I'd Rather Be In Deeping August 2020

ISSUE 063 / AUGUST 2020

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Newton Fallowell are proud to offer for sale this versatile three bedroom bungalow situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in Market Deeping.

The property has been greatly improved by the current owners and is ready to move into. The property benefits from a generous rear garden which has been beautifully landscaped and really is a gardeners delight. Externally there is also an oversized garage and a brick built store. The accommodation is externally well presented and offers up to three bedrooms depending on how you utilise the space.

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Welcome Sunday 2nd August between 12 and 6, tune into the Deepingathon Facebook page and be entertained by a selection of great local performers who have come together with DJ Funky Fossil in the first event of its kind in the Deepings. As has been widely publicised, charities have been hit by the lack of fundraising events this summer – those that normally contribute so much to our community here in the Deepings have not been exempt from that – so Sunday 2nd will be our chance to click on that Just Giving link and redress the balance - but hey, while you’re here, click on it now and help to make life a bit easier for those who provide a safety net for us when we need them the most. The event would not have been possible without the help of Rotary, Lions, DSJ United Charities, Cllrs Broughton and Gilbert. Love Deepings’ Alison Ireland, and all our friends and supporters!

Judy Stevens

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Inside Editor: Sub-Editor: Designer: Features Writers: Research:

Judy Stevens Susan Hibbins Gary Curtis at Zerosix Design Judy Stevens, Si Fox, Will Bowell and Louise Sampson Joy Baxter, Nancy Titman

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Rose & Sweet Pea Show Competition Winners 2020 ‘The Virtual Show’

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Brookside Luxury Coaches

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Peter Foxon on VJ Day

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The Deepings Repair Shop - Take 2

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Gotta love summer! Poem

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20 years of patchwork: Part 2

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The Railway Hotel & the magnificent 35 man and his threshing machine!

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Found at Felicity

Tiny treasures in the button box

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Exotic pets

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Taylors’ Dairy

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Five great beauty products

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Photography: Publisher:

Ian Baxter, Stuart Render and Will Bowell Judy Stevens

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NEWS

Raise a glass to Steve Holt new President of The Lions Club of the Deepings.

Amrit Mistry completed his Presidential year of Rotary which had seen highs and lows - the loss of John Lavery and the Covid Pandemic being the lows but also the valuable contribution that the Club has made to the Feed Deeping effort and to the making of face shields and scrubs. Now used to Zoom meetings the Club is well placed to face whatever the future might bring under Mary Martin as President.

Linchfield School teaching assistant and artist, Sophie Goodrum has presented artwork that she completed during lockdown to Peterborough Hospital Oncology Unit.

President of the NFU, Minette Batters, was inspired to take her baking to new heights with the stone ground by wind power flour from Maud Foster Windmill in Boston available from Moor Farm.

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The Wiiloughby Gallery Corby Glen is staging an exhibiton of abstract painting and ceramic sculpture by Jo Sloane and Janis Mitchell. The two met at art school in Lincoln in the 1960s remaining friends until Jo’s death earlier this year and this exhibition is a memorial to Jo’s life in art. Moreley’s Lane, Corby Glen, NG33 4NL 12 – 5 pm. Tues – Sun admission free.

The benches at Bendicts Court were rejuvenated with a grant from DSJ United Charities. (l-r Les Bullock and Cllr Judy Stevens - Trustees, David Hodgson.)

Op art artist, Bridget Riley formerly of Molecey Mill, West Deeping was in the news this month when British Airways listed her work ‘Cool Edge’ at Sotheby’s along with other artworks from their collection to raise £1.4million to offset their Covid losses.

Neowise Comet over Maxey by Will Bowell.

Morimer the mouse and his lego car by photographer Christine Howlett.

The flag was raised to celebrate Armed Forces Day in June.

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For local wildlife photographer Will Bowell it was the chance of a lifetime to photograph a bearded vulture, a Lammergeier, classified as a near- threatened species and spotted for only the second time in the UK. Having trekked up to Howden Moor in the Peak District it was a disappointment to miss the bird by 20 minutes. Undeterred Will left Deeping on the following morning at half-past three and was rewarded with what he described as sublime views. ‘I never expected to get anything like those views, it was mind-blowing. Quite unexpected and quite remarkable,’ he enthused. His photographs attracted the international press pack and Will was interviewed for TV. The bearded vulture is a mountain bird which can have a wingspan of up to three metres, mostly eating bones from carcasses which have been stripped of meat by other animals. They are known to drop

skeletons from a height to break them into smaller pieces before swallowing them. The species is found in mountainous regions in Europe, Asia and Africa.

It was once common in the Alps but was driven to extinction by the early 20th century. A reintroduction programme began in the Alpine regions in the 1970s and there are now estimated to be 250 of the birds in that area.

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Scouts on the move from DSJ After many happy years at the Scout HQ on Church Street, the Deeping St James Scouts are on the move. The group has, for financial and manpower reasons, recently merged with Market Deeping Scouts to form ‘The Deeping Scouts’, accommodated all together in the Scout HQ off Wellington Way, Market Deeping.

Many Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers have built knowledge, skills and confidence and, above all, fond memories of their time in this lovely old building and its loss will be felt as much by the leaders as the young people whom it served.

Memories of outdoor cooking and pioneering in the courtyard on a chilly winter’s evening, as well as raft building and canoeing on a sunny afternoon from the jetty, have put smiles on many faces over the years.

We were well looked after by our landlords, Deeping United Charities (DUC), who kept the building in good order despite some of our more boisterous scouting activities. They have also always been keen

to support us financially with many projects, often helping us to purchase new camping equipment to replace the old. They have regularly sponsored our Scouts to venture off on world jamborees in foreign lands, helping to make lasting memories for our young adventurers.

animal experts and museum curators and a real-life astronaut.

Although we have merged Scout groups, we have not diminished in size; currently with we have in excess of 160 young people on our books.

Our committee and leaders We will, of course, hope are all volunteers who work to keep close ties with the tirelessly to provide a wide and DUC as they have been so varied modern programme supportive of us as they are of crafts and skills to suit all of all youth organisations Socially distanced key handover to DUC. abilities for our young people, (l-r Paul Plumridge, Graham Thomson, Trevor who range in age from 5 to 18 within the Deepings.

Harwood, Carol Precey and meet within nine sections The building itself is destined for some modernisation on different evenings and times. With this in mind and a fresh lick of paint, before being reborn as a new we are always looking for help in any form, whether community venue in the not too distant future. that is as a committee member, a helper or a leader. If During lockdown our brilliant leaders have still you are interested in becoming part of something that managed to take Scouting out to the guys and girls with really shapes the youth of today, then please contact weekly zoom meetings; taking part in treasure hunts, me paul.plumridge@lincolnshirescouts.org.uk completing badges from home and having visits from Paul Plumridge

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FEATURE

Brookside Luxury Coaches Alfred James Wootten, or Dick as he became known, was from Helpston, one of the four children of the local carpenter and wheelwright Thomas and his wife Laura. He was born in November 1908 and was baptised in the church where poet John Clare is buried, in January 1909. He had two brothers, Fred and Edgar and a sister, Peg. Dick met Hilda Mary King (known as Mary), a Sunday school teacher in Peterborough, and they married at All Saints Church in the city in 1933 when she was 22 and Dick was 25. They set up their marital home in Eastgate, Deeping St James. Mary continued with her community work; having been in charge of the Peterborough Girl Guides she set up the 1st Deeping St James Guides meeting in a small hut in a field over the bridge in Market Deeping. She was also a member of The Deepings Show and Secretary of Deeping St James WI. 14

Dick became a partner in the local coal merchants, Brentall and Cleland, also in Eastgate. Eventually he formed his own business, A.J. Wooten (Coal) Ltd, delivering coal to the local community in the days when coal kept the home fires burning and the coal man would deliver a blackened sack of coal to a bunker that was a prerequisite in every house. When the Second World War broke out Dick joined the local Home Guard which met in the TocH building on the riverside at the top of Eastgate. When the ferocious floods of 1947 came, Dick took his coal lorry and rescued people from their bedroom windows, exchanging sacks of coal for people bundled up and put over his shoulder.

By this time Dick and Mary had moved to a large Victorian house, Brookside in Horsegate, opposite what was then a green. There was a well-stocked orchard and garage facilities and Dick saw the opportunity to extend his business. He sold the coal merchants to Mr Allen at The Cross and formed two different companies. One was A.J. Wootten

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Haulage Contractors (delivering sand and gravel to building sites) and the other was Brookside Luxury Coaches which he had bought from John Morley.

There were nine coaches in total which provided transport to local factories, Smedleys at Spalding and Dow Mac at Tallington. They also transported children to schools outside of Deeping. There are still fond memories, though, of the occasions in the summer when the coaches would be hired for outings to Hunstanton and Skegness.

Local resident Margaret Flegg remembers lovely Sunday school outings and being taken to Bourne for cookery lessons on a Thursday when she was eleven years old, which have stood her in good stead for a lifetime of cooking delicious meals for local residents of the Deepings.

In those days car ownership was not as common as it is now and it was considered to be a real treat to be going on a bus trip. There was a microphone by the driver and it was usual to have a sing-along with the passengers.

It was a family business with Mary doing the bookkeeping and household duties and there were two daughters, Joy and Carole (now Mills, married to John Mills of local plumbing firm A.G. Mills).

There were six grandchildren: James, Karl, Andrew, Philip, David and Suzanne.

Dick enjoyed a game of football and played for a local team. He also had a predilection for large cars and owned two Humber Super Snipes, a Mercedes and a Bentley. One of his more ambitious projects was to convert a fire engine into a tipper lorry. A generous man, at the time of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II tea was served for 332 children and adults in the old garage which he kindly lent for the occasion. A feast was served and a right royal time was spent in community singing due to the inclement weather on the day.

In 1955 there was a request by Mrs Dickens to the Parish Council for a light to be provided at the corner of Brookside Coaches Garage. The Council then asked East Midlands Electricity Board to remove the light from Bullimore’s Garage on the bend and re-erect it at the corner of Brookside Coaches Garage. continued >

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FEATURE One of Dick’s mechanics lost his home and all his belongings when a fire broke out at Diesel Cottage, the caravan home that Dick had built for him. The caravan was situated at the rear of the garage and was attended

by Stamford Fire Brigade necessitating the hurried removal of eight buses, three cars and two lorries from the danger area. Dick then built a wooden bungalow in the orchard for the mechanic with the help of a carpenter.

A resourceful man with many hobbies, Dick would make concrete garden urns which he sold in Boston Market.

He was a keen philatelist with a wonderful collection. As well as spending many happy hours gardening he was a keen viewer of war films and would often go fishing. He owned the row of stone cottages next to the Walnut Tree and sold the last one to Mr Corder for £100!

On Sunday mornings he could be found in the

Walnut Tree or the Horse & Groom, both in Horsegate, where he was a regular dominoes player. He enjoyed the Ruddles ales served in The Bull in the Market Place and there he enjoyed the company of local bobby, Joe Smith, Tom Gibbons of F&B Gibbons & Sons (sand and gravel merchants) and Bill Curtis, corn merchant.

When Mary died on 28th February 1964, Dick retired and could often be seen walking his St Bernard dog, Schubert, who weighed in at thirteen and a half stone. A large tin loaf popped into the Aga was a morning snack and a cooked sheep’s head was a regular tea time dish – not quite so appetising – with its eyes in!

Later in his life he moved back to Helpston to be near his mother in her later years. He died in May 1983 when he was living at 38, Maxey Road in the village.

Words: Carole Mills (nee Wootten) Judy Stevens Research: Joy Baxter Pictures: Carole Mills Dick Wooten

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PROFILE

Peter Foxon on VJ Day There can be no greater contrast between a quiet life on the riverside in the Deepings and the horrors played out in front of Peter Foxon during the Second World War. His book, Wave to Waves, chronicles the events from the early days of the war, when he was too young to be called up, to his passage back to the UK in 1946 aboard HMS Berwick.

The intervening years are described in chilling detail – the read is almost a cinematic experience!

Peter had always had a fascination for the sea and trained to become a Radio Officer in the Merchant Marine. Before he could be appointed to a merchant ship, though, he received his call-up papers and was instructed to report to HMS Royal Arthur at Skegness. The relative luxury of his early days at the camp on the Lincolnshire coast were short-lived!

Fast forward to D-Day when Peter, on board HMS Nith, sailed for France accompanied by thousands of war planes. The ship carried some Army Officers and tank men who disembarked on Gold Beach.

Peter recalls ‘Entering the bay shortly after daybreak, our ship was straddled by a stick of bombs dropped by a German plane. The vibrations they caused shook the ship violently. Big plumes of water went up into the air thus marking the shells’ fallen position.’ Later that auspicious day , Peter, taking a break, ‘stood on the upper deck (it was a pleasant sunny afternoon) watching allied tanks ashore firing at targets and seeing spirals of black oily smoke rising at different points along the coastline. Later that day I remember seeing the dead body of an airman float past the ship (kept afloat by the air pockets in his flying gear). At that stage in the invasion no attempt was made to recover the body as it ebbed and flowed with the tide.’

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Three days later, Peter managed to get ashore, not sure what to do with his brief spell of freedom on a foreign shore and so soon after D-Day. Most of the traffic was heading for Bayeaux so Peter followed suit, hitching a ride with a jeep. The driver had heard that the vehicles were being fired on by a sniper, not a German soldier but a French woman with a grievance against the Allies. Over the years since the French capitulated, German servicemen had fraternised with the local French women; now their placid existence had been overturned as the Germans had been killed or retreated in haste.

Without the necessary credentials Peter had to get off the jeep ahead of an approaching checkpoint and go behind the hedgerows but he was warned to keep close to them as the fields behind had probably been mined. Peter ‘gingerly picked his way through behind the hedges. The jeep driver was as good as his word as, when he regained the road again, at a respectable distance from the checkpoint he was there waiting for him.’

About three weeks after D-Day HMS Nith’s luck ran out. After the war was over Peter found out what really happened on the night of June 23/24th 1944. ‘HMS Nith was attacked by a Mistel (a German prototype drone aircraft) packed with explosives and remotely controlled by a mother aircraft which released the drone from itself at the appropriate time. The Nith was badly damaged and the hull holed in two places causing a considerable list. Eleven of the crew were killed and a fair number seriously injured. My friend Brian and I would have been on duty at periods during the night, so we availed ourselves of forms rather than sleep in our hammocks. We used forms to lie on fully dressed using our respirator cases as pillows. Brian selected a form for himself but I thought it rather stuffy in this spot so I walked a bit further down the

corridor. At the moment of the explosion Brian must have died immediately by the nature of his wounds, and if I had been next to him I would have died as well.’

Early in 1943 Peter was drafted onto HMS Richmond, memorable for the ship’s dog named Timo, short for Timoshenko (a well-known Russian General). Timo had his own uniform, a lifejacket and a special tiny tin helmet (bearing the word Timo painted on the front), the strap going under his muzzle. A lively little fellow: sometimes when the waves slapped against the ship’s side, splashing onto the open decks, Timo would protect his territory by yapping at the waves. On one trip the decks had been treated with linseed oil, making it rather slippery, and it wasn’t many days out before the inevitable happened; when Timo attempted to pull up at the ship’s side he continued to slide along straight into the trough, a tiny figure rising and falling in and out of sight on the ocean’s swells.

As soon as the Skipper was informed he left the Convoy and back-tracked for about half an hour before someone spotted the little chap weakly paddling in that vast expanse of water. The Skipper broke all the rules by stopping the engines so they could drift up alongside Timo and scoop him from the water. Timo was brought on board, the engines restarted and the ship was back to its position in the Convoy. Timo was squeezed and made to vomit up the water and a little rum was poured down his throat; he slept for the most of the rest of that trip and although recovered he was never so active again.

As VJ Day approached Peter’s theatre of war had moved to the Far East and he found himself on a R Class Destroyer of the East Indies Fleet as a member of Commodore D’s staff.

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‘We sailed from Ceylon to Burma on a scouting operation to intercept any Japanese ships making a run for it from Rangoon now that their position there was precarious.

The Allied invasion was only days away. During the night, whilst patrolling the Gulf of Martaban, we came upon a Japanese convoy which was attempting to escape to Moulmein, 100 miles away. A night action ensued

and we outgunned the enemy escorts, it was a rather onesided affair in our favour. At the moment of firing our first salvo, a colleague and I were sleeping under one of the forward heavy calibre guns. The effect upon us of the blast caused damage to our ear drums. I suffered from a loud hissing sound for some weeks and to this day I suffer from tinnitus…. I believe our Flotilla sank seven vessels

during this engagement… because I could not reach the radio office, I found myself down in the magazine store feeding cordite and shells up a hoist to the gun crews above, nearly choking in the stuffy atmosphere of acrid smoke and fumes from the heavy calibre guns. By this time all the fingers of my right hand had swollen up like sausages and I could hardly move them and later bruising marks appeared.. The next morning we sighted one of the Jap vessels with just its bows sticking out of the water and about half a dozen Japs clinging to it. We slowly moved towards the wreck, intending to send a boat across to take them prisoner but just as our (armed) sailors were about to push off in the whaler, there was a loud bang and the Japs were blown in all directions. They had huddled together over a small bomb or hand grenade evidently preferring to die rather than have the disgrace of being taken prisoner. As we moved up past them one at least was alive and bobbing about in the swell, waving his arm, but we sailed by. It was evident that he wouldn’t last too long in the shark infested waters and he was wounded and many miles from land. It was on that same morning as we turned for our home port that we passed the Allied invasion force heading for Rangoon.

We had done our bit but having some ammunition left the Commodore made good use of it. Our little flotilla had to sail past the northern part of one of the Andaman Islands, so each vessel as it went by gave the Jap residents of the islands a broadside from our 4.7” guns, the three destroyers passing the island in line ahead formation. We certainly knocked over a few palm trees if nothing else.’

So this vivid depiction of his war years and the answer to the question ‘Where were you on VJ Day?‘ is a testimony to the sacrifice made by a generation and one young man from Sheffield who has made his home in the Deepings 19

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Gotta love summer!

The sky is azure blue, the chance of rain is nil, There’s a haze across the patio, the trees are stood stock still.

A single bird chirps happily, a cricket rubs his wings Joy is in my heart as I take in all these things.

I feel the warmth across my skin, as I slowly start to simmer Then, without any prior warning, my neighbour starts his strimmer.

The whine reaches a crescendo, 2 stroke fills the air As he tackles weeds and foliage without a single care.

I take a sip of lemonade, and try to block it out But it seems he’s hit stump, judging by the shout.

The strimmer shudders to a halt, the air is filled with silence, Then a chainsaw joins the party, wreaking vengeful violence!

This goes on for sometime, then a quiet gap until He decides what’s really needed is a good old hammer drill!

I go inside and close my doors, and pull my windows to.

I sit there in the stifling heat, and slowly start to stew.

At 5 o clock, he finishes, his tools are put away Peace and quiet reigns at last, hip-flaming-hooray!

Once more the doors are opened, into my chair I flop, Then across the fence comes wafting, the sound of ZZ Top. Now I don’t mind a bit of rock, I’m a sharp dressed man myself, But this afternoon’s shenanigans are playing havoc with my health!

I resign myself, go inside, and turn the tv on, Thoughs of solitude and peace have sadly now long gone.

At 10pm I go to bed, and hide beneath the covers.

Him? He’s in his hot-tub with a random load of others!

Si Fox

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The Railway Hotel & the magnificent man and his threshing machine!

Last month in our cover story we charted the history of the Railway Hotel in Deeping St James. The tragic lives of landlords John and Jane Hibbett were recorded; John dying by the railway track in 1875 as he made his way to his farm machinery storage and Jane a few years later in 1885 when her clothes caught fire. Their son Edward had carried on as landlord for a few years after his father died and later married Hannah Sewell with whom he had a child, John Hibbett in 1885. This John later became ‘the magnificent man and his threshing machine’ as depicted in the September 2015 issue of this magazine. His mother Hannah had died in childbirth and Edward married again, Elizabeth Cole. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Hibbett who was the grandmother of Ann Woods who contacted us from her Nottinghamshire home to highlight this family dynasty!

John Hibbett 1787 - 1839

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Sarah Jackson 1800-1873

John Hibbett 1829 – 1875

Married

Jane Whitno 1826 - 1885

Son 1 Son 2 John Hibbett 1856 – 1931 Edward Hibbett 1860 – 1918

Edward married Wife 1 Hannah Sewell 1865 – 1885

Hannah’s son John Hibbett 1885 – 1947

Edward married Wife 2 Elizabeth Cole 1865 – 1916

Elizabeth’s daughter Elizabeth Hibbett 1898 – 1983

Margaret Snart 1926 – 1984

Ann Woods 1958 –

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BUTTONS

Tiny treasures in the button box During these uncertain times many of us are using the extra time at home to have a good old clear out of our cupboards, and occasionally we come across little treasures we’d forgotten we had. One of these could well be your humble button box or tin – have a look – there could be something special inside!

Really early buttons were simply made by stitching together two pieces of fabric over a piece of card. Others were made using wool, shell or bone.

The richer a person was the nicer their buttons would be and some are made from precious metals and enamels.

Many buttons made from shell have designs etched on them. Some are done by hand and some by machine.

The button industry in the UK took off during the Industrial Revolution,

Once plastic became widely used in the twentieth century the large button factories in the Midlands declined due to cheap imports from abroad.

However colours, shapes and sizes have exploded into a rainbow of varieties.

particularly in Birmingham. Metal buttons could now be produced much more cheaply than before and there are thousands of metal military buttons bearing the crest of different services or regiments. Glass buttons were also more widely manufactured, many being black due to the custom of wearing ‘mourning’ for a prescribed period of time following a bereavement. Again, some are very simple and others very ornate; the cheapest are pressed glass and the rarest are hand carved natural jet – and it takes a real expert to know the difference!

The lovely thing about owning a button tin is you can add to it – from Grandma’s tin, from favourite garments, or from car boot sales, or online auctions if you become a serious collector. You can use them for home schooling – counting, art and sewing – and also add tiny treasures of your own for your own and others’ amusement, to hunt out each time you open the tin and weave stories around the treasure inside!

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The Deepings Repair Shop - Take 2 Varnished pine dressers like this were very popular in the 1970s but when Tracy Eve discovered this one for sale on Facebook’s Market Place it was scratched, slightly sticky and decidedly unloved.

Having travelled up to Sleaford to make her purchase it was brought home in her husband’s transit van and transferred to her outside shed where it was dismantled, sugar-soaped and sanded down. There were scratches that would need to be erased before any further work could be undertaken. So Tracy turned to her handy ‘Mouse’ sander, small and compact and ideal for sanding in tight corners! General sanding down to remove the varnish was undertaken with a Sanding Kit consisting of a sanding block and interchangeable sanding sheets – widely available for about £5.

Having stripped the piece of furniture down to its core now was the time to start to build it up again! Tracy is a self confessed

pantone geek and likes nothing better than to spend some time holed up in her ‘woman’ shed surrounded by her pantone cards and books! Farrow & Ball and Craig & Rose are brands that she would choose out of preference – they apply well and Craig & Rose are also available at a good price. For this conveniently sized four foot dresser, Tracy chose Saxe Blue from Craig & Rose and left the top, the main shelf and the bun feet un-painted. Instead these were further sanded down and treated with a finishing wax from Rustoleum.

The crowning glory is the knobs! Sometimes Tracy decoupages them herself, using modge podge to finish them off. On other occasions she raids TK Max or she will buy on Facebook; the ones selected for this dresser were from Odds & Knobs. Now she has a piece of furniture that is unique, stylish and ticks the box to upcycle! Tracy can be found on Facebook Market Place or call 07516556182 After photos Stuart Render Before photos David Pearson

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DEEPING LAKES

20 years of patchwork: Part 2 Reflections of birding at Deeping Lakes It’s been a spring of rediscovery for me. During lockdown I’ve got very much back to basics and come full circle with my birding, and rediscovered the joys and rewards of regularly watching my local patch – Deeping Lakes. As I explained last month, it was some 20 years ago that I first started watching Deeping Lakes on a regular basis.

Redstart

During this time the reserve has changed in many ways. For starters, the East Pits were still being excavated and the West Pits were only just landscaped. The Lake was known back then as Dandridge’s Lake, was strictly private and hard to view.

Eventually Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust acquired the land and even bought Dandridge’s Lake. Pathways were created and hides erected, a car park installed and now my quiet little patch is a popular destination for family walks.

The spring is always a season I look forward to, as the winter gives way, the landscape explodes into colour and with it there are new birds and discoveries to be had. Each spring is different and Spoonbill looking back over the 20 years there are clearly winners and losers.

Breeding Lesserblack backed and Herring Gulls are a relatively new colonist to the reserve in the past five years; however, Black-headed and Common Terns are well down in terms of breeding pairs these days. We now have breeding Cetti’s 30

Warbler, which just wasn’t present 20 years ago but has expanded its range in Britain, whereas we have completely lost the Turtle Dove as a breeding bird on the reserve and I haven’t seen one there for ten years or more.

Bittern are now regular winter visitors and it can only be a matter of time before they try and breed in the mass of reed-bed habitat on the reserve. Cormorants now breed on the Lake as well as the Mere and Little Egrets, , an incredibly rare visitor 20 years ago, now breed nearby as well.

What leads to these changes? Well, for some it’s a natural expansion of range but for others, like the Turtle Dove, the reason for their decline is almost certainly man-made, whether it is habitat loss or hunting.

It’s not just the birds that I have seen changes with; the reserve is a riot of colour now in early summer with hundreds of Marsh, Common Spotted and Pyramidal Orchids in bloom. We only found the first Pyramidal just shy of 20 years ago by the western pits. I used to see mink regularly but these days, otter families

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are frequent on the reserve and every encounter is very special and exciting.

It might seem mad, the idea of visiting the same place every day, but it’s the oddities that keep me going. The hope of discovering something new and the wonder of migration make every visit worthwhile. There is something truly special about discovering something out of the ordinary close to your door and when you do it makes even the quiet days worth it.

Long-eared Owl One late October morning, Dad and I visited and bumped into our old pal Trev, and as we stood there seven Sparrowhawks all flew through, migrating, and then suddenly a male Hen Harrier passed by. The scope views were the best I’ve ever had, looking straight at that sleek, steely grey bird of prey with its piercing yellow eyes.

There have been some great magical moments that live long in the memory. A White-winged Black Tern, a rare visitor from Europe appeared for a day in the summer of 2003. These black and white beauties are graceful flyers and this individual was a first for me, so a truly special bird.

Spoonbill White-winged Black Tern

I also have lots of amazing memories of encounters with Long-eared Owls at Deeping Lakes, from winter roosts and finding nests, to young birds being fed by adults.

One mid-summer I even came across one of these usually very nocturnal Owls sat out in the open in the evening sun.

The prime focus of every visit is to see if any unusual waders have turned up. The East Pit has historically always been the main draw for this fabulous family of birds and continues to be so. We may have lost Little Ringed and Ringed Plovers as breeders, which used to make the most of the newly exposed gravel to hide their stone-coloured eggs, but both regularly pass through in the spring and autumn still. Lapwings and Oystercatchers both still seem to attempt to nest but struggle to avoid the attention of the Gulls.

I have had big flocks of Curlew and Black-tailed Godwits as they migrate through, making a pit stop at Deeping Lakes, whilst usually coastal waders are the real prize. Sanderling and Turnstones have both appeared, near annually but are not as regularly these days. continued >

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White-winged Black Tern Then there are rarities of course. Back in autumn 2018, a Pectoral Sandpiper from North America appeared on the East Pit (as featured in this magazine) was a particular highlight and showed just how exciting and rewarding patchwork can be.

Black-tailed Godwit

I feel very lucky to have such a diverse place so close to my doorstep, as indeed all Deeping residents should. It’s a wonderful reserve and there can be so much to see but it’s important to remember it is a reserve not a park; I have seen people cycling and swimming on the reserve this spring. It’s important to remember these places are reserves for the wildlife.

This spring I was lucky enough to find the third Temminck’s Stint for the reserve, the first for 14 years (also found by myself). This tiny wader breeds in the far north and is another rare visitor to this country and was the stand out highlight of the spring for me. There also happened to be two Spoonbills on the site at the same time – another rarity!

Another highlight during the spring was finding a singing male Redstart – a first for me on the reserve. These are very rare breeders in Lincolnshire, with just two or three attempts in the past five years so unfortunately I had to keep the location largely quiet. Sadly, it would appear it didn’t attract a mate, despite belting it out from the top of the tallest tree on the site every morning!

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I’m looking forward to watching this great reserve for another 20 years and who knows what I will find!

Common Spotted Orchid

Will Bowell works at Grasmere Farm Butchers in Market Deeping but in his spare time enjoys wildlife watching locally and across the country. He is also a keen photographer. Many of his images can be found at http:// justwildimages.blogspot.co.uk/

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A wedding day is one of the most exciting and special days in the life of any couple. The dreams, ideas, wishes and love taken in planning the big day are unsurpassed. To then have this taken away from you comes as a huge shock. Local wedding venue the Granary at Molecey Mill found a way to help all their wedding special couples make the most of the summer of 2020.

Laura Clingo was due to tie the knot with fiance Mark Emson on June 20th with the service at St Michael’s Langtoft and the reception at The Granary.

Turns out they made a very good choice as Laura writes “To mark the day, we spent the afternoon in The Granary grounds and shared a picnic made for us by Jeeves Catering, our wedding caterers. It was a beautiful day and Glenn set an area up for us exactly where our reception would have been held. It was really special and we are so happy that we chose The Granary as our venue. Glenn, Graham & Glenn have been really understanding and supportive during this difficult time and we are so looking forward to finally having our wedding there next year.’

David and Emma were due to hold their wedding party at Molecey on the 23rd May. With Covid 19 regulations firmly in place they postponed their wedding until 2021 but enjoyed a special picnic in the grounds to mark the original wedding date. The thoughtfulness on behalf of the Granary to celebrate the occasion in spite of the initial disappointment demonstrates the attention to detail and the close relationship enjoyed by couples as they plan for their special day at this enviable location. This is so much more than a venue it is truly a once in a lifetime experience.

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This is my chameleon Spikey, he is six months old. I’ve always wanted a chameleon because I like how they change colour and move slowly. They are different to other lizards; they are not nocturnal and they have a real love for their owner. The only steps out onto my hand from his vivarium and for no one else. I have to feed him every day. He has five locusts and five crickets.

He doesn’t like worms. I have to make sure his water Phoebe mister is full and that he has his vitamin drops. This sprays into his vivarium every hour and he licks the water droplets off his leaves. I have to feed the bugs first so that their bellies are full of vegetables. Then dust them with his vitamin. The bugs really like to eat parsley, they eat it all up! Soon Spikey will only eat every other day; Then when he is a year old he will be fed once a week. I love how he runs up to me and clasps his hands around my fingers. He takes a lot of care and I have to do it right or he can became poorly and could die. He spends a lot of time under his basking spot to keep warm in the day. If it’s a hot sunny day I take him outside, he loves climbing our Olive tree. At night, his heat lamp and light turn off. He curls up and goes to sleep in the cold. When he is in a deep sleep he turns red because he is happy. He goes to bed at 7 pm and wakes up at 7 am.

EXOTIC PETS EXSOCTIC To this Deeping family, bearded dragons are the loveliest and easiest of pets! Draco is friendly and loves sitting in the kitchen watching the cooking or on someone’s lap watching TV! He only goes to the loo every other day and that can easily be dealt with by tissue. They go into brumation (hibernationlike state for cold-blooded animals) throughout the winter so when they stop eating and get lethargic they are getting ready to go to sleep. If you get them from a baby and take your time to handle them gently every day, they will be running up to the glass to come out when you come in the room. It’s best not to change their tank around when you clean them out as new decorations and different arrangement of the vivarium can cause stress. Make sure, though, that the lighting is right and the vivarium is big enough for your bearded dragon to be happy in.

Ragdoll Cats are large, powerful, and imposing with distinctive markings but when they are picked up they become very relaxed and floppy like a ragdoll - hence their name! First bred in California in the 1960s, probably from a Persian queen and a Birman tom, we do have some of this breed in the Deepings Meet Rupert (seated) and Bella Boo.

Image: David Pearson

Phoebe is a ‘honeybear’ or Kinkajous and is looking forward to welcoming visitors at the Exotic Pet Refuge when they have their first opening of the season on Sunday Auugust 16th - please support them this year they have been looking after unwanted and unloved pets all year and need your help now more than ever! Please see the link below to order tickets.There will be some differences compared to usual open days, there will be no food or hot drinks but cold drinks and toilets will be available. You may find some areas are closed off and some areas are one way systems. They will be doing all they can to keep staff, animals and visitors safe so please check with the facebook page for updates before you attend https://buytickets.at/exoticpetrefugh/396206 Jimmy Riddle, aged between 80-90 years old has called Deeping his home for 48 years. He is a Mediterranean Spur Thigh and hibernates in a garage for five months, otherwise he is free range in a contained garden. He can feel a rapid drop in air pressure and quickly goes inside his house before the rain starts. He walks towards his owners, listens to their voices and loves to have his shell rubbed. He has climbed over a fence around the pond twice and been fished out from the bottom and survived! He once escaped, was missing for a week but after flyers were put out he was safely returned. He has participated in a tortoise race at a garden fete and done the rounds of the local playgroups. He went out to stud in Spalding but didn’t cooperate. He is considered as a family heirloom to be passed down through the family in the same way that others pass down jewellery!

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TAYLORS’ DAIRY

Taylors Dairy in Deeping St James Many of us will have enjoyed the benefit of a milkman during lockdown and now can see no reason to break the habit! Three cheers for Milk & More!

But it wasn’t long ago that the much smaller then village of Deeping St James had its own dairy! Herbert Taylor was born in 1874 in Little Downham; he was one of ten children. After school, he followed in his father’s footsteps and became an agricultural labourer coming to work in Deeping St James when he was just 17. He was in his early twenties when he married Maria Oldham just before Christmas in 1898. They set up home in Silverstone Cottages in Eastgate.

Shortly after they had a son, James William, and in 1901 Maria was employed doing domestic duties. Herbert was a community minded chap who in 1909 was elected to the Fire Committee, ensuring that there were enough volunteers and that the fire engine was in working order. The family moved to Church Street, Herbert working as a miller labourer for

the local millers – the Oldhams – his wife’s family. They had three more children Herbert Leslie (Les), Doris and Thomas Oldham.

In 1920 two cottages at the top of Eastgate, nearest the Cross, came up for sale and the couple purchased them to make one dwelling – now known as 13 Eastgate. One of the front doors was removed and two separate rooms created. At the back of the house there was a large walk-in pantry with a big kitchen and a cast iron cooking range. A boxed-in staircase led from the kitchen to a square landing with two bedrooms at the front and two at the back. A lean-to wash house was added to the south of the house containing a pump, sink, copper and a chimney – an erstwhile utility room. Across the yard was a large wood and coal store and the privy, instead of being at the bottom of the garden as they so often were, was nearer to the house. The large yard was at the side.

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of the Institute in Church Street which had an equally large garden and several fruit trees and soft fruit bushes. Soon Herbert expanded his enterprise and in the 1930s he had two cow byres, a stable and a chaff house and had purchased his first Friesian cow. He gradually increased his herd and began a small milk round, selling to his friends and neighbours. Dorothea Price (then Panton) would deliver the milk on her bicycle before going to school and for this she was paid sixpence a week.

Herbert tended the cows while Maria, a slightly built hardworking lady, helped in the dairy. Once a week she would embark upon the onerous task of making butter, which was especially hard in hot weather. The couple also kept a flock of free range chickens in a scene redolent of The Good Life! When eggs were plentiful and cheaper they would be purchased for preserving in a container with isinglass, giving the eggs a furry appearance. They were used for baking in the winter when eggs were more expensive.

In 1936 James, who was himself 36, married Nellie Parker. He was a coal merchant with premises further up Eastgate. In the same year his sister Doris married Horace Blackburn and moved to Spalding. Thomas had 42

trained as a hairdresser and moved south where he worked for London County Council as a hospital hairdresser. In 1939 he married Dorothy Staplehurst in Essex.

After the Second World War the fruitful walnut tree at the bottom of the Taylors’ garden was felled. Selling the walnuts had been a profitable exercise for the Taylors, Maria had taken off the black outer shell, a messy business, and then sold 100 nuts for sixpence. In theory they were to be kept for Christmas, but not many lasted this long!

In 1946 Herbert died at the age of 72 and Les inherited the business.

He expanded the dairy herd and delivery round and built a cooling parlour at the back of the house in line with new regulations. In April 1947, Les married Martha Robinson from Rimmington, West Yorkshire, daughter of Mr and the late Mrs Parkinson. The wedding was at the Priory Church, James was best man and Mrs Hammond of Pinchbeck, sister of the bride, was matron of honour. Both bride and attendant wore turquoise, the bride a two-piece with brown accessories and she carried a spray of pink carnations. continued >

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Ice Balls - Water Fountain

Keep your pet comfortable the hot Pets Pantry, Market Gate, Market in Deeping 01778weather 348666 with our range of cooling products.

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Handmade Face Covering Kit -

BESPOKE SOFT FURNISHINGS MADE IN OUR OWN WORKROOM

ROLLERS • SHUTTERS • VENETIANS • VERTICALS

Riverside Beads

Handmade Face Covering Kit Our new face covering kit contains all you need to create your own homemade facemask...

FREE ADVICE, HOME VISITS & MEASURING

Temporary Hours

Beautifully Bespoke Curtains, Shutters, Blinds & Accessories, Wallpaper and Paint

Monday 10-2 Tuesday 10-2 Wednesday 10-2 Thursday 10-2

Friday 10-2 Saturday 10-2 Sunday - Closed

83 High Street, Market Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 8ED www.riversidebeads.co.uk 01778 344550

Holiday Shutdown first two weeks of August.

01778 345777 www.creativetouchinteriors.co.uk info@creativetouchinteriors.co.uk Blenheim Way, Northfields Ind Est, Market Deeping PE6 8LD

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TAYLORS’ DAIRY Les and Martha expanded the business, purchasing the feast field near Churchgate in 1948. Both loved animals and they increased the herd to 25, building a new milking parlour in Broadgate Lane to accommodate them and where they bottled their own milk in 1954. The old milk float was replaced with a more modern one which came from a London dairy.

Arthur Pickles was employed as their rounds man.

In 1971 Les retired due to ill health. He had been the first farmer in the district to breed a Charolais calf, which weighed in at 117 pounds. As a result he had appeared on Farming Today and an East Anglian news programme with his daughter Rosalie. He had sold his milk round in 1962 and following a heart attack in 1964 he had reduced his herd to just ten.

A sale of the cattle and the farm implements was held at the farm. His Friesian heifers made £160 and his David Brown tractor £660. He sold 9 acres in Back Lane to Mr Rogers for £358, 5 acres of arable land at Frognall for £378 to Hodgkinson & Son for a client and two enclosures of 6.7 acres of land adjoining Cranmore Drove, Stowgate, for £235 per acre to C. Mason. He passed away in his early sixties in 1973.

We can accommodate most motorhomes for services & MOT OPENING TIMES: Mon- Fri 7.30am - 5.00pm and Sat 8.00am - 11.00 am

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Social g distancins measure in place

Fresh produce from local farmers and growers

MOOR FARM, DECOY ROAD, 45 NEWBOROUGH PE6 7QD

- the artisan collection Postcards

A6 size printed on high quality card stock - £2 each

The Old Bridge Deeping St James by Abi Fletcher

Illustration of the iconic landmarks of the Deepings designed by illustrator Brandon Mattless

The Cross & Church St. Deeping St James by Peter Scott

The Laurels Market Deeping by artist Clare at Paisley Art

Cards £2.95 each

Deeping Map

Deeping Fudge

A series of 4 cards by illustrator Brandon Mattless

Appearing on the August 2019 front cover of I’d rather be in Deeping magazine by illustrator, Brandon Mattless, these maps are now available to purchase.

Classic selection of fudge delete supplied with envelope

150mm x 150mm on 400gms card supplied with envelope

297mm x 420mm (A3) Packaged in a protective sleeve.

Back issues

Visit www.idratherbeindeeping.com

Previous printed issues of I’d rather be in Deeping available to purchase £3.00 each

Five great beauty products As a local business, I love to support other local businesses. The events of this year have forced many of us to change our shopping habits and this has seen an increase in online shopping. Even though I found myself shopping online I found that I could still keep it local. The Deepings have some fantastic online buys; I want to share with you my top fivesays Louise Sampson:

Hair Perfection By Casey This vegan-friendly haircare range was launched by Casey Kamau. She has over 15 years of hairdressing experience and has a passion for healthy hair and this is clear to see in her products.

They are packed full of organic ingredients, brought to you in recycled packaging and free from any nasties including sulphates and parabens. What more could you want in a hair care range?

The range includes various shampoos and conditioners as well as finishing products like ocean mist salt spray, ideal for those beachy wave curls!

My favourite product is the Argan Oil Serum – it’s ideal to apply before a blow dry to smooth any frizz and enhance shine. Or for an extra boost, I love to apply this at bedtime and leave in overnight to really help moisturise my hair.

Products start at £10.00 and can be bought at www.hairperfectionbycasey.com

Perdy’s Made With Love One thing you can never have too many of is hair bands and bobbles, and Perdy’s Made with Love definitely helps supply my stash!

The aim behind Perdy’s was to source gorgeous fabrics and produce beautiful, high quality products that are affordable, and I would say that aim has definitely been met! Expect to see a lot of Liberty of London fabrics being used in the designs and an entire upcycled range creating sustainable hair accessories.

My favourite product is the leopard print knotted head band; ideal to keep your hair out of your face on warm summer days and edgy enough to go with a variety of outfits. The final thing I love about Perdy’s is that they also make children’s hair accessories so you and your mini me could be twinning! Although I’ve focused on hair accessories, Perdy’s also offer a bespoke service, handmade earrings and Wilberry soft toys.

Prices start from £5 and can be bought from www.perdys.co.uk

Freya Aromatics Self care is so important and sometimes we all need to hit that pause button and relax; Freya Aromatics have just the products to help you do that. They specialise in luxury soy blend candles, wax melts, room and linen sprays, hand washes and lotions.

All of their products are hand poured in small batches with the utmost care and they use only the highest quality, eco-friendly ingredients. They have a wide range of beautiful scents to choose from and also introduce seasonal limited edition fragrances throughout the year.

I’ve been lucky enough to experience their new wax melts and I just can’t get enough of Black Iris and Musk; it smells divine, is long lasting and ideal for when I want to just relax.

Freya Aromatics also offer a personalised service on all products, wedding favours, business promotion items and memorial & remembrance candles.

Products start from £8.00 Find Freya Aromatic on Facebook @ Freya Aromatics or you can contact them on 07961 001616‬‬ continued >

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Katie Lou Bakes You just can’t beat freshly baked cakes and goodies being delivered to your door and when they are from Katie Lou Bakes, it’s even better!

Body Bliss Therapy

Massage. Swedish, fibromyalgia massages, hot stones, hot bamboo. Aromatherapy blends.

Manicures, pedicures, hopi ear candles, colour therapy.

Facebook page and booking IamBodyBlissTherapy Moved from the Wellhead Practice August 2014just along the road to RENU at 27 Abbey Road Bourne PE10 9EN Garrick house, Glinton PE6 7JP Phone Lisa 07514 696525

Debbie is the founder of Katie Lou Bakes and her 25 years’ pastry chef experience and passion for the craft is clear to see in her creations. Katie Lou Bakes doesn’t just make special occasion cakes but also cupcakes and brownies – in fact she offers a postal brownie service and can post a tasty brownie to any UK address!

Talking of brownies, my husband can’t get enough of the Biscoff Brownie and I was really pleased to discover that Katie Lou Bakes also has a vegan line. The vegan ‘Bliss Balls’ were melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Gluten free diets can also be catered for.

Prices start from £6 for a box of 4 personalised cupcakes which can be delivered free to Deepings and within a five-mile radius, or for £3 to the Peterborough area. Contact Katie Lou Bakes through Instagram or Facebook @katieloubakes

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Now open & looking forward to treating your feet safely!

Degree trained

Podiatrists/ Chiropodists with extensive NHS and Private experience.

See an HCPC Registered Podiatrists/ Chiropodist, Legally protected Titles for the protection of the public

Daytime, evening and some

gait problems and Nail Surgery Saturday Clinics are available TREATMENTS AVAILABLE.

The Society of

The Community Centre, Douglas Road Chiropodits and Market Deeping PE6 8PA Podiatrists l Staines BSc., (Podiatric Medicine), sociates For Bookings at Market Deeping

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Lovelee Makes We all know the importance of trying to live a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle and Lovelee Makes helps make it that bit easier to achieve. Their range of 100% recycled cotton tote bags are funky, individual and designed to be reused over and over. These bags really stand out, thanks to their unique style and the fact that each design really is a one-off – the same bag is never made twice!

I love these bags and the ethos behind them, but I especially love the designs. My personal favourite is the ‘girls support girls’ motto. Being in the beauty industry this motto really hits home with me because that’s partly what I do (but my doors are open to everyone!). If you are a ‘hincher’ Lovelee Makes also makes personalised home and storage labels; if you know, you know!

Lovelee Makes sells her items on Depop which is a great platform for small independents and creators. You can find her at depop.com/loveleemakes and on Instagram/ facebook @loveleemakes Prices start at just £1 for personalised labels and £8 for a tote bag.

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