Discovering Bourne issue 144, August 2023

Welcome to your August issue...

Another summer holiday is here and, sure enough, the rain gods have met to discuss how best they can ruin everyone’s al fresco plans, be it the annual School Sports Day, the Village Fete, the ‘Family Fun Day’ or just that special barbecue.

Oh well, it happens so often that I’m sure we just take it in our stride and think we’re lucky not to be having to endure those 40 degree-plus temperatures the Mediterranean areas are getting right now.

At least the Picnic in the Park and Classic Car Show in Bourne went ahead ‘unscathed’ and a fabulous time was had by all. Big thanks to everyone concerned in making it such a success.

Have yourselves a fabulous holiday and stay safe!

Inside Highlights

4 North Shoes.

6 Book reviews from Bourne Bookshop.

7 Morton C of E Primary School.

8................. Edenham C of E Primary School.

9 Girl Guiding.

12 .............. Vine House Farm Shop and Café.

15 The Glebe Singers.

16............... Community Matters.

17 Deep-in Aesthetics.

18 Heidi Marshall – Massage Therapist. 20 Rebuilding Wellbeing Voluntary Group.

24 Double & Megson.

25 ............. Words from the Mayor.

28 Local History: Matthew Flinders.

30 Newton Fallowell Property Market Review.

Keeping it short and sweet this month, so no mention of the Ashes, the Women’s World Cup, nor this crazy English summer weather – just a warm welcome … and a little mirth and merriment:

My friend’s boss met him in the car park and said to him, “Have a good day”, so he jumped back in his car and drove home.

I suppose the fact that he’d been dreaming about trains going along in the same direction must confirm that he’s got a one-track mind. Enjoy the read and enjoy August.

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32-33 ... TCL Solar.

38 Alto Electrical Ltd.

41-44 .... Summer Hunt Competition: Win £50.

54-55 Consumer Advice from Safe Local Trades.

58 Will & Probate Services.

66 ............. The Quiz Inquisition.

68-70 What’s on: Events and Clubs Guide. 76-82 ... Businesses directory.

With thanks to

Double and Megson, Eileen Le Voi, Gordon Cochran, Liberty Partnership, Brenda Johnson, Bourne Bookshop, Jason Treadwell, Brynley Heaven, Nick Ash, Christine Beardwood, Coleen Everitt.

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NORTH SHOES: Quality Product – Quality Fitting!

Agood shoe-fitting service is particularly important for children and, as North Shoes prepares for the very busy back-to-school summer period, they are encouraging customers to benefit from an appointment booking system. A simple, online process reserves a thirty-minute slot at any of its shops in Bourne, Stamford and Oundle.

Managing Director, James North, explains: “Walkin customers will always be made very welcome, and they can expect our highest level of customer service. But to ensure there is no waiting and to guarantee our trained staff are available to help them, we’re asking people to consider using the online booking system. That way our customers can choose a time most suitable to them and know that they have at least thirty minutes to relax and enjoy a top-quality shoe-fitting service.”

All children’s feet are measured as a starting point, but James insists that what follows next is equally important and is what sets North Shoes apart from high street chains. “We fit all shoes with growing room, not the size they measure. We fit the

correct size, width and style shoe that supports the foot but allows it to grow naturally,” he says.

North Shoes’ school brands are the well-known and trusted Clarks, Start-Rite, Geox and Ricosta. There’s a choice of lace-up, slip-on and Velcro fastening, and there’s a large range of styles for boys and girls, including the popular chunky look. When shoes are fitted properly, primary school children are likely to need one to two pairs per year, while secondary school students should last most of the year with a single pair.

Offer valid until September 4th 2023

“We want them to last and, by coupling up our quality shoe-fitting service with a good, branded shoe, we’re confident that parents and guardians will be happy that it proves value for money,” adds James, who is the fifth generation of the independent family business started in Bourne 147 years ago. All its colleagues are trained members of The Society of Shoe Fitters.

To make a shoe-fitting appointment, just click on the website at www.northshoes.co.uk , which also has hundreds of styles available to order, with free delivery on purchases over £50.

North Shoes’ children’s shoe service is available at 18 North Street, Bourne; 2 Red Lion Street, Stamford and 7 Market Place, Oundle. Its shop at 11 Rose Crescent, Cambridge, stocks adults’ shoes only.

When it comes to shoe fitting, it pays to rely on quality and experience. That is how North Shoes has built a reputation for a level of customer service which has people of all ages returning, year after year.

£10 off trainers when purchased with full-price school shoes.

BOURNE BOOKSHOP

19 North Street, Bourne, PE10 9AE t. 01778 392777

Carrie Soto is Back

BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID

Carrie Soto is the world’s greatest tennis player, but her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. Six years after her retirement, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record, so she decides to come out of retirement, in an attempt to reclaim it.

Even if the sports media says that they never liked the ‘Battle-Axe’. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. Even if it almost breaks her. Carrie knows she must go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. And even if it means training with a man who she once almost opened her heart to, Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.

A Fenland Garden

BY FRANCIS PRYOR

The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants, and wildlife in a remote corner of the southern Lincolnshire Fens. Pryor has a very particular relationship with the landscape and soil, thanks to his distinguished career as an archaeologist. It is also about reclaiming a patch of ground for nature and wildlife – of repairing the damage done to a small slice of Fenland landscape by decades of intensive farming. His account of the development of the garden includes fascinating nuggets of Fenland lore and history.

Lottie Brooks’s Totally Disastrous School Trip

BY KATIE KIRBY

‘Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life ... Still look like a tomato. Am stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude). My parents are leaving me to go out on a ‘Date Night’. GROSS!’

After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting sunburnt, Lottie’s heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents! But the trip soon turns into a total disaster. The other girls staying at the camp are MEGA-MEAN, best friend Jess is spending all her time with new girl Isha, and Lottie’s diary gets stolen!

Bunny vs Monkey: Machine Mayhem

BY JAMIE SMART

Genius inventor, Skunky, has just designed a brand-new creation . . . a robot called Metal Eve! She needs to learn everything there is to know about life, so it’s probably not the best idea that she’s surrounded by Bunny,

Monkey, Weenie, Pig, and the gang.

The only thing she’s going to learn from them is that life in the Woods is very, very silly indeed! Laughs will be aplenty in the hit comic book sensation!

Charity Challenges at Morton CE Primary School

Children and staff took part in a charity fundraising challenge during the Summer Term. To coincide with the ten-year anniversary of our Academy Trust (Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust), a new charity has been created.

“Love As Action Together” (LAAT) is a charitable fund which will support children who are lacking the things they need to access the full life of school. We will remove barriers, promote equality, and champion inclusivity. Funds will be made available directly to our school to help children in our community.

Firstly, our children took part in a ‘10 miles over 10 days’ fundraiser. From our youngest to oldest, children showed commitment to the cause and

Little Owls Nursery

A purpose built Nursery building with a bright, welcoming learning space.

● Covered outdoor play and a large garden area.

● High quality learning resources.

● 15 and 30 hour funded sessions available for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.

● Term time only.

had lots of fun along the way. Sponsorship has poured in from generous parents and the final school total stands at £1,400.

The second part of the challenge saw staff from across the twenty Trust schools take part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, (a circular trek, covering 24.5 miles and a total ascent of three peaks totalling 1,585 metres, within twelve hours!) Executive Headteacher, George Trafford, represented the school by taking on this challenge, completing it on June 24th in just over ten hours!

The LAAT fund now stands at over £14,000 which will benefit children and their families in our school and village community. The whole challenge has been a proud moment for our school, pupils, staff, and the wider Trust community.

● 9.00am – 3.00pm with additional wrap around care available for children aged 3+ years.

● Together we can give your child the best start to their education with a warm, welcoming and enriching environment.

Hand in hand, together we can Respect, Achieve, Enjoy, Believe

Village Fair to Celebrate 150 Years

Although children have been educated within the village for far longer, the school was built one hundred and fifty years ago this year, and it seemed only right that this was celebrated in spectacular fashion. Our Parent Staff Association (PSA) has been up-and-running for just over twelve months; they have done a fantastic job since re-forming; and this event was a culmination of all their hard work.

On the day, there were plenty of stalls from local businesses, as well as performances from local dance schools and the school choir – even

Rapunzel popped in to have a sing and a dance with the children. The whole event was a huge success, not only raising money for the school but also bringing the wider community together.

Headteacher, Mr Pasqualino said, “It was a fantastic day, and so nice to see everyone’s hard work pay off. We had past pupils coming by to say hello as well as new pupils who will be starting in September. It was especially lovely to see those not directly linked to the school come in and just enjoy the fun and atmosphere that the community had created.”

The school are currently looking for Governors to join the current Board. If this is something that is of interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact the school to find out more.

C of E Primary School

Edenham CE Primary School

For ages 4 to 7

For ages 4 to 7

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Rainbows welcomes all girls to come together to laugh, learn and have fun in a creative, safe space. It’s a wonderful world of adventure, week after week, just for her.

Rainbows welcomes all girls to come together to laugh, learn and have fun in a creative, safe space. It’s a wonderful world of adventure, week after just for her.

Brownies is full of firsts: she can explore her creative side, get out into the great outdoors, learn how to look after herself, others and the world we live in.

Brownies is full of firsts: she can explore her creative side, get out into the great outdoors, learn how to look after herself, others and the world we live in.

For ages 7 to 10

For ages 7 to 10

For ages 10 to 14

For ages 10 to 14

Guides is a fun-filled space, she’ll have one big adventure with friends, learn how to be herself, explore the things she loves and do stuff she’s never done before!

Guides is a fun-filled space, she’ll have one big adventure with friends, learn how to be herself, explore the things she loves stuff she’s never done before!

Rangers is an open and relaxed space, where you can regularly meet up, go on trips at home and abroad, to help make a difference to the things you care about.

Rangers is an open and relaxed space, where you can regularly meet up, go on trips at home and abroad, to help make a difference to the things you care about.

Find out more about Girlguiding locally and how you can volunteer on our Facebook page. Simply scan the QR code...

For ages 14 to 18

For ages 14 to 18

Find a group near you girlguiding.org.uk

Find a group near you girlguiding.org.uk

For more information visit: www.girlguiding.org.uk

Starters

Soup of the Day

Homemade Focaccia, Sea Salt Butter (ve) £5.95

Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon

Lilliput Capers, Dill Cream Cheese, Toasted Sourdough, Lemon £9.95

Baked Truffled Camembert (To Share)

Olive Oil & Sea Salt Crostinis, Red Onion Marmalade (v) £12.50

Slow Cooked Blade of Lincolnshire Beef

Potted Cromer Crab

Pickled Cucumber, Toasted Rye Bread £8.50

Confit Asian Duck Spring Roll

Charred Pak Choi, Bangalore Dipping Sauce, Coriander £7.95

Miso Aubergine & Peanut Spring Roll

Charred Pak Choi, Bangalore Dipping Sauce, Coriander (ve) £7.50

Mains

Horseradish & Parsley Mash, Red Onion Marmalade, Roasted Carrot, Red Wine Jus £16.95

Roast Chicken, Leek & Wild Mushroom Pie

Puff Pastry, Green Vegetables, Creamed Mash or Triple Cooked Chips, Gravy £12.95

Pan Roasted Salmon Supreme

Tenderstem Broccoli, Crushed Jersey Royal Potatoes, Lemon & Herb Butter Sauce £19.95

Chargrilled Lamb Rump

Salsa Verde, Hasselback New Potatoes, Roasted Beetroots, Spinach, Lamb Jus £22.95

8oz Dry Aged Ribeye £23.50 10oz Bavette £18.95

Griffin Burger

Cotehill Yellow Cheese, Burger Sauce, Gherkin, Gem Lettuce, Beef Tomato, Triple Cooked Chips £13.95

Risotto Verde

Green Vegetables, Capers, Garden Herb Pesto, Kidderton Ash Goat's Cheese, Crispy Leeks (Vegan Alternative Available) (v) £13.50

Wild Mushroom, Leek & Potato Pie Puff Pastry, Seasonal Vegetables, Triple Cooked Chips, Gravy (v) £12.95

Griffin Beer Battered Haddock Triple Cooked Chips, Crushed Garden Peas, Lemon £13.50

While You Wait

Homemade Garlic & Thyme Focaccia £4.50

Flavoured Butter, Aged Balsamic & Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lemon & Herb Marinated Olives & Artichokes £4.95

Lincolnshire Poacher & Onion Seed Cheese Straws £3.95

Chef's Roasted Nut Selection £3.50

Sides & Sauces

Onion Rings £3.50

Pepper Sauce £4.50

Colston Bassett Sauce £4.50

Garlic & Chilli Butter £4.50

Charred Tenderstem Broccoli £3.95

House Salad £3.95

Buttered New Potatoes £3.95

12oz Pork T-Bone £16.95

6oz Dry Aged Fillet £27.50

Make any grill a Surf & Turf by adding Grilled Garlic Tiger Prawn Skewers £9.95 All Grills Served with Roasted Plum Tomato, Portobello Mushroom & Triple Cooked Chips

Vanilla Pannacotta

Grills Desserts

Blueberries, Granola, Sorbet £6.95

Triple Chocolate Brownie

Raspberries, Vanilla Ice Cream £6.95

Griffin Cheese Board

Crackers, Chutney, Grapes, Celery £9.95

Griffin Sticky Toffee Pudding

Clotted Cream Ice Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce, Honeycomb £6.95

Trio of Ice Creams

Brandy Snap, Meringue, Seasonal Fruit Choose from our selected flavours £6.95

v = Vegan, ve = Vegetarian

For any other food allergies or dietary requirements please let our team know and we will try to accommodate you as best we possibly can!

What’s available in July...

What’s available in August..

It’s Summertime! We’re happy to see delicious strawberries & raspberries arriving daily; fresh broad beans & peas are available now too. Our chillers are stocked to the brim with plenty of fresh produce, much of which we serve on our Café menu. Why not pick up a BBQ pack from our in-store butchery run by Grasmere Farm & homemade coleslaw & potato salad. Have you tried the locally made Thaymar Dairy ice-cream or a milkshake made with Bassingthorpe milk? On busy days & school days our cabin in the Wildlife Garden will be serving hot & cold drinks, ice-cream & cake. Now stocking bread from our new supplier, Hambletons.

We welcome the return of our sunflowers in August! Always a spectacle & well worth joining a farm tour to view them. We are also really pleased to see Discovery apples & our very own organic sweetcorn back in the Farm Shop - delicious on a BBQ along with a convenient BBQ pack from our in-store butchery run by Grasmere Farm. The lovely weather means outside eating is a must, so enjoy an afternoon tea on the deck overlooking the wildlife garden & pond, or take advantage of our Sunflower Cabin, serving hot & cold drinks, ice-cream & cakes. It’s a good time to give your feeders & feeding station a good clean too!

Marathon Walk Exceeds £2,500 Target

The ‘Wright Care’ Mighty Hikers Walk on May 20th raised an incredible £4,428 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Director and owner of Wright Care, Samantha Davis-Wright, led a team of fearless ladies over the 26.2-mile marathon walk, along part of the North Norfolk coast.

Here are some of her observations:

● It was such a hot day, and we all suffered a bit of heat stroke I think, despite the copious amounts of water we drank! But the feeling when we went over that finish like on the Holkham estate was a feeling like no other!

● Everyone was so proud of completing the hike, despite blisters, torn knee ligaments, and a cut lip, we all did it - albeit with a few tears along the way!

● I’m so grateful to everyone who supported us and donated to such a special cause!

● It was a lovely team-building day, and we had the best time. I’m really proud of my team every day, but there is never any stopping them! They are already talking about what’s next!

Mon-Sat: 101s every 30mins throughout the day reduced evening and Sunday service all Buses call at: Queensgate Bus Sta for City Centre Walton Shopping Park & New England Boulevard Retail Park

Change at Market Deeping for Delaine 301 towards Spalding Mon-Fri: every hour throughout the day all Buses call at: Spalding London Rd/Vine St for Town Centre & Springfields Outlet Shopping Centre

Saturdays: a bi-hourly service will be introduced from September

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Mon-Sat: every hour throughout the day all Buses call at: Stamford Hospital & North Street for Town Centre

Saturdays: Additional journeys: B-S-P 1645 & P-S-B 1815

Cash & Contactless accepted onboard

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The Glebe Singers

Over time, the choir has performed at many local venues - but most recently could be found at St. Guthlac’s Church (Market Deeping) and Peakirk Village Hall, where both concerts were well received by those who went along. The choir has previously been congratulated on the wide variety of different genres it performs, and the audience at both these concerts was treated to a range of pieces varying from a West Side Story medley through to the sacred item ‘Peace I Leave With You’ and many others in between!

The choir is made up of a number of friendly members who share the same passion for singing, and would like to swell their numbers with like-minded people. In particular, they would like to meet tenor or bass singers, but will welcome anyone who is interested in finding out more. Rehearsals are great fun with an element of hard work, but of course to perform those well practised pieces in front of an audience is magical!

The choir can be found rehearsing on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm – 9pm, during school term time at The Green School (PE6 8DA - opposite St. Guthlac’s Church in Market Deeping). Whether you can read music or not, they would love to meet you. You will be assured of a warm welcome, even if it is just to pop in and experience a rehearsal.

For more information take a look at their Facebook

page, website (glebesingers.org) or to speak with someone, either contact Chairman and Musical Director, David Scoffield on 07921 813442 or email glebesingers@gmail.com

DO YOU SING?....

perhaps just in the bath, or under the shower?

If so, your local Community Choir needs YOU!

We are looking for new members (in particular tenor and bass singers) to come and join our friendly, music loving choir.

Come and join us where the experience, enjoyment and satisfaction is everything!

To find out more either visit our website glebesingers.org or facebook page. Email glebesingers@gmail.com, or contact our Chairman David Scoffield on 07921 813442.

The Glebe Singers, a Community Choir formed in 1999 and based in Market Deeping, have just reached the end of yet another very successful year of singing.

We bring you items of interest for your home and community. If there is something you’d like us to cover or you have something to say please get in touch with Tori : 01778 421427 or 07498 588487

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Blooming Bourne Looking its Breathtaking Best!

The East Midlands in Bloom judges were in town on July 13th and were given a tour of Bourne and Dyke. This included a visit to Elsea Park CofE Primary Academy where they met with The Mayor of Bourne, Cllr Brenda Johnson, members of staff and children from the School Council.

The tour continued around Bourne, taking in The Wellhead, Jubilee Meadow, Dimension Skatepark, The Butterfield Centre including the Community Pantry, and finishing in Dyke.

There will be a presentation event in September, where all the results will be announced.

Ladies!!! “Sing for Life” and Support Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice this year

Launching in September, “Sing for Life” will sign up forty-plus local women, just like you, to take part in a ten-week pop-up singing project, working towards a fantastic live performance event at The Cresset on Friday November 10th, supporting charity partner Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. You’ll learn to sing, meet new people, challenge yourself, perform live on stage AND raise money for this much-loved local charity – what’s not to like?!

Absolutely no previous singing experience is needed, just a willingness to step outside your comfort zone, get stuck in and give it a go! Over one hundred brave women took part in “Sing for Life 2022”, and raised over £10k for the charity, a fantastic total and more than the project has ever raised before!

For most of them, this was their first experience of rehearsing and singing as part of a group, and of performing in public, and here’s what some of them had to say about it:

★ “Absolutely loved every second! Met some amazing people along the way, raised a lot of money for a fabulous charity and I want to do it all again!”

★ “An amazing experience! Lovely to meet new people and take part in such an important project.”

★ “The final concert was an amazing experience, so much fun - the atmosphere was just fabulous!”

Helen Kingston, Community Fundraiser at Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, says: “Thank you to the Sing for Life team who will bring our community together in perfect harmony to raise vital funds for our hospice. With your support we can continue to provide expert and compassionate care in the local community”.

The project kicks off with introduction sessions at The John Mansfield Campus, Dogsthorpe: PE1 4HX, on Thursday September 7th, (7pm - 10pm), Friday September 8th, (7pm - 10pm) and Saturday September 9th, (2pm - 5pm) when you can meet the team and some of the other women who’ll be taking part. Please call or email first to register and book your timeslot.

For more information about “Sing for Life”, visit www.peterboroughsings.org.uk, e-mail info@peterboroughsings.org.uk or call 01733 425194.

Introducing our Brand-New Treatment

Well, we are into the summer months now and, as always, we are on the lookout for new and exciting products that could help our clients change parts of their body or their face that may be concerning them, in order that they are able to feel as confident as possible.

LEMON BOTTLE is a new, advanced fat-dissolving treatment for both the face and body but, after much research, we have decided to focus on using it for the dissolving and contouring of the chin and jawline, as there is no ‘downtime’ at all with this product. Unlike Aqualyx that we have used before for that particular area, there is no swelling afterwards, and it takes a quarter of the time to show any kind of results. You will be able to come in for the treatment and walk out within the hour, with no one knowing what you have had done, while it does its magic and reduces the pockets of fat associated with a double chin and jowls. There is minimal swelling, minimal pain and the treatment begins working immediately. So, as they say……. Chin up !!!!!!!

TREATMENTS WE OFFER

Dermal fillers ✦ Lip fillers ✦ Bunny lines

Downturned corners of mouth ✦ Gummy smiles

Profhilo (turkey neck) ✦ Hayfever Injections

Fat dissolving ✦ Vitamin B12 injections

Anti-wrinkle treatments ✦ Hand rejuvenation

Smoker's lines ✦ Profhilo (five-point face lift)

Vitamin D injections ✦ Under eye treatments

Brow lift ✦ Cheek filler ✦ Excessive sweating

✦ Masseter Botox (Teeth Grinding) ✦

I can't rate Deep-In Aesthetics enough!!!

Alistair and Julie are the best, welcoming, friendly and warm. Knowledge is second to none too, talking through in detail each procedure. I have been for several treatments. Seventy Hyal, Botox, Filler, B12 and most recently Hayfever injection which I can honestly say has changed my life. Wouldn't go anywhere else apart from Alistair and Julie. Thank you to you both.

INTRODUCING...

The dulcet tones of a Mid-West American lady can now be heard in Bourne as Heidi Marshall has recently moved into the town.

Heidi is in the process of establishing a massage therapy clinic at The Old National School building on North Street and is also eager to contribute a monthly feature in ‘Discovering Bourne’, highlighting the range of massage techniques and services that she will be offering to the public.

Heidi was born, raised, and undertook her original massage training in Minnesota, before moving to Southern Illinois, a rural part of the USA, in her late twenties. Over the next thirty years, she has gained a wealth of experience which was augmented with regular ‘immersive training’ and refresher courses, in various parts of the USA, in all aspects of this rapidly evolving profession.

She moved to England after the Covid pandemic, and her recent move into Bourne has enabled her to enjoy much of what this area can offer, be it the many historical connections, the lovely ‘small town friendliness’ or the beauty and serenity of Bourne Woods.

The various types of massage therapy Heidi offers will be explained in more detail in the issues to come, but the following words serve as a brief introduction:

Sports Massage is a combination of deep tissue massage and assisted stretching. It will help the body recover from injury, repetitive use, and trauma. Massage Cupping is similar to VacuTherapy, using glass and plastic cups and gliding them over the skin. It is generally less intense than deep tissue work and is good for scars, adhesions, lymph issues and

Heidi Marshall

by John F. Barnes, P.T. (internationally recognized

where the client is too sensitive to undertake deep work. MFR or Myofascial Release. Heidi was trained by John F. Barnes, P.T. (internationally recognized physical therapist and the leading authority on Myofascial Release). This type of therapy works with the fascia or connective tissue that runs through the whole body like a web. It uses sustained pressure to help release pain and limited range of motion.

Esalen is bodywork that uses long, smooth, connective strokes to reduce stress, relax, and create greater body awareness for the client. It is usually best as a full body treatment.

Fijian Massage entails the therapist (whilst sitting on a chair or standing next to the client) using their feet on the client who is fully clothed on a mat on the floor. The therapist applies broad, sustained pressure to release tight muscles, and is best for the lower body (glutes, thighs, hamstrings, and calves).

Himalayan Salt Stone Massage uses heated salt stones to manipulate the muscles (similar to Hot Stone Massage). The high mineral content in the stones can help with detoxification and removal of bacteria.

Heidi uses all her thirty years of experience in the profession to provide what she terms her “intuitive massage”, whereby she examines the person and their perceived problem and then offers her suggested way forward. “The session is for you” is her mantra.

30 years of experience

Sports massage • Esalen (relaxing)

Myofascial Release (MFR)

Massage Cupping

Essential Oils

• Fijian Massage

• Hot Salt Stones

• Intuitive Massage

By appointment: 07488 364927

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Voluntary Community Group Almost a Year Old

Wellbeing are a self-start, non-profit making voluntary community group who heavily subsidise a regular friendship tea to help people re-connect and rebuild their confidence post-Covid.

Rebuilding

In September, they celebrate their first anniversary in serving the Bourne and district community. The first meeting last year was one of three initial taster sessions, which went from strength to strength, providing a much-needed group for people to attend, under no pressure, to regain confidence and social skills in a safe and friendly atmosphere.

Founding member, Patricia French takes up the story:

“I am happy to say that we have enjoyed successful outcomes throughout the year; from the people we work in partnership with, such as social prescribers from local general practitioner surgeries, wellbeing operatives, local care support services and local organisations, to supermarkets, high street shops and businesses, as well as the all the people who attend our group sessions. I would like to clarify that Rebuilding Wellbeing was a single person’s vision, and is not a local organisation, church, national or local company or charity.”

Approximately two hundred people have attended so far, many who have since become regulars. In the early days people came along to find out all about it in order to imitate, open or improve their own group. This is good news for the town and for Rebuilding

Wellbeing who are happy to have helped by sharing their best practice ethos. The group are now in the process of making decisions how to expand into other areas to help kick start other communities into looking after isolated and lone people.

The final words go to Patricia French:

“I would like to thank all who have helped to make our sessions a happy and pleasant place for us to be, and to offer heartfelt thanks to the organisations, local companies, businesses, charities, supermarkets, high street shops, local groups, clubs and media for their interest, sponsorship, and support.”

Delivering care in Stamford and Bourne. We are a leading independent care provider supporting customers in the comfort of their own homes.

Delivering a range of services to our customers to include;

• Personal Care

• Nutrition and fluid support

• Medication assistance

• Domestic support

• Companionship care

• End of life and dementia care

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WHY WORK FOR US:

• Award winning Mercury business team of the year.

• Rated outstanding by the CQC

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Sports Performance and Mental Imagery

Imagine that by just thinking about exercise it strengthens your muscles, even if you don’t move an inch. But this is true; mental imagery not only activates the same brain regions as the actual movement but can also speed up the learning of a new skill.

Visualisation or mental imagery is a technique used by sports hypnotherapists and psychologists for years to improve athletic performance in the game. Successful golfers, tennis players, athletes, footballers, boxers, and many others agree that this technique gives them the competitive edge, mental awareness, motivation, and confidence to succeed.

emotional circuits as playing the real instrument.

Visualisation and rehearsal strengthen muscles, so by imagining you’re lifting weights in the gym, you can increase muscle strength by up to half as much as if you’re really doing it. It does this by sending electrical signals to the muscles making them stronger. So, you don’t have to move; it just happens by thinking about it.

We can imagine both internally and externally (third person view) but, by imagining internally, it can also create physiological responses such as changes in blood pressure, heart rate and respiration. It can reinforce the circuits in our brain sending stronger signals to target muscles.

Mental imagery can be used with other things too, such as professional musicians who rehearse difficult parts of a musical piece by performing the music in their mind. It’s thought that mental rehearsal triggers the same motor, somatosensory, auditory, and

Scientists say that mental training with no physical exercise can help improve voluntary muscle strength. This could help with rehabilitation for people who find it difficult or unsafe to participate in strength training; by learning to use their mind they may now be able to strengthen muscles.

Mental imagery is an easy way to help preserve and improve performance alongside physical practice, exercise, or getting out in your sport or specialism. And it is important to keep in mind that, like the real thing, mental training needs to be intensive and repeated, over and over again, to work. Hypnotherapy can help to achieve focus and visualisation to achieve your goals.

Golfer, Jack Nicklaus, once said, “I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. First, I see the ball where I want it to finish, nice and white and sitting up high on the bright green grass. Then the scene quickly changes, and I see the ball going there; its path, trajectory, and shape, even its behaviour on landing.”

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The Employment Tribunal was set up in 1978 and was expected to be a simple, straightforward venue without legal professionals. However, that did not last long, as the more complicated it became, the more likely the legal teams would be called upon by both sides.

At Double and Megson, if you have the need to protect your business, we can assist with drawing up contracts for staff, and we can advise on any issues arising. If you are an employee, we can advise you as to the approach you might wish to take.

It is important to have good relationships, both inside and outside work. Both parties need to know what a ‘grievance’ or ‘disciplinary’ procedure looks like with room for an important appeal structure.

If something goes wrong, when should you enter so-called ‘protected’ or ‘without prejudice’ and ‘subject to contract’ communications with the other party? This might be either under the Employment Rights Act or even when a ‘settlement’

or ‘compromise agreement’ might be possible or advisable.

If a matter ends up in an Employment Tribunal, the matter can become very involved and expensive. Usually, legal costs are not recoverable in an action. Sometimes, an employee’s home insurance may cover their legal costs.

The issue is usually one of “viability”; in other words, both parties do not want to be paying expensive legal costs unless absolutely necessary. There are risks to this type of litigation, however. On many an occasion, a ‘settlement’ works well to keep costs down.

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Words from the Mayor

Well hello all. We have had some lovely weather and I have been a little busy this month with attending the Picnic in the Park which managed to stay dry until we packed up. The stage was a busy place showcasing some great local talent.

Bourne is full of great people who turned out to enjoy this event and also the Car Show at the Red Hall. We also enjoyed a great evening attending the Rotary Club dinner where we met some very lovely people who are always looking for new members. They are in their hundredth year this year and if you are looking for a good cause to get involved in, they would be really pleased to hear from you.

Another lovely event we attended this month was to reopen the Sugar Mill after their refurb where we joined the ‘Veterans’ Breakfast’. I can recommend their breakfast and we want to thank the veterans for a very enjoyable morning and hope to do it again soon. After the breakfast it was home for

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a quick change to attend the Butterfly Hospice

‘Butterfly Release’ on the Well Head. This was a very moving afternoon and a beautiful setting to release the butterflies.

The Butterfly Hospice is one of my charities this year and I hope to be able to raise a good amount of money to hand over to them to continue their great work. Last year I went to the opening of their therapy rooms behind their hospice and I remember spending a very cold morning there. Before my appointment as Mayor I had arranged a fundraiser for them, which will be held at the Corn Exchange on 30th September at 7.30pm.

It is a Queen tribute band who play all over the country and should be a fantastic night. Tickets for the event will be available from 10th August when I return from holiday. They are £25 per person, there will be a grand raffle so please support this event. More information will be available by calling me on 07875 308837.

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Matthew Flinders is Coming Home

by Brynley Heaven

On September 3rd, 1847, “an immense quantity of human remains” was tipped into the streets around Euston Station in London, which was being extended at the time. The Times reported that children were sifting through the debris to find teeth to sell to dentists. An angry meeting of the ‘Anti-Interment in Towns Association’ heard that overcrowded burial grounds in St Pancras were using the works as cover for dumping corpses, to make room for further lucrative burials.

Captain Matthew Flinders died aged forty in 1814 and was buried in St Pancras. Flinders was the first to circumnavigate Australia and compiled the first

accurate outline map of Australia and, in so doing, put to bed the speculations from Aristotle and Ptolemy about the southern continent.

Out of the blue, in January 2019, Flinders’ lost mortal remains were rediscovered, initially authenticated by a coffin plate. The occasion was another extension to Euston Station, this time preparing the groundworks for HS2. There was a certain amount of nervousness and consultation as to what was appropriate. The Australian government has agreed to his reburial in his native Donington, between Bourne and Boston, next year with all due ceremony.

A chance conversation with tourists on the walkway around the battlements of Lincoln Castle reminded me that, for some Australians, these connections are a deeply felt matter of family heritage, of deportations and hardships, or more recently ‘assisted passages’ to domestic service or to be a farm hand. Not just an interesting historical snippet, as we might see it. The “discovery” of Australia rather overlooks the people living there for 60,000 years before Flinders, so burying him in Lincolnshire may be quite convenient as well as being appropriate!

Flinders was schooled in Horbling; his friend and fellow navigator George Bass was from Aswarby between Bourne and Sleaford (for whom the Bass Strait to Tasmania is named); his sponsor was Joseph Banks of Revesby. I can’t begin to explain this cluster, except to say that opportunities in life often crop up by capillary action and the Spanish conquistadores who took over the Americas often came from the less glamorous parts of Extremadura. Put it that way.

David Ashwood brought his diorama of Euston Station to Folkingham this summer. The giant model is set in 1875 when the Sultan of Zanzibar was passing through to meet Prime Minister Disraeli. An eye-level view reveals what the Euston Arch was all about, looking through to the courtyard, very prestigious but hemmed in and hopeless for expansion. The Arch became a “cause celebre” in 1962 when demolition (as opposed to re-siting) of the Arch was authorised by Harold Macmillan. The outcry by John Betjeman still resonates, even today. Many of the stones found their way to … not a million miles from Bourne. They are still here awaiting the call that never seems to come!

Matthew Flinders, By Antoine Toussaint de Chazal. Source: Wikipedia

“The Price is Right!” Property Market Review

The dominant message right now is ‘Price it correctly at the first listing and properties are selling faster, with more interest out there’.

• Property prices have moderated and, whilst demand remains across the market, sensible and realistic initial pricing impacts significantly on sales’ success.

• Data from Rightmove indicates that properties that experience a price reduction are 10% less likely to go under offer. They are also on the market for

more than double the time before they go SSTC (Sold Subject to Contract).

• After a period in which property prices have risen sharply, sellers can be overly optimistic in their expectations. Experienced and knowledgeable agents will price the property for the current market.

• Latest research by Zoopla indicates that the average reduction on the initial asking price at the point of sale is 3.8%, although more than 40% of recent sellers have accepted offers of 5% or more below.

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Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics (PV), capture the sun’s energy and convert it into electricity that you can use in your home, so by installing solar panels, you can generate your own renewable electricity.

TCL Solar are a local family-run business specialising in solar PV and battery storage. Consistent 5-star reviews finding their way to TCL Solar’s website over several years bear testimony to the fact that they are a highly successful, reputable company. You will find that TCL go the extra mile to provide you with the very best in terms of customer service, value for money and quality of installation.

So, what are the benefits of installing solar panels?

Sunlight is free, so once you’ve paid for the initial installation, your electricity costs will greatly be reduced, to become one of the most cost-effective forms of energy available.

You will help the environment by ‘reducing your carbon footprint’. Solar electricity is low carbon, renewable energy. A typical home solar PV system could save around one tonne of carbon per year, depending on where you live in the UK.

You get paid for any excess energy sent back to the grid, by way of the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). This was introduced in March 2019 to provide financial support to small-scale, renewable energy generators for the electricity they export to the grid.

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Burghley Centre Set to Lose Three Favourites

Opening in 1989, Bourne’s Burghley Centre has seen many changes, with both national retailers and local entrepreneurs settling in and then moving out, sometimes remarkably quickly. Over the next few weeks, three shops in the Centre will be closing, as their owners retire.

All three (‘Greetings’ card shop, the tanning salon, ‘Tan 360’, and ‘Two Jays’ discount store) have become firm favourites with their many loyal customers, whilst their combined tenure in the Centre has reached a staggering seventy years!

Deborah Taylor joined ‘Greetings’ as manager in 2000 and three years later bought the business. Having made lots of friends over the years, she now feels it’s time to take life easy, starting with a holiday to Scotland with her partner Tom, who also helps in the shop. She also plans to see more of her daughter

Rachael who lives in Surrey. The last day of trading will be September 9th.

The ‘Tan 360’ salon next door to Greetings closes on September 30th as owner, Kay Sanders calls time on a very successful decade in the Centre. She is to take early retirement for family reasons and, after feeling tied to the business for sixty hours per week for so long, she deserves her request to “get my life back”, thanking her amazing loyal customers along the way.

John and Lorraine Sanders at ‘Two Jays’ will have spent twenty-seven years in the Centre when they take a well-earned retirement at the end of August. They are grateful for the loyalty shown by their customers, many of whom are now the next generation of their family to seek out not just the best prices in town, but also the lively banter of the irrepressible “John and the missus”!

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With the “al fresco entertainment season” upon us, we wanted to give you some of our favourite tips to help you have the best experience:

Consider Outdoor Heaters:

Entertain in your garden late into the night with a simple addition of an external heater. Much safer than a garden fire, this feature can complement a hot tub nicely, keeping you and your family comfortably warm with ease.

Install Outdoor Lighting:

Outdoor lighting can enhance the ambiance of your outdoor space, making it more inviting for you and your guests. Consider installing energy-efficient LED lights or motion-activated lights to save on energy costs.

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How ‘Forwarding’ Can Help in the Fight Against Phishing Fraudsters

By Eileen Le Voi at Safe Local Trades

When receiving a suspicious email from an unknown number or contact, simply deleting it from your inbox is arguably the easiest option. But, thanks to a recently launched service, forwarding these suspicious and potentially fraudulent links is helping in the fight against the increasing issue of phishing.

The advice from Action Fraud is to forward any suspicious emails to a designated address, without of course clicking on the links or just pressing the delete button. Almost 21 million reports have been made to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS), which uses the email address report@phishing.gov.uk, resulting in the removal of over 235,000 malicious websites.

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SERS was launched by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the City of London Police in April 2020 to enable the public to forward suspicious emails to an automated system that scans them for malicious links.

And in a two-pronged attack, mobile phone providers also offer a service that allows customers to report suspicious text messages, by forwarding them to the number 7726. The service is free of charge and enables providers to take down malicious websites and block malicious texts from being sent across their network. A good idea is to keep this number handy at your workstation.

Practical advice you can follow when it comes to dealing with phishing scams:

1 If you have any doubts about a message, contact the organisation directly. Don’t use the numbers, addresses or links in the message – use the details from the organisation’s official website. Remember, your bank will never ask you to supply personal information via email.

2 If you think an email could be a scam, you can report it by forwarding the email to: report@phishing.gov.uk

3 Always report suspicious text messages or scam call numbers free of charge to 7726. Your provider can find out where the text came from and block or ban the sender.

If you’ve lost money or provided personal information as a result of a phishing scam, notify your bank immediately and report it to Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040.

You Better Think!

ills have been in the news recently with the court case over Aretha Franklin’s wills being finally settled in the U.S.A. after five years of conflict within her family. She did just about everything wrong; she certainly didn’t show very much Respect to her family. What was going through her mind as she hid her last will? Did she Say a Little Prayer that someone would find it or was she trying to take her family for a Chain of Fools?

A Natural Woman, but an amazing soul singer, Aretha had amassed a fortune of around $18 million. Her original will, made in 2010, saw the estate divided between her four sons; the later 2014 document saw the main part of her estate distributed in the same way, with a gift of a $1 million home to one of her sons and her grandchildren. Both wills were handwritten and were, according to the court, difficult to decipher, meaning her true intentions had to be inferred from the documents. The 2010 will

Wwas under lock and key in her home; the 2014 was found tucked down the side of a sofa!

The court decided that the 2014 will was valid and that was the one that was admitted to probate, despite its unorthodox storage and the way in which it was written. Let’s hope her family were Willing to Forgive.

The lessons here are obvious and the pitfalls can be easily avoided. If you want to avoid years of delay and hundreds of thousands in court costs for your family after you die, you need to Do Right Woman, Do Right Man and make sure your will is professionally drafted and securely stored by a reputable company.

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What are they?

Lasting Powers of Attorneys (LPAs) are documents that allow someone that you nominate as your attorney, to deal with your financial or health affairs on your behalf.

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LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS & EVENTS

1st – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Ploughman’s Lunch at Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street, Market Deeping PE6 8AN. 12 noon. A ploughman’s lunch for £4. Open to all. Contact Jenny to book on 07788 534290.

5th and every Saturday - Bourne Wheelers Cycling Club, ‘Social Ride’ leaves Coggles Causeway at 9am. For further information, please visit www.bournewheelers.co.uk.

6th and every Sunday - Bourne Wheelers Cycling Club, ‘Club Ride’ leaves from the Post Office car park on Burghley Street at 9am. For further information, please visit www. bournewheelers.co.uk.

6th – “Nibble and Natter” 10am - 12noon in the Abbey Church Hall. Stalls to include books, raffle, and refreshments. Proceeds to Abbey Church Funds.

7th - Nubourne WI. meeting at the Abbey Church Hall 2pm to 4pm. This month’s subject: Lincolnshire Dialect - a talk by June Barton. Visitors £4.50 - all welcome.

7th and every Monday - Bourne Wheelers is running “Go-Ride” on the Recreation ground (except Bank Holidays) 6pm till 7pm for 7 to 12-year-olds to learn basic bike skills and have fun riding their bikes.

7th - Bourne Scrabble Club meets every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at 2pm in 1HUB, Queens Road, Bourne. For further details, contact: Angela 01778 426617 or 07706 993886

8th – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Business meeting at Market Deeping Oddfellows Hall at 10.30am. Free to attend and open to all members. Further details from Karen on 01778 342006.

8th - Rebuilding Wellbeing Friendship Tea at The Windmill Room, Wake House, 41 North Street, Bourne PE10 9AE: 2pm - 4pm. Make new and lasting friendships over tea, cake, and conversations. All welcome.

8th and every Tuesday - Friendship Cafe at the Bourne Methodist Church Hall: 2pm - 4pm for anyone who would like to drop in for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat.

9th – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: A Crafty Cuppa at the Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street. PE6 8AN. 10am. Bring your own craft project for a natter. Contact Janice to book on 01778 560059. £1 each including refreshments.

9th - 30th - The Willoughby Memorial Trust Gallery, Moreley’s Lane, Corby Glen have an exciting exhibition, “A Sense of Place”, a group

show of site-specific art works curated by Soraya Smithson. Eleven artists have been invited to make new artworks in direct response to Corby Glen’s extraordinary Willoughby Memorial Trust Library and Art Gallery. The artists have created works based on research into a wide variety of themes connected to the gallery, past and present. Open 12noon – 5pm. Tuesday – Sunday. Admission free. www.willoughbygallery.com.

10th - “Viva Verse and Vino” at the Old Town Hall, Bourne. An evening of poetry and verse. Come along and share your own poetry, read one of your favourites, or just sit and enjoy listening with a glass of your favourite tipple! 7.30pm start. Tickets £3 from www.bournetownhall.org.uk.

11th - Bingo at Wake House, 41 North Street, Bourne. Doors open 7pm, Eyes down 7.30pm. Tea/coffee and biscuits. Come and join us every second Friday. www.wakehouse.org.uk.

12th - Option B Memory Walk (weather permitting) supported by The Cedars Care Home and RJ Scholes Funeral Services.

12th - Summer Coffee Morning, Eastgate United Reformed Church, 10am to 11.30am, in the Church Hall. Come along and enjoy tea, coffee, cake, hot sausage rolls, bric-a-brac, jigsaws, jewellery, books, curios, and raffle. We would love to see you there!

12th - Delaine Bus Museum, Spalding Road. PE10 9LE. Open 12noon-4pm. Admission: Adults £2, accompanied U16s free. Heritage Bus Rides at 1.15pm & 2.45pm. Further details at: www.delaineheritagetrust.org

12th - The Old Town Hall, Bourne in collaboration with Bourne Bookshop is delighted to welcome the return of the Fenland archaeologist, Professor Francis Pryor. He will be speaking about “A Fenland Garden”, a story about the creation of a garden and haven for people, plants, and wildlife in a remote corner of the Fens. Francis’s book will be available to purchase on the evening and you will be able to have it signed too. Tickets £12 (plus booking fee.) Start 7pm, doors 6.15pm. For further information and to book, visit www.bournetownhall.org.uk/events.

13th - Friends of Bourne Woods Elephant Hunt! Come and find an elephant! Yes - for one day only Bourne Community Orchard will have elephants! £1 per chance to find your own elephant. 2pm - 4pm in the Community Orchard, off Beech Avenue.

14th – “Option B,” a bereavement group for those

who have lost their husband, wife, or partner, meet at Don’t Lose Hope Café every second and fourth Monday of the month, from 4pm to 6pm. If you need further information, please contact optionb2022@gmail.com.

14th and 21st – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Children’s Craft (0-8 years) Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church St. Market Deeping. PE6 8AN. Session 1, 9:30am-10:30am or Session 2, 11am-12noon. Must be pre-booked. Email sarah.hitchcock@ oddfellows.co.uk Under 1 yr free, £2 per child. Must be supervised by an adult.

16th – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Friendship Lunch at the Crown Inn in Surfleet. Meet there 12.30pm. Contact Christine for details on 07714 096801. Open to all, non-members welcome.

17th - Bourne Garden Club monthly meetinga talk by Danny and Sophie from “A Plant Lovers’ Garden,” plus plant sales. 7.30pm at Bourne Abbey Church Hall. Visitors welcome £5. For further details, contact Marion Durrands 01778 421023.

19th - Model train sale at Wake House, 41, North Street, Bourne from 10am - 4pm. Free entry, refreshments will be available.

19th - Bourne Evangelical Church Saturday Coffee Morning, 10am - 11.30am. Eastgate United Reformed Church Hall. Teas, coffees, sausage rolls. We hope to tempt you with homemade bread and preserves, local honey, books and gifts and a game. All welcome.

19th - Knit and Sew Friendship Group at Bourne Abbey Church Hall. 2pm - 4pm, £2 which includes tea, coffee, and biscuits. For further details, contact Rosie 01778 423569

19th – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Summer Quiz and Buffet at Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church St. Mkt Deeping PE6 8AN. 6pm. Traditional pub quiz with a buffet £5 each. Contact Jenny on 07788 534290. Open to all. Must be pre-booked.

21st – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Children’s Craft (0-8 years) at Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church St. Market Deeping. PE6 8AN. Either Session 1, 9:30am-10:30am or Session 2, 11am-12noon. (See details for Aug 14th).

21st - Bourne u3a General Meeting in The Corn Exchange at 2pm. Today’s speaker is Paul Robbins who will talk on “Great British Eccentrics.”

22nd - Bourne Branch of Lincs. Family History Society meeting in the Baxter Room, Wake House at 7.30pm (doors open from 7pm). Members and Non-members welcome. For more information, contact Shirley on 01778 425613.

GIGS AND MUSICAL EVENTS

At the Hare and Hounds, Haconby, 6th - Open Mic - 8pm. PA and soundman provided. Hosted by Nick Gomm - 01778 57142.

13th - Second Sunday Singaround (songs and tunes) 7.30pm. Hosted by Dean and Jen Hardy - 07788 410530.

21st - Haconby Hare Tune Session 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Hosted by Pete Shaw and friends01778 571563.

6th - The thirteenth Annual Day of Lincolnshire Folk from 11am to dusk. Stages and events at the 18th century Leadenham House (LN5 0PU) plus locations around Leadenham Village. Over 50 great acts to watch, local singers and bands (including Pennyless), plus workshops, sessions, singarounds, and stalls. All free!

2nd and every Wednesday - Bourne Borderers, Edenham Village Hall, Church Lane, Edenham, 8pm - 10pm. New members welcomecontactbourneborderers@gmail.com.

24th - Lawrence’s singaround/playaround/ sayaround - all welcome - 7.30pm. Please note the venue has moved due to pub refurbishment, to the Blue Bell, 10 Woodgate, Helpston. Participators and spectators all welcome and all styles accepted, acoustic only. For further information, contact Lawrence Haydock 01733 253347.

29th - The Parkinson’s Support Group meets on the last Wednesday of each month from 10.30am -12.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall in Bourne. They meet to socialise, enjoy speakers, and to provide friendly support. The group also organises trips and events.

31st – Nene and Welland Oddfellows: Carvery

Lunch at Mulberry Tree Farm, Hampton PE7 8QH. Time: 12:00 noon. Cost as per menu. Please contact Jenny on 07788 534290. Open to all, booking essential.

Bourne Bridge Club runs bridge sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings commencing at 7pm throughout August at the Masonic Centre. New members are always welcome.

Please note there will be no meeting of Bourne and District Flower Club.

Events

are brought to you by Hilary Bloomer. To send in your please contact hilary@discoveringmagazines.co.uk or phone 01778 421427 / 07837 499061

Bourne to Line Dance

1st - Live Country Music evening at Masonic Centre Hall, 1-2 Roman Bank, Bourne, PE10 9LQ. This month Roots and Wings Entrance £10: no bar, so bring your own drinks. Further details, contact Donna on 07718 972329 or DCALiner@aol.com.

Bourne Organ Club

16th - Every third Wednesday of the month at Bourne Corn Exchange. This month Lewis Scott. 7.30pm. Tickets on the door £7 Members, £8 Visitors. For more information call 01778 424947.

Bourne Spiritualist Centre

Saturday Divine Service starts at 6.30 pm. The first Wednesday of each month is an Evening of Mediumship starting at 7.30 pm. £3 to members and £5 to non-members. Raffle.

1st - Alison Stead. Divine Service.

2nd - Audrey Jarvis, Evening of mediumship.

5th - Chrissie Atkins, Divine Service.

12th - Paul Firth Anderson, Divine Service.

19th - Marilyn Marsh, Divine Service.

Bourne Farmers Market

20th - Indoor Farmers’ Market held at Bourne Leisure Centre (Queens Road, Bourne, PE10 9DX) from 10am-2pm on the third Sunday of every month (except January). Free admission. See www.facebook.com/ bourneindoorfarmersmarket for full details.

Royal British Legion Club

14th – Monthly Meat Draw, 1pm.

19th – Live music with Dunne and Rusted, £3 entry. Doors open at 7pm.

Bourne Hereward Probus

Bourne Corn Exchange.

14th - Bourne Hereward Probus Lunch Meeting: 12.30pm. No speaker this month, just a delicious lunch of Pork Liver Pate and Chicken Chasseur. Contact Malcolm Kenwood 01778 441271.

15th - Probus Coffee Morning. 10am.

Bourne And District Lions Club Charitable Trust Fund

Meetings monthly on second and fourth Monday at The Royal British Legion, 7a Burghley St. PE10 9NS. Contact - www.bournelions.org or phone 0345 833 2810.

Apollo Dance 1 Hub Bourne

Telephone: 07718 088525 Facebook: apollodance2 Email: info@apollodance.co.uk

LDC Dance Company

18 Abbey road, Bourne.

Specialising in teaching a wide variety of dance styles to all ages and abilities. (3yrs+).

Telephone: 07984 381153 Email: lauren@ ldcdance.co.uk Website: www.ldcdance.co.uk

WANTED! Public Request for Land

Afterover four decades, the Bourne town public fireworks display can unfortunately no longer take place in its present location, due to the new housing development on Manning Road. As a result, we need to find a new home. It needs to be a large, open space, in excess of three acres with open fields around, with easy access and ideally within walking distance of the town.

We have explored many options and unfortunately it looks like large central areas of town are not possible, ruling out the Wellhead, the Recreation Ground, the Abbey Lawn, Whitebread field and Bourne Academy. We have tried several fields

around town but have had limited success finding a location.

We are so keen to keep the fireworks going and would appreciate anyone coming forward if they are able to offer us land or contact details for people who might be able to support us. The fireworks display provides key income to two local charities, Bourne Round Table and Bourne Abbey Primary Academy, as well as being a much-loved event in our town calendar.

If you can help us keep the fireworks going, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing ptfabourneabbey@yahoo.co.uk.

Join Up to Walk and Raise Funds for Local Bereavement Support Group

The Cedars Care Home and R J Scholes of Bourne are hosting a Memory Walk to raise funds for Option B, a Bourne-based bereavement group, on Saturday August 12th. Their name comes from the fact that their preferred life (Option A) with their husband, wife or partner has been taken away from them and they have no choice but to go with Option B.

The organisers came together to form a Bereavement Support Group for people in the same position and they meet twice a month. They don’t claim to have all the answers to what is one of the most daunting challenges in life but, between them, they have a variety of approaches and strategies and have found that chatting to other people ‘on the same journey’ can ease the pain and give a sense of direction. Talks, structured activities, and bereavement counselling are hugely beneficial at this stage of life, and this is where we need your help.

The organised walk will take in approximately ten miles of glorious Lincolnshire countryside. The walk will start and finish at the Cedars Nursing Home, stopping at the Five Bells pub in Morton and The Wishing Well pub in Dyke where there will be the opportunity to take on refreshments and listen to guest speakers.

If you want to participate but don’t have the time or the ability to manage approximately ten miles, the walk has been split down into three shorter walks, finishing, or starting at a pub.

To participate, you will need to enrol in The Cedars car park from 9am on August 12th to collect your

map, directions, and an emergency contact phone number. Walkers will leave the Cedars at 10 am, making their way to Bourne Woods and then across the fields to the Five Bells in Morton for 12 noon -12.30 pm (the pub can provide a light lunch if you prebook directly with them from August 1st). The first talk will be at 1 pm. At approximately 1.30 pm, the second part of the walk will take you across the fields to the Wishing Well in Dyke where the second talk will be at 2.30 pm. And so … back to Bourne!

If the weather forecast is not looking good, please call The Cedars on Friday August 11th to check that the walk is going ahead. If the walk has to be cancelled due to bad weather, there is a second date (September 2nd).

To participate, we would ask you to donate £25 per person, and any extra funding from sponsorship would be greatly appreciated.

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