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Including Misterton, Wroot, & Owston Ferry

January 2013 Police News Page 8 Where you live your local history Page 16

Issue 62 Year 3 pupil from Westwoodside Church of England School showing his model Egyptian burial chamber

Haxey Parish Council Newsletter Page 20 +

And much much more...

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Editors Letter...

Here we are another year over and 2013 just beginning...New Year's Eve has always been a

time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.

Did your New Year resolutions make my top five list: Stop smoking.

Fight the bulge Spend more time with friends/ family Get fit.

Quit drinking Did you know that 88% of those people who set resolutions actually fail! Perhaps we have unrealistic targets and need to address theses to more realistic targets! Lets make this year different and achieve our goals. Good luck everyone!

2012 was a good year for The Arrow! We have excellent delivery staff ensuring the magazine is delivered to every door in the Isle and we have groups and individuals sending me articles every month and of course our advertisers who continually choose to promote their businesses each month. A big thank you to every one for making the Arrow the success it is today.

Enjoy the read!

The deadline for February issue is Wednesday 16th January.

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

Owston Ferry WI will be meeting on the

WATCH OUT FOR West Butterwick and District Gardening Club-The first meeting of West Butterwick and District Gardening will take place on Monday 4th February 2013 at West Butterwick Village Hall. 7pm for 7.30pm The speaker will be Gail Summerfield from Westshores Nurseries, Winterton The title of the talk is ‘Where have all the flowers gone?’

The annual membership fee is £5 per person or £10 for a family. Annual fees will be payable at the first meeting. There will also be a charge of £1 per person per meeting.

Everyone is welcome - all ages and all levels of gardener!

WORK ON CHURCH ROOF FINISHED Work on repairing the roof of All Saints’ Church is now complete in time for Christmas. A special service will be held in 2013 to thank all those who donated towards the £33,308 needed to replace the lead roofing, repairs to damage caused during the thefts, and the new security system.

19th January 2013 in the Coronation Hall when Gary Allen will be telling us about his experiences in Peru. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and all visitors are welcome. There is a charge to non members of £3.00 and refreshments are provided.

North Notts Bonsai Society (Misterston) meets on the second Tuesday of each month throughout the year at 7.30 in the Misterton Methodist Hall and all levels of interest are welcome. The club draws members from a wide area with members coming from as far afield as Retford, Scunthorpe area, Skellow and central Doncaster - as well as the more local Isle of Axholme towns and villages. The contact number is Alan Harriman on 01427 890434.

Owston Ferry Society meets on Wed 9th Jan at 7.30pm Coronation Hall. Ken Turner will be giving a talk entitled "The Amazing Mr Nicholson".

All welcome. Entrance fee £2 includes refreshments.

St. Martin's Church has been successful in obtaining a grant for the restoration of the Church Archway, which as many will know has been severely damaged in an accident. The money will be spent on restoring this 1860s Archway to its former glory and also obtaining a new notice board. Thanks must be given to the North Lincolnshire Leader Programme who awarded the grant.

Church Services for January are as follows: 6th January - Epiphany 9.15 Sung Eucharist 13th January - Baptism of Jesus Christ 9.15 Sung Eucharist 20th January - Epiphany 3 10.45 Christian Unity 27th January - Epiphany 4 9.15 Sung Eucharist.

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Isle Dance for Health Over the next three months a group of local musicians and dance instructors will be running a new programme of nine afternoon English Country dances in the Isle.

They will be helping the local NHS to encourage people over the age of 40 to increase their levels of activity through gentle, enjoyable and sociable dances.

Limited spaces available for Adult Classes, please ring for details

Saturdays & Thursdays @ Westwoodside Village Hall Classes for ages 2½ to Adults

The dances will be held from 2.30 to 4.30pm on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 17 January in Westwoodsie, Epworth, Crowle and Ealand. There is no charge for the dances, but donations towards refreshments are welcome.

Contact Miss J. Marston F.I.D.T.A on

So, are you over 40? Feel a little unfit? Want to try something different that’s not too strenuous? Prepared to try some gentle activity and learn some dance routines?

Ballet. Tap. Modern. Theatre Craft.

Gymnastics. Cheerleading. Freestyle. Street and Musical Theatre

We will explain and lead you through the dances at your own pace so you can exercise and have fun at the same time. No previous dance experience is needed.

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Dates and locations: Thursdays in Westwoodside, January 17, 24, 31 in Westwoodside Village Hall Fridays in Epworth, February 8, 15 and March 1 in Epworth Youth Centre Thursdays in Crowle and Ealand: March 7 in Crowle Community Centre March 14 in Ealand Victory Hall March 21 in Crowle Community Centre For more information, contact Peter Barnard on 01427 873937

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Haxey Methodist Church Christmas Lunch Haxey Methodist Church held their Christmas lunch on the 8 th December in the Stephen Jones Hall. The Lunch was a very nice Christmas Fare which had been prepared and was served by the loyal hard working members. Following the festive meal was the raffle with many rewarding prizes and then it was into the Christmas Carol sing-a-long. The song sheets and music were provided by Shirley Hinchliffe who also 10 thePlease mention “The Arrow� when responding to advertisements played piano. The festivities must have been a great success given the number of smiling faces pictured throughout the afternoon.

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EMMA SMITH CHOOSES MOLLY MAID DONCASTER Emma Smith of Bentley, Doncaster recently was the lucky winner of a phone-in competition held on local radio station Hallam FM. Emma was successful in winning £300 worth of vouchers which she could redeem on at her discretion and she chose to use them with MOLLY MAID Doncaster.

Emma said, “I had heard that MOLLY MAID was an excellent cleaning business, very thorough and professional. I thought my home could do with a bit of a blitz before Christmas and went for it. In fact there was some money spare out of the blitz and MOLLY MAID is cleaning for me for the next three months.”

Andy and Lynne Crewe, who own the local MOLLY MAID said, “We are delighted that Emma chose MOLLY MAID. A good reputation is paramount to us and this in itself is testament that all of our hard work including our fantastic staff put into our business, is really worth it.”

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The Isle of Axholme

Where you Live

Your Local History

Amateur Dramatics The Epworth Mowbray Players No. 7

By Anthony Catherall

With a small stage in the Imperial Hall, scenery was limited. On March 16 th - 19th 1955, “The Late Christopher Bean” was the English adaption of the original for their next production.

The synopsis of the scenery was laid in the living-room of “the Old House,” the Haggets’ Home in Childer Barnston, a small village somewhere near the centre of England. The time was late 1940’s, a day in May. Responsible for the Proscenium, Scenery and Electrical Equipment was with the Mechanics Institute and the Misterton Amateur Dramatic Society.

The play a comedy/drama by Sidney Howard was first aired in Baltomore U.S.A on October 24 1932, under the title “Muse of all Work”. The gist of the play was about a famous artist living with the Haggatt’s who then poor and suffering had a drinking problem and was in the last days of his life.

The E.M.P. had made some changes from the original cast in that they had not cast the characters of Warren Creamer and Abby but did cast Bruce Mcrae. Interestingly, both Ron and Audrey Till both in 2011 living close to each other in Epworth were involved in these Productions, Ron as a youth generally helping out, whilst Audrey was both the Property Mistress for this production and also acted as the Hon. Assistant Secretary for the Players.

Of note for people with long memories, on the 20 March 1955 the film Blackboard Jungle starring Sidney Poitier was premiered in New York.

Grateful thanks to the Hull Daily Mail for permission to reproduce the photograph Cast members left to right; Gordon Fletcher (Christopher Bean) Margaret Archer (Ada Haggett) Marjorie Trimingham (Mrs Haggett) M. Clifford Trimingham (Davenport) Elsie Boggis (Susan Hagget) Mary Housham (Gwenny) George Haddon Archer (Rosen) Jack Johnson (Tallant) Basil Staveley (Bruce McRae).

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Local camera club held the last of its competitions before the Christmas Break. The subject was simply “MONTAGE”, I say simply only because the choice of subject was left up to the members.

Creating a Competition Collage is not simple and needs great creative skills, however the members put together a fine array of images for the Judge.

Mr Martin Lichfield our Judge for the night admitted he was very pleasantly surprised by the standard considering the club had not used this subject before.

High scoring images were created by:- Colour Section:- George Fiddler 2 images scored 19 each, Jean Goodburne 18, David Neale 18, Jan Neale 18, David Ulyett 18, John Smedley 18, Angie Skidmore 18, and the winner with a score of 20 was Guy Myers with his collage called “Egghead”. In the Monochrome Section:- Mary Fish 19, David Hughes 18, Jan Neale 19, David Ulyett 18, Peter Webster 18, and the winner was Jean Goodburne with 20 points for her Collage called “You've Been Framed”.

Well done to everyone.

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Rita Payne is made up of Pete Sowerby from Belton and Rhiannon Scutt from Owston Ferry.

Here is a recent quote describing our sound: "Rita Payne create a potent amalgam of blues, bluegrass, deep south country and British folk which is distinctive, hugely enjoyable, and at times genuinely quite breathtaking" Doncaster Folk Festival - 2012

We've recently completed our debut album 'Stories from a Suitcase', which as well as us, features great musicians such as Kate Rusby's bass player Andy Seward, and the Angel Brother's Keith Angel. The album will be available to buy and download from iTunes as of the 5th January.

This is also the day we will be holding our album launch, at Doncaster's Ukrainian Centre. Doors open at 7:30, and albums will be available at half price for that night only. Tickets are available if you contact us directly via: -07592569210 -Ritapayne2@gmail.com We will be performing tracks from the album with the guest musicians, and opening the show for us will be Doncaster's own '13 Women'.

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South and West Yorkshire Wing Duke of Edinburgh Presentation

Corporal being presented with a certificate for achieving his Bronze award by Wing Commander Daniel

Saturday, 1st December, saw cadets and staff members from South and West Yorkshire Wing gather at Wing Headquarters, in Castleford, for the inaugural Duke of Edinburgh's Award presentation. The event was open to all cadets and staff from the Wing who have either completed the award this year, at Bronze, Silver or Gold level, or have completed one of the training courses run for the award within the last 12 month and provided an opportunity to recognise some of the hard work and effort put in by members of the Wing throughout the year.

The event was hosted by Wing Commander Brian Daniel, Commanding Officer of South and West Yorkshire Wing and was organised

by Flight Lieutenant Andy Williams, the Wing DofE Officer. Representatives from many of the Squadrons involved with the award were present, as well as representatives of the Wing admin staff and various Sector commanders from the Wing.

The event saw a number of cadets presented with awards for their achievements throughout the year in completing various levels of the award. The award contains either 4 or 5 sections, which a cadet must complete in order to be gain the award for their given level.

Wg Cdr Daniel said “The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a fantastic qualification. It ties in so well with the Air Training Corp, with the aims of the Corps and what we do. Cadets get a lot out of the award without having to do lots of additional work outside of the Air Cadets” He continued “It is a fantastic achievement for the cadets and a valuable award. As an employer it is something I look for, it shows the applicant has commitment, determination and drive. It is something I look for on a CV.” Flt Lt A Williams said “I would like to echo what Wing Commander Daniel has said, the Award is a great achievement for both cadets and staff. It does require commitment and time, both on behalf of the participant and the staff who help support them.” He continued “I would like to thank everyone who has participated and assisted with the award this year and hope that you will continue into the New Year.”

The event was a great success and has helped cement the importance of D of E within the Wing. In total 107 cadets, nearly 8% of the Wing, have gained an award this year with a further 18 staff members being recognised for their efforts this year in passing various training courses. This builds upon the large number of cadets and staff who have already been awarded awards at various levels over the previous years or who have undertaken the various training courses required to run the Award.

It is important to recognise the time and effort that both the Cadets and Staff have put into the Award over the year and over the previous years. The cadets give up a lot of their time to organise and take part in the various aspects of the award and often come away with a great sense of achievement when they complete it and see what their hard work can accomplish. But also the various staff in the Wing give up a lot of their time to assist the cadets in achieving their awards and without their efforts, time and commitment the cadets would not be able to achieve as much as they have done.

Participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award is one of the many opportunities the Air Training Corps. offers to its members, both cadets and staff. It is a youth organisation open to anyone aged 13-17 to join as a cadet.

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Westwoodside Church of England School The second half of the Autumn Term is always a busy and exciting time in our School.

Shoebox Appeal During November a total of 72 shoeboxes were donated, full of appropriate gifts. The shoeboxes will be received this year by children in Romania.

It is a sad fact that a shoebox might be the only Christmas gift these children receive, so they will be much appreciated. Thank you to everyone who supplied a shoebox and to Mrs Bailey, who coordinated the project.

Advent Since the half term holiday we have been continuing our theme of Celebrating Strengths by concentrating during Advent on the strengths of hope, humour and spirituality. On 30 November, Reverend Jeremy Green led an Advent Service for Years 1 to 6 in School. Each class also had the opportunity to take part in the Advent Spiral – a quiet, reflective time, especially thinking about our hopes for the future. Thank you to Mrs Spowage for coordinating the Advent Spiral.

Poppy Appeal/Children in Need In the run up to Remembrance Sunday, we raised over £175 by selling British Legion poppies and wristbands.

On 16 November, the children enjoyed Children in Need day, raising nearly £188 by wearing pyjamas or other non-uniform. Both events gave the children the opportunity to think about and support people less fortunate than ourselves.

Year 3 Homework Project As Mrs Bailey and Mrs Hardiment’s class came to the end of their topic learning about Ancient Egypt, they were given a homework challenge of constructing a model Egyptian burial chamber in, for example, a shoebox.

The results were outstanding! The children and adult helpers should be congratulated on the care and effort put into their model making and accompanying writing.

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Haxey Beaver Scouts celebrated Christmas with a sleepover in December at Rand Farm Park. The evening started with a heavenly evening meal followed by an evening in the play barn crafts and games.

The following morning we were up early no breakfast until all the animals were fed and our jobs done. The beavers enjoyed milking cows, bottle feeding calves and lambs, cleaning out the rabbits and guinea pigs all before a hearty full English breakfast.

Other activities included Butter making, tractor rides, Go Karting activity playground, indoor play barn and finding out about chicks and chickens in the hatchery. To top it all off a visit to Santa before heading home!

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Kids Page The Christmas Lights!

Around about now, lots of communities will be putting up their Christmas lights. Over the weekends, lots of houses will be preparing to put up Christmas decorations. th On the 7 December, in Westwoodside, we have the pond lights.

This year, the villages in the Isle of Axholme will shine bright.

At the Westwoodside pond lights, they have a spiffing jolly Santa Claus who goes around giving all the children sweets. Plus he rides round in a gigantic neon sleigh.

There is also a countdown, a magnificent band and mesmerising fireworks.

So come Christmas Day, Merry Christmas to all!!!

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Trentside Federation School News – St Martin’s and West Butterwick Church of England Primary Schools As I write this, we are moving rapidly towards the end of term and the final weeks of 2012. At St Martin’s we have been busily learning lines and songs for our Christmas performances. The Foundation Stage has Father Christmas’s Grotto in their classroom, with these 4 and 5 year old elves busily wrapping gifts, writing cards and making toys. Some of these gifts may very well be the wonderful box model instruments that Reception class has been making, after studying a number of real instruments. We also had a number of Angels visit, when St Martin’s School held an Advent Service in Owston Ferry Chapel on Friday 30th November which coincided with the launch of the annual Christmas Tree Festival. It was a lovely service.

Community Spirit was very much in the December air in Owston Ferry as Class 3 pupils ventured out to Lindum Court Residential Home to entertain residents with festive songs and traditional carols. The residents were also treated to a preview of Key Stage 2’s forthcoming Christmas Production ‘Gold to Bethlehem’.

A Christmas Fair and Lantern Parade took place on Friday 7 th December. The procession to church, clutching our lanterns, was led by John Barleycorn the Donkey. Thanks to Josie McKenzie for kindly letting her lovely donkey make this event so special.

The switching on of Owston Ferry’s Christmas Lights was an event to remember for one little girl in particular – Kate Foreman (Year 2). Kate’s poster entry was selected as the overall winner from a popular competition run by the school to select one lucky child to ‘press the magic button’ on Saturday 8th December at 7pm. Thank you to all who entered this competition and all who supported our Christmas Fair, concert and lantern parade.

The children ran their own stalls and altogether we raised £800.

In amongst all of these ‘festive’ activities we continue to work hard on the curriculum.

Some of the Christmas Spirit has certainly filtered in to the classroom work. For example, at West Butterwick, Mrs Clipsham’s class has been re-telling the Christmas story using puppets and recording this with a digital camera to produce a digital story book.

Photography has featured in both Key Stage 1 classes across our Federation, particularly linked to the art work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The children familiarised themselves with Arcimboldo’s clever creations to create their own spectacular portraits. The smell of all of those fruit and vegetables mingling together in the classroom was very interesting!

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An inspired fruit and veg creation by Key Stage 1 pupils at St Martin's following their studies of the Italian Artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 - 1593).

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West Butterwick’s Junior pupils held their own Oscars ceremony on 7 th December which was a celebration of their impressive ‘stills animation’ work based on Ted Hughes’ Iron Man. The main focus, whilst studying The Iron Man, has been to write different versions of the story from the viewpoint of different characters. The children then turned their own stories in to animations. The children drew their own backgrounds and created moving characters. They selected their own music to accompany the film, which had some text inserted. The filmmaking was a most enjoyable learning experience – a brilliant vehicle for them to learn many literacy skills through the study of the Iron Man. The Oscars ceremony topped it all off, with awards for various categories :- Best Character, Best Script, Best Motion Picture, Best Artwork, Best Support, Best Entertainment, Best Soundtrack and Best Director. Children and staff enjoyed ‘dressing up to the nines’ for the event. They even got to arrive on a ‘red carpet’.

A ‘maths super-star’ at West Butterwick received an exciting accolade recently, linked to his dedication to Numeracy. Jack, in Year 2, worked hard to feature in the World Top 100 Students on Mathletics. This is a fantastic achievement for Jack – a very impressive ‘Mathlete’!

Hopefully, many of our pupils will be making New Year Resolutions to work hard on their Maths, so perhaps we shall see more St Martin’s and West Butterwick pupils featuring in the Top World 100 Students in 2013.

Happy New Year!

For more information on both schools please visit www.trentsidefederation.co.uk Mrs Josephine Buckle, Headteacher, Trentside Federation of St Martin’s and West Butterwick Church of England Primary Schools.

Mr Cross (Key Stage 2 teacher at West Butterwick) presenting an Oscar to the group who won Best Entertainment (Daniel, Liam, George, Emily and Grace) at the recent Oscars Ceremony linked to the children's film-making in connection with Ted Hughes' The Iron Man.

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

Meeting place

Time

Mon

18th Haxey Cubs

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

6:30 - 8:30 pm

01427 752250

Mon

Isle of Axholme Wolf cubs

Westwoodside Village Hall

6.00-7.30 pm

01427 754120

Mon

Isle of Axholme Scouts

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.00-9.00 pm

01427 754120

Tues

All Stars Tae Kwon Do

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

6.00 - 8.00pm

01427728162

Tues

Isle of Axholme Beavers

Westwoodside Village Hall

6.00-7.30 pm

Tues

Line Dancing

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.30-9.30 pm

01427 754120 01427 873778

Wed

Mother and Toddler

Westwoodside Village Hall

9.00-11.00 am

Mon/Thur Isle of Axholme short mat Bowls Club Coronation Hall (September—April)

Contact

1.30—3.30 pm 01427 752344

Wed

Social Club—over 60’s

Westwoodside Village Hall

Fri

Tae kwan Do

Westwoodside Village Hall

Tues

18th Haxey Beavers

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

6:00 - 7:30 pm

01427 752250

Fri

18th Haxey Scouts

Scout hut Behind Haxey Church

7:00 - 9:00 pm

01427 752250

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

Sunshine Yoga

Epworth

1:15-2:45pm

01427 873730

Fri

Tae Kwan Do

Memorial Hal

5:45-6:45 pm

1st Wed

Haxey Woman's Institute (WI)

Memorial Hall

Wed

Swing Band Rehearsal

Stephen Jones Community Hall, Haxey

Thurs

Owston Ferry Bowling Club

Owston Ferry Bowling Green

Thurs

Sunshine Yoga

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

Thurs

Preschool—Playgroup 3—5 years

Thurs

2.00-4.00 pm 01427 752524 5.00-7.00pm 01302 311174

01302 311174 01427 753062

7:30-930 pm 2.00-4.00pm

01427 728590

7:00 - 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

7:00—8:00 pm

01427 753269

3rd Thurs Ferry Folk Group

(Roll Up & Drives)

Crooked Billet, Owston Ferry

8pm start

01427 728643

Fri

Ashby Concert Band

Ashby Wesley Hall www.ashbyconcertband.webs.com

19:30 -22:00

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

Isle of Axholme short mat Bowls Club Epworth Leisure Centre (September—April)

3.30—5.30 pm

01427 752344

Fri

Musical Monkeys 0—5 years

Memorial Hall

10:3012:noon

01427 753787

Fri

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Memorial Hall

3:00 10:00pm

01427 873532

Fri

Nordic Walking

Epworth Garden Centre

Thurs

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

The Red Lion , Epworth

Thurs

Musical Movement - Toddlers 12months +

10.00-noon 01724 297280 6pm start

01427 875540

Epworth Thurlow Pre School

9:00 - 10:00 am

01427 875016 01427 875016 01909 480087

Thurs

Musical Movement - Baby Group

Epworth Thurlow Pre School

10:00 - 11:00 am

Sat

Slate House Market & Carboot

Nr Messingham, Scunthorpe

1pm start

The Stephen Jones Community Hall - Pam Layton (Bookings) Bookings of the Memorial Hall

Joanne Mottram

Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall

Vivien M’Itwamwari

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01427 752783 E mail joannemottram@live.co.uk

0784 0032 062

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Doncaster Advanced Motorist Happy New Year to All Doncaster Advanced Motorists Be Safe this Winter!

Dear readers Check your vehicle. Carry out the following Checks regularly: Get your vehicle serviced. That way you know it won’t let you down even if the weather does Keep the cold out of your vehicle by checking and replacing the antifreeze in the radiator Most batteries last between two and four years. Make sure yours is fully charged and replace it if you’re not sure it’s reliable. Lights can get filthy with all the spray in winter weather. Keeping them clean and checking the bulbs regularly means you’ll be more prepared for lower visibility and shorter days. Getting a better grip on the road takes more tyre tread in wet or icy conditions. Ensure your tyres are inflated to the manufacturers’ recommended pressure and have at least 3mm of tread depth.

Make sure your wiper blades aren’t worn so you can keep your windscreen as clean as possible for the extra spray, ice and rain you get in winter Dirty windows and mirrors can make it hard to see as the low winter sun hits. Make sure you keep them clean and free of ice and snow in colder weather. And it goes without saying that your windows are clear and de-misted before you set off! Finally, don’t forget to take a map with you for any unplanned diversions.

Driving in fog. Use dipped headlights so other drivers can see you. If it’s really foggy (less than 100m visibility) and you can’t see much, then switch your fog lights on. Switch them off once conditions have improved so they don’t dazzle drivers behind you.

Fog is often patchy so try not to speed up as visibility improves. You could suddenly find yourself back in thick fog further up the road.

Driving in the rain. When the road’s wet, it can take up to twice as long to stop so it makes sense to slow down when it’s raining. If your vehicle loses its grip, or “aquaplanes”, on surface water take your foot off the accelerator to slow down. Don’t brake or steer suddenly because you have no control of the steering or brakes.

Driving through ice and snow.

Check for snow on the roof of the vehicle before you drive off. It can slip down over the windscreen and obscure your view. If your tyres are making virtually no noise this could be a sign you’re driving on ice. If your vehicle skids depress the clutch and turn the steering wheel into the direction of the skid. When the vehicle straightens steer along the road. Don’t brake – it will just lock up your wheels and you’ll skid further.

In freezing conditions, look out for vehicles spreading salt, & snow ploughs.

Make sure you watch out for our salt spreaders in winter.

They’ll indicate they are spreading salt by flashing amber beacons and will drive at less than 40mph.

Don’t overtake these vehicles unless it is safe. The same goes for snow ploughs. Flashing amber beacons mean they are likely to be clearing snow. Don’t overtake them unless the lane you intend to use has been cleared. If you’re following any of these vehicles it’s better to keep well back because snow or salt is thrown across the width of the road.

If you are interested in further information regarding the courses that we offer you will be able to find this information by contacting.

Paul Tuke.

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Advice

Business Directory

Pensions Helpline

0800 991234

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Transco - Gas Leaks Yorkshire Water

080 111 999 0845 1242424

£30 + VAT for 12 months Contact Carolyn

01302 532676

Boarding Kennels/Training Croft House Kennels & Cattery

01427 890235

Business/Finance/Accountants

Care in the Community

Sterry & Co Chartered Certified Accountants

01427 752958

Age Concern

Hurstons Accountants & Bus. Advisors

01427 873737

0800 009966

Childline

0800 1111

Health/Fitness /Swimming

Neighbourhood Watch

01482 444466

Minnows Swimming Club, Misterton School Pool Catherine 01427 754240 or Annette 01427 754772

Health Visitor Team for under 5’s

01427 871181

Pilates classes covering the Isle with Jill Allen

SSAFA Forces Help www.ssafa,org.uk

, 01476 569764

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

08705 555999

NHS Direct

0845 4647

Owston Ferry LIVES (information only)

01427 728324

Community Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Link—Anne Broster

01427 875752

0790 338 4065

Quality Lifestyles Personal Training Consultancy Paul Seaman ACSM HFI 01427 753591 / 07714 318958

Funeral Directors Fields Funeral Service, Westwoodside

01427 874424

R Butoid Funeral Service , Misterton & Dist

01427 890317

Local Taxis Axi Private Hire up to 8 passengers www.axiprivatehire.co.uk

7866 859963 01724 798877

A & H Taxi (based in Westwoodside) up to 8 passengers 07817 068199

Executive/Chauffeur Driven/Wedding Transport 01302 820137 078 765 955 74

Trade/Craftsmen Brooks Homecare Improvements 01427 875314 /07973142963

Education and General Epworth Country Primary School

01427 872345

Haxey C of E School

01427 752294

Westwoodside C of E Primary School

01427 752355

Westwoodside Mobile Library

01724 865675

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

Willows Dental Practice—Belton

01427 872106

Leisure

Chris Yeardley Roofing services 01427 754197 / 07974 140344 J M B Plastering—Haxey

01427 752200 / 07785 735984

Axholme wood recycling (suppliers of firewood) 01427 874324 07711 254113 EPG Roofing Ltd

01427 420184 / 07850 976791

C M Developments Building Services

01427 873845

Ashby Concert Band - Rehearsals Fridays—Mr B Page

01724 784494

Haxey Cricket Club

01427 752394

01302 770216

Complete Fire & Security Systems Ltd 01302 511050 / 07917 766922

Home and Garden Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

Fountain Court florist

Epworth Leisure Centre

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EX-ZEC Travel Services www. exzectravel.co.uk

01427 874831

Entertainment/Children’s Care All Aboard Children’s Club -Westwoodside

01427 753676

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Class 4 MOT’s Class 7 MOT’s

£35.00 £45.00

All MOT prices include re-test if required

Winter Check £15.00 (FREE Winter Check with all MOTS )

Fixed Price Servicing

Combined MOT & Service Deals

Basic Service £85.00 Full Service £155.00

Basic Service MOT £99.00 Full Service & MOT £169.00

(applies to Class 4 MOT’s only)

We now stock Bosch car & van batteries at great prices Also De Icer, Screen wash, Anti freeze, Bulbs & Wiper blades

*Tyres and tracking *Brakes & exhausts *Cam belts & clutches

*Diagnostics *Air con re-gas *Steam cleaning

*FREE Collection & delivery service

01724 710869

Belton Road, Sandtoft, Doncaster, DN85SX.

(Near the trolley bus museum)

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