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Trentside Links May 2016 - Issue 189

May 2016 Issue 189

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Torksey Viaduct by Geoff Lloyd

Trentside Links A free community magazine May 2016 Issue 189

Trentside Links www.trentsidelinks.org MAGAZINE

Trentside Memories �� 04

Editorial Sue Oliver - 01427 718837 editor@trentsidelinks.org

Torksey Play Area �� 06

Exciting news on our book project

Information on stage 2 of the play area development

Distribution Emma Barratt - 01427 718985

Newton on Trent School �� 08

Website & advertising Jon Oliver - 01427 718837

Torksey Viaduct �� 09

DISTRIBUTORS

Sir Joseph Banks ��13

Brampton Drinsey Nook Fenton (1) Fenton (2) Gate Burton Kettlethorpe Knaith Laughterton (1) Laughterton (2) Laughterton (3) Marton (1) Marton (2) Newton on Trent (1) Newton on Trent (2) Park Farm Stow Park Thorney Torksey Torksey (The Elms) Torksey Lock Torksey Lock (Little London Park)

Richard Farley Paul Barratt Chris East Sue Eyton-Williams Pat Hammond Anne Harris Rosemary Burke Bob Watkinson Simon Clarke Amy Willis Helen Gee Sandra Moody Gill Kyme Colin Kyme Paul Barratt Geoff Lloyd George Collins Elizabeth Rose Rob Prentice Sue Eyton-Williams Keith Oldfield

Something to say? Do you have something to say, something you’d like to share with the community? Then send your comments to the editor (contact details at top of the page). Disclaimer The contents and any opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of Trentside Links and remain solely those of the author(s). We accept no responsibility or liability for the contents of this magazine, including advertisements.

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Trentside Links magazine is printed by: TUCANN design & print Unit 9, Blackthorn Way, Five Mile Lane Business Park, Five Mile Lane, Washingborough, Lincoln LN4 1BF Tel : 01522 790009 Email: sales@tucann.co.uk.

The latest update on school activities

The historic opening of this new walking route

An article on this historic figure by Torksey History Group

What’s On in Marton �� 28 Local village events

Social Activities in Torksey �� 30 An update from Torksey Action Group

Church Services ��31 Information on services and clergy in the local area

COVER PHOTO: our photo this month was sent in by trentside links reader geoff lloyd to mark the opening of the walking route over torksey viaduct. you can read more on page 9.

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Readers’ Letters Children’s Play Area at Fenton Response to Janet Wilcock’s Letter It is unclear whether Janet Willcock writes from her perspective as a parish councillor or as a private individual. Her letter contains a number of inaccuracies. Fenton Parish Council did not pursue the S106 funding available to the parish after listening to rumours that the construction company had gone into liquidation. The funding, if secured, could have been used on any project to benefit the whole community. There is no evidence that Fenton Parish Council has sought the views of the wider population of Fenton on a play area until now. lf Ms Willcock had visited the site in question she would know that there are three large old trees which would need to be removed to make space for any play equipment. The land is no more than 15 paces at its widest point. No houses back on to the piece of land. lt is adjacent to one house in Fenton Fields (the ‘new’

residents. lf, for example, you would

I sometimes like to drive slowly and

like the council to turn their energies

indicate left to get rid of tail gaters

to traffic calming measures for

which bemuses some people!

Fenton, please let them know. Contact Mr Geoff Newton, Acting Clerk on 01427 718292 or by email to fentorkpc@btinternet.com.

Lincolnshire County Council.

It sounded as though someone wanted a rant. The speed limit of 60mph on an A road is not mandatory although I do agree the driver should

Geoff Newton, Fenton and Torksey Lock Parish Council

s you may be aware, through the recent LCC budget process,

we can no longer afford to continue

have been aware of the 30mph speed

to operate our street lights in the

limits through villages. I suggest the

way that we do. It currently costs the

driver makes more time available

county council around £5m per year

for the journey to account for traffic

to operate and maintain the county

problems as we all have to do.

council’s street lights, with almost

If you publish this please do not

£3m of this spent on electricity.

print my name, I wish to remain as

We are therefore transforming the

anonymous as the original writer.

way we provide street lighting in

Anonymous, Torksey

Lincolnshire to save over £1.7m per year, reduce LCC’s carbon footprint by

I enjoyed the letter about Forty-Mile

over 6,000 tonnes of CO2 and reduce

an-Hour-Fred.

light pollution. The project will start

many times getting frustrated but

station, prone to flooding.

sure he will turn left into the Elms!

Following a further recent spate

This immediate area has lots of

of resignations at Fenton Parish

elderly drivers (including me) who

Council and the co-option of three

should know better.

more closely the views of all local

Readers may be interested in this

A Cruise Along the Trent Valley

lt backs on to a sewage pumping

team will listen to and reflect

Changes to Street Lighting

communication received from

I too have had the same experience

it is hoped that the newly configured

Regards, Alan Stainton

Anonymous, Fenton

development) and opposite another.

new members, all Fenton residents,

The Editor Trentside Links Magazine Fenton Lincolnshire

I don’t think they know what cruise control is and only use their first three gears.

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to deliver changes from April 2016 and is due to deliver the full benefits by the end of March 2017. Whilst not all parish councils have LCC lighting within them, we thought it was important that you were made aware of the changes. Please familiarise yourself with Continued on page 4...

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Trentside Links Book Project

Continued from page 3...

the information about our project

The Trentside Links book project, funded by the Hertitage Lottery fund, is

here: http://bit.ly/1SC6EJj and

entering the final stages of completion.

share this with residents in your local community. Frequently Asked Questions can also be found on this page.

As this will be a limited print run we will shortly be offering a pre-order facility and books will be able to be collected at our free launch event in mid 2016 or posted after this event. To keep up-to-date with the latest news including pricing, ordering, sample

You will see that as part of the

pages and availability you can follow our Facebook page, join our mailing

project we are working with the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership to determine if it is safe to switch

list by emailing info@trentsidelinks.org and putting ‘Book Subscribe’ in the subject line or by calling 01427 718837 for postal updates.

off up to 3,000 street lights on rural

You will also be able to collect information and ordering forms as well as see

roads. You will receive a further

the book once printed at Newton on Trent Post Office and K&A’s in Marton.

communication from us if these changes affect your area. If you have any other queries, please contact streetlighting@lincolnshire. gov.uk.

For more samples see page 27

A Thank You to the Parish Councils Our thanks to the following parish councils for their kind donations towards the running of Trentside Links: Brampton £50 Kettlethorpe & Laughterton

£200

Thorney £100 Torksey £200 Newton on Trent

£200

Fenton & Torksey Lock

£200

Trentside Memories A 220 page, professionally printed book containing many articles, memories and photographs of our trentside villages.

available mid 2016 4

For more sample pages, ordering information and details of our free launch event email info@trentsidelinks.org, visit www.trentsidelinks.org/book or call 01427 718837

Sunday 26th June 2016 Thorney Residents Celebration for The Queen and Shakespeare! Join us at the Play Park opposite Church, from 3pm for Games, Races, Fancy Dress and Fun! There will be games for all ages, a

Roger and Rita Oates’. Our thanks to

fancy dress parade at 3.30pm, some

them for the use of the field next to

races starting at 4pm and tea at 5pm

the Play Park. Please bring tables and

to be followed by Last Night of the

chairs and any gazebos etc along in

Proms community singing.

the morning if you can (from 10am). If

Please wear red/white/blue, or dress up as royalty or a Shakespearean character. Make a crown, and/or a birthday card suitable for a 90-yearold, or any age. Please bring cards

please let us know. If you would like a lift to the event, please let us know too. Our Voluntary Car Scheme can be used. A raffle will be held to help fund the

when you arrive. (But we will allow

event as there will be prizes for game

you to wear your crown if you insist!)

winners and a toilet!

Please bring a plate of finger food to

Raffle prizes in advance to Anna

share eg sandwiches, cakes, crisps,

Dennison at ‘Arden’ please.

your own drinks, although tea and coffee will be available in church. If it’s wet the event will be held at

Brampton Mr Jim Townend, Secretary Hermitage House Brampton Lincs, LN1 2EG Tel: 01427 718006 jim.townend@indriel.com

you would like them to be picked up,

and crowns to church to display

sausage rolls, snacks etc and bring

PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS

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For further information call: Anne Massey tel: 703120 or Anna Dennison tel: 702748 and we look forward to seeing you!

Open Garden at Gate Burton The Gainsborough branch of Macmillan Cancer Support will be holding an Open Garden from 2-5pm on Sunday 5th June at The Old Rectory, Gate Burton, Gainsborough, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. There will be tea and cakes available.

Fenton & Torksey Lock Mr Geoff Newton, Acting Clerk Tel: 01427 718292 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

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Torksey Play Area: Phase Two Update Perhaps you will have visited the play

picnic table would be useful. The

fort on Torksey Village Green. Since it

committee successfully investigated

was officially opened in April of 2015

the possibility of obtaining a

consideration of further planning has

table that would be accessible for

been carried out by the Play Area

wheelchair users.

Committee. Having taken advice and ideas

dependent on our requests to the

informally from those using the

funding bodies being successful but

fort it was felt that additional play

the committee is optimistic that

equipment was needed and, given the

grants for the extra pieces will be

space available, the following items

available. So we look forward to

are currently under consideration:

seeing further work being done on

a basket swing which is ideal for

the village green over the summer.

disabled and toddlers; a see-saw; and a slide to be attached to the fort. All this equipment has been

Iron Man helps Torksey Playground Project

investigated, priced and chosen.

After many months of training our

Some funds are already available.

Iron Man travelled to Sweden to

We are especially grateful to two parishioners, one who completed a triathlon in Sweden, donating the sponsorship he raised, and a businessman who has volunteered to match the funds we have already raised for this second phase of development. We are now seeking funding from Awards for All. It has also been suggested that a

The purchase of this equipment is

complete in the Kalmar Iron Man

The swim completed in one piece of the final stage of equipping the playground. Who is our Iron Man and what did he have to say about the race? “The race was...challenging.

race, covering a total of 226km,

“The swim was described as ‘an uphill

including a swim in open waters;

swim’ - we had a largish swell of

a bike ride from one of the islands

about 6-8 feet outside the harbour,

onto the mainland and finally, a run

so I was pleased to get out of the

through the historic city of Kalmar. All

water in one piece (picture 1 - a man

completed in an incredible 15 hours

who knows he has just been battered

20 minutes and 58 seconds!

by the Baltic Sea).

In so completing this massive event

“The bike was described as ‘a

£1,000 was raised towards the cost

sideways bike’ - with a tough wind for

one will be a fun one for sure.”

The Captains’ Drive-In

And THE man……..Derry O’Neil. Well done Derry and many thanks

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for donating your time and energy in raising such a sum for our playground. (Anyone who wishes to make a donation to the playground project it’s not too late, just contact the parish clerk or any of the councillors of Torksey.)

The 2016 Captains’ Drive-In took place on the 20th March 2016 where a commemorative flag was raised on the day to promote the 125th year anniversary of Lincoln Golf Club. Funds were raised by the Club Social

Only another 20 miles to go!

Committee who donated the flag to

the first 120km.

the Club.

“And the run was - well just plain

Pictured L to R – Ashley Carter

tough like any marathon - but at

(Head Professional), Barry Bagnall

least the sun did come out (picture 2).

(Gents’ Captain), Karen Barron (Social Committee) and June Willows (Ladies’

“But all 226km completed in under

Captain).

the allowed time - medal on display below in picture 3. No personal

The year of celebrations culminate

best, sorry - but it’s been a difficult

in June with a week of golf events

year and I was happy to get round

including the Captains’ Charity Day

given the conditions. It was my fifth

where funds are being raised for St

Ironman and for weather reasons

Barnabas, Lincoln Hospice and the

probably the toughest yet. The next

All in the name of the playground

Alzheimer’s Society.

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Newton on Trent School

and blue

Sublime Sounds at St Peter’s Church

She also answered the children’s

The entry

questions at the end of the assembly

was judged

and time will tell if she inspired them

as ‘Highly

as she herself was inspired at the age

Commended

of six.

by the

Competition Success for Newton on Trent Pupils

number 90.

Chairman’, Councillor Angela Lawrence and the class were represented by Alan Bond, Daisy Harris, Maddy Headford-Sadler and Harriet Pickersgill who were awarded their certificate and a cheque for £50 to be spent on art materials.

On Friday 22nd April the children, staff, families and visitors attending the Aiming High assembly of Newton on Trent Church of England Primary School were treated to a performance by harpist Hannah Barnett. Hannah, aged 14 and a student at Tuxford Academy, has been playing the harp for eight years and performs on her own and as part of an ensemble as well as taking part in competitions and Eisteddfods. The children listened attentively as Hannah played three pieces of music, filling the church with beautiful sounds.

The West Lindsey Community Awards

Save the date: The third joint St

ceremony was held on Thursday

Peter’s Church and Newton on

28th April at the Festival Hall in

Trent Church of England Primary

Market Rasen. Representatives of

School Summer Fête will be held

the Key Stage 2 class were invited

on Saturday 11th June, 12.00pm

to attend to receive a certificate for

– 2.00pm, to coincide with the

their entry into a competition to

celebrations of the official birthday

design a card to send to Her Majesty

of The Queen that weekend. Please

Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of

come along to have a tea and scone,

her 90th birthday. Every child in the

enter the competitions and tombolas,

class had contributed to the collage

bounce on the bouncy castle or buy a

on the front of the card that showed

delicious cake, books or sweets, and

the school itself, the children that

support the school and the church at

go there, St Peter’s Church and the

the same time. All welcome.

Red Arrows as well as a red, white

Historic Viaduct Open after 57 Years Creating New Walking Route

The viaduct has been refurbished by Sustransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sister charity Railway Paths after funding was granted from the Railway Heritage Trust in 2013. The

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restoration took 18 months and involved protecting native species including barn owls and badgers that had made the viaduct their home after it being out of use for over 50 years. The historic Torksey viaduct over the

on the 22nd April by Sir William

River Trent has been refurbished and

McAlpine, Chair of the Railway

is now open for people to walk across,

Heritage Trust. Over 200 people

57 years after the last train passed

attended the opening event,

over it. The viaduct creates a new

which included a ribbon-cutting

link across the River Trent between

ceremony to mark the occasion

Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire,

and the unveiling of a plaque to

giving people the chance to explore

commemorate the heritage of the

the area on foot.

viaduct, followed by a led walk

The viaduct was officially opened

onto the newly connected footpath network.

At the opening event children from Rampton Primary School in Nottinghamshire met Lincolnshire children from Torksey village and gave them the gift of a Sherwood Forest oak tree. Also, the chairs of parish councils on each side of the river marked the occasion by shaking hands across the county boundary. Continued on page 10...

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Built 167 years ago in 1849, Torksey viaduct has been disused since the railway line closed in 1959, after which the deck over the river spans were removed. It’s a rare and early example of a tubular box girder bridge and for this reason is Grade II* listed by Historic England. It was built to carry the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway over the Trent between Lincoln and Retford. It took its engineer designer Sir John Fowler four months to convince the Railway Commissioners that it was strong

project has enabled a new life for

Andy Savage, Executive Director of

this fantastic piece of our railway

the Railway Heritage Trust said: ‘It’s

heritage. Not only has it helped to

great to see that our investment,

preserve this valuable structure,

along with the work of Sustrans &

it has also enabled the two counties of

this treasured viaduct

Nottinghamshire

back into use again

and Lincolnshire

and also to see

to be linked

so many people

together again

using it.’

at this point for

Who are

the first time in

Sustrans?

57 years. No longer will the good people

We’re a leading UK

of Torksey, Rampton and

charity enabling people to

Cottam and other nearby villages

travel by foot, bike or public transport

have to take a long detour just to

for more of the journeys we make

Sustrans plan on extending the route

cross the mighty River Trent to greet

every day.

to enable it to be used for cycling too

each other. Through this project they

in the future.

can simply walk across the viaduct

enough.

Huw Davies, Chief Executive of Railway Paths said: “This wonderful

to say hello. This project will bring people together.”

Come and play tennis at

LEA PARK TENNIS CLUB LEA, GAINSBOROUGH DN21 5JD EXCELLENT SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

For more information on the work we do as well as details on walking and cycling routes visit: www.sustrans.org.uk

Vanessa Bartlam, Chair of Torksey Parish Council joins hands with Ray Fox, Chair of Treswell with Cottam Parish Council and children from Torksey village on the Lincolnshire - Nottinghamshire boundary on the newly opened Torksey viaduct.

Railway Paths, has brought

Sir William McAlpine, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust, cuts the ribbon to officially open the viaduct after unveiling the new plaque.

CLUB NIGHT TUESDAY EVENINGS 7.00-9.00pm FLOODLIT ALL-WEATHER HARD COURTS, PRACTICE COURT AND CLUB HOUSE. MEMBER OF GAINSBOROUGH EVENING LEAGUE. VERY REASONABLE MEMBERSHIP RATES

The 2016 club season starts again in May. New members are always welcome and should contact: Phil Juhos 01427 613562

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Marton & Gate Burton Bowls Club

If 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.

For more information please contact: Chairman: Mike Treen on 01427 717087 Club bowls are available for practice sessions

english country dancing gainsborough folk dance club Affiliated to the EFDSS Come and enjoy an evening with the GFDC We meet alternate Fridays 8pm until 10.30pm St Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Hall, Heapham Road, Gainsborough Spend an evening folk dancing, ceilidh and barn dancing, contra and square dancing

You will enjoy it and it may help you keep fit. Friendly atmosphere and beginners always welcome. Light refreshments and your first visit is free. Just turn up and give it a try. For further information phone 07789 996190 or email: folkdancegainsbo@aol.com 11

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COLLINGHAM PHARMACY YOUR local pharmacy dispensing NHS, private and veterinary prescriptions. Offering a wide range of medicines, vitamins, toiletries, pet medicines and seasonal gifts.

NHS services include:

Medicine use review

Morning after pill

Blood pressure Measurement

Minor ailments scheme

High Street, Collingham, Newark, NG23 7LB Tel: 01636 893038 email: collingham.pharmacy@nhs.net 12

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Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) Explorer, Botanist, Statesman, Reformer and Founding Father of Modern Australia His name may be familiar to many

after him and a re-creation of Cook’s

of us – not necessarily through the

ship ‘Endeavour’ – there’s even a pub

dusty halls of museums or even

named The Joseph Banks Hotel! In

through grand monuments. More

fact it could be argued that it was

likely it will be everyday things

Joseph Banks and his team that

- street names in the middle of

made Captain Cook’s historic voyages

Horncastle, dedications to him in

of such importance to our modern

our cathedral, the new science block

world, particularly through the many

at the university in Lincoln and the

discoveries that he made in the field

portrait of him hanging on the stairs

of new plants (he brought upwards of

at the Usher Gallery in Lincoln.

1,400 to Europe).

If you’ve ever visited Sydney in

So who was this Lincolnshire lad born

The young Joseph spent most of his

Australia, you’ll find even more

in the mid-1700s who seems to have

formative years at Revesby where he

tributes to him where he really is

caused such a stir?

liked nothing better than exploring

held in very high regard with a Sir Joseph Banks Park, roads named

Joseph was born in London in 1743 into an already wealthy family. His

Joseph Banks as a young man painted by Reynolds family also owned a large estate at Revesby Abbey (now a private house), just outside of Horncastle.

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he discovered his love for natural history.

Lieutenant Constantine Phipps, and the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander, and in 1766 they set off in HMS

At the age of nine he was packed off

Niger, a 32-gun frigate, to

to Harrow School where his progress

explore Newfoundland (then

was less than satisfactory. Later as a

known as New France). They

13-year-old his family paid for him to

collected seabirds, marine life

go on to Eton College, but rather than

and plants and also recorded

knuckling down to his studies we

details of the human inhabitants.

discover the he paid the local gypsies

The journey out was uneventful but

Officially the voyage had a threefold

to find him botanical specimens,

on their return they hit a gale which

purpose:

which he later acknowledged

washed over the decks, destroying

developed his love of botany.

many of the seeds and plants that

William, Joseph’s father, died in 1761 when Joseph was in his first year at Christ Church Oxford. This meant that at the age of 18 he become a very wealthy young man, inheriting

HMS Endeavour

he was bringing back. His journal, however, survived and on his return he discovered that he had been made a Fellow of the Royal Society at the amazingly young age of 23.

an annual income of £6,000 (roughly

On hearing, through the Royal

£900,000 a year in today’s money)

Society, that a scientific expedition,

plus his father’s estates at Revesby.

led by a Lieutenant James Cook (as

At the age of 23 Joseph made contact with John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Montagu was the First Lord of the Admiralty. He was joined by an old school friend,

he was then), was planned to Tahiti to observe the passage of Venus across the disc of the sun, Banks

Voyage.

To make accurate observations of the transit of Venus crossing

the sun. This would enable accurate measurements to be made of the distance from the earth to the sun

To search for a southern continent which was thought

to exist as a counterbalance to the northern polar icecap

To research flora and fauna

immediately made it known that

All very worthy, but of course as

he would like to accompany them.

we can possibly suspect there

This became known as Cook’s First

were ulterior motives. The possible

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discovery of a southern continent

suspicious of this British ship

would, they anticipated, lead to a

arriving unannounced (as well they

source of untold riches and resources,

might be) and refused to let them

especially if the Dutch, French and

land, but this didn’t stop Joseph. He

Spanish were ignorant of such a land.

commandeered a small boat and

The prospect must have seemed

under cover of darkness he went

irresistible to the young Joseph

ashore.

Banks… especially with a stop at the

Their scientific work completed Cook

exotic land of Tahiti.

opened his sealed orders to find that

King George III invested his own

he now would be under the command

money in the project and directed

of Banks and that they were to

the Admiralty to provide a ship, a

continue sailing west into uncharted

converted Whitby Collier (also known

Banksia Ashbyi. One of the 170

waters to seek ‘Terra Australis

as a Whitby Cat) which became

varieties of Banksia.

Incognita’ the great southern

HMS Endeavour. Banks provided £10,000 of his own money (roughly £1.6 million in today’s money) and

equipment for collecting, preserving and cataloguing material. This

continent that was rumoured to exist.

included a library of 100 volumes,

The first land that they found was

bottles and salts for preserving

New Zealand, already discovered

specimens, nets, trawls, drags and

by the Dutch explorer Tasman in

The team comprised of botanist

other apparatus and stores. Also on

1642. They spent six months there

Dr Daniel Solander, the Swedish

board were sealed orders from The

and then headed North West and

naturalist (who had accompanied

Admiralty, not to be opened until they

on the 28th April 1770, skirting the

Banks on the Newfoundland

arrived at Tahiti.

Great Barrier Reef they landed on

assembled a team of nine people and two greyhounds.

voyage), three young artists; Sydney Parkinson, Alexander Buchan and John Reynolds, naturalist Henry Sporing and four servants, two of whom were from Revesby; Peter Briscoe and James Roberts. He also took along all the necessary

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The Endeavour set sail to the west on the 25th August 1768 making a landfall at Madeira, Rio de Janeiro and Tierra del Fuego. They remained at Tahiti for three months, but all was not straightforward. The Portuguese authorities were very

the east coast of Australia which Cook immediately claimed as British, naming it New South Wales and at the same time naming the sheltered bay in which they were anchored ‘Botany Bay’ in tribute to his team of Continued on page 18...

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Local Business Launches New Showroom Osbourne Blinds & Interiors has gained a growing reputation for quality and reliability since it started trading in 2007. Owner Geoff Durrans created the company after spending ten years in the business as a design consultant for a market leader in the fabric industry, giving him invaluable experience. Since starting the company Geoff and his team have remained focused throughout to establish a reputation for high quality made-to-measure products. Their newest venture is a showroom to showcase their products with an extensive range of fabrics such

as Roma, Voyage and iLiv, together with a range of poles and Silent Gliss tracks and shutters. The location of the showroom is on Lincoln Road (the Doddington road) on Cedar Parc, which is easily accessible with the bonus of ample free parking. Geoff’s wife Jennie, who is a strong member of the team, is at the showroom to welcome you and give you helpful advice, while Geoff who is a true perfectionist with a fastidious attention to detail, will guide you from the first consultation to the making and final fitting. “All our curtains are hand finished and made on site,” says

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were paid for and loaded onto the ship, only for Banks to arrive on

botanists.

the harbourside to find everything

During their time there Banks and his

unloaded again and his adventure

colleagues collected and catalogued

cancelled by The Admiralty as being

examples of thousands of plants and

too disruptive.

animals – including one that was

He quickly bounced back and shortly

named after him the ‘Banksia’. Banks’

afterwards was elected as President

original journal is on display at the

of the Royal Society when he was

State Library of New South Wales.

only 35, a role he held until his death in 1820. He also received a Baronetcy

The return journey was pretty difficult. Many of the crew came down with malaria after landing at

in 1781, the Order of the Bath in 1795 and became Privy Councillor in 1797.

Jakarta. At one stage only twenty

months after his return, Banks

This may have led to him parting

men were fit enough to run the

was summoned to Windsor for an

from his mistress and he married

ship. In all 53 died including two

audience with George III and they

Dorothea Hugesson and established

of Banks’ servants who both died

formed a longstanding friendship.

a London House at 32 Soho Square

of hypothermia after drinking

This in turn led, in 1780, to Banks

whilst still owning the country estate

the groups’ entire alcohol ration.

becoming involved with Kew Gardens

at Revesby.

Buckram died of epilepsy in Tahiti

as an unofficial director with the King

and Parkinson, Reynold and Sporing

as Patron.

of fever contracted at Batavia. Banks

...and it didn’t stop there! Banks understood the possible potential

Bank’s chief concern was economic

of Australia and in a report to the

botany and Kew began distributing

House of Commons during 1779

seed and plants throughout the

he suggested that petty criminals

British Empire. This led to a link with

should be transported to Australia to

the East India Company encouraging

relieve the chronic overcrowding of

Their journey had lasted three years.

them to establish tea bushes

prisons in England. The government

Of the original ship’s company of 94

smuggled from China into British

agreed and the first ship sailed with

only 41 had survived. However, the

Colonial India. Camphor and mango

564 men and 192 women on board,

gains for science were immense. An

trees together with breadfruit were

landing at Botany Bay in January

estimate of the number of specimens

also sent to Jamaica via HMS Bounty

1788. His involvement continued as

collected on the voyage is more

and Captain Bligh – as a cheap food

he received regular reports and used

than 30,000 plant specimens of

for the slaves on the plantations

his power and influence to obtain

survived (after an attack of scurvy which he treated himself with lemon juice) bringing home a Tahitian mistress called Otheothea.

which more than 1,400 were new to science, plus in excess of 1,000 animal specimens. The three year voyage had yielded over 21 volumes of botanical and animal illustrations, all of which are still held in the British Museum. 18

An older Joseph Banks

On the 10th August 1771, a few

It would be fair to say that Joseph’s first exploits around the world would probably have been enough for

support for the struggling colony. His involvement earned him the title of ‘Father of Australia’.

anybody. But, in May 1772 Banks

Banks never forgot his Lincolnshire

planned (and paid for) a further

roots and maintained very close

exploratory trip with Cook, this time

links with Revesby Abbey, a not

around the globe – but it was not

inconsiderable landholding in its own

to be. The supplies and equipment

right. He owned 268 tenanted farms

in the county and thousands of acres

improving Lincolnshire’s economic

Two quotes, one by a contemporary

of land. Every autumn he organised

status.

of Banks the other by perhaps the

annual social events such as the Fishing Party on the River Witham, the Revesby Fair and the popular Stuff Ball at Lincoln’s Assembly

Banks died in 1820 at his home in Spring Grove, Middlesex and was buried in St Leonards Church, Heston

best known modern day explorer and environmentalist perhaps best sum up the achievements:

near Hounslow in London. Perhaps

“Wide as the world is, traces of you

more importantly to us although

are to be found in every corner of it.”

Banks was proactive in the draining

Joseph Banks lived much of his life

Robert Hobart 1793 (Hobart in New

of many of the fenlands and in 1799

in London he also left his mark on

Zealand is named after him!)

he invited the Scottish engineer

Lincolnshire. This remarkable man

John Rennie, to survey the Fens

had a huge impact on Lincolnshire

and produce a new gravity drainage

while maintaining communications

system that would forever change

across the world. It is said that he

the landscape - something that he

wrote in excess of 100,000 letters

bitterly regretted in later life being

throughout his lifetime.

Rooms.

aware of the damage that it caused to the conservation value of the land that had been drained. He was also active in the development of canals, including the Horncastle Canal, thus

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“The young Joseph Banks’ voyage on the Endeavour in 1768-1771 set the scene for much in the world of botany and natural sciences.” Sir David Attenborough OM FRS

At Kew Gardens he is commemorated by the Sir Joseph Banks Centre for Economic Botany Building built in the late 1980s to house over 83,000 plant species.

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Kettlethorpe & District WI Report March 2016 March is the time for our annual meeting when accounts are reckoned, changes made and the year’s activities enjoyed in retrospect, and as our Secretary, I read out the activities of the past twelve months and we remembered a varied and interesting programme. This month we also had a visitor from HQ, Anne Lendrum, who is a WI adviser. The financial report was given by Ann

present. Those days were special, and there had been other events to comment on such as the recent Lincolnshire North spring meeting in Skegness. The Mayor welcomed

member Elise Hawker gave a resume´ of her life in the early fifties when she was a member of the WRAC staff band and travelled all over the country or anywhere our troops were stationed in Holland and Germany.

members to the town, which was

Raffles for the evening went to

showing off its reputation for being

Christine Hollis followed by Audrey

bracing! Janice Langley, Federation

Payne, Barbara Gilbert, Mary Vinden,

Chairman specifically gave it as her

Janet Willcock, Linda Mullally and

opinion that resistance to technology

Doreen Wright.

was futile and the WI should welcome the benefits it gives to our

April 2016

associations and communities. (Your

Never let it be said the WI is

writer is an old lady who struggles

unprepared, members have been

with it endlessly but knows she was

asked to send in their choice of

right.) A collection with a difference

photographs to be used for the 2018

Our President Janet Willcock next

was made this year to provide

calendar! We tend to think very

reported fully about personal and

sanitary products for the use of

seriously about which resolution

general successes throughout

foreign refugees.

we pick each year because the

Lister with a very precise summing up of our expenditure and current position.

the year. For the best entries on competitions centring round the speakers’ talks, the cup went to Rosemary Procter, second and third were Janet Procter and Pat Green. Janet went on to report a wonderful year which had included her visit to Buckingham Palace, and the celebration of one hundred years in the Royal Albert Hall with the Queen

Next year will be another anniversary for those of our area in Lincolnshire North, it marks our ‘Ruby’ status of forty years. Janet finished with thanks to all members of the

government will be advised of our

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committee, who had helped her enjoy the year and make things run smoothly. Instead of the usual guest speaker,

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final choice, and we are a body of

competition and members have

his farm profitable in milk production

some importance since they realise

until August 30th to enter their pride

and breeding in this ever competitive

how many women are involved.

and joy. Another competition, for

world.

This year our local members had

the annual Lady Denman Cup must

two choices, ‘Appropriate Care in

be sent in by July 15th. The subject

Hospitals for People with Dementia’

matter is to write a letter to one’s

and ‘Avoid Food Waste & Address

younger self in 500 words - and

Food Poverty’. After discussion of the

surely we might all have a lot to say!

two alternatives the former gained

The competition was for best milk jug and was won by Nancy Price, Janet Willcock and Pat Green were second and third. Raffle prizes were taken by Lynda Watling, Kay Payne, Barbara

Our speaker was a local farmer Mr

Clay, Sharon Mosedale, Carol Penney,

Stephen Riding, who explained how

Pat Brown, Nancy Price and Sylvia

There is to be a hanging basket

he uses modern technology to keep

Johnson.

‘NADFAS’ Gainsborough and District Decorative and Fine Arts Society

entrance. Further info from chair:

Harewood House and its Chinoiserie

Jillian Horberry 01427 752230 .

wallpaper.

A light lunch is bookable with Rachel

This lecture aided throughout by

The next meeting of the Society is

by the preceding Monday on

the architectural drawings and

on June 2nd 2016 when Christoper

01427 838780.

descriptive wit of Osbert Lancaster

the most votes.

Bradley will speak on Magnificent Mosaics: Windows into

May meeting

enabled a glimpse of life as it was lived through changing surroundings

Melissa Gallimore was the guest

from the 17C Baroque, through the

speaker at the May meeting of the

neoclassical and Victorian to the

Always at 1.45 pm in the Trinity Arts

Fine Arts Society in the Trinity Centre.

present day. An irony that it was

Centre, Gainsborough (01427 676655)

For some years she has worked with

an American, Nancy Lancaster, co-

on the first Thursday of the month

country house collections specialising

founder of Colefax and Fowler who

(ex Jan, July and August)

in 18th and 19th C interiors, furniture

formed what we now consider to

and ceramics, a particular project

be the English Country House Style,

as curator of Decorative Arts at

emulated across the world.

the Colourful Roman World

For Membership call 01427 788550. Visitors are very welcome for £5

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Girton Sailing Club, Girton Lagoon

to show you round the club and take you for a sail if you wish. All ages welcome, we are a friendly bunch. Want to learn to sail? Training is available. Contact: Clive: Tel 01427 717 700 or clivewealis@yahoo.com Or contact Les: Tel 01427 718 539 www.girtonsc.com

The club is located between Newton-

and does not harm the fish or wildlife,

on-Trent and Collingham on the

the white swans are still white. It is

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a great sight with the sailing boats

We are thinking of changing our name to the Blue Lagoon. Why? In order to control the weed we are using a blue dye that restricts daylight to the weed, preventing it from growing. It’s a vegetable dye

and the resident swans sharing the lake. The sailing season has started so if you are interested in sailing or learning to sail, or just being a part of the social side of the club contact one of the members. We will be pleased

Torksey Ramblers Autumn & Winter Programme 2015/2016 We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10.30am at the top car park of The Elms Residential Park to arrange car sharing. Our walks take about one to one-&-a-half hours. 9th June – Misterton (A gentle stroll by the waters) 14th July – Lea Park (An old favourite) 11th August – Drakholes (Ann’s ancestral seat) We will always walk unless extremely bad weather.

Further details and information contact: Ann Bradshaw 07585 124659

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We are also in the process of updating the website which will feature the magazine and media archive as well as useful information on the villages. We are always looking for feedback on the magazine and website so if you would like to comment or give suggestions on these you can do so by emailing us at: trentsidelinks@yahoo.com We look forward to hearing from you!

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Trent Valley Surgery Patient Participation Group In line with many practices across the

has been placed in both Saxilby and Torksey surgeries for patients

Meet on a quarterly basis with

comments which will be checked on

country Trent Valley Surgery of Sykes

an Annual General Meeting once

a regular basis. Written messages for

Lane Saxilby has formed a Patient

a year

the PPG croup can also be left at both

Participation Group. The aims of the group are as follows, •

•

A Suggestion and Comments book

•

Be consulted prior to significant events and changes within the

receptions. Alternatively the Chair of the group can be contacted by email at dennisbrowne5fg@btinternet.com

To be representative of the

practice (significance will be

practice population

determined by the clinical and

Dennis G W Browne

non-clinical lead with liaison with

Chair Trent Valley PPG

Provide an independent link between patients and doctors

the key PPG representative)

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St Mary’s Knaith

Kaalj. The Cabra singers are very popular and in great demand, they perform each year in village halls, churches, and special events such as weddings. Do come and enjoy an evening of music in our lovely

Music for a Summer Evening We are delighted to invite you to an evening of music ranging from wellknown choir classics, to lighter folk music, pop songs and music from shows, performed by the talented members of the Cabra Singers led by their Musical Director Bea van der

church by the river, what could be better on a warm summer’s evening! It will be held on Saturday June 18th 2016 at 7.30pm. Tickets - including interval refreshments are £5. For bookings and further information contact Rosie on 613005 or Gill

Memories are Made of This Speaking of music, I was reminded once again how powerful it is,

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how a theme on a violin, or a voice singing solo in an echoing church can immediately transport you back in time to a walk in Cornwall, a hot dusty track flanked by high hedges, the tantalising smell of wild garlic and the only sound is the lark high in a blue sky. You forget about aching muscles and that next hard climb, and remember instead the seaweed smell of the secret creek waterways, and the startling sight of a shoal of darting silver whitebait…that’s what music can do, it’s magical. Gill Blow

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Kettlethorpe Village Hall Annual General Meeting To be held in the Hall on Thursday 16 June 2016 at 7.00pm Light refreshments will be served.

YOUR VILLAGE HALL NEEDS YOU If you live in Kettlethorpe, Fenton or Laughterton, why not consider joining us and having your say in the running of your village hall. Join the committee; we only need an hour or so of your time, meeting once a month. If the hall is to survive, we need new members to secure the future day-to-day running of the hall.

Please consider this community asset.

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What’s on At Village Hall, Marton Yoga Wednesday 10am - 11am Contact Chris on 01427 718558

Line Dancing Mondays 7.30pm - 10.30pm Contact Christine or Richard 01427 617205

Art Class Wednesday 2pm - 4pm* Contact Arnold Nisbett on 01427 718534

Darby & Joan First Thursday of the month 2pm - 4pm Contact Mrs P Hammond on 01427 718626

MGC (Marton Grub Club) First Friday of the month 12.30pm - 2.30pm Contact Chris on 01427 718558 or Lorraine on 01427 718422

Outdoor Bowls April - Sept Contact Mike Treen on 01427 717087 * Indicates held in Committee Room

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Indoor Bowls Mondays 2pm - 4pm Contact Di & Jon Gibbs 01427 718304

Arts Class Mondays 2pm - 4pm* Contact Joyce on 01427 717686 or David on 01427 718854

Women’s Institute Third Wednesday of the month 7.30pm Contact Mrs G Worrel on 01427 718538 or Mrs M Scott 01427 718844

Youth Club Monday 4pm Marton Chapel in winter Village Hall playing field (weather permitting) Contact Elaine on 07702 830633 or Gareth on 07584 027742

Dog Training Sunday 9.30am - 10.30am Contact Janet Law on 01427 615028

Football Club Contact Steve Horgan on 01427 717252

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Village Hall Committee Meeting Second Monday of the month 7.30pm* Contact David Smith on 01427 718275 or Chris Durning on 01427 718558

Parish Council Meeting First Tuesday of the month 7pm* Contact Steve Spence on 01427 718793 or Gill Martin 01427 718377

Mothers & Toddlers Thursday 9am - 11am Contact Gemma on 01427 717778

Tea Dance First Thursday of the month 2pm - 4pm Contact John & Helen Nicholson on 01522 702638

Marton & Gate Burton Village Hall for Hire

Holds up to 100 Cost £11 per hour or £8 to villagers To book contact Chris on 01427-718558 or e-mail fcd@btinternet.com or Lorraine on 01427 718422

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Lincoln ● Saxilby with connections to Gainsborough 106 SSH

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AT TORKSEY TORKSEY GARDENERS

COMPUTER CLUB

CROQUET CLUB

Our group meets on the first

The computer club meets alternate

Come and join us on the village green,

Wednesday of the month at 11.15 for

weeks 2nd & 4th Friday of the

Tuesday and Saturday afternoons

11.30am at the tea room at Torksey

month at 1.00pm at The White Swan,

from 2pm-4pm. It’s a fun sociable

Lock unless a visit out is planned.

Torksey Lock. For more information

game; come and give it a try, all the

For more information please contact

please contact Christina Moore on

equipment is provided. For more

Christina Moore on 01427 718539.

01427 718539 or Terry Bartlam on

information please contact Joe

We welcome all who have an interest

01427 858487

Laurenson, Membership Secretary,

in gardens and gardening.

on 01427 717846. During the winter months please

TORKSEY BOOK CLUB

Are you interested in or have

Meetings will be held 3rd Tuesday of

knowledge of local history? Meetings

the month at the tea room at Torksey

will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of

Lock at 11am. Please contact

the month at 2pm at the tea room at

WALKING GROUP

Joyce Jones on 01427 717686

Torksey Lock.

Meet at The Elms top car park to

TORKSEY CRAFT GROUP

15th June

Meetings will be held on the 2nd

History of the Lincolnshire

Wednesday of the month at 2pm at

Co-operative Society

the tea room at Torksey Lock. Please

by Dr Andrew Jackson of Bishop

contact Margaret Lea on

Grossteste university

01427 717110

20th July

TAI CHI

The Tale of Tom Otter by Chris Hewitt

Tai Chi lessons will be held Thursday

of Saxilby History Group

afternoons from 3.00pm until 4.00pm at the Hume Arms Torksey. For more information please contact

For more information contact

TEA DANCING

You will need to dial the area code as

Come and join us on the first

well as the number.

Thursday of the month 2pm–4pm at

Interested in target shooting? We are a group of enthusiasts affiliated to a Lincoln HFT club who share transport and techno-chat to pursue our enthusiasm for this great sport. For more information please contact Clive Weal on 01427 717700

check with Joe that the croquet club is meeting.

arrange car sharing. We 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. Please see the main advert on page 9 for more details. For more information please contact Anne Bradshaw 01427 717492

Ray Watling on 01427 717435

John Viney on 01427 800004

AIR GUN OWNERS

TORKSEY HISTORY GROUP

Marton village hall, music by Helen

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ALL THE ACTIVITIES

and John Nicholson. Cost £4.00 which includes tea and biscuits. For more information please contact John and Helen on 01522 702638.

Visit the new website at:

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ST HELEN’S CHURCH, THORNEY

JUNE 5TH 10.30am Holy Communion

JULY 17TH 10.30am Morning Worship (lay-led)

JUNE 19TH 10.30am MORNING WORSHIP (lay-led)

AUGUST 7TH 10.30am Holy Communion

JULY 3RD 10.30am Holy Communion (at All Saints, Harby)

AUGUST 21ST 10.30am NO Morning Worship in Thorney as Holy Communion and Patronal Festival at Langford

Church and Community Events We continue to hold a Coffee Morning every 4th Wednesday, from 10.30am- 12 noon. This coincides with the library van visit, which stops at church from about 11.15 to 11.40am. Since we started this venture many have joined the library, which will help to keep the service going. Do pop in for a coffee and a chat. There is always a raffle and homemade biscuits. Proceeds are towards WC etc in church. The next dates are: June 8th, July 6th August 3rd, August 31st and September 28th Our next collection for NEWARK FOODBANK (Trussell Trust) will be picked up in JULY, so please bring along any tins/packets/jars of food you can, or any household and hygiene items, such as toilet rolls, toothpaste, shower gel and soap. There is a box towards the back of church and you can add things any time that church is open. Thank you.

THURSDAYS QUIET TIMES St Helen’s is open every Thursday from 2.30pm to 4pm for anyone to pop in and just have a few moments of quiet. There are candles to light, and prayers to use if it helps. There are cards for you to add a prayer and pin it to the board. These prayers often get mentioned in Sunday Services too. Feel free to drop in and use the building. Welcome!

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

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Kettlethorpe, Newton & Torksey The Saxilby Group of Parishes is currently searching for a new vicar. During the intervening period until one is appointed, for information concerning church services please ring the individual church wardens as follows: TORKSEY Mrs Elizabeth Rose 01427 719027 KETTLETHORPE Mr Guy Lister or Mrs Ann Lister 01427 718608 Web address www.kettlethorpe.com NEWTON ON TRENT Mrs Kay Minnitt 01777 228777 Mr Mike Price 01777 228437

parish clergy 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.

St Peter’s Church Torksey “Bring a Tin Sunday” every 4th Sunday in the month.

Mrs Rosalie Fowler

The tins and packets will go to

01427 718619

Gainsborough Salvation Army and

Mrs Anne Wingham 01427 717545

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