Trentside Links Issue 157 Jan 2011

Trentside Links In this issue Thorney

Issue 157

A close look at this historic village

A Happy New Year To all our readers

A free community magazine covering the villages of Brampton • Drinsey Nook • Fenton • Gate Burton • Kettlethorpe • Knaith • Laughterton Marton • Newton on Trent • Park Farm • Stow Park • Thorney • Torksey • Torksey Lock

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Deadline for next issue Your next issue of Trentside Links is published on the 15th of March. Please send all contributions to the magazine by the 28th of February.

Contributions We welcome contributions to your magazine on all matters of interest to the community. Address for correspondence: 7 Lincoln Road, Fenton, Lincs LN1 2EP.

Editorial & advertising Sue Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01427 718837 Email: trentsidelinks@yahoo.com

Distribution Emma Barratt . . . . . . . . . . 01427 718985

Website Jon Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01427 718837

Trentside Links committee Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VACANCY Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Barratt Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Oliver Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Farley Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Rose

Distributors of the magazine Brampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Farley Drinsey Nook . . . . . . . . . . . James Pilfold Fenton (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris East Fenton (2) . . . . . . . . Sue Eyton-Williams Gate Burton . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hammond Kettlethorpe & Park Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James Pilfold Knaith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Burke Laughterton (1) . . . . . . . . Bob Watkinson Laughterton (2) . . . . . . . . . . Carol Penny Laughterton (Home Farm) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amy Willis Marton & Stow Park . . . . . . . . Helen Gee Newton on Trent (1) . . . . . . . . Gill Kyme Newton on Trent (2) . . . . . Roger Vorveck Thorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Collins Torksey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Rose Torksey (The Elms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alan & Gill Watson Torksey Lock . . . . . . . . . . Dennese Gore Torksey Lock (Little London Park) . . . . . .

Maureen Lyons Cover picture The Bronze Bells of St Helen's Church, Thorney, by Jon Oliver

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Correspondence

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wanted to say a big “Thank You” for the many cards I received over Christmas.

Despite only moving here in September 2010 I received a number of seasonal greetings and wanted to thank friends & neighbours for making me feel so welcome in the village.Could I also thank the Trentside Links team for a great magazine which I enjoy reading.

Mrs Kath Adcock, Laughterton

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e planned two nights of Carol Singing in Newton this year.

Due to the Arctic conditions we only managed 2 hrs on a Sunday night until we were frozen to the core. Linda Adams, Karen Taylor, Lizzie Moore, Andrew & Alison Wells joined me to sing. We raised £80 which we shared between "LIVES" & the "Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance".

Carol Jenkinson, Newton on Trent

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any thanks to the customers of Laughterton Shop whose generous donations raised £72.22 for Children in Need.

Searching for Lost Friends

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wonder if you can help? I am an old friend of Michael Hindley-Maggs from when we worked at DOAE. I last saw him and Duffey in the early 90s in Tenerife but I have moved a couple of times and re-married since then and lost touch. My name is Eileen Dalley but he knew me as Eileen Todman. If he is still around I would very much appreciate it if you would say hello for me and perhaps pass on my e-mail address as I would love to hear from him again.

Many Thanks Eileen Dalley (nee Todman) Eileen@aver.co.uk

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roublesome trio

This picture was sent in by Geoff Lloyd of Fenton who came across these inquisitive kittens whilst working in Lincoln Road.

Jennie & Sean, Laughterton

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ose Lacey would like to say a big “Thank You” to all the staff at the Glebe Practice, especially the district nurses who helped to make her husband Ron’s passing a comfortable and peaceful one.

Thanks also to all her family and friends for their kind words and support.

Picture Geoff Lloyd, Fenton

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The aim of TL is to support and help improve the social life of the community, eg through regular publication of this community magazine.

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Acknowledgements Trentside Links is part-funded by the National Lottery Awards For All scheme.

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Updates from Marton School School admissons September 2011 Please ensure that you have completed application forms (or applied on-line) if your child is due to start school in September 2011. Last year the Authority received nearly 500 late applications and many children did not get into the school of their first choice.

Closing date is 14th January 2011.

Remembrance Day - Angus Bean, represented Marton School when he laid a wreath in at the War Memorial at St Margarets’ Church, Marton. He was accompanied by Mr David Golby, School Governor.

Tesco school vouchers - Two of our School Councillors were delighted to receive some extra ‘goodies’ from Tesco recently. Local MP Edward Leigh was in attendance. Thank you to everyone who donated their Tesco vouchers to Marton School – it is much appreciated.

Former Pupils - It was lovely to read about Jamie Pilfold in the last issue of Trentside Links. We were surprised to see the photo of him up a tree! Our best

Missed Appointments at the Collingham Medical Centre

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any people know that public sector budgets are under real pressure at the moment – and the NHS is no exception. This does mean even at our local community level that we are constantly reviewing how our resources are used and whether they are in the right place at the right time.

Take the issue of people who do not show up for the routine appointments they have booked. In 1999 there were 99 missed appointments across the whole year. Our recent audits show how this has become a much bigger problem:

Month

Missed GP appts

Missed nurse appts

July

71 (>11hrs) 95 (>26hrs)

Aug

64 (>10hrs)

81 (23hrs)

Sep

68 (>11hrs)

106 (>31hrs)

In just three months more than 100 hours’ worth of appointments were missed! Think of all the other patients who could have benefited from those appointments if only the people who’d booked them had cancelled.

Research carried out by our textmessaging service shows that 80% of missed appointments are due to forgetfulness or patients simply feeling

better. This increases waiting times for others.

Help us to improve this situation. If you can’t keep an appointment at the Medical Centre which you have prebooked, please let the team know as soon as possible so we can offer it to someone else. We all have a responsibility to use our public services wisely.

It’s more important than ever that we manage appointments effectively because we will be having a smaller nurse team over the coming months (until August 2011).

To help improve our services we will send you a free reminder via text before your appointment. Should you no longer need your appointment, early cancellation will enable us to provide care to someone else.

We currently hold only 29% of our registered population’s mobile telephone numbers, so over the coming months we will be working to collect more. Your support would be greatly appreciated in sharing this information with us.

Help us to keep your NHS healthy!

Thank you.

Julie Reid Practice Manager Collingham Medical Centre

wishes for your future studies Jamie! It was also interesting to see another expupil, Oliver Phillips, featured in ‘Inside Lincolnshire’. A room at a new youth facility in Lincoln is to be named ‘The Phillips Suite’ after him!

Children in Need How exciting it was to receive a visit from Pudsey Bear and also be live on air with Radio Lincolnshire!

Amanda managed to complete her challenge to receive the ‘U’ poster—we hope you saw it on LookNorth!

A thank you to Torksey Fete committee The members of Torksey Fete Committee have decided to take a wellearned retirement from the joys and frustrations of organising the annual fete.

Laughterton LIVES Group has always enjoyed having a stand at the fete. It gives people we have attended the opportunity to meet us in less trying circumstances and it gives us the opportunity to make ourselves known and to talk to anyone interested in becoming a First Responder.

Equally important, the committee have been very generous in donating some of their funds raised to the group. This year in particular we received a donation of £750.

The group want to thank Torksey Fete for their support over the years, both in inviting us to have a stand at the fete and in making financial donations to us.

We are very grateful and have really appreciated your help.

Richard Elliott Coordinator Laughterton LIVES Group

Website updates Our website is expanding rapidly with many additional articles and over 300 pictures added. Extra material from our Thorney feature will be available on the 31 January.

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Geocaching A modern day treasure hunt for all generations

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eocaching is an all-around-theworld treasure hunt game played by anyone of any age. All you need is a GPS (Global Positioning System) or a GPS-equipped mobile phone, iPod or any hand-held GPS-equipped device.

It would help if it was battery powered because you will have to venture from your vehicle at some point.

Anyone can make, hide & register a new Geocache and it will usually contain small items, a small log book and maybe something to write with. If you find a Geocache you would normally be expected to swap & leave a note so that the owner would be able to see who found it and on what date so other people can see who found it.

Anyone can hide a Geocache but bear in mind that children are going to be looking for the Geocache at some point so don't hide anything irresponsible.

Be aware that a Geocache can be very cleverly hidden so if you don't find a Geocache straight away, stick with it and try looking in all nooks & crannies and you will probably find it at some point. If you still don't find it, log it on the site and put a brief comment and view the hint if you haven't already.

things on the website like a special Geocache. You can take items but make sure you leave something of equal or greater value.

Elliott Oliver, aged 12 Fenton For more information visit http://www.geocaching.com

Geocaching kit list Strong plastic box Small items for swapping (toys, trinkets, models etc.)

Log book (for those that discover your cache to sign) A Geocache can contain a myriad of items ready for swapping.

Geocaching membership is totally free although there are some versions that cost money but you get access to more

GPS device or a good map Compass A strong pair of boots & warm waterproof clothes for the English weather!

Poppy appeal 2010 Appeal Raises Over £9000

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his year’s Royal British Poppy Appeal raised over £9227, which is over £1000 more than the previous year.

Thank you to all who contributed.

People have certainly been more generous this year, which is surprising given the economic climate, but the continuing events in Afghanistan and the awesome bravery of our soldiers is clearly being recognised by the community. Our stall located in Wilkinson’s at Marshall’s Yard, which was manned every day leading up to Remembrance Sunday by a small army of volunteers, raised an amazing £4000.

Saxilby village this year contributed £1904.82 to the total and the local villages almost the same amount, raising £1879.02. The remainder of the overall total of £9227 came from collections in Gainsborough, primarily in Marshall’s Yard and a couple of collecting boxes

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kindly located outside the area in Leeds and Rotherham!

Since 1921 the Royal British Legion has been giving practical help and emotional support to brave veterans who fought for our country. As a nation we relied on their selfless bravery. Now they are relying on us and we have pledged never to let them down. Your support is all the more poignant at this time, particularly bearing in mind the more recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the more tragically wounded will require help for the rest of their lives and when many of the wounded are so young this is a great commitment.

To all the volunteers, whether collecting, house to house, sitting in Wilkinson’s, or having collection boxes on their counters, a really big Thank You for their commitment, time and effort given to this year’s appeal.

The Brooding Soldier at Langemarck

I apologise for the late delivery of many of the ‘Thank You’ cards this year, hand delivering them to save money has its drawbacks, particularly in the weather conditions we experienced in early December!

Richard Farley Poppy Appeals Organiser

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Torksey News Updates from Torksey Action Group Torksey Parish Plan Steering Group

Social activities

The Torksey Parish Plan Steering Group has now completed the task of preparing its report, which has been accepted by the Parish Council. Subsequently Torksey Action Group has been established to monitor and support the implementation of the recommendations of the report.

We would welcome more parishioners getting involved in some form.

The Torksey Gun Club

Activities to date

The Torksey Book Club held its first meeting on the 16th November at the Torksey Tea Rooms and is looking for more members.

The two petitions for speeding and the footpath have been completed.

We will keep you informed of progress.

The Torksey Gun Club is affiliated to the Lincoln Gun Club.

Contact: Geoff Davies 01427 718826 or geoffdavies30@btinternet.com The Torksey Book Club

Meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday

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of the month at the Tea Rooms at Torksey Lock, the time at present will be 11am.

Come and join us!

Contact: Terri Fletcher 01427 718189 Next meeting: Tuesday 18th January 2011 The Torksey Craft Group The people who expressed an interest in starting a craft group met on the 8th December at the Torksey Tea Rooms.

Future meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2pm at the Tea Rooms at Torksey Lock.

Everyone is welcome.

Contact: Sue Child 01427 717834 Next meeting: Wednesday 12th January 2011 Future Social Activities We are looking to establish other suggested activities in the coming months.

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Introducing Thorney

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horney, first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torneshai, has been recorded under such names as Tunaie, Tiernhoge, Twenhag, Thornehawe, Thornagh, Thornhow, Thornhay and subsequently Thorney.

Although a small village comprising some seventy dwellings along the main street and various outlying cottages and farms, there is a fair amount of historical interest associated with this Saxon settlement.

Workers including young children in the woods in Thorney circa 1919-1920.

The woodlands were an important source of income for the workers & residents of Thorney.

Its roots can be traced back to medieval times when its wood and high forest provided sport for the nobility. (The name Thorney can be translated roughly as that of a ‘thorn enclosure’.)

during the third year of the reign of King John. Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, had free warren (the right to hunt rabbit and game) in Thorney during the reign of Edward the First.

Little is recorded of the early history of the Thorney estate, although it is known that Walter de Clifford handed over patronage of the Church of Thorney to Thora, Prioress of Broadholme (a neighbouring village) by way of tax

About this time, a third of the manor was owned by Fulc le Strange and his wife, Alianora, and was passed to their son, John, at their death during the reign of Edward the second.

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The rectory of Thorney and the patronage

of the village changed hands on the 1st of May 1544, when it was granted to Edward Fynes (Lord of Clinton and Saye) and Robert Tirwhit and their heirs.

It was not until Tudor times that the Thorney estate became established under a sole family name for any length of time.

In 1567 the estate was purchased by George Nevile of Ragnall for the sum of £1200 from William Meringe. It was to remain in the Nevile family for the next 300 years or so.

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St Helen's Church, Thorney A rural English building with Norman and Romanesque architecture St Helen’s parish church was built in 1849/50 after being commissioned by the Reverend Christopher Nevile B.A and was consecrated on the 11th April 1850. The previous old Norman church was demolished as the Reverend Nevile believed sincerely that it was of inadequate size for what was to be a developing village.

The construction of the new church reputedly cost £80,00.00 and this intensified by the agricultural depression, unfortunate investments, three marriages and thirteen surviving children all helped him to dissipate two fortunes. He died on the 12th August 1877, leaving his third wife a small annual income. His younger brother Charles Nevile M.A. was the officiating Curate of the church.

The church is a standard plan and is a copied combination of Norman and Romanesque architecture, with materials imported from Italy. It was designed by L.R. Cottingham who is famous for his scripts rather than his edifices.

St Helen's Church. A mixture of Norman & Romanesque architecture.

The stone arches found at the rear of the Church.

The west door opens directly into a pleasantly-proportioned nave situated under a timber pitched roof. The east end points through a semi-circular arch into a raised chancel, which has a similar roof to that of the nave.

The flooring is a tile mosaic of particular interest. To the left of the nave is the modern stone font with a wooden cover, whilst to the right there is the original Norman font, which is now redundant.

Its fragments reveal knot work, foliage and small hardly visible figures, with a plaited band round the rim of the bowl.

To the left and right of the aisles are hatchments depicting the Nevile family crest and a stone plaque commemorating one of the Neviles.

On the north side of the chancel lies the vestry which had a fireplace installed in 1892 at a cost of £55.00. The chimney on the outside is disguised by an ornamental dovecote.

In 1988 gales destroyed two of the stained glass windows in the east end of the chancel. Unfortunately, the cost of repairing these windows to their

original state would have cost far more than the funds of a small local church would allow. It was with regret that the beautiful chancel was replaced with plate glass, while the one to the north, which was only partially damaged, has been left in place in the hope that a full repair may be affected if and when funds become available.

The walls of the church are of ‘Ashlar’ Ancaster stone and embody the normal type of buttresses, parapet and Norman style windows. The gables of the roof have large coping stones, the tie beams, purlins, roof tree and wall plate are of chestnut and the rafter of the roof boarding are of deal.

The roof on the outside is covered with sawn stone. There are two bronze bells Continued overleaf...

One of many stone heads found on the Church, said to be based on the workers who undertook the construction.

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The Nevile's of Thorney The rise and fall of the Nevile family in Thorney

The two bronze bells found on the west wall (and seen in colour on the front page).

on the west wall, only one is operable by pulling a rope on the right of the wooden doorway. The second bell is obsolete.

Behind the church there can be seen two ruined arches and pillars of a mediaeval era.

The iron gates which lead to the entrance of the church were dedicated by the Rector of Thorney, Rev. J.R.N. Tomsen M.A in 1935 as a memorial in remembrance of those who gave their life in the First World War.

In 1844 we discover that the three townships of Thorney, Wigsley and Broadholme (now known as parishes) comprised of 342 inhabitants, 4140 acres of land of which 300 were woodland.

At that time the manor belonged to the Rev. Christopher Nevile, son of Commander Christopher Nevile.

Rev. Christopher Nevile appears to have has a flair for finance for in 1865 he received £5000 compensation for allowing the Great Northern Railway to build a new line through his estate.

As previously mentioned in the history of Thorney Church, Rev. Christopher Nevile dissipated two fortunes within his lifetime which created numerous financial problems for his widow and surviving children.

Doubtless it became increasingly difficult to maintain the house and estate on these dwindling resources.

Certainly, the estate had been taken over

by Mrs Perry Herrick in 1888 and the name Nevile no longer occurred in the list of electors for the year 1894.

The moderm stone font of St Helen's.

The demise of the Nevile reign in Thorney was almost complete. Indeed the Parish Council Act of 1894 probably Above: The Nevile coat of arms which can be found on the wall of St Helen's Church.

The original Norman font, now redundant but preserved inside the Church.

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Right: Thorney Hall residence of the Nevile family until 1962

accelerated the position, for the villagers began to hold parish meetings with records of meetings appearing in a minutes’ book of 1896.

Overseers were beginning to be mentioned and were taking over most of the governmental work of the village which had previously been performed by the members of the Nevile Family.

After the Great War, during which the Hall had been used as a convalescent home, the Hall and Estate came up for auction and the Neviles returned, intent on buying back their ancestral home and estate.

Unfortunately, they were only able to purchase the Hall, with most of the estate being sold to local farmers.

Various members of the family resided in the Hall periodically between 1918 and 1962. Finally, on Friday the 6th of April 1962 Thorney Hall came under the auctioneers hammer for the last time.

The Queen Anne residence was sold and demolished in 1964 to be replaced with a modern building which now stands on the same site. The old servants’ quarters have been sympathetically converted into residential dwellings but this is the only part of what was once a magnificent building which still exists.

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Thorney School Built by the Nevile family to serve the local community The school was built by the Nevile family.

Naturally because of the size of the village, it was only a small school and had accommodation for fifty-four children.

Originally it was called The Thorney Church of England School.

Its logbook dates back to October 12th 1900 when the weekly average attendance at the school was approximately 18 children. The vicar of the parish, a Mr J Smith, visited the school very frequently and they always had monthly examinations!

A few interesting facts are noted in the logbook which I would like to mention.

The children were given holidays for potato picking and during the season many children did not attend school because they were blackberrying. The majority of the children lived quite a distance from the school so that on one rainy day only eleven children arrived for the morning session.

Thorney was an all-age school at this time, as was exemplified on the 17th November 1902 when a girl was admitted who was 13 years 7 months and a boy entered the school only just over threeyears-old. At this time the teacher was getting sixty pounds per annum.

Three people now visited the school quite frequently, we are told in 1903. These people are the Vicar of Thorney, an H.M.I. and the Attendance Officer. The reason for the frequency of visits was that the H.M.I was not satisfied with the standard of teaching in the school so in 1904 another head teacher, Sarah Ann Stawland took over.

From the logbook we also learn that during the First World War Thorney Hall was used as a convalescent home for soldiers and in 1915 a number of these soldiers actually visited the school to talk to the children and see what work they were doing.

August 29th 1951 when Broadholme School was closed, fifteen children along with the school equipment were transferred to Thorney, which made the number on the books up to forty.

Miss Vera Mary Harrison BA, Headmistress of Broadholme C of E School, was appointed Headmistress of Thorney School and a private coach took the children to Thorney at 9.00am and took them home at 3.30pm.

In 1954 the school’s face was given an uplift and many improvements were made. The building was decorated, electric lighting fitted and the playground received a new surface but on the 1st October 1958 the school received official notification that it was to be closed in due course. So on the 25th March 1959 when the school closed for Easter Holidays it also terminated its life as a school.

Mr Nevile of Thorney Hall had actually received a letter from J Edward Mason the Minister of Education for Nottinghamshire, stating that he had given permission for the school to be closed.

After the Easter Holidays the children began to attend Harby Queen Eleanor School, in fact there was a complete transfer of children and staff from Thorney to Harby School.

After closure in 1959 Thorney School retained its importance in village life when it became a Village Hall for the community. It remained at the centre of community life until approximately 2003 when the village hall finally closed and was sold by the Church of England. It is now a residential dwelling.

Thorney School children in 1923. teacher Aggie Barber can be seen on the far left.

A collection of children at Thorney Sunday School in 1920.

In 1940 there were twenty-five children on the books and in 1946 only seventeen, although in 1949 the numbers had risen again to twenty-seven. On the 25th April of that same year the seniors were transferred to Harby School. Then on

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Growing up in Thorney Rachel Stow, previous resident of Thorney, recalls her favourite memories...

My parents, Tom and Mary Payne, married in 1936 and moved to Thorney to start their married life. They went on to have four children, Thomas, John, Rachel (myself) and Geoffrey, and lived in Thorney until moving to Laughterton in 1967.

They lived in what was then known as The Old Vicarage, which is situated opposite the first two council houses (however these were built at a later date). They had a poultry farm on their premises and for a while my father rented Hawthorn Farm. The Old Vicarage has since been converted into three dwellings.

For many years a garden fete was held on the tennis court that was situated at the front of the house. These occasions always took place on Whit Monday and attracted people from both the village and the surrounding area. In fact one year a family came from Skegness!

Attractions included Bowling for a Pig (a real life pig!), Skittles, Penny in a Pancheon, Spinning Wheel, Ski Ball and Hoopla. Refreshments were provided – sandwiches, cakes and cups of tea.

There was always either a fancy dress or a decorated cycle/pram competition.

The Whit Monday garden fete was held for a great number of years and only one wet day can be recalled when proceedings were moved rather swiftly into the Village Hall. Despite my father’s insistence that the charges of the fete should be kept affordable to all, the fete always generated a considerable income which went towards the upkeep of the Church and the Village Hall.

The Old Vicarage, home to Rachel's family.

The Old Vicarage also had a tennis court. On Whit Mondays this would also host the fete for which people came from miles around.

The post office/general store was run by Mrs Turner and later by her daughter, Edie. Myself and my brothers remember going into the general store with our ration books. Edie was also the Church Organist.

All of the children attended the village school – in those days you started

at the age of five at the local school and remained there throughout your schooldays which finished at the age of fifteen. At one point there was only one teacher, Mrs Key from Saxilby, she was later joined by Mrs Talks. When Broadholme School closed the children from there came to Thorney and Mrs Harrison became Head Teacher. By this

As mentioned a tennis court was situated at the front of the house and during the summer months many people from the village came to play tennis on a Tuesday and Friday evening. These evenings were always fun with much banter and friendly competition and on a Friday evening the ice cream van came into the village and a threepenny (3d) cornet or wafer was enjoyed by both players and spectators alike.

The village boasted a church, a village school (which later became the village hall) and a post office cum general store.

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A school photograph taken in approximately 1948, do you recognise anyone? If you can put names to the faces please get in touch (contact details inside front cover).

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Eventually Collingham Wood Hill Secondary School opened and we went there. Anyone passing their 11 plus went to either Lincoln or Newark.

My Mum helped at the Sunday School and each year we had an outing to the seaside (a very big treat in those days!).

We were given a little bit of spending money – the amount depended on your attendance at Sunday School throughout the previous year. Each child was also given a packet of crisps – again a treat especially to have a whole packet to yourself! The venue for the outing rotated each year between Skegness, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes. My favourite was Skegness.

The local church remains an impressive building to this day and was the venue for my wedding in 1966. When I was growing up the mainstay of the church was a lady called Mrs Nevile who lived in and owned Thorney Hall. Since that time part of the Hall has been demolished and a new dwelling has been built on the site.

Rachel Stow Lincoln

Thank you to Rachel for submitting her story about her memories of Thorney. If you would like to submit your stories of life in the Trentside area please don't hesitate, we would be delighted to publish them.

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Thorney, Broadholme and Wigsley newsletter

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n our November issue we sent out a plea to the people of Thorney to help us tell the story of their village. One couple to come forward almost immediately was Ian & Janette Clark who kindly gave us a host of interesting photos, documents and stories together with some old newsletters dated around 1991.

The newsletter was born in 1984 by Reverend Michael Brigg who saw a need to keep the parish informed. At this time according to Diane Kirk, a co-editor for the magazine, they had a Sportsfield Committee, Glenys Wheatcroft ran the playgroup, Doreen Templeman began running the Voluntary Car Scheme, Jenny Whittacker ran the Youth Club, the Thorney players entertained us and Broadholme still held an annual children’s Christmas party. In 1985 Doreen Templeman won the final of the North Nottinghamshire venture competition with the car scheme and Stuart Squires won a Bronze medal in the National Karate Championship.

These newsletters were a snapshot of a time not so long ago but in some ways very different. John Williams spoke about his faithful Amstrad 8512 which helped him publish the newsletter and how he was going to upgrade to a powerful Amstrad 1512!

A Sunday School outing (approx 1951). Rachel would like help with the names. If you can fill in any of the blanks please get in touch via Trentside Links.

Below are some excerpts from the newsletters.

The Experiment in International Living On 2nd November five Russians came to the village to stay with families as part of the Experiment in International Living.

They form part of a group of ten Russians who will be living in or close to Thorney.

From Moscow - Helen Barinova, Helen Katyrina, Irina Dashkova From Minsk - George Butugin, Alexei Savinikh Thorney Gardeners Association Village plants a floral welcome.

Thorney High Street orginally was home to a Post Office which the gentleman in this picture can be seen walking towards.

A thousand daffodil bulbs were planted in Thorney on Sunday 29th September by members of the newly-formed village

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Gardeners Association. More than £100.00 was collected from the villagers to pay for the planting and some of the money will be used for the flower festival next year.

Mr Michael Lucas, Chairman of Thorney Gardeners’ Association told us: “Most of the bulbs were planted on the approaches to the village and we hope they will make Thorney more welcoming and attractive.”

Thorney Village Hall News There has been considerable activity at the Village Hall over the past two months or so. For the first time in many years the building will be getting a facelift late this month.

The Yoga evening, Writing for Cash talk and the photography lecture were all well-attended. The village photograph attracted over eighty people, a wonderful turnout.

We have several events to look forward to, a village bonfire night, the travel evening with Thomas Cook, a family music evening with the Kirks and our New Year’s Eve spectacular.

Fishing in Thorney Following last year’s dramatic water loss in the summer, the ponds became so dry that the cattle could not drink from

them. It was the first time that this had happened in living memory. Therefore, we have decided to renovate the ponds by restoring their original shape and creating an island. It is hoped that this will attract more wildlife i.e. birds, plants insects etc. Although we discovered more fish than we had expected, we decided to re-stock the ponds to make it more worthwhile for fishing again.

Bishop of Southwell and the Bishop of Lincoln have together issued a Pastoral Order under the above measure which transfers Broadholme from the Parish of Thorney and Wigsley in the Diocese of Southwell, to the parish of Saxilby with Ingleby and Broxholme in the Diocese of Lincoln. This order came into operation on the 1st June 1990.

Under guidance from the N.R.A. Severn Trent Region, we introduced common and mirror carp to the roach which were already present.

Due to the opening of the ponds for fishing in June, we have decided upon a name. The field is known as the ‘Duffins’, therefore we chose to call the water ‘Duffins Lake’.

Pastoral Measure 1983 Following the transfer of Broadholme from the county of Nottinghamshire to the county of Lincolnshire by the Boundaries Commission, the

The Thorney, Broadholme and Wiglsey Newsletter, a useful source of information for local residents.

The convalescing soldiers THORNEY HALL at Thorney Hall How happy am I to have known at all,

Kind sisters and friends at Thorney Hall; With its stately elm and noble oak, Who can my happiness provoke.

There are lovely lawns, so green & grand, With beautiful trees on every hand; Hurrah for old England, our sea girt strand, Upon whose shore no foe shall land, Beside the still waters of yonder pond, Where we love to fish the whole day long; And from out of the reeds and rushes so tall, The moor-hens to their young ones call.

A pair of convalescing soldiers at Thorney Hall

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One afternoon I chanced to lie, Beneath a shady tree close by; When I heard above a peaceful dove, Cooing to his mate of love.

Some say the country is quiet and dull, With nothing at all to break the lull; But let them remember life would be bright, If we could always live aright.

Has it ever struck you, as it as me, This fact with me you will agree; That people of wealth and leisure combine, And even prepare for soldiers to dine.

What happy hour I there have spent, How happy again I there was sent; So sweet to think of those joyous times, And in mind to live over many a time.

A Convalescent Soldier This poem was written by an unknown soldier who stayed at Thorney Hall during the Great War.

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The Old Manor House One of the oldest dated brick houses in Nottinghamshire

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he Manor of Thorney was bought

by George Nevile of Grove in 1567.

In this sense, 'manor' meant 'estate' rather than 'house'. The house currently called The Old Manor was probably built by George Nevile of Aubourn (where the Nevile family still lives) or by his second son and namesake in around 1649, the date prominently displayed in a terracotta plaque on the north front of the house.

A much eroded plague in the west gable displays the faint initials GN.

The terracotta plaque showing the build date as 1649.

The house as built would not have been intended for George Nevile to live in, since his residence was situated some 500 yards to the south where its current successor, Thorney Hall, now stands. Rather, The Old Manor, with its old-fashioned form and typical Nottinghamshire 3-cell plan was probably built to house the estate steward or principal farmer, with a west-facing parlour at one end of the house (on the right of the photograph) for the steward and his wife. A hall or 'housebody', centrally placed, still retains a broad inglenook cooking hearth and beyond, a cold larder at the east end. The date plaque of 1649 records the year of the execution of Charles I. This would have been an important, if doleful, commemoration for the Nevile family which was staunchly Royalist in the Civil War. A second date plaque, reset over the garden gate to the property, records the birth of a Nevile heir in 1662.

Latterly the house, which in all probability would have housed farm workers in addition to the steward and his family, (there are two main bedchambers on the first floor and a large landing or 'pass chamber' between them over the hall, as well as two attic chambers) was divided into two cottages and known as Manor (or Hall) Cottages

which, when they were restored as a single dwelling after the estate was sold up in the 1960s, became known (erroneously) as The Manor House.

When an RAF officer and his wife restored the house in 1972-4, a farmer returned one of the stone balls that decorated the apex of each gable and, in more recent restoration, the sole of a child's shoe was found hidden in the hall fireplace bressumer beam. Such hidden objects were supposed to ward off evil.

In recent work in the front garden, 17th century pottery sherds and clay pipe bowls have been found, proving that a busy domestic life was carried on down Mill Lane, with barns and farm buildings, including a saw-mill, surrounding this

substantial but not grand old house.

It has been said that The Old Manor is the oldest dated brick house in Nottinghamshire. Whilst technically this may be true, the form of the brick window mullion in the (undated) brick house in Kneesall suggests that it is a good 50 years earlier than The Old Manor which, whilst displaying some Elizabethan characteristics (projecting plinth, moulded string course, pedimented window, Tudor arched doorway) is firmly tied to its mid-17th century date by the presence of its 1649 date-plaque.

Article by Dr David Bostwick, Thorney

The Old Manor House prior to its restoration and in a state of some disrepair.

The Old Manor House today.

After 10 years of care & attention from its current owners it has been restored back to its former glory including a traditional knot garden.

Acknowledgements We are grateful to a number of people who provided information in support of the Thorney feature, among whom were Ian & Janette Clark, Anne Massey,

Peter & Gill Snowden, Bernard & Ann Whitworth, Dr David Bostwick & Andrew Barber and Terry Weston. If you have further information or pictures on Thorney please send them so we can archive them for future reference.

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A pictorial record of Thorney A selection of images submitted by the readers

An early drawing of Thorney Hall, date unknown.

Thorney Hall (above) once a beautiful example of a Queen Anne residence. The newspaper article (right) documents the final demise of the hall and all that remains are the servants quarters now converted to residential dwellings (below). You can see the new house that was built to the far right.

A children's fancy dress competition at the Festival of Britain celebrations in Thorney Hall gardens in 1951

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Residents of Thorney (date & occasion unknown).

Back row: Fred Turner, Eric Willows, <> Willows, <>, <>, Cyril Willows, <> Cotton ?, <>, <> Butler, <>, Tom Hardy, Annie Oates ?, Dick Oates ?, <>, <>

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Thorney ladies bus trip to Derbyshire 1948. Do you know any of these ladies? Is it you? Please get in touch if you can help.

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Mr & Mrs Tom Clarke, residents of Thorney along with their 10 children!

Above: Tom Hardy (local farmer) and friend who spent many a time playing together in Thorney until they came of an age where is was not thought proper for them to play together anymore.

Below: Fir Farm cottage where Tom & his family (& his family before that) lived.

Thorney football club, 1919-1920 season.

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FENTON VILLAGE The next issue shall feature the village of Fenton. Do you have any stories, photos, documents, newspaper cuttings, anything that helps to tell the story of Fenton & its people past & present?

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Celebrating people of Trentside

Ian Gourley, August 2010, Photo: John Redgrove

Ian Gourley of Hall Farm, Kettlethorpe

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an was born in Lincoln in August 1934 as Thomas Ian Gourley. At the time his parents were living where he still lives at Hall Farm, Kettlethorpe. His great grandfather, John, came to Kettlethorpe in 1880 as tenant on the farm which was then known as Avenue Farm after the avenue of elm trees that ran from the farm to Kettlethorpe Hall, where he lived. (Sadly, the trees were victims of the Dutch Elm disease outbreak in the 1970s and have not been replaced despite an early attempt by Ian to do so.) In 1895 the Cracroft-Amcotts family wanted to move back into the Hall and they built a house for John at what is known today as Hall Farm.

John’s son, Thomas, took over running the farm in 1895. Thomas had six children: four boys (one of whom died in infancy) and two girls. Two of the boys, Frank and Henry, inherited the farm in 1931. Some time later Henry moved onto another farm, leaving Frank to run Hall Farm. Frank’s wife was a Wilmot, Kate, from Newton, and in 1934 they had their only child, Ian, the subject of this article.

During 1940-5 Ian attended Kettlethorpe School, Laughterton, and then went on to Gainsborough Grammar School.

‘There have been vast changes in farming since I took over. We once had sixteen people working on the farm and with the rapid advance in technology that came down to four.’ says Ian, ‘Where once we had horses drawing carts and stacked corn in sheaves we now have the job done by one man sat in the cab of a giant machine.’

Ian has 600 acres of land built up over the years but now plays a farm management and maintenance role with the help of a single assistant — looking after the grassland, keeping things tidy, encouraging wildlife and directing which crops should be grown — with the main farming work being carried out by others, including turf grown for the local firm of Tillers Turf.

Ian has been an active member of the community and in spring of 1973 he became one of the founding councillors of Kettlethorpe Parish Council. For the next 28 years he was to serve in various roles, including being the first chairman. Ian’s father, Frank, had bought Kettlethorpe Village Hall when it had not sold at auction. He then let it to the village for £1 a year. Later, in 1975, Ian

gave the hall to the village in memory of his parents.

Ian was also chairman of the Magnificent Seven, who got the memorial erected in 1994 on the triangle at Laughterton to the two aircrews that crashed locally during the war, a Stirling bomber at Park Farm and a Lancaster bomber on the Laughterton marshes where there was a practice bombing range.

Ian won a first at the Lincolnshire Show for three years in succession with his pedigree Charolais cattle. Some of his happiest memories of farming were taking stock to Gainsborough market, when 40 butchers and 5 wholesalers would be bidding. Now retired, with his land let, apart from the grassland and set-aside, he looks forward to a peaceful retirement, holidays and time with his seven granddaughters. One of his most memorable holidays was a Concorde flight to Greenland, though Ian and Margaret have also spent a month in Australia, been to Dubai and spent many happy times in the Lake District.

Article by John Redgrove, Fenton

In 1942 Frank, in expanding his holding, bought Village Farm, Laughterton, which has since been known as Home Farm and is now a private property. In 1960 Frank bought the freehold of Hall Farm in partnership with son, Ian. This was a shrewd purchase, as Ian describes: ‘We had the chance before the auction of the property to buy it and, with an understanding bank manager and the pooling of our funds, we bought it at a very good price, an action we’ve never regretted.’

Ian met a young lady called Margaret Laird at Collingham Young Farmers, and they married in 1967. They had twin daughters Helen and Joanne in 1969, followed by Alison in 1972. Both daughters Joanne and Alison have married farmers, one settling near Collingham and the other near Norwich, and Helen married a businessman.

The Gourleys now have seven granddaughters.

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Laughterton School Football Team, 1926 Back row: Clarry Moore, Henry Good, Arthur Brumby, John Brumby, Hubert Glen, Henry Gourley (Ian’s uncle).

Front row: Tom Gourley, Richard Brown, Cyril Jones, John Jones, Herbert Sewell.

This picture featured in issue 156 but since then the names of these boys has come to light

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Kettlethorpe C of E School, c1917. Far right is Ian’s aunt, Gladys Wilmot, aged 15, who was at this time a ‘school helper’ or teaching assistant.

Back row: Mr William Stevenson (headmaster), Charlie Payne, Nicki Bell, Fred Good, Herbert Littleover, Frank Jones, Jack Robinson, Percy Gourley, Gladys Wilmot Middle row: Hilda Jones, Isobel Addison, Elsie Leach, Rosamund Addison, Phil Wallhead, Marion Wilkinson, Alice Jones Front row: Nell Leach, Bettie Leach, Flo Bell, Marjorie Leach, Flo Baker.

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A rare period view of Kettlethorpe Church, c1940.

‘Found’ in the house, it is now a valued family heirloom.

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Reports from the Kettlethorpe and District Women's Institute November 2010 report The first item was to hand over all the Christmas presents for Romania to Melanie and Kevin Smith who will see them safely delivered. They were quite astonished by the number of parcels.

There were several dates to remember for the diary.

A carol service will be held in St Botolphs, Saxilby at 2.30pm on December 5th.

The group dinner will be held on February 7th in Sturton village hall and the Spring Group meeting takes place on April 18th in our own village hall or the church. Perhaps the first thing to remember is that our Christmas meeting will be one week earlier next month on December 14th.

Our speaker was Darren Childs, a

The Rector writes Well that’s it. Christmas is over for another year.

The turkey’s finished off.

The last gift unwrapped and the decorations put away. Christmas, that special time for children, has finished.

Christmas is a special time for children and I’m lucky in my job. I go to nativity plays in schools and nurseries and to special church services for children, and at all of these I’m reminded of how exciting the Christmas story is for children. At all these events you could almost cut the atmosphere with a knife. Hearing these stories about Jesus, singing the familiar old songs and carols reminds them, Father Christmas is coming. Presents and all that means are just around the corner. No wonder the children are excited but then that’s all very understandable isn’t it? Father Christmas, the angels, the wise men, the

member of the Gainsborough Delvers.

He spoke to us about folklore and ghosts in this area and much of his talk brought in the history as well as the myths. The Old Hall, naturally and the old police station (better known as the Old Nick Theatre) came into the reckoning, also many buildings long-since demolished.

The raffles were taken home by Brenda Hoyles, Yvette Capes, Susan Childs, Mary Arden, Nancy Price, Anne Hewins and Linda Mullally.

December 2010 report Because of the Arctic conditions in December the speaker for the night was cancelled, instead the group held a Christmas social with mince pies & a quiz.

Hopefully, weather permitting, the schedule will be back on track for 2011.

Elise Hawker Lea For more information on the WI visit:

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Torksey Christmas Coffee Afternoon

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espite the weather the Christmas Coffee Afternoon went ahead but not quite as planned.

We cancelled the jewellery and cards as the girls had to come from Lincoln. For the few who braved the weather we had a good fire, coffee, tea, cakes and scones.

A big “Thank you” to John Tuohy for making the cakes and scones, they were wonderful! The raffle we had planned will take place next time, hopefully in January or February. Posters will go up in Torksey with the due date. Thank you to those who came or sent donations, we made £50.00 for St Peters Church.

Elizabeth Rose Torksey

www.thewi.org.uk

shepherds and the miraculous baby Jesus, they’re all for children aren’t they? We grown-ups know better. Once we reach adolescence we see through the lot of them. They’re just for children. Now we know Father Christmas is just your dad dressed up.

Well that’s all fair enough but there is something here, I think, that we more sophisticated adults can learn from the children. That sense of awe, wonder, mystery and excitement that Christmas evokes in young children are things that, in truth, lie deep in all of us, whatever our age. It is the spiritual side of our human nature and that doesn’t disappear at adolescence. True we become more questioning, less naïve and more

sophisticated but the down side of this is that we lose our sense of awe at living and are less in tune with myths like Christmas, which speak so beautifully and meaningfully of the wonder of being. Yet, as the candles lit for prayer in many churches show, and the use of church buildings as places of quiet and meditation demonstrates, we never lose the need to nourish the spiritual side of our being, not even after we are grown up.

As we get back to the daily grind after Christmas it’s so easy to forget all this. To put it all back in its box with the Christmas decorations. After all Christmas is for children, isn’t it? Yet, as children are carried along by these magical stories, they show us how deeply spiritually enriching they are, something often sadly lost on we who are more sophisticated adults. If this is something we can learn from children at Christmas, then we will all benefit, and that Christmas sense of awe, wonder and excitement will, if we let it, enrich our lives for the whole year.

Rhys Prosser 01522 702427

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Goshawks at Poplar Farm, Fenton

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ere are a selection of photographs taken when the British Falconer's Club visited Poplar Farm in Fenton.

Thank you to Ashley Wingham of Fenton for letting us know of their visit.

Photo: Ashley Wingham

Photo: Keris Eyton-Williams

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Photo: Keris Eyton-Williams

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Available 24/7 with back issues of Trentside Links.

Visit us today and feel free to send in contributions for your community organisation.

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Karate in Kettlethorpe Much more than learning how to punch and kick, for some it is a way of life...

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ost people have their own idea about what Karate is. You only have to mention to someone that you’re a black belt and the first thing you’ll hear is “I’m not going to upset you then!” Many have seen demonstrations of breaking bricks with bare hands but this couldn’t be further from the truth about karate.

the JKS and a previous world champion on many occasions. He is a legend in karate circles due to his achievements and extraordinary technical ability. In fact Kagawa sensei (teacher) is visiting Nottingham in March to do a weekend course and I’m sure many of our students will want to take advantage of his visit.

Karate is much more than learning how to punch and kick. For some it is a way of life, for others it is simply a system of self defence that also instils discipline and respect, builds flexibility and selfconfidence and it gets you fitter and stronger. It is also great for helping you forget the stresses and strains of the day.

New members are always welcome so for information about Karate in Kettlethorpe please contact:

So how did there come to be a karate club in Kettlethorpe? When I moved to Laughterton I was looking for a suitable venue to carry on with my training. It had to have a smooth wooden floor and be available on two nights a week at least.

Kettlethorpe Village Hall fitted the bill perfectly and was only around the corner.

One of my karate friends lived close by in South Leverton and like me had been travelling every week to train in Nottingham. So I approached him to see if he wanted to join me and that’s how we started, two black belts training together in Kettlethorpe Village Hall twice a week.

This was in February 2008.

Quite soon word spread amongst friends and we started to get enquiries from people interested in learning karate for themselves and/or for their children. In a few months we had gone from simply training to training and teaching and had a mixed class of children and adults (some of them parents). We meet every Monday and Wednesday at 6.30 and from our humble beginnings have a fantastic group of students of various abilities with one already having reached purple and white belt (four steps away from a black belt).

Last November we took six students to compete in the JKS National Championships. There were teams from all over the UK, Scotland, Ireland and even Italy. Although we didn’t bring home any trophies we did return with an abundance of pride in our students for

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A group of Students at the recent JKS National Championships

having had a go and giving it their best shot. Maybe next year!

We are very fortunate in belonging to one of the largest shotokan karate organisations in the world, the JKS, a non-profit organisation. It boasts some of the world’s greatest exponents and instructors of karate. If anyone is interested many are featured on YouTube, just type in JKS karate along with Kagawa or Yamaguchi. Masao Kagawa is World Technical Director of

Duncan Blades 01427 718348 duncan@blades-ltd.co.uk www.shogai.webeden.co.uk

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Gainsborough Rural South

Neighbourhood Policing Team If anyone has any issues they wish to speak to the Police about, you are more than welcome to contact me, or any of the team on the numbers shown.

PC 326 Martin DOHERTY 07939 890958 Saxilby Police Station William Street Saxilby LN1 2LP

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Non-emergency no. 0300 111 0300 www.lincs.police.uk

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Littleborough Ferry Riverside audit revisits archeological site

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n our March Edition we featured the village of Marton and spoke about a small rowing boat ferrying passengers across the River Trent at the bottom of Littleborough Lane. So when we received this article from the Trent Vale Landscape Partnership we thought it would give us a little more insight to the ferry. This riverside audit was made on the opposite side of the Trent from Marton at a place named Littleborough.

Riverside Audit Thursday 11th November 2010 A handful of bold volunteers braved the icy rain and blustery conditions to take part in the Riverside Audit of archaeological features. As this type of survey has never been attempted before we really have no idea what sort of archaeology might survive on the ground along the riverbank and there's always the chance that we might go out and find nothing at all. Fortunately, for those who were able to make it on the 11th, this was far from the case. We went to look at a section of riverbank at Littleborough in the parish of Sturton le Steeple. We'd been hoping to get right down onto the river front but due to all the rain that had fallen over the past few days the river was very full.

Despite the problems of the weather the survey was far from fruitless. Volunteers found and recorded the site of a ferry crossing. The winch and pulley that once hoisted the boat across the river were still in situ on the slipway that ran down to the river from an old stone revetment.

Littleborough Ferry looking from of the end of Littleborough Lane across the Trent, the houses of Littleborough village can be seen on the opposite bank.

The revetment, made of massive blocks of non-local stone, ran for many metres along the waterfront either side of the ferry.

Our investigations were helped by local Ms Rhodes, who confirmed that the features we were looking at were, indeed, the remains of a ferry crossing. She was also able to point us in the direction of a fascinating map of the village from the 18th century.

Littleborough was of some importance in Roman times as it was where the town of Segelocum stood, by an important ford of the River and on the main road between the Roman towns of Lincoln and Doncaster. Dredging operations

in the 18th century removed a surface of large flagstones from the river bed at Littleborough that must have been put there to make fording the river easier, but we don't know when.

We hope to look deeper into the history of Littleborough and its Roman origins as part of Trent Vale, so watch this space for updates! If you want to get involved in the Riverside Audits please contact: Emily Gillott, Community Archaeologist Nottinghamshire County Council tel 0115 9 772160 emily.gillott@nottscc.gov.uk

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Community Notices SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Marton Village Hall

at Village Hall, Marton WEEKLY Monday Art Class (in committee room) Indoor Bowls Line Dancing

FOR HIRE

2.00 – 4.00pm 2.00 – 4.00pm 7.45 – 10.00pm

Wednesday Country Dancing (2nd & 4th weeks only) 7.30pm Thursday Over 60s Club (in committee room)

2.15 – 4.00pm Youth Club 6.45 – 8.00pm

Contact the Caretaker: Sandra Moody, tel 01427 718792.

Saturday Market at Sturton by Stow

Held in the village hall 1st Saturday of every month 10am till noon

Friday Whist Drive

7.30 – 9.30pm MONTHLY

1st Tuesday each month Parish Council Meeting 1st Wednesday each month Village Hall Committee Meeting 3rd Wednesday each month Women’s Institute

Various stalls, fresh produce, tea & bacon butties.

7.00pm

Kettlethorpe Village Hall 7.30pm

7.30pm

Country Market at Gainsborough Friends Meeting House, Market St

(opposite Marshall’s Yard shopping centre)

Co-operative selling home produce, cakes, crafts, etc. Refreshments, including bacon baps.

Every Tuesday 8.45am - 11.30am

FOR HIRE

Available for all social gatherings • Cooking facilities, dishwasher, crockery & cutlery • Seating for 80 • Stage available on request • Eco-lighting • Radiator heating A licence to serve alcohol can be obtained if sufficient notice is given before the event.

Contact the booking secretary: Sharon Wilcox Beech House, Brampton, Torksey, Lincoln LN1 2EG. Tel: 01427 718637, Mob: 07813 564319, sharon.wilcox@yahoo.co.uk

Forthcoming Events

WANTED URGENTLY RELIABLE CLEANER FOR KETTLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL

Saturday 6 February 2.00pm

Hours to suit - 2 hours per week Hourly rate to be agreed Contact: Sharon Wilcox - Booking Secretary tel 01427 718637 or Ann Close - Secretary tel 01427 718517

at Marton Jumble Sale at Marton Village Hall Refreshments available

Musical Performance at St Margaret's Church Friday 4 March

For further details & tickets please call Pauline on 01427 718803

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Holds up to 200.

Cost: £10/hour or £7/hour for villagers.

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Community Notices PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS Brampton Mrs M Whiting, Secretary The Plot, Brampton, LN1 2EG Tel: 01427 717024 Fenton & Torksey Lock Mrs Shirley Shaw, Clerk Daplaunli House, Lincoln Rd, Fenton, LN1 2EP Tel: 01427 718457 Kettlethorpe & Laughterton Mr R Gee, Clerk 2 Swynford Close, Laughterton Lincs, LN1 2LG Tel: 01427 717868 Knaith Susan Jubb, Clerk 87 Willingham Rd, Knaith Park, Lincs DN21 5ET Tel: 01427 612971

Marton and Gate Burton Mrs Gillian Martin, Clerk 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton, Gainsborough, Lincs, DN21 5AE Tel: 01427 718377 Newton on Trent Mr R Pilgrim, Clerk 2 Cedar Close, The Elms, Torksey, Lincs, LN1 2NH Tel: 01427 718388 Thorney Mrs Anna Dennison, Clerk Arden , Main Street, Thorney, Newark, Notts NG23 7BS Tel: 01522 702748 Torksey Mr R Pilgrim, Clerk 2 Cedar Close, The Elms, Torksey, Lincs, LN1 2NH Tel: 01427 718388

HOUSEHOLD WASTE/RECYCLING sites Winter opening times (October to March) Lincoln

97 Great Northern Terrace, Lincoln LN5 8LG

Open Monday to Sunday 8am – 4pm Whisby Eagle Road, Whisby LN6 9BT

Open Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm Saturday 8am - 12noon Gainsborough

Summergangs Lane, Gainsborough DN21 1AH

Open Monday to Sunday 8am to 4pm

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All the above three sites are closed on Christmas Day & Boxing Day but open all other Bank Holidays as per weekday times listed above.

Contact for further information: Waste Services, Lincolnshire County, Council, City Hall, Lincoln LN1 1DN Tel 01522 782070 Email Dev_HouseholdWaste@lincolnshire.gov.uk

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Church Notices Parish Clergy

Church services

Rev Canon Rhys Prosser Tel: 01522 702427 rs.prosser@virgin.net

Kettlethorpe, Newton & Torksey

Sunday 13 February

Sunday 16 January

9.00am Communion at Kettlethorpe 9.30am Matins at Torksey

Sunday 23 January

9.00am Communion at Newton 9.00am Matins at Kettlethorpe 9.30pm Communion at Torksey

Sunday 30 January

9.00am Communion at Kettlethorpe 11.00am Communion at Kettlethorpe

9.00am Communion at Newton 9.00am Matins at Kettlethorpe 9.30am Communion at Torksey

Rev Stephanie Prosser Tel: 01522 702427 mumsteph66@yahoo.co.uk

Sunday 20 February

9.00am Communion at Kettlethorpe 11.00am Communion at Torksey

Rev Allen Barton 1 Westcroft Drive, Saxilby, Lincs LN1 2PT

Rev Pam Rose Tel: 01427 787578

9.00am Communion at Newton 9.00am Matins at Kettlethorpe 9.30am Communion at Torksey

Rev Phillip Wain Tel: 01427 613188

Sunday 6 February

9.00am Matins at Newton 10.00am Group Service at Torksey

To arrange for christenings & weddings please contact the appropriate vicar from the above list.

Friday 27 February

Register Funeral at St Peter & St Paul's Kettlethorpe 7 December Wasyl (Bill) Kurhanewycz

St Peter’s Church Torksey St Peter’s Church has been the spiritual heart of Torksey Village for more than 800 years.

CHURCH SERVICES

Down those years, people have celebrated new life at christenings, rejoiced at their love for each other at weddings and given thanks for lives well-lived at funerals. The church has truly been a meeting point of the things of God and the things of people over the centuries but now, all this is greatly threatened. Like many churches, St Peter’s congregation is declining. Many committed and able people have kept the church going over the years but now we have reached the point where we cannot find people to do vital jobs. Without those people the church will close

St Margaret of Antioch Marton Sunday 23 January 11.00am Morning Prayer Sunday 6 February 11.00am Eucharist Sunday 13 February 9.30am Morning Prayer Sunday 27 February 11.00am Eucharist Sunday 6 March 9.30am Morning Prayer Sunday 13 March 9.30am Eucharist

This is not an appeal for money. It’s an appeal for good-hearted people who may be able to help us with their time talents and energy to come along as reinforcements to help those now so overburdened with all that is involved with running this beautiful little church.

If there is any way you could help St Peter’s in its present hour of need, give the Priest in Charge Rhys Prosser a call on 01522 702427, or email him at rs.prosser@ virgin.net.

If we pull together we can do our bit to make the future for St Peter’s safe and pass it on as that vital spiritual heart of this community to those who come after us.

Exploring our faith

WE CAN HELP

Do you feel you’d like to know more about your faith? Exploring Our Faith is a course of six periods of six sessions in which you can look at Books in the Bible in The Old or New Testament in more depth, Our Church Today, looking at other denominations and much more. All this can be done to whatever depth suits you and there is NO exam at the end! Hopefully to start in January 2011.

Kettlethorpe United Charities has funds to help people in need who live in Fenton, Kettlethorpe or Laughterton.

Apply in confidence to see if you are eligible by contacting one of the Trustees:

For further information please contact Steph Prosser on (01522) 702427.

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Mrs Rosalie Fowler 01427 718619 Mrs Anne Wingham 01427 717545 Revd Rhys Prosser 01522 702427

WE CAN HELP IF WE KNOW YOUR NEED

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Lincoln City Bus Station Saxilby High Street arrive

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Connectons to Gainsborough Guaranteed Saxilby High Street depart 0755 Newton on Trent -Laughterton -Fenton -Torksey -Marton Church -Sturton by Stow 0800 Stow 0805 Willingham 0808 Kexby Chapel 0811 Upton 0813 Heapham 0817 Springthorpe 0821 Corringham 0825 Queen Elizabeth School -Gainsborough Bus Station 0837

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Lincoln City Bus Station Lincoln Unity Square Lincoln Yarborough School Saxilby High Street Fenton Torksey Marton Church Sturton by Stow Stow Willingham Gate Burton Kexby Chapel Upton Knaith Park Knaith Lea Green Gainsborough Lea Rd Stn Gainsborough Bus Station Laughton Lane End

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MONDAY TO SATURDAY route number journey codes

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Gainsborough Bus Station Queen Elizabeth High Sch Corringham Springthorpe Heapham Upton Kexby Corner Willingham Stow Sturton by Stow Marton Church Torksey Fenton Laughterton Newton on Trent Saxilby High Street arrive

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MONDAY TO SATURDAY route number journey codes

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Laughton Lane End Gainsborough Bus Station Gainsborough Lea Rd Stn Lea Green Knaith Knaith Park Upton Kexby Corner Gate Burton Willingham Stow Sturton by Stow Marton Church Torksey Fenton Saxilby High Street Lincoln Yarborough School Lincoln City Bus Station

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For additional journeys between Gainsborough and Lincoln please see separate InterConnect 100 timetable

SD Schooldays CD College Days SSH Saturdays and School Holidays

FREE BUS TO TESCO, GAINSBOROUGH - EVERY THURSDAY Marton Church. . . . . . . . . . . 10.40 Marton (Tillbridge Lane) . . . . 10.42 Sturton (Cross Roads) . . . . . . 10.50 Sturton School. . . . . . . . . . . 10.51 Stow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 Willingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.56 Kexby Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.59 Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01 Heapham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.04 Springthorpe. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.07 Corringham (Becket Arms). . . 11.12 Arrives TESCO Gainsborough. . . . . . . . . . . 11.22

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FREE BUS TO TESCO, LINCOLN TO TESCO, CANWICK ROAD, LINCOLN EVERY WEDNESDAY - SERVICE T15 Departs from: The Elms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Torksey Caravan Site. . . . . . .

Fenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Laughterton . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Departs TESCO Lincoln. . . . . 11.55

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