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Wroot, West Butterwick & The Parish of Owston Ferry

March 2011

Police News Page 10 Haxey Parish Council Newsletter Page 16 Haxey & District Bowls Club Page 20 and much much more..

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Editors Letter....

Have you bought your red nose yet? Yes its that time of year again where the whole country gets together to do something funny for money. All the cash goes toward helping improve lives across the UK and Africa.

If you are holding an event please send your photographs to the Arrow and let everyone see your funny side!

March usually brings us Mothers Day, but this year it is Sunday 3rd April. There are lots of wonderful ideas for your mum in this issue. A special gift from Bobbing for Apples, flowers from Fountain Court Florist, a new hair style from Salon 10 of Epworth or perhaps a beauty treatment from Charlotte Hopkins. There are also plenty of restaurants/pubs to take your mum for a special mea1!

The choice is yours; browse through the Arrow and make sure you spoil your mum, she's worth it!

I would like to thank all my advertisers for continuing to support the Arrow and of course all the people who email me every month with articles. The Arrow is well established now and without your support it wouldn't happen.

Don't forget to log on to our web site to see other Arrows distributed in the Doncaster area and if you are interested in advertising please give me a call.

The deadline for the April issue is Friday 11th March.

Best Wishes and enjoy the read.

Carolyn Grant

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On March 9th, The Owston Ferry Society will be holding a talk given by Gilbert Tawn who will be speaking about ―The Company Town of Goole.‖ This will be at the Coronation Hall at 7.30pm All visitors are very welcome. Entrance is £2.00 and tea and coffee will be served.

On Thursday 3rd March, the Owston Ferry WI are holding a Coffee Morning at the Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry starting at 10am. Come along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a home made scone. All the usual stalls will be there.

On Thursday, 10th March, Ann Beckett will be giving a talk about her ―Halcyon Days in Wales‖ at the Methodist Chapel School Room at 8pm. St. Martin’s Church

On Saturday 12th March there is to be a table top sale at Coronation

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Property available in Owston Ferry For a lady over 50 years of age Weekly Maintenance Contribution £35.00 (includes Water Rates, maintenance and gardens) Living room, bedroom, kitchen bathroom, utility room and small courtyard at rear of the property No pets allowed For an application form please telephone Tess 01427 728094 Don 01427 728361 Frances Sandars Almshouses Trust

Hall, starting at 10am.

Bacon Sandwiches will be served. The cost of a table top is £10.00 and anyone interested in booking a table top in order to sell goods should contact Diane Ekins (01427 728511) Service times 6th March 9.15am Sung Eucharist 10th March Ash Wednesday 7pm Service at Haxey 13th March 9.15am Sung Eucharist 20th March 9.15am Sung Eucharist 27th March 9.15am Sung Eucharist 3rd April Mothering Sunday Family Service 4pm.

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Do you know where your Pension Fund is invested?

Last month we explained your options under the Open Market Option provision within your Pension Plan or Scheme, and the different types of income that are available, including those with Health, or Lifestyle issues such as smoking, drinking, and obesity.

This month we move on to the Pension Fund itself. We recommend to all our clients that as they near their selected retirement age (5 to 10 yrs before) they should re- assess their investment risk, to safeguard against market fluctuations, and thus restrict the possibility of a reduced fund just before retirement.

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The Owston Ferry Tree and Lights Committee wish to thank all those who helped make the switch on of the lights on 4th December 2010 such a success despite the terrible weaather. Thanks to those who put up the lights, ran raffles and also to Lindum Court for the refreshments. Thanks also to all those who turned out on such a terrible night to see the lights switched on, sing Christmas Carols and greet Father Christmas.

A donation of £50.00 has been made to the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance. A date for your diary – be in the Market Square, Owston Ferry on 3rd December this year when the lights will be turned on again and Father Christmas will arrive to see the children!

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A Coffee Morning will be held in the Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry on March 31st 2011 10am to 12pm. Scones and coffee £1.00 There will be various stalls plus a raffle Proceeds to the Coronation Hall which is undergoing renovations, also with the help of grants given by: Waste Recycling Environmental North Lincs Leader Organisation Owston Ferry Parish Council

Wroot Methodist Chapel Our popular lunches begin again on Thursday 31st March at twelve noon and will continue on the last Thursday of every month until 27th October.

Come along and enjoy steak pie and vegetables followed by a choice of homemade puddings plus tea and coffee.

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In December The Royal British Legion Coffee Morning was cancelled because of the weather. We now plan to hold this event in Haxey Church Hall on Saturday 12th March at 10.30.a.m. Coffee/tea and scones will be served for the usual £1 and there will be a raffle.

Joanne Ticehurst, the area organiser for R.B.L. will present awards to a number of our Poppy Collectors and we hope many people will come and support them.

This year sees the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Legion. Today, as in 1921 the Legion is ready to help Service men and women and their families.

The R.B.L has set itself the target of raising £90 million in 2011 to help fund its work. This includes an exciting new project - the creation of the BATTLE BACK CHALLENGE CENTRE for young men and women who return home from Afghanistan with serious injuries.

I suggest we set a target of £90 to be raised at our coffee morning and do our bit to support the R.B.L in their 90th year.

Best Wishes Elaine Dunford.

R L B organiser for Haxey.

Haxey Methodist Chapel will be having their monthly Coffee morning on Saturday March 6th between 10.30am and 12noon in the Stephen Jones Community Hall (adjacent to Chapel ) Everyone is invited to this social event where you can make new friends and enjoy the company of old friends.

On Thursday March 31st at 7.30pm in the Stephen Jones Community Hall John Roberts from AXHOLME Camera Club will be presenting a Slide Show evening entitled "LOCAL HAPPENINGS" This will comprise of a series of pictures taken during the year. of events associated with the Methodist Chapel eg the Autumn Fayre, Birthdays, Harvest Festival, Christmas Lunch etc. The second half will feature. again to music. Winter Scenes in Westwoodside . There is no admission charge but a collection will be taken to cover expenses and refreshments.

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Axholme Camera Club got the New Year off to a good start with an excellent demonstration by Rod Gunn of Doncaster. He explained about the use of layers in Photoshop which was invaluable to a number of members present. It can be a tricky procedure for the less expert, but Rod explained in a clear and easy style. I feel sure he will be paying a return visit to tackle one of the many other issues members have.

Brian Jubb and John Naylor visited the club to present their images. Underwater Photography was the title and members were not disappointed.

Their diving expeditions in the Red Sea produced an abundance of photographs of exotic marine life on beautiful coral reefs. It was a very entertaining and educational evening. Thankfully, the problem of flooding caused by burst pipes in the Hall had been solved, or it might have been an evening under water for the members, too.

Due to the adverse weather before Christmas, Erica Oram from Sheffield had cancelled her planned presentation on Urban Landscapes, but managed to reschedule it on the evening when the competition of the same title was to be held. The competition will now take place at a later date.

Erica's travels have taken her all over the world, and it was interesting to see an alternative type of landscape photography.

Anyone interested may join any evening, or contact Geoff Trinder on 01427 872051 for more details.

Please note there will be no meeting on Shrove Tuesday, as the hall is in use for Pancake Celebrations.

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We have received reports of youths congregating around the hall. It appears that they frequent this venue between 6-30pm and 8-30pm on a Monday night on the window sill at the front of the hall. Two motor vehicles on Monday 15th November 2010 had their rear windscreen wipers snapped off. There have also been reports of the youths knocking on the meeting room windows during a parish council meeting.

The Neighbourhood team are making regular patrols of the area and will deal with any offences and offenders causing problems for the patrons of the hall. If PC Constable 1839 PC Constable 1169 Tina Starbuck Sally Jameson anyone has any information regarding this matter please contact any member of the Neighbourhood team or if witnessing any incident please phone through for an incident log to be created on 0845 60 60 222. We have already been given some names that have been seen at the location so we would encourage any young people that are not behaving themselves properly to stop making a nuisance of themselves at the hall and allow those who do use the facilities in a proper manner to go about their business without any interruption.

UPDATE - Calls for service to the area have diminished and no other intelligence or information forthcoming.

Priority to be closed.

ST MARTINS CHURCH, OWSTON FERRY – ANTI- SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE.

We have seen a recent increase in calls and concerns raised whilst Neighbourhood team members have been out on patrol that youths are congregating at the church at the top, the conservation area. There has been damage caused to the wooden gate which is of particular historic value and the damage caused cannot be rectified to its original standard. The amount of litter is minimal but alcohol bottles have been found, however not in large quantities. If anyone has any information regarding the criminal damage we would encourage them to contact the police. The Neighbourhood team have liaised with a local resident who acknowledged the presence of young people however now that the damage has been caused to the gate this it is felt that tolerance is decreasing. Other residents have voiced concerns over the presence of the youths.

WILDLIFE CRIME

Crime is of concern to farmers and landowners on the Isle of Axholme. It is important that every effort is made to reduce the opportunity for this type of crime to occur and to bring offenders to justice. The Neighbourhood team together with their uniformed colleagues recognise the importance of creating secure environments for farmers and landowners on the Isle of Epworth.

There is a Farmwatch/Countrywatch scheme running and together we are actively seeking ways to resolve this issue.

This is a continuing concern in the area, and there have been a number of positive responses from the Police in the South ward. A number of persons have been identified as being connected to some of these incidents and have been reported for their involvement. This situation will continue to be monitored and positive action will be taken.

With this in mind do not forget the Countryside Watch meeting which will be held at the Red Lion Hotel, Market Place, Epworth which will take place at 8pm on Wednesday 20 th April 2011. This quarterly meeting is open to farmers, land owners and game keepers, It is held to discuss issues and how to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour on their land.

Wildlife Crime- 2 males from the South Yorkshire area have been summonsed for poaching offences in the High Burnham/Epworth area. These males with their dogs were on land Professional without permission in the pursuit of hares. Summonses will be Mobile Car issued for the males to appear in court at a later date. This is that the Farmwatch in the area is proving successful Valeting evidence and that there will be positive action taken against offenders. 3 Service males were also located in the Epworth area on 30 January Offering a range of services to suit all size of 2011 and were seen with 3 dogs on land without permission in vehicle to be carried out at your home the pursuit of hares. They have all been reported for summonses to be issued to then appear in court. Another successor work ful effort with a member of the public alerting the police to this Contact Phil activity.

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DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE FREE BUSES FOR EVERYONE? TO ASDA, SCUNTHORPE Every Friday 9.15 am from Saab garage, Westwoodside, stopping at Haxey Bus Stop 9.30am (opposite Haxey Garage). The bus then proceeds to Epworth and Belton stopping at bus stops, a straight run to the motorway returning from Asda at 11.30 am TO TESCO, GAINSBOROUGH Every Wednesday via Akeferry Road, Westwoodside and picks up from the bus shelter off Vine Hall Road, Haxey at 10.00am.

The bus then proceeds via East Lound and Trent side villages, returning from Tesco at 12.30 pm.

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Haxey Parish Council, Newsletter, March 2011 Parish Clerk - Deb Hotson Email: haxeypc@live.co.uk Telephone: 01652 618306 / 07800 569 589 Website: www.haxeyparish.org.uk Power of Well Being & Statement of Intent As part of the eligibility criteria for Haxey Parish Council to exercise the Power of Well-Being, there is a requirement to publish a Statement of Intent as to Community involvement. The Statement in full is available to view on the village notice boards and Parish website, or if you require a copy please contact the Parish Clerk.

The ‗power of well-being‘ is the informal name given to the statutory power enabling a local authority to do anything which it considers likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of their area.

The power can give a local council the power to spend on well-being related to:-

the whole of a local council‘s area or any part of it any persons present in the area including those who live, work or visit in the area an individual person‘s activity (provided that it promotes the area‘s well-being) any person or any area outside the parish if the council thinks it will promote its own area‘s well-being.

Quad Bike / Motor Bike track on Haxey Hood Field Many readers will be aware that at the end of January, the owner of part of the Haxey Hood field brought in a JCB to dig out a quad bike track. Complaints were immediately made to the Parish Council who requested North Lincolnshire Council Planning Enforcement Officer to inspect the site. He has since advised that Planning Approval needs to be sought for these works and has asked the owner to submit such an application. Residents are concerned about the noise, nuisance, and visual impact of this track on what is important ―greenbelt‖ and historic landscape land between Haxey and Westwoodside. Residents have also requested that the possibility of the area being designated as a Heritage Site be considered. The issue will be discussed at the Parish Council meeting on 22 nd February.

Grass Cutting Tender Tenders are invited in writing for grass cutting of St. Nicholas Churchyard (closed) and the Greenhill, Haxey. Tenders should provide two quotes, one for 11 cuts including the removal of all grass cuttings and two cuts of the central area (Churchyard (closed)) and a quote for the individual price of one cut and removal of all grass cuttings. For further details contact the Clerk.

Tenders to be sent in a sealed envelope marked in the bottom left hand corner ―Grass Cutting‖.

To:- The Clerk, Haxey Parish Council, Haxey Memorial Hall, High Street, Haxey, DN9 2HH by 5:00pm on the closing date - Friday 18th March 2011

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Calling All Bookworm’s…

Located in the Market Place at Epworth is a piece of our Heritage , but with a Definite place in our Present. It is The Epworth Mechanic‘s Institute Library. This is a veritable Aladdin‘s Cave for anyone interested in Books or Research into Local or Family History.

The Library holds over 12,000 fiction titles, both old and new. Also many Factual Books on a number of interests. In addition to this the library has a research room which holds many books on the Isle of Axholme including information dating back to the drainage program in the early 17th century. For local Family History they have some copies of the Isle of Axholme family history society records and The Epworth Bells dating back to the 19th Century.

The Library is run by Volunteer‘s and is open Tuesday 10am to Noon , Thursday 1.30pm to 4.00pm and Friday 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

All this for £1 per year membership and the sum of 1p per book per week to borrow a book. At the time of Public Library closure‘s I urge you to support this treasure trove of History.

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Wroot Travis School News letter We‘ve been very busy these last few weeks. Our Foundation Stage class investigated Chinese food. They chopped vegetables and cooked a stir fry in our kitchen then they ate it with chopsticks. Thomas loved the noodles.

Jasper came to visit us and the younger children had a ride. Jasper was very well behaved, he moved his head about, fluttered his eyelashes and whined but he didn‘t bite or leave a mess on the carpet.

We held a non-uniform day for UNICEF and had a cake stall. The children ate lots of cake that day and we managed to raise £95.21 and 25 cents, which someone put in by mistake, who‘s been to America lately?

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Not only money back but cheaper electricity too! I cant believe how efficient it is to generate your own electricity and not only that I can’t wait to receive my payment in December 2011.

Its true, I decided to have solar panels installed in December 2010 and I have found the results are astounding. You will probably know there are companies out there offering free panels for cheaper electricity. But the downside to you is that all the electricity generated by yourself is paid back to the company. Just think you could have this money yourself, if you invested in solar panels.

It is estimated that the money you use to buy the panels will give you around a 10% return on your investment. Wow, better than any bank!!

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Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Wildlife Gardening Mary Porter will be giving an illustrated talk on Wildlife Gardening on Thursday March 3rd to the Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. She will be giving us lots of tips and ideas on how to attract wildlife into your garden. There are many different types of plants which can be grown in any size garden to attract birds and insects. This should be valuable information just before the spring gardening season begins. Other things such as ponds and bird boxes also encourage a variety of creatures into our gardens and Mary will give us lots of information about these. All our meetings are open to anyone, you don‘t have to be a member, so do come along.

Advance notice of our April meeting Cleethorpes to Paradise is the title of the talk which will be given by Ray Bramall and Peter Yeo on Thursday April 7th. These two local photographers have taken a series of photographs of the Lincolnshire Coast over a period of years which they will be sharing with us. No doubt we will see some places we have not seen before as well as some familiar scenes. The evening will be preceded by a very short AGM. 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.

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The Isle of Axholme

Where You Live

Your Local History

Adapted by Anthony Catherall

THE OLD RECTORY The Old Rectory, the birthplace of Methodism, is the object of pilgrimage from many parts of Britain and indeed the World. The present building is on the site of the previous Rectories, east of the centre of Epworth. In Samuel Wesley’s time fire destroyed the Rectory in 1704 and again in the famous fire of 1709 when the Rectory was entirely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1709 at a cost of £184.00 in a solid architectural style with good solid ’ships’ timbers for the beams. Until 1954 this building had served at the Rectory for the Vicar but was falling into disrepair. I t was offered to the Methodist Church by the Church of England. It was bought with donations from The World Methodism and is the property of the World Methodist Council. It was restored in 1956-7. Care was taken to restore it to its 1709 state so that any since additions had to be removed.

Blocked up windows due to Window Tax had to be opened up. Where bricks were worn they were removed and turned the other way around. Where bricks were worn away, bricks from a building of similar age in the village were used. Many old pantiles had to be removed. During restoration an old arch of 17th century origin was discovered as well as the chimney bricks of a pre 1709 date. These were parts of the Rectory that had survived the 1709 fire.

Since the restoration many articles of furniture, pictures and other historic pieces have been recovered and put on display in the Old Rectory.

The Old Rectory a Grade1 Queen Anne listed building was officially opened on June 29 th, 1957 with visitors from all over the world attending.

In the earlier years from 1957 till 1971-2 August-to-August 75,442 people had visited with the exception of two years the figures grew rapidly. Below is a breakdown of those attendances: 1957-8 – 1712, 1958-9 – 3002, 1959-60 3704, 1960-1 – 4210, 1961-2 – 4405, 1962-3 – 4441, 1963-4 – 4582, 1964-5 – 5146, 1965-6 5982, 1966-7 5990, 1967-8 – 5853, 1968-9 – 5833, 1969-70 – 6006, 1970-1 6666, 1971-2 7910.

Since 1972 - 2009 visitor numbers have maintained figures between, 6,000 – 7,000. The new Millennium has seen many positive changes and improvements to the house, and a Physic Garden has also been added.

Bibliography; Epworth – Home of the Wesleys – Le Cato Edwards History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme – Rev. W.B. Stonehouse M. A.

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The Watoto Children's Choir On Saturday, 9th April at 3pm St Nicholas Church, Haxey, will be hosting a concert by the Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda. This is an amazing choir made up of children of all ages, from 5yrs up to 16yrs and with several adults too. They have visited the Isle twice before, performing in All Saints' Church, Belton as well as in Belton Primary and South Axholme schools.

Entrance is free but there will be an opportunity during the concert to give money to support the work of Watoto Child Care as they rescue children and enable them to have a family, an education and a future. The joy and enthusiasm of the children is incredible and well worth experiencing.

For further details call Karen Buckley on 01427872207

01427 420130 or 07590 425046

Kids at Coneygarth Holiday Club

01427 753173

Coneygarth Farm Haxey Nr Doncaster www.coneygarthfarmdaynursery.co.uk

Taking Bookings Now! Also Nursery Places Available, ring for details Lots of exciting activities based around extensive secure outdoor areas and woodlands.

Healthy homemade dinners and a light tea provided.

All snacks, drinks and treats provided.

Age 5-11yrs. Open 7:45am – 6pm.

Themed weeks to include:

Camp Coneygarth, Cowboy & Indians, Pirate Week, Harry Potter Wk , Narnia Wk , Fancy dress, Dr Who Day, Fete Day, Maize the Maize, BBQ‘s, Water Play and lots of Sport Activities.

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Lust & Deception at Westminster

The cast get into character

Lust & deception at Westminster may be nothing new and are the subject matter of Haxey Amateur Dramatic Society‘s next comedy play, but much is new about the production. Most importantly, this will be Mary Lenanton‘s first full length play at Haxey, although she is a frequent producer at Retford Little Theatre. John Brown makes his debut with the Society, and also puts his previous experience to good purpose in a most unusual and demanding role. Returning to the Haxey stage, although not strictly newcomers, are Nigel Smith, after a long absence, Andrew Lee, Colin Emery, Sheila Morrey & Pat Ellison. Finally, this will be the first time the Society has put on 5 performances. Recent productions have sold out on most nights, and the group would like as many people as possible to have the opportunity to enjoy this great comedy.

The play is ―Out Of Order‖, another rollicking romp written by Ray Cooney. John Spittlehouse leads as Richard Willey, the suave Government Minister, who has planned to spend the night with the attractive but dizzy Jane Worthington (Lynsey Yeardley), who just happens to work in the office of Her Majesty‘s Opposition. The attempted affair is beset by a series of frustrating misadventures, including the discovery of a very disconcerting presence, played convincingly by John Brown, and by the appearance of both Richard‘s sophisticated wife (Sheila Morrey) and of Jane‘s distraught husband (Andrew Lee). The best efforts of the M. P.‘s upright but nervous Parliamentary Private Secretary (Nigel Smith) to extricate his boss only lands them both in deeper trouble. The interventions of the severe Hotel Manager (Joan Young), the nimble and wily old hotel waiter (Colin Emery), a comely Italian maid with only pidgin English (Pat Ellison), and the bossy but attractive Gladys (Emma Speers, in her second role at Haxey) do nothing to improve matters.

For an evening of merriment & laughter, make sure you book early for this play. The performances are at 7.30pm on Friday & Saturday 1st & 2nd April & on Thursday, Friday & Saturday 7th, 8th & 9th April in Haxey Memorial Hall. Tickets (£5) are on sale from 10.00-12 noon on Monday 14th March in the Hood Room at Haxey Memorial Hall, & thereafter from 9.00am-5.00pm at Green Hill Stores, Haxey, courtesy of Bev and Greg Suszczenia. For block bookings & other enquiries please call Haxey (01427) 754294.

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Dying Matters 2011

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Because we are unwilling to talk about death many of our wishes at the end of life will be ignored or unfulfilled. If we do not communicate our thoughts about the future, and those around us do not listen, the control that we could achieve at this time will not happen and it has been said that what we most fear about death is the loss of control. It is important to remember that talking about illness and death does not bring it closer but it does mean that we are in control of our life so we can live as well as possible until death.

In March 2010 the first Dying Matters day was held in Scunthorpe and those who attended found that the information they received was useful, practical and supportive. It was planned and run by the Integrated Palliative Care team which comprises professionals and interested parties in North Lincolnshire including Macmillan and Lindsey Lodge Hospice.

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Suppliers of Hay, Haylage, Straw, Shavings, Carrots, Gas Bottles. Coal On the Premises, Rug Washing & Proofing

The day which is being repeated on 19th May at The Angel in Brigg 10 – 2pm will have a variety of contributors, some who attended last year and some new. Help, information and advice will be available to help individuals cope during a period of illness and after the patient‘s death, including advice about finances, wills, clinical problems, bereavement, funerals and helping children There will be an exhibition of bespoke coffins and ideas of how to make memory boxes and books as permanent reminders of the deceased.

Everyone is welcome and refreshments are available.

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Haxey Church of England Primary School Dr Gerda Pohl gave the pupils a really warm vote of thanks when they presented her as a trustee of PHASE Worldwide with the cheque.

PHASE (Practical Help Achieving Self Empowerment) has already built a one room school in a remote village in Nepal with funds raised by Haxey pupils previously.

Now the pupils‘ target is for £800 to fund a teacher for a year.

Haxey pupils had wanted to know how it felt to have to walk for three hours to get to school. Their sponsored walk from Haxey to Epworth and back again gave them that experience.

The task now for Year 6 is to plan a Nepal project as part of their school work and also to raise the remaining £200. We all wish them well in their ambitious project.

Candlemas Service ON February 2nd we had our annual Candlemas Service in a full St. Nicholas Church Haxey. Each pupil brings a candle and it is lit and remains so during the service. As usual the individual year groups sang or recited something on the theme of light.

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Thursday 3rd March - Talks at Walker's 'A seat in the stalls' - by Phil Penfold The Yorkshire Post's film critic.

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Natural Paving Products is a leading supplier of high quality, ethically sourced natural stone to the Landscaping Market in the UK. Importantly, we are members of The Ethical Trading Initiative which has respect for workers worldwide. Visit their website at www.ethicaltrade.org to view their objectives. Furthermore, Natural Paving is actively involved in the whole process of producing its range from extraction right up to your door.

Our Head Office is situated locally at Sandtoft and is now open for individuals and trade customers in the local area to buy from our fantastic range of products and we bring these to you at very competitive prices. As Spring approaches it‘s soon time to get outside and enjoy the garden. Does your old paving look tired and in need of a facelift. Why try to move home in a stagnant housing market when you can add value to your own home with a new driveway or patio. Or have you just moved into a new house and the garden looks bland and characterless.

You want to enjoy that cool refreshing drink with family and friends seated at your new Natural Paving patio.

Choose from our vast selection of colours, textures and finishes to enhance your design.

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Additionally, Natural Paving has forged a partnership with one of the country‘s best known quality brands and has launched an exclusive range of new and exciting natural stone products that will enhance any home or garden. These products have been carefully designed and selected to give you the opportunity to choose the very highest quality and innovative natural stone.

Many other natural stone products, such as Stepping Stones, Marble Spheres of all sizes, Walling, Copings and Path Edgings plus many more related accessories.

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Westwoodside CE School News letter Westwoodside Church of England School would like to welcome our new Foundation 1 children to our ‗outstanding‘ (OFSTED 2010) Foundation Stage.

Our new friends will take part in activities that have been carefully planned by our qualified teacher, Miss Spittlehouse, and Early Years Practitioner, Miss O‘Leary, who work full time in Foundation 1.

The children can look forward to a wide variety of activities using our facilities both inside and out of doors. An appropriate balance is achieved between adult led and self chosen activities which ensures maximum learning and development of independence.

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Doncaster Advanced Motorist

Driving Hazards

Dear readers, A hazard is anything that contains an element of potential danger. That includes junctions, roundabouts, hillcrests and bends, as well as the position and movement of other road users and even the weather. Imagine combining all six of these elements in one scenario and you have a massive potential for danger.

To an Advanced Driver, any junction, say a roundabout, traffic lights or a left or right turn, is a hazard, not just a child running into the street, a blind bend or an accident black spot. This means that it is essential for you to position your vehicle correctly when dealing with them, giving you that one essential safety ‗ingredient‘ sufficient time to react.

To minimise your chances of being affected by other peoples mistakes or adverse driving conditions you must take a planned and systematic approach to your driving.

What is Commentary Driving: Commentary driving- describing aloud everything you see, think and do whilst driving- is a great way to hone your driving technique. On a busy road or in an urban environment you‘ll often find there is so much going on that you can‘t describe it all quickly enough – you simply can‘t keep up verbally.

This proves how many thought processes a vigilant driver goes through on an everyday drive. Commentaries illustrate how much you are really seeing and the level of thinking involved, not just your actions.

Driving Plans: The three simple questions.

What can be seen? Plan your drive on what you can see ahead, to the rear, and all around you.

What cannot be seen? Remember that danger can exist on every hidden section of the road What might reasonably be expected to happen?

Keep a look-out for clues to dangers that may lay ahead, eg: Junction warning signs give early notice that a driver may be waiting to pull out ahead.

Dustbins outside houses on a twisty road mean that there could be a stationary dustbin lorry around the next bend.

Loose hedge clippings or straw on a country road, warn that there could be a slow moving tractor or combine harvester round the next bend.

Don‘t follow buses to closely or you may get stuck behind them when they pull up at the next stop. Drop back a little and keep a lookout for the next stop, as it provides advanced warning of an opportunity to pass.

Prioritise hazards in order of importance. Deal with each one accordingly.

With these potential hazards in mind drive within the limits of what you can see, never assume anything and plan for danger to emerge from obscured areas.

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If you are interested in the courses that we offer, you‘ll be able to find this information on the Institute of Advanced Motorists website at www.iam.org.uk or Tel: 020 8996 9600 Safe Driving Paul Tuke. Doncaster Advanced Motorists.

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TRENTSIDE CONFEDERATION SCHOOL NEWS (ST MARTIN’S AND WEST BUTTERWICK C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOLS) We have been very busy over the last few weeks in particular. Following the severe weather back in December 2010 both schools wrote to our local MP Andrew Percy to express concern about the treacherous roads and pathways around the villages of Owston Ferry and West Butterwick. The snow and ice had caused havoc for both schools with a major problem being lack of gritting and ploughing of roads, as well as clearing of pathways on routes to school in particular : A very important Health and Safety issue.

On Friday 4th February Mr Percy came to meet with the Headteacher, staff and parents to discuss these issues in more detail. He was very supportive – Mr Percy is very familiar with the Trentbank Road which is an important part of the school bus route. A number of parents and staff have come off this road recently in the icy and snowy conditions.

Mr Percy was interviewed by three pupils from Class 3 at St Martin‘s for their Class magazine. Questions ranged from 'Have you ever seen the Queen?' to 'Are you going to do anything else for the soldiers in Afghanistan?'.

The schools now look forward to hearing how Mr Percy can progress this issue, hopefully before the next incident of severe weather.

The week before Mr Percy‘s visit, West Butterwick school held a very special Act of Collective Worship in celebration of the school‘s success in connection with the ‗Bibles for Children Project‘.

This scheme was set up to support schools in helping children to understand the Christian religion through the provision of Bibles and Bible related materials to Primary School children and their schools. The charity was set up in 1997 and during this time it has proved to be very successful, providing Children's Bibles to 264,000 pupils in over 1,100 schools in 105 Local Education Authorities throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

West Butterwick Primary School has received 100 Bibles via this brilliant scheme (The Children's Bible and The Good News Bible). The children were presented with their very own Bible (containing a personalised name plate to mark the occasion) today (Wednesday 26th January) in a special presentation during our whole school Collective Worship. The presentation was attended by Mr Ian Walker (our Vicar), Mr Bowker and Mrs Coggon (Members of West Butterwick Parochial Church Council) and Mrs Harvey (Bishop's Visitor). The children were all very excited and couldn't wait to receive their very own personalised Bible for their use throughout their time at West Butterwick Primary School. The pupils take their Bibles with them when they eventually leave as Year 6s and we hope that they will always remember when they got them and use the Bibles throughout their lives in their own personal way.

During the worship pupils were asked how they would make use of their Bibles, not just at school but later on when they finally leave our village Primary School. Answers ranged from 'to guide me in my life' to 'looking up stories about Jesus and God's special people'.

Jo Buckle

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

Meeting place

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

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

7.30-9.30 pm

Wed

Mother and Toddler

Westwoodside Village Hall

9.00-11.00 am

Wed

Isle of Axholme short mat Bowls Club

Epworth Leisure Centre (September—April)

3.30—5.30 pm 01427 752344

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 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

Wed

Sunshine Yoga

Epworth

6:30—8:00pm

01427 873730

Wed

Tae Kwan Do

Memorial Hal

5:45-6:45 pm

01302 311174

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

Time

Swing Band Rehearsal

Stephen Jones Community Hall, Haxey

Thurs

Sunshine Yoga

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

Thurs

Preschool—Playgroup 3—5 years

Thurs

01427 754120

6.00-7.00 pm

Memorial Hall

Wed

Contact

01427 753062 7:30-930 pm 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

Fri

Ashby Concert Band

Ashby Wesley Hall (opp. Aldi (Rehearsals)

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

10:30- 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

6pm start

01427 875540

Thurs

Musical Movement - Toddlers 12months +

Epworth Thurlow Pre School

9:00 - 10:00 am

01427 875016

Thurs

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

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19:30 -22:00

01724 784494

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Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall Barbara Senior Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall

Beryl Ash

01724 783125

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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

0800 009966

Childline

0800 1111

Neighbourhood Watch

01482 444466

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

08705 555999

NHS Direct

0845 4647

Owston Ferry LIVES (information only)

01302 532676

Boarding Kennels/Training Croft House Kennels & Cattery

01427 890235

Sit Dog Training

07879 220715

www.sitdogtraining.co.uk

Business/Finance/Accountants

Care in the Community Age Concern

£30 + VAT for 12 months Contact Carolyn

01427 728324

Community

Sterry & Co Chartered Certified Accountants

01427 752958

Balance the Books Accounting Services Ltd

01427 873972

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

Local Taxis

Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Trade/Craftsmen

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Group

01427 875752

Brookes Homecare Improvements 01427 875314 /07973142963

01427 754531 / 07790817691

Axi Private Hire - 6 seater

01724 798877 / 07866 859963

Chris Yeardley Roofing services 01427 754197 / 07974 140344

Education and General Epworth Country Primary School

P T Taxis—Haxey

01427

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

Westwoodside C of E Primary School

01427 752355

C M Developments Building Services

01302 770216

Westwoodside Mobile Library

01724 865675

Gary Brasher Local Tree Surgeon

01427 754965

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

Meteor Security Solutions

01302 623427 / 07917 766922

Willows Dental Practice—Belton

01427 872106

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07840 701447 / 01724 783181

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Epworth Leisure Centre

01427 873845

My Vue Cinema

08712 240240

Ashby Concert Band - Rehearsals Fridays—Mr B Page

01724 784494

Haxey Cricket Club

01427 752394

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Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

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01427 874831

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01427 848681/ 07930942901

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