Apr 10, Issue 28, The Haxey & Westwoodside Arrow

Covering

Wroot, West Butterwick & The Parish of Owston Ferry

April 2010

Community Police News Page 10 Haxey Parish Councils Newsletter Page 26 Where you Live, Your Local History by Mr A Catherall Page 28 School News Business Directory

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Editors Letter....

April is full of traditions, a few that spring to mind are 1st April, of course April Fools Day, Good Friday, Easter Day and St. George's Day. Again it is my favourite time of year, I think with the terrible winter we have all endeared, there is a glimmer of hope, blue skies and the feeling of warmer days ahead! Apparently I have heard because of the cold Winter, we will have a fantastic Summer ahead.

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I would like to thank all the calls I receive, along with emails who support the magazine, all your comments are greatly appreciated!

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News, News, News, News, News, News, News...

Once again for the second year running the Parish Council are funding the Photography Competition. This year there is an increase in

prize money to accommodate the introduction of a special section for the Haxey and Westwoodside Primary School pupils.

So take your cameras with you when out and about over the next few weeks and don't be afraid to enter, who knows you could win £75.00, being the prize money for the adult section. Apart from the prize money, once the judging is complete your Photographs may be chosen to be exhibited in the Library.

Poster have been placed in and around the village please take time to read and we look forward to seeing your prints (Note no smaller than 7 inches on the longest side).

Closing date is 12th April 2010, full details are on page 27.

An item from North Lincolnshire‘s Old Rectory museum has been featured on Radio Humberside‘s regional version of BBC Radio 4‘s series ‗A History of the World in 100 Objects‘.

The regional radio station was featuring 10 objects from the Humberside area in a broadcast on Monday (February 15) and included in them was a ‗portrait‘ of John Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist Church along with his brother Charles.

The portrait is in fact a micrograph – incorporating 14,000 words from the biography of John Wesley used to create an artistic representation of his features.

Rev David Leese, Methodist Minister in Epworth and a trustee of the Old Rectory, which is situated there and was the birthplace of John and Charles Wesley, went along to Radio Humberside to talk about the ‗portrait‘.

He explained: ―The micrograph was created by Loius Gluck Rosenthal in Sheffield in 1850, and uses nearly 14, 000 words from a biography of John Wesley published in 1831, to create an artistic representation of Wesley based on the John Jackson portrait exhibited in 1827.

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―It took three years to create. From distance the portrait appears artistically to be a conventional drawing, and it is only upon close inspection that the lines and shadings can be seen to be created by 1,000‘s of words. ―Jackson' portrait creates an imposing profile of Wesley, demonstrating his importance and reputation, over and against his real life diminutive stature,‖ added Rev Leese.

The presentation of the micrograph at the event cause considerable interest among members of the public attending the event, many of whom did not believe it was created from words, until they had the opportunity to examine it close up.

All objects featured at Monday‘s event at BBC Radio Humberside were manmade, visual, and ideally portable. They also included the Brooke‘s Slave ship model from Hull, Amy Johnson's flying suit, a box of Reckitts Blue and the Wroot Jade Neolithic axe head.

Our popular lunches start again in April at the Wroot Methodist Chapel.

We invite you to join us in our chapel Schoolroom on 29th April at 12 noon for steak pie, potatoes, mixed vegetables, assorted desserts, tea and coffee.

Price £4. Lunches will also take place the last Thursday of every month until 30th September.

We also invite you to our Chapel Anniversary on Sunday 25th April at 9.30am. The service will be led by Mrs Elaine Cameron

The next Coffee mornings at the Stephen Jones Community Hall will be on Saturday April 3rd and Saturday May 1st at 10.30 till noon. Everyone Welcome.

A slide show by Geoff Trinder ―Highlands and Islands will be held at the Stephen Jones Community Hall on April 15th., 7:30pm Everyone welcome.

A collection will be taken during the interval For more details on any events at the Haxey Methodist or Stephen Jones Community Hall contact John Roberts 01427 753341

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The May meeting of the Isle of Axholme group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust will take place on Thursday May 6th when Natasha Estrada will be giving us a talk about small mammals found in Britain. Although we know what many of these animals look like from pictures or television programmes, most of us rarely, if ever, see these creatures in the wild because they are so secretive. Natasha worked for the Trust for a time monitoring small mammals, particularly water voles and bats, and she now conducts ecological surveys for various people. We have been trying to get a speaker on this subject for a few years so we are looking forward to this meeting. Do come along and join us, our meetings are open to anyone; you don‘t have to be a Trust member.

We meet on the first Thursday of the month from October to May at the new hall at the rear of Haxey Methodist Chapel on Low Street starting at 7.30pm. There is a small admission charge of £1 and there is a raffle and refreshments. Bird food is always on sale at the meetings as well as at Geoff‘s house in Belton. For further information about the local Trust group and their meetings please contact Geoff or Chris Trinder on 01427 872051. We look forward to welcoming all regular members and new visitors.

Stephen and Susan Bowman, 38 Low street, Haxey, Doncaster are opening their garden for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 25th April, 2010 11.30am5.30pm Come and enjoy the spring flower display. Plant stall, craft stall , and refreshments are available. All proceeds to Macmillan, Marie Curie and Help the Hospices. The National Garden Scheme is a nationwide organisation and is known as the yellow book, which can be purchased and shows all the gardens in the country which are open and when.

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Do You Recognise This Cap? I have been passed a collection of costume that belonged to a donor's father and grandfather. One of these items is what appears to be a school cap, and as the family was from the Epworth area I was wondering if anyone might recognise which school it was from?

If anyone can help I would be very much appreciated!

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Margaret Kingswood, from Wakefield created a stunning display of arrangements under the heading of ―TOYS FOR THE BOYS‖ for the Epworth and District Flower Club Starting with the early years, the first design represented children‘s building blocks and used purple, green and pink flowers in a frame which was cleverly upturned leaving the flowers hanging to represent the falling blocks. A mirror arrangement was then placed on top.

The second display was a hedgerow, again in shades of pink, created by producing some preprepared work along with the ―toy‖, an old planting string. ―Painting ―was next, with an easel holding a metal framework threaded with sisal and ribbon. Two placements of yellow roses and freesias painted a tropical art scene.

A cascade design, standing on an old tool box, with flowers and foliage in yellow and green interpreted D I Y experiences.

The final ―toy‖ was photography, with a beautiful, blousy, green and pink arrangement in a large urn.

We should all have gleaned some inspiration to set us in good stead for the next meeting – Monday 12th April, this time in the Jubilee room, Haxey Memorial Hall. Joan Woodhead will show us how to produce a spring arrangement, when she travels from Grimsby to demonstrate ―SPRNG INTO SPRING‖. Interested in joining? contact Linda on 01724 783595

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For decades, we've been warned about the dangers of sun exposure. Most of us diligently apply sunscreen before heading outdoors, confident that we are protecting ourselves from malignant melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. The experts have gotten their point across, maybe too well!

As it turns out, in our effort to avoid overexposure to the sun, we have left ourselves vulnerable to arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension, and certain cancers, as well as other diseases. Exposure to the sun is our easiest and most common source of vitamin D, and although it is important to avoid sunburn, a little exposure to the sun each day can go a long way in protecting our health. Without sufficient vitamin D, experts fear that we may even see a resurgence of rickets in children, a disease that had become fairly rare in both Europe and the U.S. In today's world, we not only slather on the sunscreen before spending time outside, but many of us spend very little time outdoors to begin with. further limiting our exposure to the sun's rays.

Depending on the climate in your area, opportunity for sun exposure sufficient to help protect against both breast and prostate cancer may be hard to come by. In the UK, the suns rays are too weak for a good half of the year to allow absorption adequate enough to aid in the body's production of vitamin D. Even in the hot, sunny climates of the Middle East and Africa, people often choose long sleeved garments to protect themselves from sunburn. While they are decreasing the incidence of malignant melanoma, they are depriving themselves of a vital nutrient.

So what is the answer? We can get some vitamin D through food sources, such as milk, eggs, and fatty fish, but dietary sources alone typically fall far short of the mark. Supplements are widely available, but even with supplementation, the blood levels of vitamin D can remain depleted. We certainly do not want to return to the days of unprotected sunbathing -- we have concrete proof that allowing our skin to burn puts us at risk, yet it is clear that the vitamin D offered by sun exposure does provide some healthful benefits.

As with most things, moderation is your best bet; seeking a little bit of daily sunlight seems to be the optimal solution. While it is important to avoid unprotected exposure during the hours of 11 a.m. through 3 p.m. when the sun's rays are the most direct and therefore the most dangerous, it is prudent to spend 10-15 minutes each day soaking up the sun's rays. So rejoice! Take your breakfast tray outside and start your day by enjoying a bit of the morning sunshine.

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The current priorities for the Axholme South area are:Nethergate Area, Westwoodside (Anti social behaviour and youths causing annoyance).

Blackmoor Road and Hall Croft, Haxey(neighbourhood issues).

West Butterwick Village Hall and bus stop (Youths causing annoyance, anti social behaviour and theft of lead).

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Police Community

The Neighbourhood Central team are commencing their Tina Starbuck Support Officer 7574 first 'walkabout' surgery on Monday 22 March 2010 and will be on Sue Fahy patrol in and around West Woodside village between 1500 and 1600 hours, we are conducting these as we feel that this may be more productive than the surgeries we held at Haxey Library every month, which I have to say were not used and would allow us to engage with the community and allow the public to report their concerns to us. The neighbourhood team are also exploring the possibility of using the Police events bus to visit the villages to increase community engagement and give more residents the chance to report their concerns to the local officers.

Officers on motorcycles have been out on the Isle to deal with quad bikes and motorcyclists who have been creating on-going nuisance to residents and we would encourage anyone who has these to cease any activity which again will be looked at positively by the police.

Please may I ask that all motorists who use their mobile phones whilst driving that they are liable to both a fine and points on their licences, so please stop using mobile phones, nothing is that urgent that you need to answer or make a call on your mobile phone driving.

Now that we are hopefully entering the lighter nights and better weather! can I ask that we are all aware of leaving property insecure and especially doors into our property as it only takes a very short while for people to come in and steal your property including your car keys and cars and give you what you believe a plausible reason. If you spot anyone and they are not always alone and you have any reservations, suspicions please ring the police immediately, do not take time over thinking whether you should or should not I would rather you rang in at the time. West Woodside is suffering from some dwelling burglaries of which the police are investigating, so this particular message is particularly important.

The Neighbourhood team have continued to deal with reports of anti-social behaviour in West Woodside and persons have been arrested and processed after a recent weekend when a large number of people gathered and their behaviour was in-excusable.

PC Starbuck will be attending South Axholme School to present certificates to those who took part in the Lifestyle 2009. Lifestyle is a Humberside Police initiative for 10 to 16 year olds to encourage young people to help their communities during the school summer holidays.

A warrant was recently executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act at an address in West Woodside.

You can contact Humberside Police on 0845 60 60 222 for non-emergency calls. If you feel uncomfortable in calling the police with information about crime, then please consider contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity working to fight crime. They can also be joined on Twitter, Facebook and Bebo or if you go onto the Crimestoppers website you can also fill an on-line form. When contacting Crimestoppers you do not have to give your name and you may be eligible for a cash reward.

Working with Pc Starbuck is your Police Community Support Officer Susan FAHY, who regularly patrols the South area of the Isle and will be happy to discuss any community issues with you. Please feel free to stop and speak with her or alternatively contact either of us via 0845 60 60 222.

The police station at Epworth also provides a front counter service for two days a week, Mondays and Thursdays, between 9am and 3pm.

The date and location for the next Neighbourhood Action Team meeting will be at Wroot Village Hall on Monday 17th May 2010.

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Wroot Travis School News letter This term we‘ve had a dance teacher in to school and we‘ve learnt Street Dance. It‘s really good exercise and the children had great fun. Future disco stars.

The topic this term is Africa. An African lady came to school for the day and we learnt a lot about African dance, rhythm and singing as well as taking part in a textile workshop. The younger children dressed up in a variety of costumes and, inspired by our African day they have now made drums and rainsticks.

Our toddler group, Little Acorns, still flourishes on a Thursday afternoon and new Parents/Carers are always welcome, you don‘t need to live in Wroot to join us.

Ring 01302 770251 for more information.

Congratulations to our staff member Mrs Jane Custons who has just achieved HLTA status.

On Friday 12th March we held our Mothering Sunday service in St Pancras Church. The children recited poems and read the prayers. Our KS2 children showed off their musical talent, Casey Sanderson played the trombone and a group of children played clarinets. The children presented their Mums with posies which we made in school that morning.

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―MRS MARKHAM‖ CAUSES MAYHEM Members of Haxey Amateur Dramatic Society (HADS) are rehearsing busily to put on another feast of entertainment. The play this time is ―Move Over Mrs Markham‖ by Ray Cooney and John Chapman. Audiences over many years have enjoyed the Society‘s farce performances & this one looks like another winner. Producer, Ann Booth, says this is one of the best scripts she has worked on & is confident the cast will do it justice.

The action is set in the smart London flat of Philip & Joanna Markham. The flat is above the offices of Lodge & Markham, publishers of children‘s books. You might think such a respectable business would be run by wholly respectable people. How wrong can you be? Henry Lodge & his wife Linda are both looking to satisfy their considerable appetites with extra-marital affairs. Henry‘s prospective mistress is the beguiling Miss Wilkinson, whilst Linda is attempting to woo the less beguiling Walter Pangbourne. Meanwhile, Alistair Spenlow, interior decorator for the Markhams & a man whose preferences are easy to mis-read, is doing his level best to seduce Sylvie, the Markham‘s gorgeous Swiss au pair. Philip & Joanna‘s marriage seems to have lost some sparkle & they too are drawn perilously close to straying from the straight and narrow. Enter the prim & proper Olive Harriet Smythe, highly successful, ultra-respectable children‘s authoress. This could be the big opportunity which Lodge & Markham needs to break in to big-time publishing, but it is essential that Miss Smythe believes she will be dealing with a firm of the utmost integrity & propriety. Thus the scene is set for lots of high speed action, complicated deceptions, & hilarious shenanigans. All the ingredients are here to ensure you will have a riotous evening.

The cast includes well known HADS members (Jeremy Cooper, John Spittlehouse, Joan Young, Diane Corbett, Celia Boardman, Trevor Bland, Peter Lindley) as well as Lindsey Yeardley, making her 2nd appearance as the delectable Miss Wilkinson, & Emma Speers, in her debut with the group as the simmering Sylvie.

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FANCY A GAME OF BOWLS ?

Then why not come along to BELTON BOWLS CLUB on a Saturday afternoon 1.00pm until 4.00pm and take part in our bowls drive .

The event is open to all particularly new bowlers for whom we have set aside the first hour, to give them the opportunity to try out this very popular pastime alongside one of our experienced bowlers.

Between 2,00 and 4.00 pm the bowls drive is open to all- comers to enjoy a friendly game for small prizes followed by a well earned cup of tea.

An entrance fee of £1.50 / player is payable for this part of the event.

Bowls and overshoes can be provided if required .

The bowling green is situated alongside Belton playing fields which can be accessed from either Belton High Street or Jeffrey Lane and parking is available close to the green The club has a mixed membership and is run for the enjoyment of its members in friendly relaxed atmosphere .

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HAXEY PRE-SCHOOL CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Although the weather continues to chill us, it hasn't certainly hasn‘t hindered Haxey Pre-school‘s drive to improve their facilities! They have recently been successful in obtaining £7000 worth of resources through the "Early Excellence in Outdoor Play Scheme" and are also celebrating the gaining of lottery funding of £6554 which is being used to enhance and develop their Seaside multi function room and the Reflection/Story corner. The inside equipment has been replaced and many new toys and books have been purchased. The outdoor area is now almost complete thanks to another grant from North Lincolnshire Council. ― I can‘t believe how much the setting has improved‖ said Tina Berry, Mother to Andrew aged 3 ―I know the staff are all outstanding, as is the Ofsted grade but I have great difficulty in getting Andrew to come home now, he wants to stay and play with all the new toys!‖ The fundraising continues with their annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Wednesday 31st March. The children will sing a few songs to celebrate springtime followed by lots of fun activities for all! You are welcome to visit Joy Norouzi and her dedicated team at anytime. The Pre-school is open Monday – Friday 9.15am - 3.15am and caters for children from 2.5 years to school starting age.

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Haxey Parish Council, Newsletter, April 2010 Parish Clerk - Deb Hotson Email: haxeypc@live.co.uk Telephone: 01652 618306 / 07800 569 589 Website: www.haxeyparish.org.uk

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Assembly of the Parish of Haxey will be held on Tuesday 4th May 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall, Haxey.

Haxey Parish Handyman Haxey Parish Council is requesting expressions of Interest by 20 th April 2010 from individuals and Contractors to fill the position of Haxey Parish Handyman (Parish Handyman is a generic term and may be filled by male or female candidates). The Council expects the work required to be around 500 hours per annum under the direction/management of the Parish Council Clerk. Remuneration will be by negotiation.

Work required is expected to include but is not limited to: Maintenance of the Parish Council Office.

Closed Churchyard work (administration and manual).

Parish Street Furniture maintenance (notice boards, bus shelters etc.).

General litter pick up across the Parish.

Maintenance of Parish hanging baskets and planting of village spaces as required.

Checking of Parish land (Ragwort etc.).

Any other tasks that may arise throughout the year that provides benefit to the Parish.

There may also be the potential for extra maintenance work across the Parish during the year supporting and funded by other Parish organisations.

Candidates should reply to the Parish Council Clerk in writing (e-mail is acceptable) stating qualification/ experience for carrying out the proposed work; any equipment owned to enable such work to be carried out; and an indication of remuneration expected.

Haxey Parish Council is currently planning to fill the post of Handyman initially for 1 year and reserves the right to not proceed with the Project at any stage up until the formal filling of the post.

North Lincolnshire Leader Grant funding The EU, Defra and Yorkshire Forward have made £2.4 million available to be spent on local community projects in the rural areas of North and North East Lincolnshire over the next four years through the LEADER funding programme. The Rural Local Action Group delivers the programme with support from North and North East Lincolnshire Councils.

Not for profit groups are able to apply for funding to support projects that benefit local communities by reinvigorating villages, increasing basic services in rural communities or promoting culture and tourism. £14,225 funding has been received from the Leader Grant to assist in the establishment of the Cove Road Haxey and Westwoodside Allotment Site, Westwoodside. This has purchased top soil, manure and the gravel boards / sleepers for the raised beds and path edging. The plots have all been allocated but you can put your name on a waiting list by contacting Steve Brown on 01427 753517.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust In 2004 a lease agreement was signed between the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and Haxey Parish Council.

A working group has been established and a meeting was held on February 1st 2010 where several common points were discussed and a further meeting will be arranged before summer.

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Lindsey Lodge Hospice News Letter Lindsey Lodge Hospice cares for people whose lives are affected by life-limiting conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, heart or renal failure. Lindsey Lodge Hospice is an independent registered charity, number 702871, situated on Burringham Road, Scunthorpe and serves the community of the North Lincolnshire area.

Drivers needed to provide occasional lifts to the Hospice. Every second Saturday in the month, between 10.30 – 1.30pm we run bereavement groups for the loved ones of all patients cared for during their final days. Some people are unable to get to these groups, perhaps because they live in an outlying village with an infrequent bus service or have no transport of their own. If you are able to help every now and again we‘d like to hear from you. For further information please ring 01724 270835 and talk to either Alison Tindall or Chris Dyer.

Donations needed to our Hospice Shop on the High Street in Epworth. You can now help us make and extra 28% on the sale value of donated goods. We are now able to claim Gift Aid on goods donated by UK tax payers. Ask in the shop for information.

Watch out around Epworth and the villages for news of our Isle Supporter Group activities.

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The Isle of Axholme

Where You Live

Your Local History

Adapted by Anthony Catherall

THE SAXONS AND SCANDINAVIANS IN THE ISLE OF AXHOLME Continued For the next three hundred years or so the Saxon Kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria conducted a smouldering conflict. The Isle on the frontier was often the centre of contention and bloodshed. It is said that three east/west hillocks called the Giants Graves near High Melwood were the graves of soldiers killed in these conflicts. Now, apparently they are no longer discernible.

In the late 8th century the Danes started to make raids on the east coast. The Humber and Trent provided excellent transport inland. In 797 A.D. the country around the Humber and Trent were devastated by Danish raiders. This occurred again in 838 A.D. In 870 A.D. the Danish raiders plundered North Lindsey for three years actually settling at Torksey before heading for home. In 933 A.D. the Danes swept the whole country from Durham to Lindsey. In 1013 the King of Denmark, Sweyn, devastated North Lindsey and landed at Gainsborough where he assumed the title of King.

In 1014 he died and was succeeded by Canute, his son. However, Ethelred, the Saxon king returned with an army and tried to drive out the Danes. After a number of battles, Canute became King of England as well as Denmark. Danish settlement and integration was taking place throughout this period. The Danish Kings ruled England until 1042 when a Saxon was elected. After the Norman Conquest, in 1068, the King of Denmark brought a fleet and army across to form an alliance with the Saxons to try to drive out the Normans. The Danish fleet anchored at the confluence of the Ouse and Trent off Adlingfleet. Its name derived from Edgar Atheling, Saxon heir to the throne. The camp was in a superb defensive position with the Ouse to the North. Trent to the East and the Don meandering to the South. The Danish fleet had control of the waterways. However, William the Conqueror offered the Danes a vast bribe and they left without fighting.

The Isle of Axholme provides a number of Scandinavian and Danish place names.

For example, a name ending in – ‘by’ Keadby (- by meaning village).

Other examples are; - ‘thorpe’ - Garthorpe, Althorpe, Derrythorpe and Gunthorpe (thorpe meaning hamlet). Gunthorpe also means (hamlet of reeds).

Lastly – ‘toft’ - Santoft, Beltoft, and Eastoft (-toft meaning homestead).

Bibliography: Historical Geography – Mitchell Historical Geography of England and Wales – Darby History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme – Rev. W.B. Stonehouse M.A. Reads History of the Isle of Axholme – T.C. Fletcher.

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Wake & Shake Festival Report On Friday 26th February local schools took part in a Wake and Shake Festival.

There were competitions held at Westwoodside Church of England School for 5 – 11year olds.

The pupils helped to select their own music and design their own aerobic style routines.

The children were judged on song selection, creativity, co-ordination and energy.

The winners from the South Axholme School family were Epworth and Westwoodside, who will take part in the finals in Scunthorpe.

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Two senior members of Axholme Camera Club have been awarded Honorary Life Membership, much to their surprise. Cliff Espin -Bradley and John Roberts have both been members for over thirty years, and have served the club as Chairmen and committee members at various times. " We have been friends throughout, " said John, " and remember when the club was down to a handful of members. It is lovely to have seen it grow again, into the successful club we have today."

Both John and Cliff are still active members of the club, attending meetings regularly and entering competitions.|This continuing enthusiasm for photography is a wonderful achievment, especially as Cliff recently celebrated his eightieth birthday . Both have embraced the digital age and use the new technology to great effect, often producing award winning images.

The annual Photographer of the Year Competition, sponsored by Tom Dennis Imaging of Scunthorpe, was well supported with over sixty entries. Judge Erica Oram from Sheffield, had a difficult task. She studied all the photographs in the competition, and commented on each one, giving helpful advice where she felt it would be of use, before short-listing ten, which turned out to be fourteen, so high was the overall standard of work. From these she eventually selected her top three, with the winner being Jean Goodburn's beautiful study of a long tailed tit. Jean was presented with the Tom Dennis Imaging Trophy and one of three prizes donated by member Alan Townsend. Alan then went on to win second and third prizes!

Previoiusly, Alan Townsend had given a talk to members, 'Film to Digital', in which he shared some of his earliest images, taken on film and processed in the darkroom, alongside his more recent digital work, comparing the different techniques and results. It was a very interesting and informative talk as well as an opportunity to see more of Alan's terrific work. The format was far better than some of visiting speakers who give similar talks, and it is good to know we have such talent in the club.

Best Wishes

Lynda

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Doncaster Advanced Motorist Dear Readers, Motorways are our safest roads, mainly because everyone is driving in the same direction and there, are no traffic lights, roundabouts, or pedestrians. But motorway driving can be monotonous and if you let your mind to wander, the risks can escalate sharply.

Follow these simple guidelines and your motorway driving should be safe and less tiring.

When joining a motorway, assess the traffic by glancing over your shoulder to check the blind spots and consider a right turn signal before you move onto the motorway.

Traffic already on the motorway has priority. Use the slip road to accelerate to a speed that matches the flow in the left-hand lane.

Remember the two essential rules of motorway driving: maintain a safe following distance (two seconds between you and the vehicle in front is the minimum safety gap) and exercise good lane discipline.

Traffic on motorways usually travels faster than on other roads, so you have less time to react. Look much further ahead than usual and use your mirrors early and regularly.

Take extra care when overtaking large goods vehicles in heavy rain or high crosswinds.

Always signal in good time before you change lanes and remember, a signal is an indication of an intention, it doesn‘t give the right to carry out the manoeuvre unless it's safe. Remember, it's Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre.

Only overtake only on the right, unless traffic is moving more slowly in queues on your right. In these circumstances you can overtake on the left to keep up with the traffic in your lane.

Tiredness or stress affects your ability to concentrate. Take a twenty-minute break from driving every two hours, even if you don‘t feel £110 tired. Some exercise and light refreshments during the break can help too.

If you break down, stop on the hard shoulder and use the nearest emergency telephone to contact the Police Motorway Control. Don't stop on the hard shoulder unless it's an emergency.

Move to the left-hand lane in good time when preparing to leave a motorway. Be careful not to underestimate your speed when approaching the end of an exit slip road. Check your speedometer as you leave the motorway to ensure that you have slowed down sufficiently.

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Following the successful visit of the last theatre company visit to West Butterwick Village Hall in November, another production has been booked through LiveLincs Rural Touring scheme.

On Friday 21st May at 7.30pm The Badapple Theatre Company will present ‗Back to the Land Girls‘.

This is the story of two girls from very different backgrounds who become Land Girls and soon learn all there is to know about working on the land.

It is a comedy written by Badapple‘s resident writer. The story celebrates the highs and lows of the women who helped keep Britain fed during the Second World War. It is set against the glorious music of the era. It is a fictional tale but is based on the reminiscences of a number of Land Army girls.

Tickets are £5 and are available by phoning 01724 782181.

West Butterwick Field Day will be held on Saturday 21 st August – attractions including Batons of Steel Majorettes and a Fly Ball display are being booked. There will be many other things including games, stalls, races for children and a licensed bar.

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Double unveiling at Epworth’s Old Rectory Museum There was a double unveiling at one of North Lincolnshire‘s popular tourist attractions on Saturday (February 20) - and one was a surprise for the 90-year-old woman taking part.

Local MP Ian Cawsey was at Epworth‘s Old Rectory to officially unveil a certificate given to it to mark the fact the building had been officially designated as a museum by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council ((MLA).

And then Jean Watson from York was asked to cut a tape to officially open a exhibition room at the Old Rectory – famous throughout the world as the birthplace of John and Charles Wesley, who founded the Methodist movement.

Mrs Watson had been asked to open the exhibition room as she had donated two prints to the museum and was there to represent all the people who had made donations.

However, it was not until she arrived that she was asked to perform the tape cutting ceremony and said: ―I‘ll be thrilled and delighted to do so.‖ Earlier, before unveiling the MLA certificate, Ian Cawsey said: ―This represents a huge amount of hard work by a lot of people to get the Old Rectory accredited as a museum. ―I congratulate all involved and look forward to the Old Rectory going on to even bigger and better things in the future,‖ he added.

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It‘s been a great winter at Coneygarth Farm with all the children loving the snow. Now that spring is on its way the children have lots of things to look forward to, we are having a new play area built and a living willow den which the children will help make. The veg garden is being prepared and we will be buying some more chickens.

The lambs are arriving and we will be out on the farm watching them being born. As you can see it‘s a great place for the children to learn and play.

Our sister nursery Flying Start Day Nursery continues to attract the interest of businesses, another local company has signed up to their workplace nursery provider scheme. Joe Rothwell, Director of Vitruvian Consultants commented, ―We‘re a growing company in Doncaster and wanted to offer the very best benefits to our staff. Flying Start is a great nursery and offers a great incentive to members of our staff with a young family.‖ Joe‘s little boy goes to Flying Start and his big sister comes to the holiday club at Coneygarth.

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Why don't you give Scouting a try?

Recently the 18th Haxey Scouts enjoyed a fun packed day at Edale, hiking, learning to map read and using compass. All good practise for the Swiss adventure ahead!

Interested in joining our group, ring Simon 01427 752250 Scout nights Friday, 7pm—9pm, behind Haxey Church

DUST OFF THE DUSTERS WITH MOLLY MAID It‘s strange how this time of year triggers an urge to embark upon that most rigorous of activities - spring-cleaning!

These days, this need not take up all your reserves of energy - unless of course you crave the satisfaction that comes from moving furniture and discovering for yourself how much dust and grime accumulates in those forgotten corners and crevices. Leisure time has replaced money as the symbol of success, and many householders are seeking a bit of help around the home so that they are free to get some well earned rest and spend time with their family doing the things they enjoy.

Andy & Lynne Crewe owns‘ the local MOLLY MAID that cleans homes across the Doncaster area and explains the benefits in hiring a professional cleaning service. ―MOLLY MAID does not only guarantee the satisfactory cleaning of your home, but is also a reliable and trustworthy organization. When you are handing over the key to your home, and perhaps the code of your burglar alarm, you want a company that is fully insured and has a safe secure system when dealing with multiple house keys.‖ Andy & Lynne have been operating in Doncaster for the last 2 years and MOLLY MAID UK celebrated their 25 th anniversary in 2009. As a result of their experience, and the thorough training that all of the maids are given, all of the teams are ready for a Spring Clean rush at this time of year. This means that a team of maids can work through the house surprisingly quickly and efficiently causing the minimum of disruption in the home.

Of course if you want to give it a go yourself here are some tips from the domestic cleaning experts at MOLLY MAID: Limit your cleaning products to a quality window/glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, tile/grout cleaner and a toilet bowl cleaner.

Apply the MOLLY MAID system on cleaning. Clean from the top of the house to the bottom and clean from top to bottom and from left to right in whatever room you are cleaning. This is the quickest and most efficient way to clean.

Dust first vacuum second. That way any bits of dust or dirt will fall to the floor and be collected by the vacuum cleaner.

Use a toothbrush for hard to reach areas in the bathroom and kitchen for example around the soap holder, taps and drain.

Streaks on windows are unsightly and tricky to eliminate. When cleaning windows, wipe one side of the glass horizontally and the other side vertically. This way, when polishing out streaks, it will be easy to determine which side they are on.

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What‘s On In Your area in the Isle of Axholme Activity

Meeting place

Mon

18th Gainsborough Cubs

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

Mon

Isle of Axholme Wolf cubs

Mon

Time

Contact

6:30 - 8:30 pm

01427 752250

Westwoodside Village Hall

6.00-7.30 pm

01427 754120

Isle of Axholme Scouts

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.00-9.00 pm

01427 754120

Mon

All Stars Tae Kwon Do

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

6.00 - 8.00pm

Tues

Isle of Axholme Beavers

Westwoodside Village Hall

6.00-7.30 pm

Tues

Mother and Toddler

Westwoodside Village Hall

1.30-3.30 pm

Tues

Jo’s Dance Exercise

Westwoodside Village Hall

9.30-10.30 am

Tues

Line Dancing

Westwoodside Village Hall

Tues

Boxercise

Haxey Church Hall

Wed

Mother and Toddler

Westwoodside Village Hall

9.00-11.00 am

Wed

Social Club—over 60’s

Westwoodside Village Hall

2.00-4.00 pm

Wed

Belly Dancing

Westwoodside Village Hall

6.30-8.30 pm

Thurs

Jo’s Tap Dancing

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.00-9.00 pm

Fri

Tae kwan Do

Westwoodside Village Hall

Tues

18th Gainsborough Beavers

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

6:00 - 7:30 pm

01427 752250

Fri

18th Gainsborough Scouts

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

7:00 - 9:00 pm

01427 752250

Tues

Little Otters Playgroup

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

9:30-11:30 am

01427 728058

Mon

Preschool— Playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-:3:15 pm

01427 754330

Mon

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Memorial Hall

3:00-10:00 pm

01427 873532

Tues

Preschool Playgroup 3—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 754330

Tues

Bingo

Memorial Hall

7pm—9pm

01427 752636

Wed

Preschool– playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15- 3:15pm

01427 754330

Wed

Tae Kwan Do

Memorial Hal

5:45-6:45 pm

01302 311174

1st Wed of Haxey Woman's Institute (WI) each month

7.30-9.30 pm 9.30—10.30am

Swing Band Rehearsal

Stephen Jones Community Hall, Haxey

Thurs

Sunshine Yoga

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

Thurs

Preschool—Playgroup 3—5 years

Thurs

01427 753269

6.00-7.00 pm

Memorial Hall

Wed

01427 754120

01427 753062 7:30-930 pm 7:30 - 8:30 pm

01427 873730

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 753162

Happy Circle (over 60’s)

Memorial Hall

2:00—4:00 pm

01427 752636

Thurs

Bambi—Playgroup 1—3 years

Memorial Hall

9:30-11:00 am

01427 754830

Thurs

Boxercise

Haxey Church Hall

9.30—10.30am

01427 753269

Thurs

North Lincs Community Concert Band

Conservative Cub, Scunthorpe (Rehearsals

7:00 –10:00pm

01724 784494

Thurs

Kick Boxing

Memorial Hall

6:00 - 8:00pm

01427 875051

Fri

Preschool—Playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 754330

Fri

Musical Monkeys 0—5 years

Memorial Hall

10:30- 12:noon

01427 753787

Fri

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Memorial Hall

3:00 - 10:00pm

01427 873532

Thurs

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club The Red Lion , Epworth

Thurs

Musical Movement - Toddlers 12months +

Thurs

6pm start

01427 875540

Epworth Thurlow Pre School

9:00 - 10:00 am

01427 875016

Musical Movement - Baby Group

Epworth Thurlow Pre School

10:00 - 11:00 am

01427 875016

The Stephen Jones Community Hall -

Pam Layton (Bookings)

01427 752783

Bookings of the Memorial Hall

Mrs Anne Robinson

01427 752636

Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall Barbara Senior 52 Please mention “The Arrow” when responding to advertisements 01427 753380 Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall

Beryl Ash

01724 783125

Sun 10am-2pm

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Business Directory

Advice Pensions Helpline

0800 991234

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Transco - Gas Leaks Yorkshire Water

080 111 999 0845 1242424

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

0800 009966

01482 444466

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

08705 555999

NHS Direct Owston Ferry LIVES (information only)

Contact Carolyn 01302 532676

Boarding Kennels/Grooming Croft House Kennels & Cattery

01427 890235

Business/Finance/Accountants

0800 1111

Neighbourhood Watch

£30 + VAT for 12 months

0845 4647 01427 728324

Hurstons Accountants & Bus. Advisors

01427 873737

Health/Fitness /Swimming Minnows Swimming Club, Misterton School Pool Catherine 01427 754240 or Annette 01427 754772 Quality Lifestyles Personal Training Consultancy Paul Seaman ACSM HFI 01427 753591 / 0771 4318958

Funeral Directors Fields Funeral Service, Westwoodside

01427 874424

R Butoid Funeral Service , Misterton & Dist 01427 890317

Community

Local Taxis

Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

P T Taxis—Haxey

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

BJ7 Taxis—4/6/7/8 seater

01302 531277

Axi Private Hire - long and short journeys

07866 859963

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Group

01427 875752

Education and General Epworth Country Primary School

01427

01427 754531 / 07790817691

Trade/Craftsmen J M B Plastering—Haxey

01427 752200 / 07785 735984

D Brown Joinery

0779 5321054 / 01302 350363

D B Topping Builder/Home Improvements In business for 20 years 07801 719482 / 01427 753587

Haxey C of E School

01427 752294

A.E.S. Tiling (Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiling) www.aestiling.org.uk

01302 885401 07749519557

Westwoodside C of E Primary School

01427 752355

C M Developments Building Services

01302 770216

Westwoodside Mobile Library

01724 865675

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

G S Joinery - W Butterwick 07840 701447 / 01724 783181

Westwoodside Dental Surgery

01427 753180

Simon White Building Cont. 01427 873446 / 07831 690591

C Bacon Furniture Restorer 01302 882996/ 07973 324824 Meteor Security Solutions

01302 623427 / 07917 766922

Home and Garden

Leisure

Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

Epworth Leisure Centre

01427 873845

Utopia Soft Furnishings - Epworth

My Vue Cinema

08712 240240

Entertainment/Children‘s Care

North Lincs Community Concert Band (rehearsals)

01724 784494

Ave Ago Bouncy Castle Hire 01427 848681/ 07930942901

Haxey Cricket Club

01427 752394

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01427 873469

All Aboard Children‘s Club -Westwoodside 01427 753676 Belton Bouncy Castles

07788 896988 / 01427 872215

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