet friends under the socially distanced guidelines; some even had a ladybird themed picnic.

The shortage of ingredients at the start of the badge meant that our 'edible ladybird' challenge

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was just that: a challenge!

Needless to say, the girls (and their parents no doubt) had to seriously 'think outside of the box'. We were so impressed with their efforts as we received photos of ladybird meatballs and spaghetti, ladybird mash potato and carrots, ladybird porridge and a ladybird made from half an apple alongside the most impressive ladybird biscuits, cakes and tarts. Vixen was even lucky enough to have some of the biscuits delivered to her door.

The challenge badge wasn't all about craft; the Brownies have also had to undertake some research to produce a fact-file or record a documentary about ladybirds and then use this information to create a game.

We saw some wonderful versions of Guess Who, Pairs, a ladybird version of The Shell Game, Ladybirds and Crosses as well as some totally new inventions.

From the photos we have seen, the Brownies and their families have clearly been having lots of fun making and playing them.

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Classroom Challenges

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By Tracey Anderson

Coming out of lockdown presents particular challenges for families with kids will have been in school all along; some will have had a good lockdown experience; some will have struggled for many reasons, and some will not be going back at all this side of the summer break This is a challenging time for families as they readjust while still dealing with anxieties and worries about the pandemic, jobs, relatives, and finances.

Your child may be excited about the return to school and reuniting with their friends, or they may be worried and anxious. Talk to them about what they are looking forward to and what concerns they may have about going back to school.

Try to act as a sounding board, listening without immediately offering advice. Sometimes just talking something through

can help children come up with solutions of their own.

Take your child's concerns seriously. Academic and social pressure is daunting enough without the additional stress of returning after a lockdown.

Never belittle or trivialise their problems.

Share some of your feelings and experiences in an ageappropriate manner. Also share your own healthy coping mechanisms. Try to keep communication channels open so they will talk honestly with you. Discuss important issues but also make time for silly

stories about your day or theirs.

Make it a priority to motivate their learning. Be curious and interested in their lessons and link it back to the learning they did at home if you can. Give specific, concrete praise such as "I really like your detailed approach to this project," rather than a general comment " That's great!"

Don't be afraid to ask for help.

Let teachers know if you're worried about anything in particular, or if you feel child could benefit from extra help in making the transition back from home to school.

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NEWS & FEATURES MUSTARD SEED PROJECT

Mustard Seed Project The good news first. The school now has a roof! It was going to be difficult to make a lot of progress whilst the children were in school but of course with the schools closed there has been great progress, especially now the rains are easing up. We don't know when the children will be allowed to return to school but hopefully they will return to six completed classrooms and we shall be able to move all children into this building.

Needless to say the above is the good news. The bad news is also that the children are still not in school. Just as in the UK it is the underprivileged who suffer most. The government have ensured that there are lessons on WhatsApp for all children, or should I say all children who have access to WhatsApp. That is not true for most of our children. Teachers have been preparing work for children or parents to collect but not all have come. This is going to be such a disadvantage for 44

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our children who are already disadvantaged. The amazing B- that we have been able to achieve for our 14 year olds in their KCPE exams in the last two years cannot happen this year and will probably disadvantage them for much longer.

The next is a mixture of good and bad news. Thanks to a number of people who have made generous donations and some wonderful people who have done fundraising for us we have been able to feed the very poorest of our families and provide all our families

with soap. People come once a week to collect soap and homework and the families we are feeding also collect dried beans and maizemeal. At least they will not starve. It cost ÂŁ5 per week to provide food and soap to a poor family and we have 80 such families and additionally we provide soap to another 120 families costing us an additional 50p per family.

We have used most of our reserves paying teachers salaries and they will now be going onto half salary. We shall be able to continue as we are

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to pass them on with my thanks to you all.

for another month, but... so very worrying for every one.

I'm in regular contact via WhatsApp with Irene our headteacher and Collins our secretary and hear news from them. If any of you are wondering whether your efforts are appreciated the parents are absolutely overwhelmed by what

they are receiving. I'm told that comments are, 'Rita is wonderful, we don't know what we would have done. We are praying for her to keep well. Tell her we are so grateful that we can feed our children.'

I realise that the comments are directed at me but I know that this has come from you and I want

Such a difficult time for everyone, and so easy for people to look closer to home for their charity giving. And who could blame them? Unless you have seen first-hand what it is like for our parents and children and know them personally and can see what a difference these donations are making it must be difficult to appreciate how important this is. I feel very humbled by their gratitude and even more grateful that you are allowing me to make this difference. We cannot do this without your help.

Although we really want to build the school, at this moment in time we need to ensure that healthy children return to us when school opens.

As a result donations are going towards food, soap and salaries.

Keep safe.

If you know of anyone who would like to support us please do forward this link. https://bit.ly/MSPfeedandProtect or else visit our website www.mustardseedproject.co.uk

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A big ‘thank-you’ to family, neighbours, friends, Deeping Practice Team and Covid-19 Coordination Hub for given and offers of support since March. Also for the kind messages on Facebook for our 65th wedding anniversary – certainly one to remember!

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During these times it’s so important to support local businesses & there are many ways to do so. Buying as much as you can locally, buying gift vouchers to use in the future or to give as birthday/anniversary/thank you presents & generally spreading the word. This will help all of us to work through this & come through the other side when we can again enjoy social gatherings

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Greg Prior (Tree Officer, Peakirk Parish Council) Since I last wrote to you, every week Gregg Duggan and I have been hauling water to quench the thirsts of the trees and shrubs that members of Peakirk Archaeological Survey Team planted along Rectory Lane and the B1443. All the positive comments that we received from passers-by were much appreciated.

On a less-cheerful note, two of the three red-andwhite posts have been removed from the verge on

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the B1443. They had been placed there to delineate the planting scheme, so that the contractors’ mower does not damage any more of the shrubs. (We have already lost a holly bush to its blades during the first cut of the season!) Whoever is responsible for the markers’ disappearances please, return them - er - poste haste. It is both timeconsuming and frustrating to have to keep making replacements.

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(1) Village sign

Stepping through time

Peakirk, Northborough and Glinton

by Dr Avril Lumley Prior

Nightmarish though Covid 19 is, you have to admit that it has brought some benefits – quieter roads, reduction in carbon emissions, folk who have more time for one another and who have rediscovered the wonders of spring and the joy of walking in the beautiful countryside that surrounds our villages.

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>> continued from previous page Strangely, this lock-down has reminded me of my 1950s childhood and the mellow years before mass air-travel, motorways and self-charging hybrids; when petrol was 2/11d [15p] a gallon and AA patrolmen on motor-bikes and side-cars saluted vehicles sporting distinctive yellow-enamel and chromium badges.

An added advantage of AA membership was that, when planning a trip, you could order a vertically-folding, door-to-door strip-map. The forerunner to Sat Nav and AA Route Finder, it directed you at every junction and roundabout and was a boon when negotiating bottle-necks in Bath and Doncaster and rush-hour on the North Circular. The older versions had descriptions of placesof-interest on the reverse but were supplanted by the return journey, in 1950. Instead, my Father delivered his own running commentary with anecdotes about Romanesque churches, castles, RAF bases and deeds of derring-do. His favourite tale was of the Lancaster bomber that looped-the-loop. Nobody had actually witnessed the event but everybody knew someone who knew someone who had!

Time-travelling in Tribland

(2) The 'Monument'

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Over 75 years later, the skies are silent except for bird-song this early-June afternoon and the weather is glorious. So, I’m attempting to emulate the early AA strip-maps and invite you to join me on for one of my favourite nearcircular walks, through 2000 years of Peakirk’s, Northborough’s and Glinton’s history. It usually takes me about an hour-and-a-half, but then I make frequent stops to study wildlife, listen to the cuckoo or the

rustling of leaves, admire a colourful garden and take photographs.

There are strategically-placed seats en route and several shortcuts back to Peakirk. Alternatively, the walk can be chopped into bite-sized pieces or done ‘virtually’ from your armchair. Whatever you decide, I will be with you every step of the way, your socially-distanced, invisible companion, and I promise to show you some of the finest sights in Tribland.

Peakirk to Northborough: Droves, Drains and Druids We begin in Peakirk opposite Thorney Road, at the recently-restored village sign that depicts the settlement’s eighth- century foundress, St Pega (art- and metal-work by local craftsmen, Bobby Moss and Barry Cook) (1). You can read all about the village on the adjacent interpretation board. Then, proceed towards Glinton as far as the ‘Monument’ (2), commissioned in 1904 by Reverend Edward James who served the parishioners of Peakirk-cum-Glinton for 58 years, as both curate (1853-65) and parish priest (1865-1912).

Next, turn right up Rectory Lane, following in the footsteps of ancient ag. labs. and herdsmen, who drove their beasts to summer pasture on North Fen, betwixt the Roman Car Dyke (a catchwater drain and possible Iron-Age tribal boundary) and the River Welland, at Northborough.

The track bisects two of Peakirkcum-Glinton’s medieval common fields, Between Towns Field (literally between two ‘townships’) to the left and Dovecote Field to the right. In the thirteenth century, they formed the vast East Field, cultivated by the Abbot of Peterborough’s tenants from both settlements.

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(4) Line of Car Dyke, Mile End Road

(3a) The dovecote

Using Glinton church’s needle spire as your landmark, follow the footway round its 'dog-leg‘ and carry on walking until you meet another track to the left.

This vantage point offers a distant prospect of Glinton manor’s

right and follow the lane over the South Drain bridge as far as Mile End Road. Just before the junction, you will notice a depression in the road which can be traced into the left-hand field. This is the defunct route of Car Dyke, which makes a right-angled turn after it crosses Mile End Road to become a ditch running northwards along the hedge-line (4). Our path runs parallel with Dyke, alongside a row of crack willows, a species revered since the days of the (3b) Pigeon-holes Druids for its medicinal qualities and for making wicker baskets dovecote (3a/b). During medieval and hurdles. times, only the lords-of-the manor At the embankment, take and the clergy were allowed to the green footbridge spanning keep doves (well, pigeons actually) Maxey Cut. Unlike the South to provide them with both fresh Drain (excavated c.1642), the Cut meat during winter and guano is a relatively modern, created or dung, which was sold as an when the southern course of ingredient for gunpowder. the Welland was widened and The left-hand track is private, deepened after the devastating so we continue westwards until we 1947 and 1952/3 floods. The reach North Fen Road. If you are footpath again leads northwards planning only a short stroll, then (with Car Dyke and more crack turn left and jump to (13). But, willows on your left and North Northborough beckons, so I’ll go Fen to the right). Ahead on

Paradise Lane, is a picturesque thatched cottage partially veiled by a weeping willow. I’ve been told that it was once a drovers’ tavern, though I have no evidence to substantiate this (5). A few paces away is a bench with another good view of St Benedict’s dreaming spire. Rest a while, if you like. There’s no hurry.

At the end of Paradise Lane, Car Dyke heads alongside Pasture Lane towards Market Deeping (and ultimately to the River Witham, near Lincoln). Here, you have the option of turning right, then right again for Peakirk when you reach Deeping Road.

But, if you turn left with me onto Northborough’s Church Street, you are in for a treat. Not only is the settlement heaving with history but it is also full of surprises.

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(6) Clare Cottage

Northborough: A village frozen in time

Our route passes by some charming late eighteenthand early nineteenth-century cottages with thatched, pantile or Collyweston roofs. No 42 was a gift to John Clare the ‘peasant poet’ of Helpston (1793-1864), from his patron, Lord Fitzwilliam of Milton (6). It was constructed with the main entrance concealed, offering the mentally-fragile poet a greater sense of seclusion. So, it befell his long-suffering wife, Patty, the mother of his nine children, to deflect his eminent admirers whilst he skulked behind a yew hedge. John was desperately unhappy in Northborough and missed his Helpston cronies. He lived in Northborough from 1832 52 vil agetribune

until 1837, when he was committed to an asylum, near Epping Forest, never to return. After escaping, in 1841, and trudging 100 miles to Glinton, he was confined to St Andrew’s hospital, Northampton, but was posthumously repatriated

(7) Methodists’ chapel

and buried in Helpston churchyard near his parents.

In sharp contrast to these coursed-rubble cottages is the brick-built former Primitive Methodists’ chapel, on the opposite side of the road (7). It was

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erected in 1869 as an alternative for Protestants who found the nineteenth-century established church hierarchical and stifling.

The chapel closed in 1984 due to a dwindling congregation and is now a private residence. Its rival, St Andrew’s, is still thriving.

You will catch glimpses of this unusual church through a well-kept garden, though it will not be until you round the bend that you will see its full glory (8, 9). Its earliest form was a twelfth-century nave and chancel. The aisles and bellcote were added c.1300 and the

for bones, unceremoniously evicted from the churchyard to make way for newcomers. So much for a final resting place in God’s acre!

(10) St Andrew’s church

(9) A glimpse through a garden

(8) A surprise round every corner south-chapel c.1340, giving it an L-shaped appearance (10). It has been suggested that the chapel was intended to stretch the entire length of the church but the Black Death (1348/9) scuppered those plans. Although the church is locked, there is still plenty to see, like the stoup in the porch which enabled medieval worshippers to cross themselves with holy water before entering. More gruesome are the two openings to the underground ossuary or repository

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Round another bend in the road, you cannot fail to spot Northborough Manor with its imposing gatehouse and chequered past (11). Back in 1295 when Geoffrey de la Mare was lord-of-the-manor, a Wednesday market and annual fair were held nearby. Apparently, the fair proved so popular due to its venue on the old route to Lincoln, that the Abbot of Peterborough complained to Edward I that it was poaching trade from his fair on Bridge Street. Geoffrey was ordered to abandon the Northborough event in 1302

(shortly after a royal visit to Peterborough Abbey). Worse was to come. In 1351, Geoffrey’s grandson and namesake was forced to surrender Northborough to Roger de Thorpe, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (132158), over an unpaid debt. The controversial bishop promptly began calling himself Roger Northburgh, replaced Geoffrey’s manor house with the present complex and, probably, commissioned St Andrew’s south chapel over the de la Mare graves to accommodate priests chanting prayers for his soul. Thus, Bishop Roger airbrushed away his antecedents and left his own formidable stamp on the landscape.

After the Reformation, the manor of Northborough later became the property of the Fitzwilliams of Milton. In 1563, they sold it to James Claypole, whose descendant, John Claypole, married Oliver Cromwell’s favourite daughter, Elizabeth.

It was to here that Cromwell’s widow, also Elizabeth, found sanctuary from persecution after the Restoration of the monarchy, in 1660. Whilst her daughter was buried in Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Cromwell (died 1665) was interred in St Andrew’s south or Claypole chapel that, ironically, had been vandalised by her husband’s Roundhead troops during the Civil War (1642- 51). continued overleaf >>

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Northborough to Glinton: Forgotten landscapes Continue along the old Lincoln Road (which traverses Glinton’s medieval Brook Field) and over the Nine Bridges straddling Maxey Cut and the South Drain, until you see a bright-red bin. Turn left onto the footpath, with a stream on your left, cited as le Brok in fourteenthcentury peasants’ charters. Then, (12) Glinton church and ridge & furrow

it emptied into Follies River but it was recut as the Brook Drain, c.1640, during grand-scale flooddefence and land-reclamation schemes undertaken by Dutch engineer, Cornelius Vermuyden.

In the second field, a superb vista of Glinton church spire awaits.

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course with the Brook Drain to your left until you reach North Fen Road and St Benedict’s spire will guide you into Glinton

(14) Balcony House

Glinton: The Cotswolds in Cambridgeshire?

Anyone can be forgiven for taking the footpath next to the first bungalow back to Peakirk, but I’m eager to reacquaint myself with the glories of Glinton, so I will press on. As we approach the

At the eastern junction of North Fen Road and High Street, is a crazed interpretation board and a bench, installed in 2017 in remembrance of the brave souls who lost their lives in the Great War (1914-18). Here, you can sit and savour this quintessentiallyEnglish scene: the parish pump reinstated in 1978 on the site of

(13) North Fen Road village, you will notice that the dwellings have evocative names – Rose Cottage with its seventeenthcentury mullioned windows (13), the Cordwainer’s House, Balcony House, again seventeenth-century with a knot garden and manicured yew trees to match (14), and the Old Bakehouse.

Circumnavigating the churchyard, you will encounter the Old Dairy, Fig Tree House, Pond House and, tucked away behind, Bleach House, referring to the pond where linen was bleached before it was sent to the cordwainer for making rope-soled shoes, in the days when Glinton was almost self-sufficient.

(15) Pub-on-the-green its 1898 ancestor; the Blue Bell pub on what is left of the village green; the depression of a pond; the chemist’s shop, which housed Glinton’s fire engine until 1930, and of course, St Benedict’s, a chapel-of-ease to Peakirk until 1865, (15,16).

Close to the tarmacked path through the churchyard, lies Mary Joyce, John Clare’s childhood sweetheart. She was the daughter of a yeoman farmer, who nipped their romance in the bud because he thought the poet highly

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(17) Neatly-coiffured topiary

Glinton to Peakirk: Following the Fen

(16) St Benedict’s church unsuitable. Yet, John never forgot his first love and, after absconding from Epping Asylum, it was her, not Patty, he sought, only to find that she had died unmarried, in 1838.

While you’re here, peep inside the porch, for standing to attention are the weathered fourteenthcentury effigies of a lord and lady, reputedly de la Mares of Northborough. They were lying in prone in the churchyard in 1734, when Reverend William Stukeley sketched them. Methinks that Bishop Roger Northburgh banished them to Glinton to eradicate the very last vestiges of his predecessors from his manor.

Time to move onto the last leg of our time-travels, turning left onto High Street [B1443] and you will see more neatly- coiffured topiary at No 12 (17). As soon as you turn the corner, you will be confronted by the Dutch-gabled manor house. It was raised c.1630 for the prominent Wyldbore family (18).

The plot has been occupied since at least the Norman Conquest as the abbot of Peterborough’s administrative centre for the Soke of Glinton, when it was known as the Berrystead.

for petty offences like allowing animals to stray. The ‘court’ was presided over by the reeve, a kind of estate manager who liaised with abbot and ensured that the peasants worked their prescribed days on his land as well as their own.

There are other nods to Glinton’s medieval past close at hand. Opposite is Welmore Road leading to modern housing constructed on Glinton’s medieval Welmore or South Field, which stretched as far as Car Dyke and Borough Fen to the east. At this point, High Street becomes Peakirk Road, linking St Benedict’s with its mother-church at Peakirk.

The hedgerow is roughly 800 years old, but the route hugging the contours of the fen-edge may be much earlier. There are several seats on the way to Peakirk, where our tour ends. continued overleaf >>

(18) Glinton Manor At Nos 29 and 31 High Street stand the elegant Manor Farm Cottages, built by another Wyldbore, c.1690 (19). They purportedly inhabit the site of the Moot Hall or peasants’ meeting house, where agricultural policies were ‘mooted’, minor disputes settled and fines meted out

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Ploughing a lonely furlough!

Along Peakirk Road is an everchanging, pop-up art gallery (created by two talented schoolfriends during lock-down) brings us abruptly back to 2020. Indeed, the Covid-19 pandemic has given the world an opportunity to reflect and bought time for our ravaged environment to partially recover. During our confinement,

we have enjoyed the benefits of cleaner air and quietude.

Many of us have worked from home, walked and cycled more, telephoned rather than texted, become more resourceful and made do and mended; whilst some older Triblanders have felt that they have stepped back in time to the gentler days of their childhood, albeit as viewed through rose-tinted spectacles!

Slowly but surely, we are being eased back into the ‘new

normal’ with all the stress, noise and pollution levels that a harumscarum, self-indulgent, throwaway society brings. We may reform our life-styles and protest as much as we like but Britain cannot plough a lonely furrow (or furlough) when it comes to climate change! We are dealing with a global problem which can only be tackled by international cooperation. If not, sadly, our shared Covid-19 interlude will all have been in vain.

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PS. Apparently, a fully-loaded Lancaster really did loop-the-loop (albeit unintentionally) over Nazi Germany, in January 1943, when a shell exploded directly beneath her and flipped her over.

Miraculously, both aircraft and crew survived unscathed and completed their mission, leaving death, destruction and a sizable carbon footprint in their wake.

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Lay Pastoral Minister: Mary Gowers .......................... 01780 740097 Reader: Su Fletcher ....................................................... 01780 740034 Reader: Mike Mills ......................................................... 01780 740285 Bainton Churchwarden: John Wreford ...................... 01780 740362 Bainton Churchwarden: Michael Perkins ................... 07587 240607 Barnack Churchwarden: David Laycock .................... 01780 740267 Barnack Churchwarden: John Ward .......................... 01780 740016 Helpston Churchwarden: Clive Pearce ...................... 01733 253494 Ufford Church Enquiries: Peter and Sally Hudson .... 01780 740475 Church Organist Barnack/Bainton: Elizabeth Snowball ......................................................... 07821 460505 Barnack Messy Church: Julie Stanton ........................ 01780 749123 Rev Dave Maylor Barnack Coffee Stop: Carol Pickering ........................ 01780 740438 Barnack Little Lambs Group: Julie Stanton .............. 01780 749123 Barnack Men’s Breakfast: Mike Mills ......................... 01780 740285 David Laycock................................................................. 01780 740267

Church Addresses:

St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Barnack PE9 3DN St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Bainton PE9 3AF St Botolph’s Church, Church Street, Helpston PE6 7DT All Saints Church, Church Road, Wittering PE8 6AF St Andrew’s Church, Main Street, Ufford PE9 3BH St Stephen, Main Rd., Etton PE6 7DA St Peter, Main St. Maxey PE6 9HF St Pega, Chestnut Close, Peakirk PE6 7NH | Glinton St Benedict, H igh St., Glinton PE6 7JN St Andrew Church St., Northborough PE6 9BN

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IN TRIBLAND Triblanders certainly celebrated in style last Friday (8th May) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. From Northborough to Helpston and Maxey to Glinton, individuals, organisations and families decorated buildings with flags and bunting and enjoyed the very best of British sunshine!

We (literally) ‘pushed the boat out’ in Helpston with Graham Smitheringale driving his WWII amphibious vehicle around the streets of the village - much to the delight of old and young alike - as Rachel Peat delivered stirring renditions of ‘We’ll Meet Again” and other period songs atop of the restored vehicle.

Gas masks were donned, medals were shone and the street parties began with a two minute silence at 11.00am. We sat to listen to recordings of Winstone Churchill and to our Queen in the evening - a real tonic during these very difficult times.

Our communities have certainly pulled together over the past two months and we will continue to applaud our key workers every Thursday evening - let’s hope that our lives can start returning to some kind of normality sooner, rather than later!

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Barnack and Pilsgate Village Community What a wonderful weekend for commemorating and celebrating VE Day. It’s a shame coronavirus put a halt to any official street party plans, but thank you to everyone for doing your bit to decorate your homes and hold ‘doorstep’ events.

Picture by Claire Thomas

Dave Radcliffe An image from the VE Day 75 lock down 2020 in Bainton. I wanted to try and replicate a period finish to the shot...

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Roger Ebbage Wanted to share the fantastic sunset to close the VE Day celebrations, well worth seeing.

Pictures by Alison Husdell

Peter Hiller John Holdich and Barbara making a real contribution to Glinton celebrations. No empty streets in our Tribland villages, they were filled with love and celebrations! xx Pictures by Claire Thomas

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Pictures by Cathy Hannan At Orchard Farm, Glinton

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Dawn Lennon 2 minutes silence in Glinton x

Pictures by Cathy Hannan At Orchard Farm, Glinton

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Peter Hiller Yes, I know it’s Italian but they too were very glad it ended...!

Peterborough’s best deli, the wonderful The Pasta Shop, does it again for our own celebration of this glorious anniversary. Thank you Lucia Borrillo, you’re a diamond. xx

Pictures by Jacqueline Stockman

Dave Ellis Things are gearing up in Glinton.

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June Dobson

Ready to celebrate the day x

Picture by Yvonne Neaverson

Pictures by Margaret Sleet

Photo/Video by William Thompson

Pictures by Tricia Perkins

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PLANNING APPLICATIONS

 BAINTON

Two storey extension to the rear of existing detached dwelling at The Green Helpston Road Bainton Stamford: Awaiting decision Erection of Fence and Landscape Buffer at Bainton House Tallington Road Bainton Stamford: Awaiting decision

 BARNACK

Non-material amendment (realignment of the footpath connection between the development site and Uffington Road) of planning permission 18/00377/REM at Land To The West Of Uffington Road Barnack Stamford: Awaiting decision Cherry plum (red) remove. Cherry (blue) reduce by approx 2 metres max at 5 Saxon Road Barnack Stamford PE9 3EQ: Awaiting decision First floor side extension and replacement front porch at 1 Owen Close Barnack Stamford PE9 3EH: Permitted Single Storey Side Extension at Southcroft Main Street Barnack Stamford: Permitted New three bed detached dwellinghouse in the rear garden with all matters reserved at 34 Uffington Road Barnack Stamford PE9 3DU: Permitted

 CASTOR

Variation of condition C2 (fire hydrants) and C25 (drawings) and removal of condition C3 (mains foul sewage) and C9 (lighting) of planning permission 19/01507/FUL at Woodlands Splash Lane Castor Peterborough: Awaiting decision Proposed link extension to form access to first floor bedroom above garage and alterations to garage roof at Holgate 11A High Street Castor Peterborough: Awaiting decision Single storey extension to rear of dwelling at 20 Berrystead Castor Peterborough PE5 7DJ: Awaiting decision Proposed single storey rear extension at 45 Peterborough Road Castor Peterborough PE5 7AX: Awaiting decision Replacement of two second floor dormer windows at Hanover House 17 Church Hill Castor Peterborough: Permitted

 DEEPING

GATE

Present 3 garage doors replaced by 2 windows and a door, patio doors inserted into southern elevation and internal conversion to allow for use as living accommodation at Honeysuckle Lodge 68

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Suttons Lane Deeping Gate Peterborough: Awaiting decision Replace, in replica front door to the property at 103 Riverside Deeping Gate Peterborough PE6 9AR: Awaiting decision T.1 Holly - Raise crown to approx 600mm. [T.2 Rowan, dead - Fell, T.3 _ T.4 Willow, dead - Fell, all exempt, dealt with by way of a Five Days Notice FDN] at 4 Riverside Deeping Gate Peterborough PE6 9AJ: Permitted Proposed kitchen and utility room extensions, Juliet balcony and re-positioning of entrance door and application of matching render to all elevations at 4 Riverside Deeping Gate Peterborough PE6 9AJ: Permitted Erection of single storey rear extension at 103 Riverside Deeping Gate Peterborough PE6 9AR: Permitted

 ETTON

Proposed ground floor rear extension and new purpose made windows at 10 Main Road Etton Peterborough PE6 7DA: Awaiting decision Proposed single storey rear extension, alterations to existing car port and replacement of windows to grey framed windows at Fig Tree Cottage 1A Main Road Etton Peterborough: Permitted

 GLINTON

Construction of 34 no. entry level affordable homes with associated infrastructure including access, sustainable drainage features, public open space with children's play equipment and landscaping at Land To The West Of St Benedicts Close Glinton Peterborough: Awaiting decision Variation of condition C2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 16/02087/HHFUL at Forge Cottage 10 The Green Glinton Peterborough: Awaiting decision Erection of four-bed 1.5 storey dwelling at Plot 1 Land At 16 Rectory Lane Glinton Peterborough: Permitted Single storey rear extension at 11A Lincoln Road Glinton Peterborough PE6 7JR: Permitted Demolition of existing garage, replacement side extension on like for like footprint at 19 Elm Crescent Glinton Peterborough PE6 7LE: Refused

 HELPSTON

Proposed single storey rear extension and installation of solar panels at The Tasman Golden Drop Helpston Peterborough: Awaiting decision

APPLICATIONS

PLANNING

T.1 Yew - Reduce and reshape crown by 1-2m to BS3998:2010 at 2 Woodgate Helpston Peterborough PE6 7ED: Permitted

Single storey side and rear extensions at 8 Castle Drive Northborough Peterborough PE6 9DG: Permitted

Demolition of existing lean-to rear conservatory and replacement with pitched roof extension and demolition of existing frontage conservatory-style dormer over stair and replacement with tiled roof with roof lights at 119 West Street Helpston Peterborough PE6 7DU: Permitted

Single storey extension to rear elevation to replace existing conservatory (part retrospective) at 38 Clare Road Northborough Peterborough PE6 9DN: Permitted

 MAXEY

Cedar (red) fell/remove at Pilsgate House Stamford Road Pilsgate Stamford: Awaiting decision

T1 - Weeping willow - Cut back regenerative growth to historic cut points at 2 Torpel Way Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EQ: Awaiting decision Plum tree - Reduce by 50% at Stonehaven Cottage 9 School Lane Maxey Peterborough: Awaiting decision (T1) Ash - Fell and remove due to inonotus hispudus and excessive die back at 9 Torpel Way Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EQ: Awaiting decision Reduce Yew tree by half at Stonehaven Cottage 9 School Lane Maxey Peterborough: Awaiting decision Outline application for the retention of the existing house and proposed 3 new dwellings with appearance and landscaping reserved at 21 High Street Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EB: Awaiting decision Alterations to carport and store at 28 High Street Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EE: Awaiting decision T.1 Yew - Reduce and reshape rown by 50% at Stonehaven Cottage 9 School Lane Maxey Peterborough: Permitted TPO 04/2003 Group G.1 Lime - Crown reduction, intended height would be 70% of the trees current height at 21 West End Road Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EJ: Refused

 PILSGATE

Conversion of redundant Grade II Listed The Maltings, to provide holiday let accommodation for the Burghley Estate, internal modifications and minor demolition at Maltings House Burghley Park Stamford Road Pilsgate: Permitted

 PEAKIRK

Sycamore T1 Fell. Sycamore T2 removal of lower branch(es) to remove touching and distance the tree from church at Chestnuts 7 Chestnut Close Peakirk Peterborough: Awaiting decision Proposed tennis court and lighting, with screening and soft landscaping at 11 Meadow Road Peakirk Peterborough PE6 7NX: Awaiting decision Proposed garage extension to existing playroom and erection of timber fence at Old Station House 2 The Mallards Peakirk Peterborough: Permitted

 SOUTHORPE

Single storey side extension at The Old School Main Street Southorpe Stamford: Withdrawn by applicant

 UFFORD

Erection of a hazel hurdle trellis height 1.9m width 5.4m to replaced diseased conifers (Retrospective) and erection of a small wooden gate to front of the house at the same height as existing stone wall at 45 High Street Maxey Peterborough PE6 9EE: Permitted

Change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house at Newport Farm Main Street Ufford Stamford: Awaiting decision

 NORTHBOROUGH

Demolition of conservatory and construction of part single storey and part two storey rear extension. Two storey and first floor extension to existing garage for use as annexe at Nut Tree Cottage Main Street Ufford Stamford: Awaiting decision

Erection of single storey side and rear extension at 64 Lincoln Road Northborough Peterborough PE6 9BH: Awaiting decision Ground floor side extension and creation of first floor living accommodation and dormer windows at 34 Lincoln Road Northborough Peterborough PE6 9BH: Refused

Alterations to boundary wall and relocation of fencing at Old Rectory Main Street Ufford Stamford: Awaiting decision

Proposed outbuilding at Land To Rear Of Highlands Marholm Road Ufford Stamford: Refused

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TRIBUNE DIRECTORY

 Bainton Church

Richard Hardy, Churchwarden ............................. 01780 740505 John Wreford, Churchwarden............................... 01780 740362 Mary Gowers, Lay Pastoral Minister .................... 01780 740097 Dave Maylor, Priest in Charge ............................. 01780 740234 Elizabeth Snowball, Organist .............................. 07821 460505

 Bainton & Ashton Parish Council

Chairman: Susie Lucas .......................................... 01780 740159 Councillor: Anita Phillips ....................................... 01780 749128 Councillor: Cliff Stanton......................................... 01780 749123 Councillor: Pete Charlton ..................................... 07850 657200 Councillor: Chris Womack .................................... 01780 740925 Clerk Jenny Rice bainton.ashton.clerk@live.co.uk

 Barnack Bowls Club

Phil Collins ............................................................. 01780 740124

 Barnack Church

Dave Maylor, Priest in Charge ............................. 01780 740234 John Ward, Churchwarden .................................. 01780 740016 David Laycock, Churchwarden ............................ 01780 740267 Elizabeth Snowball, Organist .............................. 07821 460505

 Barnack Coffee Stop

Carol Pickering ...................................................... 01780 740438

 Barnack Community Association

Sally Hullock........................................................... 07795 565658

 Barnack Cricket Club

William Armitage, Chairman................................. 01780 740749

 Barnack Home from Home Club

Niamh Holman.........................................hfhbarnack@gmail.com

 Barnack Men’s Breakfast

 Cubs, Brownies, Scouts & Rainbows

Helpston Explorer Scouts, Nick Drewett...................................... ....................................................01778 348107 / 07900 585072 Helpston Scouts, Mark Crookes........................... 07808 633018 Helpston Cub Scouts, Paula Metharam............... 07896 163598 Helpston Rainbow Guides, Julia Mason.............. 07780 688542 Helpston Brownie Guides, Morag Sweeney....... 07801 357701 Helpston Guides, Nicola Kerr............................... 07739 098113 Helpston Beaver Scouts, Alison Cook.................. 07437 909735 Glinton Brownies.................................................... 01778 346668 1st Glinton Rainbow Leader, Sally Nash.............. 01733 254174 Northborough Guides, Jane Knott, ................... 01778 345101 Barnack Little Lambs Group, Julie Stanton.......... 01780 749123

 Deeping Gate Parish Council

Jane Hill, (Chair) .................................................... 01778 343066 Phil Thompson, Vice Chairman............................ 01778 346619 Geoff Purllant......................................................... 01778 344288 Janet Lill.................................................................. 01778 342647 Nicola Kerr.............................................................. 07739 098113 Sandra Hudspeth................................................... 01778 343735 Diane Templeton, Clerk: E: clerk@deepinggate-pc.gov.uk ................................................................................ 07879 043785

 Doctors and hospitals

Peterborough City Hospital ................................. 01733 678000 Deeping Practice (Main line) ................................ 01778 579000 (Appointments only).............................................. 01778 579001 Glinton Surgery ..................................................... 01733 252246

 Etton Church (St Stephen’s)

Rector: Mark-Aaron Tisdale................................... 01733 252359 Anne Curwen, Churchwarden .............................. 01733 253357

 Etton Parish Council

Mike Mills................................................................ 01780 740285 David Laycock ....................................................... 01780 740267

Fred Morton, Chair ............................................... 01733 252912 Emma Tajar, Clerk ................................................. 01733 234542

Rev Dave Maylor ................................................... 01780 740234 Julie Stanton ........................................................ 01780 749123

Glinton Friendship Club, Pam Kounougakis........ 01733 252018 Maxey Welcome Club, Robert Ford, ................. 01778 346288

 Barnack Messy Church

 Barnack Parish Council

Barnack Parish Council e-mail..............clerk@barnack-pc.gov.uk Chairman, Harry Brassey ...................................... 01780 740115 Vice Chair, Margaret Palmer ................................ 01780 740988 Phil Broughton ...................................................... 01780 740379 David Laycock ....................................................... 01780 740267 Martin Bloom ........................................................ 01780 740966 Clerk, Susie Caney ................................................ 07595 377236 Councillor Vacancy ................................................ ........................

 Benefice Administrators/ Lay Readers

Dick Talbot ............................................................. 01778 342581 Licensed Readers, Derek Harris............................ 01733 574311 Freda Skillman ....................................................... 01778 380903 Mark Hotchkin........................................................ 01778 347847 Mike Mills................................................................ 01780 740285

 Botolph’s Barn

Kate Hinchliff ......................................................... 07745 116621

 British Legion

Max Sawyer ........................................................... 01780 765507

 Bus & Train Services

Delaine Bus Services ............................................ 01778 422866 Stagecoach ............................................................ 01733 207860 Train Services ......................................................... 0845 7484950 70

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 Friendship / Welcome Clubs

 Friends of Chernobyl Children (FOCC)

Cecilia Hammond ................................................. 07779 264591

 Glinton Church (St Benedict’s)

Rector, Rev Mark-Aaron B. Tisdale ...................... 01733 252359 Churchwarden, Veronica Smith, ......................... 01733 252019 PCC Treasurer, Simon Richards, .......................... 01778 341686 Bell Ringers, Mike Goodall.................................... 01733 253469

 Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice ...................................................... 0870 1264024

 Glinton Parish Council

Chair, John Holdich OBE, ................................... 01733 253078 Clerk, Mr John Haste, ........................................... 01733 252833

 Helpston Church (St Botolph’s)

Priest in Charge, Dave Maylor, ........................... 01780 740234 Church Warden, Clive Pearce, ............................ 01733 253494

 Helpston Helcats

E: Helpstoncommunityactivityteam@gmail.com Facebook: @Helpstoncommunity Phil Roberts............................................................ 07925 720195 Emma Long............................................................ 07827 297053

TRIBUNE DIRECTORY

 Helpston Lawn Tennis Club

David Packer ......................................................... 07766 600694

 Helpston Parish Council

Joe Dobson (Chair) ............................................... 01733 252192 Sydney Smith Clerk .............................................. 01733 252903 Rosemary Morton Vice ......................................... 01733 252243

 Horticultural Societies

John Best - Glinton................................................ 01778 342115 Debbie Martin - Barnack Show............................. 01780 740048 Kirsty Scott - Peakirk ............................................. 01733 253952

 Langdyke Countryside Trust

Richard Astle ......................................................... 01733 252376

 Maxey Church (St Peter’s)

Rector, Rev Mark-Aaron B. Tisdale ...................... 01733 252 359 Mandy Loveder Bell Tower Captain .................... 01778 343100 Michael Loveder Churchwarden .......................... 01778 343100 Tina Lapinskis, Maxey Sunday School ................. 01778 347280

 Maxey Parish Council

Lynne Yarham, Chair ............................................. 01778 343077 Dick Talbot, Clerk .................................................. 01778 342581

 Neighbourhood Watch

Dick Wilkins, Maxey .............................................. 01778 348368

 Northborough Church (St Andrew’s)

Rector: Mark- Aaron Tisdale................................. 01733 252359 Polly Beasley, Churchwarden ............................... 01778 380849 Jane Knott, Churchwarden .................................. 01778 345101 Freda Skillman, Licensed Reader ......................... 01778 380903 Carole Spinks, PCC Treasurer .................. ........... 01778 343585

 Northborough Parish Council

John Dadge, Chair ............................................... 01733 254145 Catherine Franks, Clerk .................clerk@northboroughpc.co.uk ................................................................................ 07748 637555

 Peakirk Church (St Pegas)

Rector: Mark- Aaron Tisdale................................. 01733 252359 Trish Roberts, Churchwarden ............................... 01733 253111 Sheila Lever, Churchwarden ................................. 01733 252416 Christine Dearman, PCC Secretary ..................... 01733 252404 Pauline Cooke, PCC Treasurer & Social Events ..................................................... 01733 253116

 Peakirk Parish Council

Angela Hankins, Clerk .......................................... 01733 253397 Henry Clark, Chair ................................................. 01733 253203

 Pre and After School Clubs (cont.)

Julie Stanton, Little Lambs ................................... 01780 749123 Kirsty Wislawski. Manager, Sunflower Seed Pre-School, Church Street, Northborough .............................. 01733 253685

 Rotary Club

Al Good Rotary Club ............................................ 01733 252064

 Schools and Education

Mike Sandeman, AMVC Head ............................ 01733 252235 Rachel Simmons, John Clare Primary Head ........................................................ 01733 252332 Neil Fowkes, Barnack C of E Primary .................. 01780 740265 Craig Kendall, Peakirk-cum-Glinton Primary School Head ............................................ 01733 252361 Mr S Mallott, Northborough Primary Head ........................................................ 01733 252204 Maureen Meade, Peterborough Adult Learning ...................................................... 01733 761361

 Ufford Church Enquiries Peter and Sally Hudson ........................................ 01780 740475

 Ufford Parish Council

Keith Lievesley (Chairman) ................................... 01780 740679 ......................................................keith.lievesley@btinternet.com David Chadwick..................................................... 01780 740893 ..............................................................david@chadsonline.co.uk Frieda Gosling........................................................ 01780 740343 ............................................................friedagosling@yahoo.co.uk Paul Wilde.............................................................. 07960 018148 ...................................................................paul@worldofskills.com Margaret Sargent .................................................. 01780 749482 ........................................................................m55arg@gmail.com Susie Caney (Clerk)................................................ 07747 033990 ...................................................................clerk@ufford-pc.gov.uk

 Village Halls

Barnack Village Hall Bookings, Sally Hullock...... 07795 565658 email: bookings.barnackca@gmail.com Glinton, Bowls, Roy Pettitt.................................... 01733 252049 Glinton Village Hall Bookings, Sue Lane.............. 07923 475966 Glinton, Whist, Joyce Heathcote.......................... 01733 253790 Glinton, Whist, Peter Lake ................................... 01778 346749 Helpston Village Hall, Caryn Thompson ............. 01733 252232 Les Cunnington carpet bowls, Helpston ............ 01733 253832 Maxey Village Hall, Jacqui Barnard, .................... 07710 150587 Northborough Village Hall, Karen Cooper, ........ 01778 347464 Peakirk Village Hall bookings ............................... 07938 386226 Ufford Village Hall bookings, Mr Peter Grist....... 07887 634300

 Village Tribune

 Peterborough City Council

Editor, Tony Henthorn .......................................... 07590 750128 Design Team, Dimension 6000............................. 01733 772095

 Police and Emergencies

Barnack David Over ............................................. 07920 160053 Glinton & Castor Peter Hiller & John Holdich ..................................................... 07920 160487

John Holdich OBE Peterborough ....................... 01733 253078 Peterborough City Council .................................. 01733 747474 Police - emergency calls ....................................... 999 Less urgent crimes ................................................ 101 Power Failure ......................................................... 0800 7838838 Samaritans .....................................................Freephone 116 123

 Pre and After School Clubs

Lucy Garwood, Helpston Playhouse pre-school ........................................... 01733 253243 Roz Sowinski, Helpston Before and After School Club............................... 01733 253243 Jennifer Rice, Peakirk Tots Toddler Group ............................................... 07515 364909

 Ward Councillors

 Women’s Institute (WI)

Janel Pike (Helpston WI) President....................... 01733 253834 Conney Varley (Helpston WI Secretary) .............. 01733 260558 Margaret Stafford (Glinton WI).............................. 01733 701268 Jenny Dunk (Glinton WI Secetary) ....................... 01775 630163 Sarah Thurlow (Glinton WI President).................. 01780 740342

 Youth Clubs

Kerrie Garner, Barnack Youth Club ...................... 01780 740118 Tina Lapinskis, Maxey Youth Club ....................... 01778 347280

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