Discovering Wisbech issue 071, March 2024

Issue 71 / March 2024

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Welcome to your March issue...

Inside Highlights

This is the favourite month for many of us mums. On the one hand, it gives us the opportunity to thank our wonderful mothers on their special day, (this year March 10th) for everything they do for us and for ‘providing the glue’ to keep the happy family together. Some of us whose mothers are no longer with us (and this being our second Mother’s Day without our dear mum) can take time to remember fondly all those times when she turned out to have been right all along … but forgave us anyway!

4 ........The Potting Shed 6 ....... Fenland Family History Society 8 ....... Lincolnshire Resin Drives Ltd 10 ...... Curious Facts 16 ...... Whitings LLP 18 ...... East Anglian Game and Country Fair

On the other hand, of course, it’s the time 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. Tell me if you think I’m dropping too big a hint here!

20 ...... March Podiatry

Enjoy the day … whatever form it may take.

26 ...... Steve Barclay

24 ...... Good Friday

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This month sees the advent of Easter when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

25 ...... Diamond Byte 27 ...... Mother's Day Quiz 28 ...... Directory

Alongside the religious festival, many workers will also look forward to the event as it represents the first Bank Holiday since the New Year.

It is a time when families often get together and, of course, it is also Easter is also synonymous with the giving of Easter eggs, a custom which is believed to have originated in Persia.

28 ...... Clubs and Groups 30 ...... Hallam Travel With thanks to: Diamond Byte, Whitings LLP, Chris Donald March Podiatry, Bridget Hunter, Steve Barclay

Now, however it is associated with chocolate and I recall when my own children were young spending time hiding eggs in the garden for them to find. Their enjoyment was disproportionate to the size of the mini eggs but they loved to hunt for them... and still would today.

Talking about confectionery. The news has just been announced that Nestle is withdrawing the Breakaway biscuit. I’m so old I remember Breakaway being introduced and the TV adverts featuring Monty Python star Eric Idle in the 1970s.

Although I haven’t eaten one for years, I haven’t been as shocked since they changed the name of Marathon bars to Snickers...

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ays are starting to lengthen Other jobs – too numerous to mention them all! and, with the clocks going • Lettuces and other salad crops can be sown forward at the end of the either indoors or outdoors under cloches or in cold frames. Tomato and cucumber month, there should be seeds can be sown indoors but wait until more time to spend on the end of the month. the allotment.

You could, of course, use the extra daylight to create some raised beds, especially if your plot is on clay soil or if you wish to permanently separate the cultivated areas of your plot.

Make sure that the width does not exceed 3-4 feet(90-120cms), as you may have trouble reaching the centre. Some benefits of a raised bed are: less weeds, better drainage in areas with clay soils, more growing space, no soil compaction from human feet, warmer soil earlier in the season, longer growing season, better soil structure, improved germination of seeds, and earlier crops.

The fertility of the soil is paramount and keeping your soil at its best involves adding decaying plant matter such as compost or manure but, as a rule of thumb, split your plot into thirds: one third heavily enriched, good for potatoes, peas, beans etc and salad crops; one third topped with a mulch of good compost, which will suit onions, cabbages, leeks, broccoli etc; one third unenriched for root crops such as parsnips and carrots. If it is too well nourished, the tops may grow at the expense of the roots, and you may end up with “hairy carrots.”

The vegetable plot is a veritable smorgasbord for insects and pests. Have you thought about putting up bird boxes or bird feeders to attract the birds who will in turn eat the pests?

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• Sow Brussels sprouts, cabbage, sprouting broccoli indoors and, to take full advantage of the ripening season, sow aubergines, chillies, and peppers indoors.

• Herbs such as rosemary and sage will benefit from a good trim, and chives and mint can be propagated by dividing them and re-planting.

• Plant out onion and shallot sets – last chance to plant garlic.

• Early varieties of carrot, beetroot, spring onions, peas, chard, parsnips, spinach, and broad beans can be sown into the open ground but may need to be under cover.

• Last chance for planting bare-rooted fruit trees and bushes.

• Feed and mulch fruit trees – fertilise the base, water in and then cover with wellrotted manure or compost to act as a mulch.

• Remove dead leaves from cabbages and Brussels.

• Don’t forget to feed your over-wintered crops such as onions, kale, spring cabbage – use blood, fish and bone meal, chicken manure or seaweed–based organic fertiliser.

• Prepare seed beds by raking over to a fine tilth and add fertiliser.

Happy planting!

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FENLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

By Bridget Hunter

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e cover the Fenlands including South Lincs, North Cambs and West Norfolk.

Family history stories are surrounded by family beliefs and superstitions. I saw a magpie the other day and was reminded of the saying about them. One for sorrow, two for joy… goes the ditty about magpies. Many people salute when they appear alone, believing seeing a solitary magpie brings bad luck. Some even call to the beautiful bird "Good morning, Mr Magpie. How’s your lady wife." Bearing in mind these birds mate for life, it is understandable that a superstition might have sprung up around the sighting of a lonely one.

MONTHLY MEETINGS Our meetings are held in Wisbech Library on the FOURTH Thursday of the month from 9pm. On Thursday, February 22nd our guest speaker was Grenville GOODSON with a talk about The Littleport Riots. On Thursday, March 28th it is a special meeting where members will be able to share their finds and get help with their queries.

Everyone is welcome to our meetings. Members’ admission is free, visitors a donation of at least £2.

COMPUTER RESEARCH SESSIONS Our team of researchers help visitors with researching their family history. Our first monthly

research session is in Wisbech Library on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month from 10am-12noon. Our second session is on the SECOND MONDAY of each month, from 11am-2.30pm in the restaurant at Baytree Garden Centre in Hilgay near Downham Market. We offer help with family research to visitors to the garden centre. Please note, we are willing to go to other venues offering research if Wi-Fi is available and to events with our display to match your event as an added interest.

SPEAKERS Our speakers are available to attend other groups and clubs to give talks in the local area. Talks include the following: ‘The Fun of Family History’, about a long journey by land, air, and sea to find her roots; ‘My Naughty Great Aunt Eliza’, unravelling a story of lies and deceit; ’The Ups & Downs of Being a Magistrate’, a real-life experience; ‘The Sad Tale of The Blacksmith's Family’, the story of a great, great grandfather; and ‘We’re going down the pub’ a ‘local’ history talk about the many pubs in the area.

For further information on any of the above please phone me on (01945) 587723.

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The settlers who travelled from England to America took the art with them out of necessity.

As they travelled in their wagons, patchwork was created out of anything handy to keep them warm or even clothe them.

The art in that form is still carried on in many places to this day and the Rainbow group’s members are open to many challenges, in addition to the old tradition of creating quilts using patchwork.

The Rainbow P & Q meets on the second Saturday of each month. Members help one another create some very beautiful items and intricate designs.

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Interesting and Curious Facts of Yesteryear Written by Chris Donald, author of ‘Wisbech’s Secret Princess’ and ‘Interesting and Curious Facts of Yesteryear’

It’s the only town in Cambridgeshire to have…

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isbech is the only town in Cambridgeshire to have a seaport and for the whole time that there have been records of Wisbech, it has always been linked to the sea. And many years ago, the town was actually once by the sea.

Because of this, Wisbech gradually became used more and more as a port and as early as 1710 the Port of Wisbech Harbour Authority was formed.

The port continued to grow, with as many as seventy sailing ships at any one time in the port. Wisbech was by now the largest town in Cambridgeshire except for Cambridge itself. The marvellous Georgian buildings along the Brinks give evidence of the massive wealth of the town. And as well as this, Wisbech was the largest corn shipping port in the whole country. By 1847 the port was doing a massive 167,000 tonnes of trade a year. But then it peaked, the port had competition... the railway came to town.

Ports in the old days brought problems of law and order and Wisbech was no exception. The parents of Octavia Hill, co-founder of the National Trust, said there was the ‘sight of vulgarity and vice in the town.’

Nowadays, the Port of Wisbech Authority continues its vital job. It is run by the Fenland District Council and it looks after and maintains the River Nene from Bevis Hall, just South of Wisbech, all the way the other side of Sutton Bridge, out to the Wash. No vessels can come in or out without them first giving authority. To cope with all the traffic, it owns four boats, two pilot boats, a tug and a survey vessel. The port authority is also responsible for the Marina with 128 fully serviced berths.

When a ship has gone through the swing bridge at Sutton Bridge it takes roughly an hour to get to the Wisbech port travelling at six knots.

before they set sail again, but Wisbech port, run by the Roberts family, actually owns two vessels which means they have full control of what these ships do.

If you see either of these two ships at the harbour, the Baltic Express and the Baltic Arrow, they look big, 262 feet (eighty metres) long but compared with a lot of vessels nowadays they are quite small. Wisbech Port does have a part to play in modern commerce as it specialises in this size of vessel and now the approximate annual tonnage is eighty thousand tonnes.

This length of ship is approximately the longest that the port can take because of them having to be able to turn around in the river and because of the tides.

A third of the time during the year the River Nene is too shallow for the port to take them. The harbour authority and port have a good track record as far as safety goes, but more than twenty years ago there was an incident at Sutton Bridge harbour that severely affected Wisbech.

A ship, the Lagik, that was carrying 2250 tonnes of steel got stuck whilst trying to turn round. Attempts were made to free the vessel using two tugs but to no avail. The vessel had broken its back and had to be cut into three sections to remove it. This led to the closure of Wisbech port for forty-four days.

For obvious safety reasons, the port is not open to the public and is tucked away from the general thoroughfare, but it is an important part of the town and has been for hundreds of years, and what does the future hold? John Roper, harbour master, believes it will last for many, many more years and Rebecca Roberts, port director, hopes to buy more ships.

Many thanks to John and Rebecca for helping with this article.

You think of a port accepting ships, unloading them, and then loading them

Out of 365 days in a year, 219 are useable and 146 are no good.

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Spring Budget 2024: The season for tax cuts?

Scott Bishop This year’s Budget is perhaps one that will be considered as an election one rather than a financial one. The focus of the recent Budgets and financial statements have all been towards the business of providing the economy with a stable platform in what has been an extremely turbulent period for the country and also the wider world, with pandemics and military conflicts.

The recent tax related headlines have included the thought that Inheritance Tax could be abolished, however this tax is one that has been under review for many years, although with no real changes.

Income Tax rates are not likely to change, however tax thresholds could be moved to alleviate the increase in the number of individuals that have been brought into the higher rate tax bracket.

National Insurance has already been reduced from January 2024, so there are no further deductions expected here.

Corporation Tax rates are now at 25%, and this increase is only now starting to be felt by Companies with their tax now being due at this rate. If there is to be a change, then perhaps here is where you may see a reduction of say 1 or 2%.

The VAT registration threshold has been held at its current level since April 2017, so there is

potential that this may be increased. This could of course aid the growth of many businesses.

The High Income Child Benefit Charge is something that has been widely criticised for its unfairness, and so it is thought that this is another area that is likely to be tinkered with.

There is an expectation that there will be a raft of announcements in relation to the growth of the economy in relation to training and education, with a further development of apprenticeships.

Finally, we should expect that as in most Budgets there will be a headline announcement, with a reduction that wasn’t expected, however in a year of a General Election, this would have to be a substantial announcement and one that would have an immediate impact.

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he East Anglian Game & Country Fair will take place on Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th, 2024 at the prestigious Euston Estate, home to The Duke and Duchess of Grafton, situated just off the A11 at Elveden, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

This two-day event welcomes world class attractions each year. Main Arena displays confirmed for this year’s show include ‘The Squibb Freestyle Motocross Show’, performing breath-taking jumps and stunts mid-air. Jamie Squibb will also be available after each performance to meet his followers and have photos taken with the Squibb Freestyle Team.

The highly popular and entertaining ‘Dog and Duck Show’ return to the show once more, and firm favourites the Horseboarding UK Championships will be filmed and broadcast live from the arena, showcasing how speed, agility and bravery are all essential ingredients in this addictive spectacle.

There’s a fantastic line up of more free events to watch across the show including the much-loved British Scurry and Trials Driving Championships, Lowestoft Dog Agility Display Team, Gun Dog displays, Fishing demonstrations with World Champion Fly Caster Hywel Morgan, the hilarious Sheep Show, Traditional Ferreting Demonstrations with Simon Whitehead, live craft demonstrations and much more!

Have a go at a range of country activities from clay shooting with John Bidwell’s High Lodge instructors (or enter the forty-bird shooting competition for men, women and juniors).

Visitors can try their hand at fly fishing and coarse fishing on the Black Bourn River. Archery, axe throwing and the air rifle range can also be enjoyed.

If your family’s dog likes the water, then why not enter them into the ‘Have a Go’ or the competition at the K9 Aqua Sports pool, (long jump into water!)?

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The pet dog show is also a favourite with visitors and the vast array of dogs that love to come to the show, (so many classes to enter!)

There are more than 350 shopping stands with a wide variety of products from fashion and footwear to gun makers and fishing products. BASC will be among a number of national organisations on hand to discuss conservation, countryside pursuits and memberships. There are also many children’s activities, traditional fun fair, food and drink hall with Game Fair Country Kitchen, where talented chefs from across the East Anglian region showcase their culinary skills, craft and gift marquees and much more.

If you are interested in exhibiting, trade stand application forms can be downloaded from the event website. Please do take a look at the show highlights video; encapsulating what a fun family day out the show is, with something for everyone. https://youtu.be/ejPoo3qy9dA Advance discounted 2024 tickets are available to buy online at www.ukgamefair.co.uk or by calling the ticket hotline number (01263) 735 828 Adult £21, Children (5-16 Yrs) £8.00 and Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £55. (Discounted ticket offer valid until midday 22/04/24) After this time tickets are available to buy on the gate at the 2024 onthe-day rates. Under 5s are free and car parking is free for all. (A small booking fee applies to phone bookings).

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The reason behind this tradition is very much a religious one. It is believed that Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross on a Friday, so Christians set aside that day to remember this and 'unite their sufferings'. This led the Church to mark every Friday as a 'Good Friday', where people remember the Passion by offering the 'penance'.

Meat was seen as a worthy sacrifice as it was linked with feasts and celebrations. In ancient cultures, meat was seen as a delicacy and "the fattened calf" wasn't slaughtered unless there was something to celebrate. Eating meat on a Friday, however, to "celebrate" the death of Jesus didn't sit well with the Church.

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The Church law stipulates “land animals", namely meat that comes only from animals such as chickens, cows, sheep, or pigs. Whilst birds are also considered meat, fish are not seen as the same classification. The distinction is mostly down to the Latin, where the word used for meat is “carnis”, which means “animal flesh”.

In the past, while meat was seen as celebratory, fish was seen as an 'everyday thing' with many more people being fishermen than today. There has clearly been a huge culture change over the centuries in how we see meat. It has long been more of an everyday meal choice whereas today, fish is now seen as more of a luxury.

Why is it called “Good Friday” anyway?

It may seem strange to call the day when Jesus was executed "good", but there's a reason behind it. Some say it's "good" as it's holy, others say it's a weird corruption of "God's Friday".

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y the end of the month, we’ll be celebrating Easter, clocks will have gone forward and we’ll be on the run-in to spring and warmer weather. Right now, it still feels like mid-winter and makes us spare a thought for anyone still sleeping rough. Last month the Government announced another £17 million (in addition to the £34.6m announced in September) as part of the wider funding for homelessness.

Fenland District Council has secured a further £42,672 to help rough sleepers into long-term housing and create more bed spaces. The council has done great work in recent years tackling rough sleepers with more than 150 supported into accommodation since 2020.

If you’re concerned about someone sleeping rough or are sleeping rough yourself go to www.thestreetlink.org.uk or call (01354) 654321.

It’s great to see that 135 pharmacies in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have signed up to the Pharmacy First scheme. It means those community pharmacies will be able to offer NHS consultations and supply prescription-only medicines for common conditions including earache, sinusitis, sore throat, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles and uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women. This is a super initiative that should reduce pressure on GP appointments and allow residents to access services for minor ailments quickly and easily, freeing up GPs to deal with more complex conditions.

Well done to pupils at Park Lane Primary School in Whittlesey and to executive headteacher Rob Litten who have launched a monthly book swap to help encourage children to read more. This is a great initiative and I was delighted to join them to

add my support. I hope all schools will encourage similar schemes as a way to expand the range of books each month for pupils to read.

Throughout my time as a local MP, I have sought to secure funding for grassroots sports, so it’s great that an additional £50,178 has been made available from the Government to help local clubs improve their facilities. This includes £20,985 towards an artificial grass pitch at March Town FC at Estover Playing Field; £7059 for new floodlights at March Town United YFC at Elm Road sports field; £900 for goalposts at Wisbech St Mary Sport and Community Centre; and £21,234 for an upgrade to the Multi Use Games Area at Little Downham recreation ground. These are great schemes that will have a benefit in the community and build on the progress we have already seen at other local football clubs like Leverington.

Last month, I offered my congratulations to the nineteen organisations that were successful in gaining support for their activities from the Fenland Cultural Fund. The list of recipients is now out and it’s greatly encouraging for our cultural engagement ambitions that the quality of applications was so high that an extra £11,000 of funding was made available on top of the £23,000 original grant pot for a whole range of activities.

Successful organisations include Wisbech and Fenland Museum to deliver free summer holiday activities linked to the ‘Beasts’ exhibition, Wimblington Parish Council to commission a local artist to paint the pavilion and toilet block at the War Memorial Playing Field with graffiti-style murals, and Chatteris Town Council to fund new attractions at the Chatteris Midsummer Festival in June.

Other projects include free dance classes at primary schools in March for children with additional physical and emotional needs, a student workshop at Neale Wade Academy to create a Dragon’s Head for the St George’s Festival parade in April, and a photographic exhibition at Whittlesey Library celebrating the volunteers who maintain the tradition of the Straw Bear Festival. I look forward to seeing the outcomes of this funding and hope it will pave the way for many more cultural and heritage projects in the constituency.

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