Discovering the Deepings issue 083, May 2022

Issue 83 / May 2022

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AN OEAN CL INSIDE THIS ISSUE LIBERTY LUNCH CHAMPION: Teresa Mclean

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Welcome to your May issue...

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hat better way to welcome you all, than with a smile? Mid-May to Mid-June every year happens to be “National Smile Month”, one of the U.K’s largest and longest-running campaigns to promote good oral health. Now over forty years old, this year’s events will be taking place between May 17th and June 17th.

In a world where plenty of things seem to succeed in making us feel perhaps inadequate and sometimes sad, it’s worth remembering that it’s always much easier to smile than it is to frown. Remember … life is like a mirror- we get the best results when we smile at it!

Our May issue is hopefully going to fill you all with the joys of spring and those long, warmer days of summer just around the corner, so smile away, and let’s all get ourselves ready for the fabulous long weekend, early next month, to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee!

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This year promises to be memorable, not least for the excitement due very soon, surrounding the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. However, as some of us not-so-young folk of Bourne and district may recall, May 20th, 1962, was a very special day! Sixty years ago, at Zandvoort in the Dutch Grand Prix, Graham Hill won the first of the BRM’s glorious Formula One racing car victories that season, a season which was to see the Bourne-based team win both the World Drivers’ and the Constructors’ Championship.

Yes, and all from a small factory on Spalding Road, now occupied by Golding, Young and Mawer auctioneers. Let the celebrations begin (and all at 1962 prices)!

Thanks are due (strangely, I know) to the readers who keep asking me for little bits of monthly mirth, just like this …

“My Uncle Eric invented the cold air balloon, but it never really took off.”

“I once went into the John Lewis electrical department and said, “Can someone sell me a food mixer?” The guy said, “Kenwood?”

I said, “Can you go and fetch him then?”

Enjoy the read!

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

8.................... Health Qigong with Hannah.

10-11........... Flawless Body: Happy 5th birthday!

14-15.......... Deeping St James Pharmacy.

19.................. What’s on at Vine House Farm, Shop and Café.

22................. Will & Probate Services: Ethical wills.

24................. Gardening tips for May. 32................. Alto Electrical Ltd. 34................. Nature Notes: Springtime.

40................ Local History: Horses and Courses.

44................ Consumer Advice from Safe Local Trades.

48................ Liberty Lunch Champion: Teresa Mclean.

John

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50................. The Puzzle Page.

52-53....... ‘What’s On’ in May. 54................. Glebe Singers: seeking new members.

59-64....... Classified businesses directory.

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Coleen Everitt, Richard Ash, Deepings Heritage, David Denman, Nick Ash, Vine House Farm.

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School News

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t has been an exciting time in school with the increase in visitors and the opportunity to get out and about to enrich our learning.

Key Stage Two have been welcoming engineers into school to enhance their science learning with a rocket building workshop.

In Key Stage 1, they have visited Peterborough Museum to explore historical life in school.

in iron usage across the world.

The children had a fantastic time at the open-air museum at Blists Hill Victorian Town, where they were taken back to the 19th Century starting with a lesson in the village school.

Year 4 will be looking forward to their residential at the start of the Summer Term to Stibbington Environmental Centre, where they will engage in science, geography and art-based topics – a fabulous opportunity to enrich their learning further alongside becoming more independent, staying away from home.

The Year 5 children have recently returned from a very engaging residential at Ironbridge. This involved further exploring the bridge’s history and the increase

Northborough School There have been residential visits for Year 4 to Stibbington; ‘Bikeability’ sessions for Year 5; Years 1 and 2 local study walks; an ‘Egyptian Day’ for Year 3; and a ‘Victorian Day’ for Year 5.

Children from Years 5 and 6 competed against local schools at Arthur Mellows Village College in netball and football competitions. PE lead, Jan Pell, said, “It was just fantastic to see the children’s smiling faces and their competitive spirit!” Northborough won gold and silver in the netball, and silver in the football.

Whole school events have included fundraising for Red Nose Day; a ‘STEM Day’ with a range of science and technology activities; Book Week events; and a Mothers’ Day gift shop.

We are also raising money to support refugees from Ukraine by collectively running the distance from our school to Ukraine. Euphemia from the Student Council wrote to the parents to thank them, saying, “We have finished walking and running around our field, trying to raise money for the children of Ukraine. We really appreciate how much you have contributed so far - a whopping £892.19. We have now arrived at the Russian border.”

Our Planet Protectors have continued to develop our grounds by sowing seeds into a wildflower labyrinth, supporting the work at the Tower of London to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

We can’t wait to see what they look like in the summer!

Baston C of E Primary School Year 4 went on a residential to Rock UK, an outdoor adventure centre in Northamptonshire, for three days.

The children had a go at many activities including indoor climbing, canoeing and archery.

A few members of Year 6 helped Mrs Webb, our Science teacher, to clear our pond, so that we can start to use it for pond dipping in the summer terms.

Year 6 celebrated a graduation ceremony after completing a ten-week ‘DAaRT (drug, alcohol and resilience training) Course’ with Mrs B. Key Stages 1 and 2 celebrated Easter on the last day of term. Key Stage 1 performed at school, whilst Key Stage 2 walked to church where parents were invited to come and watch their children celebrate Easter.

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Welcome to Caverstede Nursery School ocated in Walton, Peterborough, Caverstede has been a nursery school within the community since 1946. We have evolved over the years to become the Outstanding Nursery School that we are today, welcoming children and families from across the whole of Peterborough and outlying areas.

Our highly qualified and experienced staff work in close partnership with families, outside agencies and transferring settings/schools to ensure our provision is appropriate for every child.

We value diversity as a rich resource to support the learning for all. Children make excellent progress throughout their time with us, which helps prepare them ready for school.

Within the school, there are three classes.

Each is purpose-built, on one level and appropriate for the age of the children we teach.

Our classrooms are carefully planned to enable us to fully implement the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and furnished in such a way as to ensure that children can learn independently - being able to choose their own resources.

From each classroom, our extensive outdoor learning environment can be easily reached, and we are very proud of our nursery and woodland gardens. These are accessed all year round due to adequate shelter in the garden and wet-weather suits! Each class has their own woodland day experience one day a week and these continue to be thoroughly enjoyed.

Opportunities are also available to develop forest skills – building fires and den building, just two activities out of many that are enjoyed!

For full information of what we offer, please visit our website www.caverstede.peterborough.sch.uk.

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You can send this to us via email at earlyyears@caverstede.peterborough.sch.uk or via post to Caverstede Nursery School, Caverstede Road, Walton, Peterborough PE4 6EX T: 01733 571742 In our most recent Ofsted Parent View survey, 100% of our parents surveyed would recommend Caverstede Nursery School to another parent.

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ealth Qigong is a series of slow flowing movements that stretch and stimulate the meridians within the body. Meridians are unique channels that sit between the skin and muscle, and every single organ has one. In traditional Chinese medicine, the organs can be divided into five categories - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

This is highly relevant right now, as these organs also represent the spring - meaning they intensifying. An imbalance are at their most powerful at this time of This month menopause can leave you feeling inexplicably year. Now, why am I telling you this and we are going angry, bitter, resentful, or easily irritated. what does it have to do with Qigong?

Full disclaimer first … this is all about to dive into the It can even cause depression or a loss of traditional Chinese, and not western, wood element - direction in one’s life. medicine. So, if you have any of the Pain within the liver channel itself can namely the following symptoms, I’m not telling you occur - anywhere from the sides of to run to your GP and claim liver failure. liver and the lower ribs, the groin, the inner It is simply a sign of imbalance and a knee, all the way down to the big gallbladder. need for some toe. The gallbladder meridian, being Qigong intervention. predominantly upon the sides of the skull and face, can cause unbearable migraines. Even So, what are the signs and symptoms of a fibromyalgia itself is said to originate from an disharmony within your liver/gallbladder? One of imbalance within the liver. the major complaints is feeling stiff or experiencing muscle tension. When we think of the basics of All these symptoms can crop up at wood, we often think of a tree. A healthy tree sways any time of the year, but most find gracefully in the wind, but one that creaks and that they intensify during the spring. cracks is always a cause for concern.

In practising Health Qigong with me, be it in a class or privately, I can help you calm these You may experience blurred vision, have a sour imbalances down, unblock any stagnant energy taste in your mouth, suddenly crave sour food, have within the meridians, and help you find your sense of bloating, acid reflux, or suffer from a sore tummy, balance once more. a painful or delayed period or the symptoms of

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Long-course Debutant, Ashton, Smashes Records at Corby Swimming Meet

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eepings Swimming Club excelled at the start of its long-course season, as eleven swimmers (from the thirtyeight-strong team) brought home medals from the Corby Amateur Swimming Club open meet at the end of March. Competing against a high-class field, Deepings came away with twenty-nine medals, (six gold, eight silver and fifteen bronze).

Making his debut in a long-course pool, nine-year-old Ashton Hunter claimed six medals and smashed six Deepings long-course club records, all while racing against older boys in the 10/11yrs age group. His sister, Sadie, came away with three medals of her own.

“ON THE EDGE”: NORTHBOROUGH WI

“We are a lively, friendly bunch who love to welcome new members. We have a varied programme of speakers and activities throughout the year and are keen to share food and other interests, as well as organising various outings, running a book club and a walking group.

Being involved with our local community is also important to us, so last October we organised a scarecrow trail which was enthusiastically supported, despite the wet and windy weather.

Preparations for our next trail are already under way and will be held in October this year.

Our next two meetings will be held on Friday May 13th and Friday June 10th at 7.30pm in Northborough Village Hall (PE6 9DP).

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Adding five medals to the Deepings collection was Jacob Briers in the 14 years age group, whilst Millie Herrick achieved the unusual feat of medalling in all four freestyle events in the 15yrs age group. Deepings Club Captain, Harry Cardell was his usual model of consistency, picking up three medals. Further excellent, medal-winning performances came from Kendra Greenwood-Covell, Jack Bell, Chloe Bellis, Lucy Jenkinson, James Cash, and Penny Baxter.

Lynn Chapman, Deepings Swimming Club Head Coach, was delighted with the performances in the club’s first long-course competition for eight months, commenting, “We had a lot of swimmers who haven’t competed in a 50-metre pool before but none of them were overawed by the occasion.

“It’s Never Too Late!”

All of us, if not most of us, have some time in our lives uttered the words, “I must write a book!” and dreamed of it being published.

Well, two Deeping St James residents, Maggie Holden and her partner Denis Stapleton, both well into their ‘senior citizenships’, have achieved that ambition.

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Joan Wake Close Social Club Seeks Your Help arket Deeping’s Joan Wake Close Social Club is bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative.

Tesco works with community charity, Groundwork, to run its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £1,500, £1,000, and £500 awarded to local community projects.

Three groups in every community have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant. Joan Wake Close Social Club is one of the groups on the shortlist.

Joan Wake Close is an independent living scheme in Market Deeping, set within a private and secure location, designed specifically for people aged fifty-five and over. It has a very clear aim to supply affordable meals, wellbeing events and social activities, all in a safe place, and to enjoy each other’s company. The group works together to

cook meals which are available and affordable for other residents to take full advantage of, paying a donation which suits their budget.

The club is certified by both FareShare and Neighbourly, giving them access to food and other goods which can no longer be sold in supermarkets.

So far, they have saved 6338 kg of food which was destined for the tip. Each month, the club hosts a brunch which has been very well supported by residents and their families. Each Friday, they hold a coffee morning for all to join in with.

Voting is open in all Tesco stores in April, May, and June. Customers can cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out each time they shop. Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities, particularly those helping to provide food and giving children the support that they need for a good start in life. Anyone can nominate a project and organisations can apply online. To find out more visit www.tesco.com/ communitygrants.

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Ethics and professional standards are at the heart of everything that we do. guess you would expect that from a law firm. But ethics in business go much wider, bringing in everything from modern slavery to the environment. So, this month I wanted to tell you about our efforts to offset the footprint that our work creates.

Don’t worry though; we have a modern slavery policy, and we make sure that we do everything possible to make our staff as happy and well rewarded in their careers – including a four-day working week for everyone.

Our sector is quite old fashioned, and almost everything we do involves lots of paperwork. For the past year, we have been working with ‘TreeNation’ to make sure that the trees that are used in producing your legal documents are replanted. This means we are regenerating forests and offsetting our carbon footprint.

In the past year, we have planted almost five hundred trees in the ‘Trees for Tigers’ project in India and, at Christmas, we planted almost a hundred Christmas trees, rather than sending out cards to our clients. Our websites are Net Zero websites, and our team is signed up to the Net Zero team concept, meaning that all our carbon emissions are offset. We are also working with ‘Pawprint’ to empower our employees to fight climate change at home, work and beyond.

So, what does that mean to you as a client?

It means that you can be confident that your planning has the minimal environmental impact, whilst making the maximum impact on your family’s future security. It means you will get a tree or two in an area that is helping to support endangered tigers in India. Most of all, you will be helping a local firm to tread lightly on the planet.

If you like the sound of what we are doing for the planet and we align with your values, call us for a free consultation on 01778 252301.

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ay can be a month of extremes so be prepared for late frosts, sunny dry spells, and/or high winds.

The biggest threat is to the newly emerging seedlings and plants that have recently been transplanted.

If it is hot, make sure they are well watered and give them some shade protection or protect them from drying winds. If there is a late frost, cover your tender crops with fleece, bubble wrap or similar.

Seeds that were sown last month, such as carrots, beetroot and parsnips will need thinning out whilst they are still very small. Once they have been thinned out, water along the row and it is better to water less frequently but more thoroughly, as this gets down to the roots.

Earth up potatoes when the leaves are about 20cm tall; draw up the earth on either side to form a ridge approx. 15cms high and this will protect the foliage from frost and stop the tubers going green. Keep on top of the weeds by hoeing regularly, preferably in dry weather so they cannot re-establish themselves.

Aphids never seem to go away but you can control them by doing any of the following: • Stir together 1 quart of water, 1 tsp of washing-up liquid and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Do not dilute before spraying on plants.

• Peppermint, spearmint, and pennyroyal naturally deter aphids and ants, so plant

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• Plant flowers that attract the pest predators such as marigold and nasturtiums.

• Spray the affected plants with soapy water (diluted washing up liquid) or squash the flies with your thumb and finger.

Or you can buy organic pesticide.

Seeds to sow out this month are too numerous to list, but include carrots, beetroot, French beans, lettuce, spring onions, salad leaves and peas. Succession sowing ensures that you have a continual supply and not a glut of the same crop and is particularly good for salad crops which you need to cut and use immediately.

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

Other jobs to do this month include: • Cover carrots with netting to stop carrot fly damage.

• Pot on growing plants.

• Put up bean and pea supports.

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

• Put some straw underneath developing strawberry fruits to keep them off the soil and try to avoid watering overhead to reduce any problems with mildew.

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Working with conservation specialist, Architettura, we were able to refresh the paint on the high-level radiators, leaving the church with a fresh look.

We acted swiftly at the beginning of the project to ensure this could be completed at the same time, meaning that we will now be able to complete our handover this month. Here’s a chance to enjoy the photos of the completed work:

If you would like us to look at lighting at a church you attend, please contact us and we will be happy to offer a free consultation to see what your options are; whether the reason be poor lighting or you wanting to save money, we can help.

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he excellent Easter weather allowed plenty of time to listen to the singing skylarks that have been much in evidence over local fields where they nest.

Unlike most of our local birds, they sing on the wing, their song still audible as they climb higher and higher, spiralling out of sight. This ground nester is one of those bird species that are on the decline, but they are fortunately still a familiar sight and sound in our area.

Spring is full of milestones – first swallow, first frogspawn, first dragonfly etc, etc.

The nest builders always intrigue me. Why do some species make intricate nests and why do other species tend to do as little as possible? Why do rooks and carrion crows carry just one, specially chosen, branch back to their nest whilst starlings seem to gather everything they could ever use to make and furnish a nest, in one beak full?

Locally, we have long-tailed tits which are frequently seen in gardens and woodland edges, usually in winter as part of a “foraging party” with blue and great tits. The long-tailed tit, as the name suggests, has

a very long tail when compared to the length of its body. So why do they make a fully enclosed, football-sized, bag-shaped nest with just a tiny entrance gap? Not only is this occupied by two adults, but also approximately six to twelve eggs!

The variety of materials used is impressive – moss, feathers, wool, hair and even spiders’ webs are all used to build this most remarkable of nests.

Wasps are also busy making their nests. They take slivers of wood shavings from wooden fences and trees with their powerful jaws and chew the flakes, mixing them with saliva, and then add them to the nest. Look out for small groups of wasps carefully removing tiny wood strips from garden fences and wooden sheds!

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efore the fenlands were drained, vast areas were used for grazing, and Lincolnshire was renowned for breeding high quality carthorses and cavalry horses. By 1700, Arabian stallions were being crossed with local mares to produce horses of great speed and endurance, known as Lincolnshire Trotters. They could carry riders at up to sixteen miles per hour and were also used to pull coaches. In 1734, horse races were advertised at Market Deeping New Course, with prizes including a very good saddle and a silver cup. The winning horse was to be sold for ten guineas – the equivalent of several thousand pounds nowadays.

Horse breeding and trading continued in Deeping up to the nineteenth century, but there were no regular race meetings until a group of local businessmen decided to revive the sport in 1866. Their motive was to improve prosperity in the town by attracting visitors to the inns and shops.

Musicians paraded the streets, a brass band provided music for dancing, and a spectacular firework display was held in the evening.

The racecourse was south of the river in Maxey parish and there were six races for amateur riders, including one over hurdles. The event was a great success, and, in following years, it was extended to include bicycle races and other sports. By 1871, members of the race committee, which included a doctor, miller, chemist, and solicitor, were feeling the effects of the hard work and personal expense, and Market Deeping’s races ceased.

It was almost a century later before another ‘Winning Post’ was erected in Deeping, though this time it was on a sign outside a public house! In 1955, The Wheatsheaf Inn on the corner of Towngate East was extended and converted into a racehorse-themed pub. The tables were horseshoe-shaped, with racing photographs and paintings on the wall, and a giant silver horseshoe behind the bar. The Managing Director of the brewery had racehorses in training at nearby stables owned by George Vergette (known as Mike) and the landlord of The Winning Post also worked part-time there.

Mr Vergette had been a successful jockey since the age of fifteen and, from the mid-1940s, had combined running his family farm in Towngate with riding and training racehorses. His string of horses was a familiar sight, heading towards the gallops which now lie under the Deepings by-pass.

One of his best horses, named Purple Silk, finished a close runner-up in the 1964 Grand National at Aintree. Mike Vergette continued as a trainer until the 1990s and died in 2008.

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Charities including Age UK are often asked by those using their services to put them in touch with reliable gardening services. However, due to fears that some residents are being scammed by rogue traders who simply knock on doors touting for work, city consumer champion Eileen Le Voi, director of Safe Local Trades, has stepped in to try and help.

She said, “Unfortunately, there is no local authority funding to ensure that charities looking after the interests of the elderly and vulnerable have the budget to provide these services – and sadly, too many residents fall foul of the rogues. Safe Local Trades covers a core area of the PE postcode district, from Spalding to St Neots and Stamford to Wisbech.

With regular requests for garden maintenance across all areas, we are currently unable to meet the needs of our elderly customers with their request for a recommendation. This increases their risk of becoming a victim to unscrupulous cold callers.”

Eileen works alongside charities and local authorities who rely on Safe Local Trades to recommend professionals to their users.

She added, “The problem we currently have is that our Safe Local Trades recommended garden maintenance members are so busy that they are unable to take on new, urgent jobs or provide regular garden maintenance across the many areas. Sadly, Age UK had its funding for providing gardening services withdrawn some time ago, and so relies heavily on organisations like Safe Local Trades to step in to assist residents.” She is now appealing to PE postcode gardening businesses, who wish to join existing members to help meet the supply and demand for gardeners.

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The scheme involves The Liberty Partnership in Market Deeping offering a meal to the value of £100 to anyone who has been recognised for having made a significant contribution to their local community. Teresa’s daughter, Rhi Mclean, recently contacted us with the following suggestion.

“I'd like to nominate my mum, Teresa Mclean, and her charity sewing group for the Liberty Lunch. As a volunteer sewer, she currently makes costumes for (the Stamford Shakespeare Company) Tolethorpe theatre. During the main part of the Covid pandemic, she switched her skills and made 161 pairs of scrubs (despite having arthritis and other health issues that often made this quite painful for her) and, in late December 2021, made six more pairs following an urgent appeal from the Peterborough vaccination centre.

Teresa (3rd from the left) with her eating companions at The Waggon and Horses, Langtoft.

Teresa was joined at Langtoft’s “Waggon and Horses” on April 13th by Margaret and Richard Wesson, Nora and Brian Smith, and Jan Limback, who together enjoyed a first-class meal and hospitality. Teresa explained to me that Jan has been responsible for all the valuable publicity on Facebook surrounding all the fabulous voluntary work Teresa and her colleagues have been undertaking over the last two years.

Teresa is adamant that nothing she has achieved would have been possible without the hard work, support, and dedication of all the colleagues with whom she has been working on all these projects, and these include the recent organising of donations to be sent out to Poland for the Ukrainian refugees.

When the main requirement for scrubs slowed down, some of the sewers wanted other charity sewing, so she formed a sub-group to make shorts and dresses for the aid charity, ‘Dress a Girl Around the World’ and, by May 2021, had sent 374 garments in total, 98% of these were cut out ready to sew by Teresa herself! After a break for the summer and following funding for fabric, the group have been working through the autumn and winter, once again mainly on packs cut and provided by Teresa. She would like to treat the sewers to tea and cake but is financially unable Some of the many scrubs created by Teresa and her sewing colleagues. to do this on her state pension.”

Having retired has certainly not meant a ‘slowing down’ for Teresa and it was remarkable and inspiring to hear about her enormous ongoing efforts to keep helping others. “At least, the Liberty Lunch will mean someone else will have to cook my lunch for me”, she explained!

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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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April 30th - 10am-12noon, Plant Sale, Glinton Horticultural Society, Village Hall, Glinton. Back after two years, please come and support us!

May 4th - Deepings Camera Club: 7.30pm, Deepings Community Centre. Panels Competition, a series of around 5 photographs that tell a story or run a themae.

4th - Armchair Aerobics 2pm. £3 - Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. If you can sit down, you can exercise! Low impact exercise to help regain mobility and strength. Please call Virginia on 07711 883 938 to book.

14th - Delaine Bus Museum, Spalding Road.

PE10 9LE. Open 12noon-4pm. Admission: Adults £2, accompanied U16s free. Heritage Bus Rides at 1.15pm & 2.45pm. Further details at: www.delaineheritagetrust.org.

6th – Quiz Night, 8.30pm. Whistle Stop, Tallington

14th - The Goat, Frognall, 9pm - Cuttin’ Loose.

7th - Star Wars Day at the Deeping Library 103pm. All day - crafts, trail, bookmark sale, cake sale, raffle. 11am Stormtrooper Storytime. 12-2pm Stormtrooper Meet and Greet.

15th - Car Boot Sale 10am – 2pm – John Eve Field (opposite Tesco), Market Deeping. Pre-booked pitches £5. Please call Virginia on 07711 883 938 to book.

9th - Surprise Bingo 2pm - £1 a book - Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. Their ever-popular bingo afternoon where every prize is a surprise! Tea and biscuits included. Please call Virginia on 07711 883 938 to book.

17th - The Deeping Flower Club welcome guest, June-Marie Bradley with a demonstration, ‘Classic Commercials’ - Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James. 7pm for 7.30pm, tea and coffee, raffle of all the arrangements. Visitors very welcome £6.

Enquiries Sue Lee 01778 560362.

10th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Members Business Meeting 10.30am – Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. Please call Karen on 01778 342006 to book.

10th - Deeping Ladies Coffee Club meeting at the Priory Church Hall, DSJ, with a talk entitled “From Pocket Park to Pensfield”. Doors open at 10am for a 10.30 start. For more information, please call Sue on 01778 344195.

10th - Cold Pudding Club 6.30pm - £1 (if bringing a pud) £3 (just tasting) - Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. Lovely evening with a delectable range of home-made puddings to partake of and a raffle.

Please call David on 01778 347876 to book.

18th - Friendship Lunch 12.30pm – The Crown, Surfleet – price per menu. Come along for good food and good company. Please call Christine on 07714 096801 to book.

18th - Deeping Camera Club’s last meeting until September: Presentations and AGM, 7:30pm at Deepings Community Centre.

20th - Music Quiz 8.30pm at the Whistle Stop, Tallington.

11th - Deepings Camera Club: 7.30pm. Deepings Community Centre. Speaker Colin Walls will talk about The Opportunistic Photographer.

21st - Are you a local artisan business? Would you like to raise your profile in the local area? Why not book a space at our Craft Café at St Michael and All Angels Church, Langtoft? 10am - 3pm To book a place, please contact Claire Naylor on 01778 343717. Refreshments available. Bacon butties, BBQ, cake stall, tea, coffee, raffle. All welcome.

11th - Craft Club –1pm: £2.50 – Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. This month Janice will be showing you how to make a shaker card. All materials supplied. Please call Janice on 01778 560059 to book.

22nd - The Rotary Club of The Deepings Charity Runs - starting from the Rugby Club, Deeping St James.

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13th - Pool and Darts Tournament at the Whistle Stop, Tallington, 8.30pm.

13th - Deepings Heritage present a talk by Brian Keegan on “The Bridges of Peterborough”: 7.30 pm: Community Centre Main Hall. Entrance £2.

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14th - 15th - Market Deeping Model Railway Club Exhibition at Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford PE9 1HE. 10am - 4-30pm. Adults £6, children(5-17yrs) £3 Family 2adults+3children £15.

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23rd - “Bermuda Shorts” 7pm - £2 - Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping. A fascinating and amusing talk about a young journalist’s time in this exotic island.

How he met the Queen (and his wife) and covered an assassination and two hangings! Not to be missed! Please call Virginia on 07711 883 938 to book.

25th - Nene and Welland Oddfellows Let’s Do Lunch, Waggon & Horses, Langtoft – 12.30pm – Join us for a carvery lunch. Please call Virginia on 07711 883 938 to book.

26th - Lawrence’s singaround/playaround/sayaround - all welcome,7.30pm at the Red Lion, 48 King Street, West Deeping. For more information, contact Lawrence Haydock 01733 253347.

26th - Deeping St James WI meeting at the Priory Church Hall, DSJ with a talk entitled “Arrivederci to my Hero”. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.45 start. For more information, please call Sue on 01778 344195.

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Having previously performed in a number of local churches, and also at Burghley House on several occasions, their latest concert was a very welcome return to singing, all together, once more. Many choirs did not return following Covid, but Glebe Singers did! In fact, they recently celebrated their twentieth anniversary. During the lockdowns, rehearsals reverted to being online, but now the choir has finally been able to return to rehearsing all together, they are busy planning their next concert in July.

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The next outreach will be on March 10th, and then every alternate Thursday after this date. There are pre-booked appointments available. Deeping St James and Market Deeping residents can book their appointments by ringing Adviceline on 0808 278 7996. Alternatively, they can also contact DSJUC directly by e-mailing dsjunitedcharities@ btconnect.com or calling 01778 344707.

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Contact us today for your FREE Quotation on: We offer a wide range of garage doors through a selection of well known suppliers t. 01778 252121 | m. 07414 896711 A complete & professional service FREE Quotations and NO call out charge e. coopergaragedoors@btinternet.com

www.cooper-garage-doors.co.uk

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

Bespoke Curtains & Blinds Roller Blinds • Wooden Venetian Verticals • Soft Furnishings Curtain Poles & Tracks

Full measuring and fitting service available Call now for a Free consultation t. 01778 424553 m. 07701 017092 e. karen.chapman@outlook.com

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DRAINAGE

FENCING SERVICES

Deeping Fencing

Manley Drainage Ltd For all your Drainage needs Call

For all your fencing needs!

now!

No Job too Big or Small No call out charge

From repairing damaged fencing to installing new

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

35b Lincoln Road, Glinton

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ELECTRICIAN

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.

GARDEN SERVICES

• 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)

Tree, Hedge and Garden Services All types of garden maintenance

Call 01778 772 595 or 01780 693595

• 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

John Holland 07957 185487 or 01775 720558 50 Little London, Spalding PE11 2UE

ALL WORK GUARANTEED • FULLY INSURED

GARDEN SERVICES

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MAINTENANCE & MAKEOVER SERVICES

Chris Davies & Daughter

Garden Services

07737 934 400

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

[ FREE CONSULTATIONS ] CHRIS DAVIES

01778 345980 • 07872 048204 askchrisgardenservice@gmail.com

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All aspects of Landscaping & Garden Services Patios & Block Paving E Groundworks FRE No Walling Stone gation li b O Garden Maintenance s Quote Grass & Hedge Cutting Fencing & Bespoke Sheds Garden Design

Over 15 years experience

Working to the highest professional standards

01778 570609

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07720 251955

www.dwlandscapes.co.uk

HANDY SERVICES

MAINTENANCE

For all your Repairs to Windows, Doors & Conservatories PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN SERVICE 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

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foreverhomeandgardencare.co.uk

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PAINTING AND DECORATING

Neil Armstrong Painter & Decorator

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Specialising in all aspects of painting and decorating services, including interior and exterior for residential purposes.

CALL 01778 421427 OR 07931 600661

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

Professional service.

PRICES START FROM JUST £29

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

PC LAPTOPS AND REPAIRS

HANDY SERVICES

PC or Laptop Issues? Better call Ray!

APM. Handyman Services.

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

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

small

n Call the ma

Bourne Computer Store

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

that can

Competitive

Prices!

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

PEST REMOVAL

PAYROLL

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WORK | CONTRACTS OR CLEARANCES

Do you need help with any aspect of BOOKKEEPING?

Rodent control Rats mice squirrels

flying insects wasps hornets flies cluster flies

other insects bed bugs fleas carpet beetle woodworm

Birds and outdoor wildlife pigeons bird proofing moles

advice and solutions for non lethal bee control

covering pe1 10

££

www.joannesbookworkservices.co.uk

REPAIR & SERVICING

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

“We will always answer the phone”

NO JOB TOO SMALL www.rjmillsandsons.com r.j.millsandsons@googlemail.com

01778 347308

Joanne’s

• Self Assessment • Out of House • Making Tax Digital

Bookwork Services

PLUMBING & HEATING

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Accounts PAYE/CIS In-House VAT

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

07794904135

Matthew Mills

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07545 270482

A P Appliance Care DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIR & SERVICING

19 Years Fully Trained Engineer • ALL MAKES & TYPES OF APPLIANCE • SPECIALISING IN BUILT-IN OVENS AND COFFEE MACHINES • FULLY INSURED AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEER

For a quote or to discuss a problem:

CALL ANDY: 07933 213738

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

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PLUMBING AND HEATING

ROOFING SERVICES

Plumbing

k. chaggar

PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS SERVICES

Plumbing

All aspects of plumbing & heating covered

07715554272

Gas

PLUMBING AND HEATING

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

FREE COMPETITIVE QUOTES AVAILABLE

Email. pw_heating@yahoo.com

PLUMBING AND HEATING

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

WINDOWS AND DOORS

• Free Estimates • All Work Guaranteed

OFFICE 01778 346 472 MOBILE 07947 695 774

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

Electrical, Plumbing Heating And Appliances Alan Stephenson

T: 01778 345860 M: 07739 988711

• Fascia and Guttering • Re-Pointing Work

PINE WOOD

WORCESTER ACCREDITED & BAXI TRAINED INSTALLER

07939 840653

• Flat Roofing Specialists • All Roofing Work Undertaken including Leadwork

TREE SERVICES

PW Heating Ltd

Call our friendly team today on

Established for over 25 years

FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS

Heating

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DEEPING

ROOFING SERVICES

Friendly Family Business

Proud member of Trustatrader

We also accept major debit/credit cards

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

M Oglesby Installations Quality uPVC Windows & Doors

Repair - Don’t replace

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

01775 712973 / 07538 997460

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All aspects of professional tree surgery Hedge maintenance Tree pruning • reshaping Storm damage FULLY QUALIFIED AND INSURED

01778 571993 • 07858 465637 elderwoodtreecare@gmail.com www.elderwoodtreecare.co.uk W W W. DIS COV E R IN G M A G A Z IN E S . CO. U K | M A Y 2 0 2 2

YOUR ONE-STOP CARAVAN SHOP

Does your caravan need a little TLC? CARAVANS BOUGHT FOR CASH

REPAIR

INSURANCE

SERVICING

ACCESSORIES

Our onsite workshop offers a fully comprehensive repair service for your caravan or motorhome.

From a minor service to a full comprehensive check, our experienced engineers will give you peace of mind for your journeys ahead.

SALES

Looking to buy? We have a range of used caravans that may suit your requirements.

We are a fully, insuranceapproved repair centre for all major UK insurers and manufacturers.

We’ve got everything for your camping needs in our friendly, onsite shop.

SPARES

Looking for a spare part?

Why not get in touch? With our contacts in the industry, we may be able to order spares in for you.

A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS WITH 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

01733 350580 M 07732 371171 T

info@vandgcaravans.co.uk www.vandgcaravans.co.uk 107 Benwick Road • Whittlesey • Peterborough • PE7 2HD

V&G CARAVANS

01778 349300

17 Market Pl, Market Deeping, PE6 8EA

Lucy and all at Briggs.

A very big thank you for all you’ve done. ’’

Thank you so much for all your hard work and living the stress with us. We really appreciate everything you have all done to make this happen at last.

Thank you! ’’

Just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you!

You have been amazing and I can’t thank you enough! ’’

To Lucy.

Thank you so much for ALL of your help!

We can’t thank you enough. If it weren’t for you, this would not have gone through.

You’re an absolute angel. ’’

Just a small selection of the lovely feedback we have recently received.

Being a small family firm it’s always important to know we are helping our customers.

To Becky, Paul and the whole Briggs team.

Thank you so much for doing such a great job in selling my property so quickly. We have been so impressed with your service. ’’

Dear Briggs Residential Team. Thank you so much for your help during our transaction.

We hope you’ll enjoy the chocolates with your morning coffee. ’’

Thank you for all your efforts. We got there in the end Should we ever feel ‘brave’ enough to move again, we wouldn’t hesitate to use Briggs.’’

Thank you so much for all of your hard work.

None of this would have happened without your effort. ’’

www.briggsresidential.co.uk