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Including Misterton, Wroot, & Owston Ferry

September 2014

Issue 82

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Welcome to the September issue of the Arrow

The Summer has come and gone and we hope all your Summer events got off to a great start and avoided the thundery showers we experienced in August!

The 34th Festival of the Plough on Sunday 21st September is the big event in September. It’s a great experience and a great event for all the family. Make sure you don’t miss it!

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This month we have another competition courtesy of Doncaster Races, to win a pair of tickets for the Racing Post Trophy held in October. Competition entry details are available on page 31.

The deadline for the October issue is Friday 12th September. Please note the magazines are very busy if you leave it until the last minute we cannot guarantee your articles. We work on a first come first serve basis.

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Community News The Isle of Axholme Horticultural are holding their 24th Annual Show on Saturday 30th August in the Imperial Hall, Epworth. For further details contact Janet Canning 01427 874126 or Joyce Spavin 01427 872252

The Isle of Axholme Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday 9 September at 7.30pm in the Imperial Hall, Epworth. The speaker to be confirmed. All are welcome. The competition will be “One dahlia plant grown in a pot” so if you have a nice dahlia bring it along – it might win. £2 for visitors which includes tea/coffee. There will also be a raffle and book sale.

Date for your Diary Vanessa Cook from Stillingfleet Lodge Nurseries, near York, will be giving a talk about “Foliage Better than Flowers?” at the Imperial Hall on Tuesday 14 October – 7.30 pm start. Light refreshments will be served.

The Isle of Axholme Physically Handicapped Society raised £535 at the their recent Coffee Morning. The event was held in the Coronation Hall in Owston Ferry.

Everyone enjoyed coffee and scones and there were various stalls and a prize raffle.

The organisers would like to convey their thanks to everyone who contributed and supported the event to make it a great success.

The group meet on the first and third Thursday of the month at the Epworth Youth Centre.

For further information contact secretary Kathleen Hanson 01427 872638.

The Friendly Carboot Sale. lunches, cake stall, raffle and hall clearance Saturday 4th October 11am-2pm Collinson Cooper Hall, Stocks Hill Belton Cars £5, Table Top £3 Contact Sue:- 01724 783071 Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust News-Waders with fish

and chip lunch September 21st 2014 Come along for a morning walk along Cleethorpes beach to see migrating wading birds and join us if you with for a fish and chip lunch.

Meet at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre at 10am.

Free guided walk to members and non-members.

(Lunch purchased separately at one of Cleethorpes excellent fish and chip shops) For further information please contact Chris Trinder 01427 872051 or Ted Sabin 01427 753121.

The next meeting of Owston Ferry WI is to be held on Wednesday 17th September when we will be celebrating harvest time and Eileen Pearson and Jean Marshall will be performing for us. In addition, a sum of £300 was raised at a coffee morning held on the 31st July by the Friends of Owston Ferry WI and the proceeds are to be divided equally between Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Yorkshire Cancer Research who have been invited to send representatives to receive their cheques The Meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Coronation Hall and Members will be providing a supper

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PC Mark Raper

PCSO Sue Fahy

PCSO Stewart Pearson

CONTACT DETAILS:PC Mark Raper email – mark.raper@humberside.pnn.police.uk PCSO Sue Fahy email – susan.fahy@humberside.pnn.police.uk PCSO Stewart Pearson email – stewart.pearson@humberside.pnn.police.uk Neighbourhood Policing Priorities as agreed by the Neighbourhood Action Team (meeting 12th May 2014):- Full details can be viewed on www.humberside.police.uk Ongoing Issues Horses on the South area of the Isle - Reports have been received regarding Horses still straying onto other peoples land and occasionally on to the road causing highway disruptions in the South areas of the Isle of Axholme. The Local Neighbourhood Team is closely working with other agencies to combat this problem.

Parking in Haxey = Reports were received regarding parking along Church Street/High Street/Low Street areas of the village, vehicles were identified as blocking driveways and parking on the pavement thus causing obstructions for pedestrians, those with mobility issues, pushchair and wheel chair users. The Neighbourhood Team have continued to monitor the situation although there have been no calls for service recently.

Please use a car park if one is available as offenders will be dealt with positively.

Information Burglaries - There has been an increase in Burglaries across the Isle for both dwellings and out buildings. Please ensure you keep your home secure at all times locking windows and doors. Also keep keys and expensive items out of sight and consider security lighting around the outside of your property and light timers inside your property. If you are going to be away for any length of time, let your neighbours know so they can also keep an eye on your property. Mark It, Track It - register your valuables at www.immobilise.com to make sure the police know that the items belong to you. If your valuables do go missing or gets stolen, having it registered can increase the chance of it being identified and returned. Register your valuables ITS FREE !!

Neighbourhood Watch Groups – If you are not already a member of a Neighbourhood Watch Group or would like to know about your nearest group or alternatively if you are interested in setting up your own group, please contact:- Tracey.coyne@northlincs.gov.uk who will be happy to give you the information you require.

Poaching – The crops are now being harvested and the time of year is upon us where start to see an increase in calls regarding hare coursing and lamping if you do see anything suspicious contact us immediately on 101. Please provide as much detail as you can, What have you seen? Any vehicles used ? How many people/dogs are there?

Any descriptions ? and a direction of travel for the vehicle if it seen driving away.

As always our non-emergency number is 101, and in an emergency please dial 999. *** You can also now follow the Neighbourhood Team on Twitter @IsleAxholmeNPT ***

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Community News

HAXEY & WESTWOODSIDE HERITAGE SOCIETY and THE CRAFTY LADIES are holding a CRAFT FAIR, EXHIBITION and Harvest Tea, at HAXEY MEMORIAL HALL,

High ST, HAXEY on Saturday September 20th, 2-00pm to 4-00.

Harvest Tea £3-00, Tables, open to any craft person, £5-00. For further details enquire Mrs. Norma Neill, 01427 752692

St Nicholas Church Haxey Harvest Services 2014 THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

Harvest Evensong in Church 7pm followed by Harvest Supper at 8.15pm in the Church Hall. Tickets required for the Supper Adults £5 Children under 12 years of age £2.50 can be purchased from Church members. Tea/Coffee included but please feel free to bring own liquid refreshment. For information please contact 01427 754550.

Haxey Methodist Church invite you FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER - 4.30PM Children’s Harvest Workshop in the to three Coffee mornings in Church Hall.

September in the Stephen Jones Community Hall The first is our monthly Coffee morning on SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER Saturday, 6th September from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon 10.45AM Harvest Family Cake stall, bring and buy and raffle Everyone welcome Communion and Parade Service.

The second is on Saturday, 13th September to raise funds for the Isle Physically Handicapped From 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon. Cake stall, and raffle Everyone welcome The third is on Friday, 26th September and is part of The World's Biggest Coffee morning for MacMillan Cancer Support from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon Cake Stall and raffle Please join us.

At the monthly meeting of Haxey W. I. Keith Kirk of V3 Dawn demonstrated Indian head massage and enlightened us of the advantages of this therapy. He is the only person in the North of England and less than 20 in the world teaching the original method of Indian Champissage . Several members participated.

The strawberry tea was enjoyable. Members and none members are invited on our summer outing to Saltaire Mills and Shopping outlet on Monday 8th September leaving Haxey Church at 9am.Contact Jane 01427 752175 for details.

The next meeting at Haxey Memorial Hall on Wednesday 3rd September at 7.30pm will be David Shepperson and the subject "Women’s suffragette movement" None members welcome at a cost of £3.contact 01427 753062

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SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 4PM All Age Worship Service in Church.

The Owston Ferry Society invites you to join them at The Coronation Hall on Wednesday 10th Sept at 7.30pm . Don Bullock will give a talk entitled "From Pauper to Princes and back to Paupers".

All welcome. Refreshments provided. Entrance £2.50.

Isle Rescue celebrated their 1st birthday on the 15th August. We have now re-homed 65 dogs, and 42 cats, and we thank everyone for all their support, and for all the donations of money, food, toys and bedding for our dogs and cats- everything really does help! And of course, a huge thank you to all of those lovely people who have adopted one of our lovely cats or dogs. We couldn’t continue without all of you.

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HAXEY & WESTWOODSIDE HERITAGE SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD PRESENTATION AT SCHOOLS LEAVERS SERVICE Presentation of the Society’s Literary Award to Year 6 pupils of the Haxey and Westwoodside Primary Schools took place at their leavers service held at St. Nicholas church Haxey on Wednesday 16th July.

The award, which is made to encourage an interest in local heritage by the younger generation, is given for the best narrative story written by a Year 6 pupil.

Jodi Lawson of Haxey Primary & Neve Clarke of Westwoodside Primary received their awards from the society’s chairman Mrs. Diana Hardy for their stories which recounted village life for children in the 1950s.

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Community News

COUNCIL MAKES CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Misterton Parish Council made its annual Citizen of the Year awards to recognise groups or individuals who had made an extra effort during 2013 – at its Annual Parish Meeting.

The award for the over 18s went, for the first time, to a group. The Five Villages First Responders were recognised for their help to people in the village and surrounding communities over the past 10 years.

The junior award went to Lauren Duffner, who was nominated for her help with the young pupils at Misterton’s dance school.

Both awards were presented by Pauline Tagg, Chairman, East Midlands Ambulance Service

The September meeting of West Butterwick and District Gardening Club takes place on

Monday 1st September at West Butterwick Village Hall at 7.30 and is a talk by Rudie from Rudies Roots Nurseries entitled ‘Environmentally Friendly Christmas Trees’.

Everyone is welcome – all ages and all levels of gardener Members£1, non members £2 The October meeting will be held on Monday 6th October and is a talk by Jo Bennison from Bennisons Peonies.

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This year the fruit in my garden seems to be ready a few weeks earlier than usual. The latest fruits to follow this pattern are apples and pears. A combination of there being no snow last winter and few severe frosts together with fine growing conditions with plentiful rain and sunshine have left the fruit in good shape. The recent storms have brought down quite a lot of fruit to ease the burden on the trees.

Although the June drop removed some fruit, it is often still necessary to take out fruit where there are more than two items per bunch so that the remaining fruit can grow to a good size. This assumes of course that you can reach the fruit! Even though the recent storms will have made your job a bit easier, it is still worth having a look at your fruit trees to carry out this late season thinning. Take out any damaged fruit and any that are under size, leaving the larger king fruit if possible.

With quite a lot of fruit now on the ground you might be thinking about what you can do with it. It may be a little tart for eating fresh, but you can always cook with it. Making it into jam and chutney is another option. The Apple of Your Isle holds a number of apple and pear pressing days each autumn at which you can bring your fruit and turn it into juice. This year we will be holding 3 such pressing days in October in Epworth, Crowle and Westwoodside. Further details of these days will be in the next edition of the Arrow. Before then you will be able to see us pressing fruit at the Festival of the Plough at the end of September. Please come and talk to us about your apples and pears and what you do with them.

The Apple of Your Isle is a local organisation which encourages the growth and use of apples and pears. If you would like more information about our activities or would like to talk about your trees and fruit, please contact Peter Barnard on 01427 873937.

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Great Entertainment Due At Epworth’s Thurlow Pavilion Another night of great entertainment is on the cards for later in the year when Pacific Curls -band with an international reputation – will be appearing at Epworth’s Thurlow Pavilion.

It will be a one-night only gig and takes place at the Pavilion – a registered charity- on the night of Friday, October 3rd. Door open at 7.20pm for an 8pm start. Tickets, costing £8 each, will be available from end of August at the Epworth high fashion shop - Serendipity – on the town’s High Street and by telephoning (01427) 872491.

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They have made appearances at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games celebrations, WOMAD New Zealand , WOMAD UK, WOMAD Earth Station, City of London Festival and Borneo Rainforest World Music Festival – to name but a few.

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Those attending are advised to bring their own drinks and nibbles.

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“PROMOTING THE PLOUGH” The Festival of the Plough Committee is working with the Rotary Club of Epworth and the Isle of Axholme to “Promote the Plough” by organising a window dressing competition in Epworth for shops and businesses between September 7th 2014 and September 21st 2014 which is the actual date of the 34th Festival of the Plough to be held again at High Burnham Farm Epworth DN9 1DD Packs to assist shops and businesses with their window dressing will be distributed on Friday 5th September 2014 and judging will take place on Monday 15th September 2014 with results hopefully being recorded in the Epworth Bells on the 18th September 2014. Representatives of Epworth and Isle of Axholme Rotary Club and the Festival of the Plough Committee will undertake the judging for The Rotary Trophy which will be held by the winner for one year. Framed certificates for 1st 2nd and 3rd prizes will be given for shopkeepers and businesses to keep and display. We are very grateful to the first 20 shops and businesses who have agreed to participate: Albion Bakery Angels Bridal Boutique Axholme Sewing Axholme Decorating Centre Dress Agency Epworth News Fountain Court Florist Gravills Fruit Shop Hatties Tea Shop Inside Out Lingerie Boutique London House Mcbrides Physiotherapy Melwood House Mowbray Arms Serendipity Red Lion Epworth Vanilla 1 and 2 Wesley Antiques Wishing Well

34th FESTIVAL OF THE PLOUGH 2014 Sunday 221st September 2014

The ploughing competitions held on several acres of land on High Burnham Farm Epworth (just of Junction 2 M180) provide the big attraction of this 34th Festival of the Plough. After the blessing of the Plough at 10-00 a.m. at least 10 wonderful Shire horses will be with us on the day, ploughing in pairs with their owners.

Many of the usual features that are so popular will be there The Gallopers, the Classic Cars, Poultry, Craft Tents, Scarecrow Competitions and the Trade Stands and the entertainment in the main area will make for a good family day out.

Prices have been held at the same level of £6.00 and all children accompanied by an adult go free.

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THE EPWORTH COOKBOOK REVISITED Devised & written by Anthony Catherall

This month and every month we feature a unique recipe from The Epworth Cookbook 1982.

NO 9. CHOCOLATE MOUSSE Page 16

2 tablespoons of sugar 2 eggs 1 cup of drinking chocolate 1/2 oz of gelatine 1 tablespoon of cocoa Large tin of evaporated milk (chilled) Grated chocolate or chocolate flake (for decoration) METHOD Dissolve 2 tablespoons of sugar in a cup of water & boil for a minute. Whisk in a cup of powdered drinking chocolate & a tablespoon of cocoa and boil for a few minutes. Cool to tepid and beat in eggs.

Dissolve gelatine in 1/2 cup of water over a gentle heat stirring until lumpfree. Add to chocolate mixture all at once, whip the chilled evaporated milk until thick & fluffy, add the cooled chocolate mixture while beating hard.

Pour into a large glass bowl & sprinkle on the grated chocolate or chocolate flake.

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Axholme Bridleways Association would like to thank everyone who was involved in the running of the event and those who came and took part in raising money for the charity and ABA. Over Summer Axholme Bridleways Association will be attending Epworth Show and Festival of the Plough and their next meeting will be held at The Old School Inn, Epworth at 7.30pm on Monday 18th August.

Guests are welcome and Membership is only £5 a year for adults, so if you walk, run, cycle or ride in the Isle of Axholme you are invited to join this local community group who are actively involved in creating and maintaining better off-road routes locally.

(Report by Laura Jayne Arrand)

A cheque for £500 presented to Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance

Lions help Air Ambulance to stay in the air The Isle of Axholme Lions Club raised an amazing £3800 for the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Service from their recently held dinner in the Vulcan hangar at Robin Hood Airport. More than 160 guests dined under the wings of the mighty Vulcan, enjoyed a guided tour of the plane and were privileged to hear Martin Withers, DFC, talk about how he, as pilot, and colleagues overcame great obstacles to bomb the Port Stanley runway. This put the runway out of action for Argentinian planes and was a crucial blow in the campaign to liberate the Falkland Islands.

Former President, Peter Lindley, said "The Club is very grateful to the many people who contributed to the success of the evening and who attended. This is the largest amount raised on one evening by the Club for some considerable time."

L to R: Operations Manager Neil Clarke, pilot Tim Taylor, Isle Lions member Colin Ridley, paramedic Jean Pattison, last years president Peter Lindley & current president Graham Guest.

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Lions help The Thurlow The Isle of Axholme Lions Club is delighted to have been able to help the Epworth War Memorial Field (The Thurlow) to improve the children's playground area. The donation made by the Lions was £1200, which will be used both to refurbish some existing The Isle Lions presented some of the The Epworth Thurlow Trustees with a cheque equipment and to buy some new for £1200 towards new play equipment L to R Carys McMahon, Gillian Bacon, Lions equipment. Graham Guest, newly appresident Graham Guest, Rachel Whittaker and last years president Peter Lindley. pointed Lions President, said: "The Thurlow was originally created as a memorial to those Epworth men killed and injured in the first world war. It's great to see the facility is still used by all cross-sections of the community, and the Lions club is pleased to play a part in its continued development."

The Isle of Axholme Lions

were pleased to arrange a visit to Kirton Lindsey Garden Centre for the Isle of Axholme Physically Handicapped Society. 30 members enjoyed lunch and a trip around the garden centre. Thanks to the drivers John and Jeff and the organisers Kathleen, Stan and Enid.

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Axholme Bridleways Association would like to thank everyone who was involved in the running of the event and those who came and took part in raising money for the charity and ABA. Over Summer Axholme Bridleways Association will A cheque for £500 be attending Epworth Show and Festival of the presented to Plough and their next meeting will be held at The Lincs and Notts Air Old School Inn, Epworth at 7.30pm on Monday 18th Ambulance August. Guests are welcome and Membership is only £5 a year for adults, so if you walk, run, cycle or ride in the Isle of Axholme you are invited to join this local community group who are actively involved in creating and maintaining better off-road routes locally.

Report by Laura Jayne Arrand On Saturday 2nd August, Axholme Bridleways Association held its second Fun Day which raised £355 for Lindsey Lodge Hospice. Despite the forecast, the day went ahead and luckily the weather held out for most of the classes although the junior games were in the rain. Three new Members joined ABA and a great day was had by all for a great cause.

A special thank you goes out to Sally and Jeremy Maw for hosting the event this year at Micklehills Farm, East Lound. Thanks also go to everyone who helped run the event and those who took part for their support. Axholme Bridleways Association meets regularly and welcomes new members who walk, run, cycle or ride in the area and you can visit their stand at Epworth Show on 25 August to find out more about what this community group does in this area. The group has an active facebook page and website and are also attending the Festival of the Plough in September.

Winner of the Fancy Dress Class - Emily O'Toole and her Tour De France themed costume

Lions help Air Ambulance to stay in the air The Isle of Axholme Lions Club raised an amazing £3800 for the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Service from their recently held dinner in the Vulcan hangar at Robin Hood Airport. More than 160 guests dined under the wings of the mighty Vulcan, enjoyed a guided tour of the plane and were privileged to hear Martin Withers, DFC, talk about how he, as pilot, and colleagues overcame great obstacles to bomb the Port Stanley runway. This put the runway out of action for Argentinian planes and was a crucial blow in the campaign to liberate the Falkland Islands.

Former President, Peter Lindley, said "The Club is very grateful to the many people who contributed to the success of the evening and who attended. This is the largest amount raised on one evening by the Club for some considerable time."

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L to R: Operations Manager Neil Clarke, pilot Tim Taylor, Isle Lions member Colin Ridley,

paramedic Jean Pattison, years president Lindley & current president Graham Guest.

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Driving Test Facts.

Dear readers, The driving test’s been going for years. But here are a few facts: Mr Bean was the first person to pass the driving test in 1935… fact! But it’s not that Mr Bean, it was Mr J Beene who paid a grand total of 37p (7d / 6p in old money) to take the test.

There were no test centres in 1935 so you had to arrange to meet the examiner somewhere like a post office, train station or town hall. The test was suspended for the duration of World War Two and didn’t resume until 1 November 1946. The theory test was introduced in 1996, replacing questions about the Highway Code during the practical test.

Driving was much more hazardous 75 years ago, 7,343 people were killed on Britain’s roads when only 2.4 million vehicles were in operation - in 2008, 2,538 people were killed with 26.5 million vehicles on the road.

Candidates could book their theory test online for the first time in December 2001. The pass rate in 1935 was 63 per cent compared to 46 per cent in 2009. 1969 saw the first driving test set for an automatic vehicle. Since 1935 more than 46 million tests have been taken.

In 1935, when Leslie Hore-Belisha, became the new Transport Minister, he introduced the driving test – first in March as a voluntary test and then it became compulsory in June. During the 1930s safety glass was made compulsory for windscreens after terrible injuries had been caused by accidents in cars with ordinary glass. Seat belts did not appear until the 1950s but were not made compulsory in front seats until 1983.

Arm signals out of the window were withdrawn from the test in 1975 and more modern additions to the test have included a theory test in 1996, the hazard perception section of the theory test in 2002 and questions about vehicle safety and maintenance.

Changes to the test and other safety initiatives, such as improvements to vehicles, have resulted in a reduction in road deaths in Great Britain, Which now has some of the best road safety records in the world.

In 2008 there were 34 million cars on the road and 2,538 people were killed in road accidents – DSA is still passionately working towards further improvements in road safety.

When announcing the introduction of the driving test, Leslie Hore-Belisha said, “Driving is an art in which those who are engaged should, in the interest of their own and of the public’s safety; take the greatest pains to make them proficient.”

Decades later this still holds true and is summed up in the DSA’s maxim, Safe Driving for all.

Safe Driving,

Paul Tuke, Doncaster Advanced Motorists.

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

Meeting place

Time

Wed

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

01427 754120

Tues

Line Dancing

Westwoodside Village Hall

7.30-9.30 pm

01427 873778

Wed

Mother and Toddler

Westwoodside Village Hall

9.00-11.00 am

Mon/Thur Owston Ferry short mat Bowls

Coronation Hall (September—April)

1.30—3.30 pm 01427 728590

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

Tues

Aquafit

Misterton School Pool.

10.00-11 am

01427 754772

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

7:30-930 pm

Thurs

Owston Ferry Bowling Club

The Green, Owston Ferry (Roll Up & Drives)

2.00-4.00pm

01427 728590

Thurs

Sunshine Yoga

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

7:00 - 8:30 pm

01427 873730

Thurs

Preschool—Playgroup 3—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 753162

Thurs

Happy Circle (over 60’s)

Haxey Church Hall

2:00—4:00 pm

01427 752636

Thurs

Bambi—Playgroup 1—3 years

Memorial Hall

9:45-11:45 am

01427 754830

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

01302 311174 01427 753062

3rd Thurs Ferry Folk Group

Crooked Billet, Owston Ferry

Thurs

Aquafit

Misterton School Pool.

Thurs

Kick Boxing

Fri Wed/Fri Fri

Contact

8pm start

01427 728643

6.45-7.45pm

01427 754772

Memorial Hall

6:00 - 8:00pm

01427 875051

Preschool—Playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 754330

Epworth short mat Bowls Club

Epworth Leisure Centre (September—April)

3.30—5.30 pm

01427 728781

Memorial Hall

10:3012:noon

01427 753787

3:00 10:00pm

01427 873532

Musical Monkeys 0—5 years

Fri

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Memorial Hall

Fri

Nordic Walking

Epworth Garden Centre

Thurs

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

The Mowbray Arms, Epworth

6.15pm start

01427 752464

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 - Pam Layton (Bookings)

10.00-noon 01724 297280

01427 752783

Bookings of the Memorial Hall

Email: haxeymemorialhall@hotmail.co.uk (caretaker 07504 883614)

0744 3493 059

Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall

Vivien M’Itwamwari

01427 753856

Bookings of Westwoodside Pavilion

Deb Hotson

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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

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

0800 009966 0800 1111

Neighbourhood Watch

01482 444466

Health Visitor Team for under 5’s

01724 298088

SSAFA Forces Help www.ssafa,org.uk

, 01476 569764

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

08705 555999

NHS Direct Owston Ferry LIVES (information only)

0845 4647 01427 728324

£30 + VAT for 12 months Contact Carolyn

01302 532676

Boarding Kennels/Training Croft House Kennels & Cattery

01427 890235

Business/Finance/Accountants 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 Aquafit - Misterton School

01427 754772

Pilates classes covering the Isle with Jill Allen

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

Community Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

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

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

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

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Trade/Craftsmen

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Link—Anne Broster

01427 875752

Brooks Homecare Improvements 01427 875314 /07973142963

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

01427 752464

Chris Yeardley Roofing services 01427 754197 / 07974 140344

Education and General

Axholme Decorating Centre 'Mixing Paint For You' sales@axdeccentre.co.uk 01427 238941 Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs

Epworth Country Primary School

01427 872345

Haxey C of E School

01427 752294

Westwoodside C of E Primary School

01427 752355

The Friendly Gardener Affordable Garden Maintenance

Home and Garden Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

Fountain Court florist

01724 865675

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

All Aboard Children’s Club -Westwoodside

01427 872106

Computer Services

01427 874831

Entertainment/Children’s Care 01427 753676

IT To Go Computer Services www.ittogo.co.uk

Leisure Epworth Leisure Centre

01302 845978 07817 300662 01302 352087 0790 3018 885

Westwoodside Mobile Library

Willows Dental Practice—Belton

7866 859963 01724 798877

01427 873845

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01302 352352 07719 660777

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