I'd Rather Be In Deeping September 23

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new things to try

Deeping has embraced summer this year with gusto! There have been well attended events large and small throughout the season and this year the rain has, thankfully held off! In celebration we have a summer round up on pages 29-31. The Deepings Dog Show is a personal favourite – it is so much fun to see owners proudly showing off their pooches – all of whom with their own personalities are very loveable in their own way! This year’s Best in Show was Jess and five-month-old Busby the Labrador. Reserve Best in show was Tony and Kian who is 15 years old and won the Best Rescue category. Kian’s previous owner died and was rehomed with Tony via the Cinnamon Trust. The Trust helps those who come to them for help when the care of a pet has become difficult. From short-term fostering, to providing long-term care for pets whose owners have made arrangements with The Trust in advance, owners have peace of mind in the knowledge that their companion will have a safe and happy future. Nationally the Cinnamon Trust helps over 150,000 people a year with 157,977 animals and runs two home-from-home sanctuaries.

They could not do this without the support of volunteers and supporters (more about Volunteering on page 48), Cinnamon Trust 01736 757 900.

If you love dogs and would like to help with the Show next year contact Diane at chipmonkdjr@btinternet.com

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An afternoon tea organised by Frognall resident, Ange Narducci raised nearly £1000 for Breast Cancer - with support from local businesses who contributed to a super raffle!

Annie and Kenneth Boylan celebrated their Blue Sapphire (65th) Wedding Anniversary with a card signed by the King and Queen. The couple were married in Holy Trinity Church, Tooting on 2nd August 1958. Olive, an ex-feral house cat adopted by a local family slipped out earlier in the summer and did not respond to elaborate attempts to entice her back in. Two months later and Pat Farrell had been feeding a very skrawny poor little ginger cat and was desperate to find her home. Posted on facebook and Olive is happily reunited with her family! Jenna Simons says ‘It will take some time to get the weight back on her but she’s so happy to be back. She was never really a vocal cat but she talks to us all the time now!’

When some of his family members became ill with cancer, Phantoms Junior Academy Player, Dylan (6) decided to do something positive. For the month of August he has been roller blading 100 miles around the streets of Deeping and has raised over £500 for cancer research! https://fundraise. cancerresearchuk.org/.../dylans-giving...

Geoff Card and Jill Thomas flew high to raise funds for Geoff’s granddaughter, Jessica, who suffers from the genetic disorder Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). They climbed aboard a Boeing Stearman biplane to do a dare-devil Wing-Walk, soaring above the clouds in search of a rainbow and a cure for NF2 and raised over £4000 in the process!

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Cissy Vickers (nee Burton) passed away just three weeks before her 104 birthday. She was born in Deeping St James, married in the old Catholic Chapel (now a house) and came back to Deeping Gate to be at her mother’s to have her three children. She may have lived in Peterborough but her heart was still in Deeping. RIP Cissy you were a very gentle lady! (Read more in idrbiD issue 06)

Leaving DSJ Community Primary School in some style; Head Boy Emmett Prentice accompanied by his younger brother. Leyland.Trucks courtesy of Steve Thompson and Jill Parnell.

An Outdoor Yoga & Pilates class raised £350 for Dementia Support South Lincs. The event, hosted by Sally Wormall and daughter Joni Russell (JR Fit), saw 40 people gather in the marquee at the Waterton Arms enjoying an hour of movement, laughter and relaxation.

Library volunteers gathered to say a fond farewell when an era ended as Louisa Crowson moved on from her role at the Deepings Community Library.

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Outgoing President of The Rotary Club of the Deepings, Sarah Adlam, handed over the chains of office to incoming Presidents, Paul Hanson and Jenny

The ladies from Inner Wheel enjoyed some retail therapy at Ruffles of Market Deeping.

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A recent edition of TV’s Countryfile featured the flower growers of South Lincolnshire and in Deeping St Nicholas, Vine House Farm and the sunflowers grown for bird seed. The programme also reported on the farm’s reintroduction of Turtle Doves in the area.

Rose Lodge Chef Manager Karl Turner and his team prepared a wonderful buffet for a 40th anniversary party for Country Court Care. The company was founded by Roshan Bogha and the current Chairman, Abdul Kachra with Beech Lodge Care & Nursing Home in Holbeach. Now the group has 36 care and nursing homes across the UK.

President of the Lions Club of the Deepings, Lynne Roberts hands over the chain of office to Dave Turner .

The AGM of the West Deeping Heritage Society included a tour of Nicholas Watts’ vintage farm tools at Vine House Farm.

Information and updates

Keep handy for future reference

Deeping has been busy over the summer and we have all hopefully enjoyed the holiday activities available in the parks, the library, the Raft Race, the sports clubs events, the Duck Race and other special activities put on by many of our local organisations and businesses. We are extremely fortunate that there are so many willing volunteers who selflessly give up their

Only three months to go! Planning is well underway for the Deepings Christmas Market. There will be crafts, food, gifts and lots of fun. Book your pitch now by emailing Emily at the Town Hall: deputyclerk@marketdeeping-tc.gov.uk

Performers!

You are invited to join us to showcase your talents in singing, dancing, and other forms of entertainment at the Deepings Christmas Market on Sunday 3rd December. Please contact Emily at the Town Hall to register for your time slot.

time and energy to contribute to making this such a strong and resilient community. If you are keen to see such activities continue in the future and are not yet involved, why not seek out a group that you can join and make your own contribution. I am sure that new members and volunteers will be welcomed in all our local community groups.

Deepings Library

You may already be aware that our Library Coordinator Louisa, has now left us to take up another role elsewhere. Louisa has been a key person in the development of the Deepings Community Library and she will be greatly missed. We wish her well in her new job. The Friends of Deeping Library Management Committee has worked quickly to make a new appointment and are delighted to let you know that Tui joins us to take the lead from Monday 4th September. All the usual weekly and annual library activities will continue, so do call in and meet Tui and the team over the coming weeks

Town and Parish Councillors, South Kesteven District Councillors, Neighbourhood Plan Group

are all involved in the consultation stage of the Planning process. Quite who is responsible for the decision-making and how planning applications get approved or refused can seem like a bit of a mystery to many. As a quick explanation: changes to properties and land use will generally require permission from the local District Council (SKDC). One of the Council Planning Officers will check each application against the current policy requirements and will normally make the decision. In our area, there are three types of policy that apply to a planning application and all have legal authority - National Planning Framework policies, Local District policies, and Neighbourhood Plan Policies. When an Officer is making a decision, the presumption is that an application will be approved unless it can be clearly shown or argued that the proposal is in breach of one or more policies. If an

As your elected councillors, we will all be working throughout the holiday period so please do get in touch if necessary

application is potentially complex or controversial it will be called in to the SKDC Planning Committee for discussion and the decision will then be made by District Councillors. There are financial implications for SKDC if an applicant makes a successful appeal against a refusal, so it is important that only ‘material considerations’ (genuine planning reasons) are used for a refusal.

I am currently supporting the Deepings community by serving on the Town Council, the District Council, the Library Committee, the Coronation Hall Committee, as Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan Group, and organiser of the Grapevine Community Café on Wednesdays. If you would like to contact me about local issues please email pam.byrd@southkesteven.gov.uk

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When you next go and watch Deeping Rangers be aware that you are walking through a piece of footballing history! The turnstiles were bought for the Club by Club stalwarts Robin Crowson and Haydon Whitham when items from the old Wembley stadium were auctioned off. Later Robin approached the FA and asked if the Cup could be bought to the ground if the Club got a home draw in the FA Cup preliminary rounds. At a subsequent home game v Glapwell FC the trophy was made available with plenty of photo opportunities for supporters!

Every picture tells a story! This one was of a painted plate to commemorate the Deepngs Heritage Garden Trail in 1992 by Susan

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‘Trying new things is better in good company’ says Karen Earth, Branch Secretary of the Nene & Welland Oddfellows. This group is a ready-made set of friends to adventure with, and they are always looking for newcomers to join them. To receive a free copy of their latest events diary, contact Karen or Sarah on 01778 342006 or email Karen.earth@oddfellows.co.uk or sarah.hitchcock@oddfellows.co.uk

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Tuesday Tots raised £250 at a fundraiser for Sue Ryder and presented a cheque to Helen Kingston from the charity.

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Clare Strak, Secretary of the PCC of St Andrew’s church in Northborough reflects on the life of Elizabeth Cromwell, Lady Protectress, ahead of the Sealed Knot coming to Northborough on 23-24 September 2023

Who was Elizabeth Cromwell and why should we remember her?

She was born Elizabeth Bourchier in 1598, the oldest of twelve children of a prosperous London fur and leather merchant with estates in Essex. In common with women of the gentry class in 17th-century England, Elizabeth was brought up to be quiet, modest and diligent in household duties and to leave the more stirring events of life both locally and nationally to the menfolk. Her father, Sir James Bourchier, owned Little Stanbrook Hall near Felsted in Essex, where Elizabeth, ‘a homely, pleasant looking girl’ was given the rudimentary education of a gentlewoman and brought up as a virtuous Puritan.

So far, so good. Elizabeth could have gone on to a quiet life of marriage and motherhood as the wife of a local landowner and we would never have known she existed. What propelled Elizabeth onto the national stage as a reluctant player in some of the most momentous events of British history was her marriage to Oliver Cromwell, whose rise to become Lord Protector of England and his subsequent downfall are well known to students of the Civil War.

We know something of Oliver Cromwell’s early life – his boisterous student days in Cambridge, his study of English law at Lincoln’s Inn in London, and his return home to Huntingdon at the age of 18 to become the head of the family consisting of his mother and five sisters after his father’s untimely death in 1617. We know more about his life after his marriage to Elizabeth on 24 August 1620 – his quarrel with Huntingdon Council and his move to St Ives in disgrace. From St Ives the Cromwells, now with six children (baby James had died as an infant), moved to Ely in 1636 and Oliver embarked on his Parliamentary career which was eventually to put him at odds with the absolute monarch, Charles I. His political and military career moved inexorably on as Parliament and the King came head-to-head over national finances and the nature of the divine right of kings. The Civil War divided nation and families and would spread to involve Scotland and Ireland. It showed Oliver Cromwell’s skills as a leader of men but exposed his complex character as a ruthless man driven by his unswerving belief in the will of God.

Throughout the development of Oliver’s career, Elizabeth remained quietly in the background, submitting to her husband’s judgements and devoting her time to supporting him and their children. There were to be eight who survived infancy, but the older sons, Robert and Oliver, both died as they approached manhood – Robert in 1639 aged 18 and Oliver in 1643 aged 20. Money was often tight and Elizabeth

‘Elizabeth Cromwell remembered the Sealed Knot comes to Northborough’

grew very used to practising severe economies in their several East Anglian homes. As one of the MPs for Cambridge, Oliver was often away leaving Elizabeth, with her mother-in-law, to manage the family affairs. As the external political turbulence grew around her with Oliver as an increasingly important national player, Elizabeth remained the straightforward, reliable spouse, keeping the home fires burning. While Oliver enjoyed the times he had with his children, increasingly he relied on Elizabeth and his mother to keep the family, including his sisters, clothed, fed and educated.

Over the years of their marriage and the higher Oliver rose in national politics and military affairs, Elizabeth showed no inclination to become anything more than what she was – a plain sensible gentlewoman with modest ambitions for herself and her children. She lived through the Civil War hearing of her husband’s exploits as an outsider. As the war continued two of her sons, Richard and Henry, joined their father as soldiers in the Parliamentary army. She must have suffered agonies as she thought of so many precious members of the family exposed to appalling military campaign conditions and death around every corner. And yet, there were joys on the horizon as she and Oliver began to think of arranging suitable marriages for their children.

While Oliver was still away fighting in the West Country, his favourite daughter Elizabeth, known as Bettie, in 1646 at the age of 16 married John Claypole, who came of an established gentry family with their country seat at Northborough Manor. Bettie had a cheerful and fun-loving personality and she must have been much missed by her mother and her siblings when she left for Northborough, although it is recorded that Oliver Cromwell spent a number of Christmases with the Claypoles at the Manor. Shortly after Bettie’s marriage Parliament rewarded Oliver for his years of military and parliamentary service and, with much improved finances, he decided to move the family to London to allow him to carry out his duties as an MP as well as to participate in negotiating a settlement with the defeated King Charles.

It must have been an enormous wrench for Elizabeth to leave her time in East Anglia behind her and to move to London, where she would no longer be a bystander but would be expected to entertain her husband’s political allies as they wrestled with the future of the nation and its form of government. Matters became increasingly grave with the prospect of the execution of the King. What Elizabeth would have made of it and the central role her husband played in that regicide we can only guess at. Throughout she remained staunchly loyal to Oliver and continued to support him. That it would end with her becoming her Highness the Lady Protectress would never have crossed her mind.

But indeed, that is what happened. After his highly controversial successes in Ireland and Scotland, in December 1653 Oliver Cromwell became Head of State and accepted the title of Lord Protector. That made Elizabeth the Lady Protectress and meant that the new ‘first family’ would now occupy the former Royal palaces of Whitehall, Hampton Court and Windsor Castle. From the meagre days of scrimping and saving in St Ives, Elizabeth was

now the consort of the Head of State with public duties to perform and responsibility for running palaces. As a member of the lower gentry with ambitions only to be financially secure, she must have been greatly relieved when Oliver refused the crown in 1657.

Living in London Elizabeth’s life had become materially comfortable and she and Oliver had enjoyed a steady and loving marriage as seen in the few letters between them that survive. These make clear the depth of their relationship and unusually give her a voice. Written in 1650 he tells her that she is ‘dearer to me than any creature’ whilst she replies that her life is ‘but half a life in his absence’. Nevertheless, she was subjected to insults by remaining royalist supporters who attempted to demean her by public accusations of being grasping, poor with money and sexually profligate. Indeed, after Oliver’s death and her own retreat from London in 1664 a cookbook was published entitled ‘The court and Kitchen of Elizabeth, commonly called Joan Cromwell, the Wife of the late Usurper’, which was used to imply that the Cromwells were ‘common’ and unsuited to rule.

Throughout her life Elizabeth had taken the rough with the smooth. It had been hard to lose three sons and but she was soon to lose their favourite daughter, Bettie. Bettie had been suffering from recurring bouts of illness caused by ‘an ulcer of the womb’ aggravated by the death of her own youngest son, Oliver, in June 1658. She died on 6 August 1658, leaving three children to be brought up by their father, now Sir John Claypole, in Northborough.

Looking back from the vantage point of history, the death of Bettie could be said to have been the beginning of the reversal of the fortunes of the Cromwell family. Oliver’s health had been plagued by recurring bouts of malaria and Bettie’s death left him broken. He died on 3 September 1658 and Elizabeth’s world began to crumble. Her son, Richard, an unassuming man of little ambition, became Lord Protector but he had none of the drive and fervour of his father and was ousted by Parliament as forces gathered to restore the monarchy in the form of Charles II. Richard fled the country and would not return for 20 years. Elizabeth herself had no idea what would become of her and finally decided that the family that she loved so much would best be served if she removed herself to live in Northborough with her son-in-law, John Claypole, and to occupy herself with the upbringing of Bettie’s children. Here she remained living in obscurity while the gaiety of the Restoration asserted

itself in those very palaces of which she had been a reluctant keeper. She died unknown and unremembered by history in November 1665 and is buried in St Andrew’s Church, Northborough, together with two of her grandchildren, Cromwell and Martha Claypole.

Which brings us back to why we should remember Elizabeth Cromwell. As a human being she remained steadfast to her values and devoted to her family. She had the kind of greatness thrust upon her which she never wanted but she attempted to fulfil the duties thrown at her with dignity. She had no acquaintance with the profligate world of monarchy and she had little sympathy for extravagance of any kind. Like most of us she was ordinary and content to be so.

The facts of her life are few but what there is we would like to share. Elizabeth Cromwell’s connections with Northborough are not well known locally. It is therefore fitting that the Sealed Knot, one of the oldest re-enactment societies in the UK specialising in the Civil War, and the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon should join us to celebrate the life of an extraordinarily ordinary woman some 450 years after her death.

We hope you will come and join us in Northborough on the weekend of 23-24 September to remember Elizabeth Cromwell. See page 46.

Grateful thanks are due to Stuart Orme, Curator of the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon, for his comments and guidance.

Peter Foxon at 100!

With almost eight decades since the end of the Second World War, millions who fought have passed on. Deeping St James resident Peter Foxon recently celebrated his 100th birthday and as part of his celebrations he shared his experiences with Phil Dilks, chairman of Langtoft and Deepings Branch of the Royal British Legion.

As the Second World War raged, young Peter Foxon dreaded receiving his call-up papers ordering him to report for Army training.

And when the official envelope he feared was inevitably delivered to his Sheffield home, he needed a cunning plan.

Peter wasn’t afraid of doing his bit for King and Country. Quite the opposite: he’d always been fascinated with ships and had long craved a life on the ocean wave.

His mother said he should deliver his message loud and clear by reporting to the Army Recruiting office dressed in naval uniform!

At the outbreak of war, he was too young to join the Navy but a couple of years later took a big step towards fulfilling his ambition by qualifying as a wireless officer at the North Eastern School of Wireless Telegraphy, which was founded by a sea-captain and run on nautical lines. Peter was expecting to be signed on to his first merchant ship any day.

But when the Army summons arrived first, his worst fears were realized…

‘I feared my game was up and my ambition of going to sea was shattered.

My mother’s idea was worth a shot to try to show the authorities how silly it would be to insist I joined the Army.

Not surprisingly, of the 20 potential recruits at the Leeds Army Centre that morning, I was the only one in Merchant Navy attire!

We were duly measured, examined and did the touching the toes bit, given an Army intelligence test after which I was declared A1 fit for Army service – and consequently even more depressed than before.

When it was my turn to be interviewed by the Army Captain, his face was a picture when he saw what I was wearing. But he seemed to listen carefully to my pleas for mercy… before he announced that I’d fit very well into the Army’s Redcaps….

Me as a Military Policeman… How very ludicrous. The Captain could see how shocked I was and as he picked up the telephone on his desk to make a call, I awaited my fate with ever increasing despondency.

When he finally put the phone down, the Captain revealed that in light of these most unusual of circumstances, he’d managed to obtain my release from the Army – providing I signed on for some other form of military service within 24 hours.

My mother’s plan had saved me.

Trudging round Leeds In my panic to beat the deadline, I stumbled into the Royal Marines Recruiting office and told them I’d come to join them.

It didn’t take them long to declare I’d be better suited to the Royal Navy! – I was glad that at last the penny seemed to be dropping.

When I eventually made it to the Royal Navy Recruiting Office, they put me through the now familiar rigmarole.

I seemed to impress with my answers to the Royal Navy “intelligence” test – but I forgot to tell them they were exactly the same questions the Army had asked earlier the same day. Anyway, with my score in, they said I was just what they were looking for!

So I was convinced they’d offer me a commission at least as an Admiral. For some reason, it didn’t happen but

at least I was in the Navy – even if I hadn’t exactly followed conventional routes.

Not following ‘normal’ rules has been the story of my life over 100 years. I weighed into this world at a miniscule three pounds and a couple of ounces and wasn’t expected to survive. And as a tot, I had all the diseases going, so surviving to fight in the war was a bit of bonus.

When I was ill with scarlet fever, I remember a wet sheet over a clothes horse being regularly doused with disinfectant to prevent infection spreading.

I was six when my only sibling was born, a sister my mother named Joy. But I never saw her as she only lived for a week.

When war broke out, I was 16 and already working as a clerk in the office of a Sheffield steel factory. I quit to study maritime telegraphy. The college had excellent links with Marconi as well as the Merchant Navy and was located on the coast at Bridlington – but by the time I had enrolled, they’d moved inland to a large country house in Otley, Yorkshire.

I was quickly promoted to Dormitory Captain and gained a stripe on my uniform, but one night there was too much noise after lights-out. I was thrilled to bits when I lost my stripe… thinking about it, I’d be surprised if it wasn’t me making most of the noise!

I’m glad I stuck it out and got my certificate otherwise I wouldn’t have had a naval uniform to propel me into the Navy where I’d wanted to be since getting my first model ship as a toddler.

Once I was signed on as a the Royal Navy rating, I was sent my instructions to join my first ship – HMS Royal Arthur –which turned out to be the former Butlin’s at Skegness which had been converted to a training “ship” for the duration of the war,’

So my life on the ocean wave began with rowing lessons on a holiday camp boating lake!

Eventually I made it out of the paddling pool and onto the Atlantic Ocean. I was attached to Canadian Navy ships sailing out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing escorts for Allied convoys.

Terrible weather was only one of the hazards: seeing our ships sunk in the night by German U-boats was worse, of course, and I know how lucky I was to be spared.

Back on this side of the pond in 1944, I was being trained for an even more risky business: My Action Stations was manning a landing craft designed to deliver tanks to the Normandy beaches. To say I wasn’t looking forward to the experience was an understatement: I didn’t fancy dying on a sinking landing craft loaded with a heavy tank. I’d rather have the chance of being properly killed on the beach like everyone else!

At the last minute, I was transferred to a different D-Day duty, so I was saved again and managed to come through my 21st birthday unscathed.

But three weeks after D-Day we were still bobbing about in the Channel when the Germans must have thought it was time we had our come-uppance. They bombed us with a drone and killed eleven of my shipmates. Somehow I was not one of them: so yet another lucky escape.

What a jolly life.

But the reality is I’ve seen how war creates rather weird reactions in men:

I’ll never forget the morning after our flotilla of three destroyers sank seven small Japanese ships in the Far East: At first light we saw the bow of a ship sticking out of the water with a bunch of Japs clinging on. The skipper sent a rescue party but as our chaps approached there was an almighty explosion and the Japs blew themselves to smithereens rather than be taken prisoner.

Or later that day when we spotted a Jap survivor in the water waving his hands; the skipper just sailed by, saying if the enemy want to die, let them.

One incident that still haunts me happened when I was serving on an aircraft carrier: one of our pilots radioed to say he was lost. I gave him coordinates back to the carrier, but he never made it. I’m confident I did everything correctly, and perhaps he just ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea, but to this day I wonder if I might have made a mistake and sent him flying in the wrong direction.

For my own part, I looked on my war as one long experience, I mostly managed to block out any sense of fear by convincing myself I was immune from dying! It may sound weird but that, a sense of humour – and a healthy contempt for the rules helped me get through.

After peace was declared in Europe, we were still at war with the Japanese. The destroyer I was on was steaming to take part in the planned invasion of Japan when the nuclear bombs were dropped leading to the Japanese surrender and thankfully the end of the war. Yet another lucky escape for me.

On board we went crazy and I remember the celebrations included a pair of ladies drawers being hauled up the main mast!

It would be almost another year before we were home, demobbed and able to think about post-war life.

My cousin had introduced me to a young Sheffield girl and we’d been pen-pals across the water. I finally plucked up the courage to propose to Jean one day when we were on the top deck of a tram. We were married in 1957 and settled in Eastgate more than 50 years ago.

Jean had a good job at British Sugar and I was a tax officer until I retired in 1983.

Sadly, Jean died October 2015 so I’ve been living on my own for eight years but have lots of good friends including Suzie and her husband Norman who have power of attorney to make sure I don’t end up in a Home before my time…

I try to stay active and manage to get out a couple of times a week thanks to various activities and social events organized by Deepings Age Concern. You can certainly say it’s been a jolly life of 100 years so far – I’m looking forward as I begin my second century!’

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Summer in the Deepings

Raft Race

Beer Festival at the Priory

Dog Show

Dog Show

Raft Race

Rose & Sweet Pea Show

DSJ Parish Council lead the Linchfield walk

Rose and Sweet Pea Show

Carnival

Carnival

Carnival

Fenland Falconry at the Carnival

Raft Race

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Noreen Scattergood at the Rose & Sweet Pea Show

Raft Race

Raft Race

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Dog Show

Dog Show

Fitness Pilates & Freestyle Fitness Yoga for Healthy Minds and Bodies

JR Fit is celebrating 5 years of running Pilates and Yoga classes in the Deepings.

With a choice of 11 classes per week, as well as specialist courses, Joni’s classes have proved popular with people of all ages and abilities, including a men only and gentle class.

Fitness Pilates and Freestyle Fitness Yoga are group exercise classes that focus on posture, balance, breath work and relaxation. The classes are taught to music and use lots of different equipment to keep it interesting.

It’s low impact so easy on joints, not too sweaty, and suitable for all fitness levels - but you will still get a great all round workout. If you’re a beginner, you don’t need anything to get started!

Who is JR Fit?

Joni Russell trained as a Fitness Instructor after moving back to the Deeping with her family. She teaches Exercise to Music, Fitness Pilates, Freestyle Fitness Yoga, Pre and PostNatal exercise and Menofit aimed at menopausal women.

What are the benefits of Pilates and Yoga?

• Prevents injury and improves sporting performance

• Helps relieve day to day aches and pains

• Strengthens bones and muscles

• Addresses poor posture

• Improves balance, mobility and flexibility

• Choreographed by Joni, each class is tailored to the group and the individual’s abilities, needs and preferences

What do JR Fit clients say?

“Pilates does wonders for your movement, posture and balance. Working with equipment like weights really helps my osteopenia.” - Lesley

A perfect escape from a hectic life! I like the variety from core and balance to strength and flexibility. Classes are fun and relaxed but Joni still motivates you to try a bit harder. - Paul

I was recommended Pilates due to having a desk job. I’ve found the exercises have helped with my neck pain and mobility, which have really improved. - Jan

It’s fun and relaxed...no pressure to do things you don’t want to but Joni gives you confidence to go for it! - Kath

Our class has a lovely atmosphere. I love weights and HIIT but Pilates provides a burn and stretch like no other. I leave feeling super chilled and very happy!

- Anila

Even small movements in class have a huge impact on my flexibility and wellbeing. Joni ’s classes are fun and positive and she takes time to check your form and offer alternatives. -

Manisha

Art at the Priory

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXHIBIT YOUR ARTWORK? (ALL MEDIUMS ACCEPTED)

Then please complete the form below and reply to info@blackcabstudio.co.uk or post to Black Cab Studio. 5 Church St., DSJ PE6 8HF by 29th Sept. Up to 4 pieces of original framed artwork - entry fee £4 per item - unframed unlimited number £2 per item

Each piece clearly labelled on the reverse with the title, price and name of artist. Unframed work to be mounted and covered in cellophane.

Easels welcomed but must be clearly labelled. Details of size entered on form Utmost care will be taken but the organisers are unable to take responsibilty for the security of the artwork and artists should insure their work if they feel appropriate.

Commission on sales 20%

Pieces to be delivered to the Priory Church 12.00 - 4.00pm Fri 20th Oct and collected from 4.30 - 5.30 on Sun 22nd Oct

Free admission

Original work, prints, cards and refreshments

Sat 22nd Oct 10.00 am - 4.00 pm and Sun 23rd Oct 11.30- 4.00pm

Supported by Black Cab Framing and I’d rather be in Deeping magazine

@Priory Church, Church St., Deeping St James PE6 8NP

Address

Email Phone number

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Emily Bowers

UP TO RRP

CURRENT SEASON STOCK AVAILABLE IN STORES

With Springfields being conveniently located off the A16 (or by bus on the 301/302 services), it has always been ideally located for finding great deals. In fact, up to 60% off RRP can be found with its many brand names every day.

What a lot of people may not know however is that the Outlet Centre is now fully let, meaning every store is brimming with brand names, including M&S Outlet, White Stuff, Clarks Outlet and Joules.

Earlier this year Springfields opened a new and expanded Sketchers store, expanding its range of footwear. This was alongside the popular addition of Cadbury Outlet, one of the few places in the country where the popular Mis Shapes bags can be purchased, offering fantastic value for money.

In June, Levi’s opened its first outlet store in the area, with a wide range of denim and tees found on South Avenue opposite Radley London. This popular opening has been followed by Jigsaw next to Caffe Nero, providing a fantastic range of womenswear and accessories.

Of course, Springfields is known for more than just

its shopping, with its 25-acre Festival Gardens featuring designs by famous Chelsea Show Winners. For families, Adventure Land provides the perfect location for creating memories, with 10 attractions including the UK’s largest JCB Young Drivers Zone, where kids can take suitably-sized bright yellow diggers for a test drive.

Amongst all this, there will be a range of events coming up too. This summer you may have enjoyed our range of family entertainment including Dino’s Pirate Adventure which was very popular with our younger visitors. We will also have Creature Feature Live from 21-25th August, and The Sooty Show making a return due to popular demand from 26th28th August inclusive.

If you’re looking for a safe environment to enjoy bonfire night festivities, consider Springfields’ magnificent fireworks night on 2nd November, set to dazzle the skies of Spalding again once more later this year.

The Winter Wonderland Walk will again take place in the gardens with a new route and installations being planned, providing the perfect reason to get back to Springfields and feel all festive.

The latest details of Springfields’ events lineup can be found at www.springfieldsoutlet.co.uk/events.

Investing in Loss

An interesting part of the Tai Chi syllabus is a part of the art form called pushing hands. Like everything in Tai Chi, there is a lot of deep wisdom hidden in the skill if we can learn how to find it.

Tai Chi is what we call a Taoist art. This simply means that the roots of Tai Chi - like so many other things that I practise such as Shiatsu, meditation and Qigong are from the ancient Chinese philosophy called Taoism.

Even the statement that Taoism comes from China is slightly incorrect factually. China became known as China in the sixteenth century. Taoism has at least a two thousand year history. Some say three or four times that figure!

Taoism is a fascinating philosophy that largely comes from observation of nature and how we interact with it. The most common concept from Taoism is the concept of opposites - or Yin and Yang.

Put simply, if we imagine two opposites such as light/dark, up/down, hot/cold then one will be Yin and the other Yang.

If Yin and Yang are strongly opposite then we have good physical and spiritual health. An example of this would be sleeping and being awake. If I sleep soundly then I have a better chance of having an active day. If I have an active day then I will probably sleep soundly etc.

If my sleep is not good, I feel tired all day and don’t achieve much. If my day feels empty, I am less likely to sleep well and so on.

Pushing hands is excellent for creating greater polarisation of Yin and Yang. You need a partner for it. One person pushes towards the other in a controlled and gentle way. The other person yields to the push until it is their turn and the roles reverse. The exercise then becomes two people in a

continuous cycle of creating Yin and Yang. It is also a game. If I feel that my pushinghands partner has made a mistake, I push against that mistake and they will most likely be out of balance for a moment. Effectively, I have scored a point.

We don’t keep a tally of the points, though, because this is where ‘Investing in loss’ comes into play. Unlike many other sports and games where we try to ‘win, we are not interested in ‘winning’ when we push hands. We are trying to learn and to help our partners to learn.

This means that when my partner ‘gets’ me with a push, I am actually quite pleased. He or she has perceived a weakness in my pushing hands and has shown me this. It’s up to me to know to correct it.

So, the competition and ego that could easily enter the exercise are neutralised by this philosophy. If your opponent wins a point over on you, they have shown you where your weakness lies and you learn from it; we continually help each other to improve.

This is a very powerful way of controlling the ego. It can be applied to many things. Think about times when you have ‘lost’ in a situation. I know that in my life, I have learned more in so-called loss situations than ‘win’ situations. Winning the UK championships for Tai Chi undoubtedly taught me something but nowhere near as much as when seemingly negative things have happened and I have had to dig deep.

If you would like to learn more about Pushing Hands, Tai Chi, Qigong , Shiatsu, or holistic health, please contact me via email ray@ki-ways.co.uk or give me a ring on 07413 620344 or look up the website www.ki-ways.com Artwork by Tracy Pawlett.

Joe Lok

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My Spring in the company of Owls

Words and Pictures by William Bowell

The one assumption most people make about my wildlife photography is the time it takes for me to get a photo. I often hear, ‘Oh, it must take you hours to get those photos.’ or ‘You must have a lot of patience.’

Erm, well dear reader, it usually doesn’t and I don’t. The truth is I’m a birder first and a photographer second and my photos are, mostly, a happy accident. Most of my photos are taken on the hoof and without any planning, I just happen upon a suitable subject and take a few photos.

This spring, however, I decided to stand and wait. I know of a couple of pairs of breeding Long-eared Owls, close to home. Most years, I spend a few evenings in their presence, as they do their wonderful wing-clapping display flight, and I might visit again once or twice once the young are ‘branching’ (just left the nest but not properly flying).

This spring though, I decided to go back time and time again. And I loved every minute of it. My frequent visits in the early spring were rewarded when I found pair displaying. I enjoyed fantastic views of their display flights. I even had the male land on the ground just a few metres away one night and female wing-clapping over my head on another. I was hooked.

Visits in May revealed the nest tree, as the distinctive purring of a female echoed from it. By the end of the month, a squeaky-gate like sound, from the same tree, could mean only one thing: a baby owlet!

I could only find or hear one youngster in the tree, perhaps not surprising given the cold and wet spring. This owlet remained virtually invisible in the nest tree, but one thing I had learnt from previous years is that the adults never roost far away from their young. Indeed, I enjoyed fantastic views of the female, roosting in the near open, at the back of the willow.

After just under a week, the young owlet finally moved from its nest tree, into another nearby willow. Here the bird was much more visible. It looked as though the bird had doubled in size, in just a week. An illusion, no doubt, but the wings had really developed, as had the bird’s appetite. The squeaky call could often even be heard in the middle of the day!

They would spend most of their days asleep, not far from each other. Occasionally they would stir and become inquisitive balls of fluff. Sometimes, they would join each other, to enjoy a bit of mutual preening, as well as little play fighting and biting. I like to think that these young Long-eared Owls were studying me as well, through all their comedy head bopping.

Much to my surprise (and joy), a second owlet joined the first, after a few days. Naturally, these balls of fluff had to be named and so ‘Tufty’ and ‘Floofy’, were christened.

Adult Long Eared Owl trying not to be noticed

Tufty and Floofy

Surprisingly camouflaged, young owl first out of the nest

Branching out

Growing before my very eyes, this pair of youngsters moved again after a week. This time they relocated a good distance and it was obvious they were really practising their flying skills. Owls’ eyes can’t move like our own eyes, so to build a picture of their surroundings, these youngsters would do some funky head bopping. This was to gauge where their next perch to land on would be. As you can imagine, far from seasoned flyers, these landings didn’t always go to plan and were very entertaining to watch.

Daytime viewing became impossible from here and even early morning visits yielded a blank, so I focused my visits on evenings. Every experience was completely different, which I guess is the reason why I enjoyed visiting every evening my dear wife, Amy, would allow.

Some evenings Tufty and Floofy would be there on my arrival, showing well, bouncing around like a couple of teenagers. Other times, an adult would be in their place. On some visits nothing happened until darkness fell and the birds would go a little mad and start flying around my head.

By late June, the birds were nearly always nocturnal. On one visit I was fortunate enough to have both Tufty and Floofy out in the half light. Their flights were completely silent, as Owls of course should be, but of course I had watched these birds crash through the undergrowth when this wasn’t the case. Their looks had changed too; they looked like fresh-faced adults but with only the hint of ‘ears’ starting to show. However, their characters hadn’t changed at all. They were still inquisitive as to what the human with the lens was doing and were still just as entertaining.

Tufty just a week after previous picture

Adult Long Eared Owl showing well at dusk

Completely fearless young owl

My last encounters with Tufty and Floofy came in early July, when I decided to try on a cloudy and damp evening. I was thrilled to find one of them, miles from their original nest, but close to the track. As the light dimmed, I was treated to sensational, close views. The Owl clearly didn’t give two hoots about me (…sorry!) and was even looking around below for prey.

As I walked back in the dark, I heard the other, even further away from the nest. Naturally, I had to go back the next evening, where I enjoyed the closest views of a wild LEO I have ever enjoyed. Earlier in the evening this time, it was incredible to be within a few metres of a wild bird of prey, by its own choice. It was truly the best experience of my whole spring, with the Owls.

Little did I know, it would be my last as well. But I wasn’t sad that it was over, dear reader; I was happy it happened and honoured to have my wonderful spring with Tufty and Floofy.

Will works at Grasmere Farm in Deeping St James (with a butcher’s and deli in Market Gate, Market Deeping) but in his spare time enjoys wildlife watching locally and across the country. He is also a keen photographer. Many of his images can be found at http://justwildimages.blogspot.co.uk/ and photo cards can be found for sale at Market Gate Deli in Market Deeping.

Stop off in our Cafe for coffee & cake on the deck or choose from our menu featuring our own & locally sourced ingredients

We’re specialists in high quality bird food, growing much of the bird seed we sell here on our farm. We also stock a wide range of bird feeders & accessories. We are always available to offer advice on how to feed your garden birds

Enjoy a walk around our Wildlife Garden & Pond, learning about how we’ve planted it with wildlife in mind

We stock a wide range of our own organic veg, free range eggs, dairy & household groceries & our instore butchery is run by Grasmere Farm

Beautiful young Long Eared Owl

5 new things to try this Autumn

Autumn draws near, daylight hours dwindle, and this can bring about feelings of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). We can experience mild to chronic symptoms, including a sense of low mood, carbohydrate cravings, difficulty concentrating, irritability, lethargy, fatigue, lack of self -esteem etc. It’s important to take steps to combat these symptoms and build some measures into life to create those ‘happy hormones’ with space in our work and life balance to maintain good mental health. Move. Dance, walk, yoga, run...

Care

Laugh. Laughter yoga, comedy shows, avoid media!

Ground. Get outside – breathe, walk barefoot, hug a tree, garden, plant bulbs, wild swimming.

Connect. Meet people, talk with others, share with others, find you, join a club, volunteer.

Light. As much natural light as possible, go lightly on yourself, reduce stressful situations, buy a SAD light if needed, eat lightly trying to avoid the tendency towards sweet things and cravings.

Check out Feathers Holistic Centre: we have all the things needed to create that space for your September and onwards: www.feathershc.co.uk

‘Sing for Life’ will sign up 40 plus local women this month to take part in a tenweek pop-up singing project culminating in a live performance at The Cresset on 10th November.

No previous singing experience is required, just a willingness to step outside your comfort zone, and give it a go… “Sing for Life is not about finding the next Adele; it’s about helping ordinary women find their voice” project director Will Prideaux says, ‘So many people lack confidence or genuinely believe they can’t sing, but deep down just about everyone secretly has a favourite karaoke number… we promise we’ll have you singing, and loving it, in no time!’ Last year over 100 women took part and raised over £10k for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. Induction sessions Thurs 7th, Fri 8th September (7-10pm) and Sat 9th (2-5.00pm) at the John Mansfield Campus, Dogsthorpe.

Visit www.peterboroughsings.org.uk, email info@peterboroughsings.org.uk or call 01733 425194 (call or email to book your time slot).

Feeling like you would like to be part of something special? Well, you’ve come to the right place because Deeping is well known for the active groups within the community! From Round Tablers (under 40 years) who describe themselves as ‘Ordinary blokes, doing extraordinary things’ to the camaraderie experienced by being a member of the Rotary Club (meet Monday for a meal) open to men and women. Inner Wheel is now no longer confined to partners of male Rotarians and there is no age barrier to this fun-loving group of women (meet the first Wednesday for a meal) who think nothing of rolling their sleeves up for charity! Dave Turner, President of the Lions Club, says, ‘ A fellow Lion encouraged me to join. I had thought for some time that I would like to do some volunteering in the community and 14 years later I have and continue to enjoy being part of such a friendly group.’ And if working on a specific event is more your thing then the Raft Race Team meets regularly during the year to plan the event which pays dividends in terms of meeting like-minded people to put on a really popular event! The St James Deeping Signal Box Group is keen to involve more people in their project while the Oddfellows are inviting all retirees who want to explore their local surroundings to partner up with them. The Friends of Jubilee Park put on a number of events during the year and if you want to influence what goes on in the Park – join them!

Friends of Jubilee Park: chipmonkdjr@btinternet.com

Inner Wheel: patwalker31@sky.com

Lions: 03458337489

Oddfellows: sarah.hitchcock@oddfellows.co.uk

Raft Race: info@deepingsraftrace.co.uk

Let this Autumn be the time that you take advantage of one of the courses at Riverside Crafts! You might find that you make a momento or a gift or alternatively that you discover a hobby that will capitivate you and give you years of pleasure! From a starter jewellery making workshop to card making, needlefelting to making a fairy toadstool house out of clay there is a rich choice of courses and expert help on hand to guide you into a whole new world of crafting!

Join

www.riversidebeads.co.uk

Rotary: jennyspratt@btinternet.com

Round Table: 07392 086645 or 07711045949

Signal Box: 153lesgreen@gmail.com

Many of the things that we most cherish in our community are bought to us by volunteers! The Library, the Deepings Youth Group, the Men’s Group, Scouts and Guides, Cubs, Beavers, Squirrels and Brownies – all simply would not be there if it weren’t for the dedicated band of volunteers who turn up and make sure that the activities go ahead. Our unique Carer Sitter Service relies on people who can spare an hour or two to relieve a full-time carer. But it is not always the frontline jobs that need doing: for example, the Library would like two or three gardeners for an hour or two once a month, and the Scouts and Guides need help in the background on committee tasks as well as frontline involvement. If you would like to go a little further afield then you might like to consider becoming a Room Steward at Grimsthorpe Castle which also has Meet & Greet and Garden positions available. (Applications are now open for the 2024 season.) If you have some time that you could give to help local organisations keep on delivering the services that they offer, making our community the vibrant place that it is then please do so – it is a gift that really does keep on giving!

Carer Sitter Service: carersitterservice@gmail.com

Grimsthorpe Castle: www.grimsthorpe.co.uk/volunteers/

Guides: thedeepingdistrict@hotmail.co.uk

Library: deepingscommunitylibrary@gmail.com

The Mens Group: 07858477299

Scouts: paul.plumridge@lincolnshirescouts.org.uk

Frost Fair at Molecey Mill

Stamford Rd, West Deeping

Fri 3rd Nov 5 - 8.00 pm

Sat 4th & Sun 5th Nov 10.00am - 4.00pm

Unique and affordable gifts from some of the most talented artists and crafters in the area!

Enjoy the fabulous grounds and tour the house.

what’s on

Steve Holt talking about his book ‘Passes Down the Line’

4th Oct 7.30 for 8.00pm

The Deeping Mens Group Masonic Hall DSJ £15 pa to join.

Grease the Musical

Stamford Showstoppers

14th -16th Sept

Stamford Corn Exchange

Tickets: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/grease/ 01780 766455

Stamford Indoor Bowls Club

Exeter Gardens, Stamford PE9 2RN Free Open Days 9th & 10th Sept 10-4.00pm

All equipment & instruction provided Cafe open - free parking Info from 01780 756452 stamfordindoorbowls@btconnect.com www.stamfordindoorbowls.co.uk

Wine, women and stuffed dormouse

West Deeping Heritage Group Village Hall, West Deeping

Tues 26th Sept 7 for 7.30

Tickets £3 on door to incl refreshments. Talk by archaeologist Ian Meadows on Roman food and drink.

Willoughby Memorial Trust Gallery

Moreley’s Lane, Corby Glen, NG33 4NL

12 – 5 pm. Tues – Sun. Admission free. Weds 6 to Weds 27 Sept.

Off the Wall

Textiles and mixed media from Meniscus

Textile Artists including Japanese textile vases and Samurai warriors, interpretations of running water, lavender fields and exquisite slate rocks.

Artist, Tony Nero

LincLore

Paintings by Hayley

Carmichael

Artwork inspired by British mythology framed by familiar-looking landscapes, as the spotlight shines on Lincolnshire’s own rich folkloric heritage.

www.willoughbygallery.com

Bumps 2 Four Nearly New Sale

Sun 1 Oct 10am-12pm

Langtoft Village Hall

Entry £1 adult, kids free Grab yourself a bargain, with loads of pre-loved baby, toddler and children’s items. Cakes and refreshments available. If you’d like to register as a seller, tables are available for £10 (limited numbers). Email bumpsfour@gmail.com All proceeds to Bumps 2 Four baby and toddler group.

The Rotary Club of the Deepings Quiz

Sat 30th Sept 7 for 7.30 start at The Community Centre Market Deeping

Bring your own food and drink Teams of up to six £5.00 per person

to book a table call Mary Martin on 01778 343927

will talk about his life and inspiration and show some of his work The Deepings Library

Thursday 14th

September 7.00pm

Tickets £5 to incl light refreshments

Call 01778 346528 email deepingscommunitylibrary@gmail.com or pop in M-F 10-5 closed Thurs Sat 10-3pm

Elizabeth CROMWELL Remembered Sat 23

by St Andrew's Church Northborough The Sealed Knot

& Sun 24 Sept 11am- 4pm

Living History, Military Displays

Family Activities

Northborough Primary School, Church Street, Northborough PE6 9BN Earlybird Ticket £8 from: elizabethcromwellremembered.eventbrite.com

Ticket on the gate £10   (Cash please)

Accompanied Under 12's Free

A Roman funeral banquet: relief sculpture in the Roman Germanic Museum, Cologne

what’s on

Ann Fletcher author of ‘Widows of the Ice’

will be appearing at Bookmark

18-20 The Crescent, Spalding PE11 1AF Thurs 28th Sept 7.00pm

As Captain Scott lay freezing to death on his return journey from the South Pole, he wrote with the stub of a pencil, ‘For God’s sake look after our people.’

Uppermost in his mind were the three women about to be widowed. Ann tells the story of how this experience shaped the rest of their lives. Tickets £10 to include a glass of wine or juice available by phone 01775 769231 or in store.

Death by Fatal Murder

Key Theatre. 4th-7th Oct

Tickets £17 from www.keytheatre-peterborough.com/

Following on from the success of Murdered to Death and Secondary Cause of Death, Peterborough

Playgoers are presenting the final, hilarious adventure of the incompetent Inspector Pratt in Peter Gordon’s trilogy with Calvin Lawrence reprising his role as the inept policeman. The play also sees the return of Constable Thomkins and Miss Joan Maple in this Agatha Christie-style spoof.

By

The Arts Society Peterborough

14th Sept. The Fleet Italian Community Centre

10.15 am tea and coffee 10.45-11.45 lecture

First talk free www.the-arts-society-peterborough.org.uk

The Archaeology of Castles

The Chapel

Grimsthorpe Castle

21st Sept

6 for 6.30pm

Tickets £10 to incl drinks www.grimsthorpe.co.uk

Conservation stonemason

Dr James Wright from Triskele Heritage will examine the ways castles can be researched using realworld fieldwork case studies.

Lincolnshire Heritage Open Weekend

Vine House Farm

16th & 17th September

A rare opportunity to visit the Museum of Agricultural Hand Tools & view the collection of Vintage Machinery & Vehicles

www.vinehousefarmshopandcafe.co.uk

MON-SAT 8AM - 5PM SUNDAY

Tel: 01775 630477 www.vinehousefarmshopcafe.co.uk

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History of the Harp

Priory Church

Surprise Bingo!

Thursday 21st Sept 2.00pm Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church St. Market Deeping, PE6 8AN

£1 for a book of 10 games. Fundraising for Deeping Men’s Group.

Contact Jenny on 07788 534290 to book.

Sunday 10th Sept 3.00pm Priory Church

Acclaimed harpist, John Dalton takes us from the muisic of Ancient Egypt to modern jazz and blues.

Tickets £10 (children free) from J Astle 01778 346879 or V Worthington 01778 343860 or at the door

‘The greatest art patron in the world’, Rudolf 11and his Kunstkammer.

Dr Albert Godetsky.

Lincolnshire Heritage Weekend 16th September A to of Tools collection Machinery

Wills

Why do I need a will?

Wills are important to ensure that your assets pass to those you would like. If you are not married, your partner will not automatically inherit your estate. If you have children, you can also use a will to nominate guardians to ensure they are looked after if the worst may happen.

Lasting Powers of Attorney

What are they?

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

These are used when you lose mental capacity but must be created while you can still make decisions. If you do not create these in time, then unfortunately the solution is more costly and time consuming.

Probate

What is it?

When a person sadly passes away, some banks and institutes require a Grant of Probate to enable you to collect in their assets. If you are selling a house, a solicitor will require this to complete the sale.

We are licensed to assist with the probate application on your behalf, as well as distribute the estate, making everything simpler at this difficult time.