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Issue 177 • May 2014
A free community magazine covering the villages of Brampton • Drinsey Nook • Fenton • Gate Burton • Kettlethorpe • Knaith • Laughterton Marton • Newton on Trent • Park Farm • Stow Park • Thorney • Torksey • Torksey Lock
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Contents
Issue 177 15 May 2014
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News 5 marton chapel Celebrating 200 years
14 ethan maull
Reflections on a brave little boy
20 thorney news
Updates on the church and the Community Led Plan
Bygones 11 on sun-tipped wings
Remembering the brave pilots of the Kettlethorpe crash 70 years on
Reports 16 WI update
Updates and reflections from the Kettlethorpe WI group
16 The vicar writes
Reflections from Rev. Pam Rose
Readers' Photos Our cover picture this month was sent in by Amy and Jez Willis of Laughterton. This great image reflects some the amazing pictures anyone can capture. If you have an image for the front cover why not email it in for a future issue?
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18 pcso report
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News from your local policing team
24 community notices Local events, dances & more
26 church notices
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Trentside News Local Residents Reach Donation Milestone
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started giving blood when I was 18, it was something I always wanted to do. My mum needed blood when she had a serious life-saving operation 30 years ago, so the thought of her and helping someone else has kept me going each time. Just last year I reached a total of 75 donations and to my surprise was invited to The Bentley Hotel, Lincoln for lunch. I could take a guest so my son Travis came with me and we were sat on the same table as Mike and Joan who also live in Marton, Mike has made 100 donations. It was a lovely two-course lunch, with complimentary drinks and coffee, and we were presented with a beautiful glass paperweight as a thank you present. There was a guest speaker who told us about an illness he'd been born with and that without regular blood transfusions he possibly would have died before his 8th birthday. It was very humbling as we often take our good health for granted and our donations can make such a difference to so many others.
Mike Larke of Marton being presented with his award for 100 blood donations.
Sandra Moody with her son Travis being presented with her award for 75 donations.
David Smith, our Chairman at the village hall at Marton, also had an invitation to lunch in 2011. David was presented with his thank you gift by a mum and daughter. The little girl had had leukaemia and needed several blood transfusions. David is well on his way to his 100th donation, "Good Luck David!" that will be my next aim. We were asked at the end of the afternoon if we could promote the importance of giving blood so I thought I'd try and show how members of the little community of Marton can make a great deal of difference to lots of people all around the country. If you've ever thought about it please try to go along to the next donor session Something else I'd like to make you aware of is the St. Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice lottery. It costs just a £1 each week, I've been a member and collector for 12 years. If you would like to join or want an information leaflet, please see Janet at Torksey Post Office who is a
member, or speak to me Sandra Moody on 01427 718821. You are given your own personal number and every week the 1st prize is a £1,000. If there's a rollover it can accumulate up to £7,000. You can visit the website www.stbarnabashospice. co.uk or call 01522 546500. I can call at your home to collect the money every 4 weeks and or you can pay by cheque or you can pay once a year direct to St Barnabas I've had 2 brothers needing hospice care, the support they received was brilliant. Sadly my brothers died very young, Paddy was 37 and Trevor 46. If you would like to join the St Barnabas lottery the money will help all those other patients needing hospice care. Sandra Moody Marton
David Smith receiving his award in 2011.
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e are looking at the possibility of relaunching an Explorer unit at our HQ in Saxilby. We are currently testing the water to judge the level of interest from both Scouts due to be 14 this year and also ex-scouts. The new unit would not be restricted to just current scouts and ex-scouts however, friends or children who have not been in scouting or who are doing their D of E would be welcome (either male or female). The proposal would be to launch a unit as soon after Easter as possible to meet Thursday or Friday evenings (depending
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on Leader availability). We would propose to meet once a fortnight but this can be flexible to suit the children and adult volunteers attending. Once we have sufficient interest we plan to have a meeting with both parents and children to discuss the options and listen to any advice or concerns you may have. Explorer age is 14 to 18 years (and scouts can start to move up from 13½), so we are looking for any child in this age range who is interested. For further information please contact: Neil Mellor, G.S.L. 24th Lincoln (Saxilby) Email: n.mellor@btinternet.com Tel: 01522 702901
f you are interested in joining a group of friendly people who play matches in the Gainsborough Standard Bowls League, and an afternoon league as well as social games against other local teams, please contact: Chairman: Mike Treen 01427 717087 Secretary: Pauline Barton 01427 719051. Club bowls are available for practice sessions
Millfield Golf Club Affordable GOLF - One of the lowest-cost clubs in the Midlands Contact John Thomson on 07722 055713 www.millfieldgolfclub.co.uk 4
Annual General Meeting Thursday 12 June 7pm in the hall All Welcome Followed by the Committee Meeting New Committee Members Required So come & join us and support your village hall, especially some of the younger residents Committee Meetings only 1.5 hours Monthly Light Refreshments will be served
Jubilee Park, Laughterton An Update on the Proposed Play Area Improvements
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he survey carried out to determine support for increasing the amount of play equipment in Jubilee Park was quite positive. Out of approximately 250 households in Kettlethorpe, Laughterton, Fenton and Torksey Lock area, I had 80 replies all giving their support for the project. Thirty-six replies were via the Trentside Links website and 44 questionnaire forms arrived at my door. An appraisal of the preferred types of equipment people thought were needed showed: Climbing Frame Slides/Chutes Roundabout Types Balancing Frames See-Saw Types
352 points 310 points 221 points 205 points 190 points
Many and various suggestions were put forward with regard to ‘Other' categories of desirable equipment, but we had to bear in mind the high costs and limited space available, in reaching what was thought to be an achievable aim. Quotations from five suppliers of play equipment were received and a preferred supplier has been selected, provided we are successful in our bid for funding. Our main objective in deciding what equipment to provide was to promote physical activity and also to allow some
facilities where less-able children could participate. Our bid for funding has been completed and acknowledged by WREN. A Lincolnshire Area Panel Review Meeting takes place on 17th June and selected projects will be put forward to a board meeting of WREN on 23rd July for a decision. If we are successful we could expect to know within 2 weeks and it will then be 'all systems go' to get the play equipment installed before the weather deteriorates. We can now only wait patiently and hope for a favourable outcome. Vic Dolling Laughterton
STURTON AND STOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN DAY Saturday 26th July 10.30 to 19.00 Sturton by Stow Village Hall All Welcome With a World War 1 theme we will have many displays & exhibitors. Refreshments available.
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Marton Chapel 200 Year Celebration An Amazing Coincidence
Marton chapel is one of the oldest chapels in Lincolnshire still in use. We hold services every Sunday at 10.30am, everybody is welcome to come and join us. We have just had a major refurbishment consisting of outside repairs, new windows, new heating system, new flooring and decoration to the inside. All of this was carried out by Andrew and Clare Yardley of Laughterton. On Saturday 5th July the chapel shall be open from 10.00am until 4pm where there will be displays and photographs for you to look at. Also at 7pm there will be a concert by the Trentside Singers with refreshments at the close.
John Watson, a founder member of Marton chapel
On Sunday 6th July the chapel will be open from 10.00am until 12.00 where you will have another chance to look at
the displays and photographs and share your memories, and at 3pm we shall have our 200th anniversary service. This will be conducted by Rev Philip Macdonald who conducted our 175th anniversary service as a young minister in the Gainsborough circuit, today he is superintendent of the Newark circuit so he is able to come to Marton for this special occasion. Mrs Margaret Pocklington of Gainsborough (formally of Marton) will be our guest soloist. Following the service we shall share a celebration cake. We hope to see you there for a very memorable 200 year celebration weekend! Doris Kitchinson Marton
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n 1988 whilst walking down High Street in Marton to post a letter I saw a couple with a video camera looking at Marton chapel. I asked if I could help. The couple were Pat and Paul Berglund and they had come from California USA to look for Marton chapel. They were so excited that they had found it and even more so when I could tell them about the ancestor they were tracing. My husband Ian had just done some research in readiness for our chapel’s 175th anniversary and had found that Mr John Watson (the person they were tracing) was a founder member of Marton chapel. Pat and Paul were able to come to our 175th anniversary and have kept in contact ever since, visiting Marton several more times. They were especially pleased to find that Mr John Watson had relatives in North Clifton and so were able to visit them too. All this happened because I decided to walk down the road and post a letter. Ten minutes later I would probably have missed them. Marton Chapel 200 Year Celebration
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his July we celebrate our 200th chapel anniversary, sadly many of our members have passed away. We now have 14 members and many supporters to mark the occasion with us.
An old photo of Marton Sunday school with Mrs Constance Kitchinson (left) and Mrs Henriette Holman (right)
Marton & Gate Burton Village Hall for Hire Holds up to 150 - Cost £10 per hour or £7 per hour for villagers Contact the caretaker on 01427 718792 Mon-Friday 9am10am & 5pm-6.30pm, Saturday 9am-10am All other times please leave a message on answerphone. 5
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On the Shop Floor Liz Barnard, owner of Bridge Street Crafts and Models in Gainsborough explains why creating a community feel is a key factor in the success of her shop CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND HOW THE SHOP WAS STARTED? Knitting and crochet have always been a big part of our family; I was taught by my nan how to do both. My mum and I have passed on our skills and taught my daughter, Hannah too. In 2011, Hannah and I set up a business called The Wool Loft, an online shop
Bridge Street Crafts & Models, Bridge Street, Gainsborough
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which started off specialising in upcycled yarns. We then progressed into creating crocheted and knitted items such as blankets, rugs and cushions, and from there started to get into locally produced wool. We also attended a lot of craft fairs and ended up building a stable online business, but people kept asking for a physical shop to visit – at the time all of our wool was stored in the loft, hence the name The Wool Loft. In September 2013, an opportunity arose to open a shop with my brother in law, Graham, who has a business selling die cast models and crafting supplies. Between us the aim was to set up a shop that catered for a variety of crafts and people (and kept the husbands interested, while the wives were looking at wool). By profession, I was working as a nurse, however I was finding so much enjoyment spending my nights knitting
and crocheting items that I left nursing in December 2013. Since then both myself and Hannah have thrown ourselves into promoting the shop and arranging interesting and fun crafting nights. WHO ARE YOUR MAIN CUSTOMER BASE? The majority of our customers attend our Knit 'n' Natter, Crochet and Clatter night – this group consists of people ranging from seven to 90 years of age, mainly women, but with a couple of men too. Our natter night regularly has around 1012 attendees, but at peak times can have many more. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT SO FAR? It takes a lot of hard work to make people aware that there is a yarn shop here. We still get people coming in who say “I didn’t realise there was a proper wool shop in Gainsborough!”. The hardest bit is the marketing, however we have had some success going to local craft fairs and taking flyers with us. We also learnt about retaining customers. The aim has always been to offer
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A well stocked shop with a large selection of yarns.
Knit & Natter sessions as well as Crochet & Clatter are available
The number of projects available is endless.
a personal service and to keep the traditional wool shop alive – we found it difficult ourselves to locate a shop on the high street whose employees had knowledge about yarn, patterns and accessories, and so we think being able to advise people on these areas is an important aspect of a good wool shop.
so that people can try out a variety of crafts.
grown yarns by purchasing our own sheep and other fleecy animals and put the ‘Great’ back into ‘Great British wool’. It would be lovely to have a big crafty workshop alongside all of these animals so that people can see where the fleece is from and what process it goes through to get into shops.
WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE AND HOW DO YOU OVERCOME THEM?
We decided to get involved as we wanted to help promote small, independent wool shops as well as encouraging people to learn new skills. Our classes have been fantastic social nights and have helped even the worst procrastinating individuals complete projects. I especially wanted to reach out to the older generation who may struggle to find events that they are interested in and are quite isolated or lonely. Some of them know a great deal about knitting and crocheting, and are a never ending source of information about these crafts and more unusual ones, such as tatting.
Our shop is not located in an area with high footfall. When we were looking for premises to rent, it quickly became clear that some just had too hefty a price tag, so unfortunately we did not get the best area footfall-wise. What we have got is a complex of small shops and cafes, the majority of which specialise in local crafts. The area is also quite pretty being next to the river, and there is the opportunity to expand the shop should we need it, and as we are already bursting at the seams, I think we will. We have been slowly overcoming this little setback by arranging 'dabble days',
LOVE YOUR YARN SHOP DAY IS A BRAND NEW CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF YARN SHOPS, WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
For the more immediate future, we would love to hold more classes in a bigger space – there are a couple of places that we’ve got our eye on should we get too big for our boots!
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? In the future (possibly the distant one), we hope to expand our range of home-
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Fresh Approach as The Friendship Inn Re-opens Steve, who manages the pub for Ian added “We have already made a number of changes including introducing bottle bins for the community to use at the back of the pub and I would welcome ideas from local people and businesses on how we can improve more and get involved in more local events. We already have a quiz night on Tuesday as a result of talking with the locals”. If you have passed through Laughterton recently you may have noticed some changes at The Friendship Inn. This local, friendly pub has reopened under new management and is taking a very different approach to what it offers. Top of the list is reaching out to the local community. Ian, the landlord, who has successfully re-launched The Fountain in Tuxford over the last few years, said “We want The Friendship to be the hub of the community, it’s not just about the food and drink, it’s about a friendly, welcoming atmosphere where people and families can come and have a good time”.
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The atmosphere of the pub is also changing and Steve went on to say “In the colder weather we always have a welcoming, real fire for people to warm up by and a special menu for children which includes chicken fillet nuggets and fresh fish. We are really keen on the quality of our food which is always freshly prepared and sourced from local suppliers and we try to keep some of the local themes such as the ‘19th Hole’ speciality burger or the ‘Door Stop Sandwedge’. These can all be complemented by our special Sumo chips!” Sunday dinner is also available and the
pub can also accommodate hot buffets for groups of 10 or more. With a good range of beers, including a guest beer, and a wide variety of red, white and rose wines The Friendship really offers something for everyone. With the added benefit of live sport and free Wi-Fi even your teenage children will find something to occupy themselves whilst visiting! The pub is really going from strengthto-strength and there is also a Facebook page where you can keep up-to-date on what is happening, the pub is also looking for darts & pool players so if you want to get involved give Steve a ring. So next time you are passing through Laughterton why not pay The Friendship Inn a visit? Due to an upturn in trade it’s a good idea to make a reservation for eating. They are open: Tues, Wed, Thurs: 12 noon-3pm & 5-11pm (food served 12-2.30pm and 5-9pm) Fri, Sat, Sun: 12 noon-11pm (food served 12 noon-9pm Fri/Sat - 12 noon-6pm Sunday) For more information you can call Steve on 01427 718283 or visit the website at www.thefriendshipinn.com
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North Clifton Primary School, Church Lane, North Clifton Are you looking for a school or pre-school place for your child?
What can we offer you? • Full-time education from September for all children turning 5 in that school year • Free pre-school education every morning with a qualified teacher for all 3 to 5-year-olds • Afternoon care for all 3 to 5-year-olds - 4 afternoons a week • Afterschool care for all 3 to 11-year-olds - 2 evenings a week • (If demand requires, we will be able to offer more afternoon/evening care sessions) • Our pre-school and afternoon/evening care is open to all children, you don’t have to attend our school or intend for your child to come to us for full-time education.
We are a small village primary school set in an idyllic rural setting with modern classrooms and extensive grounds. • Exciting curriculum tailored to each child’s individual needs. • Small class sizes • Stimulating learning environment • Bespoke learning • A variety of after-school clubs
What do our parents say about us? “...caring, friendly, committed and supportive” “...very caring, nurturing ‘family’ feel” “...everyone knows each other and looks out for one another”
If you would like to find out more about our school Tel 01522 778609 E-mail office@northclifton.notts.sch.uk www.northcliftonschool.com
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Understanding the Benefits of Renewable Energy
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here are some significant advantages available to the domestic user of renewable energy systems such as biomass, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and air source heating systems. Particularly so for households located in off-gas areas of the county. A switch to these technologies could see a significant reduction in household fuel costs in the future and the government is now providing advantageous subsidies for householders to invest in these technologies. These subsidies will provide
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a surprisingly quick return on investment and usually the subsidy itself will pay for the total investment and the move to renewables in less time than most people realise. Understanding these subsidies, Feed-In Tariff (FIT), Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and their value and duration is still an education for most people. It is almost the ‘best kept secret‘ of financial benefits available from governmentsponsored schemes. What does the householder need to do to implement measures to comply with the standards set to become eligible for these subsidies? What is an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) and how do you reach the levels required to be granted these subsidies? What do you need to do to apply and how and when do you get paid? With the relentless increases of fuel costs every year, the cost of energy is a significant part of most household budgets. How can you mitigate these
costs and get back in control of your energy usage and avoid further annual demands on your limited and sometimes fixed household income? The news is buzzing with this topic and it is important to understand that there are choices available to reduce or even eradicate some aspects of household heating or electricity costs. So what exactly are these technologies and how do they work? What are the most suitable technologies and how do they best work together to provide the maximum benefits to the householder? How can you pay for or fund the investments to reap the rewards? In the next several issues we will be discussing these technologies and providing a guide and education to our readers with information provided by a local expert and renewable energy provider and installer. In the next issue we will be exactly what FITs and RHI are and what you need to do to be eligible for these lucrative subsidies.
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Trentside Bygones On Sun-Tipped Wings “We Remember” Part 1 By David Willey
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uring the summer of 1944 in wartorn England the Lincolnshire parishes of Fenton and Kettlethorpe experienced two RAF bomber crashes with the tragic loss of seven young aircrew. This year 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of these two crashes. On the 21st June 1944 a Short Stirling crashed at Park Farm Kettlethorpe and on the 8th August 1944 an Avro Lancaster returning from a bombing mission crashed in the Trentside marshes sadly killing two of its crew (the Lancaster story will appear in a later edition of Trentside Links). On 21 June 1944 a four-engined bomber on a local training flight crashed into farm buildings at Park Farm, killing five of the eight crew members. The aircraft was a Short Stirling EH 940 from 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, a
A Short Stirling EH 940 similar to that which crashed at Kettlethorpe.
training unit based at RAF Winthorpe near Newark, Nottinghamshire. Just minutes after take-off the pilot reported a fierce fire in one of the port engines and asked for permission to return to land at the airfield but the request was denied because the circuit was very active with aircraft taking off or landing. The pilot tried to gain height, hoping he might be able to land at nearby RAF Wigsley. At about 1800 feet above Fenton village the pilot’s luck ran out when the other port engine lost power and stopped. The Stirling went into an uncontrollable diving turn, hitting large a tree near Border Wood, then cartwheeling into farm buildings at Park Farm Kettlethorpe.
Winthorpe several days later, the Board of the inquiry was told that this was the first training flight for pilot Flying Officer Bradbury with a full crew, the Short Stirling had sustained a cylinder head failure in early flight due to an incorrect torque being applied to the cylinder head bolts, this caused the bolts
The crew of the Short Stirling bomber EH940 Fg Off Frederick Shaw Bradbury, Pilot RAF Volunteer Reserve, died aged 23 Fg Off (Air Bomber) George Wallace Rankin, died aged 30 Pilot Officer William Robert Clayton, died aged 30 Sgt (Air Gunner) William Henry Miller, RAF Volunteer Reserve, died aged 27 Sgt Joseph Albert Micallef, RAF Volunteer Reserve, died aged 19 Sgt F Daubles, survived, injuries unknown Sgt T W Farrell, survived, injuries unknown Sgt A M McClune, survived, injuries unknown During the official inquiry held at RAF
The crash site at Park Farm, Kettlethorpe
to fail resulting in an engine fire and together with inoperative engine bay fire extinguishers, this was deemed the cause of the crash. Fg Off Bradbury was exonerated from any blame of the flying accident. For many years now I have tried to find personal information about the crew of Stirling EH 940 but sadly it has not been possible apart from Fg Off Frederick Shaw Bradbury, a pilot who volunteered for service in the Royal Air Force from his home in Lomas de Zamora Argentina. Continued on page 13...
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Trentside Links memorial in the form of a propeller on a stone cairn was dedicated to the memory of the aircrews killed during the summer of 1944 in the parishes of Kettlethorpe and Fenton on the village green at Laughterton, the dedication service was very well attended. In writing this article I would like to thank: Jim Sheffield, Captain Alejandro Bastin. Michael Bradbury, Mr John Vibart, Andrew Arden, David Stubley and John Marshall-East.
Retired airline Captain Alejandro Bastin who attended the same college as Fredrick Bradbury in Buenos Aires.
I am indebted to my friend Jim Sheffield who visits Buenos Aires every year to visit relatives, Jim agreed to help me and within a very short time Jim sent me several emails with lots of information about Fg Off Bradbury. Jim also put me in touch with retired airline Captain Alejandro Bastin who attended the same college as Fredrick Bradbury in Buenos Aires but thirty years later. Alejandro has emailed many photos and information to me from his home 6000 miles away in Buenos Aires Argentina, relating to the short life of Fg Off Frederick Shaw Bradbury. I would also like to mention the late Mrs Phyllis Arden (née Moore) who went to aid the badly injured rear gunner Sgt William Miller with a bowl of warm water and some towels, Phyllis stayed with Miller who was trapped in his turret until help came. Several days later Phyllis received a letter of commendation and thanks from Group Captain J H Woodin, Commanding Officer of RAF Winthorpe. Sadly Sgt William Miller died from his injuries a few hours after being recovered from his turret. Tom Cox, who still lives at Saxilby, as a young lad of 20-years-old worked at Park Farm Kettlethorpe. Tom was actually in the farm building just partaking of a sandwich and a cup of tea when the Stirling crashed on to it. Tom regularly recalls the story of how there was a terrible crash as the building fell in on him, followed by an unbearable rush of heat. Tom had a very lucky escape on that day in 1944, escaping through a hole in the side of the collapsed building. In 1994, some 50 years after the crashes, a
Flying Officer Frederick Shaw Bradbury RAF
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In August 1941 Frederick sailed to England on the Andalucia Star and arrived in Liverpool on October 1st 1941. Incidentally this was the last trip for the Andalucia Star. On the return journey to Buenos Aires it was attacked while steaming on a non-evasive course at 15.75 knots about 200 miles southwest of Freetown by a German U boat U-107 and sunk. After several months training in England Frederick was posted to the Lyttleton Air Training School in the Transvaal near Pretoria, South Africa. On May 7th 1943 after passing all his flying exams with high distinction and many logged flying hours, he was awarded his wings by the Mayor of Pretoria and commissioned as Pilot Officer during a very impressive ceremony. In September 1943 Frederick boarded a boat and returned to England and was posted to No 20 Operational Training Unit at Lossiemouth, Scotland. During the November of 1943 Frederick was posted to 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit at RAF Winthorpe near Newark, Nottinghamshire where Frederick was trained to fly four-engined heavy bombers.
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rederick Shaw Bradbury was born on the 4th July 1920 in Lomas De Zamora F.C Sud Argentina, son of Mr and Mrs H Bradbury. Frederick attended school from 1929 to 1936. He attended St Alban’s college in Buenos Aires where he played in the 1stXV cricket team and was head of Corinth and captain of house cricket. In 1936 Fredrick was awarded the local Cambridge school certificate and at the time of leaving St Alban’s College was head of school. In 1937 he joined Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway as a student engineer, during his 5th year Frederick volunteered for active service for WW2. During the last six months on the railway he was in charge of renewing the railway line between Bahia Blanco and Neuquen.
On the 21st June 1944 Frederick captained his first flight in a Short Stirling with a full crew. During the flight an engine caught fire and forced a landing, finally crashing at Park Farm Kettlethorpe. Sadly Frederick was killed along with five crew members. Frederick’s funeral took place at 11am on Tuesday June 27th 1944 at Botley (North Hinksey) Cemetery, Oxford where Frederick was buried with full military honours. Frederick Shaw Bradbury is still remembered on Founders Day every year at St Alban’s College when a book is presented in his memory in the form of the maths prize.
The dedication inside the book presented on Founders Day remembering Frederick Shaw Bradbury.
My thanks go to Mr John Vibart, Headmaster St Alban’s College Argentina and also Captain Alejandro Bastin for supplying details of the story of Frederick’s life.
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Charity Hero Ethan Maull Loses Battle with Cancer
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t is with great sadness we have to tell you that Ethan Maull lost his fight with cancer late on Monday 5th May.
Ethan with best friend Lewis.
Ethan was diagnosed with a rare form of osteosarcoma in December 2012 and started treatment in January 2013, just before his 9th birthday. He battled bravely and those of you who met him will surely remember his wonderful smile and brilliant sense of humour! Ethan was a kind, caring little man - inquisitive, funny, boisterous & courageous. He never let his illness get him down and stayed positive right until the end when he fell asleep for the final time snuggled up with Sam & Darren.
Enjoying a treat.
With big brother Ben.
A beautiful, early family photo with mum Sam, brother Ben, dad Darren and Ethan having a cuddle.
His kindness and generosity towards others led to the formation of The Ethan Maull 'Up Yours to Cancer' Foundation which was set up to raise funds to help other children at QMC and ultimately to fund a house - Ethan's House - where parents can stay while their children are having treatment. In just under a year we have raised an incredible ÂŁ70,000 and Sam & Darren have vowed to continue with Ethan's Foundation to hopefully achieve this aim. Tributes have poured into his Facebook page which had over 40,000 hits when we broke the news of his death. His Facebook page (the Ethan muall 'Up Yours to Cancer' Foundation) was initially set up as a means of keeping friends and family informed of how Ethan was doing and to publicise fund raising events. It now has almost 7,000 followers and they have all been exceptionally kind and supportive to Sam, Darren & Ben. Ethan will be greatly missed and his cheeky smile will live forever in our memories. 'One more angel in heaven one more star in the sky'. Fly high little man xx
The balloon release on Sunday the 11th of May released 1000 balloons in memory of Ethan.
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Enjoying a day out with mum and dad.
Don't forget you can follow Ethan's foundation by searching for and liking it on of Facebook.
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Trentside Reports Kettlethorpe and District Womens' Institute March 2014 March is our evening for changes with a goodbye to the old year. This is when we'll plan for the next AGM, not a meeting famous for good attendance in some places but we had to create a bit of extra space this year. First we had the usual monthly news, arrangements for outings and members’ queries. It was just before the annual conference of Lincolnshire North, which as usual is held in Skegness. Also tickets and transport were arranged for the musical ‘Annie’ to be seen in the near future. Another call was made for any member wanting to be a steward at the Lincolnshire Show in June. A number of birthdays were celebrated, including that of our retiring president Barbara Gilbert, who in her final address said how much she had enjoyed her three years, and counted her time as President an honour. Toni Richardson gave an interesting résumé of our activities, including our 40th year celebrations last October. Our treasurer Vivienne Elliott gave a thorough picture of the financial position, after which those ladies with job responsibilities were given flower posies. Our new president will be Janet Willcocks who came to Lincolnshire only a few years ago but soon made her mark locally. It was good to be reminded how we have grown in membership over the years. We have ages almost like from 'nineteen to ninety' as the saying goes, but perhaps - as I haven't checked - certainly we have from those without a grey hair up to age 92. After the meeting it was time for refreshment and chat, then just as we were comfortable a quiz was introduced which meant we had to get the brains going and the questions were not easy. How many readers know where Darwin was buried? Would you believe - a cathedral! (I might have guessed a prehistoric rock discovered around
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50,000 BC.) The final winning team were presented with a shower of delicious and cholesterol-encouraging chocolate bars. The most consistent winner of monthly competitions was Vivienne Elliott. It's nice to have a clever treasurer! April 2014 Our new President, Janet Willcock, took the chair and introduced the elected committee, most of whom are undertaking to lead, amuse and keep us happy for yet another year. The recent outing to Lincoln theatre to see the musical ‘Grease’ was very much enjoyed. Our next entertainment will be 'Annie’ being presented at the Trinity Arts theatre in Gainsborough. There is an annual charity voted for by members and this time we chose the Air Ambulance. It is also the time to form a resolution and after discussion it was agreed that an increase in organ donation was a necessary and popular choice. It may not be generally known but the opinion of the WI can be highly valued in the circles that 'make things happen' nationally. Kettlethorpe is to host the Spring group council meeting this year and this will be on May 6th. The speaker will be Ann Packham - one of the 'Roly-Polys'. Our visiting speaker this month was Wendy Beeton, a tai chi instructor. She gave us the background of this fitness exercise which was formerly a Chinese martial art but is now used for health benefits. Together with member Jackie Gee, (one of her pupils) she gave a short demonstration, after which everyone was invited to take part in a warm-up exercise followed by a meditation session. Elise Hawker, Lea
WORLD WAR 1 Thank you to readers who have submiited articles for our World War 1 feature, these will appear in the next magazine. If you would still like to submit an article/pictures please get in touch by the 30th of June.
The Rev. Pam Rose Writes I have thoroughly enjoyed doing the Diocesan Lent Course with a small group. It has provoked some really deep thinking about how we express our Christian faith in our everyday lives. It has been interesting listening to other people’s experiences and ideas and learning together how we can live out our faith with greater integrity i.e. wholeness in the nitty gritty of work and family and friends, and all the many things which fill our lives. One of the questions we considered was how our faith influences the causes we support and whether we need act more boldly and to speak out more strongly as Christians in our society. We realised that some charity support is a matter of personal choice e.g. some support local charities, others take a wider world view. But we also realised that there are areas in which the united Christian voice should be more clearly heard. For example, did you know that the biggest export from Moldova, a former Soviet satellite, is girls and young women for the European sex trade? These young women are lured to this country, amongst others, with promises of work and good pay which they can send back to their families in Moldova. In reality, once here they have their passports taken and are beaten and raped into submission before being used as prostitutes and sex slaves. This is just one aspect of modern slavery. The makers of the recent film ‘12 Years a Slave’ hoped that it would open the eyes of the western world to slavery today. Sadly, the response has been, “Well, of course that was terrible, but it was a long time ago”. Yes, it was, but slavery today is no less Continued on page 18...
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OFSTED RATED ‘GOOD’ 2012 Why choose Queen Eleanor?
Queen Eleanor Primary School is situated in the rural setting of Harby, a Nottinghamshire School but on the boundary of Lincolnshire. We are a small, close-knit school with a great community feel, working closely in partnership with the local community, our family of schools, our parents (we have an active Friends of Queen Eleanor group) and other associations. We feed into the highly popular TUXFORD ACADEMY.
Staff are highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and friendly with a common aim - of bringing out the best in our pupils, in a stimulating environment, in an exciting and fun way. Our children are taught in small classes - our staff pupil ratio is high and the children are highly valued and constantly encouraged to reach their potential. Our national results are above average.
Our setting The school is in a beautiful setting, amongst fields and countryside, with a large outside area and a brand new purpose-built sports hall complete with changing rooms, to complement our extra curricular sporting events.
We run a breakfast club and several after school activities, as well as a mother and toddler group and we regularly organise trips and residentials. We pride ourselves on our music, dance and drama and present a bumper summer production annually in which everyone takes part! We also offer modern foreign languages as part of our curriculum - teaching French and Spanish in alternate years. We run an active gardening club and have a productive allotment on site. This is just a microcosm of that which is Queen Eleanor. If you like the sound of our ethos and what we have to offer, please do not hesitate to come and meet us in person and see for yourself this exciting and innovative `good' school. Contact us on the above number or at; office@queeneleanor.notts.sch.uk
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serious and wrong than it was in 19th century America. In this country now, there are women held against their will in the sex trade, men exploited by gangmasters who take all their earnings. Slavery today is an evil which we can all surely agree should be stopped. All people are made in the image of God and none should be bought or sold like mere objects. It was a Christian, William Wilberforce, who made his lifetime’s work the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. The Church today must be no less active in working to make the idea of ownership by one human being of another totally unacceptable in any culture.
they've finally lost it.
individually.
Or have they? Recently, there has been a rise in the number of rural crimes, and in particular thefts and 'rogue trader' offences.
The Tradesman (or trades-lady!) - Very few, if any, ever have any kind of building qualification and wouldn't really know the gable end of a house from a garden hedge, but the stickers on their van, or the writing on the flyers will tell you that they are the most qualified and reputable business in the world. Some may even have pictures of their work. Sorry, be suspicious! In these days of modern printing technology and home computers, you can make anything look like a professional flyer and let's face it, the picture on the front is probably just some random garden they have passed on their travels with a nice garden! And it doesn't cost a lot to stick some signwriting on a van that says you're a member of whatever master building society is in choice this month.
The thefts are mainly of farm machinery, quad bikes or off-road bikes in particular, metals in general (anything that can be weighed in for scrap or sold on), and the traders being a rise in supposed door to door 'salesmen' types of offences. Generally speaking, as with everything, there are two types of salesperson, one being the honest, hardworking, trying to offer a service and make-a-living-type, and the other being the vulture.
Vultures are the sort of creatures that attack the weakest or most defenceless. And they are persistent, not easily put off their ultimate aim, and they can seem like big scary creatures close up.
Let's deal with the second kind. They actively target the weakest or most vulnerable in society. This is quite often the elderly, or those who perhaps cannot look after themselves as well as some. They will use all manner of tactics from those who will convince them that their roof needs replacing, by worrying them that their house will practically fall down if they don't have expensive remedial work done immediately. Right through to those who randomly appear at a door either looking for their supposedly lost cat, or asking for a drink. And we still get the impersonators....those who say they are from the gas or electric or water companies who need to read meters or have come to investigate strange smells etc.
What on earth are the coppers going on about? I hear you ask. Yes, possibly
As I said, vultures who prey on the weakest. And let's look at them
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Neighbourhood Policing Team So, the lighter mornings and nights are upon us and with them come all the beautiful cries of spring. The song of the lark, the chaffinch, the sparrow, the vulture.....well, maybe too far. Well, it is if you are talking feathered varieties, not so if you think of humans.
If you don't know them, don't believe them! The best form of recommendation for any builder is a recommendation from a friend or someone who has had work done by the tradesperson themselves. Also, someone who you know is fairly local and can be traced to an address as opposed to someone from a virtual place you've never heard of, with only a mobile phone number for contact. The Lost Cat Types - If you don't know someone, firstly don't open the door to them. At least speak to them with a chain on the door, or through spyhole etc. Do NOT, under any circumstances, let anyone you don't know into your house, for whatever reason. And don't let them into your back garden or around your
BAND CONCERT
Back by popular request Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Concert Band Musical Director – Mr Brian Newland Saturday 24th May 2014 Starting promptly at 7.30pm In the church of St Peter & St Paul, Kettlethorpe Tickets: £7.00 each, including ‘nibbles’ in the interval Wine and orange juice available at reasonable prices Tickets available from the fundraising committee: Jean Richmond 01427 811016 • Ann Lister 01427 718608 Richard Wright 01427 718749 • Sharon Mosedale 01427 718538 Barbara Gilbert 01427 718197 • Anne Wingham 01427 717545 Rita Atkin 01427 717750 All proceeds go towards the upkeep and maintenance of this very special church
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property either. If they won't go away when you tell them to, ring the police! Honestly, we don't mind....everyone knows that all the police do is sit around eating doughnuts, so it'll be good for our waistlines.....you will not be wasting our time!
nosey or helpful people! We like friends who look out for their own. And we would always prefer to turn up to 100 false alarms than turn up to one burglary where someone says, 'Well, it didn't seem quite right, but I didn't want to bother you'.
work, so put them off.
The Gas/Electric Worker - They all have proper identification. Not the kind they wave in front of you for half a second and put away again. They will all give you their ID and this will have a picture (of them! - check!) on it, and it will also have a company contact number on the card which you should ring to verify who they are and what they are there for. The vast majority of all visits now by these sorts of workers are pre-planned and you will know about all the details of their visit beforehand. Again, if you are unsure, call the police. They won't mind if they are genuine and neither will we!
So to sum up, as I have rambled on enough, back to the vultures. Picking on the weakest? Look after each other. Not easily put off? They will be if you follow the steps above. Let's face it, they are the sort that prefer easy work than hard
It's amazing how easily you can put off the vultures and enjoy the spring!
And scary creatures close up? Not really. That's why they like to pick on the weakest and if there is more than one person they have to take on, they don't want to be there.
Take care of yourself and of each other, and always remember, if you are not sure, call us!
So it all seems quite simple really, but as we said, it's normally committed against the most vulnerable, so as a community, it may well be up to you, the neighbour or friend to look out for them. You may be the one to see these people, you may be the one to call us. That's ok. We like
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News from Thorney
CLP (Community Led Plan) and Community News Any day now the CLP Questionnaire will be heading out to you. (It might have already landed!) This has been worked on for some time and your answers are vital to us. Your responses will enable us to draw up a plan of what the people in our village really want (or don’t want) over the next five to ten years. We look forward to working on the plan together. Thank you for your help.
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ork on the roof has been completed and our bells refurbished and replaced. However, as we are having work carried out on our rose window now, the bell ropes can’t be hung as the internal scaffolding is in the way. We hope to have a celebration and ring the bells in September. Check our website: www.harbythorneywigsley.co.uk Church looked beautiful for Easter! The flower and cleaning ladies (and gents) did a wonderful job! Thank you. We also had a display called ‘What Easter means to me’ and were pleased to have a range of items contributed from a range of ages. There were poems, decorated hats and bonnets, Easter eggs of all sizes, a wooden cross, an Easter garden, a copy of the book: Who Moved the Stone?...Thank you to all who contributed. Trussell Trust Foodbank Thanks to all who contributed to our collection for the needy. Our first
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collection went off at the beginning of May. Our next collection will be in JULY, so please bring items along on a Sunday or Wednesday (Library van day). Food items must be well in date as they may be stored for some time. Toiletries are always useful. As you think about holidays, please put something aside for families at breaking point. Thank you.
Library van June 11th, July 9th, August 6th story time for children 3rd September Church open from 10.30am to noon for coffee/tea and home-made biscuits. Stall with preserves and cards. A warm welcome awaits you!
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Trentside Community Notices Gainsborough Organ Society The Weston Rooms, Hickman Street, Gainsborough DN21 2DZ Thursday 29 May 7.30pm - David Ingley Thursday 26 June 7.30pm - Brett Wales Refreshments including licensed bar available at all events, free car parking opposite the rooms. Contact Mr Peter Naulls on 01427 615265
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LAUGHTERTON BOWLS CLUB
NAYLOR’S HILLS FARM, NEWARK ROAD, LAUGHTERTON WE ARE A SMALL CLUB, PLAY 3 TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE CLUB COMPETITIONS AND BBQs. WE ALSO PLAY FRIENDLY MATCHES AGAINST OTHER LOCAL CLUBS - YOU WILL NOT BE OBLIGED TO PLAY IN A TEAM IF YOU PREFER NOT TO. WE HAVE SPARE SETS OF WOODS SO ALL YOU NEED ARE SOME FLAT SHOES. PLEASE COME ALONG ANY TUESDAY EVENING FROM 6.30PM AND HAVE A GO, YOU NEVER KNOW YOU MAY HAVE FUN!
IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT VIV ON 01427 718306 OR JOHN ON 01427 718333
WHAT'S ON at Village Hall, Marton GROUP
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Indoor Bowls
Monday
2pm - 4pm
Di & John Gibbs
01427 718304
Art Class Commitee Room
Monday
2pm - 4pm
Joyce David
01427 717686 01427 718854
Line Dancing
Monday
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Christine & Richard
01427 617205
Village Hall Committee Meeting Committee Room
Second Monday of the month
7.30pm
David Smith Chris Durning
01427 718275 01427 718558
Clairvoyant/Medium
Tuesday
7pm - 9.30pm
Michael Butterfield
07843 161713
Parish Council Meeting (Committee Room)
First Tuesday of the month
7pm
Steve Spence Gill Martin
01427 718793 01427 718377
Art Class (Committee Room)
Wednesday
2pm - 4pm
Arnold Nisbet
01427 718534
W.I.
Third Wednesday of the month
7.30pm
Mrs G Worrel Mrs M Scott
01427 718358 01427 718844
Mothers & Toddlers
Thursday
9am - 11am
Gemma
01427 717778
Darby & Joan
Thursday
2pm - 4pm
Mrs P Hammond
01427 718626
Youth Club: Marton Chapel in winter village hall playing field (weather permitting)
Thursday
7pm - 9pm
Elaine Gareth
07702 830633 07584 027742
Tea Dance
First Thursday of every month
2pm - 4pm
John & Helen Nicholson
01522 702638
MGC (Marton Grub Club)
First Friday of the month
12.30pm - 2.30pm
Chris Lorraine
01427 718558 01427 718422
Dog Training
Sunday
9.30am - 10.30am
Janet Law
01427 615028
Outdoor Bowls
April - Sept
John Barton
01427 719051
Steve Horgan
01427 717252
Football Club
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AT TORKSEY POSSIBLE NEW GROUP Are you a bird watcher? Or would you like to become one? If you are interested in joining such a group please contact Richard 01427 718545 or Linda 01427 718140 TORKSEY BOOK CLUB Meetings will be held 3rd Tuesday of the month at the tea room at Torksey Lock at 11am. Please contact Joyce Jones on 01427 717686 TORKSEY CRAFT GROUP Meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2pm at the tea room at Torksey Lock. Please contact Marjorie Kettlewell on 01427 717786 TORKSEY HISTORY GROUP Are you interested in or have knowledge of local history? Meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2pm at the tea room at Torksey Lock. The May meeting is a visit to the Museum at RAF Scampton. For more information contact Ray Watling on 01427 717435
TORKSEY AND DISTRICT CROQUET CLUB Come and join us on the village green, Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 2pm-4pm. It’s a fun sociable game; come and give it a try, all the equipment is provided. For more information please contact Joe Laurenson, Membership Secretary, on 01427 717846. TAI CHI Tai Chi lessons will be held Thursday afternoons from 3.00pm until 4.00pm at Kettlethorpe Village Hall. For more information please contact John Viney on 01427 718827. TEA DANCING Come and join us on the first Thursday of the month 2pm–4pm at Marton village hall, music by Helen and John Nicholson. Cost £3.50 which includes tea and biscuits. For more information please contact John and Helen on 01522 702638. WALKING GROUP
AIR GUN OWNERS Interested in target shooting? We are a group of enthusiasts affiliated to a Lincoln HFT club who share transport and technochat to pursue our enthusiasm for this great sport. For more information please contact Joe Laurenson on 01427 717846
Meet at the Elms top car park to arrange car sharing. We will leave the Elms promptly at 10.30 am. All welcome, no need to book, just turn up. We will always walk unless in extremely bad weather. 12th June is at Drakeshole and Doddington on the 10th July For more information please contact Anne Bradshaw on 01427 717492
COMPUTER CLUB
TORKSEY GARDENERS
The computer club meets alternate weeks 2nd Friday of the month and the 4th Thursday of the month For more information please contact Christina Moore on 01427 718539 or Terry Bartlam on 01427 858487
Our group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 11.15 for 11.30am at the tea room at Torksey Lock. We welcome all who have an interest in gardens and gardening. For more information please contact Christina Moore on 01427 718539 EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ALL THE ACTIVITIES
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PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS Brampton Mrs M Whiting, Secretary The Plot, Brampton, LN1 2EG Tel: 01427 717024 Fenton & Torksey Lock Mrs Shirley Shaw, Clerk Daplaunli House, Lincoln Rd, Fenton, LN1 2EP Tel: 01427 718457 Kettlethorpe & Laughterton Mr R Gee, Clerk 2 Swynford Close, Laughterton Lincs, LN1 2LG Tel: 01427 717868 Knaith Miss Judith Bates, Clerk 38 Garfield Street Gainsborough Lincs DN21 2LA Tel: 07824 811324 Marton and Gate Burton Mrs Gillian Martin, Clerk 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton, Gainsborough, Lincs, DN21 5AE Tel: 01427 718377 Newton on Trent Mr R Pilgrim, Clerk 2 Cedar Close, The Elms, Torksey, Lincs, LN1 2NH Tel: 01427 718388 Thorney Mrs Anna Dennison, Clerk Arden , Main Street, Thorney, Newark, Notts NG23 7BS Tel: 01522 702748 Torksey Mr R Pilgrim, Clerk 2 Cedar Close, The Elms, Torksey, Lincs, LN1 2NH Tel: 01427 718388
Kettlethorpe Village Hall Available for Hire Fully Equipped Kitchen – Seating, Crockery & Cutlery for 80. Also Children’s Tables & Chairs. Centrally Heated – Disabled Access & Toilets Brochure Available from Ann Close Phone: 01427718517 Enquiries and Bookings : Sharon Wilcox Phone: 01427718637 Mobile: 07813564319 sharon.wilcox@yahoo.co.uk
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Kettlethorpe, Newton & Torksey 25 May 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 11.00 Holy Communion Torksey NO SERVICE NEWTON 1 June 09.00 Matins Newton 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 10.00 Group Service Coates 8 June 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 11.00 Morning Prayer Torksey NO SERVICE NEWTON 15 June 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 09.00 Eucharist Newton 11.00 Eucharist Torksey 22 June 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 11.00 Eucharist Torksey NO SERVICE AT NEWTON 29 June 09.00 Eucharist Newton 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 11.00 Eucharist Torksey 6 July 09.00 Eucharist Kettlethorpe 09.00 Matins Newton 10.00 Group Service Torksey
St Peter's Church, Torksey "Bring a Tin Sunday" every 4th Sunday in the month. The tins and packets will go to Gainsborough Salvation Army and Lincoln Community Larder.
Parish Clergy Rev Canon Rhys Prosser Tel: 01522 702427 rs.prosser@virgin.net Rev Stephanie Prosser Tel: 01522 702427 mumsteph66@yahoo.co.uk Rev Pam Rose Tel: 01427 787578 Rev Phillip Wain Tel: 01427 613188 To arrange for christenings & weddings please contact the appropriate vicar from the above list.
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St Helen's Church Thorney Services in the East Trent Group of Churches June 1st 10.15am NOISY WORSHIP All Saints Collingham What is NOISY Worship? Come along and find out! Noisy children (and adults) particularly welcome. 10.30am Morning Worship Harby 6pm Evensong Besthorpe 6pm Holy Communion Thorney June 8th 9am Holy Communion Girton 10.15am Holy Communion Winthorpe 10.30am Morning Worship for PENTECOST St Helen’s Thorney, followed by Birthday Cake! 4.30pm Hymns and Pimm’s St George’s Clifton June 15th 9am Holy Communion Besthorpe 10.15am Morning Worship Winthorpe 10.30am Morning Worship St George’s Clifton, Lay led 11am Holy Communion All Saints Collingham June 22nd 9am Holy Communion St George’s Clifton 11am Holy Communion St John’s Collingham
6pm Evensong Winthorpe and Holy Communion at South Scarle June 29th 10.45 United Holy Communion All Saints Collingham Sunday July 6th 9am Holy Communion Holme 10.15 Noisy Worship All Saints, Collingham 10.30am Morning Worship Harby 6pm Holy Communion Besthorpe Sunday July 13th 9am Holy Communion Thorney Sunday July 20th 9am Holy Communion Harby 10.30am Morning Worship Clifton 6pm Evensong South Scarle Sunday July 27th 8am Holy Communion Clifton 9am Holy Communion Scarle 10.30am Morning Worship St Helen’s Thorney Anne Massey tel: 01522 703120 e: team.massey@btinternet.com Edgeways, West Road, Thorney.
Communion is also held on: TUESDAY 3RD JUNE at St John’s, Collingham at 10am TUESDAY 10th June at All Saints, Collingham at 10am SATURDAY 14TH JUNE at 9.30am at South Scarle TUESDAY 17th JUNE 10am at St John’s, Collingham THURSDAY 19TH JUNE at 10am at Winthorpe TUESDAY 24TH JUNE at 10am at All Saints, Collingham THURSDAY 26TH JUNE at 10am at Girton TUESDAY JULY 1st 10am at St John’s Collingham THURSDAY JULY 3RD 10am Clifton, SATURDAY 5TH 6pm St John’s, Collingham TUESDAY 15TH JULY Holy Communion at 10am at St John’s, Collingham THURSDAY 17TH JULY at 10am at Winthorpe TUESDAY 22ND JULY 10am at All Saints, Collingham, THURSDAY 24TH JULY 10am at Besthorpe
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WE CAN HELP Kettlethorpe United Charities has funds to help people in need who live in Fenton, Kettlethorpe or Laughterton. Apply in confidence to see if you are eligible by contacting one of the Trustees: Mrs Rosalie Fowler 01427 718619 Mrs Anne Wingham 01427 717545 Revd Rhys Prosser 01522 702427
We can help if we know your need.
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Gainsborough Bus Station Queen Elizabeth High Sch Corringham Springthorpe Heapham Upton Kexby Corner Willingham Stow Sturton by Stow Marton Church Torksey Fenton Laughterton Newton on Trent Saxilby High Street arrive
0940 -0950 0953 0956 0959 1002 1005 1008 1013 1020 1025 1027 1031 1035 1043
1140 -1150 1153 1156 1159 1202 1205 1208 1213 1220 1225 1227 1231 1235 1243
1340 -1350 1353 1356 1359 1402 1405 1408 1413 1420 1425 1427 1431 1435 1443
1540 1545 1555 1559 1603 1607 1609 1612 1615 1620 1623 1628 1630 1635 1642 1650
1545 -1555 1559 1603 1607 1609 1612 1615 1620 1623 1628 1630 1635 1642 1650
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Saxilby High Street depart Lincoln City Bus Station
1045 1245 1445 1652 1652 1100 1300 1500 1707 1707
106 SD
106 SSH
To comply with Department of Transport guidance, this service connects at Saxilby. The connection is guaranteed and passengers may stay on the vehicle.
Lincoln City Bus Station Lincoln Unity Square Lincoln Castle Academy Saxilby High Street Fenton Torksey Marton Church Sturton by Stow Stow Willingham Gate Burton Kexby Chapel Upton Knaith Park Knaith Lea Green Gainsborough Lea Rd Stn Gainsborough Bus Station Laughton Lane End
Gainsborough
105 107
105 SD F
--1445 1459 ---1504 1509 1512 -1514 1517 1521 -1525 1529 1535 --
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105 SD MTH
--1525 1539 ---1544 1549 1552 -1554 1557 1601 -1605 1609 1615 --
107 SSH
107 CD
1530 ---1550 1553 1557 ---1600 ---1601 1603 1607 1613 --
1730 1735 --1755 1758 1802 ---1805 ---1806 1808 1812 1818 1824
Lincoln
105 107
Monday to Saturday except Bank Holidays 107
Laughton Lane End Gainsborough Bus Station Gainsborough Lea Rd Stn Lea Green Knaith Knaith Park Upton Kexby Corner Gate Burton Willingham Stow Sturton by Stow Marton Church Torksey Fenton Saxilby High Street Lincoln Castle Academy Lincoln City Bus Station journey codes
-0640 0644 0648 0650 ---0651 ---0652 0658 0700 --0720
105 SD
-0725 0729 0733 -0736 0740 0743 -0746 0750 0755 ---0800 0825 --
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0717 0727 0731 0735 0737 ---0738 ---0739 0745 0747 --0810
SD Schooldays CD College Days SSH Saturdays and School Holidays F Fridays MTH Monday to Thursday
For additional journeys between Gainsborough and Lincoln please see separate InterConnect 100 timetable
FREE BUS TO TESCO, GAINSBOROUGH - EVERY THURSDAY Marton Church. . . . . . . . . . . 10.40 Marton (Tillbridge Lane) . . . . 10.42 Sturton (Cross Roads) . . . . . . 10.50 Sturton School. . . . . . . . . . . 10.51 Stow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 Willingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.56 Kexby Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.59 Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01 Heapham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.04 Springthorpe. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.07 Corringham (Becket Arms). . . 11.12 Arrives TESCO Gainsborough. . . . . . . . . . . 11.22
Gainsborough
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Monday to Saturday except Bank Holidays route number journey codes
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Monday to Saturday except Bank Holidays
Monday to Saturday except Bank Holidays route number journey codes
Lincoln
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Departs TESCO . . . . . . . . . . . Gainsborough Corringham (Becket Arms). . . . Springthorpe. . . . . . . . . . . . . Heapham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kexby Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . Willingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sturton (School). . . . . . . . . . . Sturton (Crossroads). . . . . . . . Marton (Tillbridge Lane) . . . . . Marton Church. . . . . . . . . . . .
13.00 13.10 13.15 13.18 13.21 13.23 13.26 13.29 14.01 14.02 14.10 14.12
FREE BUS TO TESCO, LINCOLN TO TESCO, CANWICK ROAD, LINCOLN EVERY WEDNESDAY - SERVICE T15 Departs from: The Elms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Torksey Caravan Site. . . . . . . Fenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laughterton . . . . . . . . . . . . Newton on Trent . . . . . . . . . Arrives TESCO Lincoln. . . . .
09.20 09.30 09.35 09.38 09.42 10.15
Departs TESCO Lincoln. . . . . 11.55
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