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Including West Butterwick, Beltoft and Sandtoft

August 2016

Issue 90

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Welcome to the August issue of the Arrow.

Another school year has ended and another set of young people heading towards their next challenge in life! The wait for GCSE and A level results which will determine their next steps!

What ever the results whether good or not what they expected, life is a challenge with lots of opportunities available, so lets hope they take it with open arms and embrace changes in the months ahead!

On writing this editorial, England went home from the Euros, Wales celebrated fantastic success getting to the semi finals. Andy Murray is in the final of Wimbledon and The Olympics will begin on 5th August in Rio! What a sporting Summer!

The deadline for the September issue is Friday 12th August for distribution by the 1st September. If you are interested in advertising please be in touch before the date.

Enjoy the Summer!

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Community News The Isle of Axholme Physically Handicapped Society will be holding their Annual Coffee Morning at the Coronation Hall, Owston

Ferry on Thursday 4th August 10am to 11-30am Admission £1 to include refreshments.

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West Butterwick Field takes place this year on Saturday 20th August starting at 1.30pm on the Playing Field at Ulyett Lane. Attractions this year include Flo the Clown, Zorbs and Reptile Encounters.

There will be attractions for children including a bouncy castle, hook a duck and others.

There will be many stalls including tombola, children’s tombola, bottle stall, crafts, books and a Slush machine. There will also be refreshments, BBQ and a licensed bar. Children’s races will also be part of the programme. At the end of the event, there are goody bags for children still present. We hope you will join us at West Butterwick on 20th August for a free family day out. Everybody welcome.

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With FREE entry for this summer, open every day between 8:30am and 4:30pm, a dog friendly café, free wifi and children's outdoor play area Tia is a great day out for all the family!

Visit us at Mill Race Farm, Wroot Road, Finningley, Doncaster DN9 3DY Tel 01302 772935 Reg. charity no. 1105626

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Boston Park Farm Tearooms and Maize Maze

is a fantastic place to take toddlers and young children to play in the indoor and outdoor play areas whilst you enjoy a relaxing pot of tea in the lovely tearooms. They also serve homemade cakes, delicious fresh ground coffee, speciality teas, light lunches and snacks.

The Maize Maze is open from 16th July and it consists of 5km of paths which, being only 5 feet wide, give the feeling of exploring through the jungle. We are open from 10am until 5pm every day with last entry to the maze at 4pm and entry prices are £6 each and £20 for a family ticket (any 4 people), children under 2yrs are free.

As always there are all the animals to see and feed, including alpacas, goats, donkeys, sheep, chickens and pigs. New chicks are also hatching out all the time and each day at 11:30 and 2:30 we had the rabbits and guinea pigs out for a cuddle.

There are also some special events throughout July and August. On the 24th July we have the lovely people from Reptile Rendezvous bringing all their wild and wonderful animals for you to enjoy. This event is ticket only so please contact the farm for more information.

Each year we celebrate Yorkshire Day this year it is on August 1st when there will be ferret racing and falconry displays as well as Yorkshire games and lots more fun throughout the day.

We are also very excited to announce that we are having a superhero and princess day Friday 26th August. There will be Batman, Spiderman, Iron Man, Captain America, Cinderella, Elsa and Snow White making appearances throughout the day, there will also be bouncy castles and face painting too. This is also a ticket only event so contact the farm for more information.

So as you can tell there are lots of exciting things happening down at the farm this summer, come along, get lost in the maze and enjoy a cuppa while the kids wear themselves out!

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Always great to read one of our readers testimonials for a local advertiser! “I was delighted to be recommended by a friend to the 'Computer Services' of David Simmonds of Westwoodside who advertises in the Haxey & Westwoodside Arrow magazine. A thoroughly professional, dedicated, knowledgeable and friendly gentleman, who 'can get you out of trouble' if you have computer issues. From old Windows Vista to new Windows 10, I am now backed up and running with a superb reconditioned laptop that I obtained from his good self. I would like to give him the highest recommendation to all those who may use his services in the future. Many thanks David.

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Community News National Youth Bell Ringing Contest 2016 The contest is a straight forward striking contest – the band that strikes its bells best wins. This year the competition was held in London on Saturday 2nd July with a sign on (register) and brunch. Those competing must be 18 or under.

A band representing North Lincolnshire given the name ‘Lincolnshire Poachers’ was entered.

Nathan Williams aged 14 of Belton was selected to be a member of the team of eight ringers. He is a member of the Epworth and Belton group of ringers.

Twenty four teams of eight took part and the initial heats were on three suitable London towers which included the Jubilee Bells which have been hung at the Church of St James, Garlickhythe. ‘Lincolnshire Poachers’ were drawn to ring on the bells at St Dunston in the West.

The youngsters did very well scoring an ‘A’ but just missing short of going through to the final.

Nathan rang with the team last year when they scored a ‘B’ in Oxford. The final was held at St Olave’s, Hart Street, near Tower Hill and the outright winners were from Hertfordshire. Next year the competition is to be held in Birmingham. A team representing South Lincolnshire took part and they scored a ‘B’.

The youngsters also had the opportunity to ring on a number of London Bells of note including Bow Bells and St Martins in the Fields. Nathan was one of the lucky few to be drawn out of the hat to view the bells and ringing chamber of St Paul’s Cathedral. The largest bell at St Pauls weighs 61 cwts whilst that at Epworth is 17cwt.

Nathan will have to grow a little before he can ring at St Paul’s!

Such was the standard of ringing exhibited I would challenge anybody who thinks that ringing has no future!

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IN AID OF THE ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY Admission £2.50 To include Tea/Coffee and homemade scone EVERYONE WELCOME TO COME ALONG AND HELP US RAISE FUNDS FOR THIS WORTHY CHARITY Contact Gill Snow 01427 753039 for further details and donations Currently 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK. By 2021 this will reach 1 million and by 2051 there will be 2 million people living with dementia in the UK alone.

225,000 will develop dementia this year, that’s one every three minutes.

70% of people living in care homes have dementia or severe memory problems.

In South Yorkshire there are more than 16,866 people diagnosed with some form of dementia, and over 3,877 of those people live in the Doncaster area.

Axholme Camera Club News After our re-scheduled AGM, presentations were made to Irvin Kaye - 2016 Photographer of the Year and Guy Myers who won the Emlyn Perrett Trophy. Many congratulations to you both.

We extend a very warm welcome to our new committee members and many, many thanks to our retiring members.

There is NO meeting in AUGUST but watch this space for details of our 2016/17 programme which starts on Wednesday 7th September 2016.

We meet in St Nicholas Church Hall, Haxey starting at 7.30 pm to approximately 9.30 pm. We are a very friendly club and welcome any newcomers. The annual subscription is £10.00 plus £2.00 for each meeting attended (reduced for under 18s) which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.

Feel free to contact any Camera Club member you may know or give Joyce Hooley a call on 01427 752323 or just turn up on the night. You may like to look at our website www.axholmecameraclub.co.uk

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PC Jane Proud

PCSO Sue Fahy

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ISLE OF AXHOLME – CENTRAL POLICE REPORT

CONTACT DETAILS for the team are:-

PC Jane Proud email – jane.proud@humberside.pnn.police.uk PCSO Stewart Pearson email – stewart.pearson@humberside.pnn.police.uk PCSO Sue Fahy email – susan.fahy@humberside.pnn.police.uk Neighbourhood Policing Priorities as agreed by the Neighbourhood Action Team meeting Held on Tuesday 20th April 2016. Full details can be viewed on www.humberside.police.uk Belton Greenway = Rubbish has been dumped on the green lane around Belton particularly the old railway line.

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This situation is still being monitored.

Speed AWARENESS = Concerns have been raised regarding speeding vehicles around the area Update = This still remains a priority for this area and offenders are being dealt with in a positive manner only last week a Section 59 warning was issued to a driver regarding the manner of his driving.

Information

LIFESTYLE 2016 has been launched – The Local Community Team will shortly be ‘touring’ local schools to promote participation. Key dates for your diaries are;1st July 2016 – Work on your Lifestyle project can begin W/c 5th September 2016– Back to school and time to put your finishing touches to your log book.

30th September 2016– Log books to be back at Lifestyle office in Hull for Judging!!

24th October 2016 – Judges will visit top teams.

5th November 2016 – Top teams final judging day.

January/February 2014 – School presentations and more winners PRIZE DATES – South Africa – February Half term 2016, France – Whit week 2017 PGL Wales Adventure – Easter 2017. Other prizes include Performance Car Track Day experience, Day trip to Go Ape, Day trip to Flamingo Land (Dates to be arranged).

The Local Community Team are holding UV Cycle Marking days please feel free to attend Epworth Police Station on the following dates to have your property marked.

Saturday 3rd August 2016 3 – 5prm

Saturday 13th August 2016 3 – 5pm

Saturday 20th August 2016 3 – 5pm

Saturday 27th August 2016 3 – 5pm

*As always our non-emergency number is 101, and in an emergency please dial 999

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THE W.W.2 DIARY OF CLIFFORD SPENCER 1764164 Gunner. SPENCER Clifford 27 L.A.A. (Light Ack Ack) Regt, R.A. (Royal Artillery) (107 Bty. (Battery)) Adapted & edited for publication by Anthony E. Catherall Mar. 9th.

The sheets are taken off us, for a reprisal for something we have done to their POWs, anyway they can have them; they are as black as ink.

Mar. 10th.

Raining - no parcels. Dinner late, because of no wood for the fires. Still no lights. We have our olive oil ration put in little tins with a hole in the top for light.

Mar. 11th.

Rain. Everybody looks miserable. No parcels. Send you a letter dear, one page, I could write a book! Light in at last, much better but poor really, eight bulbs 15 watts. Then MO (Medical Officer/Orderly here gives the life of a POW. Three-years, on this food, including parcels… I know it’s bad, but if parcels came regular I think I would manage longer than, but if there wasn’t parcels, well I don’t think I’d be writing now.

Spelling is tonight.

Mar. 12th.

This lovely day is drying the mud up. Have a letter from Brother Alan saying he’s on leave, how I envy him, here I’m stuck in this hole. A lot of civvies are working in this camp, now a Donkey brings water in, two barrels, slung over its back.

Mar. 14th.

Sunday Attend service. Get a book to write hymns in, for future services.

Mar.15th.

Get one lb. of sugar for two packets of dud tea. New officer takes over. Have an inoculation jab, so don’t feel too good, also got a cold. A spell without parcels, don’t half miss them.

Mar. 17th.

A good day. All good things come at once. Receive my first parcel from you darling. 120 Express (cigs?) Thank you my sweetheart, also get a letter from you saying that you are getting mail from me. Parcels turn up. Anyone reading this diary can see that the Red Cross parcels are our salvation.

Mar. 18th.

St Patrick’s Day. We have some Irish chaps in our hut, and they are having a singsong tonight.

Mar. 19th.

Suit cases in canteen 100 lire. I don’t know where they think we are going!

Mar.20th.

The guards have made their loaves double size, but only get one instead of two. It’s to try and stop bartering.

Mar. 21st.

Sunday, one new way of counting, we are put in between two outside wires; we look like sheep penned up. Service by RC Padre. Bill a non-smoker gets cig parcels, but will be able to get bread with them.

Mar. 23rd.

150 South Africans come in; they have had a rough time. Lovely day but still a bit nippy for the cold showers but managed one. South African comfort stuff comes.

Mar. 25th.

A chap in the next compound dies. A little while ago, one was being taken to Rome Hospital on a Donkey cart and died on the way.

Mar. 26th.

Bury the poor chap in the next compound. Our men carry him, and show the Ities up for smartness. Clean boots new battle dresses, did the slow march.

Three roll calls some men escape, what excitement there is, this last roll call lasted 3½ hours, five missing, the old Major can’t believe that his boys would run away.

Sunday.

Still one short. Ities very upset. Officers and guards having extra work to do. Service.

Mar. 28th.

Ities make us walk through the mess that runs through the latrines A complex is made.

Mar. 29th.

The Ities admit that things are going bad with them in the war. Showery. Mail bad this month. Through this escaping do, we are all going to stop bartering for a week.

Mar. 30th.

Start a crib competition. Miss count again, lasted 2½ hours.

Mar. 31st.

All our camp police are sacked through this escaping, so we still have to go in the pen.

One of the chaps as made a new bartering list.

The list: 10 cigs (any brand) = 1 loaf 20 cigs “ “ =2 loafs 20 AO/s “ “ =1 loaf 1 pkt. tea 2 oz =1 loaf TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH 1 pkt. tea 4 oz =2 loafs Bar choc =3 loafs 14 =4Please Arrow” I tin cocoa loafs mention “The 1 bar soap =1when loaf responding to advertisements A chap is beat up and put in hospital for bartering before the week is up!

Now & Then—Then & Now No 88 By Anthony Catherall

This month and every month see Isle villages in bygone days this month Epworth and compare to today’s images.

Epworth High Street on a wet day in 1926 and bottom a similar view on 15 June 2016. Mr Barnet Dawson has his grocers shop next to W. Wades at No.22 (which seems to be a household shop) when he was 36 years old along with his wife Maria. Opposite the shop he had a warehouse and with his lorry he used to deliver to Wroot and various local farms.

Owens the Gents Outfitters was at the top of this part of the high street left of where the motor car stands (today Mason Baggott & Garton) Next came Charles Hills butchers shop.

Staveley’s lived in the next house and then Mr Roger had a Saddlers shop. Mrs Tiplady managed Browns the butchers next to Dawson’s. The order in 2016 from top of the street coming downwards No 6 Epworth Travel, 8-10 Epworth Grill, 12-14-16-18 not occupied, 20 private, 22 Glover & Co. Barnet Dawson a local entrepreneur, was a co-owner of the Rio Cinema with Sidney York and lived at 9 Mowbray Street when he died on 8 August 1963. For eagle eyed readers, last months article should have been numbered 87. I would like to point out that following publication, some other facts emerge that can counter what I have been told by former residents who have since died. For this I apologise, but I do try to my best to clarify information given but sometimes small mistakes are made. For example last months photograph, may have been 5 or 6 years later than Circa 1955.

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What’s in a name?

There is a river in northern France, stretching 152 miles, and gently flowing through Picardy into the English Channel. In former times it was only known to tourists in France, or students of medieval history between England and France.

However July 1st 1918 changed that, seemingly for ever, when the battle of the Somme was launched.

So the name of a peaceful river became synonymous with the worst day in the history of the British army, The worst day because 19,240 soldiers were killed on that first day. Some of those from this area of north Lincolnshire, and from many of our communities. Now you may argue that the battle of the Somme started in July, and you are reading this in August. Whilst that is right, we are reminded that though we forget so readily, the Somme continued through to November 1918.

August (and September, October and November) was the same experience of death, injury, fear and bloodshed as July, In our own experience too otherwise prosaic names of places can be loaded with emotional significance, or sorrow or celebration. For some it is the place of birth, marriage, or death, or the name of a house, --- whilst to the person next to you it is simply a name, one they may not have even heard of.

We are thankful for those names that have special meaning in our lives, and remind us of passions and emotions deeper than any word.

Rev David Leese, Wesley Manse, Epworth.

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Epworth Music Day 2016 Photograph by Mr Anthony Catherall

One Saturday in June saw Epworth once more come alive to the surround sound of music, song and dance. From 10am to 11pm, 45 groups/acts performed in 13 venues across the centre of town. A total of over 70 hours of free music.

Director of Epworth Music Day, Peter Barnard said ‘Although the day started cold, at least it was dry in contrast to the wet weather of the previous week. Undeterred, the performers started to entertain us at 10am. By 11am it was starting to warm up and the crowds started to build and they then stayed throughout the afternoon, soaking up the fun atmosphere. This was Epworth having a ball!

The day is all about promoting all types of music to as wide an audience as possible and enabling many people to sample good quality music outdoors in Epworth. It is also about providing a platform for performers to play, sing and dance in a community setting.

The committee of 6 directors – Kate Billmore, John Lambert, Jake Stockwell, Nicky Thomas, Peter Davies along with myself – saw our 5 months of preparation for the day pay off. Their hard work made the day happen. I also want to thank the stewards - who were described as being ‘friendly and helpful’ - as well as our financial backers, Epworth Town Council, Harold Woolgar Insurances and the Restaurant.

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We have received some great feedback from people attending the day’s entertainment, as well as from performers and local traders. We are particularly pleased that the day was a success for local traders. Two said that their takings on Saturday were the best ever. Some cafes extended their opening hours till teatime and were busy all day. One pub had queues for beer that snaked out the back door. One trader said that it was ‘great to see Epworth so busy on a Saturday’ and another that ‘Epworth Music Day brings the town to life and it is great to see visitors enjoying the day’. A visitor to Epworth said that they ‘did not know about it until they saw the noticeboards at the side of the road near where they were staying. They thought they would come and have a look and stayed all day’.

The Vikings are coming …

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Come & find out at the Epworth Old Rectory Living History settlement, craft displays & combat demonstrations

Epworth Music Day 2017 will be held on Saturday 24 June.

Many groups have already signed up to perform. If anyone else would like to appear, they should contact Peter Barnard on 873937 or peter.barnard@me.com

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“OUTCASTS” Cricket Club comes in from the Cold!

It is exciting times for a North Lincolnshire village cricket club as they prepare to officially open a new pavilion and facilities on Sunday August 21st, with a festival of cricket and family entertainment.

Outcasts Cricket Club, have been in existence since the late 1940’s. The rather unusual name comes from a breakaway group of players unable to secure a place in the local Isle of Axholme teams. The club moved to the picturesque ground at Hirst Priory in 1976, where the facilities have remained relatively untouched ….. until now!

In January this year work began on the new facility which has been made possible through a grant received from Scottish Southern Energy (SSE) and their commitment to local leisure projects, and further funding from North Lincolnshire Council. What stands today in a state of art facility boasting bar, kitchen and changing facilities. The facility is not only used for cricket, but also for social events, meetings and children’s parties.

In recent years this success has been mirrored on the field. In 2015 the 1st XI were Division 1 champions for the first time, and this year they are making their debut within the Lincolnshire Premier League. The club boasts a Second and Third XI and also a Midweek Evening League Team.

Most pleasing has been the developments within the junior section of the club, which has seen numbers swell in last couple of years. Local children between 8 and 15 now receive expert training on a weekly basis, and the club fields Under 11’s , 13’s and 15’s teams.

Sunday 21st August 10 am – 10pm , will be an opportunity to celebrate all these developments with an Open day to which the club would like to invite as many people from the local community and beyond. The day will see a number of local bands performing and kids entertainment including face painting, treasure hunts and bouncy castle. There will be a Hog Roast, Bake Off competition and Beer Tent, to ensure all guests are fed and “watered”. The cricket tournament will see local teams from Outcasts, Luddington and Haxey compete alongside a Macmillan Cancer Invitational Team. The club are teaming up with Macmillan Cancer Care (a charity close to the heart of a number of members) on the day and will ensure a donation is made from the day’s events.

There will be a number of prizes to be won and an auction on the day, as well as the official “cutting of the ribbon.” Chairman of Outcasts Cricket Club Mark Coulman said “The new facilities at the club are a significant boost to the local community, and offer a great opportunity for families to become more involved in cricket and other social activities. I would like to thank SSE and North Lincolnshire Council for their financial support, and to all the local tradesman involved in the pavilion development. Our opening on the 21st August should be a fantastic mixture of family entertainment and cricket and I encourage everyone to come and spend some time at our great new ground” Further information on the event can be found via the club Facebook and Twitter pages

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Celebrating 10 years in the Isle 2006-2016 Hand Forged Traditional Ironmongery Period House Group have now been established on the Isle of Axholme for 10 years. Anvil House in the early 1900’s photo courtesy of isleofaxholme.co.uk

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Back in 2011 after buying Dartington Steel Design, an ironmongery manufacturer in Totnes, we really needed more space and relocated to Sandtoft Industrial Estate. Today we continue to supply and manufacture blacksmith made hand forged door and window furniture.

Now we have over 25000 products available from handles and hinges to forged electrical switches and sockets. Our growth and expansion means we can now offer a wide range with products on display in our showroom and are happy to assist with your projects. We have an extensive knowledge of our products and can help with the requirements of both individual home owners and the trade.

Please contact us for advice and assistance or visit our showroom Mon~ Fri Tel: 01427 871467 www.phg-uk.com email info@phg-uk.com 2a/b Sandtoft Industrial Estate, Sandtoft DN9or1PN To advertise please call 01302 532676 07912 643010 33

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What’s On In Your area in Epworth and Belton Activity

Meeting place

Time

Contact

Mon

Keep Fit (Active Ageing)

Epworth Memorial Hall

12.00-13.00

01724 297255

Mon

Thurlow Playgroup and Preschool

Epworth Thurlow

9-11.30 & 12-3

01427 875016

Mon

Epworth Mens Society (monthly)

The Red Lion Hotel, Eworth

19.30-21.30

Mon

Epworth Brownies

Ivy Andrew Hall, Epworth

18:00 - 19:30

01427 873161

Mon

Children’s Dancing

Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall

16.00– 19.00

Nicola

Mon

The Isle Choral Society

Epworth Imperial Hall

19.00-21.00

01427 873898

Mon

Stop Smoking Programme

Epworth Youth Club

17.30

Hille Harris 07876256185

Mon

Epworth Youth Club

Epworth Youth Centre

19.00-21.00

13-19years

Mon

Epworth Brownies

Methodist Church Hall

17.00-18.30

01724 339930

Mon

Army Cadets

Belton Park Pavilion

18.45-21.00

01724 858918

Tues

Axholme Elite Taewondo

Epworth Lesuire Centre

18.00-20.00

01427 873845

Tues

Epworth Rainbows

Epworth Primary School

16.30-1730

01427 754009

Tues

Horticulture Society (2nd Tuesday)

Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall

19:00 -21.00

01427 872252

Tues

Epworth Town Council

Epworth Imperial Hall - Small Hall

18.30 - 21.00

1st Tuesday

Tues

Cubs and Scouts

Belton Park Pavilion

18:30-20:00

07966 072 499

Tues

1st Belton Rangers

Collinson Cooper Prayer Room, Belton

19.00-21.00

01427 872227

Wed

Jack n Box

Wesley Memorial, Epworth

10:00-11:30

Wed

Belton Brownies

Belton All Saints Primary School

18:00-19:30

01427 872109

Wed

Belton Rainbows

Belton All Saints Primary School

16:45-17:45

01427 754009

Wed

Belton Guides

Belton All Saints Primary School

19:30 - 21:00

0753 951 6547 01427 873730

Wed

Yoga

Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall

13.00-15.00 18.00-20.00

Wed

Epworth Youth Club

Epworth Youth Centre

19.00-21.00

Wed

Army Cadets

Belton Park Pavilion

18.45 - 21.00

01724 858918

Wed

Epworth Folk club (every 2 weeks)

Red Lion Epworth and Wheatsheaf Belton

8.30pm start

01427 873594

Wed

Belton Mums and Tots

Belton Park Pavilion

09.30-11.00

01427 872688

Wed

Epworth Short Mat Bowl Club

Epworth Leisure Centre (Sept—April)

3.30 –5.30 pm

01427 872445

Thurs

Keep Fit Active Ageing

Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall

10.00 - 11.00

01724 297255

Thurs

Epworths Ladies Society

(1st Thurs-monthly)

19.30 start

01427 873368

Thurs

Children’s Dancing

Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall

16.00- 20.00

Thurs

Whist

Epworth Imperial Hall - Small Hall

13.30-16.00

01427 873622

Thurs

Bingo

Epworth Imperial Hall

18.30-21.00

01427 873622

Thurs

Axholme Arts Club

13 Queen Street, Epworth - Juniors

16:15-1745

01427 873947

Thurs

Axholme Elite Taekwondo

Epworth Leisure Centre

18.00-20.00

01427 873845

Thurs

Epworth Thurlow Art Group

Thurlow Pavilion Station Rd Epworth

13:00-15:00

01427 872267

Thurs

Autumn Club Over 50’s

Belton Park Pavilion

14.00-16.00

Thurs

Keep Fit

Belton Park Pavilion

18.30-19.30

Thurs

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

The Mowbray Arms, Epworth

6.15 start

Fri Fri

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01427 752464

Epworth Garden Centre 9.30 start 01724 297280 Please mention “The Arrow” when responding to advertisements

Nordic Walking

Epworth Short Mat Bowl Club

Epworth Leisure Centre (Sept—April)

3.30 –5.30 pm

01427 874158

What’s On In Your area in Epworth and Belton Fri

Epworth Performing Arts Academy

Epworth Imperial Hall

15.30-19.00

Fri

Belton Bingo Club

Belton Park Pavilion

18.30-21.00

Fri

Red Cross (Whist) monthly 3rd week

Epworth Imperial Hall

19.00-21.30

01427 873622

Sat

Bingo

Epworth Imperial Hall - Small Hall

18.30-21.00

01427 873622

Sat

Saturday Night Sequence Dance

Epworth Thurlow, Epworth

19.30-22.00

01427 872848

Epworth Imperial Hall (2nd Tues-monthly)

19.30-21.30

01427 872405

2nd Tues Epworth and District WI

07548 156258

Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall

Mrs B Ash

01724 783125

Bookings of the Imperial Hall, Epworth

Mary Addlesee

01427 873622

Belton Pavilion

Tony

01427-872400

J & S Plastering & Decorating Services All aspects of

Plastering, Rendering and Decorating Undertaken

Call now for your free no obligation quote

07930 749217 or 07881 305597 S.key1@sky.com

To advertise please call 01302 532676 or 07912 643010

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Business Directory £30 + VAT per year

Advice Pensions Helpline

0800 991234

Beauty/Health/Fitness

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

The Hair Shop Westwoodside

Transco - Gas leaks

080 111 999

Yorkshire Water

0845 1242424

Care in the Community

The Willows Dental Practise-Belton

01427 752455 01427 872106

Home and Garden Fountain Court florist

01427 874831

Age Concern

0800 009966

Galerie des Fleurs Florist and Gifts

Childline

0800 1111

Taxi Service / Wedding Cars/ Driving Schools

Neighbourhood Watch

01482 444466

Axi Private Hire up to 8 passengers

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

08705 555999

NHS Direct

111

Community Crime stoppers`

0800 555 111

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Link

01427 875752

Health Visitor Team for under 5’s

01724 298088

SSAFA Forces Help www.ssafa,org.uk

01476 569764

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

01427 752464

Education and General

01427 872111

07866 859963 01724 798877

Trade/Craftsmen Brooks Homecare Improvements Axholme Pest Control

01427 875314 07973 142963

01427 873608 / 07766747245

Orton Electrical Domestic/Commercial Installations 01427 752197 07850 087696 Axholme Decorating Centre 'Mixing Paint For You' sales@axdeccentre.co.uk 01427 238941 Drain Force Total Plumbing Blocked Drains Cleared Fast!

01302 797876 07507 589224

JF Electrical

01724 711448 0779 3708471

Chris Yeardley Roofing Services

01427 754197 07974 140344

Business/Finance Hurstons Accountants & Business Advisors

01427 873737

COMPUTER SERVICES

Epworth Country Primary School

01427 872345

Belton All Saints Primary School

01427 872391

Westwoodside Primary School

01427 752355

Westwoodside Mobile Library

01724 865675

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

Willows Dental Practise—Belton

01427 872106

I.T To Go Computer Services www.ittogo.co.uk

Leisure

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Epworth Leisure Centre

01302 352352 07719 660777

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