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his is the month, of course, when we mothers are allotted by our partners and families a full day of doing nothing, a whole day in which we are spoilt rotten with flowers, chocolates, and perfume (especially if someone had actually ‘underdone’ the Valentine’s Day gift-fest last month!) Tell me if you think I’m dropping too big a hint here!

Seriously, we do not expect the earth on Mother’s Day. It’s just lovely to get some recognition, whatever form that may take, for all our multi-tasking abilities and for our level-headedness and calm when the waters of the family home may sometimes get a little choppy!

It was the American novelist, Peter De Vries, who suggested that “a mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.” How true! Enjoy your day, girls, and enjoy this month’s issue.

Claire x

Well, “Dry January” came and went, and “Damp February” followed.

Celebrations might now be more likely, because not only does this month include Mother’s Day on March 27th, but six days earlier, we can all celebrate World Poetry Day as well. So, to combine the two, here is perhaps the shortest poem ever written, but whilst it lacks volume, there’s no doubting its heartfelt message, that of thanking our wonderful mothers for everything they do for us... “Ta, Ma!” On a personal note, there’s one “new” mum this time round, as our daughter-in-law, Jade, gave birth to Darcy on February 7th (with a little help from our son, Rob!) So, while we’re on the subject, I used to think the word ‘Caesarean’ began with the letter ‘S’ but when I looked in the dictionary, it was in the ‘C’ section.

Don’t forget: Clocks forward on March 27th!

Enjoy the read.

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8/9/10...... Schools News.

14.................. Will & Probate Services.

16.................. Community Matters.

17.................. Castor Lodge Care Home.

18.................. Mental Health with Lucy Briggs.

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20................ Recipe of the Month: Banana pancakes.

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School News

Deeping St Nicholas Primary School We have the pleasure in sharing the good news from our latest OFSTED inspection, which took place last November 2021. The headline of the report states:

‘Deeping St Nicholas Primary School continues to be a good school.’

Here are just some of the comments Ofsted said about our wonderful school: ‘Pupils and staff at this small school are like one big family,’ ‘Pupils say they feel happy and safe at school,’ ‘The curriculum is broad and ambitious.’

This would not have been possible, however, without all the hard work from our dedicated team and our amazing children.

We would all like to say a big thank you to the Deeping St Nicholas Wind Turbine Trust

for their continued support of our school. With their financial support, we have just installed a new trim trail on the school field for our children to enjoy. Isn’t it fabulous?

We’ve been busy on our bikes this term. Children in Key Stage 1 had the opportunity to build their confidence to cycle and control a balance bike effectively. During their sessions, they learned how to put on their helmet, use their brakes, learned the names of bike parts, and improved their balance, agility, and coordination. Then, some of our children in Key Stages 1 and 2 spent a day mastering the skill of balance, control and pedalling.

We had so much fun raising money for the RNLI with William Stukeley Primary School. Our sponsored Welly Walk was a huge success and the children loved it.

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County Champions and Lego Success!

“In January, the children at our school achieved some great feats in competitions with other schools. The Under-11 football team won the County Championships, playing in Skegness. They qualified for the tournament by beating local teams and they have also won their local league this season. The team are looking forward to competing in the Regional Championships later this year. The achievement was a real testament to their teamwork and commitment as they got all the way to the final without conceding a goal!

The school’s First Lego League teams competed against eight other teams across the area in the competition led by staff at Park Air Systems. They were awarded trophies for robot tactics and innovation in their solution to help the Site Manager move items around the school. The competition was against five other secondary schools and the children were proud of their robots achieving second and fourth place in the competition.

It has been great for the pupils to get competitive sports and events back up and running after so long and wonderful to see how well the children at MDCP have done.”

FUND RAISING EFFORTS AT DEEPING ST. JAMES CP SCHOOL “Children, parents, and staff have begun fund raising efforts to help purchase a defibrillator for the school. After events at last summer’s football European Championships and hearing that ambulance crews attempt more than 30,000 resuscitations annually, we felt that having a device on site would be something we would all feel better about.

Our amazing PTA have put their weight behind the scheme and the children have been invited to come in dressed in red or wearing a heart as part of their outfit at the end of this term!

This way we are hoping to raise £800 to help support school funding of the project and install a device which we never hope we’ll need to use!”

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School News

Baston C of E Primary School Our Year 6 class visited Stibbington to experience life as an evacuee.

We had a fun-filled day exploring the village, sampling a typical lesson in their classroom, discovering who our guardians would be and enjoying playground games from that period in the 1940s.

Our Year 5/6 Cross Country squad celebrated success in winning individual medals,

NORTHBOROUGH SCHOOL The Planet Protectors have been busy again making sure that our school is as eco-friendly and waste efficient as can be. We had a meeting with PECT, who we have an Eco Charter with.

The Planet Protectors will lead the school in making sure we are as waste efficient as possible in the coming half term.

We have started a Friday Tuck Shop to raise money for books for class.

As we were celebrating Chinese New Year, Year 3 cooked some delicious noodles to sell. Their parents also made some tasty treats for us all to share. We raised £133.25. Wow!

overall boys’ team first medals, and the first-place trophy for overall school performance at the Elite Sports Academy event in Spalding.

Year 5 went to Buckminster Estate to explore Gunby Warren. We were learning about

the impact of climate change on the forest. We measured trees to calculate how much carbon would be inside, then we sorted items which were made from trees or other materials.

Our Eco Group have continued with their quest to keep our school grounds and village clean.

Langtoft Primary School The children in Year 1 have recently been visited by Peterborough Museum to discover more about toys through the years, whilst in Year 2, they have made dragon eyes and explored ‘sgraffito’ art as part of their focus on China.

Year 4 children have had an exciting time, building objects of their choice in Science, and are busy constructing electrical circuits to bring them to life.

The Year 5 class has recently returned from an exciting exploration of the Space Centre in Leicester as part of their learning about their solar system.

Currently, we are busy training pupils

in Year 6 to help support our younger year groups with finding solutions and overcoming challenges at break and lunch time. These ‘Peer Mediators’ develop their independence and empathy to help others.

We also have our ‘Mini Police’, monitoring and supporting with the smooth running of school.

Our ‘Rights Respecting Team’ in school will be helping the local community by building a selection of bird boxes for our local Penfield Nature Reserve.

This is great news because we will also receive regular updates on any nesting activity to help engage the children further in a love for learning and nature.

LOCAL SUPERHEROES VISIT DEEPING ST. JAMES RECEPTION CLASS This term in Reception our topic has been Superheroes. We have been looking at some of the jobs people do in our community and thinking about the things we might like to do when we are older. We have been outside to watch the dustbin lorry in action

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and have been lucky to have visits from our PCSO and the fire fighters and their fire engine from the Market Deeping fire station.

We were so proud of the great questions the children asked.

In the afternoon we all drew pictures of the fire engine and

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we have sent them to the fire station to say thank you.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all our visitors and the other community workers who have waved and tooted us as we have watched them working through the fence.

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Will & Probate Services

It’s Not What Changes,

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ADVICE FROM NICK ASH, MANAGING Director Will and Probate Services

We have had a challenging start to the year here at Will & Probate Services because two of my most experienced and trusted staff members have chosen to leave, one to pursue a lifelong ambition, and the other was poached by a larger law firm.

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he loss of two such valued members of staff hurt on a personal level, but the manner of their leaving could not have been more different.

One planned her leaving and was open and honest.

From the day that the new opportunity arose, she kept me informed every step of the way. We were able to plan her departure, what she had to hand over and how her duties would be covered. On the day she resigned, we knew what to do to cover her departure.

The other was perhaps a more typical resignation; a letter on my desk informing me that she was leaving, an awkward conversation as to why and when, followed by a frantic couple of weeks trying to get everything ready to hand over.

talked about, the family were able to manage their loved one’s affairs in the months before the death.

The records are in place so that the estate can be handled quickly and efficiently. The handover from one generation to the next is smooth. It doesn’t lessen the pain of loss, but it does help in many other ways.

Then there is the more typical family, where death takes them by surprise. There is a scramble to find a will and who, if anyone, holds it. Nobody knows what is owned or owed, who is supposed to be doing what. Funeral wishes are never spoken about.

Inevitably, the pain of the loss is added to by the stress of the admin, and everything takes longer than it otherwise would have done.

So, the lesson to take is a simple one, don’t duck the difficult conversations; be open and honest with each other.

Make a succession plan because your family will thank you in the end.

It got me thinking that the two resignations completely mirror what we deal with on a day-to-day basis when a family experiences a bereavement.

As for us, the world keeps turning, our new staff are settling in and enjoying their own new challenges. Our succession planning is better, and we are still here to help.

Some families (sadly a minority) have had all the BIG conversations and put the right planning in place.

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n February 15th, residents at Tallington Lodge Care Home in Tallington near Stamford enjoyed a Valentine’s party, complete with delicious cakes, music, and dancing.

Chef Manager, Liam Connor, was tasked with baking three cakes for residents to sample and they voted for their favourite. The three cakes chosen for the ‘Baked with Love’ competition were a chocolate and orange cake, a Prosecco cake and a Biscoff cake. Chefs at the thirty-four care homes across the Country Court group could interpret the recipes as they wished and create their own decorations. The cakes all had the ‘Wow!’ factor, and everyone was keen to tuck in and give their opinion on the tastiest.

“We chose three very different cakes,” explained Senior Catering Operations Support Manager, Ian Powell. “We wanted to give the residents the opportunity to try something a little bit different from the standard Victoria sponge. We got some terrific feedback, and the cakes were truly stunning.”

Manju Panankavil, Home Manager at Tallington Lodge, commented, “Discussing our favourite cakes was a great conversation starter, and it was a great way to get to know people who have recently come to live with us. We had fun chatting about our childhood memories of baking and deciding which cakes we’d like to have at our party”.

June and John celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary recently. They met on the London Underground seventy years ago. June was just sixteen, working in the Home Office; John was in the Navy and on leave, visiting his aunt. Two months later, he turned up on June’s doorstep. Luckily June’s mum approved, and they married in 1957.

June says that the secret to a long and happy marriage is always clearing the air and not letting things stew … and keeping John under the thumb, to which he did not pass any comment! John says June’s best qualities are that she puts up with him, whilst she thinks his best qualities are that he is caring and generous.

Tallington residents, Bernard and Eileen have been married for over fifty years. They met at a dance hall in Cambridge and later moved into their home in Stamford. They consider the secret to a happy marriage is to celebrate every anniversary, and Bernard is grateful that Eileen looks after him so well.

To find out more about life at Tallington Lodge Care Home, contact Heidi Kerr on 07549 035 622 or email heidi.kerr@ countrycourtcare.com.

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Mental Health How Can I Help? [ by Lucy Briggs ]

Did you know that one in four of us will suffer from a mental health issue at one point in our lives? Every single person will know someone who has experienced the struggle.

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veryone’s experience is unique and different, yet there are a few easy things that every one of us can do to try and help those around us.

Listen: If someone is struggling, it can be almost instinctive to say things like, “Things will get better”, or “Cheer up, it could be worse”. Although we may think we’re being helpful, sentiments such as these can cause our friends and family to feel misunderstood. Think about how you might talk to someone who had a physical illness. We would never dream of telling them to ‘snap out of it’. We would most likely offer them support, kindness, and space to explore their feelings. Why should we treat mental health issues any differently?

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Ask how you can help: A phrase as simple as “Is there anything I can do to help?” can go a long way. Somebody suffering from anxiety may appreciate company while doing the weekly shop.

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Don’t treat them any differently: If a loved one tells you that they have been diagnosed with a mental health issue, and perhaps they are taking new medication or seeing a therapist, it can be an incredibly scary time for them. Many people suffering from mental health conditions fear being misunderstood. I know that when I have struggled in my past, I have really appreciated the normal things, like laughing along to a favourite TV show with my family or having a chat about something completely unrelated to my illness. They are still the same person; they are just having a tough time.

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Look after yourself: Be sure to not neglect how you are feeling and be kind to yourself. There are plenty of resources on the Mind website (www.mind.org.uk) that I would highly recommend for those supporting a friend, family member, or co-worker, and of course for those suffering themselves.

You never know what someone else is going through. A little kindness can go a very long way.

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• Mash the bananas in a large bowl.

• Mix in the eggs, then the vanilla and lastly, the cinnamon.

• Pour the pancake batter in 1/4 cup (60ml) amounts, on to a griddle pan or skillet, over a medium to high heat.

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• Cook the pancake until bubbles begin to pop on the surface, then flip over and cook the other side.

2 large, ripe bananas 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

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• Enjoy as they are or why not top with golden syrup, chocolate spread or extra banana slices (or maybe all three?!)

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BY RICHARD ASH CHARTERED FINANCIAL PLANNER AND DIRECTOR You may know one of those ‘champions’ who always helps where they can or goes that extra mile for a neighbour, a stranger or a friend, and if you do then we would like to hear from you.

Our plan is to offer a modest reward of lunch out at a local pub, diner, coffee shop or eatery up to the value of £100. We would ask that this offer is taken up locally to support our fantastic local businesses.

We will select a monthly ‘champion’ from any nominations we receive.

When contacting us, we would ask that you say who they are, how you feel they have positively contributed towards our community, and provide their contact information, having asked their permission to do so.

Please see this as being a good thing, something to celebrate, a way in which we at Liberty Partnership can celebrate our community. Sadly, we will not be able to recognise everyone, which we hope you all understand.

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Please e-mail us at: thelibertylunch@liberty-partnership.co.uk or write to us or drop a note through our door to: 104 Church Street, Market Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 8AL.

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By Eileen Le Voi at Safe Local Trades The worst of the winter weather may be over, but with ongoing headlines of utility bill hikes and more of us permanently working from home, how can we save money? Popping on the kettle for that extra cuppa, keeping the chill off during daytime hours and having the TV or radio on while we work all have an impact on our energy usage.

According to the Energy Saving Trust, the cost of living is at its highest level in a decade, with household energy bills being the largest expense. The recent gas crisis has pushed energy bills up by well over £200 since last winter and they’re expected to rise again in April. While there are some government grants that can be applied for, here are a few simple but effective energy-saving tips: • Turning down your room thermostat by just one degree can save around £60 a year.

• A fully draught-proof home could save around £25 a year.

• Boilers account for around 55% of what is spent on energy bills in a year.

• Turning off the lights will lead to a £15 a year saving but switching to LED bulbs will save £40 a year.

• Laptops, TVs, and game consoles account for around 7% of your energy bill.

• A single computer and monitor left on 24 hours a day will cost around £45 a year. Switching them off out of hours and enabling standby features could reduce this to less than £10 a year each and prolong the lifespan of equipment.

• A dripping tap can waste more than 5,500 litres of water a year, so make sure your taps are properly turned off and change faulty washers promptly.

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• Your room thermostat should be set between 18°C and 21°C. If you only have a single room thermostat for the whole house, for every degree you increase the temperature, it will increase the heating bill by about 10%.

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Next Level Broadband from Upp: Supporting You and the Local Community!

Broadband provider Upp is now live in the Deepings, delivering the highest specification Fibre-To-The-Premises (FTTP) connection across the town. This will mark the end of the buffering battle for thousands of homes.

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or years, residents of the Deepings have upgraded their packages with broadband providers in the hope of a superior service, only to be disappointed.

Even with the premium “superfast fibre” packages, residents still struggle at peak times when there are too many demands on the router.

This is because previously, superfast fibre broadband was only provided to a cabinet on the street, and then shared with surrounding neighbours. This service, known as Fibre-To-The-Cabinet (FTTC), ultimately means that your broadband speed depends on how many other homes you share the cabinet with, and how far away it is from your home.

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Upp are committed to levelling up underserved areas in Lincolnshire and are proud to be based in the East of England, having planned to create over six hundred permanent jobs in the region by December 2023. Upp are currently working with local recruitment firms across the Deepings, whilst also supporting the ‘Women in Fibre Initiative’, encouraging more women to join the industry.

On top of increasing recruitment locally, Upp are also engaged with the local community in the Deepings, proudly sponsoring Deeping Rangers FC’s first team kit, as well as supporting the Deepings Literary Festival with their upcoming short-story competition.

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All change! There are so many signs of spring in both towns and countryside.

he laugh, often termed a yaffle, of the green woodpecker and the drumming of the large great spotted woodpecker have both been heard in local woods and copses.

A former baker from Crowland I knew used to say that this area went straight from winter to summer. I was reminded of this recently as a familiar, leaf-strewn hedge bottom had in only a few days turned green with emerging ground flora. The onwards push towards summer is well under way!

One of those strangely named creatures that litter natural history is one I always look out for in early spring. A large, golden, hairy ball, hovering close to bare earth in gardens and fields, can only be a “bee-fly”. Is it a bee or a fly? Well, if you don’t let your shadow fall over the insect, you can get close enough to see just one pair of wings, thus making it a fly. Wasps and bees have two pairs of wings. It is a real harbinger of spring, and, with its super long proboscis, it is quite unmistakable.

Another misnomer, especially at this time of year, is the black-headed gull.

I recently passed a farmer ploughing fields at Baston with a long line of raucous, expectant, black-headed gulls working the newly ploughed land. At this time of year, they do not have their black heads but just a dark spot behind their eyes. When they gain their breeding plumage, the spot changes – but not to a black head but a brown head! For a true black headed gull, there’s the much rarer Mediterranean gull, with its bright red bill and a glossy black head.

This month, my fellow professional ecologists look to March 15th as the start of the great crested newt survey season. The great crested newt is our largest of three species of newt (measuring up to six inches) and people often ask why they are fully legally protected when they appear to be so common.

The reason is that they are very vulnerable. For most of the year, they are on land but, for the breeding period, they all gather in their breeding pond. The loss of a breeding pond during the breeding season will obviously have drastic consequences for the local population.

The great crested newt survey season lasts for thirteen weeks – a frantic period of pond surveys (complete with clipboards, torches, and wellies) trying to detect, then count, breeding great crested newts in ditches, ponds, and pits.

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Peterborough Choral Society Celebrates its Thirtieth Anniversary

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his year sees Peterborough Choral Society celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. Since its founding, it has brought high quality, traditional choral music to Peterborough and its surroundings.

After a long break, during which they were able to stay in shape with Zoom rehearsals, the choir is now up and running and looking forward to making music through 2022 and beyond. They are led and inspired by Tansy Castledine (Musical Director and Director of Music, Peterborough Cathedral) In November 2021, the first concert after restrictions affecting choirs were lifted, was a rousing collection of choral classics in collaboration with the Festival Chorus and Cathedral Choir. This was followed by a carol concert in Castor church which raised the roof!

Next on the programme is a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” on Saturday March 19th in Peterborough Cathedral with the Festival Chorus,

THREE MEDALS FOR DEEPINGS SWIMMING CLUB

Deepings Swimming Club came away with three bronze medals from “400s Day” at the Lincolnshire County Championships.

Five team members qualified for the 400m Freestyle and 400m Individual Medley against the best swimmers from the county’s ten swimming clubs.

Harry Cardell and Jacob Briers show the medals for their amazing efforts.

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Cathedral Choir and the Baroque instrumental ensemble, Eboracum. Tickets are now available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/peterborough-cathedral.

The Choral Society is planning more concerts, workshops, and various musical events throughout 2022. See the website www.peterboroughchoral .org.uk for dates and details.

DID YOU KNOW? Research has shown that singing together supports mental health and wellbeing and the Choral Society have fun too, so if you are interested in joining them, please get in touch. Why not drop in to one of their regular Tuesday rehearsals? You just need to love singing and it helps if you can read music too. There are spaces in all voice parts, especially Tenor and Bass.

Sadie Shines in Deepings Swimming Medal Feast!

Sadie Hunter was one of four Deepings swimmers to reach the podium at the Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth recently, as Deepings SC added twelve medals to the three won the previous weekend at the Lincolnshire County Championships in Grantham. In addition to winning gold in the 200m butterfly (14yrs age group), Sadie won bronze in the 100 butterfly and the 200m backstroke.

While Sadie was Deepings’ most successful girl, Jacob Briers topped the medals’ table for the boys with five, in addition to a bronze won the previous weekend. In the 200m breaststroke, he clinched gold in the 14yrs age group, and silver in the junior event.

Jacob had further success in the 100m breaststroke,

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Millie Herrick won a brace of bronze medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle (15yrs age group), whilst Mieke McDonald secured bronze in the 100m butterfly (12yrs age group).

Mieke was one of seven Deepings swimmers competing at their first county championships and they all excelled on the big stage.

Congratulations go to Ashton Hunter, Jack Bell, Oliver Shepherd, Jemma Munroe, and Kendra Greenwood-Covell.

Also representing Deepings SC at the final weekend of the County Championships were Penny Baxter, Lauren Saunderson, Molly Briers, Sophie Baskeyfield, and Bailey Jackson-Chilvers.

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n a grass verge at the corner of Godsey Lane and Towngate East is a concrete base with two posts, remnants of Deeping’s farming heritage.

They formed part of a sheep dip, where animals were immersed in a pool of water treated with insecticide. This killed parasites in their fleece and prevented skin infections, such as sheep scab. When not in use by farmers, fences around the dipping site provided a resting place for people out walking.

The photograph taken in August 1912 shows a smartly dressed group, possibly out for a Sunday stroll. The young man is Edgar Greenfield who lived in Halfleet, where his grandfather had been a blacksmith, making iron plough shares and agricultural implements. His father had adapted the business to repair motor cars, which were then beginning to replace horses, while Edgar himself built one of the earliest radio receivers in the village. In 1912, amateur operators were transmitting in Morse code and Edgar heard news of the Titanic disaster through his equipment.

Just visible in the field behind the sheep dip are sheaves of wheat, stacked by hand into stooks and left to dry in the sun. Once these were carted away for threshing, local people were allowed to collect any

spilt grain. Traditionally, women gleaned the fields in this way, collecting corn to feed their chickens or, in earlier times, to be ground into flour for the family’s bread.

Some village women were employed as seasonal workers on farms, and the picture from West Deeping shows a group potato picking. Potatoes were gathered in wicker baskets which were then emptied into horse-drawn carts, seen in the background. It would have been tiring work, bending, and carrying heavy loads, yet a few of the women look elderly. Some are wearing traditional Lincolnshire bonnets, which were hand-made from white cloth and starched. Fabric extended over the shoulders to protect the wearer from sun and wind in the fields, while the front of the bonnet shaded their face.

In the 19th century, more unusual crops were grown around Market Deeping to create medicinal extracts and essential oils at the local distillery. They included camomile, caraway, thyme, rosemary, white opium poppies and belladonna (deadly nightshade). There were a hundred acres of peppermint plants and fields of lavender which scented the neighbourhood.

Children were given time off school to help with the planting and harvesting of mint by hand.

After the oil had been extracted, peppermint water was given away to villagers, who drank it hot to soothe colds and stomach ailments.

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In medieval times, when the children of poor families would often be sent to rich people’s homes to work as domestic help, these youngsters would collect flowers to give to their mother and bake special cakes which they called “Mothering cakes”.

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2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th and April 6th: 12noon 2pm, Lent Lunches at St Michael’s, Langtoft. Lunch of soup, roll and butter, pudding and custard or fresh fruit: £7 for adults, £3 for children under 14, Preschool children free.

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Armchair Aerobics - Safe and gentle exercise to aid mobility and strength - 2pm Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping: £3 – contact Virginia on 07711 883 938.

2nd - Deeping Camera Club, ‘Photographer of the Year’: 7-30pm at Deepings Community Centre.

3rd and every Thursday in March - Lent Lunches at Baston Church, 12 noon -1.30pm. £5 for a bowl of homemade soup, roll and butter followed by homemade pudding with custard, then coffee or tea. £1.50 for a little lunch for pre-schoolers. All welcome.

5th - Family Storytime at Deepings Library, 11am - to celebrate World Book Day, which was on the 3rd: you can come dressed up in your favourite book character costume.

5th - Popular local band, Revolver, at The Ploughman, Werrington.

8th - Deepings Ladies Coffee Club meeting at the Priory Church Hall, DSJ. Doors open at 10am for a 10.30 start. For more details, call Sue on 01778 344195.

8th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows - Cold Pudding Club. Bring a pud or just eat some!

6-30pm Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping: £1 entry or £3 if just tasting – contact David on 01778 347876.

9th - Deeping Camera Club welcome Martine Hamilton who will be talking about “Architecture Through the Viewfinder” : 7-30pm at Deepings Community Centre. Visitors £4-50 entrance.

12th - ‘Style Share,’ pre-loved clothing sale at Helpston Village Hall. A fun and friendly opportunity to grab yourself a bargain from one of our clothing stands. Variety of sizes and brands. 10am to 12pm Free entry! Donations to local charity. For more information, e-mail nicola.delacroix@gmail.com.

13th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows, NEW FOR 22!

Car Boot Sale -Take a pitch or just visit. 10am John Eve Field, Market Deeping: £5 pre-booked, £10 on the day - contact Virginia on 07711 883 938.

15th -The Deepings Flower Club welcome guest, Stephanie Laing, with a demonstration, “Wood Affair’ - Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James, 7pm for 7.30pm: tea & coffee, raffle of all the arrangements. Visitors are very welcome £6, Enquiries, Sue Lee 01778 560362.

15th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows - Surprise Bingo, 2pm Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping £1 book – contact Virginia on 07711 883 938.

19th - Pennyless at The Five Horseshoes, Barholm.

From 8pm - live music for “Paddy’s Night”.

16th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows - Friendship Lunch - good food and good company: 12.30pm The Crown Inn, Surfleet PE11 4AB - contact Christine on 07714 096801.

19th - Cake and Bacon Butty morning, with Lucky Dip stall, at St Michael’s church, Langtoft: 10am till 1pm.

19th - Poetry Workshop at Deepings Library: 3pm - 4.30pm. To celebrate World Poetry Day (Monday 21st), a FREE workshop led by local poet, Lynn Parker - join them to make surreal poetry collages - booking essential as numbers are limited.

9th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Craft Club – all supplies provided - 1pm Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping: £2.50 per class – contact Janice on 01778 560059.

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www.cooper-garage-doors.co.uk

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE CALL 01778 421427 OR 07931 600661 PRICES START FROM JUST £29

Tel: 01778 570408 Mob: 07734 945700 www.lincsgaragedoorservices.co.uk M A RCH 2 0 22 | W W W .DISC O V E RI N G M AG AZI N E S. C O . UK

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DRAINAGE

GARDEN SERVICES

Tree, Hedge and Garden Services

Manley Drainage Ltd For all your Drainage needs Call

now!

All types of garden maintenance • Grass cutting and lawn care • Beds, borders and weed control • Rotovating, turfing and seeding • Tree surgery and conifer work • Felling, pruning and shaping • Hedge cutting and shrub trimming • Garden clearance and rubbish removal • Driveways, patios and fencing

No Job too Big or Small No call out charge

Simon Manley

John Holland 07957 185487 or 01775 720558

01778 702560 | 07769 707361 | manleydrainage@live.co.uk 10 Hamiliton Close | Bourne | Lincolnshire | PE10 9PL

ALL WORK GUARANTEED • FULLY INSURED

ELECTRICIAN

GARDEN SERVICES

www.altoelectrical.co.uk Qualified male and female electricians, fully insured and NICEIC “Part P” registered.

Available for all your electrical requirements.

Alto Electrical is a family run local business, offering a friendly and professional service that you can depend on, from contact to completion.

If you would like any electrical advice or would like a free consultation, please call the office and we will be happy to help.

• Lighting • Fault Finding • Fuseboards/ Consumer Units • Immersion Heater Installation/Repair • Landlord Reports / Safety Checks • Rewires • Smoke Alarms

• Storage Heating • Additional Sockets • Emergency Call outs • Electrical Installation Condition Report (Periodic Testing)

50 Little London, Spalding PE11 2UE

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All aspects of Landscaping & Garden Services Patios & Block Paving E Groundworks FRE No Walling Stone tion a g li Ob Garden Maintenance s Quote Grass & Hedge Cutting Fencing & Bespoke Sheds Garden Design

Over 15 years experience

Working to the highest professional standards

01778 570609

Call 01778 772 595 or 01780 693595

GARDEN SERVICES

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MAINTENANCE & MAKEOVER SERVICES

Chris Davies & Daughter

Garden Services

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www.dwlandscapes.co.uk

Gardens Cleared • Borders Tidied Grass & Hedges Cut Professional & Reliable Family Business

PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN SERVICE

[ FREE CONSULTATIONS ]

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CHRIS DAVIES 01778 345980 • 07872 048204

askchrisgardenservice@gmail.com MAINTENANCE

Garden Maintenance Plumbing ● Decoration ● General Odd Jobs ● Flat Pack Service ● Paving & Drive Cleaning Fitting Service (Blinds Shelves and Poles) ●

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NO JOB TOO SMALL, WE FIX THEM ALL E.

T. 07368 829529 info@foreverhomeandgardencare.co.uk

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foreverhomeandgardencare.co.uk

HANDY SERVICES

For all your Repairs to Windows, Doors & Conservatories

APM. Handyman Services.

• Roofing & Gutter Maintenance • Painting & Decorating • Garden Maintenance • Carpentry Work No Job too

small

n Call the ma

that can

Competitive

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Tel: 01778 342322 Mobile: 07775 663971 Email: apm.access5@gmail.com

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PAINTING AND DECORATING

Neil Armstrong Painter & Decorator Specialising in all aspects of painting and decorating services, including interior and exterior for residential purposes.

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All work fully guaranteed. Free, no obligation estimates on request.

Professional service.

Call Neil today on 07377 681 191 Email: neil1975armstrong@gmail.com Deeping St James, PE11 3DW

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PC LAPTOPS AND REPAIRS

PAYROLL

PC or Laptop Issues? Better call Ray!

Do you need help with any aspect of BOOKKEEPING?

Sales • Service • Training

• • • •

Let me assist you with your problems.

Virus removal to full re-builds. Upgrade work undertaken. Extensive range of new and used equipment.

Tel: 01778 420362

Email: sales@bournecomputerstore.co.uk

Accounts PAYE/CIS In-House VAT

• Self Assessment • Out of House • Making Tax Digital

Joanne’s

Bourne Computer Store

Unit 4, Crown Walk, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9PB

££

Bookwork Services

07951 841333 • Email: joannedolby@hotmail.co.uk 1 Main Road, Dyke, Bourne, PE10 0AF

www.joannesbookworkservices.co.uk

REPAIR & SERVICING

PEST REMOVAL

A P Appliance Care DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIR & SERVICING

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WORK | CONTRACTS OR CLEARANCES Rodent control Rats mice squirrels

flying insects wasps hornets flies cluster flies

other insects bed bugs fleas carpet beetle woodworm

advice and solutions for non lethal bee control

covering pe1 10

Birds and outdoor wildlife pigeons bird proofing moles

For a quote or to discuss a problem:

PLUMBING & HEATING

ROOFING SERVICES

R J MILLS AND SONS REGISTERED PLUMBERS 24 HOUR EMERGENCY PLUMBING Call us 1st...

“We will always answer the phone”

www.rjmillsandsons.com r.j.millsandsons@googlemail.com

01778 347308

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DEEPING

ROOFING SERVICES

Friendly Family Business Established for over 25 years

FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS • Flat Roofing Specialists

NO JOB TOO SMALL T:

• ALL MAKES & TYPES OF APPLIANCE • SPECIALISING IN BUILT-IN OVENS AND COFFEE MACHINES • FULLY INSURED AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEER

CALL ANDY: 07933 213738

07794904135

Matthew Mills

19 Years Fully Trained Engineer

07545 270482

Covering a 25 mile radius of Peterborough | Cancelling while en route will result in a charge

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• All Roofing Work Undertaken including Leadwork • Fascia and Guttering • Re-Pointing Work • Free Estimates • All Work Guaranteed

OFFICE 01778 346 472 MOBILE 07947 695 774 Spring Business Directory

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PLUMBING AND HEATING

TREE SERVICES

Plumbing

k. chaggar

PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS SERVICES

Plumbing

All aspects of plumbing & heating covered

07715554272

Heating

Gas

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PLUMBING AND HEATING

PW Heating Ltd

WORCESTER ACCREDITED & BAXI TRAINED INSTALLER

Central Heating Specialists All aspects of Plumbing and Central Heating Maintenance, Installation and Repairs

Call our friendly team today on

07939 840653

FREE COMPETITIVE QUOTES AVAILABLE

Email. pw_heating@yahoo.com

PLUMBING AND HEATING

PINE WOOD

TREE CARE NOW IS THE TIME TO GIVE YOUR TREES THE PRUNE THEY NEED Why choose Pine Woods?

• Competitive rates • Friendly & honest approach • We undertake all aspects of tree work • Free estimates, quotes & advice • Provide references upon request What we do?

• Tree Felling • Thinning & Pruning • Lopping & Topping • Hedge Trimming • Stump Grinding • Power Washing • Graveling Proud member of Trustatrader For a FREE estimate with no obligation E: andrewwinters83@outlook.com M: 07468 442 002 or T: 01733 322 562 (please try both phone numbers)

TREE SERVICES

Electrical, Plumbing Heating And Appliances Alan Stephenson All aspects of professional tree surgery Hedge maintenance Tree pruning • reshaping Storm damage

› Installation/repair of heating systems › Installation/repair of Plumbing systems › Installation/repair of Electrical systems › Repair servicing Oil Boilers › Repair work to all appliances

FULLY QUALIFIED AND INSURED

T: 01778 345860 M: 07739 988711

We also accept major debit/credit cards

VEHICLES WANTED

WINDOWS AND DOORS

M Oglesby Installations Quality uPVC Windows & Doors Full uPVC repair service including:

• MISTED UNITS • LOCKS • HINGES • HANDLES

Have you just moved into your new house?

Do you need your locks replaced?

Are you a Landlord? Repairing could save you £££’s

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WANTED ALL CARS, VANS TRUCKS & 4X4s

Repair - Don’t replace

01775 712973 / 07538 997460

01778 571993 • 07858 465637 elderwoodtreecare@gmail.com www.elderwoodtreecare.co.uk

New or old With or without MOT High or low miles Top prices paid

Call Wayne on 07778 057991

Also camper vans and motorhomes bought

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HOUSE REMOVALS

BY DEEPING CAR & VAN HIRE Are you looking to move house ?

Look no further than our professional, affordable and reliable house removal service Rest assured all of your items will be fully protected ensuring they arrive safely at your new home.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dedicated team of removers Dedicated vehicles Protective equipment always used Professional uniformed staff

Call our friendly team now for a free quotation

01778 344493

BOX SHOP

Let us take t the stressnou of movi g

We have a brand new box shop open providing all your packaging and material needs.

We sell the following items:

✓ Boxes ✓ Wardrobe Boxes ✓ Bubble Wrap ✓ Wrapping Paper ✓ Tapes ✓All other accessories

Available to purchase individually or as a bundle.

Feel free to pop into our shop or alternatively give us a call.

Visit us at Boundary Garage, Main Road, PE11 3DL (opposite speed camera)

01778 349300

17 Market Pl, Market Deeping, PE6 8EA

DEEPING’S TOP SELLING ESTATE AGENCY No other local estate agent sells more properties between £300,000 and £700,000 in the Market Deeping area than we do.

If you are thinking of selling, why not give Briggs Residential a call?

So far this year, we have nearly sold more properties than all the other Deeping estate agents combined!

Call Paul today on

01778 349300 and get moving!

www.briggsresidential.co.uk