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NEWS & FEATURES SING FOR LIFE

SING FOR LIFE 2019 40 Women Wanted Now that the days are getting longer, it’s time to get out and do something new and exciting for 2019! Sing for Life could be just the ticket…

Launching in May, Sing for Life will sign up 40 local women with a range of previous singing experience (including none) to rehearse over 10 weeks for a charity concert supporting Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice at the Cresset on Saturday 20th July. The project aims to make singing inclusive and accessible to all women regardless of age, social background or previous experience and over the years has introduced hundreds of local women to the joys of singing while raising many thousands of pounds for this much-loved local charity.

There are as many reasons for getting involved in Sing for Life as there are women who take part: singing has a host of welldocumented health and wellbeing benefits, there’s a fantastic social scene, and the chance to meet

people you wouldn't normally meet and discover music you wouldn't usually experience. You get such a buzz from singing in a group, and performing live on stage in front of friends and family was the highlight of the project for me!”

Lisa, from Stamford says “as a cancer patient I thought to myself ‘I need to start doing things’ – not a bucket list as such, just things I’d always wanted to do – and when I saw Sing for Life advertised, I thought I’d have a go! After more than two years of treatment I can’t do enough to give back – Thorpe Hall does an absolutely amazing job for so many people!”

Nilesh Patel, Community Fundraiser at Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice says “The support we receive from the Sing for Life project is invaluable and we’re

really delighted that, once again, they have chosen to support us in this way. “So many people lack confidence or genuinely believe they can't sing, but deep down just about everyone secretly has a favourite karaoke number, and – we promise – our very experienced music team will have you singing, and loving it, in no time!”

This year, for the first time, the project has a corporate sponsor – Hunt & Coombs Solicitors.

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So, get in touch: there's a whole new world waiting!

For further information call 01733 425194 or email info@peterboroughsings.org.uk Introduction sessions will be at the John Mansfield Campus, Peterborough PE1 4HX on Thursday 9 May (5-9.30pm) and Saturday 11 May (1.30-4pm).

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NEWS & FEATURES WALKING THE WALK

Walking the walk in Tribland

If you are not on Facebook, you may not have heard that there is a new, regular walking group happening on your doorstep We meet every Friday morning at 10:30 to improve our fitness and enjoy the benefits of 'nature bathing'. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to exercise in beautiful countryside whilst appreciating the varied wildlife, observing the changes in the hedgerows and listening to birdsong in the peaceful surroundings.

Our first walk was on March 1st and began because I was conscious that I don't get enough exercise but needed the motivation of having other people's company to spur me on, so I posted an invitation on VT's

Facebook page for like-minded souls to join me. There was a very positive response and I have been privileged to be accompanied over the weeks by a variety of old and new friends.

We have a relaxed approach, depending on how everyone is feeling on the day, and stop to rest or admire the view frequently.

Friendly conversation means that the time passes pleasantly and we have a really enjoyable experience. We have also been blessed with sunshine for most of our outings! Not everyone can make every week but that doesn't matter - we want to enjoy the

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activity, not make it a chore.

So far the walks have been around Glinton, Peakirk and Northborough but what I hope will happen is that people from other Tribland villages will join us - or invite us to their villages - so that we can all share local routes and add variety. Anyone is welcome to join us; there is no age limit, and I have had enquiries from a mum with a pushchair and people asking if dogs are welcome. So, why not give it a try yourself, if you are free on a Friday morning?

I look forward to meeting you!

Main photo by Lucy Fradley

I usually post a reminder on Facebook on Thursdays, informing everyone where we will meet. If you cannot access that and would like to know the arrangements, please email me with ‘Walking Group’ as the subject heading, to: annelees@sundiver.uk.com

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There are two new art exhibitions at the Cottage ...

The John Clare Cottage Angela Greenway The first one is a collection of pictures created by a local artist, Angela Greenway.

Angela started her career in a painting studio, producing work for the ceramic industry.

She became a freelance Artist in 1990 and specialised in floral studies for greeting cards and printing companies. After moving

her business to Bath, she extended her portfolio to include houses and architectural portraiture.

Next stop was the Lake District where she developed her ‘Stickles’ range of line-drawn action figures. Now living in Stamford, she has yet again, been inspired by the immense beauty of her surroundings, and has started to write a book on Creative Art.

Heather Mizen The second is a collection of paintings created by local artist Heather Mizen.

Heather has exhibited her works before at the Cottage.

Her images are inspired by the seasons, wildlife and flowers.

There are cards and prints from both artists on sale in the Cottage.

The Pantaloon Open Air Theatre Group The Pantaloon open air theatre group are coming to the Cottage on July 19th with their performance of Sense and Sensibility. Ticket sales are going well so please contact the Cottage if you want to reserve a place.

Do you have any spare time to help at the Cottage?

Due to the increase in business we now need more people to help support the current team of volunteers. We are open on Friday, Saturday and Monday. If you would like to help please contact David or Janet at the Cottage.

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NEWS & FEATURES SHEP

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When people endure poverty, abusive relationships, illness or social isolation, their lives can very quickly become devastated and they may even lose everything they have.

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Individuals can quite easily 'fall off the radar' of life and become invisible to the rest of society.

SHEP is an amazing charity scheme whereby they store household items people no longer want and then, when a request comes in from the council, care agency or from us in the Evergreen Care Trust, they put whatever is needed into their van and their trusty volunteers will take it round to the person who needs help rebuilding their life.

I’ve seen first-hand, how someone’s life is transformed because they now have a chair to sit on, a table to put by their side and a rug on the floor.

The scheme has helped people who have had to leave abusive and violent relationships with just the clothes on their back.

Not only is it these items that transform lives, it is the care that is given that makes the difference.

Making sure that everyone realises that they are significant and that they do matter.

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THE JOHN CLARE COTTAGE

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Festival Most Tribland residents will know that we organise the Festival which is held annually in Helpston on the weekend closest to John Clare’s birthday, July 13th.

The majority of events are organised for the Saturday, which this year will actually fall on the 13th and so will be even more of a special occasion than usual.

To complement the Saturday festivities, there is more to see and do on Friday (afternoon and evening) and Sunday (morning and afternoon).

We would love you to save the dates – Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July 2019 – and come along to enjoy all of the fun that has been planned for you. This year a majority of the new Planning Committee are from Helpston and it will be wonderful

if they can be supported by local family, friends and colleagues.

At this point in the planning calendar we also like to mention the Friends of the Festival scheme, which for £10 gives you early access to a Souvenir Festival Programme, filled with interesting articles and a timetable of events, plus a lovely poetry pack and the chance to get priority seating for the Saturday evening concert. This scheme runs from June 1st to 30th and anyone who would like to take part can contact Sue Holgate for details: sueholgate@hotmail.co.uk 01353 668438 Additional copies of the

Programme will also be available to purchase in the village at the Annakinn Gallery (West Street) and the Bluebell (Woodgate) from the beginning of June for only £2.

This year there will be a special talk by John Stafford - “A Beginner’s Guide to John Clare” - which will be held in the Scout Hut on the Sunday morning (14th July). This is a fascinating talk in two halves (with a refreshment break) and is highly recommended to everyone, but particularly to anyone who would like to learn more about John Clare’s life and work.

There will be more information on the Festival in the next issue, but if in the meantime you have any queries, contact Ann Marshall (Publicity Officer for the Society): annmarshall2@btinternet.com 01400 28240

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SIGNATURE HEALTH CLINIC NEWS & FEATURES

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Signature Health Clinic specialises in chronic health issues. Our patients typically have been suffering with aches and pains, headaches, or digestive issues for a long time.

We help individuals function better using a holistic approach to health and lifestyle medicine, or “Functional Medicine�.

What is Functional Medicine?

Functional Medicine better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.

By shifting the traditional disease-centred focus to a more patient-centred approach, Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.

Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence chronic health issues.

Consultations support your unique expression of health and vitality.

How long is a consultation?

Consultations tend to be 90 minutes long. Our practice offers a relaxed and comfortable environment in which you have time to tell your story.

Through active listening, the practitioner ensures that she understands what the current state of health, or concerns over health risks, mean to the patient.

What happens during a consultation?

Following a detailed case history, the patient may complete questionnaires relevant to the patient's concerns; for example, if food sensitivities are suspected.

The practitioner then sets up the patient for the health screening scan: Electrodes are attached to the patient's forehead, whilst feet and hands lay on plates also wired to a laptop. This is all painless and

non-invasive. During the bioimpedance test (a flow of electric current through body tissues), a multitude of measurements are recorded, including cardiovascular health, nervous system balance, risk of insulin resistance, body mass index, water retention, visceral fat deposition and other physiological and metabolic data that may bear relevance to the symptoms experienced for months or years. For example, back pain may be linked to your digestive system and nervous system health.

You will get on-screen visual reporting within minutes. These indicative risk results are debriefed to you. This may lead to instant reassurance and peace of mind.

Equally, the patient can see health risks flagged up and this in itself can be a strong motivation to taking action.

The practitioner then discusses treatment plan options with the patient. Health screenings are meant to validate the current state of wellbeing of the patient. It is important to rescan at a later date in order to monitor any changes.

What is the outcome of a Functional Medicine consultation?

prescribed for suspected gut bacteria imbalance or possible genetic risks in order to take action and mitigate certain health outcomes.

It is important to be committed to a long-term approach, especially if you have been suffering with suboptimal health for a long time, or are worried about health risks which run in the family.

With commitment comes accountability, therefore you should be willing to return for milestone check-ups and benchmarking against previous scans.

Is Functional Medicine for me?

Your practitioner may encourage you to delve into certain areas of your emotional background or physiological health (the way your body has been functioning) that have seldom been addressed before; for example, your mother's health while she was pregnant with you, your birth, childhood experiences, any patterns of ill-health, work and relationships, etc.

Although the session is noninvasive physically, you would need to be opened to sharing some personal experiences, and reflect on patterns that you may not be aware of.

The health screening scan and other tests that may follow as a result offer pointers to health risks before they may be picked up by NHS tests.

This is ideal for individuals who are committed to making active, sometimes drastic changes to their lifestyle.

This can be tough on individuals who are looking for a magic pill and enjoy a more passive therapeutic approach to getting better.

The practitioner focuses on the areas of the patient's health that the patient is concerned about and committed to enhance.

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FARM FOCUS ROSEMARY'S DIARY

Rosemary’s FARMING Diary

The sowing of spring barley was completed on the last day of February. All fields are now showing green all over. This has to be probably a record for us as spring sowing can go on into April if we get a difficult spring. We then turned to sowing the sugar beet seed on 22 March, completing the job on 29 March, all sowings going into good seed beds which quickly dried out

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e’ve since had some rain fall to keep crops growing.

The first sowings of sugar beet began to emerge after ten days which shows the soil must be warmer than we thought.

The oil seed rape crop started flowering mid-March, this is very early, can’t remember it ever being so early, but there is a problem, apparently some rape fields appear to have 16

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come into flowering unscathed, others have flowered very unevenly and may never produce pods or the seed, mainly due to the fact growers were unable to use vital chemicals on seed (it has been taken off the market) which prevents the cabbage stem flea beetle getting into the stem and eating away at the plant, rendering it incapable of maturing in the normal way.

It’s too early to say if

different varieties are prone to the pest. We have two fields the same variety – one has been severely effected, the other looks to be flowering and growing normally.

We shall obviously monitor the problem up until harvest, when a decision will have to be made as to, do we continue to grow oil seed rape, reduce the acreage, or give it another year. Oil seed rape is a very costly

crop to grow so you cannot afford failures.

It will be a shame if we cannot grow this crop in the future as it fits in with our cropping rotation, is an early crop to harvest and is a good entry for the next crop of winter wheat.

Fertiliser application continues to the growing crops and some chemical application. The planting of potatoes began at the beginning of April in this area,

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having gone into good seed beds with ideal soil conditions.

With the warmer days the fences around the grass fields have all been checked and repaired where necessary, the cattle smell the grass and get quite impatient waiting to get into the fields. We did have one yard of cattle decide it was time to explore outside the confines of their yard a few weeks ago, luckily our neighbouring farmer who was working near the A47 saw them, contacted us and were able to walk them back to their yard before causing too much chaos.

I think Spring is a most interesting and

rewarding time of the year when we can see what has survived the winter and has made good growth. The birds are giving us their dawn chorus as daylight breaks and hopefully before too long the cuckoo will soon be adding to this early morning bird song - I think then we will certainly know Spring has arrived. Not only have crops in the fields sprung into Spring mode early, the gardens have been a picture with bulbs and the flowering shrubs giving off their best, which is a pleasing sight. The strong winds we have experienced the last few weeks, everywhere

is very dry. I think half an inch of rain over night and then become warmer will be most welcome, plant growth will take off again including the grass which will be cut for silage in the next few weeks for winter feed for our cattle. With the cereal harvest just around the corner it could

be an early cereal harvest again this year, depending on the weather we get May, June and July – these are some of the most critical months from a growers perspective, possibly as the old saying has it “a cold wet May – brings plenty of corn and hay” could be a growers delight.

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VILLAGE VIEWS HELPSTON

Helpson WI - 85th Birthday

Helpston Women's Institute celebrates 85th birthday!

Members' Night in April was a special occasion and we celebrated in style!

The village hall was decorated and we sat down to a magnificent dinner in the best WI tradition. A display marked events since Mrs Constance Scott founded the group in April 1934 and included the war-time minutes; mementoes of our regular pantomimes and village campaigns; a huge range of activities and lively photos from our Facebook group.

Six new members were welcomed by our President,

Janel Pike, and joined Nola Crowson, Janet Harris and Eileen Cumberpatch (who have been members for a magnificent total of 168 years) and the rest of the group for a commemorative photo.

Traditionally Members Night is a surprise for the committee, who are not involved in the arrangements, and the Helpston members certainly rose to the occasion to mark this event!

March meeting 6 visitors joined us to hear Chris Bylett, 'The Man Who's Paid to Talk to Himself'. He entertained us with a description of his career as a singer and developing fascination with ventriloquism and was joined by his friends Charlie and Desmond Duck.

An experienced and versatile performer who also runs and writes music for Buckden's gospel choir, Chris provided a much appreciated evening of laughter at a gloomy time of year. We then had an enjoyable social time, planning future outings and events.

Pop-up Café We held a pop-up café in the village hall on the afternoon of 12th March, providing free tea or coffee with cakes available for a small donation. As it was a really miserable day and the first time we'd held this event, we were not sure whether anyone would brave the rain and were delighted that so many people joined us.

Village photos on the tables provided a talking point and we all enjoyed lots of fascinating conversations.

Thanks to all who baked and helped and came,especially to the Helcats who funded the hire of the hall! This will now become a regular bi-monthly event – see the diary for dates.

Helpston WI Diary Wednesday morning walks – all welcome! Meet outside the village shop at 9:00am Thursday morning walks - meet outside the village shop at 9:00am 8 & 22 May, 5 & 19 June Knit & Natter at Botolph's Barn, Helpston. Bring your knitting, crochet or sewing to our friendly group. We meet fortnightly on Wednesdays from 2pm – 4pm and would be very pleased to see you.

Line Dancing Every Tuesday from 10:00 -11:00 in the Village Hall - come to the hall if you're interested 16 July, 10 Sep & 12 November Pop-up Café Tuesdays in Helpston Village Hall from 1:30 – 3:00pm Please come and join us for a free cup or tea or coffee and a chat – we would love to meet you. Dogs welcome!

Monthly meetings at 7:30pm in Helpston Village Hall: Thursday 2 May – Sharon Paul from local firm 'Simply Hats', is coming to discuss all aspects of millinery. We will also be considering the National WI resolutions.

Thursday 6 June – Eugenie Black we are looking forward to seeing Eugenie Black again; this time she will be talking about being a romantic novelist.

If you would like to make new friends why not join us in Helpston Village Hall at 7:30pm on the first Thursday of each month? We would love to see you! Contact Janel Pike, our president, on 01733 253834, or Connie Varley, our secretary, on 01733 260558, who will be happy to answer any questions you have, or follow the links on helpston.net to village organisations, to see this year's programme.

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HELPSTON VILLAGE VIEWS

Helpston Parish Council Websites Joe Dobson Helpston Parish Council has a new dedicated website that will deal only with Parish Council material at www.helpstonparishcouncil.org The previously established council website will now be run

as a community site and is still www.helpston.net If your association or activity has a page on www.helpston.net, please make sure it is kept up to date, or indeed if you wish to have a section on the

website, please email Roy Hinchliffe at roy.hinchliff@gmail.com and have a chat with him. Thank you. www.helpstonparishcouncil.org www.helpston.net

Helpston Community Speedwatch

Bin Stickers purchased using Helcats funding have been distributed to houses at regular intervals on the main roads, acting as a reminder to motorists as they travel through our village.

Delivery started in February and permission has been sought from those residents that were offered stickers. There are still a few packs of 30mph bin stickers reserved for Glinton Road Eastbound and a few remain of the 'Speed Kills, Slow Down' stickers for any householder on main routes requests via email csw.helpston@yahoo.com

Spring 2019

Facebook The ‘Helpston Speedwatch’ page is being used to publish statistics post-sessions, news etc. Please do follow/like/share @HelpstonCommunitySpeedwatch

The late Elizabeth Helen Ali

Volunteer training is carried out regularly in Orton Southgate, Peterborough (next date is 11 May 10am) – if you want to join our team please email csw.helpston@yahoo.com

15 Sessions carried out so far in 2019 - 215 vehicles recorded as speeding, a high number travelling at 46-51mph in the 30mph zone.

Roger Ali

The family of the late Elizabeth Helen Ali wish to extend their sincere thanks for the many cards and kind expressions of sympathy shown following her sad passing on 31st January 2019.

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VILLAGE VIEWS HELPSTON

Helpston Local History Group

Margaret Courtman, Chair

Last autumn, HLHG was formally constituted and we now meet bi-monthly.

We have a number of ongoing projects, some of which we will be sharing with the wider community at the Village gala (presentation in the Church) and at the John Clare festival. Our shared interest in village history began in summer 2016, when we set out as "House Detectives".

Some of our recent research has been to transcribe the village CENSUS records. In earlier times, many Helpston residents worked on farms, mainly as labourers, earning just enough to live on day by day. At retirement age or at times when they found they were unable to work, such as periods

of sickness or following a work related accident, many had little or no means to support themselves or any dependents and as such were classed as Paupers, living off Poor Relief.

Stephen Perry, local Peterborough area historian, has researched "The workhouse in Crowland" and will be visting us on May 16th to share his findings in an entertaining presentation. We will be meeting in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. If you would like to join us, you will be most welcome. Entrance fee for non members will be £3.00 including refreshments.

Please call me on 01733 254818 to book your place.

And the winners are…

Earlier this year the HelCats hosted Helpston's second annual award ceremony and announced 2018's Young Person of the Year 18-year-old Sophie Stedman was announced the winner of the title and the £100 cash prize! After much adversity in Sophie's early teens she has rebuilt her life and become a lovely young woman.

Not only has Sophie overcome some difficult hurdles at such a young age, but she is a role model and support to local children.

At school Sophie was the Library Prefect, helping to pass on her own love of books to other young people. From such a difficult start in life, Sophie has become a balanced, kind young person, who contributes to her community and to local young people. Well done Sophie!

Fellow nominees James Morton and Jessie Spooner were highly commended at the awards ceremony.

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Jessie has had a tremendous year, achieving amazing results in her GCSE's while training six days a week as a competitive swimmer. James, nominated for a second year in a row, has once again gone out his way to help the community.

This year the competition was open to anybody 25-yearsold or above with the 'Young at Heart' award. Morag Sweeney was announced the winner of the ‘Young at Heart Award’, receiving a glass award and a photography session donated

by Willow Photography. Morag is involved in many groups within the village either as part of the group or by supporting events and fundraising run by these organisations.

Helpston Tennis Club

Alex Driver

It is being predicted that this summer will be very similar to 1976 one of the hottest and driest on record.

What better way to enjoy the weather than playing tennis and possibly enjoying a BBQ? Helpston is probably the best village in Trib land and is blessed with many amenities but the tennis courts are a hidden gem! In the centre of the village are two grass courts that are available for members to use anytime from May to late September. Generally members can just turn up and play. There is a club house with some spare racquets, outside chairs and a BBQ area.

There are sessions when everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a match with whoever turns up, coaching for children, matches against other local clubs and end of season competitions for all age groups.

Membership is fantastic value with an early bird discount of family membership for £90 (rising to £110 from 1 June) and individual £60.

If you're interested in finding out more please contact helpstonltc@gmail.com or come and meet us on our stall at the Gala.

Photo taken by David Hankins

PEAKIRK VILLAGE VIEWS

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Peakirk's Annual Litter Pick Yet again there was a good turn out of residents for the annual litter pick who were rewarded at the end with a cup of tea and a bacon butty.

Hopefully it was a sign of greater consideration for our open spaces that this year saw the lowest amount of rubbish ever gathered, but lets not be complacent, there was still too much.

A big thank you to all who helped.

In recognition of his contribution to the village, Peakirk Village Hall committee was honoured to erect a memorial bench in the village hall grounds. His father Thomas opened the hall in 1974.

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Julie Fitzjohn, Jenny Garrett

Diary Dates: 14 May - ‘Simply Hats’ 11th June - Folk Duo ‘Fool’s Gold’

Meetings held at Glinton Village Hall starting at 7.30 p.m. Visitors always welcome. £4.00 each.We are a busy group always planning outings, meals out and events. Any queries call Jenny Dunk, W.I. Secretary, on 01733 254252.

Have you ever been caught out by a scam? Would you recognise one? Juliet Godbeer from Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire spoke to us at our February meeting on how to recognise the many different types of scam we might face via the Internet, post and telephone and how best to avoid falling for them. Unfortunately this is a subject which impacts on all of us and it was really useful to be reminded of how best to keep safe. The important message that Juliet gave us was that talking to friends and neighbours about any scams we encounter is a good way to help stop the scams in our community.

Help to protect yourself and others by spreading the message.

At our March meeting we had a talk from Bill Shaw, proprietor

of The Boundary Fish Restaurant in Market Deeping. He gave a very interesting and amusing talk about his childhood in a mining family in the North East and how via various jobs with firms such as Golden Wonder, in various parts of the country, he ended up at The Boundary in Market Deeping. Having visited the pit with his father he had decided at a very young age not to follow in his father’s footsteps. He then described how he and his wife had developed the business and turned it into the success it is today. His talk was much enjoyed by all the members.

Roger Negus entertained us in April with many facts about the golden years of Hollywood in the 1930s to 1950s. He obviously has

quite a passion for the film industry over past years, (he told us that he has over 30 books on Marilyn Monroe!) and recounted many tales about the iconic film stars of the day. Compared with today when there is so much accessible media, the cinema was very popular. There were eight cinemas in Peterborough at that time.

Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and many more, sadly many of these iconic film stars did not live to an old age due to their life style. Interestingly he told us that these bygone film giants also earned mega money, just like today. Roger was very entertaining and gave us some flashbacks into those Golden Years.

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GLINTON VILLAGE VIEWS

COUNCIL CORNER

GLINTON

Cllr John Holdich OBE

As previously reported, the Parish Council has taken ownership of the village Hall, and under the leadership of Jeff Bell, is now looking into building a new hall, which has not got the restrictions of usage of the current hall. The fund-raising started with a Race Night in the hall a few weeks’ ago, at which all had an enjoyable time thanks Jeff.

Rectory Lane will be out of action for 4 days commencing the 23rd April, for carriageway repairs. It was not possible to get it done in half term, but we did try, and the No Parking restrictions in Rectory Lane will be enforced from the 28th May. I guess we are all delighted that the City Council managed to defeat Larkfleet Homes at the public inquiry, to stop the houses from being built south of the playing field. As I reported before, this was not a local planning issue, more a challenge of the City Council development plans, but of course had it proved that the council did not have the required numbers of houses in its plan, it would have had a detrimental effect on our village. Peter and I would like to

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thank those who supported the city and parish councils' views on this matter.

Despite having gates put up at the bottom of Helpston Road, the travellers were able to return. I can only apologise that the city council were too slow in getting the adjustment to the gates required, but have acted swiftly since. Whilst I could never say never, it is a lot more difficult to get though them now.

Thank you to the residents who came to the Parish council meeting to express their concerns to the Director of Community Safety from PCC. The build out at the northern end of the traffic calming which has been missing for some time,

has been restored and I am told it has definitely slowed the traffic down again at this point.

Cllr Batty is going to try and reform the Youth club. The City council’ youth service are to canvass young people for their view, and if you have any views, or would like to volunteer, please let Cllr Batty or me know.

I have to say that I am very impressed with the way our churchyard is looking. Having lived in the village for over 40 years, I don’t think I have ever seen it looking so handsome. The flower boxes provided by the Parish Council are now looking very pretty again, and I hope you are all enjoying them.

GLINTON PARISH COUNCIL please contact the Clerk.

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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

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VILLAGE VIEWS GLINTON

Glinton Friendship Club

Pam Kounougakis

We are back again after missing the last edition, with renewed vigour and exciting news about the Friendship Club programme of activities for the coming months.

We must say many thank you, firstly to Angela and Barbara, who took over the planning of the club events and programme for a while, for their hard work and for giving some great new ideas and speakers. And to our very small team of cooks who are managing to produce great meals under a lot of pressure. This is our chief worry as the club really wants to provide hot, home-cooked meals to our members, so if any readers can spare a Monday morning to offer some help or cook for up to thirty very grateful older people, please

contact us at the number below.

Pop in to see if you like us any Monday.

We've had many activities recently including a wonderful talk about alpacas, another by Bob from SSAFA, a pancake tossing competition, and a Green Day (see photo) to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, including a green auction which raised almost ÂŁ50 for our funds and a hilarious Irish Bingo game run by Mike and Judith, who also cooked Irish stew for lunch.

We've had Oscar quizzes, book sales, a Feelie Bag quiz, Bingo and

raffles, plus a visit by Steve selling some gorgeous pashminas.

We have another bon marchĂŠ fashion show coming up with models from among our members, and a village stroll. Our trips for this year are in June, when we will visit the Huntingdon Garden and Leisure Centre, and September when we will once again take the vintage train ride from Holt to Sheringham in Norfolk.

We are very happy to welcome new members and if you or anyone you know may benefit from joining our friendly Monday group, held in Glinton Village Hall, please contact Barbara on 01733 253078.

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Early last year residents of Glinton village received the devastating news that Bourne-based firm Larkfleet Homes had submitted an outline application for a 78 houses estate, to be built on open countryside outside the village boundary.

Glinton Residents 2 - Larkfleet 0 Cllr Peter Hiller - Glinton and Castor ward Larkfleet’s appointed PR firm even ran a local campaign endorsing the benefits and sustainability of the new development and how the proposed football facilities would promote inclusivity, community harmony and improve everyone’s life. The lack-lustre PR campaign failed to win support for the scheme however and was followed a couple of weeks after by a packed Parish Council meeting wherein the overwhelming message from residents to PCC planners, the Glinton Parish Council and John and me as ward councillors was “we don’t want this building firm’s scheme overwhelming our village!” We all agreed and the application was duly refused by planners for a number of sound policy-based reasons. (One – Nil). But as we expected, and obviously not wishing to see a big profit slip away, Larkfleet ditched their ‘we’re here to improve your community’ propaganda and showed their true colours, by

not accepting the council’s proper decision to refuse their plans and appealing their case to the government Inspector. They knew what was best for Glinton, obviously.

From day one John and I had publicly shown our complete opposition to this predatory new housing estate scheme. We’d already had a similar, albeit much smaller ‘development on protected open-countryside’ scheme properly refused earlier in the year and we were adamant this larger one would not succeed at appeal. The Parish Council, the NPVA, residents and planning officers were also explicit in their opposition and in February this year, at the four-day open hearing in Peterborough, much lengthy argument from both sides ensued.

After another month or so the government Inspector finally agreed with our team’s legal submissions, the residents’ rational argument,

our City’s approved Local Plan, strategic projections and policies and to our huge relief, refused the appeal. Larkfleet was left with a clear rejection notice and a large legal bill. (Two – Nil). To say there was dancing in the streets of Glinton is not far from the truth!

Going forward, the really important and unambiguous message which has been firmly sent to all potential predatory developers is that the protected villages in our ward are not sitting ducks to be picked-off.

On behalf of the residents we are elected to represent John and I will not accept inappropriate and unwanted development in open countryside outside our villages’ boundaries and we now have the government Inspector’s unequivocal ruling to reinforce that message.

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VILLAGE VIEWS DEEPING GATE

We were very grateful for the support given by our own parishioners and also volunteers from two adjacent parishes at our litter pick on 7 April

COUNCIL CORNER

DEEPING GATE Speeding. Following previous meetings with Officers of the City Council, we are hoping that we will soon be able to address the problem of vehicles speeding through our village.

Crimes. Sadly, we have seen an increase in rates of crime including the theft of a catalytic converter and theft of a car, both from private driveways. We would draw your attention to the advice from the Police regarding the protection of key fobs for cars with keyless entry by the use of Faraday bags or similar.

Deeping St. James Road footpath/cyclepath.

Please be assured that we continue to press for improvements and have asked that this work be specifically included in future funding plans, this at the suggestion of Councillor Hiller.

Northborough and Deeping Gate Village Hall.

We encourage you to look at the web site www. northboroughvillagehall.co.uk to see the many different activities available for all age groups in our parishes.

Litter Pick. We hope the promised additional litter bin for Bridgegate Lane at its junction with Deeping St. James Road will encourage dog owners to clear up after their pets and use the new bin rather than continuing the unpleasant practice of discarding the bags as they walk along. We were very grateful for the support given by our own parishioners and also volunteers from two adjacent parishes at our litter pick on 7 April. This time we extended our activities to cleaning some of the road signs which had become almost illegible. Many thanks to all involved.

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NORTHBOROUGH VILLAGE VIEWS

COUNCIL CORNER

NORTHBOROUGH

The Northborough village sign has been refurbished and is now proudly displayed

NORTHBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL Chair John Dadge

Vice-Chair Malcolm Spinks Councillor Rob Chiva

Councillor Terry Palmer

Councillor Brian Spriggs

Councillor Emma Watts

T: 01733 254145 / 07802 702908 Responsible for: Planning

E: john.dadge@northboroughpc.co.uk

T: 01778 343585 / 07870 343562 E: malcolm.spinks@northboroughpc.co.uk Responsible for: Finance, Human Resources, Website T: 01733 252823

Responsible for: Planning

E: rob.chiva@northboroughpc.co.uk

T: 01778 380413 / 07796 946298 Responsible for: Police

E: terry.palmer@northboroughpc.co.uk

T: 01778 342502 Responsible for: Burial Grounds, Green Space, Human Resources T: 01778 347652 / 07546 539949 Responsible for: Speedwatch

E: emma.watts@northboroughpc.co.uk

Councillor T: 01733 254299 / 07885 511467 E: annette.remmert@northboroughpc.co.uk Annette Remmert Responsible for: Policies, Data Protection, Risk Assessment, Finance Information about the Parish Council, including meeting agendas and minutes can be found on the Parish website:- www.northboroughpc.co.uk and on the parish notice boards.

All general and burial enquiries to the Clerk: Catherine Franks Village Hall, Cromwell Close, Northborough PE6 9DP T: 07748 637555 E: clerk@northboroughpc.co.uk

Northborough Parish Council The Village Hall car park had been in a poor condition following recent years of frost damage to the tarmac surface.

There were several pot holes which no longer could be temporarily filled.

We are pleased that the car park has been fully resurfaced.

Conduits were laid as part of the refurbishment for future consideration to improving the lighting in back areas.

Grass cutting of the village playing fields was recently carried out via Peterborough City Council contracts. Northborough Parish

Council has now assumed this responsibility with fund contribution made by Peterborough. Already good reviews have been noted from this.

It is planned by the Parish Council to place planters around each Northborough village welcome sign and entrance and the planters will follow a uniform seasonal plant and flower theme.

We are seeking volunteers to assist with watering and light maintenance of the planters and please contact the Parish Council Clerk if you are able to help. This should all be in place very soon.

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celaeste Ng

A perfect family, living in a perfect house, in a perfect little American town called Shaker Heights The Richardsons, led by matriarch Elena are pillars of their community. A community where everything is carefully planned, from the road layout to the colour of the houses, and everyone knows their role in life. Elena has one simple guiding principle: you play by the rules. As this intriguing novel begins there is a fire at the Richardson’s house. The three older children, all in high school, are discussing the cause. Their conclusion is unanimous; their younger sister Izzy is responsible.

We then flashback to a year before and we are introduced to Mia Warren and her teenage daughter Pearl. Mia is a photographer from San Francisco; she and Pearl live an almost

nomadic lifestyle. But when they rent a home from the Richardsons their plan is to settle down.

But plans can change. As the stories unfold these two families are drawn together by the teenagers, and tensions arise when friends of the Richardsons try to adopt a Chinese-American baby. Elena and Mia find themselves on opposite sides of a divided community in a conflict that will have far-reaching effects for both families.

This is an engrossing novel which will have you questioning the secrets you hold in your own lives, wondering if there are indeed times when it would be so much better if we just burn everything down and start again.

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To celebrate our 20th anniversary we are holding three special events – put the dates in your diary.

Friday 28 June

Evening Festival at Torpel Manor Field 6-9pm. Music, poetry, nature and art workshops. Bring your own picnic and enjoy a summer’s evening on a special site – free to members, small charge to non-members.

Saturday 29 June

Family fun at Etton Maxey Pits Nature Reserve 2 - 5pm. Pond-dipping, bug hunting, art workshops, nature trails and more. Free to members and all children.

Friday 13 September Annual meeting and Langdyke Conference

4-9pm. The future for nature, locally, regionally and nationally – with guest speakers, Harriet Mead, artist and President of the Society of Wildlife Artists, Brian Eversham, The Wildlife Trusts and nationally acclaimed authors Jeremy Mynott (Birdscapes, Birds in the Ancient World) and Mark Cocker (Birds Britannica, Crow Country; Our place, can we save Britain’s wildlife before it is too late?) – venue TBD.

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tribune Diary Sunday 5 May 11am–4pm Discover Ferry Meadows An fun activity weekend highlighted all the activities that you can get involved in at Ferry Meadows.

Any age. More details: 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Wednesday 8 May 7.30pm Bainton & Ashton Family Day To be held in the Reading Room in Bainton at 7.30pm. Come along for a glass of wine and a chat about last year’s event and stalls for this year.

Please come along if you have ideas or just simply would like to volunteer to man a stall. Su Fletcher 01780 740034 su.fletcher@outlook.com Sat 18 May Helpston Gala 12 noon-4pm. On the Village Green (B1443.) Come and relax in this country village. BBQ , Pimms, teas, traditional games. Stalls: plants, books, toys, bric-abrac; plus bouncy castle, vintage tractors, Fun Dog Show, exhibitions, John Clare Primary School choir & Ukele Band.

Monday 13 & 27 May 10–11.30am Nature Tots at Ferry Meadows A fun monthly outdoor parent and toddler group.

Each session has a nature theme and will include a messy craft activity, time to explore the beautiful outdoors, story and songtime. £3.50. 2+ years. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Saturday 25 May 10am–4.30pm May Half Term Holiday Trail Collect a trail sheet and hunt for clues around Ferry Meadows. Collect a prize at the end. £1. Any age. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk 32

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Monday 27 - Friday 31 May 9am–5pm M.A.D Multi Activity Days Want something to do during the school holidays?

Why not come and join in with one of our Multi Activity Days at Ferry Meadows? Book one day or the whole week!£37 per day or £170 for the week.

Any age. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Tuesday 28 May 10.30am–12pm & 1.30–3pm We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Ferry Meadows. Join us for crafts, storytime and a walk around the Park to find Barney the Bear. £5.50.

3+ years. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Wednesday 29 May 10am–2pm Wild Wednesday Ferry Meadows. Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. £1 per craft. Any age. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Thursday 30 May 11am–4pm Wildlife Day Ferry Meadows. A wildlife themed day for all the family. From spotting minibeasts to meeting mammals. Local conservation and wildlife groups will be in the Park with a variety of activities for all to enjoy. Any age. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk

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Friday 31 May 10.30am–12pm & 1.30–3pm Birdwatching for families Ferry Meadows. Come and see what birds are around the park at this time of year in this fun event for children and families.£2. 5+ years. 01733 234193 www.nenepark.org.uk Sat15 June Taster Day at Willow Brook Farm Shop

Also ... see website for dates. Bourne Karting Club will be holding some of their race meets at Willow Brook Farm over the next few months. Open to all ages 8 - 80 years Car Club - Every second Wednesday of the month from 5pm at Willow Brook Farm Shop www.willowbrookfarmshop.co.uk Sunday 7 July 1pm Bainton & Ashton Family Day 1pm kick off with a BBQ. Stalls opening at 2pm.

Games start at 3p. If you could help out on the 6 July at 10.30am at Bainton House with setting up that would also be greatly appreciated.

12-14 July John Clare Society Festival

Friday 12th Midsummer Cushions Ceremony & Poetry Awards at St. Botolph’s Church. 1.30pm 8pm Folk Evening at the Bluebell Pub. Sat 13th 10.15 AGM at St. Botolph’s.

Address by President, Carry Akroyd.

Stalls in Scout HQ 10am-4pm, Bookstalls & exhibition of Enclosure map in Botolph’s Barn.

Peterborough Morris & Peterborough Folk Club dancing in the village; guided walks. 12.30-1.30pm Beauvale Recorder Group at John Clare Cottage.

Lunches in Village Hall 2pm at St. Botolph’s Talk by Dr Mina Gorji on Birds in Clare’s poetry. 7pm Folk Duo Pennyless in Concert at St Botolph’s.

Sunday 14th 10.45 Church Service; also on Sunday morning talk at Scout HQ by Langdyke Trust. See JC Society Website for more information.

Saturday 13 July 2–3pm

Saturday 13 July JOHN CLARE PRIMARY SCHOOL FIELD 12pm – 3pm Inflatable Slide  Commando Course  Adopt a Bear  Nerf Shooting  Gladiator Duel  Washing Line Tombola  Lucky Dip  Tuk Tuk rides. Rocket Club  Barrow of Booze  Silent Auction Soak the Head  Beat the Goalie  Crazy Sand Jewellery, Cards and other Stalls  Decoration Station  Hook a Duck  Bar  Teas  Cakes  BBQ & more….

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Friends of John Clare School Summer Fete John Clare School field. Inflatables, fun stalls, barbecue and more.

Sunday 22 Sept Bainton & Ashton Apple and Cider Day Looking forward to another brilliant cider day. We’ll see what’s on offer this year but no doubt there will be some yummy ciders, apples for the kids to bob, tea and cake and a BBQ to enjoy. Bring along your dogs for the compulsory dog show and we’ll see what other entertainment we can cook up between now and then.

Saturday 30 Nov & Saturday 7 Dec Sleeping Beauty Newborough Dramatic Society’s Pantomime this year is Sleeping Beauty by James Barry. Performances will be at Peakirk. Further details in future issues.

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from the kitchen of Ragoût de Fréjus An easy one-pot dish we serve often at CP. Mainly you know as a forward order from guests because I think it better to cook a day before and then serve by gently re-heating. If you also do this the depth of taste has improved and then easy for you busy housewives just to bring out when having friends around to eat, as you have already done the prep, non?

So, this is a recipe from the very South of France on the Mediterranean coast around a lovely town called Fréjus. The town is very popular with the well-heeled visitors to Côte d'Azur and has many good bistros and restaurants to choose, most offering their version of this well regarded and very popular recipe. My own Chez Pierre Ragoût de Fréjus has evolved over the years as our guests’ tastes have developed and we here always like to listen around our tables and enjoy their comments and liking for our food. It is very easy to make and uses only one large cassoulet pot, with affordable ingredients for those of you watching your Euros.

Regarding the chorizo, I personally prefer the spiced variety – which I’m told is available now in Asda.

Regular readers of my column in this fine Tribune magazine will know we have a passion here at CP for the wines which accompany our dishes and this recipe is no different. I recommend a full bodied Côtes du Rhône, as is our CP house red, to fully appreciate the flavours and enjoyment of a great rustic meal. The wine will sometimes make or break a supper with your friends, so don’t go all mean with cheap offering but please email to ask the me to recommend?

To make for four/six, you’ll need: 2 tbsp olive oil; a handful of pitted black olives, halved; 2 large red onions, sliced roughly; 4 large chicken breasts, each cut into eight even pieces; 3 thinly-sliced fat garlic cloves; 200g chorizo, cut into 1cm thick slices; 2 peppers - red and yellow, deseeded and cut into 3cm pieces; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 400g tin butter beans, drained; 500g small new potatoes, halved; 1tbsp paprika; 400ml vegetable stock; a handful of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped; 6 trimmed baby leeks; crusty bread to serve.  Heat the oil in your large cassoulet and fry the onions for about 10 mins until softened, stirring occasionally.

day before you eat, leave the parsley until then but if now you have diners, stir through most of the chopped parsley.

 Add the chicken and garlic and cook for 5 mins until the chicken loses its pink colour.

 Serve the ragoût in large white bowls with the remaining parsley sprinkled over to garnish, two or three sautéed baby leeks halved lengthways and the French crusty bread.

 Add the chorizo and peppers, and cook for 2 mins then deglaze the pot with half a glass of red wine before stirring in the tomatoes, butter beans, potatoes, olives, paprika and stock, ensuring the potatoes are fully covered by the liquid.  Then lower the heat and simmer, partly covered, for about 40 mins or until the chicken and potato is cooked through, stirring occasionally.  Remember to season to taste. If you’re cooking the Bon chance – Pierre x

So there you have it, a simple to create family dish to much pleasure all around your table.

Of course at Chez P we make far more than for just the one supper and we leave the cassoulet on the table for them to have more if they wish; and they always do! If you have plenty of bread and wine you don’t really need anything else but maybe a central dish of mixed olives is pleasant, non? askchezpierre@gmail.com

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It is thought that the combination of omega 3 fatty acids together with natural unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants from olive oil and nuts, flavonoids and other phytochemicals from fruit and other plant foods and large amounts of natural folates and other B vitamins in the overall Mediterranean dietary pattern may help to protect against depression.

Eat selenium: Studies have linked low mood with low levels of the mineral selenium. Eating nuts is the best way to increase your intake. Brazil nuts are the

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YOUNG TRIBUNE HELPSTON PLAYHOUSE

Helpston Playhouse The Spring term is always a busy one and this year was no exception with Comic Relief, Pancake Day, World Book Day and Easter all within a few weeks of one another.

Holly Cammarata-Hall It was fantastic to see so many of the children dress as their favourite characters for World Book Day and those who went across to John Clare School to take part in the assembly behaved impeccably and with great confidence.

The term culminated with the Easter Fayre which was an amazing success. The weather was perfect and there was a great village turnout. We raised a staggering ÂŁ850 which will go towards our new 38

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defibrillator. This will be located at the Playhouse in a secure box available for community use as well as the Playhouse and John Clare School. We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended the Easter Fayre and those who gave their time to help with the setting up and running of the event. We really can't run these events without your support.

Please know that it is thoroughly appreciated and we're sure you

will agree that the installation of a defibrillator is a most worthy cause.

Amongst all the exciting events the day to day activities of the Playhouse and Out Of School Club continue to be varied and stimulating with the theme of 'spring' taking centre stage and role play also being popular.

Staff have been busy attending various training sessions including fire safety, behaviour management, well being and inspiring leadership.Â

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A Night of Memories

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On Saturday 13 April fourteen intrepid Rainbow adventurers arrived at Glinton Village Hall, extremely excited and full of anticipation for this year's sleepover.

With bags and sleeping equipment safely stowed and parents hugged and kissed and waved goodbye to, the sleepover challenge was soon in full swing.

Inspired by the film 'The Greatest Showman' and with their leaders finally succumbing to the continual requests to watch it at a movie night, 1st Glinton Rainbows were undertaking The Greatest Showgirl challenge badge. The girls sang every song with gusto (well, girl guides do like a good sing song) and laughed and sighed in all the right places. All the girls settled down to sleep quickly although some found it difficult to drop off. Then came the madness of the 7.30am wake up followed by fourteen Rainbows all trying to get dressed, roll up beds, find lost socks and make sure precious cuddly toys were packed.

The Rainbows were fabulous; All that remained was to eat pancakes for breakfast and have another sing-song before the presentation of goody bags and arrival of parents to take them home.

As we, the leaders, waved goodbye to the smiling faces of the parents and the Rainbows, we found ourselves discussing potential plans for next year - which is a good job really because it seems a number of the Rainbows have already told their parents that they are planning to attend.

Sally Nash, Unit Leader 1st Glinton Rainbows.

Saturday 13 April fourteen intrepid Rainbow adventurers arrived at Glinton Village Hall, extremely excited and full of anticipation for this year's sleepover. With bags and sleeping equipment safely stowed

By Sally Nash, Unit Leader 1st Glinton Rainbows and parents hugged and kissed and waved goodbye to, the sleepover challenge was soon in full swing.

Inspired by the film 'The Greatest Showman' and with their leaders finally succumbing to the continual requests to watch it at a movie night, 1st Glinton Rainbows were undertaking The Greatest Showgirl challenge badge.

Over the course of the next few hours the Rainbows made their own elephant name tag and produced glittery and colourful dream catchers.

All the girls settled down to sleep quickly although some found it difficult to drop off. Then came the madness of the 7.30am wake up followed by fourteen Rainbows all trying to get dressed, roll up beds, find lost socks and make sure precious cuddly toys were packed.

The Rainbows were fabulous; All that remained was to eat pancakes for breakfast and have another sing-song before the presentation of goody bags and arrival of parents to take them home.

As we, the leaders, waved goodbye to the smiling faces of the parents and the Rainbows, we found ourselves discussing potential plans for next year - which is a good job really because it seems a number of the Rainbows have already told their parents that they are planning to attend.

Full article available at www.villagetribune.org.uk

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DEN BUILDING YOUNG TRIBUNE

My eight-year-old is a denbuilder. Wherever we go he constructs a dwelling. If we're at the beach he's off foraging for driftwood to make a shelter, on a forest walk he stacks branches and covers them with leaves and moss, 'for insulation and camouflage!'. If he's stuck indoors on a rainy day he'll use chairs, cushions and blankets.

He is one of life's builders and should there ever be a zombie apocolypse and we have to restart civilisation from scratch I want to be on his team!

Den-building If you could distil childhood into a single activity, it would probably be den-building. Most kids love it, be it scavenging building materials from forest debris, to stacking chairs back-to-back and raiding the airing cupboard for linen. Den-building is also a great family activity. It requires teamwork and communication and is a good way to spend quality time together. Even the smallest children can gather leaves, or cushions if you're indoors, and add decorations. My son loves to use fairylights on his more elaborate indoor structures.

But essentially, all a den needs is a frame and a cover.

Planning is everything though.

What materials are available?

The beach will provide different building materials to the forest, or the sitting room. Think about how you'll support the roof. If it

all collapses, don't stress, what have you learned? Den-building is about the process as much as the final result.

A sturdy frame Chairs and tables are good for building a structure quickly (good for very young children). Bamboo canes are light, strong and fairly cheap. Broom handles or tent poles are also good. Bendy sticks or plastic bendy pipes can make an interestingly shaped den.

Fallen branches make you feel like Robinson Crusoe (but don't destroy trees).

Stuff for tying  String or rope; rags - try cutting up old T-shirts.  Shelter Materials  Bright materials can help you turn your den into a palace, fancy restaurant or castle. If you want to leave your den outside you’ll

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need waterproof material, such as plastic dust sheets or tarpaulin.  You can use large leaves a bit like tiles but you need lots and they must overlap properly so the rain runs off them and not into your den. It's fun experimenting though. If you do use leaves, ferns and moss remember that these are the habitats for little creatures so exercise some care.

DON’T use glass, or very heavy fence panels, tins of paint or branches cut from living trees.

If you're outside respect the environment! Don’t damage the den site - when your den is dismantled it should leave no trace. Don't discard litter; take your rubbish home with you.

Take lots of photos or videos of your efforts. One afternoon building a den in the company of your favourite people will also build memories that last a lifetime.

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War and Peace

in early-medieval Barnack

(and other Tribland Hotspots)

by Dr Avril Lumley Prior

Beorn-ac, the tenth-century Old-English name for Barnack, meaning ‘warriors’ oak’, conjures up quixotic images of a place where King Arthur and his knights met to settle disputes or where Alfred the Great gathered his warbands before his show-down with Guthrum of Denmark, in 878. Except, of course, that this is neither Camelot nor Wessex but Tribland! continued overleaf >> vil agetribune

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The Langdyke Bush

‘Warriors’ Oak’ Alfresco meeting-places around trees were not that extraordinary during the early-medieval period, especially for local administrative units called Hundreds. The Culliford Tree Hundred Court [Dorset] assembled on a Neolithic long-barrow, whilst the Edwinstree Court [Hertfordshire] and Easwrithe [‘the thicket of the gods’, Sussex] met on circular Bronze-Age burial-mounds. Since 972, the

Abbot of Peterborough had been holding his monthly Nassaburgh Hundred Court at the Langdyke Bush, a ‘common thorn’ planted on another Bronze-Age barrow near two ancient thoroughfares and the contiguous boundary of Ailsworth, Upton, Helpston and Bainton. There, he levied taxes, raised posses to pursue felons and wielded power over life and death, dispatching miscreants to the gallows at the cross-roads.

In Lincolnshire, Hundreds were known by the Old Norse term, ‘Wapentake’ [‘weapon-take’], suggesting that many participants arrived ‘tooled-up’ and ready for action. This makes pre-Conquest Tribland sound like the Wild West – and, as we shall discover, it sometimes was!

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We are treated to some hairraising tales by ‘Abbot Ingulph’, who concocted his Crowland Abbey Chronicle in the late fourteenth-century (though he pretended it was written between 1086 and 1109). He describes with relish how, in 1013, King Swein Forkbeard

of Denmark and his heathen hoards rode rough-shod through Wytherington [Werrington], Castor, Glinton, Northumburhtam [Northborough], Makesey [Maxey], Etton, Badington [Bainton] and Bernake [Barnack]. Valuables were snatched, villagers slain and their homes razed to the ground, along with the enigmatic ‘Monastery of St Pega of Peakirk’. ‘Ingulph’ adds that Peterborough fared no better. Abbot Ælfsige just managed to grab the relics of Saints Kyneburgha, Kyneswitha and Tibba from Castor and flee to Thorney Abbey in the undrained Fens, otherwise these priceless pilgrim- attractions also would have been lost. Crowland Abbey remained unscathed because the monks paid Swein 1000 marks Danegeld [protection money], only to find that three months later, the dastardly Danes demanded more!

But was Tribland completely laid waste during the Scandinavian incursions as ‘Ingulph’, actually writing nearly 400 years later, proclaims? Or was he exaggerating to promote Crowland’s superiority over Peterborough? At the time of ‘Ingulph’s’ composition, the two religious houses were locked in a centuries-old legal battle over grazing rights on an area of Borough Fen south of the River Welland known as Alderlands Marsh. So, both monasteries were keen to score points against each other.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles confirm that ‘Viking’ long-ships carrying raiding parties appeared on the horizon as early as 981, with Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Hampshire being their prime destinations. England was an easy target and there were rich pickings to be had, especially in the undefended monasteries where the monks were unlikely to put up a fight.

Besides, the country was teetering on the brink of disaster.

She was ruled by the ill-advised,

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fourteen-year-old Æthelræd II [‘the Unready’], who had acceded to the throne when his mother, Ælfrida, widow of King Eadgar the Peaceable, had his half- brother, Eadward the Martyr (975-78), assassinated. Archbishop Dunstan of Canterbury’s prediction at Æthelræd’s coronation of terrible times ahead soon came to pass.

Cattle died of pestilence, famine ensued and, despite paying their Danegeld, the English could not get rid of the Danes. Hence, for the next three decades the reign of terror continued.

The Peterborough version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, tells us that Swein Forkbeard certainly was operating in the Stamford area in 1013. You will find burnt stones from St Pega’s ill-fated predecessor randomly recycled in the west wall of the present church, suggesting that there may be some truth in ‘Ingulph’s’ tale that Peakirk was devastated. By now, Swein was in effect ‘acting’ king of England, since Æthelræd had abandoned his realm to join his wife, Emma, and their children in Normandy.

Abbot Ælfsige’s eagerness to escort the queen there the previous year, indicates that Tribland, betwixt Peterborough and Stamford, was anticipating disaster too.

When Swein Forkbeard died suddenly in 1014, Æthelræd and his entourage returned to England but the troubles were far from over. Swein was succeeded by his son Cnut, the proverbial chip-offthe-old-block and the Danish raids resumed with renewed vigour and cruelty. Then in 1015, two of the Æthelræd’s most-trusted counsellors, Sigeferth (who rebuilt Peakirk church) and his brother, Morcar, were murdered by Earl Eadric Streona of Mercia, a closet Danish sympathiser, who defected to Cnut with 40 of the king’s ships. Æthelræd died (it is said) “of a broken heart”, in April 1016 and was succeeded by his son, a man

of mettle, who quickly earned himself the sobriquet, Eadmund Ironside.

Eadmund believed in taking the war to the enemy, culminating in the Battle of Ashingdune [Ashtree Hill, Essex] that October.

Although Cnut was victorious, the two adversories agreed to share the kingdom to avoid further bloodshed, with Eadmund ruling Wessex, whilst Cnut held Mercia.

Part of the pact was that Cnut should embrace Christianity, which he did with enthusiasm. When Eadmund died on 1 November 1016, Cnut was anointed ruler of all England, whereupon he reinforced his claim to the kingdom by marrying Æthelræd’s widow. Queen Emma must have had a strong influence for Cnut became a generous benefactor of monasteries and together they reunited the country under his leadership. No longer, did the inhabitants have to pay Danegeld to keep invaders at bay. Instead, they had to stump up to fund Cnut’s machinations in Norway and Sweden. Old habits die hard!

Barnack tower in detail intact. What’s more, the appliquelike stone panels topped with birds and the intertwining openwork [transennæ] on the north, south and west faces of the second level, probably were salvaged from an

A Thousand Years of Mystery Nevertheless, in spite of ‘Ingulph’s’ dire reports, not all Tribland was laid waste by Swein of Denmark.

Peterborough was left standing even though Abbot Ælfsige had deserted his post and he returned ready to launch the abbey as a centre of pilgrimage. Sigeferth’s ‘new minster at Peakirk’, built in 1014/15 obviously survived Cnut’s attacks; otherwise Edmund Ironside would not have granted land to support priests to pray for his soul and those of his wife, Ealdgyth, and her erstwhile husband, the same Sigeferth.

St John the Baptist’s in the heart of Barnack tells a similar story. The first two stages of the western tower were raised c.975, long before Swein allegedly ravaged the area, and remain

Barnack: Christ-in-Majesty early tenth-century building. A sundial with incised hours adorns the south wall, an essential accessory for a monastic church or college of priests, who needed to know when to say masses. These sculptures, together with >>

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Barnack: Tower seat >> fragments of carved gravemarkers and a late eleventhcentury bas-relief of Christ-inMajesty (in the north aisle) show that Barnack with dependencies at Pilsgate, Southorpe and Walcot, once was a high-status centre of worship, on a par with the ‘minster’ churches at Castor and Peakirk.

Above all, it seems to have continued to function throughout the Scandinavian incursions.

Repairs the tower’s interior, in 1854/5, revealed a stone sedile [throne-like seat] set in a gabled recess in the west wall beneath a matching triangular-headed window. Further investigations exposed evidence of seating for about 40 people.

These finds and the two cupboards [aumbreys] in the north and south walls have fuelled speculation that the ground floor of the tower was used as a western chapel with an altar in front of the principal seat, similar to that described in the tenthcentury Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, or even as a monastic chapter-house. Alternatively, the entire church may have been aligned in a west-east direction like Fulda’s Ratgar Basilica [Germany] (819) and St Oswald’s Priory, Gloucester (c.890).

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Barnack: Fragments of crosses and grave-markers Other theories abound, including the concept that Barnack tower originally was a detached baptistry with a central font and seats for the god-parents and witnesses, as in Florence, Pisa and formerly at Canterbury Cathedral.

Yet, the megalithic tower arch and the tower’s comparatively-plain eastern external wall intimate that it was designed to be attached to the nave, which probably was built at the same time but has since been pierced with Early-English arcades.

There is even a notion that the church (with its circular graveyard extending into the former manorial plot to the north) was built of the site of the ‘Warrior’s Oak’, after which the ruling elite convened in the relative comfort of the church.

Whatever, Barnack tower holds fast it's secrets.

From Freestone to Gravestone Less than half a mile to the west of the church are Barnack Hills and Holes. Now a 50-acre [22 hectares] National Nature Reserve, this lunaresque landscape was once a quarry from which Lincolnshire oolite limestone was extracted intermittently from the RomanoBritish period until its depletion, c.1454. A sedimentary rock,

formed during the Jurassic period [approximately 200-140 million years ago], when the British Isles were covered by sea, Barnack once yielded three sorts of stone.

They were the shelly ragstone (which could be dressed for lintels, door-frames and quoins [cornerstones]); the finer freestone (which could be cut in any direction for arches, mouldings, coffins and monuments) and rubble (for rough walling and infill). Barnack rubble was used for the foundations of the Southorpe section of the Roman thoroughfare of Ermine Street (c.47AD) and all three types were deployed in the construction of the prætorium [headquarters building] at Castor (c.230AD). Freestone was used to create the exquisite, late eighth-/early ninth century sculptures in St Kyneburgha’s, Castor, St Margaret’s, Fletton, and Peterborough Abbey’s ‘Hædda Stone’ as well as carvings which were sent as far afield as Breedonon-the-Hill, Leicestershire, a daughter-house of Peterborough.

All are understood to have been the work of the so-called ‘Peterborough Group’ of sculptors, based in the vicinity of Barnack quarry.

After Peterborough Abbey was destroyed by the first wave of

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(inset) Castor: Fragment of sarcophagus Danish raids, in 870, both quarry and workshops closed. Then, during Eadgar’s reign (959-75), there was a period of monastic revival, prompting the restoration of Ely, in 970, and Peterborough, in 972, with St John the Baptist’s rebuilt shortly afterwards; Crowland Abbey was founded c.966, Thorney in 973 and Ramsey in 974. The demand for versatile stone persuaded Abbot Adulf of Peterborough (972-92) to reopen Barnack quarry, initially for his monastery’s exclusive use. A channel was excavated to connect with the River Nene so that barges could off-load near the buildingsite.

Before long, the monks of Peterborough realised the potential for profit and began bartering Barnack stone with other establishments. A contract between the Abbots Leofric (105766) and Ælfwine of Ramsey (104380) allowing the latter to extract and transport building materials ‘by water or land’ in exchange for the ‘vill’ of Marholm and 4,000 eels during Lent, verifies that stone was being exported before the Norman Conquest. By the early-twelfth century, Barnack was supplying monasteries, churches and castles throughout East

Barnack blocks, Southorpe Anglia (and eventually Cambridge colleges), the proceeds being shared between successive abbots of Peterborough and rectors of St John the Baptist.

Intriguingly, the well-respected historian, Orderic Vitalis (writing at Crowland in 1125) and our friend, ‘Ingulph’ the false chronicler, claim Barnack quarry for Crowland. They insist that, in 1061, Earl Waltheof of Northampton and Northumbria gave Abbot Wulfketyl the manor of Bernecha, ‘assigning it for the building of the church’. There

Barnack: Grave marker, c1025 (apprentice-piece) may be a ring of truth here, for a Domesday Book tells us that, in 1066, land in Barnack was held by Bondi (one of Waltheof’s men).

However, any such arrangement with Crowland must have been short-lived, since William the Conqueror (1066-87) executed Waltheof for treason, in 1076, and Barnack and its quarry reverted to Peterborough.

During William I’s reign, the monks of Bury St. Edmunds acquired the right to remove building-stone from Barnack but were impeded by the military-monk, Abbot Turold of Peterborough (1070-98). The problem went resolved until Abbot Alexander Holderness (1222-6) finally let the Bury brethren convey Barnack rag along Ermine Street to the River Nene. The route is still walkable from the Hills and Holes along the western boundary of Walcot Hall grounds to Southorpe.

At some point two blocks fell off a wagon, where they lie near the telephone box, on Main Street.

Visitors to St John the Baptist’s church cannot fail to notice the assorted fragments of late AngloSaxon grave-slabs and cross-shafts, including an extant example that was unearthed in 2011. All are Barnack creations of varying standards ranging from apprentice pieces to intricate interlacing works-of-art. In fact, the medieval monumental masons maintained their massive output until the freestone ran out. Some of their thirteenth-/fourteenth-century coffin-lids with their distinctive double omega [Ω] motifs, were pressed into service (or preserved for posterity) as paving-slabs for >>

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Etton: Coffin-lids, one with double-omega motif >> the ground north of Barnack tower and inside Etton Manor House (though these Etton slabs have been returned to St Stephen’s). Others are redeployed as coping stones for the churchyard walls at Bainton, Etton, Helpston and Maxey. The veneration of the dead was big business in medieval Barnack as it has been universally since time immemorial - but only for those with the means to pay.

Unfading Warriors Indeed, Anglo-Saxon kinship groups, arriving in England from the fifth century onwards, had the habit of adopting prehistoric burial-mounds as title deeds to the land and revering their occupants as their ‘ancestors’.

For instance, the tribal leader, Eadwulf, was entombed within a Bronze-Age tumulus at Edlesborough [‘Eadwulf’s barrow’, Buckinghamshire], which later was crowned with a medieval church. St Peter’s at Maxey stands on a similar feature, leaving us to consider whether Maccus, who gave his name to the seventh-century settlement [‘Maccus’ Island’], was laid to rest here. It is feasible that rituals were performed regularly at these ‘sacred’ sites and that ‘memories’ of their significance lingered over the millennia. As we have seen at the Langdyke Bush, Culliford Tree, Edwinstree and Easwrithe, by the tenthcentury some burial-mounds 48

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Barnack War Memorial hosted Hundred Courts. Thus, the ownership of the surrounding area was reasserted (like the customary beating of the parish bounds), lest no one should forget.

There was another BronzeAge barrow near Pilsgate, where a tall ‘chieftain’ slumbered with his copper dagger, wrist- bands and beaker from roughly 1700BC. Over the next 350 years, he was joined by 23 of his extended family. ‘Barnack man’s’ house-ofeternity was excavated between 1974 and 1976 and the primary burial is now displayed with his

grave- goods in Peterborough Museum. Did a mighty oak once mark his burial-site, giving Barnack its Old-English placename?

At the junction of the Stamford and Bainton Roads is the village War Memorial, honouring 37 service-men who died in three conflicts. There is not a single oak tree in sight – but, just as implied by Beorn-ac, the good folk of Barnack meet here each Remembrance Sunday to pay homage to their twentiethcentury warriors. 

Looking to learn more?

Start with the well-written and beautifully-illustrated Barnack Church Guidebook, compiled in 1968 by the late Northamptonshire County Archivist, Philip Dickinson, and revised by J Martin Goodwin (1990), and Barnack Village Trail. Both may be purchased in the church.

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The Guthlac Roll: A Present for St Pega’s

by Dr Avril Lumley Prior

Last month, as part of St Pega’s ‘outreach’ project, I visited Crowland and was treated to a guided tour by Sybil Speechley, who has a superlative knowledge of this beautiful and well cared for church. I also was honoured to accept a facsimile of 'The Guthlac Roll', presented

by Heritage Guide David Searle, a gift from Crowland Abbey to our church at Peakirk.

Created in the late-twelfth or early-thirteenth century and now preserved in the British Library as Harley Manuscript Y6, this series of 18 roundels describe the career of Pega’s brother, Guthlac the hermit of Crowland, a former soldier and freebooter. After nine years of killing and plundering, Guthlac decided to mend his ways. So, he joined the double- monastery at Repton (for both monks and nuns), where he took his religious vows before retreating to Crowland to lead a life of extreme hardship and contemplation.

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‘fen demons’, entertained Bishop Hædda of Lichfield, became the confidant and confessor of the future King Æthelbald of Mercia and died, probably from malaria and malnutrition, in 714.

The first positive sighting of Pega is in Roundel 15, when she is boarding a boat heading for Crowland to prepare Guthlac for burial in his chapel. A year later, in Roundel 16, she re-inters his undecayed body in a sarcophagus, reputedly on the site of the present abbey church. The saga continues without her as King Æthelbald (716-5),

whilst keeping vigil at Guthlac’s tomb, is rewarded with a vision of the saint who inspires him to build a magnificent shrine and persuade his noblemen to grant gifts of land to support the community of recluses who tended it.

Without doubt, my favourite vignette depicts Guthlac receiving his tonsure from Bishop Hædda, who is ‘scalping’ him with what looks like a pair of sheep-

THE GUTHLAC ROLL

CHURCH NEWS

Crowland Abbey

shears. A scribbling monk (perhaps Felix, Guthlac’s biographer) records the event, whilst Abbess Ælfðrið and an alarmedlooking, anorexic nun (Pega?) complete the scene.

Once our new roof is installed and our renovations completed, St Pega’s Church plans to proudly display this special gift as a sign of the close cultural and spiritual links between our two ancient churches.

Like to visit Crowland?

Smiling stewards welcome visitors 365 days a year between 11am and 3pm. There is an excellent hands-on museum/ visitors’ centre and a stall selling unusual souvenirs, including replicas of The Guthlac Roll. Moreover, Crowland Abbey is hosting an Open Day on 17 April, from 10am to 4pm. Please, see the website for details.

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CHURCH NEWS

GOOD FRIDAY AT NORTHBOROUGH

What a lovely sunny afternoon for St Andrew's Good Friday workshop!

Good Friday at Northborough Forty adults and children enjoyed a variety of craft activities: the decorated biscuits, flower crosses, Easter cards and Easter Garden all helped to keep everyone busy. All age worship with Freda's special Easter eggs enabled the children to portray the Easter story for us. Hot cross buns were plentiful and the afternoon ended with a hymn around the cross in the Churchyard.

Treasurer for St. Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church is looking for someone with a background in book-keeping on a computerised system to become our next Treasurer. This is a volunteer post and might suit someone who has recently retired. You would be working with a friendly team of volunteers to help this ancient church continue its work in the 21st century.

If you are interested please contact either Polly Beasley: polly.beasley@btinternet.com or Jane Knott: jane.knott101@btinternet.com for further details.

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Announcements FUNERALS John Cooper (05/03/2019) Helpston Church Peter Bond (20/03/2019) Peterborough Crematorium George Butcher (22/03/2019) Barnack Church Peter Vaughan (29/03/2019) Helpston Church Valarie Gordon (15/04/2019) Wittering Church Robert Plant (26/04/2019) Bainton Church

CHURCH DIARY

church Diary

CHURCH NEWS

Sat 4 May (and every 1st Saturday of the month) Benefice Prayer Breakfast Benefice Prayer Breakfast in Botolph’s Barn every 1st Saturday of the month.

25 May Coffee Morning St Botolph's - 10am–12pm Everyone welcome to regular Cake Coffee and Chat Mornings Sat 1 June (and every 1st Saturday of the month) Benefice Prayer Breakfast Benefice Prayer Breakfast in Botolph’s Barn every 1st Saturday of the month.

Fri 14 June A Night of Opera at St Pega's Church, Peakirk 7.30 pm Performed by Peterborough Opera This is part of our music programme in aid of the Church Roof Fund.Further details to follow. david.hankins2009@btinternet.com 01733253397 Thank you for your support Fri 14 June St. Andrew's Summer Lunch 9 Church Street, Northborough at 12.30pm.

Tickets: £10 to include glass of wine and delicious home-made desserts.To reserve tickets: Polly 01778 380849 Gill- 01733 252981.All welcome.

Sat 22 June Coffee Morning St Botolph's - 10am–12pm Everyone welcome to Cake Coffee and Chat Mornings

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CHURCH NEWS

Photos by David Hankins

CHATS IN OLD CHURCHES

Chats in Old Churches An important landmark in Peakirk is the almost 700 year old wall paintings in the church.

By David Hankins One of the paintings depicts 2 women gossiping in church with the devil behind eavesdropping and appearing to be banging their heads together. One can suspect that chatter in churches in those days was common when church attendance was compulsory, with no pews to rest weary legs and a service incomprehensively in Latin.

What better way to spend the time than catching up on the latest village news?

And time was well spent at the first Chats in Old Churches held in St Pega’s church in March. The object of the event was to bring like minded folk together and learn about the paintings and the history of the church

followed by some old fashioned chat with a cup of tea and slice of cake.

The event was hosted by Avril Lumley-Prior and Trish Roberts ably supported by the catering branch of the PCC. About 40 people attended and donations were received for the roof fund amounting to £155.

Avril kindly offered to present similar talks in any other church considering hosting a Chats in Old Churches event. My thanks to all those who made this first one such a success and let’s hope our neighbouring churches take advantage of Avril’s offer and celebrate their treasures and history by hosting a Chats in Old Churches.

St Pega’s Church Peakirk New Roof Appeal Open Day

By David Hankins As part of the programme to raise both awareness and money to pay for the new roof, the church hosted an open day on Saturday 2nd March. Events like this aimed at reaching out to the community are essential when applying for grants because they demonstrate that the church extends beyond the spiritual and is an important community building.

A steady stream of about 40 visitors came to offer fundraising ideas and hear about progress in replacing the roof.

Teas and coffees were served throughout the day and a staggering £1892 was raised.

Thank you to all those who gave their support and made donations.

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CHURCH NEWS

MAY & JUNE CHURCH SERVICES

MAY

Sun 5

Wed 12

Sun 19

Sun 26

St John the Baptist Barnack

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church 4pm Messy Church

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church 6pm Informal Service

10.30am All Age Praise

St Mary’s Bainton

6pm Taize Service

9am Parish Communion

6pm BCP Evensong

9am Parish Communion

St Botolph’s Helpston

10.45am All Age Praise

10.45am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

10.45am All Age Communion

10.45am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

All Saints Wittering

10.30am Parish Communion

10.30am Morning Praise

10.30am Parish Communion

10.30am Morning Praise

St Stephen Etton

10am Parish Praise Mark Hotchkin

NO SERVICE

8am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

NO SERVICE

St Peter Maxey

9am Morning Prayer Derek Harris

9am All age Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

10am Family Service Village Hall M Hotchkin & F Skillman

9am Holy Communion BCP Rev'd Mark-Aaron

St Benedict Glinton

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

10.30am Parish Praise Mark Hotchkin

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

11am United Parish Worship with St. Pega's Derek Harris

St Andrew Northborough

9am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

10.30am All Age Praise Freda Skillman

9am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron 6pm Evensong Derek Harris

10.30am Family Communion Praise Rev'd Mark-Aaron and Freda Skillman

St Pega Peakirk

6pm Evensong Rev'd Mark-Aaron

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd Mark-Aaron

United Parish Worship at St. Benedict's

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, High St., Glinton PE6 7JN St Andrew Church St., Northborough PE6 9BN 56

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MAY & JUNE CHURCH SERVICES

CHURCH NEWS

JUNE

Sun 2

Sun 9

Sun 16

Sun 23

Sun 30

Sun 6 July

St John the Baptist Barnack

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church 4pm Messy Church

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

10.30am All Age Communion Patronal Service

10am Benefice Communion Service at Helpston Church

9.30am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

10am Benefice Communion Service at Helpston Church

6pm Taize Service

St Mary’s Bainton

St Botolph’s Helpston

6pm Taize Service

9am Parish Communion

6pm BCP Evensong

9am Parish Communion

10.45am All Age Praise

10.45am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

10.45am All Age Communion 6pm Informal Service

10.45am Parish Communion with Children’s Church

10am Benefice Communion Service at Helpston Church

10.45am All Age Praise

10.30am Parish Communion

All Saints Wittering

10.30am Parish Communion

St Stephen Etton

10am Parish Praise Mark Hotchkin

10.30am Morning Praise

10.30am Parish Communion

10.30am Morning Praise

10am Benefice Communion Service at Helpston Church

NO SERVICE

8am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

NO SERVICE

NO SERVICE

10am Parish Praise Mark Hotchkin

NO SERVICE

10am Family Service Village Hall M Hotchkin & F Skillman

NO SERVICE

10.30am Benefice Family Holy Communion Patronal Festival Rev'd MarkAaron

9am Morning Prayer Derek Harris

NO SERVICE

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

3pm Benefice Animal Blessing Service on the Green Rev'd MarkAaron

NO SERVICE

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

10.30am Family Communion Praise Rev'd MarkAaron and Freda Skillman

NO SERVICE

9am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

11am Morning Prayer Derek Harris

NO SERVICE

6pm Evensong Rev'd Jenny Oppereman

St Peter Maxey

9am Morning Prayer Derek Harris

St Benedict Glinton

10.30am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

St Andrew Northborough

9am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron

NO SERVICE

9am Holy Communion Rev'd MarkAaron 6pm Evensong Derek Harris

St Pega Peakirk

6pm Evensong Rev'd MarkAaron

10.30am Benefice Holy Communion Peakirk Village Green Rev'd Mark-Aaron

11am Morning Prayer Derek Harris

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HEALTH

NATIONAL SMILE MONTH

National Smile Month

National Smile Month is the largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health. Between 13th May and 13th June 2019, National Smile Month will promote positive messages and to engage people with maintaining a healthy mouth.

By Louise Addison

For the best oral hygiene: Brush your teeth

At least two minutes twice a day using fluoride toothpaste. Make sure you clean your teeth before bed, as your mouth doesn't have the same salivary protection during the night as it does during the day.

Floss Each tooth has five sides; a toothbrush only cleans three sides. The other two sides are where most decay and foul odours originate. To clean www.nationalsmilemonth.org/ 58

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between the teeth requires dental floss or tiny inter-dental brushes.

Clean your tongue - This is an important part of oral hygiene and works wonders with stale, smelly breath. You can use a tongue scraper or a toothbrush Give up smoking - Smoking dries the mouth, depleting the protective saliva. It also exposes your gums, soft palate and tongue to harmful and cancercausing toxins, and it makes your breath smell.

Use a mouthwash - This freshens breath and coats the teeth with a protective layer, helping to prevent plaque buildup. Avoid those which contain alcohol though.

Cut out sugary foods and drinks - Sugary snacks feeds the bacteria in your mouth which ultimately break down your enamel and cause decay.

And finally ...

Visit your dentist regularly!

CYBERCRIME CONSUMER ADVICE

Cybercrime

Don’t fall foul of the on-line fraudsters Cybercrime has reached epidemic levels in the UK – with police reporting that more than £190,000 a day is lost by victims The hacking of social media and email accounts is rife, and according to Action Fraud (which is run by the City of London Police) £34.6 million was reported to be stolen from victims between April and September 2018; an increase of almost a quarter (24%) on the previous six months.

Over 13,000 people in the UK reported cyber-crimes over the six months, with more than 5,000 of those having had their social media or email accounts hacked – costing victims £14.8 million.

Closer to home, an initiative to crackdown on scammers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and aim to make the county scamfree, is gaining momentum.

Safe Local Trades is delighted to be supporting the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership (CAPASP), which includes Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Police and Crime Commissioner Jason Ablewhite, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council.

CAPASP is committed to working towards stamping out scams; from postal to online fraud to telephone scams doorstep rogue traders.

In the case of cybercrime, fraudsters trick internet and email users into giving personal details, including financial information, in order to steal their money.

Some kinds of online scams to be aware of: 

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Phishing: where you receive an email that pretends to be from an authority (e.g., your bank) in which you’re asked to give out your passwords or personal information such as your address, telephone number, or other data.

Pharming - the fraudulent practice of directing online users to a fake website, which mimics the appearance of a real/legitimate one.

Romance Scams - a confidence scam whereby a criminal displays fake romantic intentions towards a victim in order to gain their affection to then extort money.

Impersonation of UK officials - criminals impersonate a UK official to obtain personal information by claiming that the victim is due a refund or must make an urgent payment.

File Hijacking: where a hacker enters your computer and accesses your files, locking you out of them. The hacker then demands a ransom (usually money) before he will give you your files back.

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Screenshot Managing: where hackers enter your computer and take screenshots of your display. This can help them get information about you, get passwords, or even blackmail you.

Keylogging: where hackers can record your keystrokes on your computer, thus gaining your passwords or other personal info.

Ad Clicking: where hackers encourage you to click on a link (perhaps by email, or on a webpage) which will then open malware or simply ask for your personal info.

However, you can take steps to help protect yourself:  Ensure that your devices

all have up to date

anti-virus security.  Install a firewall and anti spyware on your computer.  Ensure that you update your

software (including Windows

or iOS) when prompted to

do so; postponing an update

can leave you vulnerable.  Ensure that your devices are

password protected with a

strong password - you can

find the official governmental

advice on creating passwords

at (https://www.cyberaware. gov.uk/passwords).

If you think you or a loved one may have been the victim of a scam, report it to Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ Find out how to sign up for the fight against fraud, and read tips on spotting a scam, visit www.safelocaltrades.com/consumers/advice/friends-against-scams

by Eileen Le Voi

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PLANNING

APPLICATIONS

 BAINTON

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Tree- fell at Swallows Rest Ufford Road: Awaiting decision

 BARNACK

Covert existing garage block to form two number studio apartments for holiday letting / tourist accommodation at Walcot Hall Walcot Road: Awaiting decision Conversion of existing garage block to form two number studio apartments for holiday letting / tourist accommodation at Walcot Hall Walcot Road: Awaiting decision

 CASTOR

First floor extension over attached garage to dwelling at 10 St Kyneburgha Close: Permitted Erection of outbuilding in rear garden to be used as a gym and recreational area (part-retrospective) at 5 Thorolds Way: Permitted Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with front and rear dormers and a detached garage at Hill House Mill Lane: Permitted Single storey rear extension and a new first floor attic room over existing garage at 4 The Limes: Permitted Variation of condition C3 (to enable annex to be let for short term stays) of planning permission 15/01627/ HHFUL at 2 Stocks Hill: Permitted Willow - fell at 1 Church Hill: Permitted

 DEEPING

GATE

Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two detached houses at 2 Riverside: Permitted Internal damp proofing - retrospective at 27 Riverside: Permitted Proposed rear single storey extension, front porch, pitched roof garage front garden & re-roof existing garage (side elevation) 17 Peakirk Road: Awaiting decision

 ETTON

Yew Tree-overall reduction by 3ft at 20 Main Road: Permitted TPO 04/1973: T1 Chestnut - Crown Shaping at Street Record Rectory Lane: Awaiting decision Yew (Taxus baccata) - Fell at 1 Main Road: Awaiting decision

 GLINTON

Single storey rear extension, overall length: 5.1m, maximum height: 3.6m (eaves: 2.6m) at 35 Helpston Road: Permitted Demolition of prefabricated garages and erection of garages and associated works at 29-31 High Street: Awaiting decision 60

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Drobbed kerb at 20 Peakirk Road: Awaiting decision Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable room at 8 The Willows: Permitted Construction of two-storey dwelling and double garage at 5 The Green: Awaiting decision Proposed single storey side and rear extensions, and first floor extension including 2no Dormers to the front and 1 no Dormer to the rear. at 26 Peakirk Road: Permitted Construction of two-storey dwelling and double garage at 5 The Green: Withdrawn T1 Walnut Tree (marked blue) approx 2m reduction to the nearest suitable growth point at 12A High Street: Permitted Leylandii- hedgerow to reduce back by approx 5metres at 14A Rectory Lane: Permitted Further rebuilding of Barn 7 following roof collapse at Barn 7 Scotts Farm Welmore Road: Permitted Single storey rear extension at 13 High Street: Permitted Single storey rear extension at 13 High Street: Permitted Demolition of existing single storey dwelling and erection of 3 single storey dwellings at 24 Peakirk Road: Refused Pollard existing self seeded willow to 4m at 24 Lincoln Road: Permitted T1 Birch - Fell at Street Record Peakirk Road: Awaiting decision Lime tree: Reduce to previous points which is 2-3m off upper crown and 1-2m off outer crown at 10 Lincoln Road: Awaiting decision Sycamore tree: Raise crown by 2-3m that is overhanging 10 Lincoln Road at 14 Lincoln Road: Awaiting decision Single storey side extension at 35 Oak Road: Awaiting decision

APPLICATIONS PLANNING

Single storey rear extension, roof extension over garage, chimney, render to side and rear, and gravel hardstanding (part-retrospective) - re-submission. at 32 North Fen Road: Awaiting decision T1 Walnut Tree (marked blue) approx 2m reduction to the nearest suitable growth point at 12A High Street: Awaiting decision

 HELPSTON

Single storey rear extension at 7 Cuckoo Close: Lawful Removal of condition C2 (ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as 3 Clare Court) of planning permission 11/01633/FUL at West Barn 3 Clare Court: Permitted Two storey rear extension, erection of porch to the front and removal of existing garage at 40 Glinton Road: Awaiting decision Pollard willow tree down to 5 metres approx and remove maple tree in rear courtyard garden at Helpston House 8 West Street: Awaiting decision Sycamore (T1) - Crown Lift - Remove bottom 3 branches at 2 Broad Wheel Road: Awaiting decision Demolition of part of wall, relocation of access and rebuilding of wall at The Bluebell Inn 10 Woodgate: Awaiting decision Proposed single storey rear extension and conversion of garage at 32 Maxey Road: Awaiting decision

 MAXEY

Scoping opinion for proposal to vary the restoration scheme at Maxey Quarry High Street: Comments

 NORTHBOROUGH

Create enlarged opening between Kitchen and Dining zones. Reinstate original room separation

between Snug and Dining zones at 1 Church Street: Permitted Remove roadside hedge by 25m replace with Beech at 15 Church Street: Awaiting decision 1 x Willow Tree and 1 x Poplar Tree- reduce by approx 3-4m (to previous points) in front garden, 3 x Conifersreduce by approx 2-3m in the rear garden at 20 Church Street: Permitted Remove roadside hedge by 25m replace with Beech at 15 Church Street: Permitted Create enlarged opening between Kitchen and Dining zones. Reinstate original room separation between Snug and Dining zones at 1 Church Street: Permitted Single storey rear extension, removal of existing garage, removal of conservatory and erection of pitched roof garage at 36 Castle Drive: Awaiting decision

 PEAKIRK

Two storey side extension, and single storey rear extension at 10 Firdale Close: Permitted TPO 01/1990 G1, 11 x Alder - To reduce lower half crown/outer limbs cut to points where previous cutting was granted at 3-5 Mill Close: Awaiting decision TPO 01/1990: G1, 11 x Alder - lateral reduction to historic pruning points. at 3-5 Mill Close: Permitted

 UFFORD

Apple Tree - Fell at Honeysuckle Cottage Main Street: Awaiting decision 6 x Fruit Trees - Fell, Mountain Ash - fell, new Mountain Ash to be planted on the opposite side of the gate adjacent to the wall. at Robins Acre 7 Walcot Road Erection of two storey annex at 5 Hillside Close: Rejected

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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

Catherine Franks, Clerk......................................... 01780 765984 Graham Fletcher, Chairman.................................. 01780 740034 Richard Harris, Vice Chairman.............................. 01780 740886 Susie Lucas............................................................. 01780 740159 Cliff Stanton............................................................ 01780 749123

 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

Roy Chowings ....................................................... 01780 740755

 Barnack Cricket Club

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

 Barnack Home from Home Club

Diane Wright, Manager......................................... 07847 956602

 Barnack Men’s Breakfast

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

 Barnack Messy Church

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

 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 Ivor Crowson ......................................................... 01780 740430 David Laycock ....................................................... 01780 740267 Martin Bloom ........................................................ 01780 740966 Clerk, Susie Caney ................................................ 07595 377236

 Benefice Administrators/ Lay Readers

Rachel Wright ........................................................ 07425 144998 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 62

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 Choirs

Benefice, Simon Richards Singers (Glinton) Choirmaster .............................. 01778 341686

 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 Lynn George, Clerk................................................ 01778 346402

 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

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

 Friendship / Welcome Clubs

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

 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 Secretary, Shirley Hodgkinson, ................... 01733 252351 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

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

Frank Samet Glinton ............................................. 01733 253591 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 Alison Butler, PCC Treasurer ................................ 01778 345499

 Northborough Parish Council

John Dadge, Chair ............................................... 01733 254145 Robin Morrison, Clerk ........................................... 07944 054546

 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

 Peterborough City Council

John Holdich OBE Peterborough ....................... 01733 253078 Peterborough City Council .................................. 01733 747474

TRIBUNE

 Pre and After School Clubs 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)................................................ 07595 377236 ...................................................................clerk@ufford-pc.gov.uk

 Village Halls

Barnack Village Hall, Michelle Goodwin, ............ 01780 749337 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

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

 Ward Councillors

 Police and Emergencies

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

 Pre and After School Clubs

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

Police - emergency calls ....................................... 999 Less urgent crimes ................................................ 101 Power Failure ......................................................... 0800 7838838 Samaritans .....................................................Freephone 116 123 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

 Women’s Institute (WI)

 Youth Clubs

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

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