Discovering Bourne issue 148, December 2023

Issue 148 / December 2023

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Welcome to your December issue...

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ecember is a time for both reflection on what’s gone and anticipation for what’s round the corner of the new year. We can think about what we’ve achieved in 2023; those places we’ve visited and new people who may have come into our lives; others who we’ll see no more, but whose memory will remain strong. I prefer to look forward, though, and my new year resolutions are already in the planning stage!

As the big day edges nearer, let’s hope that the Christmas lights in your area will bring much-needed cheer in what have sadly been, for many people elsewhere in the world, such traumatic times of late. Let us all hope that peace and reconciliation aren’t too far away in both Ukraine and the Middle East.

All the very best to you all for Christmas and for 2024 – good luck, but most importantly, good health!

Claire x

Let me be the first to wish you all good health and happiness for Christmas and the new year. Just in case your crackers haven’t got any cracking jokes in them, try these for sighs!

• Those irritating people who use selfie sticks really need to have a good, long look at themselves.

• Always borrow money from a pessimist. They’ll never expect to see it again.

• I was intrigued by a new restaurant called “Karma” There’s no menu—you just get what you deserve.

• Why is Peter Pan always flying? Because he Neverlands.

• When you have a bladder infection, urine trouble.

Here’s hoping that you can look back on this year with fondness and forward to 2024 with optimism.

Enjoy the read!

John

Discovering Magazines, PO Box 164, Bourne PE10 1ET Publisher and Sales Claire Saberton 01778 421427 | 07837 499061 | sales@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Ops Director Andy Armstrong: 07780 922214 Accounts Sarah Brooks: 07564 966452 | accounts@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Group Editor John Schwarz | editor.bourne@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Design Graham Copestake | Sarah Gumbley | Andy Beavis | Dan Handley Sales Paula Kirtland: 07903 776211 | Sally Anne Davis: 07737 026594 Events Hilary Bloomer | hilary@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

Inside Highlights 6-7.......... Christmas Lights Switch-on Entertainment Guide.

8.............. Santa’s Sleigh Route.

10............ Book Reviews from Bourne Bookshop.

11............. Christmas at Waterside Garden Centre.

12............ Theatre Workshop Fun Pantomime.

14-16...... What’s on: Events and Gigs Guide.

17............ Christmas Churches Services Guide.

18............ Bourne Haulier Scoops Top Award.

22-23.... The Leaf: Kerala cuisine in Bourne.

26-27.... Bourne Leisure Centre: Meet Your Instructors.

28........... The Beardwood Practice.

31............ Deep-in Aesthetics.

32........... Local History: Coggles Causeway.

45........... Morton Primary Forest School.

46........... Property News with Newton Fallowell.

49-52.... Christmas Novelty Hunt.

56........... The Len Pick Trust: Become a Trustee.

62........... The Potting Shed: Gardening Tips.

74........... Will & Probate Services.

76........... Bumper Christmas Quiz.

82-83.... Community Matters.

86........... Early Motor Bus Memories.

92-98.... Businesses directory.

With thanks to

Richard Wood, Liberty Partnership, Bourne Bookshop, Jason Treadwell, Brynley Heaven, Christine Beardwood, Nick Ash, Eileen Le Voi.

Deadline details

Copy deadline for the January issue is Wednesday 6th December 2023.

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Saturday 2nd December 2023 Bourne Town Centre and Wake House 11am - 6pm Light Switch on 5.00pm

Live music until 6.00pm

Live Music & Dance, Craft & Charity Stalls, Refreshments, Fair Rides

and so much more

If you would like to book a stall please contact

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Christmas Fayre and Lights Apollo Dance

11:00 - 11:30

The Sonics

11:45 - 12:15

A studio that specialises in teaching Ballet, Tap, Modern, GCSE Dance, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Acro.

There are classes for children starting at 1.5 years old, with early examinations, shows and festival opportunities. The classes are run by Miss Zoë who is an examiner for the TDSC. They have just moved into their own studio at 35 Wherry’s Lane PE10 9HQ , offering free trials in all their classes.

Please don’t hesitate to contact them on: info@apollodance.co.uk or 07907 008362. www.apollodance.co.uk (Zoë Darby, Apollo Dance Principal, AISTD AIDTA ATDSC AAM1, TDSC Examiner)

South Kesteven Acting & Musical Players (SKAMP) Founded in 2007, SKAMP are a local, award-winning, amateur dramatics group, performing plays, comedies, murder-mystery events, musical theatre, and pantomime throughout the region.

Catering to ages 8+, our group pride itself on our diversity and warm welcome to all. We are an inclusive group; our members support and assist not only to perform on stage, but with day-to-day running and behind the scenes activities too. To join or for more information, please visit www.skampgroup.co.uk.

Our next production is “Robin Hood”, the pantomime, at Bourne Corn Exchange December 6th to 10th. To book tickets, please visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/skamp.

Lead contact: Jason Wilson 07973 869468 60 6

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The Sonics : A group of 14/15 year-old local lads that have a love of Indie rock.

They had gigs over the summer, including performing at Bourne Beer Festival and are already getting bookings for 2024. Their sound is influenced by Oasis, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, and Kaiser Chiefs … to name but a few. Follow them on Instagram @thesonics _ They are: Freddie (lead vocals/guitar); Ethan (drums); David (bass/backing vocals); and Ben (lead guitar/backing vocals).

LDC

13:15 - 14:00

They were established by Lauren Willis in 2014, and whose vision remains to share her passion for dance with others, allowing everyone to have a platform to explore the power of movement.

LDC Dance Studio is at 18 Abbey Road, Bourne, specialising in teaching a wide variety of styles of dance such as Street Dance, Commercial, Jazz, Lyrical, Music Theatre and Tumbling classes for all ages and all abilities (3yrs+). LDC offers many opportunities to perform and train. Lauren currently has five crews that regularly compete.

They also offer all dancers the opportunity to perform in their annual dance show in May at The Key Theatre in Peterborough.

“Our aim is to inspire, educate and instil confidence in young people through dance classes!” For further details, please visit www.ldcdance.co.uk.

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Switch-on: Entertainment Bourne Tuneless Choir 12:30 - 13:00

14:15 - 15:00

She has been a professional singer for the last eighteen years. She has a wealth of experience in the industry in shows, events, and touring, amongst others. She is currently touring the UK with her Tribute Shows and cannot wait to perform at the lights switch-on.

They are delighted to be singing like no one is listening again this year. If you want some fun, like to sing out loud to your favourite Christmas songs (either in or out of tune!), then come along and join in with us!

Contact Lauren on 07920 025522.

But singing is not just for Christmas, it’s for life! So, if you love to sing, want some fun and laughter, are looking to make friends and meet new people, be part of a community, and enjoy the benefits that singing in a choir brings to your mental and physical health, pop along to Elsea Park Community Centre on a Thursday evening between 7.30pm and 9pm and be a part of something amazing!

For more details, please email us at bourne@tunelesschoir.com or call Linda on 07949 057811. There are no auditions, and no previous musical experience is required.

Bourne Super Choir

Lauren Porter

JamRoom

16:15 - 16:45 / 17:00 - 17:30

A band that was born out of their bassist Barnie’s love of blues and soul. Sadly, Barnie passed away unexpectedly earlier this year but he would have wanted the music to play on.

Laura (vocals) is a teacher during the day who will embrace any excuse to exercise her lungs!

15:15 - 16:00

Bourne Super Choir is made up of children and young people from Bourne schools, both primary and secondary, and supported by all of the local music teachers.

The choir is accompanied by students from Bourne Academy and Bourne Grammar School.

“We are delighted to be able to support the event which gives us an opportunity to come together as one choir to celebrate the switchon of the Christmas lights. We will be singing a selection of the children’s favourites, and we would love it if the community could join in.”

Contact Rebecca Beavis on 07891 114902

Rob (drummer) is king of the cowbell and boss of the unexpected fill during a live performance.

Ben (guitarist) has evolved into a spectacular player, and these members of the band have now been playing together for over a decade.

Kev (keys) is a much more recent addition, but who has a wealth of experience, having played on the local circuit for many years.

The new bassist is Dan who has been a part of other bands that Laura, Rob, Ben and Kev have been involved in over the years.

They are looking forward to celebrating the festive season with you all and remembering Barnie, who will be at the heart of JamRoom.

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Thurs 30th

Elsea Park, Oak Spring Gardens

Co-op Food Store

The Gables Roundabout

Fri 1st

Elsea Park East

Quayside

Tilia Way

Sat 2nd

Marks & Spencer Supermarket

9am – 4pm

Mon 4th

Bourne East

Stanton Close

Edinburgh Crescent

Tues 5th

Bourne West

Beaufort Drive

Hazelwood Drive

Wed 6th

Mill Drove

Kingsway – East access

Arnhem Way

Thurs 7th

North Road

Catholic Church

North Road top

Fri 8th

Abbey Road

Manning Road

Abbotts Way

Sat 9th

Tesco’s Supermarket

9am – 4pm

Mon 11th

Dyke, Haconby & Rippingale

Dyke Drove

Rippingale

Tues 12th

Thurlby

Post Office / Store

Horseshoe Pub

Wed 13th

Swallow Hill and Northorpe

Top of the hill

Pulford Close

Thurs 14th

South Road

Jewson’s

Old Hospital Estate

Fri 15th

West Road & Bourne Heights

Pyramid Club

Behind Warner’s

Sat 16th

Sainsbury’s supermarket

9am – 4pm

Mon 18th

Morton East

Old Station Yard

Five Bells Pub

Tues 19th

Morton West and Hanthorpe

Church

Hanthorpe

Wed 20th

Saxon Way

St Gilbert’s Road

Pinewood Close

Thurs 21st

Beech Avenue

West Road

Stanley Street

Fri 22nd

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Book Review

BOURNE BOOKSHOP 19 North Street, Bourne, PE10 9AE

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

BY ALEXANDRA BENEDICT

On December 19th, renowned puzzle setter, and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep.

Unwrapping it she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. Fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene - bloodspattered, black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included is a message: ‘Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.’

It’s signed, Rest In Pieces.

Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer - and finally lay her past to rest.

Impossible Creatures

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The Christmas Book Club

BY SARAH MORGAN

Every year, Erica, Claudia, and Anna reunite for their book club holiday.

They’re bonded by years of friendship and a deep love of books, but there is still so much they keep from each other.

At the cosy Maple Sugar Inn, Hattie specialises in making her guests’ dreams come true, but this Christmas all she wants is to survive the festive season. Between running the inn and being a single mother, Hattie is close to breaking point.

Over the course of an eventful week, Hattie sees that the friends are carrying around unspoken truths, but nothing prepares her for how deeply her story will become entwined in theirs. Will this Christmas be the end of the book club’s story or the start of a whole new chapter?

BY KATHERINE RUNDELL

From Katherine Rundell comes the first novel in a landmark trilogy for age 9+.

Christopher is stunned when he discovers a passage to the Archipelago: a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures of myth still live and breed and thrive in their thousands. He meets Mal: a girl from the islands, who is in possession of a flying coat and a baby griffin, and who is being pursued by a killer. They embark on an urgent quest to discover why the creatures are suddenly perishing, voyaging across the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, in a bid to save both the islands and the world beyond them from a rising evil - before it’s too late.

Trivial Pursuit: The Ultimate Quiz Book The ultimate quizzing companion for all trivia fans. Whether you’re playing solo, or competing with friends and family, the possibilities are endless. With over 2,000 questions from the Official Classic Trivial Pursuit board game, this book is both perfect for “games night” and ideal for on-the-go quizzing.

Alongside the question-and-answer pages, you can find exclusive fun facts, activities, and challenges throughout to put your knowledge to the test.

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Christmas at It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Visit us in-store to browse our magnificent Winter Wonderland, with 6 new expertly picked themes & magical displays. Waterside Garden Centre has everything that you need to make this Christmas magical - all in one place.

Open Everyday: Mondays - Saturdays 9:00am - 5:30pm & Sundays 10:00am - 4:30pm

Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Real Christmas Trees

With gifts for everyone at the Oasis Food Hall including Baileys & Paddington Bear.

Mistletoe

Poinsettias

SANTA’S SLEIGH RIDE - BOOK ONLINE TODAY The super festive 4D Magical Virtual Reality Sleigh Ride at Waterside Garden Centre is back this Christmas. Rides are available every day until early Jan - see online for availability & dates. Only £6 per person - available to book online or scan the QR code.

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The garden centre is a cashless business. Information correct at time of going to print. Products featured are seasonal & may not be available. Images are used for illustration purposes only. E&O excepted.

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Pantomime to Raise Funds for Don’t Lose Hope ‘Theatre Workshop Fun’ will be staging a community pantomime of “Hansel and Gretel” in February 2024 to raise funds for the mental health charity, Don’t Lose Hope.

Emma Taylor asks: “Do You Want to Help?”

“We are still looking for support front of house, registered children’s chaperones, and a few general ‘runners’ for our show nights.

If you’re a business, and would like to know more about sponsorship packages, how you can kindly donate a raffle prize, or if you wish to find out how you can purchase a ticket for our raffle in December, please email Em at theatreworkshopfun@gmail.com or fill out a contact form at www.theatreworkshopfun.wixsite.com. Thank you!”

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his Bourne-based organisation does such vital work providing mental health support within our community, and 100% of the ticket sales will go to them to provide counselling and play therapy sessions, as well as the proceeds of raffles being held at each performance.

The show is being produced and directed by Emma Taylor, who runs a children’s theatre group, ‘Theatre Workshop Fun’ in Bourne. She explains, “This is a real community team effort with people coming forward to support the show in so many ways, on stage and off. It is giving the people of Bourne a real sense of belonging and purpose over the coming months.

We’ve had users and volunteers of the charity come forward to offer their services, making props in the Don’t Lose Hope Community Shed, and making costumes for us. The Salvation Army have offered to lend us any stage props we need, and other individuals have offered their help and support behind the scenes.”

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“We have been completely overwhelmed by the generosity of the people of Bourne. We have been very fortunate that local businesses and individuals have come forward to offer sponsorship, raffle prizes and donations and we are holding a big raffle early in December to help us raise the costs required to fund the show. We are so incredibly grateful for all the support we have received so far.”

In the show, at the Elsea Park Community Centre, there will be seventeen adult cast members and over twenty children from Theatre Workshop Fun. The pantomime promises fun and songs, dances and cheesy jokes, with audience participation.

The performance dates are:

Saturday February 10th:

2.30pm matinee and 7.30pm.

Saturday February 17th: 2.30pm matinee and 7.30pm.

Tickets available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/ theatre-workshop-fun.

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LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS & EVENTS 1st - Christmas Bingo at Wake House, 41 North Street, Bourne. Doors open 7pm, eyes down 7.30pm. Tea/coffee and mince pies. www.wakehouse.org.uk.

2nd - Christmas Nibble and Natter in Abbey Church Hall – 10am - 12noon. Stalls to include books, jewellery, chocolate tombola, Christmas stall, raffle, and festive refreshments. Proceeds to Abbey Church Funds.

2nd - Christmas Tree Festival at Bourne Methodist Church from 10am to 4pm. Come and enjoy warm sausage rolls and mince pies in the Church Hall afterwards - enjoy the spirit of Christmas.

2nd - Sterling silver ring workshop for beginners.

10am to 5pm £65 per person. 67 Northorpe Lane, Thurlby. For more information, please visit www.nicwillett.com.

2nd and every Saturday - Bourne Wheelers Beginners ride starts at the Bourne Leisure Centre at 9am. Everyone welcome. www.bournewheeler.co.uk.

2nd - Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at the Old Town Hall from 11am - 5pm. Plus several Fine Food stalls.

4th - Bourne Scrabble Club at 2pm in 1HUB, Queens Road, Bourne. For further details, contact: Angela 01778 426617 or 07706 993886.

5th and every Tuesday - Friendship Cafe at the Bourne Methodist Church Hall, 2pm - 4pm for anyone who would like to drop in for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat.

5th - Rebuilding Wellbeing Friendship Tea at The Windmill Room, Wake House, from 2pm - 4pm.

Make new and lasting friendships over tea, cake and conversations. All welcome.

7th - Nubourne WI. meeting 2pm in Bourne Abbey Church Hall, Church Walk, PE10 9UQ. This will be the Christmas party where members provide their own entertainment. There is no meeting in January 2024.

7th and 21st - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Games Afternoon at Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church St. Market Deeping. PE6 8AN. 2pm - 4pm. Come and join us for a natter and free refreshments, while keeping your brain active. Open to all.

For more information, contact sarah.hitchcok@ oddfellows.co.uk.

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8th and 9th - In conjunction with Bourne Footlights, the Old Town Hall is delighted to present two nights of Murder Mystery – Who did kill Humpty Dumpty? To find out, join us at 7pm, either evening. Tickets £18, to include a small fish and chip supper at www.bournetownhall.org.uk Licensed bar. Age 16+.

9th - St Gilbert’s Catholic Church Christmas Fayre 10.00 am. All welcome, £1 entrance to include hot drink and a mince pie.

9th - Abbey Church. The Christingle oranges will be made in the Abbey by volunteers 10am - 12noon; activities for accompanied children.

Candle money boxes will be at the back of the church, open daily, for children to make and then save small change to bring to the service.

All donations to The Children Society in GB Contact Elizabeth on 07949967698 or email ejpage@madasafish.com.

10th - A Christingle service to raise fund for The Children’s Society will take place at 3pm in the Abbey Church. All ages invited.

11th – “Option B,” a bereavement group for those who have lost their husband, wife, or partner, meet at Don’t Lose Hope Café every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, from 4pm - 6pm. If you need further information, please contact optionb2022@gmail.com.

13th - A Crafty Cuppa at the Oddfellows Hall, 57 Church Street. PE6 8AN. 10.30am. Bring along your own craft project for a cuppa and natter with like-minded friends. Contact Janice to book on 01778 560059. Open to all.

14th - “Viva Verse and Vino” at the Old Town Hall Bourne. An evening of poetry and verse. Come along and share your own poetry, read one of your favourites or just sit and enjoy listening, with a glass of your favourite tipple! 7.30pm start. Tickets £3 from www.bournetownhall.org.uk.

16th - Movies at the Old Town Hall, Bourne. This month “Barbie” (Cert 12). If you want to get into the spirit, wear something pink! Doors 6.15pm for a 7pm start, 10 min interval, licensed bar, drinks can be taken upstairs. Tickets £5.50 plus booking fee from www.bournetownhall.org.uk.

17th - Bourne Methodist Church’s Annual Family Carol Service at 3pm and afterwards, mince pies, teas and coffees will be served in the Church Hall.

Everybody welcome.

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DECEMBER 2023

18th - U3A meeting at Bourne Corn Exchange at 2pm. The Ukulele Orchestra of Spalding -A Christmas Entertainment.

GIGS AND MUSICAL EVENTS

20th - Knit and Sew Friendship Group at Bourne Abbey Church Hall. 2-4pm, £2 which includes tea, coffee, and biscuits. For further details, contact Rosie 01778 423569.

3rd - Open Mic - 8pm. PA and soundman provided. Hosted by Nick Gomm - 01778 571428.

Bourne and District Flower Club.

No meeting in December.

Bridge Club - Bourne Bridge Club meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Masonic Hall, Roman Bank Bourne, 6.45pm for a 7pm start. All levels of Bridge players are welcome. For more information, please contact Sue on 07857 468732.

Bourne to Line Dance

2nd - Live Country Music evening at Masonic Centre Hall, 1-2 Roman Bank, Bourne, PE10 9LQ. This month Chris Raddings. Entrance £10: no bar, so bring your own drinks. Further details, contact Donna on 07718 972329 or DCALiner@aol.com.

Bourne Hereward Probus Bourne Corn Exchange.

11th - Bourne Hereward Probus General Meeting, 12.15pm. There is no speaker this month. Members will get a great meal plus a raffle! Contact Malcolm Kenwood 01778 441271.

12th - Probus Coffee Morning. 10am. We are always on the lookout for new members - why not come to the main meeting or the coffee morning? You will be made very welcome.

Bourne Spiritualist Centre

Evenings of Mediumship start at 7.30 pm and are £3 to members and £5 to non-members.

There is also a raffle. Divine Services start at 6.30 pm; there will be a free will offering and a raffle, also tea and coffee served.

2nd - Divine Service - TBC 6th - Evening of Mediumship - Charlie Kelly 9th - Divine Service - Bobby Carter 16th - Christmas Service - Donna Stewart

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At the Hare and Hounds, Haconby,

10th - Second Sunday Singaround (songs and tunes) 7.30pm. Hosted by Dean and Jen Hardy - 07788 410530.

18th - Haconby Hare Tune Session 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Free. Hosted by Pete Shaw and friends - 01778 571563.

6th and every Wednesday - Bourne Borderers meet at Edenham Village Hall, Church Lane, Edenham, 8pm to 10pm. New members welcome - contactbourneborderers@gmail. com.

9th - Light Entertainment by Tinderbox at 7.30p.m. in Abbey Church Hall. Tickets £10 from Rebecca Oakley 01778 422582 or on the door.

Refreshments available. Proceeds to Abbey Church Funds.

21st - Stamford’s long-running community choir, Woven Chords, will be back on stage in the Stamford Arts Centre ballroom. Specialising in ‘a cappella’ songs from at least four continents, and often singing in the original languages, they aim to take the audience around the world in eighty minutes. The concert starts at 8pm and tickets are £10 from the Stamford Arts Centre.

21st - Bourne Garden Club monthly meeting - “What a Wonderful World” music and slides with Richard Adams, 7.30pm at Bourne Abbey Church Hall. Visitors welcome £5. For further details, contact Marion Durrands 01778 421023.

21st - Jackie Oates and John Spiers at The Barn, Main Street, Baston, PE6 9PA, 8pm. Multi awardwinning contemporary folk duo, Jackie Oates and John Spiers meld together their love of English traditional folk tunes and songs with their voices and acoustic instruments, resulting in a fresh sound that is uplifting, joyful and poignant.

Admission £15. Booking advisable. Call Alan or Maggie on 01778 560497.

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Bourne Farmers’ Market

17th - Indoor Farmers’ Market held at Bourne Leisure Centre (Queens Road, Bourne, PE10 9DX) from 10am-2pm on the third Sunday of every month (except January).

Free admission. See www.facebook.com/ bourneindoorfarmersmarket for full details.

Bourne Organ Club

20th - Bourne Hereward Probus General Meeting, 12.30 pm at Bourne Corn Exchange.

There is no speaker this month, but there will be a great Christmas lunch and Christmas raffle to look forward to. For more information, contact Malcolm Kenwood 01778 441271.

Royal British Legion Club

Tickets for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve will be £5, with live music, raffles, and other fun draws!!! (To book tickets, please contact Doc on 07825 069379)

Get creative with your Christmas gifts handmade with love Call: 01778 420409

9 Wherry’s Lane Bourne, PE10 9HQ

www.paintapotplacebourne.co.uk

We have our monthly Meat Draw on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 1pm.

Bourne And District Lions Club Charitable Trust Fund

Meetings monthly on second and fourth Monday at The Royal British Legion, 7a Burghley St. PE10 9NS. Contact - www.bournelions.org or phone 0345 833 2810.

Apollo Dance

Unit 2, Wherry’s Lane, Bourne PE10 9WH Telephone: 07718 088525 Facebook: apollodance2 Email: info@apollodance.co.uk

LDC Dance Company 18 Abbey Road, Bourne.

Specialising in teaching a wide variety of dance styles to all ages and abilities. (3yrs+).

Telephone: 07984 381153 Email: lauren@ ldcdance.co.uk Website: www.ldcdance.co.uk

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What a performance! From the moment the curtain went up, I couldn’t stop smiling; Professor Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Col. Hugh Pickering, and the crew bounded onto the stage, and I was transported back to Edwardian London.

The stage set, the costumes, hair, and make-up were phenomenally accurate and of course the actors themselves (Professor Higgins with his quintessentially English accent and Eliza with her Cockney twang) made for a truly authentic production.

So many well-known songs had the whole audience joining in, with “Wouldn’t it be loverly”, “ With a little bit of luck”, and “I could have danced all night” to name but a few, all sung with such enthusiasm and emotion. The house orchestra were so on point with each song and kept the whole production moving along at a pace.

How could they top last year’s “The Sound of Music”?

I wondered. Well - you definitely did it, Mr Higgins, as did the whole cast, crew, and the lighting and sound team! A special mention to Martyne Bell as director with her attention to detail throughout.

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Christmas Services 2023 Churches Together in Bourne warmly invites you to share with us as follows:

December 2nd Saturday

The Living Crib

Noon to 4.00pm

Bourne Baptist Church, West Street, Bourne

T:01778 424208

New Day Baptist Church, High Street, Morton

T:07931 852718

Dyke Baptist Church, Main Road, Dyke

T:07931 657218

Bourne Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bourne

T:01778 422258

Sunday 10th December Sunday 17th December Thursday 21st December Sunday 24th December Monday 25th December Sunday 3rd December Sunday 10th December Sunday 17th December Sunday 24th December Sunday 31st December

Sunday 17th December Sunday 24th December Sunday 31st December

Tuesday 19th December Sunday 24th December Monday 25th December Sunday 31st December

Family Nativity Service Carol Service Longest Night (reflective Service) Christingle (bring your own orange) Christmas Day Service

Nativity Family Fun Service Candlelight Christmas Spectacular Guest Speaker Michael Page Guest Speaker Paul Davies Morning Service Traditional Carol Service Christmas Eve Worship New Year’s Eve Special Community Carol Service Christmas Eve Worship Christmas Day Celebration New Year Worship

Bourne Abbey Church, Church Walk, Bourne Abbey

Sunday 10th December Sunday 17th December Sunday 24th December

Monday 25th December

Christingle Service for Advent Christmas Crib and Carol Service Midnight Mass Holy Communion

10.30am 7.00pm 7.30pm 4.30pm 10.00am 10.30am 6.30pm 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 3.00pm 3.00pm 3.00pm

3.00pm 10.30am 10.00am 10.30am 3.00pm 6.30pm 5.30pm 11.30pm 11.00am

United Reformed Church, Eastgate, Bourne

T:07802 511 445

Roman Catholic Parish of Bourne with Deepings

T:01778 423593

Salvation Army, Manning Road, Bourne

T:01778 393450

Sunday 17th December Monday 25th December

Christmas Carol Service Christmas Day Service ( joint with BEC)

4.30pm 10.45am

(The Sacred Heart & St Gilbert’s,Bourne and Our Lady & St Guthlac , Deeping St James) Thursday 21st December Carol Concert 1 Bourne 7.00pm Sunday 24th December Christmas Eve Family Mass Bourne 4.30pm Sunday 24th December Christmas Eve Mass Deeping 7.00pm Monday 25th December Christmas Day Mass Bourne 8.45am, Deeping 10.30am Saturday 9th December Sunday 17th December Sunday 17th December Saturday 23rd December Sunday 24th December Monday 25th December D E CE MB E R 2023

Salvation Army Community Band Carolling In Tesco’s Carolling in the Burghley Centre The Bourne Community Carol Service Derby & Joan Hall Playing Carols In Tesco’s Salvation Army Corps Carol Service Manning Road Christmas Morning Service to greet The Birth of Jesus - S A Manning Road

4.00pm 10.30pm 10.30am

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Bourne Haulier Scoops Top Award

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Bourne haulage company founder was justifiably proud that his firm had been nominated as a local “Business of the Year” at the 2023 South Holland Business Awards ceremony held at the Springfields Conference and Events Centre in Spalding on November 9th.

Imagine the shock when that owner, Adam DavisWright, heard his name called out, in front of three hundred guests, as “Business Person of the Year”, not realising that he had been nominated by his wife and sister!

It is only when you consider, however, just how successful the business, DavisWright Haulage Ltd, has become in its three years since being formed, that the award is so well-deserved. Coming out of the “Covid gloom”, Adam and his wife Sanny, took an enormous risk in

establishing a haulage business with just one truck (but accompanied by determination and a willingness to work all hours to make it succeed).

Though the company itself was formally established in 2020, the team at Davis-Wright Haulage Ltd have nine years of experience in the haulage industry.

In very little time, Davis-Wright Haulage Ltd now has a fleet of six rigid lorries and two ‘artics’. They employ eight drivers, whilst Sanna (besides bringing up their five-year-old twins) and Charlotte Stevens (as Head of Operations) provide the administrative acumen that all successful firms rely upon.

Davis-Wright Haulage Ltd offer delivery of various materials for construction projects, including limestone and aggregates, and a comprehensive muck away service from the various construction sites where they operate. These are principally in North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, especially in the Spalding and Holbeach area at present.

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Available from the 30th November

Delicious homemade pub grub Starters

While you wait selection of warm breads, olives and flavoured oils 3.95 per person Soup of the day (v) (vgo) (gfo) warm focaccia bread, salted butter 5.95 Prawn and Crayfish (gf) ‘bloody’ marie rose sauce, gem,garden tomatoes 8.50 Wild Mushroom and Stilton Bread Pudding (v) watercress veloute, toasted pine nuts 7.95 Smoked Haddock Fishcake curry buttered spinach, poached egg 9.95 Ham Hock Terrine (gfo) breaded brie, dressed leaves mulled wine chutney 8.95 Baked Truffle Camembert (to share) (V) (gfo) bread, crudites,mulled wine chutney 12.50

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‘Irnham Estate’ Lamb Shank (gf) Root vegetable dauphinoise, braised red cabbage, jus 19.50 Pistachio Crusted Hake (gfo) ratatouille, new potatoes, green veg 18.95 Stuffed Turkey Ballotine (gfo) roast veg, potatoes, mash, red cabbage, shredded brussels 16.95 Griffin Nut Roast (vg) (v) roast veg, potatoes,mash,red cabbage, shredded brussels 15.95 Venison Sausage roast beetroot mash, green veg, root vegetable crisps, baby shallots 16.50 Griffin Beer Battered Haddock triple cooked chips, crushed garden peas, tartare 13.95 Butternut Squash and Lentil Curry (v) (VG) (gfo) crispy cauliflower, rice, grilled naan 14.50 From the Grill; (gf) All severed with triple cooked chips, tomato and mushroom fricasse and rocket and parmesan salad (+ scampi 4.95) 10oz Sirloin 26.50 8oz Rump 18.95 8oz Pork Ribeye 17.95

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What’s available in December...

We can provide you with your complete Christmas dinner & much more! Order your turkey from Grasmere Farm’s butchery counter & a veg box to go with it, filled with home grown and locally grown seasonal vegetables. We’ve plenty of treats available, as well as handmade wreaths & hampers, & locally made Christmas cakes.

Take a break & sample our Festive menu in the Café. Don’t forget that bird food, feeders & accessories make a great gift too!

Late night shopping event Friday 15th Dec until 7pm

MON-SAT 8AM - 5PM SUNDAY 9AM - 4PM Café hours: MON-SAT 8.30AM - 4.30PM SUNDAY 9AM - 3.30PM

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Celebrate Christmas at Starters

Butternut Squash Soup with Crispy Croutons Chicken Liver Parfait with Caramelised Red Onion Chutney Smoked Salmon and Prawn Salad with Marie Rose Sauce

Mains

Roast Turkey with Lincolnshire Chipolata and Sausage Meat Sage and Onion Stuffing with Seasonal Vegetables

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on Toasted Sourdough Bread

Roast Beef and Homemade Yorkshire Pudding with Seasonal Vegetables

Desserts

Pork Loin Steak with Creamy Wholegrain Mustard and Onion Sauce

Traditional Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce Tarte Au Citron with Mixed Berry Sorbet Warm Chocolate Brownie with Cornish Clotted Cream Ice Cream Cheddar and Stilton Cheese Platter with Crackers and Grapes

Sea Bass En Papillote with Sliced New Potatoes, Long Stem Broccoli, Cherry Tomato and Chorizo Ratatouille Tart with Cheddar and Thyme Crumble Topping with Garlic Roasted New Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables

2 Courses £21.95 • 3 Courses £27.95 1 Peterborough Rd • Langtoft • PE6 9LW

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Available on Saturday 10th/ 17th December from 6.30pm.

Entertainment from 9.30pm till late

Christmas Party Menu

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£ 24.95 pp

The Great Big Christmas Party Night

A non refundable £10pp deposit & Pre-Order is required when booking Minimum hire 50 guests

Glass of Bubbly on Entry

2 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF

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TheLeaf

A Taste of India...

(BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT!) There are Indian restaurants and there are ‘Kerala cuisine’, Indian restaurants. Recent recommendations have included the following Since July of this year, Bourne diners have now a wider choice of eateries words of praise: serving Indian food, since The Leaf opened its doors on West Street, to offer “Fantastic food, from the table a captivating offering of something special and something very different.

In a listed building which has formerly been used for many functions, including a dental surgery, a registry office and, more recently, Bourne Eau Terrace café, owner and head chef, Ram Kumar, along with his wife/chef, Siji Remesan; manager, Amala Haridas; and other chefs, Thomas and Saurav, are now providing a fascinating menu, updated every three months.

The multitude of very favourable reviews on The Leaf’s website and on social media would indicate that Ram’s decision to follow his pre-existing restaurant, “The Leaf”, opened in Grantham in 2019, with this one in Bourne has been a success. Ram modestly explains how his experiences as a chef include training and working in several top London hotels before working as a private chef for Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, (Prime Minister and Vice President of UAE as well as ruler of Dubai). Ram has also worked with his Highness King Khalid of Saudi Arabia in his London palace.

Kerala cuisine is a culinary style originated in Kerala, a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It offers a range of both vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes, prepared using fish, poultry, and red meat with rice as a typical accompaniment. Chillies, curry leaves, coconut, mustard seeds, turmeric, tamarind, asafoetida, and other spices are also used in the preparation. What impressed our party of four the most on our recent visit, was the freshness of the dishes and the light touch of spices, rather than the rich, sauce-heavy fare often associated with other Indian restaurants.

Ram and his team take enormous pride in their preparation and presentation of the food.

Requests by diners for specific strengths of the spices used and thorough descriptions of the various dishes are encouraged, so that you are receiving exactly what suits you, and served at the table with care and a smile!

snacks right through to desserts (different from a normal Indian).

Brilliant service, welcoming and friendly staff. They will go above and beyond to accommodate and help.”

“The venue itself is lovely, small and intimate without being too crowded and the service was great, highly attentive and friendly and prices were very reasonable.”

“Authentic Keralan dishes. Fantastic food. The chefs are from Kochi in Kerala, so they know what they are doing when offering speciality dishes from the region. Absolutely superb quality food.”

“Masala dosa heaven! If you like real Indian food, then eat here. Masala dosa are one of my favourite things to eat, and to find somewhere local that does them was so exciting.”

Open Monday-Saturday 4.30pm to 11pm Open Sundays during the festive season

A fabulous, five-course Christmas menu, at £29.95 per person, is available from December 1st until Boxing Day, including Christmas Day itself.

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5 COURSE

Christmas MENU Table Snacks

Roasted Nuts & Achappam

Appetisers

Fish Cutlets Stuffed Calamari Chicken Vada & Crispy Eggplant with Honey Onion Toppings

Main Cou rses

Red Fish Curry Chicken Mappas Lamb Ularthu Coconut Rice, Kerala Parata, Plain Nan

Desserts

Pazhampori with Ice Cream

Beverages

South Indian Coffee or Tea

£29.95pp The Leaf, 35 West Street, Bourne PE10 9NB Bookings: 07833 338900 / 07477 747994 www.theleafbourne.com D E CE MB E R 2023

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Bourne Leisure Centre Meet the Instructors All the group instructors at the Centre recently took a break from their busy schedules to fill in the following questionnaire. The aim was to give them the opportunity to show their customers that they are, in fact, human, with plenty of reasons why we should grow to like them (despite what they put you through during your classes!)

The following questionnaire was issued: 1. Instructor's Name.

2. Which group exercise classes do you typically instruct?

3. How long have you been an instructor with us?

4. What are some of your personal hobbies or interests outside of fitness and instructing?

5. What is your favourite class or workout format to teach, and why?

1) Matt 2) Aquafit; COPD; Meditation.

3) 10 years.

4) Hiking and mountaineering.

5) Meditation.

6) It’s a success every time

1) Iva 2) Pilates; Salsacise; Aerobics.

3) Since February 2018.

4) Doing and organizing summer camps in my home country (Czech Republic) since 1997; teaching online ESL students from the Czech Republic since 2019 (as I love the English language!)

5) I love all my fitness classes I teach or I have taught, as I enjoy a faceto-face approach, working with the moment, building up positive energy together with the group of people in my class.

6) I am always proud of people who coming to the fitness classes, and you see them flourish or you see how the exercise helps them.

7) I am a qualified Preschool and Primary teacher with over 11 years of teaching experience in the Czech Republic.

8) Any movement is better than no movement. Our body is designed to move.

Quality before quantity.

Practice makes perfect.

6. Share a memorable success story or feedback you've received from a customer that made you proud.

7. Is there an interesting or unique fact about yourself that you'd like to share with our customers?

8. Do you have any tips or recommendations for customers who are just starting with group exercise classes?

someone finishes their exercise on the ‘prescription programme’ and wants to join the Leisure Centre!

7) I made it to Everest Base Camp in April 2023.

8) Find something you love doing.

You’re more likely to stick to a class if it’s fun.

1) Nancy 2) Hatha Yoga.

3) Over 10 years.

4) Conservation, Dressmaking, Reading.

5) Sun and Moon sequences for their ability to harness and utilize energy creating balance and harmony in the body and mind.

6) “I love being encouraged to learn new skills.” “Great teacher helping me to improve and the friendly, gentle way the class is constructed.”

7) I have backpacked around New Zealand.

8) Try all classes at least once.

01778 301099 www.leisuresk.co.uk 6) Customers often tell me, after consistently coming to classes, that they are able to be more mobile and have more energy. An overall feeling of happiness and wellbeing, something to look forward to and to see in other people.

1) Sarah 2) Pilates; Chair Fitness; Step Aerobics; Circuits; Boxfit; Legs, Bums and Tums; Wellbeing Walks.

3) Since moving to Bourne in 2014, I have worked on and off in the local leisure centres, between Market Deeping and Bourne for the last 9 years.

4) Walking, travelling, arts and crafts, baking, my kids, my dogs and getting out into the great outdoors.

7) I met King Charles when I was 13 … and I can do the splits!

5) Step Aerobics - I enjoy creating exercise to music routines, especially Step and Aerobics which is an excellent workout, full of fun and energy!

1) Katie 2) A bit of everything really; Indoor Cycling is a firm favourite.

3) I was first employed as an instructor at Deeping Leisure Centre in 2010.

4) Open water swimming, biking and running (triathlons but only short distances, for now).

5) Indoor Cycling.

1) Laura 2) Aqua; Boxfit; Circuits and HIIT. 3) 8 years.

4) Training, ice hockey, spending time with family and friends.

5) I would say Boxfit. When I was younger, my sport was kickboxing which is slightly different. But it was a great way to focus on my cardio and let off some steam.

6) With his hard work, watching what he’s been eating, and my constant “Woo, you can do it” and “Come on, faster”, he has lost a whopping 23kg so far. It makes me emotional really, knowing that I’ve helped someone on such a journey, and to see these transformations makes me feel happy and complete.

7) As much as I love going to the gym, events, ice hockey and going out, I equally love to binge watch a tv series with my slippers on and a bag of popcorn. It’s all about balance, right?

8) Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. I would say, “Book in and see what it’s about. You never know, you may love it!

8) Choose something that you enjoy; if you like it you’ll want to do more. Book early to avoid disappointment!

6) “You’ve helped me feel proud within myself … for myself”. “I used to hate exercising and now I set alarms to book your classes.”

7) By day, I’m a proper schoolteacher at a special school in Peterborough; by night, I take it all out on you! Fitness has saved my life in more ways than I can say.

8) Allow yourself to enjoy the challenge and don’t forget to smile.

1) Nick 2 ) Indoor Cycling/ Spinning.

3) 1 Month.

4) Currently a Qualified Teacher of PE and Maths.

5 ) Indoor Spinning – Good cardiovascular workout.

6) One customer told me that “I keep the class 1) Sue 2) Indoor cycling; Legs, Bums and Tums; Body Condition; Specialist classes including Cancer Rehab and COPD. 3) 24 years.

4) Riding my motorbike, walking and finding an adventure wherever I can.

5) Indoor cycling is

motivated and keep the spirits high in the class when it gets tough.”

7) I am a newly qualified instructor and looking forward to making lots of new memories.

8) Stick with it and whatever you put in you will get out. my favourite - I like the intensity mixed with the communal vibe that we’re all in it together!

6) One of my clients had the goal of joining the RAF. With hard and determination, she managed to secure the job of her dreams.

7) I have stroked a tiger and rode on the back of a British superbike rider!

Health

Feel Lighter this Christmas!

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hristmas is usually seen as a ‘magical time of year’; however, for some it can be filled with anxiety, panic and depression, or our addictions can come alive!

This time of year can intensify our worries and feelings of loneliness; trigger painful memories of ones we have lost; and increase our financial worries too.

The pressure to have a ‘perfect Christmas’ can make it a stressful event.

Research shows that, at any point in the year, one out of seven people suffer with stress and anxiety, and this rises sharply around Christmas.

At the same time, alcohol consumption and food addictions rise too, making it a cocktail for disaster!

Hypnotherapy can help you lighten your Christmas by reducing the stress, anxiety and depression created by negative thinking patterns or past events in our lives. It also helps to navigate the triggers surrounding any addiction, allowing you to enjoy this time of year … without going over the top!

Hypnotherapy can help you be more relaxed in situations that have previously challenged you, by enabling you to take control and so create a more peaceful Christmas.

Be at peace this Christmas time!

If you would like to book an appointment or find out more about hypnotherapy, contact Christine on: 0780 9690 964 or contact@beardwoodhypnotherapy.co.uk

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Coggles Causeway

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side and “wild growth” on the other.

hat’s in a name? Local history enthusiast, Peter Sharpe: “We can only assume that Coggles Causeway in Bourne owes its name to the nature of its surface, paved with ‘coggles’ which were small round stones sometimes used as an alternative to cobbles.” The idea of a causeway across marshy ground makes perfect sense at this location, as it does for comparison at Castle Causeway in Sleaford.

We begin at the South Street end, past the Raymond Mays Motorsport memorial on the corner. This modern suburban road lies not on “the fields sleeping underneath” as Gillian Tindall puts it, but on railway yards! Before British Railways sold four acres [“a hitherto unrevealed plan to use the route of the former railway at Coggles Causeway” Lincs Free Press 28/03/1967] this was “a narrow path quite eerie at night”, Janet Faulkner told Bourne History Group.

The path was banked up with railway sleepers on one

The other arm of the railway went off to Spalding and Sutton Bridge and can be “felt”, if no longer seen, in Essex Way (the name chosen in 1989) which leads off Coggles Causeway at the barrier to traffic. It still follows, a little further down, the old linear track bed to reach more houses. So, it is both ever-present and completely vanished!

Susan Hadfield: “I have memories of walking down; the stream [the Bourne Eau] ran by the tennis courts in the corner of Abbey Lawns, then made its way down Coggles Causeway”. It still does, appearing from behind the back gardens and then going into a culvert these days.

The amazing thing was the amount of water. You had a watercourse below the level of the causeway, but also embanked well above the causeway.

On the same side was the Mill Pond and holding pond to provide a head of water for Notley’s Mill (1729 – 1973) at the end of the Causeway on Victoria Place.

It was an overshot waterwheel (in the jargon), with an 11ft diameter used for grinding corn. You can see the wheel in our picture, taken during the demolition process – a serious bit of kit, by the look of it!

Waterwheel of Notley’s Mill

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Further down, the railway routes split in two, one arm went to Billingborough and Sleaford crossing over Coggles Causeway on a low bridge. Mary Stevenson told Bourne History Group: “Brian remembers when he was about twelve the low wooden bridge the trains went over. He used to have to lean his bike and duck down to get under it”. Susan Hadfield told the Group: “the bridge was very low, and we played on the dried mud, hiding treasures on the bridge metalwork.”

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Legal Corner

Happy ‘Legal’ Christmas WORDS FROM RICHARD WOOD

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he season is upon us, and we think of good times and happy events. The law is perhaps not the first thing on the average Advent Calendar. However, scratch beneath the surface and we see that taking care of one another and good order is very much part of our nation’s history.

This is fundamental to the message of Christmas.

The law has always tried to care through the statutes our politicians create and the systems that are enacted.

The old Christmas card images are closely related to visions of a world gone by, but which in its own way can still apply today. Although the quill pen and candlelight may be replaced by PC and spotlight, our job still carries forward traditions that go back a very long time.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

Have fun … like we all intend to do!

Assisting clients to live in a new property or to resolve unhappy differences over a fence or a boundary, or perhaps workmanship is very much part of good order. Resolving unhappy relationships and in a good conciliatory spirit is clearly relevant to good human relationships.

Helping loved ones recover from a bereavement is again part of the social service.

Knowing and having a solicitor who is local can bring a lot of benefits. You know who to call when something happens. You do not have to Google!

Solicitors are just as “normal” as everyone else and every solicitor looks forward to what Santa will bring! It is just that we are trained to understand various systems and protocols and are monitored by a governing body and insured. Clearly, we are entrenched in our modern society.

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Happy Families at Christmas

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hristmas is traditionally a time when family members of all generations spend time in each other’s company to celebrate the festivities. Sadly, there are many incidences of grandparents being excluded from the joy of spending time with their grandchildren, because of a relationship breakdown between the children’s parents. The experience of grandparents being deprived of contact with their grandchildren is often described as “living bereavement” and the pain can be at times so intense that it impacts on the health and wellbeing of those living with this loss.

The ‘Grandparents United for Children’ report has recently been issued and campaigners are pushing for an amendment to the Children Act 1989 to give grandparents legal recognition. Grandparents do have the right, if they have had significant involvement in their grandchildren’s lives, to apply for leave to make an application to spend time with their grandchildren, but it is not a special provision that makes the route to court straightforward.

Some 250,000 grandparents have never been allowed to see their grandchildren. Over 150,000 grandparents have been warned by the police to stop trying to contact their grandchildren, even by sending birthday cards. This is a matter for the Ministry of Justice who had publicly stated, in 2018, that a change in the law should be considered to establish a presumption that grandparents can see their grandchildren after parents separate.

This campaign will continue to apply pressure, but if you require advice as to how to address the problem of grandparents’ contact, consult initially with your local Family Law specialist.

Call 01733 267414

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e are a happy and friendly village school situated at the heart of the local community. Our school is a nurturing and supportive place with high standards expected of the children within a caring, Christian ethos. The school values partnership with parents, carers, and the community to create a stimulating, learning environment for the children.

The adults and children enjoy these exciting sessions. So far this term we have been collecting crab apples, clearing and planting herbs, building dens, enjoying the mud kitchen, and making leaf prints.

We are very fortunate to have a fantastic purposebuilt Forest School on our school site. The children learn and develop an array of skills in a safe and enriching area.

Our Nursery children experience this space daily and our Reception children have weekly lessons in our Forest School.

Applications are now open for places in September 2024 and we would very much like to welcome you and your child to visit our school. Please contact us via enquiries@morton.laat.co.uk or on 01778 570389 to book a tour.

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Property News

Is Moving Home on Your

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With the New Year on the horizon, many prospective buyers and sellers are not waiting and are beginning their search and launching their home to the market in December, in order to beat the ‘New Year rush’.

Boxing Day has proven to be extremely popular on the online platforms, such as Rightmove, with record viewing numbers being experienced, year on year. It has been reported that Boxing Day is one of, if not the busiest day of the

year for viewing numbers, therefore what better time to have your home online?

Here at Newton Fallowell, we are discreetly marketing numerous homes prior to Christmas, launching to the market over the festive period. This allows us to show our proactivity with our database of buyers and arrange viewings, whilst beating the influx of properties coming to the market in the New Year, who will miss out on the active Christmas period.

2023 has been a changeable, yet busy, year for the property market and we hope to continue to aid our clients throughout 2024. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance with your property move by calling your local team on 01778 422567.

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Where To Find Your Festive Novelties

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Providing Grants for the benefit of Bourne

Would you like to help benefit the local community?

The Len Pick Trust is a permanently endowed charity providing funding and advice to charitable and voluntary organisations within Bourne.

Len Pick Trustees are a team of people responsible for the overall control and management of the Trust fund. We are looking for additional trustee members to replace those who have completed their term of office. The evolving team’s role is to help further our work in carrying out our founder’s wishes in new, creative and pragmatic ways to reflect the community we support. ●

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Become A Trustee

The posts are subject to full DBS Disclosures.

The Len Pick Trust positively welcomes applications from all sectors of the local community.

We are recruiting now!

INTERESTED? For more information and to request your trustee information and application pack email enquiries@lenpicktrust.org.uk or if you would like just an informal chat first, call the Trust Manager on 07990 092184 Closing date for applications 31 January 2024

The Len Pick Trust. 5 Granby Court Hereward Street Bourne PE10 9AD Registered Charity No: 1106598

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Following on from our very successful Covid Recovery Project, “Connecting Communities”, Bourne Arts and Community Trust (BACT) are looking for potential new Trustees to join the team based at Wake House in Bourne.

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oolbar continues to support people back to work, having had thirty new clients in their second year of operation, since moving to their current location at the Len Pick Suite, Bourne Town Football Club, Abbey Road, Bourne.

Following the grant of £4,000 from Allison Homes in October, all the laptops have now been upgraded, thus enhancing the group’s IT capability. Also plans for a Jobs Fair in March next year are progressing. New volunteer Sue, who has considerable experience of sales and recruitment, brings valuable expertise to the volunteer team.

The final meeting this year, when attendees both current and previous will be invited to join the volunteers and some of the trustees to enjoy some ‘nibbles’, will be on December 18th. They re-open on January 8th at 10am.

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Online Bargains and How to Avoid the Social Media Scammers Beautiful | Contemporary | Timeless

By Eileen Le Voi at Safe Local Trades Buying online has never been easier and one of the most popular sites is Facebook Marketplace. But, sadly, the more popular the methods of buying and selling, the more appealing to the scammers. With the Christmas shopping season here, many of us are looking for a bargain – but how do you know if your seller is genuine? Here are some tips: • Don’t feel pressured into a quick sale. Look for local items so you can check them – and meet the seller – before you pay.

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• Even though a seller may be recommended, having good reviews and followers doesn’t make them genuine. Meet them in person and a genuine seller will let you pay in a way that protects your money.

• Fraudsters are very careful to take the time and effort to set up a fake sale – even for low value items. They may try and tempt buyers with items that are sold out or rare. It is better to pay a little more to a genuine seller than to lose your money.

• If you are thinking about buying from a website or company you are unfamiliar with, visit a review site like Trustpilot and look at the experiences of other consumers.

Reporting scams on Facebook Marketplace 1 Report the listing. Find the specific Marketplace listing you want to report and follow the onscreen instructions.

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Each day, the participating business is visited by the “crew” who will perform, and be filmed doing, something outlandish and very “un-estate-agently”, and a draw will be made. Entry is open to everyone and involves the following: On the ‘Rosedale Property Agents Bourne’ Facebook page, like our page, share the promotional video post, and then tag a friend in the comments. Both you and the friend will be entered, and the draw will run until Christmas Eve. The “crew” (a.k.a. Catherine Brown, Steph Stubbs, Paul Graham, Ewan Drew, Rachel Riley, Kelly Russell, and Becky, the decorated dog) all see it as a great opportunity to showcase the town’s many and varied businesses, to encourage us all to “shop local”, and to help engender a wonderful pre-Christmas spirit in the town.

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Your Opportunity to Get Involved Following on from our very successful Covid Recovery Project, “Connecting Communities”, Bourne Arts and Community Trust (BACT) are looking for potential new Trustees to join the team based at Wake House in Bourne.

We are now working towards the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Frederick Worth and have completed the first stage of a grant application for a substantial sum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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We would like to hear from you if you can share your skills or interest in finance, volunteering, ‘company secretarial’, fundraising or business management.

A Trustee would be expected to attend the monthly trustee meeting on the evening of the third Thursday of the month, in addition to some time overseeing their area of speciality.

If you would like to find out more, please contact our Administrator. Email enquiries@wakehouse.org.uk or telephone on 01778 782224.

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hristmas is coming, and what better way to start the festivities than with “Christmas Magic”? The city’s favourite Christmas celebration returns to Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday December 16th, having delighted audiences from across the city and beyond for over a decade. Expect to hear stunning arrangements of classics like Away in a Manger and Silent Night, as well as festive favourites like Winter Wonderland, Santa Baby and many more, all performed against the glorious backdrop of Peterborough Cathedral.

Featuring performances from Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Voices, and Peterborough Community Chorus with Peterborough Festival Brass, there will be a 2.30pm matinee for the whole family to enjoy, as well as an evening performance at 7.30pm. With something for everyone, young and old, “Christmas Magic” is guaranteed to put you in the Christmas spirit, so bring the children and the grandparents too!

Over one thousand people from across the city and beyond came to see last year’s performances, with comments including: “Enjoyed every minute!

Thank you one and all!” and “Absolutely amazing performances from such talented people!”

Tickets are available at www.peterboroughsings. org.uk or by phone on 0333 666 3366 (fees apply).

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Rotors and Wings Lunch Raises £75,000 for Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance The Lincolnshire Air Ambulance County Appeal (LAACA) Lunch and Auction of Pledges has raised over £75,000 for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA).

A dazzling flypast by a Spitfire and Mustang from The Rolls-Royce Heritage Flight accompanied by the sound of the RAF Waddington Pipes and Drums started the proceedings at this prestigious event held at the Lincolnshire Showground. Four hundred guests attended and heard speeches and entertainment before a whole array of oncein-a lifetime adventures and experiences was auctioned.

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hours a day, seven days a week. We receive no direct funding from the Government; instead, we rely on the wonderful generosity of individuals and groups like the LAACA committee to help fund our work and enable us to continue to be by the side of patients, day and night.”

LAACA Chair Andrew Pearce added, “With each mission now costing around £4,000 and with an average of four emergency call outs every day, every penny raised really counts. And once all the pledges are received, we expect the final amount to reach in excess of £88,000.”

There is still time to make a donation to the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance – just visit their website at www.ambucopter.org.uk/make-a-donation.

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Local History

Early Motor Bus Memories

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n the early 1900s a journey from Deeping to Peterborough involved walking three miles to a railway station, or hiring a horse-drawn vehicle to get there, and catching a train. There were no bus services on that route until the 1920s.

William Smith of Bourne replaced a horse-drawn bus, which he used to take people to nearby markets, with a motor vehicle in 1919. He began a daily service to Peterborough four years later, and round the same time, Edwin Shaw set up his motor bus business in Maxey, and the Hare family’s “Primrose” buses operated from Market Deeping.

The earliest vehicles had solid rubber tyres and were licensed to carry only fourteen people.

There were no timetables, so passengers waited by the roadside to catch whichever company’s bus turned up first. There was fierce competition between proprietors on the Peterborough route, resulting in drivers racing each other to poach customers and beat their competitors’ arrival times. There was also a temptation to exceed the permitted number of passengers.

Police regularly checked buses for overloading.

In 1925 Frank Hare was summoned for carrying forty-two people in a vehicle licensed for twenty, and when another bus

One of Hare’s “Primrose” buses in 1925

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Bus stop outside The Bull in 1960s

was stopped at Northorpe in 1929, ten passengers were counted standing in the gangway with a further thirty-six seated, when there should have been no more than thirty-two. The driver’s excuse was that it was a wet night… With so many people crowded onboard, the atmosphere must have been rather fuggy, especially as most people smoked cigarettes.

Fortunately, the roads in this district are flat so that early buses with limited horsepower could cope with their load. One local man recalled an outing to Leicester, when passengers were obliged to get out and help to push their bus up Wardley hill. London buses had open tops in the 1930s and a Deeping man described his first experience of them as hairraising. Riding through streets full of traffic, he could almost touch people on other buses passing by.

As rival companies fought for business on the route between Bourne and Peterborough, villagers benefited from cut price fares, and the cost of a ticket from Deeping to the city dropped as low as sixpence.

The Transport Act of 1930 brought some regulation after a decade of chaotic competition. Mr Smith’s company, trading as Delaine became the sole operator through Deeping to Peterborough, and a hundred years later they are still serving that route. The Hare family’s transport venture was short-lived and they concentrated on their joinery business, while Shaw’s of Maxey have celebrated a centenary of coach travel, nowadays mainly for holidays and day trips.

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