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The entries in the Advent Calendar Window Competition were all excellent - at the Waterton Arms in Church St DSJ window number 14 won. Designed and created by Paul Taylor the £25 was given by DSJ Parish Council to the Exotic Pets Refuge. In Market Deeping Church St the winning window was number 11 by Oddfellows and they donated their £25 from MD Town Council to the

Newborn, baby and family photographer, Kerry Unwin has been acknowledged for her work with a feature in Amateur Photography magazine. www.kerryunwinphotography.co.uk

Once again the Deepings Library transformed into Hogwarts just for one day!

In spite of a two year gap in the Clash of the Clubs Quiz which has otherwise been running annually since 2010, Halleys Comets retained their crown winning the trophy for the fourth consecutive time!

Vinnis Angels were winners of the picture quiz and the Church and DYG benefitted to the tune of £300 each. l-r Chris Halley, Susan Notley,Margaret Flegg and Chris Notley.

The team from the Vine House Cafe celebrate Burns night at a Pinchbeck Church Hall fundraiser!

A squad of 12 from the Deepings Swimming Club got its 2023 Lincolnshire County Championships campaign underway in style making 13 finals and finishing with four medals (from James Cash,Oliver Clarke and Lottie Flatters) and numerous personal bests. Lottie Ann Flatters went on to win gold in the 200m butterfly at the final weekend of the County Championships where the Club scooped eight medals.

Just as the number of traditional pubs are declining so the rise of the micro pub and local breweries are growing! Says Steve Williams of The Thirsty Giraffe in Manor Way Deeping St James “The Thirsty Giraffe has been open just over a year and it’s been a fabulous experience all the way! Even though the concept of the micropub has been in existence for the last two decades I still get the impression that locally, many are not too sure what we are! But once they do discover us they enjoy the atmosphere and the ale and become our regulars!” Pictured from the Thirsty Giraffe l-r John Lawrence and Steve Williams.

Worcester Bosch accredited installer for the Deepings and face of Worcester Bosch 2012

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Wicker World, Towngate East, Market Deeping. PE68LQ

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The winning name to be pulled out of the hat by DSJ Councillor,Jack Little, was Helen Morgan! She wins two tickets to visit Easton Walled Gardens in Snowdrop time.

Ever wondered while watching DIY SOS if any of those tradesmen come from the Deepings? Well it turns out that they do. Pictured here is JC Carter who with Jeremy Post of The Brickman UK Ltd Werrington worked on a home transformation in Spalding. Looking at the bricks used on the extension you will notice that they were initially the wrong hue until cleverly brick tinted by our local Brickman!

Visit the Red Lion in West Deeping on a Wednesday afternoon and you might wonder what’s going on! Volunteer archivists from West Deeping Heritage Group will be found poring over a boxful of old account books - sustained only by tea and coffee! The collection dates back to 1889, when George Barber was the village blacksmith and carpenter. William Ackland took over the business in around 1904 and carried on until only a few years before his death in 1969. Detailed estimates, invoices and other correspondence are being indexed and recorded, with stories to be shared in future issues of IrbiD.