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October 2011 Police News Page 10 Haxey Parish Council Newsletter Pages 16

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Wroot, West Butterwick & The Parish of Owston Ferry

Issue 47

Murder Mystery at Haxey Memorial 12,13,14,15 October Tickets on Sale at Greenhill Stores

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We all know its the time of year again, Saturday night TV, X factor and Strictly Come Dancing!

I‘m a definite X factor fan, even without Simon Cowell. I must say Gary Barlow is a winner on the panel of judges!

On October 31st we celebrate Halloween, thought to be one night of the year when ghosts and witches are active. What ever you choose to do this Halloween, keep safe and think of others, especially the elderly!

We have two organised events advertising this month Maize Maize at Hatfield and Walkers Nurseries at Blaxton. Adverts are located on pages 29 and 38 .

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Just a reminder that the last outdoor event in 2011 for the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust takes place on Saturday October 1st

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when we are having a fungi foray in Langholme Woods which are near Westrwoodside. We will be meeting at the reserve at 10am. To get to the reserve go along the A161 out of Graizelound towards Misterton, cross the railway line and take the next right turn which is on the sharp bend – Tindale Bank Road. The reserve is down the track on the right, (about ½ mile). It is better to park on the road and walk down the track as there is limited parking at the reserve entrance. It is advisable to have insect spray at this time of year.

Coronation Hall and entrance is £1.00. There will be a raffle, cake stall, bric a brac, tombola and refreshments. Do come along and support the Society.

The new indoor season starts off with a treat when John Gardner will be giving us an illustrated talk on British Wildlife. This will take place on Thursday October 6th at 7.30pm in Haxey in the Stephen Jones Hall at the rear of the Methodist Chapel on Low Street.

Looking ahead, our November meeting is being given by Paul Learoyd who is the Chief Executive of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Paul will talk about the work of the Trust and give us an update on the state of Wildlife Conservation in Lincolnshire. He will tell us about the way in which opportunities may arise in the future to allow the Trust to continue to make a difference for wildlife in the County. This will take place on Thursday November 3rd.

All our indoor meetings are held in the Stephen Jones Hall at the rear of the Methodist Chapel, Low Street, Haxey on the first Thursday of the month and everyone is welcome. Geoff or Chris Trinder on 01427 872051.

Owston Ferry Society will be having its first talk of the season on Wednesday 12th October at 7.30 pm in the Coronation Hall. Admission is £2.00 and the speaker will be Marlene Lugmeier who will be giving a talk entitled "Keels - the history and restoration". Refreshments will be served following the talk

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Thursday, 13th October at 10am there is a coffee morning to raise funds for the Owston Fery Society. It will be held in the

The Annual Church Quiz and supper in aid of Church funds is to be held on Saturday 8th October at 6.30pm for 7pm in the Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry. Tickets are £7.50 each and are obtainable from Diane Ekins (01427 728511).

Owston Ferry WI Wednesday, 19th October, 7.30pm in the Coronation Hall - Alan Haslam will be giving a demonstration of wood turning. Refreshments will be served. Visitors fee is 2.50

Every year the Poppy Appeal distributes over 36 million poppies for the Royal British Legion to help ex-service men, women and their dependants in need. There are 6 million ex-service men and women in Britain today – 1 million more than were called up to serve during World War II. With our Service personnel currently serving all around the world, The Royal British Legion will continue to be a source of hope and help for many years to come.

Here in Haxey we shall again be doing our best to raise as much money, if not more, than last year (£2810). We have an excellent group of Collectors who cover nearly all the roads in the parish but we always welcome more volunteers to ease the load. If you are over 18 yrs and are willing to help ( Poppy Launch 29th October this year) please contact Elaine Dunford 01427 752412 Our local businesses are also good supporters of the appeal. Please buy your poppy locally; look out for your House to House Collector or buy from a local shop or pub.

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A night of musical madness is on the cards when The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra appears at Epworth’s Thurlow Pavilion later this month.

A bit of a give-away is a couple of the names of a couple of the four-strong group – as they include The Right Horrible Ronald Regan on vocals, double bass, sousaphone, trumpet, bagpipes and pig and Captain Cabbage on vocals, washboard, suitcases, percussion, trumpet, saw, accordion, harmonica, dog, chicken and snake.

This latest evening of entertainment at the Thurlow Pavilion takes place on Friday, October 7, at 8.00pm and is again a LiveLincs production bringing high quality events to rural areas.

The Christmas shopping trip to Leeds will now take place on Wednesday the 30th November.

Leaving Haxey at 8.30 am. Cost £10 Haxey members. £11 non members . All welcome.

Contact Diane Hardy 01427 752376 if you wish to join us..

The Isle Group meeting at Crowle on Thursday 22nd September at 7.30pm will be a Fashion show

by Edinbrough Woollen Mills of Retford when our own members will be models with members from other Institutes.

The Christmas lunch on Wednesday 7th December will be at the Lincolnshire Golf club.

On Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm in the Haxey Memorial Hall the speaker is Mrs Ann Firth talking on The University of Third Age. New members always welcome. Join next month and get 3 months free. Contact Susan Bowman 01427 753062 .

The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra performs high energy, colourful, Celtic, Cajun, Klezmer, Cossack, Country, Blues and comedy numbers and it also includes Mike Martin on vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, ukulele and horse as well as Martyn Oram on vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, phono-fiddle and frog.

All proceeds from the night go to the Thurlow Playing Field, which is a registered charity.

Tickets cost £7 and are available from Serendipity on Epworth‘s High Street. Telephone (01427 874478 or 872491.

Haxey .W. I .members and visitors from several other W.I. 's at their harvest meeting were entertained by Mrs. Lynne Day from Caister who gave a most entertaining talk of amusing incidents in her life and happenings around her family and friends.

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Haxey Preschool have been lucky enough to be awarded a grant for ÂŁ2500 by the Lincolnshire Co-operative who are celebrating their 150th birthday. The Co-op gave out 150 grants to our local community. The Pre-school has already put the money to good use by replacing their out dated IT equipment. Not a bad start to the term for the children who already attend the areas only outstanding in all categories Pre-school!

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Harvest Festival Sunday 16th October at 10.45 and Parade of harvest

Music and Magic Monday 17th October at 7.15pm Entertainment by Rev. D. Leese and Mr Michael Bradbury. Harvest Supper at close of service.

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―FARNDALE MURDER Pawn, the butler in disguise, (Joan Young) surprises Regine, the French maid (Lynsey Yeardley) MYSTERY‖ AT HAXEY For the first time for some years Haxey Amateur Dramatic Society is staging two productions within the year. The choice for this autumn is a quite different play, in fact a play within a play. The Haxey cast is putting on ―The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen‘s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery‖, a comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr. The play within the play is ―Murder at Checkmate Manor‖, a cunning whodunit. The difference with this production is that all those calamities that can strike amateur dramatic groups strike this hapless cast with a vengeance.

As often with groups as amateur as the Farndale Society, the players have to take on several parts, and this adds much to the mayhem and merriment. Celia Boardman is Mrs Phoebe Reece, the domineering and patronising doyenne of the Guild, and also plays Clarissa, Patricia and Letitia, all ladies with attitude. Joan Young is Felicity and delights with her interpretation of Pawn, the unanimated butler at Checkmate Manor, and the sharply contrasting authoritative Colonel King. Diane Corbett is Thelma, playing the amorous Daphne and aged Rose. Ilene Pearson‘s role could have been written for her. She is Audrey playing Lady Bishop, Mrs King and the cackling spinster, Violet. Lynsey Yeardley is Regine, the devious French maid and also an unlikely solicitor, Mr Goodbody. Peter Lindley is Revd Gordon Pugh, the failed stage manager, and doubles as a would-be police inspector. Making his debut with the group is Keith Boardman as Henry, stage hand and compere extraordinaire. The whole comic symphony is orchestrated by producer, Mary Lenanton, responsible also for this spring‘s most successful production.

Performances are in Haxey Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12, Thursday 13, Friday 14 & Saturday 15 October. Tickets (£5) are on sale daily 9.00am to 5.00pm at Greenhill Stores, Haxey, courtesy of Bev & Greg Suszczenia. For block bookings/ enquiries please call 01427 754294. Do book early to secure your seats.

Westwoodside Ponds Lights was pleased to organise a tea & cakes afternoon event which featured Marina Mae who sang a medley of songs from the 1940’s. The event attracted 50 people who enjoyed listening to some old favourites.

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Epworth Police Report Farmland off the B1396 Westwoodside – Theft, Criminal Damage, Anti-social behaviour, off road bikes.

UPDATE; 2 off road bikes were seized in the Westwoodside area recently and the Neighbourhood team would encourage any others using bikes on land without permission to cease this activity otherwise we will locate them and have their bikes confiscated. Please can I PC Constable 1169 PCSO 7574 Sue Fahy PC Constable 1839 remind parents and young people that there are Sally Jameson Tina Starbuck laws around the use of bikes and we will continue to seek out those offenders. If you are considering purchasing such bikes please look on the web there are plenty of sites that will details the law around these bikes. The Neighbourhood team would thank those members of the public who have rung in to report the bikes being used and would encourage people to continue to do this as we are proactively seeking out those few who break the law and give the law abiding bikers a bad name.

Countrywatch is a group of landowners, farmers and other land users who meet quarterly to discuss pertinent issues. We have now launched the Countrywatch membership scheme which is open to all farmers, landowners and other land users. This membership also includes access to a text messaging service which warns of information pertinent to those members which can be a priority concern of theirs, for example hare coursers, deer poaching, and theft. Anyone wishing to join please contact PC 1839 Starbuck for further information and application form.

Any information can be reported if on-going to 0845 60 60 222 or alternatively;E-mail to the Neighbourhood staff Tina.starbuck@humberside.pnn.police.uk Susan.fahy@humberside.pnn.police,uk Stewart.pearson@humberside.pnn.police.uk Sally.roberts@humberside.pnn.police.uk or you can ring Crimestoppers and give information anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Information for off road users;If you ride your off-road motor bike/vehicle off-road on the Isle of Axholme, the chances are that you are breaking the law.

Questions to ask yourself?

Where are you riding it? Are you allowed to ride there? How are you transporting the vehicle to the riding place?

Riders who follow the guidelines have nothing to fear.

You Must Not: Ride on public land, parks, pavements and pathways You Must Not: Ride unlicensed bikes on public roads You Must: Always use a van or trailer to transport the off-road vehicle to the Legitimate riding area.

There are few legitimate riding areas in Humberside including the Isle of Axholme If you would like more information on how to ride legally please contact the Auto-cycle Union who are the governing body for the sport. They will be able to provide you with details of regional venues and latest news: Auto-cycle Union Ltd ACU House, Wood Street Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2YX. Email: admin@acu.org.uk Web: www.acu.org.uk Police Powers Although you may think that you are just enjoying your hobby you may not be aware of how your riding affects others. You will be breaking the law and are likely to be causing distress to residents by riding on roads, pavements and on public land.

By following the guidelines the residents and Humberside Police will get off your back and will be more supportive of your hobby.

THINK ABOUT IT! Just a reminder that Festival of the Plough event will take place on Sunday 18 th September 2011 which is an all day event starting at 1000 hours in the village of Low Burnham. Pc 1839 Tina Starbuck and PCSO Stewart Pearson will 10 Please mention “The Arrow” when responding to advertisements be attending the event to engage with the community and to promote the Countrywatch Scheme with applications available to anyone interested.

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Haxey Parish Council, Newsletter, October 2011 Parish Clerk - Deb Hotson Email: haxeypc@live.co.uk Telephone: 01652 618306 / 07800 569 589 Website: www.haxeyparish.org.uk Changes to planning rules to protect parts of the Isle of Axholme Historic Landscape designation A report from North Lincolnshire Council was outlined by Cllr Allcock at the Parish Council meeting on 30 th August.

The report involves changes to planning rules which have been introduced to protect historic landscapes in Haxey, Belton and Epworth. All three have rare areas of landscape made up of lots of strips of land in medieval open field systems laid out over 1,000 years ago which are thought to be the most widespread and best preserved such areas in the country.

Some important customs and traditions have also survived, the Haxey Hood being one example of this. So, the landscape is important to us all nationally but it is also especially important to local people because of these customs and traditions.

Up to now landowners wishing to carry out minor works on these landscapes such as putting up fences and buildings, digging holes and laying new tracks have been able to go ahead without making planning applications.

However, over the years many small changes like these have begun to harm the way the landscape looks. Where this is happening the Government allows Councils to make Article 4 Directions so that planning permission is needed for such minor works. The rule changes now in place mean North Lincolnshire Council can make Article 4 Directions as necessary to control minor works in the open field system areas designated. This will mean there will be wide consultation and local people will be allowed to have their say about any proposed work and determine whether it will damage the historic landscape, they will also be able to suggest different ways of carrying out the work. This will ensure that these historic areas are better managed and protected in future.

Best Kept Allotment Winners A presentation took place prior to the Parish Council meeting on August 30th which saw the Best Kept Allotment winners presented with their cups, trophies and rosettes.

The winners of the Best Kept Allotments are:Best Kept Allotment Cup 1st Tony Hayes (plot 24), 2nd Colin Dunlop (plot 10) & 3rd Steve Brown (plot 8).

Best Kept ½ plot Allotment Shield 1 st Martin Taylor (plot 3A), 2nd Jim Kendall (plot 27A) & 3rd Penelope Cort (plot 27B). Congratulations to all the winners.

The winners are in the photograph along with Parish Councillors in the Memorial Hall, Haxey.

Headstone Safety Inspection As stated in the July edition of the Arrow two appointed Parish Councillors made a preliminary safety inspection of the closed churchyard at St Nicholas Parish Church. One of the headstones was in such a delicate state that it fell before the inscription could be read, the Parish Council have researched the name and it is that of Edgar William Hilton died 1922, Herbert Hilton died 1941 and Ada Hilton died 1953. Could any relatives of the above contact the Clerk.

Over 70’s Party 2012 Please note that the Over 70‘s Party for 2012 has been rescheduled to Thursday 7 th June.

Bus Service Questionnaire The Parish Council would like to hear resident‘s views on improving the existing bus services to and from the parish. We would be grateful if you would please complete the enclosed short questionnaire and return to Westwoodside Post Office or Haxey Library / Parish Office before 11th October 2011. Should you wish to discuss any comments will be an open drop-in session between 3.30pm andto 7.30pm on 22nd October in the 16 in person, Pleasethere mention “The Arrow” when responding advertisements Hood Room, Haxey Memorial Hall.

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HAXEY AND WESTWOODSIDE HERITAGE SOCIETY MEMBERS MEETING - 8TH. SEPTEMBER 2011 Opening the first meeting of The Haxey & Westwoodside Heritage Society after the Summer holiday the chairman, Mrs. Jackie Starr, informed members of the progress of Mrs. Norma Neill, the Society‘s President currently in the Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

The next meeting, on October 13th. will be the Annual General Meeting when reports on activities over the past year will be given and members will elect a new committee.

As in previous years a surprise event for members is planned and Jackie said that the committee had worked hard to make this as enjoyable as on past occasions. ‗Granny‘s Attic‘ was the subject of the speaker, Rodney Cousins. Members expecting to be reminded and informed of past household items were surprised to find that this was in fact, a quiz with a difference as Rodney had made a display of numerous items ranging from old post-cards and music sheets, candlesticks, alarm clocks, child‘s boots and a number of articles designed to confuse!

Rodney explained that these represented the sort of items that we were often faced with on the demise of a relative, most would be thrown away but some due to sentimental or monetary value were kept.

The surprise came when members discovered that they were to spend some time relating the numbered items on display to a list of cryptic and sometimes misleading clues.

Following a hectic half-hour of furrowed brows with members moving from table to table, Rodney then linked the items to the clues and identified the winner Mr. Alan Rowsell who chose the book ‗Timber Framed Houses of Nottinghamshire‘ as a reward for his success.

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Reminding members again of the forthcoming A.G.M. on Thursday 13th. October the chairman closed the meeting with refreshments served.

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Axholme Camera Club – 10th September 2011 Wednesday the 7th September was the first club night of the season. The chairman outlined the program for the coming year with the very exciting announcement. After negotiations between George Fiddler Axholme Camera Club and Mal Hobson plus Valerie Fenbow of Castlehill RSL (Returned Services League) Camera Club in Sydney Australia. It has been agreed that the two clubs will Twin each other in the hope that they will benefit by sharing Photographic knowledge. Castlehill Club has the largest membership in Australia with approximately 280 members while Axholme Camera club also one of the largest memberships in Lincolnshire with close to 60 members. The clubs are to hold two Competitions per year, the competitions will be Digitally Projected to make things a little easier to transport the images across the world. The first competition will be held in November, each club will provide 20 images, 10 open subject and 10 compulsory. The subject for the first competition has been chosen by Castlehill and is Human Portraits.

This step is a very exciting move and will give Axholme and Castlehill members the opportunity to have their images viewed in an international competition.

Note! (RSL) Returned Services League is the Australian equivalent to (RBL) The Royal British Legion.

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The Isle of Axholme

Where You Live

Your Local History

Adapted by Anthony Catherall AGRICULTURE IN THE 19th CENTURY

Farming has long been the most important single activity in the Isle of Axholme. In the 16 th century the ordinary farmer had 10 cattle, 6 horses, 4 pigs and perhaps 20 sheep. In the 17 th century a substantial yeoman farmed about 25 acres with a „middling‟ peasant having about 7 acres and a poor peasant between 2 and 5 acres. All had common grazing right. The main crops of the 17th century farmer were pulses, barley, wheat, rye, oats, hemp and flax. The holding remained small and indeed many are still small. In the 19th century the Isle had the largest number of smallholdings of any area of Lincolnshire.

The Enclosure Act of 1795 did little to increase the size of smallholdings because it only referred to the commons, not arable land.

Under the Mediaeval system of agriculture, the people paid rents and tithes to the Lord of the manor for their land. The land was divided into small strips (approximately 16 ft. wide 4.92 metres) from three large village fields. The commons were extensive and used by any of the villagers who wished. The commons of Haxey, Epworth and Belton were low-lying lands west of the villages. They were valued at around 10/- or 11/- an acre before enclosure.

In 1795 an Act of Enclosure for the commons of Owston Ferry, Haxey, Epworth and Belton was passed – altogether 12,000 acres. £20,000 was allocated for drainage. Compensation was made for tithes and allotments for Turbaries were taken out. Seven twelfths were divided between owners of “ancient messuages cottagers, tofts and toft steads” in equal shares, and five twelfths were divided between the same owners in proportion to the value of the lands. In Epworth there were 236 claims for 2,285 acres.

The inhabitants resisted an attempt to enclose the arable lands. Thus, of course remnants of the strip fields can still be seen, but as increasing mechanisation on the farm makes them inefficient, voluntary unification over the last 50 years has made them fast disappear. The most obvious remnants of the strip field system can be seen on Eastlound fields between Haxey and Eastlound, south of Burnham and just east of Epworth on the Owston Ferry and Beltoft Roads.

With the Act were appointed Commissioners to organise the division of land. Their powers included supervision of drains and ditches and enforcement of drainage rates including the hiring of a drainage engineer; these powers were retained until 1930 with the Land Drainage Act. Minutes of the meetings from 1795 t0 1930 can be seen in records at the South West Axholme Drainage Board Offices in Epworth.

Agricultural wages were fairly high. Labour was in demand especially at harvest time.

Irishmen in gangs came to help gather the harvest working north up the country as the harvest ripened.

Women and children were recruited into Potato Pickers gangs to help at harvest time. Originally the idea to employ women and children was to provide work so they could supplement their husband‟s earnings. However, the exploitation of the gangs of women and children working for up to sixteen hours a day was not forseen.

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SOUTH AXHOLME SHARKS got their new season off to a blistering start last Sunday (28th) when they competed at the Worksop Dolphins Dukeries meet at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

22 swimmers represented the Isle club and certainly made the big clubs sit up and take notice, taking 6 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze, 14 medals for 4th-6th place, PLUS 3 Top Girl awards thanks to Tilly Arrand in the 9yrs, Natasha Crow in the 11-12yrs and Jessica Gillatt in the 13-14yrs age group categories. No mean feat amongst tough competition from big city clubs!

Head coach, Rob Crofts, was ecstatic with his teams performance saying, ―I was very proud of how all Sharks swimmers swam.‖ The long course (50m pool) events don‘t come up that often and the whole squad rose to the challenge, making the most of competing in such an awe inspiring venue. Team spirit poolside was outstanding and coach Rob praised his athletes saying he was ―Very happy how team spirit was strong with the experienced swimmers of all ages helping out those inexperienced swimmers in the Sharks way of racing.....strong and fast!‖ Leading the way was Jessica Gillat (14) claiming gold in 100m Breaststroke & 50m Freestyle, silver in 50m Fly & other medal placings. Natasha Crow (12) won gold in the 50m Fly, 50m Backstroke & silver in 50m Freestyle & other medal places to add to the Sharks tally.

The 9 year olds events saw Katy Braddock win gold in 50m Butterfly & silver in 50m Freestyle with Tilly Arrand taking gold in 50m Backstroke and two 4th place medals.

Other medal winners were Lucy Hame (10), Finleigh Dukes (11), Bridie Smith (15), Lauren Jarvis (11) & Lucy Goodwin (15).

The 10 & under and 14 & under girls relays saw heroic swims from Sharks earning 3 silver & a bronze. A fantastic achievement for both teams who were up against some tough opponents and gave spectators an exciting end to both sessions. Looking at the reaction poolside, no-one enjoyed it more than coach Rob! The entire squad earned personal best times and finished in respectable positions in each age group. A huge well done to Sophie Hame, Ruby Elderkin, Abbie Kerry-Riley, Charlotte Wilson, Lisa Goodwin, Philippa Smith, Amy Jackson, Caragh, Aislinn & Aiofe Chambers-hey, William Beevor, Madeline Knight & Nicole Dukes.

After such a brilliant start to build on, coach Rob is excited about the 2011/12 season ahead of South Axholme Sharks and is looking forward to getting the training done to make this season one to remember.

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Westwoodside Church of England School Our school‘s Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception) classes are always looking for ways to further develop practice and this September we have introduced ‗Stay and Play‘.

The ‗Stay and Play‘ activity takes place at the start of each day or session. Parents/Carers are invited to stay and join in with their child's play. The activity lasts for 30 minutes with Parents/Carers staying for all or part of this time. Pre-school younger siblings are, of course, also keen to join in with the daily fun! ‗Stay and Play‘ provides a relaxed start to the day/session for the children and their Parents/Carers and builds on the strong links between home and school that we always encourage.

Already there have been many positive comments from Parents/Carers:‗Stay and Play has been a great experience. It has also given my child confidence in her new environment.

So much so that one day she turned to me half way through and said, ‗You can go now Mummy, I‘m O.K.‘ So less frightening than drop and run for child and Mum.‘ ‗My daughter has enjoyed me staying for a few minutes and showing me her favourite things in her new classroom. J The concept of Stay and Play seems to be working well. It enables children to show their Parents the various activities that they enjoy. The Parents are able to meet their children‘s friends and see them interacting. It is a lovely idea and the children are settled into class for the day by the time the Parents leave.‘ With thanks to all the Foundation Stage Staff and Parents who contributed, Roger Marshall Head Teacher

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Emergency Services Rescue Day Saturday 9th July 2011.

I am writing to express my sincere thanks on behalf of the Rescue Day Committee to the members of the public and communities who came along to Rescue Day and or donated money for the charities that this years Rescue Day was raising both awareness and funds for.

In addition our thanks to all in making Rescue Day the outstanding success it was. Feed back we have received to date has been extremely positive from all involved and those who attended, moreover, both exhibitors and members of the public have stated that they had a most informative and enjoyable day.

The main objectives for Rescue Day continues to be to raise safety awareness to members of the public by providing displays such as Water Rescue demonstrations and Road Traffic Collision exercises, along with the delivery of community safety from the Emergency Services, volunteer rescue organisations and safety partnerships. The day was also able to raise funds for various charities and worthy causes which, given the current economical climate is testament to the public‘s generosity and support to the Emergency Services and the charities concerned.

In addition to the money raised for Help for Heroes by the Help for Heroes team who were present on the day a further £3813:69 was raised by other charities that were also present at Rescue Day. Now all expenses have been paid £15,102:62 has been added to the £3813:69 making a grand total of £18916:31 raised at this years Rescue Day for charities. The Rescue Day committee has unanimously agreed to divide the £15,102:62 as follows: Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance = £4,600, this is what it costs to keep the Air Ambulance flying for just one day.

RAFA = £1000, this goes towards members of the RAF past and present who suffer injuries or illness throughout out the course of their duties.

Humber Rescue = £3,200, this is to complete their new boat house extension which will reduce their boat mobilisation by 5 minutes.

Belwood Playgroup = £500, this will go towards the purchase of trikes, helmets and Hi visibility tabards for the children.

Doncaster Sub Aqua Club = £1000, this will enable the club to purchase children‘s SCUBA equipment to enable them to teach and provide try dives for children.

Burton Stather Heritage Group = £500, this will go towards their World War 2 Tank ramp restoration project.

Market Place Crowle, £100, towards the upkeep of their market stalls which were kindly donated the Rescue Day. Crowle and Ealand Playing Field Association = £1000, in order to reduce anti-social behaviour in the market place at Crowle, a skate park is being built, the Rescue Day donation will go towards the insurance for the park and assist in the investment in young people and raise their aspirations.

Firefighters Charity = £1000, towards the two centres which rely solely on charitable donations to help in the convalescence of injured firefighters or those who suffer ill health through the course of their duties.

Police Charity = £1000, towards rehabilitation facilities which rely solely on charitable donations to help in the convalescence of injured Police Officers or those who suffer ill health through the course of their duties.

Lindsey Lodge Hospice = £1000, Lindsey Lodge Hospice offers special care for people in the North Lincolnshire area living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease.

FODSA = £202:62, This will go towards their charity of choice and which they are carrying out a Fire Engine pull to raise further funds on the 11th of September.

Given the success of Rescue Day 2011 it is sincerely hoped that you will consider rendering your support with next years Rescue Day which takes place on Saturday, July the 14th 2012, once again please accept our sincere thanks and appreciation on behalf of the Rescue Day Committee for your kind donations to the Rescue Day charities for 2011.

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Westwoodside C of E Primary School

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By Hannah Marsden and Maisie Simpson

Were all going on a summer holiday!

On Tuesday the 6th of September Westwoodside Primary School all came back from a long and well earned summer holiday but we are going to travelback in time right to the very start of it...

Almost straight away me and my family set off to what was thought to be a long journey.

We had already packed on the last week at school so we were all ready to set off. It was a smooth journey. It was supposed to be 7 hours but luckily it was only 5. We got there and explored the cottage. Me and my sister I mean my parents unpacked. We went to the beach a lot. My favourite was the one with loads of cliffs to climb and it was really quiet probably because of the long walk to get there .Other days I would hang around the indoor activities like snooker ping pong or darts .Others Id play a match of tennis with my mum or dad (or rarely my sister) or we'd feed the animals. The goats would eat anything after Cornwall we set off for Devon to my godmothers Mums campsite but that's a whole different story. That was the end to my big trips apart from Thorse cave but that's also a whole different story . Enough of me over to Hannah.

On my holiday I went to a small village called Goudargues which is in the south of France. It took us 15 hours to drive there and took us 2 days.

We were there for 12 days and squeezed the most out of it. have now been going to Goudargues for 9 years and I still remember going there when I was a little girl.

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The ladies in the kitchen at Haxey Church of England Primary School are all feeling extremely happy and proud as they have recently been awarded 5 stars, the highest level possible, in the North Lincolnshire Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. They are delighted with their newly refurbished kitchen (fitted by Northpoint) and are continuing to work hard to keep standards high to provide nutritious meals for both the pupils and staff of the school, and the meals on wheels service for the local senior citizens.

The children starting school this September enjoyed a school lunch with their parents last week. The children and parents both fully enjoyed the experience. Here are some comment made following the lunch: 'The atmosphere was lovely and everyone seemed to really enjoy their lunch', 'My three children eat well at lunchtime and I think the meals are good value for money', 'Really enjoyed the school lunch. It was a healthy balanced meal, very tasty'.

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Trentside Federation School News – St Martin’s Church of England Primary School, Owston Ferry and West Butterwick Church of England Primary School The Summer Holidays are now over and we are all ‗back in to the swing‘ of the new Autumn Term and a brand new Academic Year!

School Council Elections have been held at St Martin‘s. West Butterwick elections are taking place next week as the Candidates continue to prepare their manifestos! St Martin‘s School Council elected members are :- Daniel Davey, Hannah Thornton, Romey Alcock, Josh Oatway, Thomas Latham and Sam Hattersley. Following our first School Council meeting at St Martin‘s the priorities identified so far, by our new Councillors, are litter in the community and the need for new goal posts. The School Council is looking forward to working closely again with Owston Ferry Parish Council this year.

West Butterwick School is pleased to report that its new learning room extension is finished and this is being well-used by Class 2 at the moment. Class 2 (Juniors) has undergone a transformation linked in with their ‗Pirates‘ theme. All children have chosen their own Pirate name, created a ‗persona mask‘ and have been learning about Davey Jones‘ Locker as well as the history of Blackbeard (who has now become their teacher... Mr Cross!). Class 1 (Infants) has been transformed in to a space station and only astronauts may enter! The Infants have been learning all about Neil Armstrong and the Earth and Beyond.

The staff team welcomes Miss Currie who is working with us at West Butterwick whilst Mrs Clipsham is on her Maternity Leave. No news yet on Mrs Clipsham‘s baby!

Ancient Egpyt is the theme that Juniors at both schools are focussing on this term. The children are very enthusiastic about this topic and we look forward to seeing how this develops. Harry Watts, St Martin‘s Year 4, has already built a super Lego pyramid model complete with a skeleton guardian! Harry did a talk on his model in front of the whole school last week and his enthusiasm and skill with model making really shone through!

With only a few weeks to go until our Harvest Festival Services at St Mary‘s, West Butterwick and St Martin‘s Church, Owston Ferry we are busily working on being ready for celebrating ‗all good gifts from God‘. Proceeds from our services will go to the Forge Project in Scunthorpe. This charity supports local families in the Scunthorpe area that have been affected by homelessness, drugs or alcohol.

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The Overtaking Position.

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The Take-Off Position.

When an overtake opportunity arrives, move carefully and smoothly to the other side of the road to increase your view before you commit to the manoeuvre. All this takes just a second for the driver to assess. If everything is clear, accelerate quickly past the vehicle. If conditions are not right, drop back in behind the vehicle quickly and smoothly.

The Return Position.

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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

Mon

Isle of Axholme Wolf cubs

Westwoodside Village Hall

Mon

Isle of Axholme Scouts

Mon

All Stars Tae Kwon Do

Tues

Time

Contact

6:30 - 8:30 pm

01427 752250

6.00-7.30 pm

01427 754120

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.00-9.00 pm

01427 754120

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

6.00 - 8.00pm

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

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

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

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

Happy Circle (over 60’s)

Thurs Thurs

01427 754120

6.00-7.00 pm

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

Memorial Hall

2:00—4:00 pm

01427 752636

Bambi—Playgroup 1—3 years

Memorial Hall

9:30-11:00 am

01427 754830

Boxercise

Haxey Church Hall

7:00—8:00 pm

01427 753269

1st Thurs Ferry Folk Group

(Roll Up & Drives)

Crooked Billet, Owston Ferry

8pm start

01427 728643

19:30 -22:00

01724 784494

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

Sat

Slate House Market & Carboot

Nr Messingham, Scunthorpe

1pm start

01909 480087

The Stephen Jones Community Hall -

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01427 752783

Bookings of the Memorial Hall

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01427 752636

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www.sitdogtraining.co.uk

Business/Finance/Accountants 0800 009966

Childline

£30 + VAT for 12 months Contact Carolyn

01427 728324

Sterry & Co Chartered Certified Accountants

01427 752958

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 Isle Take You

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

Axi Private Hire

01427 752707 01724 798877 / 07866 859963

Trade/Craftsmen Brooks Homecare Improvements 01427 875314 /07973142963 Chris Yeardley Roofing services 01427 754197 / 07974 140344 J M B Plastering—Haxey

01427 752200 / 07785 735984

D Brown Joinery

0779 5321054 / 01302 350363

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

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

01302 885401 07749519557

C M Developments Building Services

01302 770216

Complete Fire & Security Systems Ltd 01302 623427 / 07917 766922 G S Joinery - West Butterwick

Leisure

07840 701447 / 01724 783181

Home and Garden Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

Galerie des Fleurs Fountain Court florist

Epworth Leisure Centre

01427 873845

Ashby Concert Band - Rehearsals Fridays—Mr B Page

01724 784494

01427 874831

Entertainment/Children’s Care

All Aboard Children‘s Club -Westwoodside To advertise please call01427 01302 532676 or 07912 643010 752394

Haxey Cricket Club

01427 872111

01427 753676

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