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Blood Cancer Coffee Morning in Memory of John McGregor and Taff Roberts
After many years of holding a the fifth most common form of cancer. coffee morning on the last Each year, 40,000 people are diagnosed Thursday of November, with a blood cancer in the UK. this year’s “McGregor Coffee Morning” in the Corn Exchange has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the government which aim to keep us all safe. The Bourne Blood Cancer Group, as a consequence of the impact of blood cancers, is still selling books, jigsaws, empty gin bottles with lights as a decoration, facemasks (which at the moment have a Christmas theme), preserves The name of the charity has changed from and tins with a surprise gift. initially ‘Leukaemia’ to ‘Bloodwise’ and is now ‘Blood If you are interested and can support the Cancer UK’. It covers over one hundred different work, please contact : Glen Brown on 01778 types of blood cancer and these collectively are 423148 or Yvonne Roberts on 01778 393219.
Tower of London Poppies
In this traditional month of remembrance, here’s a chance to treat yourself to a piece of quality artwork from Helen Graham and at the same time, help the British Legion, with some of the proceeds going to their annual Poppy Appeal. The digital copies of the poppy art can be purchased from Gordon’s Photography in North Street and at the new Don’t Lose Hope gift shop on South Street. Why not visit the ‘Born to create 18’ Facebook page for more inspiration?
REMEMBERING... Claudio Santos
(27/05/53 – 08/09/20) Claudio San Pedro Santos passed away at Peterborough City Hospital with end-stage heart failure. His death will have saddened many friends and family members around the world, especially in the Phillippines (where he was born), New Zealand, Dubai and the UK.
He leaves behind his wife of thirty-eight years, Violeta, along with three daughters (Vianne, Vianca and Vivien) one grandson (Joaquin) and siblings, Lucena and Andy. Claudio was a very clever man, passionate and determined to be successful in life. He had a range of interesting occupations, starting with ten years in Saudi Arabia as an electrician. Then, back in the Phillippines, he started his own construction business, followed by a small food supplies store. Moving to Bourne with his wife and eldest daughter, he began working as an assistant in George’s fish and chip shop. Very much a family man, Claudio, supported his daughters through their education and was proud to see them all graduate from university. He loved cooking, gardening, farming and fixing things. Claudio was known as “Boyeng” and was adored by many people.
Bourne’s Georgie Jones Performed to an Empty House in Stamford
The long-awaited performance of “ish”
by Georgie Jones eventually went ahead, almost five months after it had been scheduled for May 2nd this year. The one-woman show was streamed on Stamford Arts Centre’s Facebook site on National Poetry Day, and what a treat was to be had!
Playing to an empty house seemed to deter the talented Miss Jones not one bit and, after an hour of faultless dialogue, delivered most endearingly, we were all left wondering just how could anyone remember so many lines, so many of which flowed effortlessly with poetic ease. Set to a ’90s and ’00s pop and hip-hop soundtrack, “ish” is a frank and humorous exploration of what it means to be a woman. Spoken word, stand-up and storytelling combine, in celebration of the simultaneously grotesque and glorious experience that is growing up into a “twenty-something”! In 2018, Georgie spent twelve months as Resident Artist at The Roundhouse, London, writing and performing a lot of what would eventually become “ish”; mostly poems about awkward snogging, all-consuming first loves and horrific waxing
Can You Help? A Bourne School Clothes Bank is being establishing to help collect, repair, clean and distribute clothing and sports items to those in need. Here is your chance to donate no-longer-wanted school clothing and sports gear, so that it can be distributed to youngsters who may need it.
The organisers are looking for volunteers for the following:
People willing to collect and deliver items.
People willing to clean, repair, iron and catalogue items.
People willing to help promote this really worthwhile initiative. All “re-purposed” items will be provided completely free of charge and so all help will be very much appreciated. They will obviously be working in a Covidfriendly way during these difficult times. Please visit
www.bourneschoolclothesbank.co.uk.
disasters. The show was then commissioned by a consortium of Midlands venues and supported by the Arts Council – hence the trip to Stamford. Writer and performer, Georgie Jones, says, “It’s really exciting to bring the piece back to where I grew up, to be able to perform it in its own setting. It’s a semi-autobiographical show which hopefully means that a lot of audiences will be able to really directly relate to it.” Georgie hails from Bourne and is a product of Bourne Grammar School’s thriving Performing Arts Department. Hailed as a fun, warm, witty and engaging monologue that genuinely connects with the audience, I would strongly urge anyone to catch this show by visiting www.facebook.com/stamfordarts, sit back and let Georgie work those magical words!
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‘Don’t Lose Hope’ Opens New Gift Shop and Therapy Venue
Situated at 3 South Street and activities, as well as other creative fronted by the gift shop, Don’t workshops for the entire Lose Hope have opened community. “We have a premises which will not potter’s wheel, kiln and only provide affordable activity table space which and personalised handmade will help to deliver our gifts for all occasions, but also sessions within the current a new space for their play government guidelines therapy sessions. On sale is and hopefully we can everything from postcards progress this as we move and greeting cards, books and through the restrictions”. nightlights to bath-bombs, scented candles, prints, jewellery, worry monsters and much more. This month will also see the community garden and “man shed” building take shape on CEO of the charity, Nicola Brister, said, “There is much more space and far greater facilities here to allow our the Wellhead, where they hope to deliver DIY workshops, ‘Repair Café’ style activities and educational programmes to benefit the whole community. play therapists to deliver If you would like to know more sessions to children from about the charity and what they around four to nine years of can offer, please have a look at age. Having the gift shop as a www.dontlosehope.co.uk. new source of financial support in these difficult times is very exciting.” The shop is open the same hours as the café, The Charity’s new space will also be providing weekdays, 9am – 4pm and art therapy sessions, pottery and handicraft Saturday 10am – 4pm.
SKDC Launches New Community Art Project
South Kesteven District Council’s Arts Centres have launched the SK Creative Colour Challenge inspired by Sir Isaac Newton’s experiment, where he demonstrated that white light is made up of the colours of the rainbow, initially noticing five - red, yellow, green, blue and violet. These experiments were carried out during his own “lockdown” period in the 1660s, when he returned to his family home at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Colsterworth, to avoid the plague. The Arts Centres are inviting anyone based in or around South Kesteven, including schools, community groups, businesses and local organisations, as well as families and individuals, to be part of a new district-wide project to create a series of flags for South Kesteven, one in each of the five colours.
They are looking for photographs that are predominantly red, yellow, green, blue, or violet. It could be a close-up image, a collection of objects, a woodland scene, family portraits or pets – the choice is yours! The SKDC Arts Centres team will then sort the photographs into the five colour groups to patchwork them into a design for each flag. All of the photographs will be exhibited online through the project’s website www.creativecolour.co.uk and @skflags on Instagram. The finished flags will be on show all around the district for the next two years and will also feature as part of the next Gravity Fields Festival in 2022. E-mail your images to skflags@creativecolour.co.uk by Monday November 30th, 2020. You can send as many as you like.
