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Welcome In an uncertain world, core values begin to have an enhanced importance and the acts of kindness made to our community by the many, many active groups and people within it are thrown into sharp relief.

This month the Rotary Club of the Deepings are under the spotlight. They are not just responsible for putting on the Grimethorpe Colliery Band Christmas Concert or for looking after Low Locks, although they do both with dedication and panache, but they are also part of the Rotary International drive to eradicate Polio worldwide, they annually take a group of deserving children from the Deepings for a day out at Wicksteed Park and organise the Deepings Rotary Run.They join with The Lions Club to help to organise the Deepings Carnival and also together, they bring you Santa Claus through our streets at Christmas.

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NEWS Running until September is a silent auction for this picture of the Signal Box by local artist, Peter Scott.

The painting is on display at Little Layouts, recently opened near to the Old Bakery in DSJ. Visit the shop or email littlelayouts@hotmail.co.uk Recently Rose Lodge, Market Deeping put their own interpretation on the national Bring your Dog to Work Day and bought ... a lamb! Percy went down a storm and can be seen here being fed by one of the residents! The home follows Country Court Care’s family ethos and prides itself on providing family centered care in a beautiful environment at affordable prices.

The neighbouring Holland House Nursing Home recently had a visit from the industry regulators, Care Quality Commission, and were delighted to receive a fully compliant status, excelling in treating residents with respect and integrity.

Ellie Sandall celebrates a US book deal with fellow artist and illustrator, Craig Pattrick at the recent Artists Open Studios held at Black Cab Framing Studio, DSJ.

Cyclists from the Spin Room raise funds in advance of their charity London to Paris ride in August Linchfield Primary School is set to open the doors to its new Pre-school, based in the school grounds, ‘Little Linchfield Pre-School’ in September.

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Erin Fisk crowns new Rose and Sweet Pea Queen, Freya Auffret, attended by Emma and Amy Billyard.

At 7.30 a.m., July 1st a dozen people gathered in the porch of St Andrew’s Church at West Deeping. Brian Marsden, a staunch supporter of the Royal British Legion, blew 3 short blasts on his ARP whistle. This was the signal for ‘zero hour’ for the British troops lined up along the trenches in Picardie in Northern France, exactly 100 years ago. All those 19,240 killed and 35,493 wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme were remembered but West Deeping particularly remembered one of its own soldiers who fought and died on that day on the Somme, 2nd Lieut. Joseph Anstee.

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Dak Rajdev and his wife Joti celebrate four years at the pharmacy in Rycroft Avenue, DSJ where they offer a fast, professional and personal service to residents with support from long standing staff member, Ginette. Signing up to receive prescriptions from this pharmacy with easy parking not only saves patients time and a journey but also alleviates pressure on the Surgery pharmacy in Market Deeping. They now also employ delivery driver Elaine, known to many residents from her days as a warden.

This summer a community dig took place in a former garden in the north-west part of Peterborough Cathedral Precincts with most of the archaeology being carried out by volunteers.The main focus was on the Late Anglo-Saxon period, including investigating the possibility that the burh wall crosses the garden area. The layers found an entire narrative of the use of the garden, from dump fill to the discarded remains of 17th century pipes and oysters, down to the remains of a medieval post and, on the same level, cow vertebrae.

The Deepings literary festival has been launched by it’s own local authors who will be welcoming well-known names to the town next year. Award winning romantic novelist Erica James will attend as will historic novelist, Alison Weir in what promises to be a star-studded weekend 27th April - 1st May. Pictured l-r Emma Canham, Ann Barker, Ellie Sandall, Ros Rendle, Lizzie Steel with Darren Calpin at back.

Deepings library rocked on Music Day when a flash mob turned up! What appeared to be ordinary folk choosing books suddenly burst into song!

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The Raft Race 10

- Don’t forget to build your raft!

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It was 1962/3 the landlords of the Crown & Anchor and the Walnut Tree were both keen canoeists, rivals betting on who would be the fastest.

Canoeing, though, would be too easy and so a raft race was born! Gradually more Deeping St James pubs and organisations took part, and nobody bothered if they could swim or not as in the summer the water was not all that deep in the Welland.

By the early 70s interest was waning but then Barry Thorpe and the Thorne Club, who met at the Rose at Frognall, resurrected the race. From a small start with a few pubs joining in, it prospered with the entry of rafts from as far away as Spalding, Peterborough and Bourne. Racing from High Locks to Low Locks, the rafts were made out of old petrol drums with wooden planks tied to them. The 1987 race, which took place in June that year, attracted a record number of entrants who raised £500 for the Peterborough Evening Telegraph’s Heartbeat appeal. ‘Pirates and Zulu warriors stormed Market Deeping waters to do battle in the sixth annual raft race. And if stiff competition from 16 other teams were not enough, torrential rain made the 2¼-mile race more gruelling than ever before,’ reported the Lincs Free Press. Winners of the individual event were the BP Flyers who completed the course in 41 minutes. The Walnut Tree, which took the women’s trophy, won the four-man race in the pub race team and the two-man title went to the Addison Arms of Glatton. Trophies and Shields were presented in the evening and were donated by Mr and Mrs Bernard Stanley of the Crown & Anchor.

“From a small start with a few pubs joining in, it prospered with the entry of rafts from as far away as Spalding, Peterborough and Bourne”

Richard Ash remembers that it was about 1996 that Barry Thorpe set his poster at the Crown & Anchor as usual declaring ‘Raft Race here on Sunday’. The race was starting to dwindle at this time and he recalls only a few teams took part that year.

In 1997 Richard suggested to his friend, Mike Shattock, that they should attempt to re-energise the event. Richard’s family had moved to Deeping in the late 1960s at a time when the villages were going through significant changes. New houses were being built, new streets and areas being created and as each new family arrived the new community was slowly being born. The Deeping Show was on a high and everyone would come together to have a beer or two and dance the night away at the Show Dance, featuring bands like the Swinging Blue Jeans and the Terry Man Band. It was these treasured experiences that motivated Richard and Michael and they were soon working on posters for the next race. Phil Chappell and Richard Fox were arm-twisted to join the pair and they set about writing to local companies, engaging with the pubs and sporting groups.

A marketing campaign around the phrase ‘Don’t forget to build your raft’ emerged – the signs were sometimes upside down, back to front and soon everybody was talking about how bad the team were at setting out signs! Little did they know that continued >

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FEATURE they had fallen into a carefully considered trap and soon everyone was talking about the Raft Race again!

Momentum grew quickly and in year two it was decided that more help was needed and more close friends mucked in on the day. Good job, 56 teams were entered that year! In 1999, the third year, the group had grown to include more family and friends and the children called themselves ‘the raft race kids’. Health and safety was becoming an issue after egg throwing incidents in the previous two years and so all the eggs available were purchased from local shops to stop them being thrown. It helped the event and a homeless shelter in Peterborough, the recipient of several hundred eggs! In this year 112 teams entered and the organising team introduced a ‘dance’. The Leisure Centre, band, disco and Grasmere Hog Roast was booked with a goal of selling 300 tickets. It capped out at 550! The dance was a clear success and became a part of the charitable fund-raising activities.

As the event continued to grow it was suggested that the meadow adjacent to the river may be available and with the kind permission of Mrs Eve the Raft Race moved from its traditional home on Bridge Street: the beginning of the ‘Raft Race weekend.’ Sponsors were approached and a stage was arranged, bands booked and the Dance arranged in a marquee. It was a startling success with thousands attending over the weekend and the Raft Race itself was now annually attracting over 100 teams. The race was declared ‘the biggest in the country’ and people started to travel miles to participate.

In the following years the Survivor Raft Race was introduced where people would make their raft on the day with various spare parts positioned around the meadow site. The Survivor race was intended to even out the field with more high-spec rafts entered in the main race, some super lightweight, some catamarans but mainly just a lot of fun ones.

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Beach volleyball was introduced: great fun for those taking part although quite a painful experience given that the beach consisted of 100 tonnes of sharp sand from a local builders’ merchant. The tug’o’war was reintroduced and a more environmentally friendly version of the greasy pole. Welly wanging, dyke jumping, scad diving, bungee jumping, balloon flights, Duck the Diver, Coronation Street stars and even the Cheeky Girls followed in the ensuing years.

The Raft Race family had grown and many locals played instrumental parts in helping this process. It had become a weekend event; there were New Year’s Eve Dances and the Deepings Raft Race Golden Jubilee Celebrations in June 2002 when over 1,000 people celebrated the night in two huge marquees on the original Deeping Show Site and the band that played was… the Swinging Blue Jeans!

The event continued in this way until 2010, committed to creating a sense of community whilst having a lot of fun with more than a passing nod to times gone by. During these years thousands of pounds were raised for charity.

The Rotary Club of the Deepings organised the event for a couple of years, then Rotarian Kevin Barber took it on with a newly formed committee.

Bridge Street, Deeping St James is again at the heart of activities with stalls and a fun fair in the Market Place and still thousands of visitors come to the event on the first Sunday in August to take part in or to watch the event.

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Fuelled not only by snowdrops and sweet peas but by steely determination, Easton Walled Gardens have seen a renaissance over the last 15 years.

Since 1561 the medieval Easton Manor has been owned and managed by the Cholmeley family. They survived the vagaries of the Civil War by quietly keeping their heads down.

Subsequent members of the family, five generations of which have been Grenadier Guards, lived at the Manor, and the first, second and third baronets served in the House of Commons.

The house was pulled down and reconstructed in the 19th century, and at that time the gardens were tended by eight gardeners and more occasionally by 20 farm hands. ’A dream of nirvana, almost too good to be true,’ wrote Franklin D. Roosevelt in a letter home to his mother during a visit to the Manor House while on his honeymoon. The garden was said to have inspired that at his own home, Hyde Park in New York. Further visits though were not forthcoming, when Eleanor Roosevelt noticed that her new husband showed slightly too much favour to one of the Cholmeley daughters.

The First World War wielded a cruel blow. Six Cholmeleys went off to the war and the Baronet was killed in the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914.

Inherited by the current Baronet’s grandfather, Sir Hugh Cholmeley, at the age of eight, the house was used as a barracks in the Second World War and in the 1950s lead was stolen from the roof.

Ignominiously demolished in 1951, the gardens were largely abandoned for 50 years.

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Describing them as a sleeping beauty, Ursula Cholmeley could see the potential in the gardens despite the bridge crumbling into the river and oak and ash growing liberally and inappropriately. ‘The revival of the gardens which started in 2001 was as a result of a variety of factors coming together,’ explains Ursula. ‘Having a history degree meant that I was interested in the story of the house and garden and I wanted to work having had the children. But overwhelmingly there was a sense that the house had been at the heart of the village and I wanted to restore that focus.’

‘Don’t be stupid,’ was husband Fred’s rejoinder to Ursula’s big idea, but today the thriving visitor attraction, where as many as 4,000 people visit in Snowdrop week, with shop and café, employs largely village people and Ursula is keen to support local enterprises. Regular Chelsea medallist Johnnie Walker supplies bulbs for planting and for sale.

Cakes served in the pretty café, where an English rose design predominates on table coverings, are handmade by Sir Fred’s sister and an ambiance is created to rival the charm of the gardens.‘For some people the café is the central part of their visit,’ comments Ursula.

Pictures of the manor published in 1902 in Country Life magazine have been used as a guide in the reconstruction process and these are in evidence as part of the informative displays throughout the attraction. Because the layout is informed by

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‘The revival of the gardens which started in 2001 was as a result of a variety of factors coming together’

the Tudor and Jacobean periods, almost everything can be seen from the site of the old house. The white space garden is inspired by Charles Jencks with subtle allusions to the universe and our place within it. ‘The Pickery’, or cut flower garden, is devoted as its name suggests to flowers for cutting and especially the sweet pea. Every year when the beds become fallow, they are sewn with rye grass as a green manure. In early spring this is dug into the soil and seedlings raised in the greenhouses are planted out. They are a magnificent site in the summer, perfectly complementing the Cedar Meadows resplendent with drifts of snowdrops and aconites in the very early spring. Violets and the original dog’s mercury, an ancient woodland indicator plant, have been left to weave through the modern planting in the woodland walk. A vegetable garden supplies the tea room, and the River Witham, spring-fed and home to native crayfish and trout, majestically winds its way through the gardens, attracting kingfishers and over wintering egrets.

‘This project must be self funding,’ says Ursula, ‘and having my packets of sweet pea seeds featured on the gardening pages of Country Living magazine has certainly paid off. As do the event days we hold, such as the pumpkin rolling and the teddy bears picnic.’

There is no shortage of ideas or enthusiasm in this corner of hidden England where Lady Ursula Cholmeley keeps the spirit of Roosevelt alive.

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The Deeping Feast Cecil Burchnall, writing in 1952, recalled that the original Feast had been held on the village green around the old cross in the days before it was rebuilt as a local lock up in 1789. A sketch of the original cross in 1790 shows that it was on grass; doubtless, Burchnall surmised, the green stretched across to the Welland as the present Boat House was only built at the enclosure of the village in 1816.

Deeping Feast as seen through the eyes of the Gossiper 85 years ago: ‘I resolved to wait until Bank Holiday had passed into oblivion. So last Sunday afternoon, encountering a bus labelled ‘Deeping‘, I boarded that and enjoyed a pleasant through rather crowded trip from Peterborough through Market Deeping down to the Cross at Deeping St James, all for the modest sum of sixpence. Yes, that was all. Why they can take me for nine miles for sixpence and charge me four pence on the trams to Walton I do not know but there it is, I paid my sixpence willingly and spent a very enjoyable afternoon in one of the quaintest charming old world places anyone could wish for.

It was the eve of Deeping St James Feast and Deeping was en fete.

Roundabouts and other such engines were arriving from – why, how do I know where they came from! They all seemed to come from Bourne ready for the following Day’s festivities. Every cottager and every house had visitors in it. The river was gay with boating parties and the village street thronged with villagers. I did not forget to look into church for evening service and I had a very enjoyable little experience. I was told the buses returned at seven and half past eight but I was so pleased with my surroundings that

I resolved to wait until 8.30 and then, well, the rush for the last bus on a Feast Sunday at Deeping was a rush indeed. Anyway I’m going again!’

The earliest written records of the Deeping St James Feast are in the Parish Constables Accounts, 1744-1824. In 1751 for ‘watching Deeping Feast two shillings’ in 1752 13 August ‘paid for Ale watching two days at Feast three shillings and four pence‘.

Burchnall points out that these dates are interesting; when Parliament adopted the Gregorian Calendar, Deeping did not alter the time of their Feast and instead of being on the new day for the Patronal Festival of St James on 25 July, Feast Monday in Deeping was still the second Monday in August and lasted until the following Saturday.

Reminiscences of the Feast at the turn of the 20th century were of the roads converging on the Cross being choc-a-bloc. Horse traffic had to be led through. The popular Boxing booth was on the East of the Cross opposite the school gate, and the winner of three rounds would be rewarded with a £1 as prize money. Stalls of sweets were on the west side. Mr Lewin, the Rock King (pictured above), had a huge stall with every kind of rock. A familiar figure, very rotund and jolly with a waxed moustache, wearing a ten gallon hat and a white apron. Children were exhorted to ‘go home and cry to mother for a penny me duck and come back and buy some rock’.

In the boathouse yard there used to be a big set of roundabouts, with horses two abreast; a smaller set worked by a handle by two men and swing boats belonging to the Thompson family. continued >

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DEEPING FEATURE FEAST On the road opposite the fruit shop, the late Mrs Dale of the Stamford Arms did a brisk trade with her sweet stalls. More stalls including confetti and squirts extended to the church gates. Opposite the tithe barn were coconut shies and a set of roundabouts worked by a pony. Facing the school gates were swing boats belonging to Barwicks of Spalding and Boston. Sweet stalls continued beyond the gate of the Feast field and into Broadgate Lane. The shooting gallery was in the old Rose & Crown Yard. Messrs Frisby of Baston had six donkeys which gave rides at a penny a time. The church bells rang all day.

This continued until Lincolnshire County Council took over the Highways. The Feast moved to the Feast Field, owned by Mr William Haines, a dairyman near the Cross and after by Leslie Taylor, dairyman of Eastgate who purchased it in 1948. Dacks of Sawtry took the first steam driven roundabouts and organ there. The amusement kings, Clark’s, Thompson’s and Thurston’s, kept up the tradition. The travelling fair men would roll in, working frantically to get their sideshows, stalls and roundabouts erected ready for the highlight of village activities, Feast Monday. It was here many residents saw their first animated pictures and on Feast Sunday it was the custom to walk around the Field after Evensong.

Cissy Burton, who grew up in Deeping St James in the 1920s and

30s, recalls ‘The highlight of the year was the Deeping Feast, not just the traditional roast duck with green peas and new potatoes from your garden but also the Fair came. Mr Stevens, a local farmer. used to put a sign saying Gas/Oil on his field gates in Back Lane so courting couples wouldn’t lean on them. If a girl went home with tar on her dress you knew where she had been!’

Dorothea Price remembers the spectacle of a showman diving from a specially erected steel platform (in fancy dress) into a huge pool of water, the hoop-la, where a goldfish would be the prize, tell-apenny as well as large roundabouts such as the Gallopers, the Cake Walk, Noah’s Ark, the Dodgems, Speedway Track and Penny-onthe-Mat. She recalls the Plum Pie that followed the traditional meal; made with small, dark blue ‘Feast Plums‘. Alternatively delicious curd tarts were provided by Mr & Mrs William Howitt of lower Eastgate.

Through the ages the Deeping Feast was eagerly anticipated, and children saved their pocket money of halfpennies for the big day.

Adults looked forward to it too, as this would probably be the only time in the whole year when families would be able to meet up.

Elaborate preparations took place, with the baking of cakes and pastries and the cooking of whole hams, usually home cured from the families’ own pigs.

After the last rides were over on the Saturday night, the Fair men would begin the mammoth task of dismantling the roundabouts, side shows etc. and by mid-day on Sunday all would be packed away on their huge lorries and trailers ready for their onward journey.

Burchnall summed up ‘The old glamour has gone but old faithfuls still look forward to a walk round the feast field and in passing one hears “Do you remember?...”

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We are currently accepting consignments for our upcoming Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables sales, as well as our upcoming Vintage and Attic sales: 6th August - Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables 6th August - Vintage and Attic 3rd September - Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables 3rd September - Vintage and Attic 1st October - Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables We would be delighted to provide a complimentary and confidential valuation at our Ryhall Road Saleroom Office, Monday or Friday from 10am to 4pm Phone: (01780) 766466 Catalogues at www.batemans.com invaluable.com, ukauctioneers.com, & the-saleroom.com

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BATEMANS

Huguenot silver spoon

Batemans. ‘To say we were manic was an understatement,’ explains Greg.

‘Now we are not quite as busy but that does allow us more time to make the very most of the items that we get to sell.’

Rather than dealers it is mostly private individuals that Batemans sell for, often articles that have been in private homes for decades with lots of emotional value not always matched commercially. It is often imparting this bad news that is the most difficult part of the job for Valuers, Sophie, Ron and Greg, on Monday and Friday valuation days.

David Palmer

Flog It!, Cash in the Attic and The Antiques Roadshow are all family favourites and behind all of their success is the auction house. But how many of us really know what goes on behind the scenes? I’d rather be in Deeping visited the Stamford salerooms of auction house Batemans to find out more.

The man behind the idea of establishing an auction house in Stamford is Ron Bateman (pictured right). Originally an artist, he set up a gallery and antiques shop in Oundle but could see a gap in the market with the proliferation of rural antique shops and the centralisation of auction houses in London. His daughter Kate was ready to leave her fledgling career in journalism and for ten years she managed the auction rooms with brother Greg (and other members of the family!) helping with portering duties at the weekend.

Five years ago Kate’s husband took a job in the USA and the young family emigrated leaving an opening for Greg whose job in engineering, while relatively well paid and stress free, was not as gripping as life behind the gavel.

One of the most highly valued items to come under the hammer at Batemans was at the estate sale of Lucille van Geest, which took place at her elegant Victorian town house on Tinwell Road. The sale realised a total of £250,000 and one of the highest sums achieved by the auction house ever was for a 19thcentury French commode which sold for £19,500.

Every cloud has a silver lining and when the economy hits a bad patch and people need to liquidise their assets, the auction rooms are often the first port of call. So after a steady ascendancy when setting up the business in the early noughties, the 2008 recession proved a very busy time for

Recently a rare Tongan ceremonial club, in the vendor’s family for a century, and valued at £3,000-£5,000 sold for £6,900 to a collector who had come across the item listed in a show catalogue widely available on the internet, where each sale is extensively marketed. continued >

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Tongan Ceremonial Club

Antiquarian books are not as highly priced as they once were, miniature Bibles from the 18th century being one exception, as well as interesting Hogarth or botanical sets in good condition. But with the onset of Google, it has been many years since people purchased, or sold, a set of encyclopaedias!

19th century French Commode

The Spring and Christmas sales provide the two peaks in the calendar, recommended as a way to buy unusual and interesting articles for your home which are likely to increase in value rather than to add to the wasteful throw-away culture which is becoming less and less popular. ‘An antiques shop, particularly in the capital, can add three to five times the value to an item bought at auction, so this is very much the best way to pick up a bargain,’ explains Greg. ‘At the moment good prices are being achieved for art deco pieces, particularly the jewellery with clean lines being popular with today’s buyers. The end of the Georgian era and the Regency period is popular for furniture and objects d’art; good candlesticks, bronzes and statues are also always popular.’

Recently a silver spoon crafted by a Huguenot maker in the early 19th century reached £1,800 because of its rarity. Lowry is also highly rated, a print recently selling for £4,000, but this illustrates the rule that a painting must be by a known artist to achieve the best results. ‘Now is the time to buy Victorian genre paintings depicting common life,’ suggests Greg. ‘They are not popular and can be bought for a song, as is also the case with good quality brown furniture.’

In many ways the auction rooms are a barometer of social change; as people eat less around the family table so dinner services have fallen out of favour, and with the ascendancy of the internet so the need for books has been less pressing. But there are still bargains to be had, collections to be made and, at Batemans on the first Saturday of every month, real entertainment to be had. With colourful auctioneer, David Palmer in the chair, the craik is second to none and the chance of a bargain to grace your home is still very much a possibility.

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DEEPING IN THE SUMMER

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The fourth annual Deepings Dog Show Pictured are l-r, Judge, Daphne Ledward, Casper & owner, Sarah Pellett and Rebecca Kuttel veterinarians from sponsor Animates, Bert Murray ex-Chelsea player and Best in Show, Posey with owner.

Deepings Carnival was greeted with great weather this year, opened by Market Deeping Mayor, Wayne Lester, the new Queen, Molly Ayres pictured with Francesca Southwood. was crowned by Deeping St James Parish Councillor, Jill Thomas.

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DEEPINGS ROTARY From humble beginnings in downtown Chicago in 1905 to a worldwide organisation with 1.22 million members and a Group here in the Deepings, is Rotary International. Their stated human rights purpose sounds rather grand ‘to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world.’ Looking through the many pictures of laughter and high jinks on the website, it should be added and to have a great time in the process! But at the core of this group of hardworking individuals in our midst is a steely determination to make a difference not only locally but throughout the world!

Interact, the youth arm of Rotary Blood pressures taken

Every picture as they say tells a story!

Deeping Rotary support the Mustard Seed Project,Rotarian Geoff Fowler and wife, Rita have built a school in a slum area of Mombassa.

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Retiring President, Ken Littlemore with Carl Midgley (pictured left)

Rotarians and sponsors at the Run

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PREGNANCY

One mans journey through pregnancy It’s fair to say I felt quite lost and more than a little bit anxious when my partner Sally finally fell pregnant. After all, whilst she had all manner of pregnancy books and online self-help resources on hand to provide guidance and alleviate her concerns, there wasn’t much around for us expectant fathers – the de facto junior partners in this oestrogen-dominated, ninemonth adventure – to sink our collective teeth into.

Where was the guide to let me know why Sal brimmed with Disney-like cheer one moment then, within a heartbeat, was cursing our ever-hungry cat with language you’d normally only expect to hear in a barracks? Where was the book to explain why I – a Image: Stamford Mercury super-fit, old-school, alpha-male – slowly but surely morphed into an emasculated, carer-cumcaretaker figure somewhere between the likes of Jeeves the butler and Mrs Doyle from Father Ted? The truth is though, the daddy-to-be’s role during this most special time doesn’t have a job description so a one-size-fitsall guide or advice book would essentially be of little help.

The expectant father’s role isn’t defined; it is simply to make sure he’s on hand to do whatever he can to ensure the main player in this epic production feels suitably comfortable and cared for until the show’s over.

Suffice to say, this isn’t always an easy thing to achieve. It’s not easy to hold your tongue when ‘the incubator’ comes home and scatters all her work things over the recently tidied living room then turns her nose up at the dinner you’ve diligently prepared because she ‘feels like eating nothing but jelly’. Nor is it easy to remain chipper and upbeat all the time 28

when you suffer with a constant fatigue engendered by the fact you now have to sleep in a bed populated with seven different types of pillow. And pretending not to notice the flatulence! Let’s not even go there...

Like most expectant fathers, I had to deal with these issues and many more besides during my own prolonged spell in father-to-be bootcamp.

However, it is true to say that Sal and I also encountered some significantly more serious concerns too. Indeed, ectopic scares, relationship wobbles and anxiety ridden relatives were all par for the course during our nine-month rollercoaster ride.

Moreover, we also had to deal with the results of a 20-week anomaly scan which more than lived up to its name...

What I learnt more than anything during this time, though, was that, whilst the man’s ‘role’ in pregnancy is pretty elastic and undefined, there is one criterion that he has to fulfil on a daily basis, and that is to be a rock... regardless of whether the pregnancy is straightforward or not!

Expecting the Unexpected: One Man’s Journey Through a Most Eventful Pregnancy is now available as a paperback (£4.99) and Kindle download (£2.99) from Amazon.

Ferrel E. Calpin is the author of Expecting the Unexpected: One Man’s Journey Through a Most Eventful Pregnancy (2016). He is a Market Deeping-based freelancer who specialises in writing travel and fitness-related features for both print and online publication. Get in touch via ferrelcalpin@gmail.com.

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We supply carpets from all the leading manufacturers, including Cormar, Abingdon, Brockway and Whitestone Weavers. Karndean and Polyflor are two of our hard vinyl tile manufacturers along with sheet vinyl from manufacturers such as Leolan, Tarkett and Forbo.

Two of our wood ranges are from V4 and ChĂŠne and our laminate is from Kaindl. We also sell many types of window blinds.

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Deepings School Year 13 A Level Exhibition Taking place in the Sixth Form Centre this June, 6 students displayed two different projects. The first was their coursework project developing completely personal themes including a 3,000 word personal study accompanied by a practical investigation. The second was their exam project, an externally set assignment which had the theme of ‘Truth, Fantasy or Fiction’ . All presented very personal outcomes with both 2D and 3D elements. The Exhibition was so impressive it was decided to share the work with a wider Deeping audience.

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ST GUTHLAC’S

10 things to do when you visit St Guthlac’s Church in Market Deeping Kate Brown suggests St Guthlac’s Church on Church Street Market Deeping is open every day during daylight hours and welcomes visitors; those who want to learn about its history and architecture and those who are looking for a quiet space to sit and pray or just spend time alone with their thoughts. During the summer months on Sunday afternoons, visitors are offered tea and biscuits, so why not pop in? Here are at least 10 things you can do on your visit.

As you come in the main gate start by wandering through the churchyard. This is no longer used for burials and is maintained by SKDC. You could see how many wild birds and flowers you can spot. While you are there see if you can find William Hildyard’s grave. He was a former rector of Market Deeping and did a great deal to preserve the church for future generations. As many of you will know, the Church of England Primary School on Godsey Lane is named after him.

If the day is sunny (and summer Sunday afternoons are always sunny) you can check the accuracy of the sundials on the church tower; one facing towards Peterborough and a second one facing towards Bourne which catches the late afternoon and early evening sun. The artists and photographers among you will find plenty of scope for your talents both inside and outside the building but if you prefer to benefit from others’ artistic endeavours you will find a range of cards on sale, handcrafted ones as well as those based on original photography.

pilgrimage booklet which takes you through his life as you walk around the church, giving you time to pause for prayer and reflection at various points.

You will find written guides to the church inside, giving information about its history and architecture.

As well as these there is a booklet about St Guthlac himself, the patron saint and a true Fenland hero.

The British Museum holds a treasured medieval manuscript which consists of 18 roundels illustrating his life. Some of these roundels are featured in two of the stained glass windows in the chancel. If you want to follow in his footsteps you can use the mini

Children are not neglected at St Guthlac’s. There is a church trail designed for older children to use as they look around the church and the little ones can investigate one of the story bags and the toys in the children’s are behind the font.

There are many memorial plaques in and around the church and those of you who imagine that life used to be nasty, brutish and short can revise your opinion when you look at William Goodale’s memorial. He died 300 years ago at the amazingly advanced age of 110 and judging from the number of his children remained vigorous into his old age.

After all this you will be ready for that cup of tea and a biscuit!

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A warm atmospheric pub where you can enjoy well kept real ales and fine wines.

Serving traditional and imaginative British meals created using locally sourced ingredients, offering a finer dining experience.

An introduction to Williams Chase Gins including canapes.

Hosts of The Pre Raft Race Party Sat 6th August.

Live music with 5 piece soul band ‘Souled Out’ playing from 8pm. Garden Grill will also be open.

Raft Race Day Sun 7th Zeb Rootz return to play from 5pm.

Tickets £18 each - limited availability - get yours now!

Come along and also enjoy our Jamaican BBQ.

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Why not try our traditional lunchtime menu - available Wednesday to Saturday.

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RECIPE

The Waterton’s Rob Johnson makes the most of local delicacy, Samphire Mentioned by Shakespeare, heralded by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and growing in abundance on our coastline: samphire. It isn’t really a cactus, though it looks like one. It grows on muddy sandy flats round estuaries and tidal creeks, and it can be found in abundance at Sutton Bridge at the mouth of the River Nene just past the lighthouse once occupied by Peter Scott. Another good place is Gedney End but it isn’t so easy to get on to the marshes there due to the bombing range nearby. Or discover ‘Sheps White’ just beyond the village of Holbeach St Matthews, so called because a shepherd called White at one time lived on the side of the sea bank. Here you can get on the marsh without too much creek jumping but be prepared for plenty of mud, and wear Wellingtons which will also save you from getting nipped by small crabs that scuttle around the mud flaps and creeks.

The Lincs Free Press reported in July 1967 that in the old days Deeping people would go to the Wash in parties; some would cycle and stay for a weekend and with the advent of buses, regular trips would be organised as samphire was considered a rare delicacy, once described as the poor man’s asparagus.

Rob Johnson, Chef at The Waterton Arms, with his inimitable flair bought his Samphire from the Deeping Market (Wednesday mornings on the Coop car park) and used this dish which is now in season to add to pan fried wild sea trout, confit jersey royals, served with smoked pancetta.

Jersey Royals are just coming into season and are perfect for this dish. Rob used three for this dish which serves two, cut them in half lengthways and placed them in a large roasting tin covered in oil, adding garlic, rosemary and saffron. This was then covered in tin foil and cooked in an oven at 180-200 degrees for one and a half hours.

When cooked they are laid on greaseproof paper to soak up any excess oil.

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RECIPE Supreme of wild sea trout is then cut into slices and scored on the top skin side up, so that during the cooking process the heat gets under the skin and it cooks more evenly.

Brown the sea trout off in a pan of oil with the skin side down. Take out of the pan and leave to rest so that the cooking process can be completed.

Add garlic, a tablespoon of chopped onion in a pan on a low heat to sweat down, to which Scottish giroles (small wild mushrooms just coming into season or any small mushroom would do) and a tablespoon of chopped smoked pancetta can be added. Smoked bacon can be used instead. Complete with a tablespoon of white wine, zest of lemon and a little butter to bring the sauce together. Add about 300 gms

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of samphire to the mix and cook for approx. 2 minutes.

Enjoy the distinctive taste of this Lincolnshire marsh delicacy.

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Always a family favourite with its two mile stretch of golden sand Mablethorpe, is perfect for whiling away long summer days. If you’re looking for quaint holiday charm then look no further than Chapel St Leonards, Trusthorpe and Sutton on Sea. Tucked away from today’s hectic lifestyles, they offer simple pleasures – building sandcastles in the clean sand and enjoying locally produced food in the restaurants and pubs. www.mablethorpe.info/

Skegness At it’s heart is the wideopen, clean, golden, and big beach. For years it’s flown the prestigious Blue Flag - the guarantee of high water quality, litter-free and good beach facilities. Walk along the beach front and it’s a wonderland of family friendly attractions all day long. Who can resist beach donkeys, fun fairs and some of the best value fresh donuts you’ll find anywhere? The Pier, is one of only 50 left in the UK, boasting everything from a children’s play area to the latest simulators along with a Bowling Centre and Laserquest arena.

Family attraction Skegness Aquarium offers a journey under water through a fantasy Pirate World.

Fresh from its 50th anniversary year, Natureland Seal Sanctuary not only rescues orphaned seals, but is also home to everything from meerkats to penguins. Visit: www.skegness.net/ 40

Blakeney Less than a couple of hours drive away and it seems like a world away from Deeping. Blakeney has been dubbed ‘Chelsea next the sea’ and it is no wonder that it entices Londoners away from the capital. Bracing walks along the front, one across the flats when the tide is out to Cley, there are galleries to browse, crabbing for the kids, dainty cottages and a seafood shop to buy a delicious treat and take home for tea. Have supper at the Blakeney Hotel, look out to sea and imagine when in medieval times this was home to pirates and smugglers. www.tournorfolk.co.uk/blakeney.html

Old Hunstanton Old Hunstanton and its beautiful beach, backed by pine trees and with beach huts nestling amongst the dunes, has much of a village feel with cottages built of Norfolk Carrstone, pubs, restaurants, a craft centre and beachside tearoom and gift shop.

The vast beach offers plenty of space for everyone to quietly relax or have family fun playing on the superb sands. A short walk in one direction past the famous striped cliffs will bring you to the busy resort of Hunstanton, whilst in the other direction the beach extends seemingly forever.

Year round Hunstanton and Old Hunstanton are very popular for kite-surfing, windsurfing and sailing as well as being the starting point for the Norfolk Coast Path.

Information: www.vistwestnorfolk.com Tourist information: 01485 532610 or info@visithunstanton.info

Gibraltar Point The unspoilt coastline of Gibraltar Point stretches from the south of Skegness to the mouth of the Wash.

Almost 10km of paths wind their way through this wild coastal landscape and there are ample opportunities for observing wildlife from nine birdwatching hides.

From the comfort of the new visitor centre and café there are unparalleled views across the nature reserve and beyond. The reserve is open all year, visitor centre and café – open every day from 10am – 4pm. Most paths are level and well surfaced but can be muddy at times. Dogs may be taken on parts of the reserve on short leads but are not permitted on the beach from 1 April to 1 September. Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, Skegness PE24 4SU www.lincstrust.org.uk/gibraltar-point

Gentle flavours of summer!

Online offer: 10% discount on all online delivery orders through Gurkha91.com between Sunday to Thursday over £25.00 Use code GURKHA10

Try our exclusive Nepalese and Indian menu this summer.

77 Manor Way, Deeping St James PE6 8PX We also do free delivery with in 5 miles radius of Market Deeping.

Or call directly on 01778347575 / 07921520415

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BASTON in the BLITZ 6th & 7th August 10am - 5pm Brudenell Playing Fields, Main Street, Baston

what’s on

Event officially opened by Winston Churchill, BBMF flypasts both days All-day live entertainment including the George Formby Experience and 40’s music by The Blitz Dancers.

Lunchtime tea-dances both days.

HURRICANE & ME109 static aircraft displays. Firepower Demonstration & Battle Re-enactment both days. Many Military & Home Front living history displays & re-enactors.

Vintage cars, lorries & tractors.

Military Vehicles & Equipment.

Post-war/Cold War displays.

Big variety of vintage trade stalls 1940’s Hairdressers. Vintage rides & amusements.

Enquiries 01778 561148 or enquiries@bastonblitz.org www.bastonblitz.org

Deeping St James Concert Series Music at the Priory Sunday 4th September Popular Organ Music with Ron Berry - organist of St Luke’s Thurnby The Priory Church has long valued its music and is looking to fund this ministry for the future and appoint a new director of music and an organist. This series of Concerts aims to bring high calibre performers to the Church while raising much needed funds for the purpose.

Image by John March, prints available Black Cab Framing

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Tickets £6 (£4 children) to include light refreshments from 01778 343860 or email vicar@dsj.org.uk

Events calendar at www.deepings.co.uk

Duck Derby Sunday 4th September 12.00 - 17.00pm High Locks DSJ Stalls,refreshments, children’s rides etc. line Bridge Street around High Locks. The main race, starting at High Locks, involves up to 3,000 numbered plastic ducks and the sponsor of the winner receives £100 prize money, with prizes of £75 and £25 for the runners up. Before the main event there will are races for larger plastic ducks sponsored by local businesses.

All profits from the race and Lions’ stalls will go to the British Heart Foundation.

Bird Fair 19th-21st August Egleton Rutland Billed as the wildlife event of the year and so close!

Hosted by Chris Packham, Simon King and Mike Dilger. Plenty to see and do.

Visit www.birdfair.org.uk

SPECIAL RAFT RACE DAY OFFER!!

Noon - 3.00pm 10” Pizza with 2 toppings just £4!!!

Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair Thurs 18th & Fri 19th August World renowned and featuring in the book 1000 places to see before you die. With up to 2,500 stands on an 84 acre site, Newark does not disappoint whether you are looking for the finest antique furniture or a piece to enhance your mantelpiece!

Or dare I mention it some unusual but inexpensive and thoughtful presents whether for Christmas or Birthdays! For all details visit http://www.iacf.co.uk/ newark or call 01636 702326 £20 Thursday £5 Friday

49 Bridge St., DSJ

tel: 01778 380 600 43

01778 218 269

Installation, repairs and maintenance of solid fuel stoves

58 High St., Market Deeping info@dtstoves.co.uk

www.dtstoves.co.uk

Tues - Fri 10.00 am - 17.00 pm Sat 10.00am - 16.00 pm