Discovering the Deepings issue 131, May 2026

Issue 131 / May 2026

LOCAL HISTORY Market Deeping’s Great Fire

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The Midlife Reset Summit

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Welcome

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T

he last few weeks have made me realise just how fortunate we are, living so close to the beautiful Bourne Woods, a special dog-walking treat for our two hounds. Fabulous carpets of bluebells, celandines and wood anemones right now are an absolute delight, along with the increasing amount of birdsong, as the evenings remain lighter for longer.

It saddens me, however, when the news from around the world seems to involve a violent and unstable future for us all. If only more people were to follow those wise words of P.T. Barnum in ‘The Greatest Showman’…“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” Those people who are fondly remembered for generations are the ones who will have given their time, love, and kindness to others.

Hoping you have a magnificent May and enjoy reading this month’s issue of your favourite freebie!

Claire x

Being an optimist involves seeing “silver linings behind dark clouds”. So, whilst we are forever hearing stark warnings about “global warming”, here is some small consolation. UK wine production in 2025 recorded a 55% increase in harvest volume, compared with 2024.

Approximately 16.5 million bottles were produced across the UK, and the long hot summer helped deliver good fruit quality and yields not seen for many years.

“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope”, suggested Emily Bronte. So, are we to expect awful weather, wish that it would change and hope that June will be better? Oh, to be in England!

And finally:

Enjoy the read!

John

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4............... Swanky Rags.

5............... Deep-in Aesthetics.

8............... The Midlife Reset Summit.

10............. W & P Legal.

12-13....... The Chemist Shop at Glinton.

16............. Bourne Ear Care.

18............. Recipe of the Month: Chargrilled potato salad.

34............ Local History: Market

Deeping’s Great Fire.

36............ Schools News.

38-39..... The Liberty Partnership.

42............ Consumer Advice from Safe Local Trades.

➡ L ight travels faster than sound, which explains why some people appear bright before you hear them speak. ➡ I used to think I was indecisive. But now I’m not so sure.

Inside Highlights

44............ The Quiz Inquisition.

46............ Vine House Farm Shop and Café.

48............ The Potting Shed: Gardening advice.

52-53..... What’s on: Events guide.

54............ Go Cruise & Travel with Nigel.

60-62..... Directory.

With thanks to Richard Ash, Peter Baker, Deepings Heritage, Rob Schwarz, Nick Ash, Vine House Farm.

Deadline details Copy deadline for the June issue is Friday 8th May 2026.

Discovering Deeping is published by a local team and is not associated with any other business. Care is taken to ensure that the content and information is correct at the time of going to press; however, we cannot take any responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by any errors. Permission must be granted to reproduce, copy or scan anything from this publication. For a copy of our contributors’ guidelines please email info@discoveringmagazines.co.uk.

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own health. With NHS services under increasing pressure, many women report being told their symptoms are “normal” or left without clear guidance, despite experiencing fatigue, anxiety, brain fog and weight changes.

The Midlife Reset Summit, taking place on Sunday, May 17th at The Bull Hotel, Peterborough, has been created in response to what organisers describe as a “gap in support”, where many women feel like they’re being gaslit about their

“Women are telling me they know something isn’t right, but they’re not being listened to,” says organiser Chris Shingles. “This event is about giving them clarity, practical tools and a way forward, not just being told to put up with it.”

Expert speakers offering practical solutions: The event brings together specialists across women’s health, mindset and behaviour change, including:

Chris Shingles Menopause coach, helping women rebuild strength, energy and confidence.

Pippa Matthews Supporting midlife women to regain energy and control through nutrition.

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W&P Legal

Building on February’s Big News: Even More Legal Support for Our Community

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s we mentioned in the February issue, 2026 began with an exciting milestone for us at W&P Legal as we welcomed Bright Legal Solicitors into our group of legal services companies. The response from clients has been overwhelmingly positive, and many of you have asked what this partnership means and what additional support and expertise are now available to you.

Put simply, this collaboration allows us to offer a far broader range of legal services than ever before. While W&P Legal continues to specialise in wills, trusts, probate and estate planning, our partnership with Bright Legal means you can now access a full suite of legal services through a team that shares our values, our commitment to client care, and our down-to-earth approach.

Expanded Legal Services Now Available Through Bright Legal

Bright Legal Solicitors, led by award winning solicitor Parveen Akhtar, brings decades of experience across several key areas of law.

Through Bright, clients can now access: ◆ Family Law: Support with divorce, financial settlements, child arrangements and all aspects of family matters, delivered with sensitivity and clarity. ◆ Conveyancing: Whether you’re buying, selling or remortgaging, Bright’s conveyancing team provides efficient, transparent guidance from start to finish. ◆ Commercial Property: Advice for landlords, tenants and business owners navigating leases, purchases or commercial transactions.

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• Dispute Resolution and Litigation: Robust representation for individuals and businesses facing disputes, with a strong track record of securing swift, favourable outcomes.

This expanded offering means that whether you are planning for the future, navigating a family matter, moving home, resolving a dispute or managing a business issue, you can now access all the legal support you need through one trusted group.

What This Means for Our Local Community

Our goal has always been to make high quality legal advice accessible, friendly and local. With Bright Legal continuing to operate from their Leicester offices and W&P Legal growing at our Market Deeping base, we are now better placed than ever to support clients across a wider region without compromising on the personal service you expect from us.

Together, our combined teams offer the reassurance of specialist knowledge with the convenience of a single, joined up service.

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The 1913 photograph shows a line of people passing buckets of water from a pump in Towngate, to help to control a small fire in a farmyard until the local fire engine arrived. Primitive methods were still being used here, several centuries on!

With no fire insurance existing in the 1600s, Market Deeping applied for a royal warrant to request financial help from other parishes. This document, known as a “brief”, was read out by clergymen at Sunday services throughout the country, and parishioners’ donations were collected. It was a slow and inefficient process, with some parishes choosing not to contribute and others sending small amounts. Deeping received money from Kent, Cheshire and Northamptonshire, as well as villages in Lincolnshire, but a full list of donors and the total sum raised is not recorded.

Fire insurance companies only became widespread in the early 1800s, when a printer and stationer in the Market Place became an agent for the County Fire Company, and one of their metal plaques was attached to a beam inside an archway of the Town Hall. It shows Britannia in gold on a red background, and acted as an advertisement for the company, whilst also identifying that the building was insured.

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Towngate fire in 1913

No copies of Market Deeping’s brief have survived, so the cause of the fire and its exact site are no longer known. Towngate and Church Street are unlikely locations, as they mainly consisted of well-spaced farmsteads at that time. In the Market Place, properties were built much closer together and included shops and warehouses containing valuable goods.

On the north side there was a courthouse, the Bull Inn and several alehouses, while on the south side, houses and business premises stretched across the present Bridge Foot into Stamford Road - the bridge was then situated in High Street. Next to the riverbank were warehouses storing grain, wood and imported commodities such a wine, sugar and spices.

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Also, hold back on planting out seeds at the beginning of the month as sometimes they are planted too early: the ground may be too wet or cold and they fail to germinate. Whatever the weather, it does seem to favour the weeds!! So, make sure these are kept in check as they take precious nutrients away from young plants and seedlings.

Other jobs to do this month include: • Earth up potatoes-when the leaves are about 20cm tall, draw up the earth on either side to form a ridge approx. 15cm high: this will protect the foliage from frost and stop the tubers going green and poisonous.

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• Pick flowers off new strawberries to prevent them cropping in their first year.

• Cover carrots with netting to stop carrot fly damage.

• Some crops may require support ready for their growth, such as beans and peas and climbing plants. Ensure it is strong and sturdy to take the weight once the fruits have formed, as well as the foliage, and that it can withstand any winds.

• Seeds to sow out this month include carrots, beetroot, French beans, lettuce, spring onions, salad leaves and peas.

• Try “succession sowing” a small batch of seeds every two or three weeks and you should have a steady supply, rather than a glut: it will also help to maximise your chances of successful germination.

• Indoors, you can sow chillies, courgettes and squashes, runner beans, sweetcorn, aubergines and cabbages and towards the end of the month, when the risk of frost has gone, they can be planted outdoors.

• Put up supports for climbing beans and runner beans. You can either buy a readymade support or make a wigwam or row using bamboo canes or hazel poles.

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2nd - Come and try your hand at lawn bowls: 10am 5pm at Deepings Bowling Association, Spalding Road, Deeping St James, PE6 8NJ. All equipment and coaching provided. Refreshments to follow. FREE to all. Call Neil to book your place 07808 938341.

2nd - Glinton Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale.

Glinton Village Hall, 10am – 12 noon. Come early to avoid disappointment.

2nd - Live Country Music evening at Masonic Centre Hall, 1-2 Roman Bank, Bourne, PE10 9LQ. This month Roots and Wings. Entrance £10. No bar, so bring your own drinks.

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2nd - Ceilidh with live music from The Woodworm Band at Morton Village Hall, 7pm (doors open 6.45pm). Tickets £10 on the door or from haconby@googlemail.com. Bring own drinks. Proceeds to St Andrew’s Church, Haconby.

2nd ,9th, 23rd, 30th - St Michael’s Church Langtoft open 10.30am - 12.30pm for tea, coffee, biscuits. All welcome.

3rd - St Michael’s Church Langtoft Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). 11.30am in the church This is a mandatory yearly meeting for Church of England parishes to elect churchwardens and Parochial Church Council members and review the parish electoral roll.

3rd - Open mic at The Hare and Hounds, Haconby, 8pm.

PA and soundman provided - hosted by Nick Gomm 01778 571428.

5th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Pudding & Cake (must book). Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street, Market Deeping. PE6 8AN at 6pm. £5 (£4 members) or free if you bring a pudding. Book with David on 01778 347876.

6th - Simon Yates, mountaineer and key figure in “Touching the Void” at Stamford Corn Exchange 7.30pm.

Come and witness Simon’s tireless journey from that mountain in Peru to the remotest on the planet. £19.75. www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/my-mountain-life 8th - Deepings Heritage present a talk by Jonathan Smith - “How the search for a lost village led to the discovery of the Earl of Exeter’s duck decoys in the Fens” 7.30pm in the Community Centre, Market Deeping. Admission £3.

8th - “Spodo Komodo” acoustic trio on guitars, violin and viola playing early folk with a baroque twist at Little Bytham church. Tickets to include a glass of wine £15, on the door or call 07710 759047. Doors open 7pm.

9th - Delaine Bus Museum, Spalding Road.

PE10 9LE. Open 12noon-4pm. Admission: Adults £2.50, accompanied U16s free. Heritage Bus Rides at 1.15pm, 2.15pm and 3.15pm. Further details at: www.delaineheritagetrust.org.

9th, 10th - Stamford Model Railway Show, the largest show in the region at Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane PE9 1HE. Saturday opening 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm. For further details, admission charges and ticket purchase visit www.mdmrc.org.

10th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Gluten-Free Lunch.

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8AN at 12.30pm. £12 (£10 members). Book with Jenny on 07788 534290.

12th and 26th - Deep In Friends. 2pm - 4pm then the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at The Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James. New members welcome.

For more details, contact Vanessa 07714 667482.

12th - Deeping Ladies Coffee Club welcome Becki Tolliday RNIB talking about “The Awareness of Sight Loss.” Doors open at The Priory Church Hall at 10am. Any enquires, contact Liz on 01778 219668.

12th - Second Tuesday of every month, Dementia Support South Lincs Coffee Morning from 11am - 12.30pm at Langtoft Village Hall, £3 donations greatly appreciated.

13th - Craft Club. Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street, Market Deeping. PE6 8AN at 10.30am. All craft items supplied, includes refreshments for £6 (£4 for members).

Contact Georgina to book on 01778 347876.

14th - The Arts Society Peterborough’s monthly talk is “Baiting the Bear”, with Tim Stimpson. This talk deals with the long-standing ‘Russification’ (the repression of ethnic differences in the Russian empire). Doors open at 10.15am The Fleet, Community Centre, PE2 8DL for coffee and a chat; the talk starts at 10.45am. All are welcome.

Parking free. For more details of how to join the society, visit: www.the-arts-society-peterborough.org.uk.

15th - Tickets for the Greenwood Choir in Baston Church now on sale from Baston Post Office and Stores (cash only), by phoning 07471 198497 or emailing bastonctf@ gmail.com. Concert takes place on June 27th, 7pm for 7.30pm. Adult: £10; child (14 and under): £5.

16th - Duo “Side by Side” will be playing at the Blue Bell, Belmesthorpe.

16th - St Michael’s Church Langtoft Spring Craft Cafe10.30am - 2pm. Refreshments available. Bacon butties, cake stall, tea, coffee. To book a place, please contact Claire Naylor on 01778 343717. All welcome.

17th - Charity Plant Sale at 18 Suttons Lane, Deeping Gate, PE6 9AA. 10am - 12 noon. In aid of Deeping Gate Ladies Group charity – “Touch of Sparkle” - cancer care packs, supporting patients in Peterborough and Addenbrookes.

16th - Surprise Bingo! Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN at 2pm. £1 for a book of 10 games. Donation for refreshments. Contact Jenny on 07788 534290 to book.

17th - Coffee Morning Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN, 11am - 1pm. Just pop in.

Fundraising for Deepings Community Library.

17th - Indoor Farmers’ Market held at Bourne Leisure Centre (Queens Road, PE10 9DX) from 10am - 2pm on the third Sunday of every month. Free admission. Shop local. Around 50 pitches to explore including artisan food and drinks, local produce, cakes, vegan and free-range food, bakery, butchers, cheese, handmade crafts and more. For full details. www.facebook.com/ bourneindoorfarmersmarket.

18th - Deepings u3a talk, 10.30am at the Deeping St James Methodist Church, is by Martin Lloyd and is entitled “Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies.” Doors open at

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20th until June 10th - Willoughby Memorial Trust Gallery at Moreley’s Lane, Corby Glen, NG33 4NL is showcasing the work of 3 artists, Sarah Barton, Rosemary Burke and Melanie Burton. Working together in North Lincolnshire, they explore a variety of media, inspired by their surroundings. Open from 12 noon – 5 pm. Tuesday – Sunday, Admission free.

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24th - Enjoy a relaxing Sunday, listening to duo “Side by Side” at the Fighting Cocks, Corby Glen.

25th - Friends of Bourne Woods “Find the Flower” a children’s trail around the orchard looking for flowers which have been hidden in the orchard. “A prize every time” - £1 cash per entry. 2pm to 4pm. Community Orchard, off Beech Avenue.

26th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Brunch at The Fayre Spot, The Cresset, Rightwell, Bretton, PE3 8DX, 11am. Cost as per menu. Call Jenny on 07788 534290 to book, by May 11th.

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