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January 2020
Issue 131
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Welcome to the January issue of the Epworth and Belton Arrow and wishing all our readers a Happy and prosperous New Year for 2020! We do hope you had a lovely Christmas, I know me personally it’s a stressful time, working, organising, having to be in 2 places at once, or maybe 3 and attending as many Christmas concerts as I can! I look forward to January, a more peaceful month, even though the house looks a little empty and gloomy with the disappearance of the tree and the fairy lights! Looking ahead to the Music Day in Epworth in June, plans are already taking place. Full details are on page 4. I have a personal involvement this year as my son is making his first appearance on stage in his rock band, Freightdogs! We are looking for a bass player, so any budding guitarist who is aged between 11-15 who can play the bass and would like to get involved please get in touch. 0791 2643010 or email carolyn@arrowpublications.co.uk Enjoy the read and please note the deadline for the February issue is Tuesday14th January for distribution by Sunday 2nd February. If you are interested in advertising or simply emailing me some community news, please be in touch before the date.
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Community News Folk Dancing in the Isle of Axholme-Isle Dance for Health Spring 2020 The folk dances run by local folk dance band Lys St Georges continue this autumn as follows: Westwoodside Village Hall: Thursday 9 January Thursday 16 January Thursday 23 January Epworth, St Andrews Church: Thursday 30 January Thursday 6 February Crowle Pavilion, Godnow Road: Thursday 13 February Thursday 20 February Thursday 27 February Thursday 5 March All Saints Centre, Belton: Thursday 12 March Thursday 19 March Thursday 26 March Each dance starts at 2.30pm and lasts for 2 hours. You don’t need a partner nor any experience in country dancing, and these friendly dances will be suitable for all levels of fitness. There’ll be live music and expert tuition. As one dancer said at the end of an earlier programme ‘What's not to like! Live music, gentle exercise, lots and lots of fun and every assistance.’ There’s a small admission charge of £3 for each dance. For more information contact Kate Billmore on 01427 753363 or Peter Barnard on 01427 873937.
Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Thursday January 2nd 2020 – 7.30pm We start the New Year with our annual member’s photographic evening which is always popular. Anyone is welcome to bring along a small selection of images on any topic to share with the rest of the group. The images do not have to be about natural history. If you wish to show your photographs they need to be on a memory stick and it would be helpful if you can contact Tony Lee (01427 753831) beforehand so that he can organize a running order.
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It is usually a great night, having a wide range of photographs and stories to go with them. Everyone is welcome, you don't have to be a member of the Wildlife Trust. Entrance fee is £1 and there is a raffle and refreshments. Some bird food is available at the meetings and also from Chris Trinder in Belton (ring for details) Our meetings are always on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm from October to May in the Stephen Jones Hall in Haxey. For further information about the local Trust group and their meetings please contact Tony Lee on 01427 753831 or Chris Trinder on 01427 872051. Details about the group are also on the Lincolnshire Trust web site under area groups.
Epworth Music Day 2020 Update This year’s Epworth Music Day falls on Saturday 20 June and we are starting to put the plan together to make it as much as success as it was last year. Once again we will be putting together a daytime programme across 10 outdoor stages – with indoor alternatives if it is wet – and 3 indoor venues. We’ll be organising an evening concert in St Andrew’s Church, as well as an evening ceilidh in the Imperial Hall. The Queen’s Head, The Old School Inn, and Jinksey’s Bar in the Red Lion will also be organising their own evening concerts. Last June we attracted over 50 different groups of performers across a wide range of musical genres, and we hope to be able to provide a platform for a similar array of musical talent in 2020. If you would like to perform at Epworth Music Day 2020, we would like to hear from you as soon as possible. Next year we will be shutting some of the roads in the centre of Epworth to help make the area safer to stroll about in. We would welcome anyone who would like to help to steward the event on the day, including some at the barriers at the road closures. So, put the date in your diary and spread the word! If you can help or want to join in please email peter.barnard@me.com or call Peter Barnard on 01427 873937.
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Your 2020 success starts with Slimming World If you would love to slim down and feel better about yourself this January, groups in and around Scunthorpe are inviting you to join them and start your success in 2020. Having celebrated 50 years in 2019, Slimming World want to start the next 50 years with a bang. This means everyone gets to feel the same feeling members experience every week in a slimming world group. One lady who is planning on making 2020 her year is Miss Slinky Ashby 2019, Janet. Janet is a sprightly 69 year old who joined Slimming World on 31st December 2017 after her medical team told her that she had a serious condition and needed an operation. Unfortunately the consultant wasn't happy to operate on Janet at her current weight. Her consultant wanted to monitor her condition, but knowing it was life threatening, Janet took the decision to walk into her local Slimming World group. Janet joined Yaddlethorpe on New Years Eve 2017 and lost 7lbs in her first two weeks. Not knowing what to expect Janet quickly learned that although she didn’t like cooking, Slimming World could still work for her. Her meals are often found in the freezers at Iceland which exclusively stocks the Slimming World range. All syn free and delicious. Janet's favourite meals include the Slimming World Chicken Risotto and Char Sui Pork. Alongside that she can indulge herself as a self confessed fruitaholic. Janet told her Slimming World consultant that she needed to lose weight because not only was this a very serious condition but a side effect of this was that her lungs essentially shut down, making it impossible for her to continue with her passion for singing. Janet said ‘Slimming World proved to be the answer. Now, I wasnt afraid to die. My son, my only child, had died a few years previously’ however ‘I wanted to sing again - something that’s impossible with collapsed lungs!’ With the support of her consultant and her group, (as well as a box of Slimming Worlds own fruit and nut hi fi bars every group night) Janet went on to lose 3 stone 8 lbs and in 2019 was able to have her life saving operation to correct Intrathoracic stomach caused by a giant hernia. Would her lungs recover after so long a collapse? They did! Now Janet is singing in the church choir and making her son proud of her. If anyone in Scunthorpe and its surrounding areas are thinking of embarking on a weight-loss journey this January, Slimming World is definitely the place to be – not only do they have five decades of experience helping millions of people to lose weight, but are set to make 2020 their best year yet. Janet's Slimming World Consultant and local manager, Tina says: “Whilst everyone has their sights set on Christmas festivities, at Slimming World we always joke that we look forward to January, because watching existing and new members achieving fabulous weight losses without feeling hungry or deprived never fails to make us feel privileged to be in our role. We know there is no such thing as a quick fix, but with our amazing Food Optimising plan and the fun and empathy found in our groups, we give our members the very best chance to lose weight and become healthy, change their lives and grow in confidence – without ever needing to feel hungry.” To find your nearest group check out 14 Please mention “The Arrow” when responding slimmingworld.co.uk for details.
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Crowle Pavilion will be the venue on Sunday February 2nd 2020 for an afternoon of lively American-style dancing. The event will begin with an American contra-dance workshop when Janet Porter, event organiser, will teach some basic contra moves and easy contra dances. After a break for tea and biscuits there will be social and country dancing with an American twist to the rhythmic music of The Polka Dots Barn Dance Band. Janet said: “If you enjoy country dancing, barn dancing or ceilidhs, you’ll love American Contra Dancing. They all involve friendly social dancing, usually in set formation, and are lively, not too difficult and great fun. “ The dance event is aimed at adults or young people aged 10yrs or over who may have some experience of country dancing or just be very keen to learn and have fun. It starts at 2.30pm (doors 2.15) and finishes 5.30. Entry is £3 including tea and biscuits. Phone or text Janet on 07939 032224 for more info or to reserve a place, or just pay at the event.
Pictured from left: Joy Crampton, concertina, Janet Porter clarinet and dance caller, Nigel Swan guitar, Heather Hazell melodeon
The Polka Dots Barn Dance Band, whose original line-up played for the Eastoft Millennium Street Party, will include Heather Hazell, melodeon, Jonathan Bynoe, clarinet, Nigel Swan, keyboard, Joy Crampton, concertina and Janet Porter, dance caller with some clarinet and recorder. Janet calls and plays for ceilidhs at private parties and weddings with The Polka Dots and Village Hop Band and performs Music Hall with her very own Mrs Porter’s Ensemble. Janet and Nigel also run a regular French traditional music session at the Garden Gate pub in Leeds The other band members hail from Harrogate, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds and Bradford. They are all experienced musicians who perform regularly for a variety of functions around Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - including the Epworth Music Day.
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It’s official, the region’s Best Countryside Wedding Venue 2020 as voted for and judged at The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) is Hirst Priory! The elegant Georgian manor house is tucked away in 18 acres of private grounds near Crowle on the Isle of Axholme. It was one of the region’s hidden and fading gems until managing director Hazel Wheatley began the five year journey to restore its regal charm and turn it in to a multi-award winning wedding venue. TWIA is the only regional and national client voted awards in the wedding industry. It was set up to recognise excellent wedding suppliers and to help anyone organising a wedding find the best suppliers. The latest Hirst Priory success was in the East Midlands region where they beat twelve high quality finalists coming from across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. Hazel Wheatley said, “It is a stunning achievement to win this award against such strong competition. We owe a big thank you to our wonderful couples who were married with us during 2018/19 who voted for us and provided glowing testimonies to the judges of how we looked after them and how much they love Hirst Priory!” If you are looking for the very best venue for your big day spaces for 2020 weddings are limited but still available, as are 2021/22 dates. Call Hazel: 01724 488652 visit: www.hirstpriory.co
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Epworth and District Flower Club’s Open Meeting Almost 200 tickets had been sold for the Flower Demonstration to be given by Nick Grounds, a National Demonstrator. As a result, scores of (mainly) ladies flocked to the school hall of South Axholme Academy on Monday 11th November and anticipated an interesting evening. After a welcome by Anne Everatt the club’s current Chairman, Nick appeared on stage wearing an apron which created a very business-like approach. He began quite dramatically with the rendition of a poem by Pam Ayres “Goodwill to Men – Give us your Money”. In front of him was a salting pan which he used to create the first arrangement. The next anecdote was about a large lobster pot from Aldborough beach. This arrangement was completed with Norma Jean roses, large white flowers with a perfume. Nick switched on tiny white fairy lights inside the pot to a round of applause. The very simple third arrangement was created using a ring and again liatris standing tall but this time longiflorum lilies in very tight bud were inserted too. Extremely simple but very stunning. An enormous piece of driftwood appeared on the stage next. Spaced along the length were silver glittery baubles attached with silver wire. Nick added lime green shamrock chrysanthemums but he did at that point emphasise how we should look in more depth at things instead of superficially glancing. He then proceeded to illuminate the long, horizontal effect with tiny Christmas lights. The penultimate arrangement was created on a silver birch log with erect branches inserted. The branches had tiny fir cones attached and also attached to the log were orchid tubes into which Nick placed germini (small gerbera). He used almost white flowers with dark eyes, and a small number of carnations and to break the straight height effect the flowers were interspersed with umbrella fern. Yet another simple modern stunning arrangement. Anne Everatt thanked Nick for such a beautiful displays and made reference to his humour and creative talent and reiterated how we must all learn to look in more depth at what we see. The Epworth and District Flower Club meets at Haxey on the second Monday each month. We use the Stephen Jones Community hall from 7.30pm and we welcome visitors and new members. The next meeting will be the A.G.M. on Monday, 10th February 2020. I hope your appetite has been whetted.
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What’s On In Your area in Epworth and Belton Activity
Meeting place
Time
Contact
Mon
Thurlow Playgroup and Preschool
9-11.30 & 12-3
01427 875016
Mon
Epworth YOUTH Club (juniors)
Epworth Thurlow Epworth Com Wellbeing Centre, High St, Epworth
5.30-7.00pm
01724 29650
Mon
Epworth YOUTH Club (seniors)
As above
7.15-8.45pm
01724 29650
Mon
Epworth Mens Society (monthly)
The Red Lion Hotel, Eworth
19.30-21.30
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
Belton Short Mat Bowls
Belton Pavilion (Sept-April)
14:00-16:00
01427 875724
Mon
Epworth Youth Club (juniors)
Epworth Community Wellbeing & Youth Hub 17:30-19:00
Mon
Epworth Youth Club (seniors)
Epworth Community Wellbeing & Youth Hub 19:15-20:45
01724 297679
Mon
Army Cadets
Belton Park Pavilion
18.45-21.00
01724 858918
4th Mon Royal British Legion Epworth Branch
Old School Inn, Battle Green Epworth
7pm
01427 872223
Tues
Axholme Elite Taewondo
Epworth Leisure Centre
18.00-20.00
01427 873845
Tues
Epworth Rainbows
Epworth Thurlow
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
Beavers Cubs and Scouts
Belton Park Pavilion
17:30-20:00
07740 597314
Wed
1st Belton Rangers Isle Community Choir
All Saints Centre on Stocks Hill Belton St Norbert's Catholic Primary Academy School, Crowle
19.00-21.00
Wed
7.30pm-9.30pm
01427 872227 Gill 07419 319796
Wed
Belton Brownies
All Saints Centre on Stocks Hill Belton
18:00-19:30
01427 872109
Wed
Epworth Brownies
Methodist Church Hall
18:15-19:30
01427 754009
Wed
Belton Rainbows
All Saints Centre on Stocks Hill Belton
16:45-17:45
01427 754009
Wed
Belton Guides
All Saints Centre on Stocks Hill Belton
19:30 - 21:00
0753 951 6547 01427 873730
01724 297679
Wed
Yoga
Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall
13.00-15.00 18.00-20.00
Wed
Army Cadets
Belton Park Pavilion
18.45 - 21.00
01724 858918
Wed
Jack in a box playgroup
Wesley Methodist Church, Epworth
10. 00-1130
07460 657278
Mon
Epworth Folk club
Jinksy's Wine Bar (The Red Lion)
8.15pm start
01427 873594
Wed
Epworth Short Mat Bowl Club
Epworth Leisure Centre (Sept—April)
3.30 –5.30 pm
01427 874158 Alan
4th Wed Axholme Ferry Folk
Cross Keys, Wroot
Thurs
Epworth’s Ladies Society
(1st Thurs-monthly)
19.30 start
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 Red Lion, Epworth (1st & 3rd Thursday) 18:15 start
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Nordic Walking
Epworth Garden Centre
9.30 start
Epworth Short Mat Bowl Club
Epworth Leisure Centre (Sept—April)
3.30 –5.30 pm
01427 874158 Alan
What’s On In Your area in Epworth and Belton Fri
Epworth Performing Arts Academy
Fri
Red Cross (Whist) monthly 3rd week
Epworth Imperial Hall
19.00-21.30
01427 873622
Sat
Belton Bowls Club roll Up
Belton Park Pavilion (May-Sept)
14:00– 16:00
01427 875724
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
Epworth Imperial Hall
15.30-19.00
07548 156258
Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall
Bunty Harris
01724 782181
Bookings of the Imperial Hall, Epworth
Mary Addlesee
01427 873622
Belton Pavilion
Tony
01427-872400
Fits Alarms
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Business Directory
Advice Pensions Helpline
0800 991234
Electricity Emergencies
0800 375 675
Beauty/Health/Fitness
Transco - Gas leaks
0800 111 999
The Hair Shop Westwoodside
Yorkshire Water
0845 1242424
The Willows Dental Practise-Belton
£30 + VAT per year 01427 752455 01427 872106
Home and Garden
Care in the Community
Fountain Court florist Epworth
01427 874831
Age Concern
0800 009966
Childline
0800 1111
Neighbourhood Watch
01482 444466
Pam’s Minibus and Taxi Service 1 to 4 passengers 1 to 8 passengers (change of no. for mobile no)
NSPCC
0808 80050000
Trade/Craftsmen
RSPCA
0300 1234999
NHS Direct
111
Brooks HOMECARE Replacement Window and Doors 07973 142963 01427 875314
Taxi Service
Axholme Pest Control
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
0800 099951
SSAFA Forces Help www.ssafa,org.uk
01476 569764
Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club
07904 573405
01724 711941 07707 036611
01427 873608 / 07766747245
Axholme Decorating Centre 'Mixing Paint For You' sales@axdeccentre.co.uk 01427 238941
Education and General 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
Leisure
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