Including West Butterwick, Beltoft and Sandtoft
November 2018
Issue 117
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Welcome to the November issue of the Arrow! Christmas planning is well underway in this months issue. Plenty of local events to celebrate the festivities. Hirst Priory are holding their party nights and afternoon teas with Santa. Boston Park Farm have their annual grotto including a tractor ride. Book early to avoid disappointment. Epworth Old Rectory are holding their annual Christmas Fair on Saturday 17th November, along with their famous candlelight tours. We received a lovely phone call last month from a lady who lives in Epworth who wants to remain anonymous. “I would like to say what a wonderful village we live in. Day to day I experience kindness of people in the village, from helping me cross the road to helping me with my shopping. It is a great place to live and the people really do make my life easier, I really do appreciate the help which is offered� Enjoy the read and please note the deadline for the December issue is Wednesday 14th November for distribution by the 2nd December. 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 Remembrance Sunday Services in Epworth. 11th November 2018. There will be the usual Civic/Community Service in St Andrew’s Parish Church at 10.30 for 10.45. This follows the Parade from the memorial garden in Albion Hill. It will include the act of Remembrance and laying of wreaths. At Wesley Memorial Methodist Church there will be a service of Recollection at 6 pm following time for personal reflection from 5.30pm. There will be a short period of worship, including readings and prayers. The chapel will remain open after the this. All are invited to join in this remembrance.
The Isle Community Choir will return to the Epworth Thurlow Pavilion on Friday 9th November at 7.30pm, presenting “An Autumn Evening of Song” - a selection of music to warm your heart and soul. Musical Director Hannah Doherty will conduct, with keyboard accompaniment from James Longden. Those who attended the sell-out show last summer will know what to look forward to, as the choir will sing their customary varied programme of folk, pop, gospel and traditional, and there will even be a spot of audience participation for those who fancy joining in the fun. Seating will be cabaret style so bring a bottle, some nibbles and some friends and get ready for a night of pure autumn gold! Tickets are £5.00, available for sale at Serendipity, on Epworth High Street (01427 874478), and from 01427 873947. The choir is grateful to SSE Windfarms, Epworth Town Council and Crowle Town Council for funding.
The next meeting of the Isle of Axholme family history society will be on Thursday November 22nd 2018. We meet in the Wesley Memorial Church Schoolroom, High Street, Epworth at 7-30 p.m. The speaker will be Nick Nothard with “Old Cine Film” Refreshments will be served following the talk. Non members are welcome.
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Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Thursday November 1st Red Foxes by Dr. Carl Soulsbury Stephen Jones Hall (rear of the Methodist Chapel), Low Street, Haxey On Thursday November 1st we will be welcoming Dr. Carl Soulsbury to talk about red foxes, a species which we find in Britain but also around the world. He has been studying these for many years both in the UK and abroad. Red foxes are animals we see occasionally here in the Isle but they are more commonly seen in towns and cities. They are an animal which we know of and recognise from an early age but most of us know very little about, so this should prove to be an interesting evening. We hope you will come along, everyone is welcome, you don't have to be a member of the Wildlife Trust. Our meetings are always on the first Thursday of the month 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 Bonfire and Firework Display Saturday 3 November Gates Open at 4.30 pm Bonfire Lit at 5.00 pm Fireworks at 6.45 pm Gates close at 9.30 pm Epworth Showground, Wroot Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1EA Cost of entry is £5 (Under 12’s are £2 and under 5’s are free)
The Macmillan Coffee morning held in the Imperial Hall on Friday 28th September raised £ 1365. This total has been increased by further donations of £ 635. Which included a generous business cheque for £ 520. Bringing the total to £ 2000. The organisers wish to thank all the businesses for their generosity in donating raffle prizes and also the public for their support.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE LINDHOLME Adapted and Edited for publication by Anthony Catherall acknowledgement to Margaret Draper In fact the station role changed completely in November 1945 when No 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit was disbanded; the large number of technicians employed by this unit was posted out and partially replaced by new staff to man the Group Major Servicing Unit that was formed in December 1945. This Unit was immediately employed on ‘Operation Junk’ – the disposal of large numbers of aircraft no longer required in peace-time. The first forty arrived in December and by the end of February 1946 over one hundred had been received, categorised and disposed of to various places. The Major Servicing Unit spent only five months at Lindholme; in May 1946 another change took place which completely altered the face of the Station. Phase Two of ‘Operation Junk’ was transferred to Royal Air Force Scampton and from Scampton to Lindholme came No’s 57 and 100 Squadrons. The reason for this move was that both squadrons were converting from Lancaster to Lincoln aircraft and Lindholme’s runways were more suitable to these heavier machines. The new arrivals soon established a reputation for efficiency. was loudly praised for its efforts in a bombing competition month later No 100 Squadron was chosen to fly a Lincoln Display during the Czechoslovak Fair. The station was representatives:
In August 1946 No 57 Squadron (‘Operation Lash-Out’) and one over Prague at an International informed afterwards that their
“were the best ambassadors the country had had in Czechoslovakia since the war (3) (1)
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In October, No 100 Squadron was again selected to send an aircraft on a goodwill mission, this time to Santiago for the inauguration of the new president of Chile. In both of these missions the aircraft was piloted by Squadron Leader D Bretherton DFC, who subsequently retired as a Group Captain and became head of one of the training establishments for Guide Dogs for the Blind. By the end of October 1946, however, both squadrons had left Lindholme. No 57 Squadron went to Royal Air Force Waddington and No 100 Squadron to Royal Air Force Hemswell. They were replaced by No’s 1653 and 1660 Heavy Conversion Units, both equipped with the Lancaster. The latter unit was almost immediately disbanded and joined up with No 1653. The Station Commander recorded his views on the changes in the Unit diary. “We are frantically trying to learn each other’s names, find out what each other’s job is and rebuild a smooth and well organised station. We are grossly over-crowded with airmen and NCOs sleeping 18 in a Barrack Room and Officers 8 in a Barrack Room. To get everyone into peace-time accommodation airmen have to be accommodated in the Annex to No 5 Hanger.” (1)
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This unsettled air is reflected in station strengths. In April 1946 before the squadrons had arrived it was 1230, in May 1946 after their arrival it was 850, by August 1946 it had dropped to 704. Yet in November 1946 with the new units installed it had almost reached war-time proportions with 1,658 people on the camp. Early in 1947 Bruce Woodcock, at that time British and Empire Heavy-weight Boxing Champion and considered by many good judges a prospective world champion, gave an exhibition bout on the station. As a native of the area he was something of a local hero and the station magazine eulogised over his performance “He gave a marvellous exhibition of scientific boxing … with amazing speed countering his opponent’s left with his feet and his famous left.” This display must have been a highlight because conditions in the 1946/47 winter were appalling. Training was continuing spasmodically through a spell of extraordinary bad weather and in March 1947 the station answered an SOS from Cottesmore, isolated by 12 foot snowdrifts, to parachute in medical supplies for a critically ill farm labourer and 200 loaves of bread to help feed the stranded servicemen. Group Captain Clelland, the Station Commander, was able to tell the Yorkshire Post reporter on his return from the mercy trip that the Station Commander of Cottesmore had told him by radio that “we will send you the Bread Units later.” (2) This was, however, not the end of the station’s rescue effort for floods followed the snow and soon the station was called upon to rescue people marooned by floodwater in the Selby area. No 1653 Heavy Construction Unit became N0 230 OCU in April 1947 and in June 1947 the No 1 Group Communications Flight arrival on the station from Royal Air Force Finningley. In September 1847, the station held an ‘At Home’ to commemorate the Battle of Britain. The programme, a copy of which is retained in the station records, summarised the functions of Training Wing. “Here all aircrew – pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, signallers, engineers and gunners – are formed into ‘crews’ working as a team under a Pilot Captain. These crews are taught to fly Lancaster aircraft by day and night, to find the target, hit the target and return safely to base under almost any weather conditions. On the satisfactory completion of this training they are posted to bomber squadrons, still in the same crews and become part of the main striking force of the Royal Air Force – Bomber Command.” (1) (2)
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Apples Crafts and Candlelight at Epworth Old Rectory The end of the season at the Rectory has arrived so quickly this year - where has the time gone? But we're not quite finished yet with so much for you to come and see and do before Christmas. First up is the Apple pressing Day with Apple of your Isle group, who will press your own apples to give you apple juice to take home and drink as fresh juice, or later after it may have passed through a process or two with additives such as sugar and yeast.. Then comes the Christmas Craft Fair on November 17th. Once again the stalls space is completely filled with a waiting list for spaces. It's a great opportunity to fill the present list with quality hand made craft items, all produced by local craftsmen and women. The variety of crafts and items for sale is totally brilliant. How about trying to guess the weight of the cake while you enjoy a cup of tea Call into the gift shop to see what we may have, or to book your place at the next event in our yearly calendar. This one is not to be missed - the candlelit tours. We have limited space on these tours so you need to prebook now. See the house , fully furnished as normal following the crat Fair, but as the Wesleys would have experienced it, by candlelight. Your tour starts inthe Gift shop where you will be welcomed by a costumed guide, who will lead you, by the light of a lantern, to the front door where, after knocking for admission, you will be welcomed into the entrance hall, with a blazing fire to take away any chill, by even more costumed guides. You will then be taken all round the house with only candle light available and hear the story of all the happenings at the rectory while the Wesleys were resident there. You will them end your tour in Susanna's kitchen sitting around the table with another blazing fire while you chat over a cup of hot fruit punch, home made pork pie, sausage rolls, mince pies, fruit cake with butter and cheese,, and whatever else we choose to add to the menu. Although this ends our year for 2018, there will be so much more to look forward to for next year. 2019 is the 350th anniversary if the birth of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John and Charles, the founders of Methodism. Keep your eyes on these pages, and our Facebook page for more information as dates are finalised. Don't miss out on any of our great event days for the end of this year, and certainly not for next year's.
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Christmas Craft Fair Saturday 17th November 2018 10am—3.30pm Entrance £1.00
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Epworth Bonfire and Firework Display Saturday 3 November
Gates Open at 4.30 pm Bonfire Lit at 5.00 pm Fireworks at 6.45 pm Gates close at 9.30 pm Epworth Showground, Wroot Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1EA Cost of entry is £5 (Under 12’s are £2 and under 5’s are free) There will be food stalls available – Hog Roast, Burgers, Coffee, Crepes and Bar There will be a few small Children’s Fairground Rides. All proceeds from the event are distributed between local charities. The event is organised by Epworth Show Bonfire committee (which is made up of volunteers, who are local residents in the Isle of Axholme) Firework Display by Axholme Fireworks.
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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 YOUTH Club (juniors)
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
Epworth Youth Centre
19.00-21.00
13-19years
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
Cubs and Scouts
Belton Park Pavilion
18:30-20:00
07966 072 499
Wed
1st Belton Rangers
All Saints Centre on Stocks Hill Belton
19.00-21.00
01427 872227
Wed
Jack n Box
Wesley Memorial, Epworth
10:00-11:30
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
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
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 872445
Thurs
Keep Fit Active Ageing
Epworth Imperial Hall - Main Hall
10.00 - 11.00
01724 297255
Thurs
Epworth’s 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 Red Lion, Epworth (1st & 3rd Thursday) 18:15 start
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Epworth Garden Centre 9.30 start 01724 297270 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
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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Advice Pensions Helpline
0800 991234
Electricity Emergencies
0800 375 675
Transco - Gas leaks
0800 111 999
Yorkshire Water
0845 1242424
Business Directory £30 + VAT per year Beauty/Health/Fitness The Hair Shop Westwoodside The Willows Dental Practise-Belton
01427 752455 01427 872106
Care in the Community Age Concern
0800 009966
Home and Garden
Childline
0800 1111
Fountain Court florist Epworth
Neighbourhood Watch
01482 444466
NSPCC
0808 80050000
RSPCA
0300 1234999
NHS Direct
111
01427 874831
Taxi Service Pam’s Minibus and Taxi Service 1 to 4 passengers 1 to 8 passengers (change of no. for mobile no)
01724 711941 07707 036611
Trade/Craftsmen
Community
Brooks Homecare Improvements
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
Axholme Pest Control
01427 875314 07973 142963
01427 873608 / 07766747245
Axholme Decorating Centre 'Mixing Paint For You' sales@axdeccentre.co.uk 01427 238941 Chris Yeardley Roofing Services Michael Hazon The chimney sweep www.islechimneysweep.co.uk
01427 754197 07974 140344 07947 357 615
Business/Finance
Education and General
Hurstons Accountants & Business Advisors
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
01427 873737
Leisure
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