I'd Rather Be In Deeping December 2020

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Welcome In a year beset by personal and national tragedy the importance of the natural world to our recovery has been well documented. So three cheers for the otters of the Deepings, whose reintroduction to the Welland has proved successful and whose role as an ‘indicator’ species demonstrates the improvement in water quality which has benefited the entire aquatic environment. Otters eat invasive American Crayfish and kill the non-native Mink. Eels, though, are their food of choice and there is a push by the Environment Agency to get eels back to their breeding grounds in the river’s headwater, both to combat a decline in the eel population and to benefit the otters. Overgrown backside vegetation gives otters and their prey shelter. So if you are in a position to, please create wildlife buffer strips at the bottom of your garden which will broaden the river edge habitat and, of course – as we all know as riverside dwellers – don’t pollute the river. And thank you Matthew Cook for supplying the footage that saw the otters on Springwatch this year!

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Just before the mechanical diggers moved in for the latest gravel extraction at the Rectory Farm site West Deeping a group of amateur archeaologists investigated an area that was about a metre lower than the neighbouring field to the north. The only find of the day was a soggy, blackened lump embedded in the clay and gravel. A clay loomweight, used to keep the warp threads taut when weaving cloth on a loom. It could date from the Neolithic or Bronze-age period.More information wdheritage@hotmail.co.uk

The children of Market Deeping Community Primary School have been involved in a wide range of safe, socially distanced activities from Den Building workshops to exploring the school’s new Nature Area. Despite the current lockdown attendance has been higher so far this year compared to last, encouraging as it hard to close gaps that occurred in children’s learning during lockdown and over the summer when they are not in school. Meanwhile staff have been attempting to lighten the mood with various fundraising events. Along with a pyjama day for Children in Need the male staff are growing some embarrassing moustaches for MOvemeber raising money for Addenbrookes Cancer Treatment.

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Undaunted by a lockdown 50 people particpated in the spooky trail outside of the Deepings Library to celebrate Halloween!

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Judith ‘Judie’ Allen, who volunteered at Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough, passed away in September aged 69.

The hospice estimates that Judie, through her countless hours of volunteering, supporting and fundraising over the past 30 years, helped to raise an astonishing £300,000 towards the charity. Staff and fellow volunteers have been honouring her memory by sharing dedications in a special book while four of her friends did a charity walk to remember her.

Judie started volunteering for the hospice in 1990, the year before it first opened its doors to patients. Alongside her husband David, a fellow hospice volunteer, Judie was a committed member of the fundraising ‘Onwards Group’.

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Two hundred years - a home One thing is for sure and that is that Eastgate House, Deeping St James, has seen many opulent Christmases. There has been a farm house here since the early 1700s – some of the internal walls are still made up of wattle and daub, which was the traditional way to build in the area.

In the early nineteenth century it was an osier farm where willows were cultivated, their flexible young shoots used in basketwork. Owned by John Cox (no relation to the current owner) the farm was sold in 1817, though John remained on the site as the tenant. In 1819, Eastgate House was built on the site by William and Mary Jackson (née Ireland). The stone plaque on the front wall reads JWM 1819. William was born in 1774 to John and Ann Jackson. Ann had been a Buddle, a descendant of Adam Buddle, after whom the Buddleia was named. His family had owned land in Deeping St James.

The Victorian era at Eastgate House was really all about the Jacksons, apart from a short interlude when eminent local character Joseph Beecraft Mawby owned the property.

And what a dynasty that turned out to be!

William and Mary raised a large family of 14 (though six of their children died in infancy).

On William’s death in 1836, at the age of 62, the farm and the house were sold, along with two smaller dwellings which were occupied

by Messrs Morton and Parrott. Mary moved to a cottage attached to the farm with a yearly allowance and the rest of the money was divided equally between the children. In moved Joseph Beecraft Mawby.

Shortly afterwards the property came up for sale again, and this time it was bought by William and Mary’s son, also William, and his mother Mary. It seems that he had invested his money well and proudly bought his childhood home as described in the Stamford Mercury: ‘All that farm house with extensive farm yard, barn and stables, out buildings and orchard planted with fruit trees and home close containing 1 acre 1 rood also that piece of land called the Hive opposite used as garden ground and extending to half an acre.’ William had been baptised in the Priory Church in 1816 and he remained close to his family – in 1841 the Census records that Mary was living with him along with his sister Maria. They had one domestic servant named Rebecca Gilliat, aged 15, and two farm servants, John Elston and Charles Wright.

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William then found a wife, Mary Ann Wyles, who he married at St Mary’s Church, Nottingham, in 1848 and brought her home to Deeping where they had a daughter, also Mary. In 1851 the number of servants had increased to include a nursery maid, a niece from Stamford, Mary Ann Mee, a house servant, Martha Maddock, the farm workers having been replaced by John Hibbet (22) from Uffington and Thomas Stevens (18) from Deeping Gate.

The farm now extended to 100 acres. William was a pillar of society; he was associated with the management of local schools long before the School Board was formed, and he then served as both Chairman and Vice Chairman of the School Board. He was also one of the overseers of the parish and a Trustee of Tyghe’s Charity Estates. By religion he was a Free Methodist and held every office within the Church open to a layman.

In 1855 Williams’ mother Mary died aged 72. In the Census, William, his wife Mary and daughter Mary, (recorded as a scholar) together with general servants, Susan Moulds (18) and William Landon (17) both from Northamptonshire were employed, as was George Bennett a carter from Deeping St James.

The farm was growing and in 1871 it extended to 151 acres and employed 5 men and 9 boys. Wife and daughter were both still at home tended to by Ann Patcheet (15) a domestic servant. Samuel Cobley (20) and James Dale, both from Borough Fen, looked after the farm.

Five years later on 6th September1876 Mary was to have a grand wedding at the Priory Church where she married the Reverend James Nutt Adams from Chesham. The local newspaper reported that:‘The usually undemonstrative village was the scene of much excitement consequent to the marriage. Early in the morning were to be seen in the neighbourhood, village folk willingly influenced by loving hearts, erecting triumphal arches and making gay preparations for the happy event. A dull morning broke into a lovely day and about 11 o’clock upon continued >

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FEATURE reaching the church gate, the wedding party passed under an elegant arch upon which very considerable time and skill must have been bestowed and which was illuminated with the prayer ‘God Bless the Bridal Pair’. The Church Porch also had its festoon decorations. The bride was met at the Church door and the clergy and choir and was preceded by them to the altar table, the choir singing the well known hymn ‘How welcome was the call, and sweet the festal day, When Jesus deigned in Cana’s hall to bless the marriage day.’ Miss Dean accompanied on the organ and performed the Wedding March

by Mendelssohn.

Such an imposing scene has probably never before been witnessed in this neighbourhood. The very large chancel of the building almost a church of itself was covered with flowers and scriptural mottoes and filled with the relatives of the bridal pair, for whom it was specially reserved; while the body of the church was overflowing. The dress of the William Jackson bride was of the richest cream white satin, with a long train with bridal tulle and ornamented with orange blossoms. The veil of Brussels net was simply but elegantly adorned with a wreath of the same delicate flowers. A massive gold necklet with handsome locket and earrings (the gift of the bridegroom) was the only jewellery worn by the bride. Five bridesmaids were elegantly attired in dresses of pale blue silk elaborately trimmed with a cord fringe and richly brocaded cream silk hats of cream felt with feathers to match the dresses. The bouquet was of the rarest and most delicate exotic flowers and those of the bridesmaids were scarcely less lovely.

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by Mr C.C. Whiteman of Peterborough. The ceremony was most impressively rendered by the Revd John George assisted by the Revd H.E Nullet vicar of Chesham, and many eyes were moistened with the tear of love and many a prayer offered for the future happiness of the young couple.

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most recherché description supplied by John House in his usual excellent style. The happy couple departed for a continental tour amidst a perfect ovation. The wedding presents, approaching 100 in number, and the manner in which the bride is appreciated was evident by the fact that there were presents from all classes of the community. On the following day Mr Jackson with his usual kindness to juveniles invited over 200 Sunday school children to a plentiful tea and the church choir and friends about 60 in number sat down to an excellent supper. On the Friday the tenantry of Mr Jackson and his labourers were regaled with a substantial dinner and tea in commemoration of the happy event.’

After the death of his wife Mary in 1889, William retired in 1900. His daughter lived with him with her son Bertram, looked after by Sarah Forth (23) from Crowland and Charles Stevens from Deeping St James.

On his death in 1904, William gave a legacy of £20 to John Metcalf to act as a Trustee until Bertram, his grandson, was 21 as well as receiving £20 a year annually. Sarah Wade (62) the housekeeper also received a further 12 shillings a week to keep house for the boy. The total estate amounted to £4,366 and 13 shillings. On coming of age, Bertram inherited the farm and married Florence née Upton, the daughter of Frederick and Mary of the Bull Hotel at Donnington. In 1907 their daughter, Florence May, was born. Bertram continued in the same vein as his grandfather; he was a freemason at Framlington and in 1908 was elected to be a member of the Shire Horse Society. The couple remained at Eastgate House with his wife’s brother Frederick (30) a grocer’s assistant; Reginald Bentham, a farm pupil, and Florence Shackleton (30), a domestic help from Gosberton. But In 1912 the house was put up continued >

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for auction at The New Inn, Market Deeping by Messrs Longstaff. Bidding was slow and it was withdrawn from sale at £450. This ended the long association of the Jacksons with Eastgate House, as Bertram and Florence moved to Yorkshire in 1913. Initially they tried to let the house out as holiday apartments but this was not successful and so the farm was leased to Mr Mitchell who advertised his canker care for horses ‘successfully treating canker in feet and big legs‘.

Mr Mitchell’s did not stay at Eastgate House for long.

After the First World War, Alfred Hinman, farmer of Teigh, Oakham, retired to Eastgate House with his second wife, Sarah Smith of Cromwell House, West Deeping.

On 1st July 1920, his daughter Daisy married George Clamp at Deeping St James. At this time both Peacocks and Gibbons used the field at the rear of the barn to store agricultural machinery.

Jock Worsdall of Towngate recalled coming to the barn to see his father drive the new traction engine known as `Old Roby’ that had been driven all the way from Lincoln. A regular attendee of the Baptist Chapel, Alfred’s wish was that on his death he be borne to his grave on a farm wagon by six old horses. This was duly carried out in 1933 when the Revd Wilkins of Bedford and Mr Hales of Clifton carried out the service at the Chapel and graveside. Alfred left £3,358 in his will; with £1000 to Daisy and the residue of the estate to his wife for her lifetime, and then all to Daisy. The Clamps had moved back to the house to look after Sarah, where George was a poultry farmer.

Nancy Titman remembers the Clamp’s two daughters, Mary and Peggy.

‘Peggy recalled the layout of this large farmhouse as it was when the family made it their home. Initially a dining room and sitting room occupied the front of the house being divided with a large quarry tiled central hall. At the back was a large pantry and two dairies. Upstairs were five bedrooms and a bathroom which was quite modern at the time. The bath was fronted with mahogany panelling and the toilet and basin were white with blue patterning. The house had two separate landings, one for the household and one for boys working on the farm which led straight down 18

to the farmyard. The yard was large with the usual clutch of farm buildings and barns round it. A pump stood on the yard with a large square stone pump trough underneath the lead spout. Peggy has told me that her father always used this stone trough for sharpening the household carving knives as it was far superior to the usual hand held sharpening steel.’ The old walnut tree planted by William Jackson senior still remained at this time.

In 1945 the house suffered a fire which broke out in the kitchen; locals helped with the dousing of flames and the fire was contained. Ten years later on the death of George Clamp the house was sold to local businessman, Alfred Prentice. The property remained with him until it was bought in 1970 by Tim and Jane Cox following their move from Shropshire. This gave them more room to raise their family, Jeremy and Adrian. On moving in it was found that the house had rising damp to the ceiling in every ground floor room and a serious infestation of wood boring insects, including death watch beetle. Work to renovate the property has been quite extensive! The strip of land opposite the house that ran down to the river, known as the Hive or Holt, was sold in 1973 and an extension was added to Eastgate House to provide annexe accommodation for Jane Cox’s parents, Llewellyn & Alice Berrow from South Wales. In 1979 the family business, Sewaco Ltd began trading at the site.

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Research: Tim Cox, Joy Baxter, Nancy Titman Words: Judy Stevens

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The Santa Sleigh - a Deeping Tradition When you hear the strains of ‘You Must Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo’ from a few streets away then you know that the Santa Sleigh is near and excitement mounts as the sleigh rounds the corner and an assortment of elves dash up and down paths with their collection buckets and smiles grow on the faces of children of all ages!

The Santa Sleigh is an annual institution now in the Deepings but it wasn’t always the case. Initially the brainchild of the Round Table, their first carol float went out into the Deepings collecting money for charity at Christmas time 1978. A couple of years later, when Wayne Williams was Round Table Chairman, he decided to build a new float in the form of a Church. Chris Trotman recalls helping him construct this on a flat bed trailer in the former gasworks’ building (next to Todds Garage as was - now the maisonettes opposite Caterpillar Nursery) on Bridge Street, Deeping St James, as the site had been acquired by fellow Tabler, Doug Ellis. The 12ft ‘Church’ was complete with coloured cellophane stained glass windows and had a tape player inside for the Christmas carols.

For one reason or another the ‘Church’ carol float was abandoned after a couple of years and instead the Tablers used the famous Hot Dog van that they used to take to the Deepings Show and the Peterborough Show every year for fund raising. They fitted it up to look as much like a Santa’s Sleigh as possible. This was towed around the Deepings and nearby villages with carol music playing and Father Christmas sitting inside dispersing sweets to small children taken out to meet him in their parents’ arms.

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One year, when Terry Wright was playing Father Christmas, he was heard to say to various children: ‘What kind of bike do you want for Christmas?’

There was always plenty of Christmas cheer to be had on the rounds through the Deepings streets but once, when Santa and his Round Table helpers had briefly stopped for some ‘sustenance’ at the Crown & Anchor pub in Bridge Street, they came out to find that the generator they needed to power the lights and carol music had been nicked from Santa’s sleigh - so not much goodwill around that night!

In the early 1980s, with the Deepings beginning to expand at a pace, the local Rotary and Lions Clubs

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This was the 2019 model made from an old caravan chassis given to the Lions with donated wood and new tyres - crafted by Vince Sterland & Peter Southwood got together and built an impressive Santa’s float to raise their profile and collect funds at Christmas time – there were plenty of streets to cover and there was an informal arrangement between the organisations not to be out collecting in the same streets on the same night. This amicable arrangement lasted for a while, but one December night the police paid a visit to the Tablers to say that they had received a complaint from a member of the public, informing

them that the Deepings Round Table did not have a street collecting licence, so should not be out rattling tins. This was unfortunately true and so although the money was collected for a charity, the Tablers had to call it a day and their converted Hot Dog Van disguised as Santa’s sleigh never went out again. Meanwhile Rotary and Lions had taken the precaution of acquiring a street collecting licence, so they were able to continue to take their Santa’s Sleigh out and collect from door to door.

The original reindeer, now at its final resting place outside Prentice’s Recycling Centre, was made by Frank Fox of the Deepings Lions.

Jackie Brearly remembers, ‘I really loved the original Rudolph, he was really magical for me – sad he ended up at the Recycling Centre but glad he is still there as he makes me smile. My kids get the same story every time we go that way.’

Tuba player in the Anglia Brigade Band, John Rusted, and Graham

Horrox, Jack Young and Trevor Cheeseman were all names involved with the Sleigh in its early days. In 1982 the Lions presented £500 to Dennis Bracey of Peterborough District Hospital towards a scanner, funds in part coming from the Santa Sleigh. Andrew Bowell would take two weeks off work to play Santa and particularly remembers the Tallington Care Home Manager for giving Santa a tot of whisky to warm up, and wondered if it would be possible to be charged for being found drunk in charge of reindeers!

In Langtoft there were hot mince pies and hot punch and everywhere a feeling of warmth and pleasure at the sight of the children’s faces!

For the first time in a generation there will be no street collection this year although Santa will still be making an appearance in the streets of Deeping.

Please still give generously - this gift is turned into good works by the teams at Rotary and Lions and it is most definitely the gift that keeps on giving! Go to: www.justgiving.com/campaign Research: Dave Turner , Stuart LeSage and Tamaris Fisher Words: Stuart LeSage, Judy Stevens 21

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Margaret Flegg and Juliet Mills wish to send Christmas greetings to their many friends at the Priory Church, Church Ladies Fellowship, Deepings Lunchtime WI and Deeping St James Evening WI. They look forward to catching up with everyone in 2021.

A joyful and peaceful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to everyone.

The Mayor wishes all residents of Market Deeping a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Cllr. Joshua Yarham

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If you are a resident of Deeping St James and find yourself in need of help and support please be in touch The Clerk: Julie Banks 01778 344707

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Deeping St James United Charities would like to extend our thanks to all the community groups and front line workers, who have made such a difference in this challenging and very difficult year. Your kindness and consideration for others is what characterises our Deepings’ Community.

All I Want Fur Christmas… Crowland Carpets, 3 The Deeping Centre, Market Deeping PE6 8FG t: 01778 341827 e: enquiries@crowlandcarpets.co.uk Visit: www.crowlandcarpets.co.uk

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A very hairy Christmas The presents are all wrapped, I’ve had a mince pie or three, The fire’s glowing warmly…

The cat’s eyeing up the tree!

I close my eyes and ears To the festive avalanche As the cat now sits proudly, Swaying on the branch!

I pour myself a little drink, I’m feeling quite carefree.

The presents start to shake…

The cat’s beneath the tree!

Tinsel round her neck, Baubles crashing loudly, As she looks me in the eyes And meows very proudly.

As Kings College Cambridge choir Sing carols on tv, I’m trying not to notice A cat, halfway up the tree!

I don’t think the baby Jesus Had an angel quite so hairy!

But this is where she’s landed up Our brand new Christmas fairy!

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Keep in touch and check out our Facebook page ‘SAMS Premier & Post Office’ for further updates.

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The heart of Deeping One thing that has been irrevocably proved during this year of lockdown and limited possibilities is the value of buying locally! When the chips are down the people of the Deepings flock to their local stores, to Big Spar in Godsey Lane, to Sams in Rycroft Avenue, the Old Bakery in Deeping St James and to Grasmere Butchers in the Market Gate, Market Deeping.

opening of the Deli by the Mayor, Joshua Yarham, Stuart said, ‘When you visit out of town farm shops or garden centres, you get the butcher counter, the deli, the fresh fruit and vegetables but you also have the pet supplies and a cafe offering afternoon tea and we have both of those with the Pet Shop and Lilli’s Tearoom and, of course, our own butcher’s shop.

And so the investment that local businessman, Stuart Stables has put into the heart of Market Deeping with the Market Gate Deli has been Mayor Joshua Yarham shops at welcomed with open arms. At the Hambelton Bakery

‘But also in Market Gate, we also have the added services from Layton’s Dry Cleaners, The Little Sewing Shop, The Vape Shop, Ooh La La Beauty and Serenity Beauty. We hope to see an increased footfall to benefit everyone’s

businesses. And if it brings a little life back into the centre of Market Deeping that would be an incredible achievement.’

In a vow to buy quality local produce wherever they can Stuart said ‘Hambleton Bakery, which is available in the Deli, is a company from our own heart – they produce wholesome food, using ingredients from local producers.

This is the true meaning of buying local – not only does the Deli create new jobs within our business but it also supports other local producers and their jobs at a time when it is desperately needed, whether it be Deeping Fudge, Jenny’s Jams of Lincoln, Saint’s Sinners Preserves from Pode Hole, Rapeseed Oil and Goose Fat from Munn’s of Chatteris or Hawken’s Gingerbread from Grantham.’

Overnight a destination has been created, already encouraging visitors from out of town! Have you placed your Christmas order yet?

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Traditional fruit Christmas Cakes and treats from Iced Rose Cakes will bring a touch of individuality to your Christmas table!

Call 07955626680

At the moment organic vegetables are centre stage at Vine House Farm. What better accompaniment to your Christmas dinner than local fresh, organic vegetables with not an air mile in sight! Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflowers, Cabbages - Red, White, Stanton, Pointed, Savoy & January King, Kale, Leeks, Turnips & Squashes. You can get your potatoes as well – Melody, Tyson & Mozart available currently.

Traditional Christmas roast turkey dinner goes equally well with red and white wines. However, because the dish often includes rich sauces and often pigs in blankets or other meaty accompaniments, the wine needs to have pronounced flavours and be full bodied. Leigh Johnson wine buff recommends two wines which are both widely available, the Villa Maria, Private Bin, Pinot Noir for the red, from New Zealand (£12) or The Warwick, First Lady, Chardonnay, South Africa (Tesco currently £7, normally £8).

Turkey Butterfly from Leicestershire. Not wanting a whole Turkey this Christmas?

Why not try just a Turkey Butterfly? Boneless breast, rolled and can stuffed or wrapped, Turkey Butterflies at Grasmere Farm are slowly grown to give a layer of fat and flavour you don’t often find with Turkey Butterflies. Available at Grasmere Farm Traditional Butchers, 9-10 Market Gate, Market Deeping.

Make this Christmas extra special with the Festive Style Guide. With themed inspiration from professional wedding and special events venue dresser Fiona Perry. For £10, access the 21 page guide plus how to videos and FB group to share your ideas and creations, from setting your table, table centres to finishing touches.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellLaidTableMD Well Laid Table: https://welllaidtable.co.uk

Bottled beers brewed locally

by Hopshackle from traditional English ales to the more heavily hopped modern golden ales.

Available on www.hopshacklebrewery.co.uk

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The ultimate sweet treat!

We will deliver locallymade - available alsoDeepings! in Sams Rycroft Avenue and Delicious fudge in the Local delivery Moor Farm Shop, Newborough. https://deepingfudge.co.uk/ and available at Sams Moor Farm Shop and the Grasmere deli infor the10% Precinct, Market Deeping.!

Quote FUDGE off all orders until 31st October www.deepingfudge.co.uk https://deepingfudge.co.uk/ The Christmas Box from the Fig & Fox Co. is a ‘build your own’ food hamper featuring local suppliers.Free U.K. delivery and orders placed before the 18th December guarantee a Christmas arrival.

Packaging is 100% compostable and can Cheese board selection for your Christmas table? The be eco-gift wrapped with recycled kraft Market Gate Deli has a wide selection of both local wrapping paper, natural ribbon and jute European cheeses which would finish any Christmas string to ensure your gift leaves a lasting Day off nicely. Why not try some Lincolnshire Poacher impression on the heart, not the earth. with its nutty taste or Lincolnshire’s only blue- Cote Contact hello@thefigandfoxcompany.

Hill Blue? 2 Market Gate, Market Deeping. co.uk 07592563044

For the connoisseur in your life - an ecelctic selection of gins and whiskies from The Cigar Box, Market Place, Market Deeping

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The Cigar Box on the Market Place is a compact, boutique-style establishment literally stocked from floor to ceiling and is owned by the knowledgeable and friendly Howard Callow.

A bespoke, handmade, wall-to-wall humidor is home to a classic collection of Cuban cigars. Complimenting this is a matching cabinet stocked with an array of unusual spirits including whiskies from around the world, brandies, rums and liqueurs. Specially selected botanical gins and vodkas add to this fascinating range which suits every pocket.

This lovely little shop is the place to go for that special something or a tantalising treat.

5 Market Place, Market Deeping PE6 8EA www.thecigarbox.uk Tel: 01778 343430

A selection of local and English cheeses available to buy at Moor Farm Shop, Newborough

Stamford Heavenly Chocolates create handmade chocolates with the finest Belgium chocolate. For the festive season they have a selection of chocolate table gifts, stocking fillers and gift ideas for everyone including a dairy free selection.

Click and Collect or UK Delivery option. https://stamfordheavenlychocolates. co.uk/christmas/

Grasmere Farm’s Slicing Pork Pie is perfect for a family Christmas table. Crispy pasty and wonderfully flavoured pork in the centre- not forgetting the all important jelly between the two. A very traditional and popular item on any Christmas table. Available at Grasmere Farm’s new Market Gate Deli. 2 Market Gate, Market Deeping.

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Delicious fudge made in the Deepings!

The ultimate sweet treat!

We’ve been making our homemade fudge since 2002 from Deeping St James in Lincolnshire.

We offer a variety of irresistible traditional fudge flavours, all homemade to order using farm fresh cream and butter, which is locally sourced and organic wherever possible. We also make delicious dairy-free fudge for those who want to enjoy fudge but can’t consume dairy products or who follow a lactose intolerant diet. Whether you’re looking for traditional fudge flavours or something more imaginative, we have homemade fudge to suit all tastes and indulgences!

We will deliver locally

Moor Farm Rib of Beef. Beef is home reared and free range making it full of flavour- Perfect for a family Christmas dinner!

https://deepingfudge.co.uk/ Fortnightly garden maintenance, all aspects of gardening undertaken from February to December.

Give us a buzz on 07859096477

At Vine House Farm Shop

all you’ll need for the perfect day

Free range cockerels, geese & turkeys Seasonal veg boxes

Christmas trees, wreaths & hampers

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WELCOME BACK!

We are ready to offer you a safe & enjoyable shopping experience!

Wrendale Designs Award winning gifts & cards designed

by Hannah Dale in Lincolnshire and now on sale in Deeping!

PIPPINS PATCHWORK & CRAFTS at the Antique & Craft Centre Stockists of Makower fabric, Stylecraft, King Cole yarns and now also stocking Moda Fabrics, Lynette Anderson and Nancy Halvorsen fabrics. pippinspatchwork.com Market Deeping Antiques and Crafts Centre, High Street, Market Deeping t: 07984788254 nathanpatchwork@hotmail.com

Come and see our great selection of gifts for your pets!

Open 9.15-5.30 Monday to Saturday 10-4 on Sundays Unit 10 Peacock Square, Northfields Industrial Estate, Market Deeping. PE6 8LW. 01778 218228.

Instagram is #marketdeepingpetstop and facebook is @petstopmarketdeeping.

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The Deeping Map from illustrator Brandon Mattless is available as a map to be framed, a card, a tea towel and now as 4 boxed coasters which put together make up the Deepings Map - manufactured in Stamford they are made of durable melamine. approx. 10 x 10cm x 3.2 mm thick. £12. www.idratherbeindeeping.com

You can still shop with Murano Silver by getting in touch with them on Instagram or Facebook. Just drop them a message and they’ll help you find the perfect gift

Inject some colour and light into your home this Christmas with these hand painted glass bauble tealight holders. Available in sizes 12cm, 10cm and 8cm in diameter and all come with tealights and hanging cords £15, £13, £11 or a Set of three sizes £35. Any colour possible! From Art has Soul email alihs0611@live.com

The Merryweather Artist has a selection of uniquely designed Christmas cards for sale. Each card is individually printed from handcarved lino onto quality card in silver or copper oil based inks. They are a special price for Christmas at £3 each or any combination of 4 for £10 (plus postage). And if you live in the Deepings, she will deliver to your door on her bicycle for free. FB themerryweatherartist Instagram @themerryweatherartist Email dehliabe@gmail.com

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We offer over thirty years of experience, great service and we are on your doorstep!

We have been providing expert advice to all our customers for over 30 years now, we are sure to have the right bed for you so please come and see us in store to view the whole range of beds and mattresses.

We stock a whole range of beds from many different brands and offer extremely competitive prices on all our beds and mattresses.

We offer FREE DELIVERY on all beds and mattresses within a 25 mile radius We offer a large selection of beds in stock that we can deliver SAME DAY

Please come and see our fantastic range of beds instore today! Call us: 01778 347961 48 High Street, Market Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 8EB

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Card Making Paper & Card Ink & Paints Cross Stitch & Needles Ribbons, Trims & Buttons Felting Kids Crafting Stamping Die Cutting Much more..

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The joy of Subscription Boxes

SUBSCRIPTION BOX

The gift that keeps giving all year round It appears that out of 2020 a gift sensation has developed in the form of subscription boxes.

We’re going to take a look at where these boxes came from and why they can make great all year round gifts.

Traditionally when you think of subscriptions you might think of a magazine. An annual payment or direct debit and you could guarantee your favourite read would come through your letterbox every month.

Without fail you could trust in staying connected with a community of readers who all had the same interest or hobby in common.

Magazine subscriptions are big business and you can find a magazine for all sort of interests from walking, crafting, golf, cars, homes and interiors, fashion and lifestyle, baking, model railways, horse riding and the list goes on.

As a gift for someone else you purchase the box as an annual gift or pay monthly and know each month your friend or family member will receive a gift to their door.

What’s more, they will be thinking of you and you thinking of them when they receive it, bringing back the connectivity we have been missing so much this year.

We often put ourselves last on a list to buy something special just for us. When you buy a subscription for yourself it’s just that, just for you. You can choose flowers, chocolate, fudge, a food hamper, self care box.

It’s not just physical products you can receive, either. There are lots of online membership clubs where you to learn and connect with like-minded people, from self-care to health and fitness.

Every month you are part of a club and community where you get to do something just for you.

For a few years now you’ve been able to order flowers The idea of something once a month to your door too. And from this many letter box flower hello@bijoubox.uk www.bijoubox.uk can feel overwhelming. Would you subscription services were born. Every month you have too much or enough time to consume it yourself? can receive a beautiful arrangement of fresh flowers That’s the great thing with some subscription boxes, especially the food ones. If you’ve subscribed once a in seasonal colours to fill your home. month you could decide that on months when you Bringing flowers into your home to experience led to have a friend’s birthday, for example, you could gift the arrival of an array of beautifully decorated boxes them that month’s hamper! and hampers to inspire you at home.

Where do you find subscription boxes?

Why buy a subscription box?

You might not even realise there is so much to choose The beautiful thing about these boxes is their from on your doorstep already and here’s a little versatility. You can buy them as a gift for someone summary to inspire you. else, a gift for yourself or both.

Fig and Fox launched a monthly seasonally themed food and drink hamper with all products locally sourced within a 50 mile radius of Peterborough.

Their focus is on catering for all with eco-friendly packaging and products suitable for vegetarians.

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Out of lockdown a local beauty business owner launched a quarterly self-care subscription box. Each quarter, Bijou Box UK products are sourced from local businesses all focused on inspiring and promoting self-care at home. Packaged in a beautiful box that makes it a gift to yourself.

Inspired by their own crafting and beading workshops, our local beading specialist and author launched the monthly Riverside Bead Box. Every month beaders of all levels can enjoy a project a home with their own beading kit and connect with a community online.

(Soon to launch is also the Riverside Craft Box.) For self-development, mindset and business, local coach, mentor and author launched the Empowered Living Club. A niche online membership club for professionals and business owners who get access to a blend of coaching, motivation, energy healing, monthly resources and a community focused on personal and business growth.

With so many artisan and independent businesses across our area, isn’t it wonderful that you can buy a gift that keeps on giving with products and services all coming from the heart of the Deepings.

Written by Emma Lannigan www.emmalannigan.com Inspiring Growth for Business Owners

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HOME BIRTH Zoë Kornfeld talks to Hannah Pattison Christmas and home birth: two seemingly unrelated topics, but after I caught my first glimpse this year of a nativity scene, my mind wandered, around the image of the holy family cosy in a stable, if they had given birth alone (commonly known as free-birth today), or if they had ‘called the midwife’? Of course, we’ll never know, but I couldn’t help but see some benefits to giving birth in a stable: with candle light, and warm straw – it went some way to being the perfect womb-like space to bring forth new life.

Of course, one key difference between birthing families today and Mary and Joseph is that the latter had limited options surrounding their choice of place of birth. Today, you can choose to give birth in a hospital, midwife-led birthing unit, at home, or in a field, if you so desire. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, due to the uncertainties facing birthing families this year, there has been a rise in those considering home birth as the right option for them. Some may have read a 2020 study in The Lancet, which described how planning a home birth dramatically reduces your chances of needing intervention. People are often surprised to find out just how safe home birth is: perhaps due to a huge shift in the culture of birth over the past half a century. A 2019 study

by Hutton et al, which examined outcomes for low-risk women, found that there was no statistical difference in perinatal or neonatal mortality between those who had planned a home birth, and those who planned a hospital birth.

Deeping St. James resident, Hannah Pattison, chose to give birth in her home last month, and here’s her story.

“After a day of energetic ‘nesting’, I decided to have an early night. I was chatting to Andrew (my husband) in bed and laughed, when I suddenly felt like I was about to wet myself. It was a slow trickle of water. I felt a mild anxiety that I had no contractions and I rung my doula, Verina, for some reassurance. After talking to her, I felt more relaxed so I got myself comfy with towels on the cistern and lent forwards as a mild ache around my abdomen started to gradually turn into some definite contractions.

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Andrew started setting up downstairs before encouraging both of us to try and get some sleep. That thought went straight out of the window when I got my next contraction; I felt completely trapped on the bed like an insect struggling on its back in pain. Andrew woke up straight away and we realised that we would get no sleep that night!

I helped Andrew set up the birthing space but remained in organisation mode as I stopped to empty the bins. I took a big breath of the mild October air and clocked a bright full moon. I felt excited - tonight was the night we would meet our baby!

I made a conscious choice not to time the contractions but just judge by the intensity of them. I decided it was time to enter the birth space. Andrew was starting to fill up the pool and I knelt on the floor, head resting on the sofa which was now covered in sheets and an old duvet. Verina arrived, the fire was being lit, the essential oil diffuser was on and I changed positions to lean over my birth ball focusing on the candles circling my birth altar created at my Mother’s blessing. As the contractions ramped up I allowed my mind to go hazy, meditating on the fire, the candles and the moon, visible through a serendipitously positioned crack in the curtains.

By now I was fully in ‘labour land’. The contractions were intense but I felt scared of fully letting go. Verina used the rebozo to ‘shake the apples’ on each contraction to encourage me to release.

Something about the movement of the rebozo on my body had a direct link to my vocal chords and from deep within I found myself singing.

By now I was really keen to get into the water, but it wasn’t still ready despite the multiple kettles. Finally it was ready and as I lowered myself down into the warm water I felt a rush of relief at how wonderful it felt. I readied myself for the next contraction and found to my intense joy that I was finally able to unabashedly let go and release fully. I felt myself opening wide with each contraction and was taken aback by how quickly my body could do this now there was no fear. My song had changed to cries and calls for help as Andrew hurriedly made a call to the midwives.

I wanted Andrew with me at all times as I squeezed so hard on his hands during each contraction and Verina encouraged me to follow my body’s cues. I recognised I must be at ‘transition’ when I shouted out that I couldn’t do it anymore. Andrew reminded me that I’d said the same last labour and I had done it. And then Verina said she could see the top of baby’s head and with the next contraction came the ‘ring of fire’. At this point there was a lull until the next contraction as my body gently eased back the perineum. Finally another contraction and huge relief as baby’s head was born! With the next contraction baby’s body turned and twisted out as she held out her hands to touch the bottom of the pool while Verina instructed me how to reach down and lift my baby out. As I touched her under water for the first time I felt like I wasalong having an out of body experience Moved from the Wellhead Practice August 2014just although the feel of her perfect skin was real.

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I lifted her up out of the water. The shock of coming out of the warm water and the speed of the birth meant that baby went a bit unresponsive. Just at this point, the midwives both arrived and took over

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vigorously rubbing her with a towel until she coughed up all the mucus and began crying.

They read through my birth plan and went about enabling me to have my golden hour. I stood up and pushed the placenta out with two contractions, cord still intact. Andrew then cut the cord while Verina made me some sweet porridge which they fed me as I lay back on the sofa breastfeeding.

When everyone had left ,by about 9am, our six-year-old daughter came down to meet her new sister. She had been woken in the night by the noises and had listened but opted not to come down. We chose to call our baby Phoebe Lillia, which means ‘radiant shining one’ and is linked to the moon’.

If you are expecting a baby yourself, and would like to find out any more about home birth as an option, do talk to your midwife to find about your options – remember, the choice is yours, whether that be home, hospital or stable!

Images: Lesley Mohamad ‘Little Wildings Photography’

Ruffles Hair & Beauty 3 Halfleet, Market Deeping PE6 8DB 01778 344677

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At Ruffles we have a highly skilled team of creative stylists and beauty therapist in a very welcoming environment.

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, but nobody found him until the Victorians started digging out the lakes.

Anyway, according to my copy of the Domesday Book (The al Archives don’t yet know I borrowed it, by the way) we – that is ‘Deping’ - had a rich community with four bovates of land to the Over the last few months Alan F. Judge has been regaling locals online Geld with was tales landoftax) enough landduring for half plough. Weyear were– here also is lifeand in the Deepings thisaextraordinary eland’, belonged to a manor (although more likely because one which that harks back to Domesday!

23 April e days the 2020 Deepings were really a giant bog). A ‘Sokeman’ was an are possibly some advantages to this Messrs Almær, and Fredegæst classAlthough poshtherepeasant.

There were sixtime, villans, a Arnbiorn ‘Villan’ was(anybody an in lockdown such as the kids all happily playing at home; Deeping related?) all had various carucates of land as well ry posh and A ‘Bordar’ a less than parentspeasant, tearing out their hair two because bordars. their kids are all as mills (but notwas Molecy’s, or the old Tower posh Windmill in happily playing at home; old gits like me, living alone and DSJ) and quite a few sokes. A Soke was owned by a Lord, t. Parts of the land had up to seven ploughs, that is to say land that tearing out my hair because there’s no way I am going to not to mention bovates (one eighth of a carucate) belonging get a haircut beforeby Christmas – well,or that’seight-ox it really, I can’t team to Peterborough Abbey. If you live in West Deeping, be ploughed a six (anybody got any oxen you think of anything else to be happy about. Anyway, I’m a bit will be delighted to know that you are residing on land ), twenty acres meadows and The book doesn’t tell of a historian and I doof enjoy digging up the past.

I’ve one been fishery. belonging to Godfrey de Cambrai – damned Frenchmen The Deepings lately and surprised get in everywhere, although Godfrey a Norman etherdoing theit forfishery went to you’d Thebe Boundary or Linford’s and was I’m not and at what was here a thousand years ago. Well, maybe not. not even the French go down that road. Godders was a to cause any arguments there.

Those gents living athappy theto time, There was a mammoth, of course, but nobody found him local good friend of King William, so was help the poor until the Victorians started digging out the lakes. old chap out. All this land brought in about three hundred s Almær, Arnbiorn and Fredegæst (anybody in Deeping related?) shillings for King William’s coffers, but as it was 1086 and Anyway,carucates according to my of copyland of the as Domesday Bill the (but Bastard not died the following year, itor did the him little various wellBook as mills Molecy’s, (The National Archives don’t yet know I borrowed good. wer it,Windmill a few sokes. A Soke was owned by the way) we –in thatDSJ) is to say and ‘Deping’quite – had a rich with four bovatesbovates of land to the (one geld (geldeighth was All this of ‘geld’ reminds me that we live to in ‘The ord, community not to mention ofmention a carucate) belonging land tax) and enough land for half a plough. We were also Danelaw’ so there’s a good chance that some of you might orough Abbey.

If youto alive West you will Viking, be delighted a ‘Sokeland’, which belonged manor in (although moreDeeping, be related to that well-known Sandi Toksvig. Take likely because in those days the Deepings were really a a look at the village names here, if it ends in ‘by’ there’s w that you are residing on land belonging to Godfrey de Cambrai giant bog). A ‘Sokeman’ was an upper-class posh peasant. a good chance it’s full of Vikings named Sandi. If it ends were six villeins – aget ‘Villein’in was an ordinary posh in ‘ham’ or ‘burg/borough’ then it’s Anglo-Saxon mnedThere Frenchmen everywhere, although Godfrey was a and peasant – and two bordars. A ‘Bordar’ was a less-than-posh the inhabitants are named ‘Fred’, like me, and the war an and notPartseven thehadFrench down road. was good peasant. of the land up to seven go ploughs, that is that continues to thisGodders day. But at least, now a you’re all wellto say land that could be ploughed by a six or eight-ox team educated about our past and will be able to hold your of King William, so was happy to help the poor old chap out. Allown (anybody got any oxen today?), twenty acres of meadows in arguments with the Sokemen, Bordars and Villeins – nd brought three hundred formanyKing William’s and one fishery.in Theabout book doesn’t tell us whether the fish shillings of which there are – from that town south of the went to The Boundary or Linford’s and I’m not going to River Welland. Now, what was its name? Begins with a ‘P’. s, butcause asanyit arguments was 1086 and Bill the Bastard died the following year, it there. Those local gents living at the I think. m little good.

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BEARDED VULTURE – ONCE IN A LIFETIME

The Story of Vigo from a personal perspective

by William Bowell

Back in the spring, the world was in lockdown 1.0 and I immersed myself in local birding;, as all birders did in Britain. With the lockdown rules across Europe being so strict, rare and unusual birds in any area were generally kept on the down-low. But some birds are too big to ignore, and Bearded Vulture, or Lammergeier if you prefer, is certainly one of them!

One in 2016 in the south-west was an amazing find at the time but it soon became clear that it was a bird of luck and time, and with the bird ranging far and wide I assumed this year’s bird would do the same.

Thank goodness not everyone else thought the same!

On 10th July, Dan Pointon made the effort to search the area of Peak District where it could be and found its roost site.

This bird first started to raise eyebrows in Britain when it was seen on the near-Continent, away from this it’s typical Alpine home, in May and June. Initially, it was seen over Alderney in the Channel Islands and then France and Holland. Large birds of prey do not like large sea-crossings but this individual was next reported over the West Midlands, being snapped over someone’s garden!

My first journey out of the Deepings area since lockdown came on the 11th, when I visited the area just west of Sheffield and made the long walk with my father to the roost site. It turned out, despite waking up at stupid-o-clock, that we were too late – typical!

And the actual roost site was another hour’s walk across the moors, after a torturous hour and a half hike already!

But leaving the area for the first time after lockdown?

I got the taste for it of course and could never miss such a brute of a bird; Europe’s biggest bird of prey, a wing span of three metres and a diet of bones! Once again it had roosted on the same set of cliffs, so after a two-hour drive (setting off at 3am!) and a two-hour walk I finally clapped eyes on Britain’s second Bearded Vulture- sitting in a field below sea-level in the Fens near Nene Terrace. ever Bearded Vulture, later to be known as Vigo.

Then in July it was seen occasionally in the Peak District, where it remained for the rest of the summer but I have to confess, despite only being the second ever in Britain, I made no plans nor had any interest in going and see this mighty bird at first.

The elation was extreme – I had made the effort twice to see it and unlike most twitches, this bird was physically quite demanding to see. We enjoyed great views as it roosted and preened on the cliff edge below us until eventually it had warmed up enough to take off.

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Immediately it flew at all us. My memory card was full from all the photos of it on the cliff – I had missed the shots! I changed my memory card just in time to have it rise up from below us, soaring slowly at eye level. We literally were in the shadow of one of the most incredible birds of prey in the world –and it was only a few miles outside Sheffield!

We watched it soar off north and headed back with a very happy, socially distancing, crowd. And that was that... Well, nearly!

My photos caused a bit of a stir online, which followed with a live Skype interview on Sky News, several live radio interviews and my interview and photos appearing in around 100 papers (including the Daily Express, the Guardian and Evening Standard) across the world! It was quite surreal and took up a week of my life!

As the summer went on, Vigo became more predictable in her moorland home but continued to draw attention right up until she departed in mid-September. The next day she was seen in Leicestershire and Oxfordshire. Finally, could she be heading home?

It all went a bit quiet but then, at the end of the month, whilst I was in Shetland with my birding pal Kev, who lives in Norfolk (and coincidentally was with me in the Peaks when I saw Vigo in July), it appeared... two miles from Kev’s house!

As you can imagine, dear reader, I couldn’t repeat much of what came out Kev’s mouth as he wasn’t best pleased. But thankfully we dulled the pain a little the next day by being among the first to see Britain’s first Tennessee Warbler for 25 years.

Another week passed and the bird was seen again, this time by non-birders, near Spalding! Detective work by local birders meant that before dawn on Thursday, 8th October, five of us were staring at a Bearded

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Vulture, just over ten miles from our homes!

Vigo toured the local area, roosting at Cowbit one night, Nene Terrace the next and was appreciated by hundreds of admirers. And I have to say I went and saw her every hour I could and on the morning of the Saturday I enjoyed incredible views of her in the early morning sun, sat in a fenland field, eating hare remains (who knew that illegal coursing could have a positive?), probably below sea-level. How different to the setting she should be in; hundreds of miles, up in the snowy Alps!

And she must have known... a few days later she was found in Kent and was seen making her way out into the English Channel... but she failed and turned around! Thankfully though, ‘our’ Vigo is made of tougher stuff and she went again – and didn’t come back!

Taken in the Autumn when Vigo’s tail had grown back.

The end of the story, dear reader? I think not. A) A bird fitting her description was photographed in southern France later in the month, suggesting she made it across safely – phew! And B) A feather picked up from one of her roost sites in the Peaks was analysed and on an Autumnwatch programme in November, it was revealed that Vigo was born in a wild nest in Alpine France last year and that one parent was wild-born and the other was from a reintroduction programme.

Does this mean that Vigo wasn’t a genuinely wild Bearded Vulture because one of her parents wasn’t? She was born hundreds of miles up a mountain in the wild; toured Europe, summered in Yorkshire and dined out in Fenland Britain before crossing the sea again, heading back to the mountains where she was born. They don’t get much wilder than that, do they?!

Will Bowell works at Grasmere Farm in Deeping St James (with a butcher’s and deli in Market Gate, 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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Escape to the Peak District Artist Nick Tearle on tour - Part 2 In the first week of November, the week before the UK went back into national lockdown, my partner Lizzie and I were lucky enough to spend five days up in the Peak District. For most fen dwellers, it’s a conveniently close escape to some hills. We packed a lot in, basing ourselves in the small village of Taddington, just off the A6. We would highly recommend the single bedroomed Horse Mill Lodge available through Sykes Holiday Cottages. Birchen Edge gave us our first taste of the hills, hiking up the rocky slopes surrounded by autumnal golden ferns and birch trees. A beautiful vista opened up from the top as sunlight broke through the passing rain clouds. For more of a woodland wander we ventured through the Lathkill Dale Valley – a beautiful sight rich in autumnal colours. Having packed our mountain bikes we took a day peddling the Monsal Trail that follows an old railway line through a series of hillside tunnels interspersed with views of valleys below the viaducts.

Another great site in the area is Lud’s Church. An ancient landslide left a vast chasm here, which is now completely covered in moss and fern. For centuries, it has been known as both a place of myth, clandestine meetings of the Lollards and a possible refuge for Robin Hood and Friar Tuck.

On our last day, returning to yet another lockdown, we took advantage of the local viewpoint at Curbar Edge.

This is an absolute must see if you visit the area. After just a short stroll from the car park you’ll be high up enjoying huge vistas of the Derwent valley as you pick a path through the gritstone boulders that line the cliffside.

I managed to get a few good shots with the camera and even a painting sketch (below) which I hope you all enjoy. https://nicktearle.net/

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Cubar Edge

Luds Church Rocks

Autumn Trees near Luds Church

Sunlight from Bircham Edge

Lizzie and Nick

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Busy at Christmas local postman and photographer, Mark Fordham took time out to take this picture of his Christmas tree a couple of years ago.

This visage of exuberance is the tree of local artist, Elaine Anderson.

Molecey Mill at Christmas. The Dining Room now restored to the way it looked when the house was featured in Cambridgeshire Life magazine in 1969 when it was the home of John and Lucille van Geest.

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