I'd Rather Be In Deeping July 23

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There are many and numerous reasons to rather be in Deeping but one of them must be the musicality of its residents and the artistic merits that are evidenced in the photography, artwork and crafts produced in the locality. These talents are epitomised in the gifted Deeping born flautist, Abigail Fletcher (IdrbiD Oct 2019) who is known for her sparkling style, virtuosity and the beauty of her tone. She is also an accomplished artist and her watercolour of the Bridge graced the front cover of this (then online) magazine in July 2020. The good news is that she will be returning for her third visit to the Priory Church, Deeping St James, this time with a programme of mainly French music accompanied by the Priory’s Director of Music, Chris Brown on piano and organ. Hear her for yourself on Sunday 9th July at 3.00pm. Tickets £10 (children free) including light refreshments from J. Astle 01778 346879 or V. Worthington 01778 346860 or at the door.

Five friends aged 16 and 17 from Bourme Grammar undertook the Three Peaks Challenge, climbing them in under 24 hours and raising £2500 for the Oddballs Foundation.

Newborough Young Farmers Tractor Run reaches Market Deeping.

Over 170 people took part in The 10K race organised by The Rotary Club of the Deepings.

those hats! River walk with Carousel Nursery.

Jack Ray, Charlie Starr, Will Walker, Harvey Parker-Brown and Joe Amos.

Image: David Pearson

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KFE supply equipment for fish and chip shops all over the country and recently children from Market Deeping Community Primary School visited them to find out about sustainability in the oceans and gain insight into the fish and chip industry. The pupils made fishcakes and enjoyed a feast of fish and chips courtesy

Following the opening of the Deepings Community Centre Sensory Garden a Tesco Community Grant of £1500 was awarded to the Deepings Lions Club who have worked with their project partners at the Community Centre, Sense and Round Table to add exciting new features including a sensory board, a noughts and crosses game, new signage and a sensory table. To book a visit to the garden call 01778 381770

Ladies of the Inner Wheel held their International Afternoon Tea with Marion Ewen from Three Hills Action Trust (l-r Pat Walker, Caroline Morris , Marion Ewen, Cathy Cavanagh, Suzanne Robinson, Patricia Clews).

Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK which prompted The Deepings Lions in conjunction with Prostate Cancer UK and The Deepings Practice to hold a well attended awareness event. More information from www. prostatecanceruk.org or telephone 02033107000

Deepings Lions President Lynne Roberts, Dr Daniel Wade GP The Deepings Practice, Tracy Taylor Prostate Cancer UK and Lion Mike Drinkall Event Co-ordinator

Deeping St Nicholas village fete with the WI providing the cakes!

Carol Sterland (right) of The Lions Club of the Deepings presents Louisa Crowson of Deepings Library with a set of books in the ‘Wild Tribes Heroes’ series to add to those that were previously given. The stories look at climate change and habitat loss.

The Partners and Market Deeping team of Hegarty Solicitors celebrating the opening of the new Hegarty Solicitors Market Deeping office. Bank Chambers, 27 Market Place, Market Deeping PE6 8EA

Open Day at the Deeping Lakes welcomed 170 adults and approx 50 children raising £500 for Lincs Wildlife Trust. 52 bird species were spotted as well as orchids, dragonflies and butterflies.

The results for the big garden birdwatch are in! The house sparrow who saw a 1.6% increase in numbers in the Midlands was in top position. For all the results go to rspb.org. uk/birdwatch

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In the November 2022 issue of IdrbiD we featured this clock made by J Henry Fromant who traded in the Market Place in the 1920s. His grandson is keen to locate any other clocks bearing his name with a view to purchase at a reasonable price and was contacted by Karly. He would very much like to follow up their conversation and can be contacted on 0117 923 8313 or by email lukefromant@yahoo.co.uk

The freestyle relay team from the Deepings Swimming Club came away with a bronze medal at the British Masters Championships held in Sheffield, competing against some of the best swimmers in the UK. Some of the younger swimmers from the Club competed in the fourth and final round of the Grantham Grand Prix and five of them won medals for finishing in the top five overall after the four rounds - divided into 9/10/11/12yrs age categories.

Desert lilies making a splendid show!

Annabel Shepherd, Lotte Jenkinson, Caitlynn Edmeades, Oliver Clarke and James Cash at the Grantham Grand Prix Out for a morning stroll!

Image: Emily Carter

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Town Council.

Making a difference in the Deepings

We are delighted to say that our vacancies have been filled and new councillors have been co-opted onto the Town Council. Further information is available on the MD website (below).

Only five months to go!

Planning is underway for the Deepings Christmas Market on 3rd December. Save the date and book your pitch through Emily at the Town Hall: deputyclerk@marketdeeping-tc.gov.uk

Larger Swan awareness signs have been installed by the river on the Stamford Road – please take extra care

SKDC

The new Independent administration is settling in to its duties and the Cabinet Members are enthusiastically getting to grips with their areas of responsibility. We voted for change and we can soon expect to see some announcements about changes to come.

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Good News - the Coronation Hall is now safe. The public meeting on 15th June was well attended and we have a full cohort of Trustees and Officers. Many attendees signed up to be ‘Friends of the Coronation Hall’. Please consider hiring this hall for your activities and events. Other Halls are also available.

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MD Town and DSJ Parish can help you with

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County Council (LCC) can help you with

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Planning applications for both proposed supermarkets now comply with the relevant Policies and we expect to see the town centre store begin first. The Neighbourhood Plan for the Deepings continues to influence development of the area. The Steering Group is a collaborative team of councillors from both Market Deeping Town and Deeping St. James Parish Councils and the Plan gives the strategic direction and planning policies for the combined neighbourhood. pam.byrd@southkesteven.gov.uk

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

Baston is known for its car show, Baston in the Blitz but ‘A’ listers from the music industry in the late 60s and 70s? Could this be true? Well, in the words of Deborah Jackson, daughter of one of the original committee members it certainly was! She recalls ‘As a 10 year old and child of a committee member, I somehow got to stand at the front of the gigs I attended and I remember being passed up onto the stage with the Marmalade during one of their songs… I also got to go backstage with the Move and remember being traumatised by seeing Roy Wood in his purple underpants!’

The list of performers reads like a list of chart toppers from the glory days of British pop! It doesn’t stop there – rock bands like Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Mud, Yes, The Move and

Fairport Convention cut their teeth on the appreciative audiences in the big marquee on Baston playing fields. And it wouldn’t be summer without Mungo Jerry pushing village children on the swings!

In the spirit of this musical legacy, Baston Events are organising a Festival over 15th &16th July at the White Horse Pub. A diverse line up of bands is scheduled to perform with an open mic session dedicated to young aspiring performers on Sunday. In addition to the music a variety of guest beers and ciders will be served along with a BBQ. Proceeds will be donated to Bourne charity, Don’t Lose Hope.

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The timeless elegance of Caudle House

In 1969 word went round the town that the elegant stone house ‘Surbiton’ was coming onto the market. Two spinster ladies had lived in the house for a good number of years and on the death of the second sister, it came up for auction. There was much speculation as to who would be interested; a local doctor, a wealthy builder etc.

Julia and Roger Smith had a quick look over the empty property which was in a seriously dilapidated state; no maintenance had been done for years. The two ladies had lived in one room downstairs, the rest of the house left untouched.

The auctioneers stated that the reserve price was £4,000. On the evening of the auction, Roger was still working in his workshop when he received a call from Julia to say that the house was being sold without reserve. Was he going? It was a difficult time; Roger’s father was dying which meant he had much more responsibility in the family business so he said that he really would not have time to restore the house on top of everything else. Julia then said that a friend was at the door from the auction room and there were not many people there. Roger slipped on his raincoat and headed for the auction upstairs at the Bull.

When he got there the room was packed! The first two lots were parcels of building land at Maxey and these fetched £14,000 each. Only three or four people left the saleroom and it looked as though they were all there for the sale of the house.

The details were read out and the Auctioneer asked for an opening offer of £4,000 – silence. He repeated his request for bids starting at £4000. Nothing. Eventually someone opened the bidding at £2,000 and the bidding flew: £2,100, £2,200, £2,300 up to £2,900, and then stalled. Roger up to this point had said nothing but he then thought ‘He is going to sell this for £2,900’ – a bargain. Roger then put his hand up for £3,000 expecting the bidding to race away again but to his amazement the property was knocked down to him!

No arrangements had been made as to how to finance the purchase. Sharpe & Wade Solicitors were acting and as Roger was well known to them his £300 deposit was accepted the next day.

With no money left for building work, Roger set to himself in the evenings and his working day was from eight in the morning until eleven at night. The couple lived in a flat above the shop, Smiths Unique, in the seven years that it took him to bring the house, which was in some areas exposed to the elements having been ravaged by fire, into livable condition. The only worker employed on the site was a plasterer and Bert Flatters, the farrier who fashioned the railings acquired from a shop in Peterborough.

This classic town house, built around 1790, remains the epitome of Georgian elegance gracing the High Street in Market Deeping, its sign gently blowing in the wind. It has been a family home, a girls’ school, a restaurant and now superior bed and breakfast accommodation.

Approximately 50 years after it was built it was purchased in 1845 by solicitor Francis Brown and his wife, Mary (née Clarke). Francis and Mary had been married for only two years when they moved with their yearold-son, Francis, from Peterborough to Market Deeping. Francis senior had offices in Stamford and Peterborough and now set up another in the Market Place in Market Deeping. The couple raised their family in the house; Francis junior was joined by Arthur (b.1847), Clara and Susanna (b.1850), Maurice and Charles (b.1854) Vernon (b.1856), Edgar(b.1857) and Edith (b.1864). Mary had three servants to help her in the house and their aunt, Elizabeth Brown a Berlin wool dealer, would visit. As the family grew, a governess and a nurse were added to the staff.

Along with his profession as a solicitor, Francis was also agent for The Pelican and The Lincolnshire Fire Office Insurance companies, a Director of Market Deeping Gas Works, and owned five cottages close to the Works. A well-respected member of the community, in 1853 he was a Steward at the Ball and Card Assembly at the White Horse Inn. Tickets were £3

and sixpence for ladies and £3 and five shillings for gentlemen, and dancing started at 8.00pm. In 1866 he contributed to the New Wesleyan Chapel to be built in Market Deeping (now the Coronation Hall). The following year the family moved to Westgate, Peterborough, Francis junior and Maurice having qualified as solicitors. Mary, exhausted by childbirth, died in 1868 aged just 48.

What happened next remains a mystery. Francis left Peterborough in July 1878 in good health to visit his son Arthur who had settled in Nebraska. On arriving in New York he wrote to friends complaining that he had been unable to sleep for the whole voyage. On 10th July he wrote from Nebraska complaining of the heat and mentioned his intention of going to Omaha to consult a physician so that he might be restored to sufficient health to embark on his homeward journey. On the 15th July, son Maurice received a letter announcing his father’s death. Immediately he telegraphed the chief magistrate of Omaha who could find no trace of the death. His affairs had been left in order, £1,600 had been taken with him and that is the last that has been heard of Francis Brown senior.

The house was rented out to a succession of tenants until in 1879, widowed Mary Flack and her daughters Mary and Elizabeth bought the property having rented it for several months. They announced that they were to open a boarding school for girls and by 1880 they had 18 pupils with domestic arrangements under the management of

Francis Brown

Rogert & Julia Smith

Mrs Flack. English, French, Music, Singing, Drawing and Painting were taught in the large airy house with plenty of space for outdoor recreation. In the evenings entertainment was put on to raise money for the Temperance Society and the Waifs and Strays Society.

Mrs Flack died in 1900 and the two Misses Flack employed Grace Camplin as a French governess and Susan Hawkins as a cook/domestic servant. Pupil numbers had dwindled to nine. Just seven years later Mary junior passed away and Elizabeth advertised for a companion teacher. Miss Medcalf was chosen but the arrangement lasted only a year and the school closed. Elizabeth moved to smaller premises in Welland Place.

In 1908 the house was put up for sale as a residence with a coachman’s house, stabling, large gardens including part of the river bank. The property extended from the High Street to Godsey Lane. Inside was an inner hall, two reception rooms, a large room overlooking the lawn, a good kitchen larder, wine and beer cellars, scullery and store rooms. The first floor boasted ten bed and dressing rooms, a soft water tank and water closet. Three more bedrooms were found on the upper floor.

In October that year the household effects were sold including five feather beds, nine double and single iron bedsteads, six dressing tables, two pianos, an oak umbrella and hat stand, two lawnmowers, a ladies cricket set, tennis net and poles and several office and school desks.

The purchasers of the house were retired auctioneer Stephen and his wife Elizabeth Cannon (née Holdstock). Elizabeth was fined twice for allowing her livestock to stray onto the highway; in June 1911 (a donkey) and in 1918 (pigs). After the death of Stephen in 1919, widow Catherine Stanger and her daughters, Mary and Ann moved from Balcony House in the Market Place into the property.

Catherine had been married to the millwright

James Sanger who died in 1897, and was the daughter of William Alderman who had been a confectioner in premises where the old police station now stands on the corner of the Market Place. She worked hard for Dr Barnardo’s Homes for Waifs and Strays, although for the last ten years of her life she had been confined to her bed. She retained all her faculties and died peacefully aged 90. She left treasury bonds, war stock and money to be shared between her four daughters, though the house was left to Mary and Ann.

The girls invested their money in three new houses in Church Street, Market Deeping, a paddock and, at auction in 1936, a double-fronted house at 42 Church, St Deeping St James. In 1942 Mary died and left the house and her savings certificates to her sister Ann with £500 each invested for her nephew; Cecil Claydon and nieces Marianne Claydon and Katherine Fisher. In 1969 Ann died in Stamford hospital leaving her affects and money to her favourite charities.

The house was auctioned and this is where Roger Smith got his bargain. He and Julia lived in the house until they sold their business, the local department store Smiths Unique, and moved to Spain. The Boardmans bought the house at the end of the 80s and opened it as what quickly became a highly acclaimed restaurant, Chris Boardman taking care of front of house while wife Sue did the cooking. The house itself was renamed Caudle House after a book, ‘Mrs Caudle’s Curtain Lectures’, a collection of articles from Punch by Douglas Jerrold and a favourite of Chris Boardman’s father.

In 2015 Hazel and Pete Dulieu opened the house as boutique bed and breakfast accommodation. The inside has been beautifully designed by an interior designer, matched by the delicious breakfasts and high standard of service, as witnessed in the reviews left by satisfied clients.

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Afternoon tea with Nancy

A pile of neatly handwritten envelopes sit on a table. There is tea in china cups and biscuits on a plate. This is because the lady who I am having tea with remembers the Edwardian age when life was so much gentler! She was actually born on 2nd June 1918 and considering she weighed just 3lbs has done remarkably well, having reached her 105th birthday without ever having been to hospital.

Nancy was just eight when Mary Freeman moved to Deeping St James, her father being the policeman stationed here. The two bounded down their respective gardens which ran down to the river in Eastgate to see who they would be living next door to! They made friends immediately and a lifetime of friendship ensued. But not before a childhood creating happy memories; of summers lived out on the river, of cowslip wine made with hot water and sipped out of tiny paste jars, of houses made of orange boxes adorned with scavenged ornaments and knives and forks in a sweet tin.

It was a childhood where the privy was across the garden in a pretty pantile-roofed outbuilding, boasting two seats, a small and a large one, and Nancy was taught to cut newspapers into squares using a darning needle to thread it onto string for toilet paper. Her earliest memory was as a three-year-old holding a piglet from Jonny Boyden, Chairman of the Pig Club, named Princess Mary as it was acquired on its namesake’s wedding day. These were the days of pony and trap rides, when everyone knew one another and an invitation was not required to pop in. George V’s Silver Jubilee was celebrated in the majestic tithe barn, now sadly a hostage to history – it had been cleared of carts and machinery for the occasion and whitewashed throughout.

Characters abounded, such as Mr Tomlin the Miller who always wore a cloth cap, was slightly round shouldered, shuffled and played the organ in church. Sited behind the pulpit the organ was pumped by Fred Patchett. There were the two elderly ladies, the Miss Jeffries of portly proportions who had been employed at the Manor when the Marchioness lived there and would walk their Pekinese dog, unable to see it at their feet.

The Revd John George had passed away in 1898 but was known affectionately by Nancy’s family as ‘the old parson’. He was the first to live in the rectory and lived there for 57 years with his manservant Arthur Pepper and the two are buried in identical graves in the churchyard. Church figured large in village life; there were three services on a Sunday, the vicar being William Payne who came to the parish in 1918, after Nancy had been christened by the Revd Samuel Skene. William Payne was a man of private means and lived in isolated splendour in the vicarage with his mother, a dainty, prim lady. There was a livein housekeeper, a widow, Mrs Washington with her daughter, Joyce. But actually the Revd Payne wasn’t used to children and employed a succession of Church Army Captains to teach in the Sunday school. Even now Nancy sends herself to sleep remembering the words of all the hymns that she learnt, her favourite being ‘He who would valiant be’.

At eleven years old, Nancy and Mary left the Cross School for Stamford High School saying goodbye to teachers who would leave a lasting memory. There was the formidable Miss Panton aka as ‘Dickie’ and Mr Jennings with thinning red hair who worked hard with the more able scholars so they could achieve a career in teaching. When the girls’ double decker bus reached Star Lane in Stamford the girls would form a crocodile to walk to school and then back, and on hockey days their walk would be to and from Burghley Park. At 18 the girls went to St Peter’s Teacher Training College in Peterborough. Nancy started her career in Fulham and for 21 years she taught at Deeping St Nicholas.

At 16, she met Bob when he came from Northborough to the dances at the Vicarage School rooms. The evenings would start with a Whist Drive and then Nancy would stay for the dance with Mrs Long thumping on the piano – the waltz and the foxtrot ( the lancers being her least favourite). Their relationship blossomed; they married and had four children who were all bought up on the riverside, just as Nancy had been.

If you are interested in reading more about Nancy’s fascinating life story her book, Swift to Tell is available at £7.50. Call 07852649464 or email judy.stevens1@btopenworld.com

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Proof that you don’t need a passport to visit the jungle!

Venture through banana plantations, soak up panoramic mountain views from an ancient stone circle, step inside a Neolithic settlement. Experience all this and more, closer to home than you might think...

Adventure through tunnels of towering bamboo and banana plantations in the UK’s only outdoor jungle! Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan were taken over by brambles at the outbreak of WWI but in 1990 this secret valley garden was reawakened and transformed into an explorer’s paradise – with an exotic microclimate that’s almost five degrees hotter than the surrounding gardens! Dare you cross the 100ft Burmese Rope Bridge above the jungle floor?

Absorb 360° panoramic mountain views from a 4000-year-old stone circle during an off-the-beaten-track adventure in the Lake District. Take unique guided routes through exhilarating scenery as you head high up on the fells to the atmospheric Castlerigg Stone Circle – one of the earliest to be found in Britain! Travel over passes, through valleys, past waterfalls and no fewer than ten famous lakes on a not-to-be-missed tour through Lakeland.

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in a village with a thriving community spirit, bound by its unique history –today’s residents must feel very lucky.

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major sculptures by Damien Hirst. This 500-acre gem, bursting with winding trails, will spark your imagination and leave you in awe.

A 15 minute stroll (or a very short ride) through glorious Norfolk parkland brings you to a huge six-acre, 18thcentury, walled garden that’s undergoing an exciting rejuvenation. The Ornamental Garden and Samuel Wyatt Vinery have just been restored, creating beautiful formal beds and an elegant Victorian glasshouse. This historical, horticultural, hidden gem is just delightful in the summer months.

Take an exciting Highland adventure through Britain’s largest mountain range – the Cairngorms – and Scotland’s northernmost wilderness, to uncover 5000 years of history at Skara Brae, where a thunderous storm in 1850 exposed the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe! This see-it-to-believe-it site allows

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Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown landscapes are all around us – the Sculpture Garden and Lake at Burghley, for example – but his most southerly work took place at Ugbrooke, in Devon, where the areas surrounding the main house remain just as his drawings intended. Brown’s original draft drawings now hang proudly inside the house, allowing you to visualise his ideas coming to life, from paper to parkland. Step inside the mind of this celebrated landscape artist whilst also exploring a site that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, when you visit the private home at Ugbrooke House and Gardens.

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Wander in Ugbrooke’s ‘Capability’ Brown landscape during our coastal stay in Torquay, 11-15 Sep @ £675

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Found in Deeping for Summer

The Modern World Book of Motors by Laurence H Cade offers a fascinating, nostalgic glimpse of motoring from the 1950s prospective covering a lot of ground including military vehicles and speedway racing. Dodo’s Antiques & Collectables have a reasonable copy for sale at Market Deeping Antiques & Craft Centre which is worth having for £5 if just for the photos showing Bourne motor racing driver and entrepreneur Raymond Mays driving ERAs and a BRM.

Fire up the BBQ and enjoy the very best meats from Grasmere Farm in Market Gate. Huge range of marinated meats, amazing sausages and burgers as well as homemade kebabs of all flavours, are available. If you are hosting larger parties, check out their website for their BBQ packs at amazing value (available instore as well). www.grasmere-farm.co.uk

Pretty summer dresses for little girls handmade locally by Margarette Chambers email mchambers1952@icloud.com

Gladys Crook (1916-2011) was a well-respected painter best known for her watercolour studies of rural scenes. She moved to Buckinghamshire in 1947 and was a prolific painter of the surrounding area. There is a choice of two of her original framed watercolour English village views currently on sale at No.5 at Market Deeping Antiques & Craft Centre, priced at £43 each.

Bees make honey! And some oof those bees are local to Deeping St James! Stocked at Moor Farm Shop.

Summer! The Red Cross Shop, Church St., MD is brimful of accessories.

“Sweet, Sweet Peas 2/25 by Vivienne Cawson. £40” From Black Cab Framing

The Sunflower Cabin at Vine House Farm Shop for hot & cold drinks, snacks & ice-creams!

In an octopuses garden in the shade! Summer toys and cooling products for your dog at Pets Pantry Market Gate MD

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The Theatre of Widdershins

l-r Liz Harrison, Ann Beeken, Jill Thomas, Pat Walker

Hostas, hydrangas, plenty of ferns and topiary too. Garden decor real and alive (!) and you have the recipe for a perfect summer in the sun!

Design and planting by Tamsin

Bennellick of Planting Seeds

tamsinbennellick@yahoo.co.uk

Classical elegance from Crowland Carpets

Nearly all of the carpets stocked are British made and our underlays are proudly made in Corby by Ball & Young!

Deeping Branch: 3 The Deeping Centre, Market Deeping, PE68FG 01778 341827

Bourne Branch: 11 Victor Way, Bourne, PE109PT 01778 424294

e: enquiries@crowlandcarpets.co.uk Visit: www.crowlandcarpets.co.uk

Deep-in-Aesthetics

10% off all treatments booked in july

THINK ONCE:

When considering your aesthetics treatment you should take the time to consider the experience of your practitioner. Here at Deep-in Aesthetics we have been established for over five years and have over 60 five star reviews from our clients which can be accessed via Google and Yell.com

THINK TWICE:

Any prospective aesthetics client should take the time to consider what could happen if all did not go to plan. During our years of trading we have never had an adverse event and Alistair is fully medically qualified to deal with these events should they ever occur. Think about whether you want to be in the hands of a pharmacist with over 25 years experience and a masters degree is prescribing as well as the obvious qualifications in aesthetics or a beauty technician who has done an afternoon course to enable her to add a sale alongside gel nails?

THINK SAFETY:

Our client base value our expertise and care and you can never underestimate how important peace of mind and trust is and you only have to read our reviews to know that it is something we deliver time and time again. Safety is key to us.

Now as we have gone through the sensible part, allow us to share some good news with you….. we got married in May this year and we would like to celebrate our happiness with you guys and offer all our clients, old and new, the chance to receive 10 % off any treatment booked in July this year .We want to thank everyone for trusting in us and supporting us so that we were able to make this our full time profession and we love helping both the men and women that come to us feel better whether that be emotionally or physically as we also offer medical treatments alongside the usual aesthetic ones. We look forward to seeing you soon…….

Best of the best

“Can’t recommend Alistair and Julie enough; I wouldn’t go anywhere else for aesthetics. Super informative and friendly, and incredibly patient with my anxiety that creeps in around procedures. In addition to them being welcoming and highly professional, the results obtained are excellent. Definitely the place to go in Deeping and surrounding areas”

- Sophie

Treatments we offER

Dermal fillers

• Lip fillers

• Bunny lines

• Downturned corners of mouth

• Profhilo (turkey neck)

• Fat dissolving

• Anti-wrinkle treatments

• Profhilo (five-point face lift)

• Brow lift

• Gummy smiles

• Vitamin B12 injections

• Smoker’s lines

• Vitamin D injections

• Under eye treatments

• Excessive sweating

• Hand rejuvenation

• Cheek filler

• Hayfever injections

Think once... think twice… think safety.

Imagine that you are hammering a nail into the wall. The phone rings and distracts you for just a part of a second – but that was enough! You accidentally whack your thumb.

What is the first thing that you do? OK, what is the first thing that you do after you stop swearing! You grab hold of your thumb. The act of grabbing your thumb and holding it actually blocks the signals from the pain receptors and the pain from the blow is soothed.

Now think of a distressed child. You don’t need to know what has happened to the child but as soon as you see the unhappy child, your first instinct is to give a hug. The emotional or physical pain that the child experienced is instantly relieved.

I am sure that you could think of many other similar scenarios where emotional, physical and spiritual pain is calmed by the simple magic of touch.

Yet somehow, as adults in the modern world of high tech and confusion, we forget this simple fact. For many people, touch is something that only happens during violent or sexual contact apart from the odd shaking of hands here and there.

Let’s think about shaking hands. The simple act of shaking hands with a person speaks volumes about that person. The magic of touch has kicked in again and without speaking to a person we have made an understanding of them by just holding their hand for a moment.

By touching and holding, we have ways where we can help someone to feel better and learn something about them.

These are two of the basic ideas behind Shiatsu treatment. Around the time of the Han dynasty

in Japan (206BCAD25), the oldest known reference book for Shiatsu was written. Perhaps surprisingly, the words at the beginning of the book were similar to those that you have just read about the modern world being hectic.

In it, the authors pulled together folk knowledge about Japanese healing of the time. Ways of specifically helping people with different kinds of contact are discussed, as are ways of diagnosing a person’s condition through touch.

Skip forward around two and a quarter millennia and people are still practising Shiatsu. However, it has evolved to become a sophisticated treatment process that can help and has helped just about every condition that exists.

Sometimes, the result is not quite as you expect. The treatment takes the whole body into consideration and helps it to feel whole again. This means that the root of the problem is addressed, rather than a ‘sticking plaster’ cure.

You may, for example, present with a sore back and be surprised that I am working on your abdominal area. It is not at all unusual to heal a sore back by strengthening the core muscles and internal organs.

If, though, we took the example of Covid, I would not welcome you into my studio if you

were contagious, but if you were dealing with the after effects, such as breathlessness and being tired, I would be pleased to help.

Lockdown created many changes in the world and Shiatsu was also changed. Lack of safe personal contact is proven to have been harmful for psychological wellbeing. I still see the effect of this a couple of years later.

The art of Shiatsu evolved again to help. Having a treatment in a safe environment has helped many people to restore the connection between their bodies and minds and feel happier in their lives.

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

Image: Because of Annie

Feeling the heat

Words and Pictures

by William Bowell

As I write this, in mid-June, some seemingly exciting news has been released by the RSPB. Black-winged Stilts, a rare visitor from mainland Europe, have successfully hatched chicks at their Frampton Marsh reserve, near Boston. This is just the second record of breeding in Lincolnshire so a champagne moment for Toby Collett (the reserve warden) and his team.

Black-winged Stilts are a common sight in much of southern Europe, breeding in salt pans and estuaries. It is a black-and-white wading bird, which sits elegantly on long, bubble gum-pink legs. If the sun catches the black wings, there are greens and other tones. Unmistakable, unarguably beautiful birds.

During May, over50 sites across the country record Black-winged Stilts, mostly pairs, and several toured many sites. These sites included a pair that briefly paid a visit to Baston/Langtoft Pits and another pair that hung around Maxey Pits for a while longer. In a local context Black-winged Stilts have only been seen in our area a handful of times so two records in a spring are remarkable.

With so many in the country, it’s no surprise that some settled and nested. There are perhaps up to a dozen pairs attempting to breed in Britain this summer, surely a record. Indeed, the first successful attempt in Lincolnshire had only occurred a few weeks before the second! Amazingly, this was also at Frampton! At the time of writing both nests have two tiny ‘stiltings’ a piece. The trend of Stilts breeding in Britain has certainly increased over the past decade but perhaps has accelerated in the past couple of summers.

Another colourful Continental bird that has also started to breed in Britain with increased regulatory is the Bee-eater. Bee-eaters are unique looking birds, flying high, often invisible, catching large insects such as dragonflies and (yes, you at the back)

bees. A few groups have tried to nest over the past 15 years or so and last year a group nested in north-east Norfolk and successfully fledged young. Happily, this year eight have returned and there is at least one nest at the time of writing, the first time Bee-eaters have returned to the same nest site in Britain in consecutive years!

It’s obviously hugely exciting that these exotic visitors stay and choose Britain as their new home, but what has caused this sudden change? The Channel has been a bridge too far and our climate and habitat just hasn’t been quite right in the past, so why this sudden surge in nesting attempts of these Continental specials?

This spring, temperatures in southern Spain have been exceptionally hot, at around 40°C. This would be perhaps of minor note in July or August but in early May, this is huge. As I write in mid-June, Portugal and Spain are looking as though they are going to be close to or beat the European record temperatures by the end of June.

The impact of this consistent heat is that habitats literally cook. Vital grassland, salt pans and vegetation fry and dry out. Plants die, insects die, and the environment becomes inhospitable.

Black-winged Stilt- the male at Maxey Pits.

Night Heron

The same began to happen around us last summer, when we experienced our hottest day ever and months of incredible heat ever. The knock on, combined with a cold spring this year, has been felt this with a dearth of insects, most notably butterflies. And these extreme conditions are becoming the norm with the climate disaster building pace.

Bee-eaters and Stilts are both migrants so, on finding their natural home no longer feasible for survival, let alone bringing up a family, they head north, for cooler, wetter

climes. These are less than optimal conditions for these birds but needs must! The warden of Frampton Marsh, Toby, and his colleagues up and down the country will have to adapt to giving these new birds a home in the future.

And what is next to come? Well, I’m sure the Night Heron, a diminutive, shy, blackand white-heron, which has arrived in unprecedented numbers this spring and summer will have bred somewhere in the country this year. Other water birds are perhaps most likely to make the journey in coming years, such as the Squacco Heron and perhaps even Greater Flamingos.

When I was ten years old, I read an article in the kid’s magazine from the RSPB, which explained these birds would perhaps make Britain a home with global warming. 2050 was the year we could expect such things.

Seems like the future is now. And it’s only going to get hotter…

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.

Male Black-winged Stilt from Framtpon.

5 Fab Free Things to do with Kids this Summer with Zoë

Kornfeld

Just add Water

Find a Fête

Hands up who loves a fête? During the summer months it seems there’s a festival, fête, carnival or family fun day to enjoy every weekend, a quick search on social media revealed many including a Family Day at Stamford Arts Centre on Sat 8th July, and a Vintage Summer fête at Braeburn Lodge Care Home on Sat 15th July.You don’t have to do more than pack a picnic, invite some friends and soak up the atmosphere.

Put our very own Deepings Raft Race on 6th August in your diary. This year’s theme is Sporting Heroes, and there will undoubtedly be plenty for all to enjoy. Have you built your raft yet?

Pop into Peterborough

Hidden gems only a short drive away in our nearest city! Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery is open Tues-Sat and has special events for children during the holidays. Discover marine reptile fossils, an ice age collection and displays on natural history. Children can get ‘hands on’ with interactive displays, dressing up, and experts cover different eras, from the Romans up to today. You don’t have to be religious to appreciate the impressive architecture of the cathedral – it’s free, (donations welcomed) provides a great history lesson, and whether you head inside or stay in the gardens, it’s the perfect oasis to cool off in during a trip to the city. A short walk away is Central Park, which has seen several of its areas developed in recent years, including the sunken and sensory gardens. There’s a little aviary, play areas and free events!

It’s a tried and tested ‘parenting hack’ that if children are what I call ‘feeling fussy’i.e. tired, too hot etc., then adding water – a cooling drink, washing the car or dog, watering the garden, heading for a bath at any time, or introducing water play, will help restore calm.

If you’re at home and you haven’t got the time to fill the paddling pool, then grab a few pots and pans from the kitchen or a couple of large storage tubs, fill, and add a few bath toys or plastic animals, and you’ve got hours of fun!

Another great activity for keeping cool includes filling balloons with mini figures of your choice (dinosaurs or other plastic toys) then topping up with water before freezing, to create a perfect cool down opportunity.

Of course, there are quite a few places nearby to enjoy a paddle – our favourites include fishing for sticklebacks in the shade of Kate’s Bridge, or splashing with our friends at Nine Bridges near Glinton. What’s yours?

Treasure Hunting

Children love hunting for treasure! Whether around the house, during a road trip or on a nature walk, there are hundreds of free ideas online for different scavenger hunts.Choose a theme such as bugs, colours, letters of the alphabet, buildings etc. and head on out together to search for your treasures. Youngsters might enjoy taking photos of their finds, or bringing them home to create a piece of art.

Check out ‘geocaching’ – the act of finding small, easily concealable capsules with gems hidden inside. With plenty of caches hidden all around the UK, wherever you are will be perfect for you to have a stroll and get the kids to find the treasures. The process is simple: create an account on the free app, then use this app to navigate to a nearby geocache. Remember to bring a pen to log your find, and there are ways of creating your own geocache for others to enjoy too.

Look into the Library

There are so many reasons to keep reading over the summer, and not just to keep those teachers happy! One of the awesome things about books is that they’re portable, and can easily be carried ready to be shared in the shade of a tree during a walk, or whilst having a break from playing at the beach. Other ways of including story-telling in your summer could be through dressing up, telling stories around a campfire, or putting on an impromptu play in the garden.

Head down to your local library with lots of free activities for children of all ages, and sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge, which this year has a sporting theme of ‘Ready Set Read!’ Each time they finish a book, and pop back to the library, they’ll receive stickers and rewards, with a certificate and medal at the end.

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what’s on

St Guthlac’s Church Garden Fete

Sat 8th July 2-4.00pm

Rectory Gardens, Church St. MD

Free Entry

Come to Stitch!

Celebrate their first birthday!

Little Bytham Village

Hall

Monday afternoons 1pm-4pm

£5 per session

Refreshments and biscuits included. Enjoy stitching?Join a relaxed group of like-minded people!

Email cometostitch@gmail.com

Fun Dog Show and Family Fun Day

Deeping St Nicholas, Sat 12th August

10.00 to book dogs in the first class

10.30am

Bouncy Castle, Stalls and tea and homemade cake by the WI

More info call Maggie Bell

07922209984

Peterborough

Male Voice Choir

- Folksongs of the British Isles

Sat 15th July, 7.30pm at St John’s Church

Peterborough

The Choir recently collaborated with Grimethorpe Colliery Band to record a wonderfully atmospheric album of newly-imagined folksong arrangements. Here they perform a selection of folksongs specially curated and arranged for the album.

Raft Race! Sunday August 6th - this year the theme is Sporting Heroes! Have you built your raft yet?

Willoughby Memorial Trust Gallery

Moreley’s Lane, Corby Glen, NG33 4NL

12 – 5 pm. Tues – Sun

Admission free

Wed 12 JulyWed 2 August

Mark Nightingale

‘Thoughts becoming Things’ Painting, drawing and mixed media work

Tickets at peterboroughsings.org. uk where the Folksongs album is also available for download

Paintings

The Millennium Art Group

Bringing his love of precision from his background in joinery and furniture making. This 25 member strong Art Group shows paintings with a wide range of subject matter in a variety of media. www.willoughbygallery.com

PRE RAFT RACE PARTY

LIVE MUSIC IN THE MARQUEE STARTING 7.00pm

Saturday 5th August – ‘CAUSTIC LIGHTS’ FOOD AVAILABLE from THE CHEESY PIG

RAFT RACE DAY

LIVE MUSIC IN THE GARDEN STARTING 5pm

Sunday 6th August –

The popular Reggae Band ‘ZEB ROOTZ WITH THE FUNKY FOSSIL DISCO

FOOD AVALABLE from WOODSTOVE PIZZAS and THE CHEESY PIG

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Annual Deeping Fun Family Dog Show

A BARK IN JUBILEE PARK!

Twixt Thackers & Crowson Way DSJ

Sunday July 30th 1.00-4.00pm

No need to be a pedigree.

As long as you love your dog bring ‘em along! They do not need to do anything just look their most beautiful.

Entries £1 per class:

Best Doggie Family (2 or more dogs)

Lookie Likie

Most Fabulous Fella

Loveliest Lady

Cool Pup (6 months - 1 year)

Golden Oldie

Best Child Handler

Most Talented Dog

Best Rescue

Best in Show

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Rent a Shepherd’s Hut for the day and enjoy all that Grimsthorpe Park has to offer whilst relaxing in your own secluded space, overlooking the parkland. Hire starts at £60 for 2 people, and includes entry to the Park & Gardens.

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.