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‘Education! Education! Education!’ These words were the mantra of one particularly famous British Prime Minister for a reason. It is not surprising then that the Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian have introduced an Annual Awards to celebrate the best in the area.

This year the Deepings School took away a fistful of commendations with Jake Jarman (pictured right) wining the Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award. Jake is a member of the British Gymnastics Junior Squad and High Performance Programme training alongside double Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock, multiple Olympic medallist Louis Smith, but is also a UK Junior School Games bronze medallist in his own right.

Tom Jibb was commended for the most improved student award, Nathan Cook for his contribution to the life of the school, while Rachel Capper was again commended as one of the most inspirational secondary teachers in our area, 77% of her students achieving A or A star in A Level history. Her reputation for teaching excellence is matched by the development of the schools gifted and able students. The school was also commended in the contribution to the community category for its hosting of the Deepings Foodbank where students volunteer as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.

What a great way to bring this somewhat tumultuous year to a close. We started with a couple who had lived through two world wars and we end with a clutch of young people starting out on their careers with a solid foundation on which to build.

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Meet the team from Impressions Coach Holidays newly installed in their shop in Westgate Arcade Peterborough. l-r Clair, Jonathan, Sheila, Aled, Sue The Deepings 70th Anniversary Ploughing Match at Greatford

The Friends of Jubilee Park in partnership with the Parish Council planted 10,000 bulbs from the ‘Purple for Polio’ campaign sponsored by the Rotary Club International. With only 74 cases worldwide in 2015, they are close to achieving their aim to eradicate polio.

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Dignitaries from far and wide attended the opening of the Remembrance Garden at Market Deeping including Cllr Judy Smith (front left) Chairman of SKDC and Cllr Martin Trollope- Bellew, Chairman of LCC,(2nd row 2nd left).

Jim and Muriel Phillips of Market Deeping raise a glass to 70 years of happy married life!

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Remembrance Parade 2016 100 years after the Battle of the Somme.

The Market Deeping Tang Soo Do Club achieved great success at a competition in Holland, Robbie Tyler was presented with a Masters and 13 students came back with medals with one achieving Grand Champion in her category

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Recently Charlie Lovesey and Robert Smith organised a charity football match at the Deepings Rugby Club to raise money for Cancer Research UK after a close contact of the team was lost to the disease. Yellow shirts; Charlie Lovesey, Tom Bodily, Ty Mutton, Ben Harvey, Charlie Dean, Thomas Holland, Evan Donaldson, Rebecca Login, Beth Malcolmson, Sheraton Login, Paige Fowler and Chloe Crawford. Blue shirts; Luke Bellamy, Matt Bartlett, Connor Reid, Emily Ransome, Sam Jibb, Robert Smith, Adam Smith, George Alexander, Chris Baty-Symes, Daniel Newcombe, William Bruce, and Ethan Batterham.

The 2016 Pumpkin Carving Competition attracted entries from Deep in Friends, Deeping Youth Group, Jimmy D’s and Braeburn Lodge as well as from many individuals. Overall winner was Emma Jones, with Jill Thomas, Florence Hobbs, Megan Girvan, Georgina Jones,Lynda O’Neil, Pat Boyd and Pam Pearson all picking up Awards.

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Heir Hunters Heir Hunters: Fraud at the Bank of England touches the Archbishop of Canterbury in a plan hatched in Deeping St James

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FEATURE Joshua Fletcher was born into a large farming family in 1793 at Five Houses, Deeping St James. He was one of five children born to John and Mary Fletcher (née Stokes); Mary (1787), John and Catherine (1789) twins and Sarah (1795). All were baptised by the Rev. Mossop at the Priory Church who had also married their parents there. John Fletcher followed in the steps of his father and became a farmer and a landowner, later becoming Sheriff of Uffington. After his father’s death in 1795, Joshua’s mother Mary married James Newton, a farmer, a few months later.

After Joshua left school an apprenticeship was arranged for him by Joseph Cuckson, the husband of his older sister, Mary, to Mr Clapham, Surgeon of Thorney. After qualifying he set up his own business in Crowland in 1817. Four years later he married Jane Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence, landlord of the Bull at Market Deeping. Shortly afterwards the couple left for London and set up home in Leman Street, Goodmans Fields. From here they moved to 16 London Road, near to the New Kent Road where Joshua set up a Chemist and Druggist Shop and practised as a General Practitioner in Medicine. After several moves up the ladder, Joshua and Jane settled in Walworth where they had their own house built at 11 Brunswick Place. It is quite reasonable to assume from what we later find out that no expense was spared in the construction of the property. During this time Joshua had become acquainted with Mrs Dorey and her family while attending the lectures of Civil Rights’ Activist, Robert Carlile.

Rather than living a respectable life as outwardly seemed the case, Joshua was, in fact, leading an organised gang stealing large sums of money from the Bank of England.

This web of deceit included accomplices from the Deepings, posing as relatives and beneficiaries of account holders and obtaining grants of probate using forged wills and fraudulently acquiring death certificates and burial records. It was estimated that Joshua alone made £43,000, the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of pounds today.

Joshua’s nephew, William, son of his sister Catherine and Ambrose Briggs, who had married and settled in Carlby, had become heavily involved. He had started his working life as a pig jobber in Carlby but was soon living in a smart house on the Crown Estate in Regent’s Park, London, putting his good fortune down to horse racing.

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In order to undertake this criminal practice, there had to be inside information from Bank employees. Coincidentally a William Lawrence, Clerk, believed to be brother of Jane, wife of Joshua and son of the Licensee of the Bull, was implicated. After William Lawrence’s death in 1844 more frauds were uncovered. Nearly all members of the Fletcher family and their extended family posed as Heirs at one time; many were locals from Market Deeping and Carlby.

Debt were defrauded out of £4,500 on the Will of Anne Slack and £1,210 on the Will of Mrs Mary Hunt of Bristol. The evidence stated that a list of unclaimed Dividends was found in Joshua’s house with Mrs Hunt’s name on them. The Hearing was adjourned to allow more investigations to take place and the prisoners were remanded in custody. The next Hearing, also held at the Mansion House, implicated Mrs Georgina Dorey and Thomas Griffin, both for impersonating Heirs.

In order to get to London to play their part in this conspiracy these bogus heirs would gather at the Bull inn in order to mount the stagecoach that would take them through the countryside to the capital. Then they would be conveyed back to the inn having fulfilled their criminal deeds.

The Case went to the Old Bailey on 8 April 1844 where William Henry Barber, Joshua Fletcher and Georgina Dorey in Case 1058 were indicted for feloniously inciting one Susanna Richards, now deceased, to forge a certain administration bond with intent to defraud the Archbishop of Canterbury; the 2nd Count stating intent to defraud the Right Honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre and others, Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. In Case 1059, Barber and Fletcher were again indicted with William and Lydia Saunders and Georgina Dorey for feloniously inciting a certain evil disposed person unknown to forge a Will with intent to defraud Ann Slack; the second Count charged Lydia Saunders and William Henry Barber with uttering

Joshua was residing at Walworth when he was apprehended at the same time as his lawyer, William Barber and both were prosecuted by the Government. at a Hearing held at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor in December 1843. The Justice Room was overcrowded as the case had attracted a very large number of respected people. Silence reigned as the charge was read out. The Commissioners of the National 14

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the said Will knowing it to be forged and the other Prisoners accessories before the facts. The 3rd and 4th Counts stated their intent to defraud the Governor and the Company of the Bank of England. There were further Counts involving the Wills of Hunt, Burchard and Stewart; all were to be heard together.

At the trial, Joseph Cuckson, now a Police Constable serving in Barton on Humber, testified against Joseph, stating that Fletcher had mentioned to him that he had shared the plunder that he had got hunting up unpaid dividends. Both Barber and Fletcher were solemnly found guilty and received transportation for life; Lydia and William Saunders also faced Transportation and Mrs Dorey was given two years confinement in Jail.

Barber and Fletcher sailed to Australia on the Agincourt, leaving Woolwich on 8 July 1844 and arriving on Norfolk Island in November of the same year. The Australian records describe Joshua as having a dark complexion, grey hair, dark eyes and just over 5’ 10” tall. He was transferred to Van Diemen’s Land on 3 March 1847 and received a Conditional Pardon, though he was not able to return to England. Joshua wrote a letter to the Hobart Times just after his Pardon, claiming that the whole scheme was Barber’s idea and he had only found the rightful descendents, not knowing about the others. Fletcher died in Mudgee, New South Wales, in 1865.

Barber too protested his innocence and there were many news articles about this in the newspapers at the time. He wrote to the Editor of the Hobart Chronicle in May 1847 saying, ‘Whilst at Impression Bay I received official notification of my Conditional Pardon. It is by Special Warrant from the Queen dated St. James 12th January 1846. I have thus, Sir, endeavoured to place before your readers without the slightest reserve as perspicuous a narrative of my case as contracted limits will permit. My tale of injury and suffering is briefly told in my advertisement, sixteen thousand miles from my country and friends, I appeal to the inhabitants of Tasmania to assist me in my struggle for a full measure of justice to shorten the days of my sad exile to hasten my return home to happiness and real liberty! I have the honour to be very respectfully, Sir, your obedient humble servant.’

Taking his campaign to the British newspapers, Barber began to get support for his case and he was granted a Full Pardon in 1850, his attorney license renewed in 1855. By early 1856 he was practising law again in Lombard Street, London. This did not stop him petitioning Parliament for compensation and he received £5,000 in 1861. He died in Woodville, South Australia, four years later leaving just under £1,000 to his wife who was living in Adelaide in the same Province.

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Coincidentally, William Barber’s partner, Merrick Bircham, who had disappeared at the time of his colleague’s arrest, was visiting Wallett Goodale a childhood neighbour of Fletcher born at Towngate Hall (now Farm) at the time of the 1851 Census. Two years later Bircham was charged but acquitted in Norwich General Quarter Sessions Court of receiving stolen goods. He remained a solicitor and died in Fakenham in 1892.

As for the fate of Five Houses; James Newton had paid off the mortgage at the time of his death in 1823; he had been expanding the estate with the purchase of other farms and land. His wife Mary then moved to a cottage on the Fletcher estate at Crowland. Five Houses was inherited

by Thomas, James’s eldest son from his first marriage with the proviso to look after Mary until her death. Is it too far-fetched to assume that it was Joshua’s ill-gotten gains that feathered the nest of his Deeping St James family?

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‘If you go down to the woods today beware of a big surprise, …

For every bear that ever there was has gathered there for certain Because today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic.’

Sometimes in Frognall when Pam Howells was photographing her beautifully made bears, woodland animals and pandas you could be forgiven for thinking today was the day the bears were having their picnic!

Many will know Frognall, the hamlet at the edge of Deeping St James, but not many know that this has long been an outpost of the very crème de la crème of the British toy making industry. The home of Derek and Pam Howells who attended the same art college at Newport and later met up again after Derek had completed his national service. Pam had taken a year out in industry working as an assistant to the designer

at Chiltern Toys, Madeleine Biggs. After Madeleine left for South Africa, Pam was selected for this role and it was she who was asked her opinion as to whether Derek should be taken on as a plastics sculptor. Remembering his talents for calligraphy and seeing that he had had his jet black flowing locks cut, Pam gave his appointment the thumbs up.

Pam was taking to her role with great enthusiasm.

She had never had a bear as a child but when ill at home for two years with rheumatic fever she had constructed one using an old dressing gown and paper clips. Now without these constraints her imagination could run wild and her first bear wearing a red jacket was sitting on a bike with his feet on pedals that actually went round. Very collectable, Pam regretted not keeping the original sample but when she discovered there was one in an antiques shop in Japan for sale, Pam thought that a swop could be done. Little did she imagine that she would soon receive the little bear in a box with all his labels on from the other side of the world as a present! The bear on a bike was so successful that a rabbit on a scooter followed and then a dog on a boat and Pam’s career was launched!

The couple moved to Peterborough with Derek’s job with Dunbee Combex Marx where he modelled dolls heads, bodies and toys and Pam left work to bring up their two children, Melanie and Leigh. However the pleasure of creating her bears called and soon she was freelancing and in the early seventies started making soft toys from a workshop in Crowland with her friend and fellow Frognolain, Ann Shamma who cut out all the patterns while Pam sewed. From their little

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studio they also sold jewellery and crafts from local makers. Derek would make the wooden joints for the bears, but there were times when mohair was scarce, and synthetic fabric had to be used. Hand blown glass eyes came from Austria for the collectors bears and mohair could change hands for as much as £140-5 a metre.

Pam’s work soon received the acclaim it deserved and her often pretty and charming bears were found at Conventions all over the world as well as at the prestigious Kensington Bear Fair in the UK. The bears were exported to the USA, Japan and in Europe and at home were stocked in all the bear shops of note; Teddy Bears of Witney, The Bear Shop in Elm Hill,

Norwich and closer to home in Stamford and Bourne.

Pam remembers that on one occasion the John Lewis buyer wanted 350 nightdress cases of each of her designs; bear, badger, otter but this would have been one step too far even for the two busy rumpelstiltskins in Crowland! Dressed mice were making their way out of Pam’s workshop before Brambly Hedge was a stroke of ink on the page of Jill Barklem’s books but as soon as the Bramley Hedge themed shop was opened in London, it was Pam Howells who supplied the mice. Standing geese, some with straw hats, girls with bonnets and a basket, were a favourite of Christopher the brother of the Marquess of Bath who, one Christmas gave one to each of his friends, delivered to Longleat by Derek. Of course it was only

natural that Pam should meet the creator of the most famous bear of all, Michael Bond, the author of the Paddington books!

Pam would work on several bears at a time but as she gradually pieced them together so each of them would develop their own personality and each would be her favourite as they came into being. Inspiration would be found in antique lace that could be fashioned into collars, victorian dresses, the poem by Eugene Field the ‘nets of silver and gold have we, said Wynken, Blynken and Nod.’

graced all the best houses. In his own studio he continued to sculpt for industry, the mould for Janet Reger soap, a number of items for Pastimes and he was a Mickey Mouse approved modeller memorably producing two very large Mickey Mouses for Mothercare.

Bringing fairytales to life has been the lifetimes work of Pam and Derek and what a wonderful legacy it is!

In the words of Eugene Field, ‘so shut your eyes while Mommy sings of the wonderful sights that be and you shall see all the beautiful things as you rock in that misty sea.’

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Vine House Farm. Gifts including cheese and serving boards crafted from Vine House Farm Bog Yew & Elm from £50.00. A range of Hampers including the Cheese Lovers Hamper £14.99. Deeping St Nicholas

Pets Pantry Large selection of lovely gifts for pets of all sizes. 12 Market Gate, Market Deeping

Ruffles Adding Christmas glitz to hair and beauty gifts 3 Halfleet Market Deeping

Kennedys Wild Bird Foods An extensive range of competitively priced bird food and feeders. 74 Station Rd. DSJ

Moor Farm Shop. Hampers made to order including meat hampers and for all pockets! opposite The Decoy Newborough

Black Cab Framing Nuno Felting by Lindsey Tyson - from £30 5, Church St. Deeping St James

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Swines Meadow Farm Nursery Christmas wreaths made to order, small £7:50, large £15:00. Table decorations £5.

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Make it Yours. Selection of personalised gifts to suit all ages from just £3.00, 3 Peacock Sq, Blenheim Way, Market Deeping

Chimes Storage stools, retro designs £40 for two.

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Sarah’s Dream. Christmas baubles from Vivid Arts (frost proof) from £4.99 some ideal for memorials.Selection of gifts from £1.80 High St Market Deeping junction Godsey Lane

Valeries Flowers. Variety of floral arrangements for Christmas; table centres, wreaths, bouquets and mantle arrangements.

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Appletree Miniatures The Dartmouth Blue Dolls House £179.95 Market Deeping Antiques & Craft Centre

Willowbrook Farm Shop Gift hampers and pork pie making gift experience vouchers. Helpston Heath

Riverside Crafts Crafty Workshop and gift vouchers available.

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Cloudnine Gift Shop A wide range of gifts for all, Velvet applique purse £8.99, corduroy & velvet cosmetic bags from £10.50, elf £4.50, Knitted bag £16.99 8 High St. Market Deeping

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Pets Pantry An extensive range of pet products on your doorstep

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THE BUTTON BOX I reach into the button box to find the spangled mother-of-pearl criss-crossed with lines and the smaller pearl buttons with serrated edges I remember from my childhood. Here too are workaday reds, blues and greens; flats, domes and globes, diminutive glass flowers and glinting diamantés.

I used to love the rattle and whoosh of my grandma’s buttons as they scattered from their Quality Street tin, but the tin has done its duty: my own button box is a Victorian writing case with zig-zag bands of marquetry and inlaid mother of pearl. I no longer hear the delicious sound of buttons striking metal but it is still a pleasure to delve for the button whose fish-eye holes, cut diagonally for thread, transform a simple square into diamond-shaped glamour.

As a very small child, I spent Friday afternoons at the house my grandma Annie shared with my great-aunt Eva. The Quality Street tin lodged on a window sill beside the one for Bluebird Toffees which held her cotton reels ...My grandma’s buttons reached back into the past with metalshanked beauties from the nineteenth century and came forward into my childhood with the pale-blue waterlily buttons and ladybirds she stitched on to the clothes she made for me. These buttons now sit among others I have amassed and some of my mother’s too. (She, having a mother who at one time sewed for a living, has made it her business to do as little sewing as possible.) I cannot see the buttons without conjuring the garments they fastened; the eye-popping turquoise buttons from my mum’s sixties suit so very different in their message from the jet buttons of yesteryear, and the jet buttons themselves, different again from one another, whether fastening ankle-length Edwardian coats that just about swished clear of grimy pavements, or twinkling in a suggestion of upholstered, prickly bodices stiff with beads.

I can hardly grasp the tiny buttons that fastened 1920s shoes; no wonder my great-aunt Eva’s handbags from that time always held a buttonhook. Octagonal buttons recall a trim jacket of hers from the 1940s, that era of morale-boosting

‘As a very small child, I spent Friday afternoons at the house my grandma Annie shared with my great-aunt Eva’

suits; a silk-covered button comes from the Chinese-style jacket my mum wore in the late 1950s, when expecting me. A Times leader rightly described button boxes as ‘an epitome of family history’. ...More than the many games I played with my grandma and great-aunt, I remember my delight when, as a teenager in the early 1970s, I discovered clothes they had worn years earlier and had carefully put away: floor-length ribboned nightgowns with lacework bodices, a black silk dress buttoned with tiny glass flowers; a shimmering art-deco scarf. Old was becoming modern and, in some circles at least, vintage was newly chic (though, back in the day, ‘vintage’ was plain ‘secondhand’). The magazines I read, 19 and Honey, showed young women who, when not reclining in Biba-like sophisticated poses, wore crêpe-de-Chine frocks set off with little leather handbags or beaded purses like the ones I found upstairs at Annie and Eva s... Further discoveries awaited me in my own home: clothes worn by my mum as a younger woman, including a red tiered chiffon dress that shouted the 1960s.

Even now I can recall the thrill of those discoveries, see the jazzily-patterned runner on the upstairs landing in Annie and Eva’s house, recapture the shiver of silk and the shock of that red chiffon. Many of the clothes have long disappeared but the buttons remain... Writer Jenifer Wayne lovingly recalls a purple dress which signified her becoming a woman; my own equivalent was a crêpe de Chine suit now remembered by a single button. Favourite dresses, best coats, everyday overalls, children’s clothes: the buttons reach across the generations and the large and small stories of women’s lives.

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Suzanne Murray (Bert Murray’s daughter) and Vincent Ferritto, married and had a reception at The George, Stamford in May. They live in Deeping St.James.

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Rachel (nee Hallam) married Stephen Hansord on July 23rd at the Priory Church.

Conner Johnson travelled to the other side of the world to wed Sabre McNamara-Donovan this year. The couple now live in the Deepings.

This summer Liana Morris married Paul Webb at the Priory Church.

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Hannah and Oliver Turner, married at St Guthlacs in July with a reception at Barnsdale Lodge. They live in Market Deeping.

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Interesting at any time of year, this walk is a great antidote for too much Christmas pudding and red wine! Wear walking boots as the land is likely to be heavy at this time of year and make sure that you leave early enough to return before nightfall. Allow between two to three hours for the walk.

1. From the Town Hall, walk to the town bridge. Cross the road and walk away from town to the bridge foot.

2. Go through the gap on the right between the wall and hedge. Take this footpath to the river’s south bank, winding along its old course and passing 5. The river flows off to the right while the path ahead follows the through patches of woodland. Note the mill on the opposite bankDate Created: 27-7-2016 | Map Centre (Easting/Northing): 512928 / 309471 | Scale: 1:16614 | © Crown copyright and database right. All rights reserved (0100054750) 2016 field edge on the left and a band of trees on the right. This track when the buildings and gardens come in view. winds along to a gap in the hedge and Mill Lane, turning right.

3. Walk under the by-pass, marking the start of your walk across country.

4. In summer, the wildflowers and nettles obscure the river but, in winter, you should see it is swift flowing and clear. Care must be taken not to pass the next point where the path leaves the river briefly.

6. Walk a few yards to Maxey Mill. Do not miss the footpath sign that directs you to the right of the building and onto what seems like a private back lawn! Note the large millstone leaning against the building. Cross the lawn away from the mill, following the pond that becomes the mill’s feeder stream. On your right is an old sluice gate control followed by the modern version. The path leaves the River Welland and bears right, descending into fields. Follow a stream that has come from the mill at West Deeping. Cross a small wooden bridge with a stile, and look for St Andrew’s church spire in West Deeping peeping over the treetops. Continue until the path bears off to a gate and stile where the route joins the old Roman road of King Street. At this point, turn right to enter the village.

7. In its tranquil setting opposite the Mill pond, St Andrews Church is at least 750 years old in Early English and Decorated styles. The octagonal Font is thought to originate from the days of Edward 111 (1327-1377) and has

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WALKS a shield on each face representing the families of Wake, Clare, Beauchamp, Verry and Clifford. Three remain unresolved. The stained glass window above is dedicated to the Victorian, Revd. Heathcote who with his uncle, The Earl of Egmont was responsible for the Victorian additions including the distinctive tiles in the altar and the gold leaf symbols on the chancel roof. The Church has six bells, one is inscribed Myhill Addy, 1829 who was the church-warden at that time and another bears the inscription ‘Tobie Norris cast me 1673’. You can raise a pint next time you are in the Stamford hostelry bearing his name!

8. In West Deeping, a seat on the left is good for a rest (and eating a packed lunch when it is warm enough!). For those seeking stronger refreshment and a meal, the Red Lion can be found a little further down on the left.

9. Opposite the pub, take a right into The Lane. At the end of the cul-de-sac, walk the path between two

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stonewalls that look like a private drive. At the end is a small green with signposts indicating a footpath to the left that runs parallel to a drive and then behind the houses, coming out onto fields. Follow the course of the stream on the right until the route takes you on to a narrow path between a fence on the right and a hedge and trees on the left. This track ends at the main Stamford Road, the A16.

10. Cross the stile then the road, taking great care.

On the footpath opposite, turn right to walk to the by-pass. Again, exercise great care when crossing the road to head into Market Deeping and the starting point.

This walk can be shortened at Point 4 by turning left instead of right. Follow this lane, cross the bypass (carefully) to the continuation of the lane and come out onto the old A15, opposite Maxey House Residential Home. Cross over to the footpath opposite and turn left to the starting point.

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Dr Pam Byrd highlights how we can navigate safely through the Festivities eye out for catalogues that offer doubtful prizes for purchases as they target older and more vulnerable customers and encourage over-spending.

December is a busy month for most of us but it is also a month when we need to take really good care of ourselves indoors and outdoors, particularly as the winter weather sets in.

If we also have any care commitments then we need to be extra mindful of ensuring we are sufficiently fit, healthy and able to carry out our duties in a reliable way.

A few key risks to watch out for 1. NHS Accident and Emergency statistics indicate an approximate 20% increase in older people having a fall in December, requiring treatment. Now is the time to be aware of the increased risk of trips and falls arising from doing different things, such as putting up decorations or fetching items from the loft or from awkward cupboards. Such activity can be just as risky as going outdoors in bad weather, with or without the addition of a festive tipple or two! Take more time and extra care.

2. Social events can often lead to exposure to germs from a higher numbers of people. Being observant and avoiding obviously ill people where possible can reduce the risk. If necessary, declaring yourself a risk to others could help to prevent the spread of germs too.

3. A varied diet and over-eating in December can sometimes result in consumption of unusual food or undercooked meat products, leading to digestive problems. Having a tummy upset at this time is no fun at all; check use-by dates of food, follow cooking instructions and control portion sizes.

Looking after our dependants Many of us also have shared or full responsibility for supporting the well-being of others. December can be a particularly risky month for vulnerable adults

Contributing to our community This is an exciting time of year for us but perhaps we can also take time out to reflect on our contribution to the well-being of our local community.

needing support and assistance. Everyone is under extra pressure from those around them – particularly carers who have full responsibility for meeting the needs of another person. In addition to supporting physical health, carers need to be attentive to the emotional health of those they care for.

Some aspects to be aware of might include: 1. Disruption to normal care routines in December could lead to confusion or disappointment if visits are missed or times are changed. It is worth noting that, at times, carers can be vulnerable and under pressure too . When carers try to fit additional seasonal activities into their schedules this can leave them exhausted and they may be less responsive to the needs of their dependant. Now is the time to take up the offer of help from others, don’t try to do everything yourself.

2. The season of fun and festivities! Focusing on the joy of Christmas can sometimes leave people of any age saddened at remembering friends and family members. Provide sensitive opportunities for them to talk. Be a good listener rather than a talker.

3. The expectation or wish to purchase gifts can leave some older people anxious. With extra spending at Christmas can also come financial worries for all of us. Offer to help to formulate a plan of purchases and list the costs, then offer practical assistance with the shopping. Only use reputable sellers and also keep an

Take time to talk to neighbours, meet new people, offer help to others who might be under pressure. Do we know anyone who lives on their own who might appreciate an invitation for a coffee or a meal? Can we provide a lift, offer to babysit, be a good listener, bake and share some mince pies, take or collect a prescription from the chemist? Could we include others in an outing, support an event, help with fundraising for a local good cause, and contribute helpful suggestions for consideration to our councillors for community development?

Of course, such activity is not limited to December but as we enter the Season of Goodwill it is also the time for thinking about the New Year. In addition to the usual focus on gym memberships and diet plans, how possible is it for all of us to resolve to be kinder to one another in the coming year? Acts of kindness benefit the giver as well as the receiver and contribute to our overall happiness levels. Wouldn’t it be great for The Deepings to be recognised at the wellbeing capital of the East Midlands!

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Both cathedrals and parish church have over the centuries benefitted from generous donations from private individuals. The Lincolnshire Free Press carried an article on this subject in 1963 including the name of a local benefactor, Revd William Henry Cooper. Towards the end of the 19th century Revd Cooper, who resided in the parish but was never vicar, made several gifts to the Priory Church which are recorded in no less than 23 memorial brasses.

William Henry Cooper was born into a clerical family in 1820 at Peckleton, Leicestershire, where his father, John Mawby, Cooper, was rector. His mother Martha was the niece of Sir Joseph Mawby, a significant landowner. John Mawby Cooper had been presented to his living by Samuel Greaves, a grazier, of Deeping St James. His wife Susanna was the widow of John Deanes Hogard, whose memorial is situated on the north wall of the Priory Church.

Susanna, also known as Sukey, was born Susanna Cooper and was also a niece of Sir Joseph Mawby, which is why her memorial is included with those of the Cooper family on the west wall of the church.

William was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and he was ordained deacon in 1845 and priest the following year. However, there is no record of him ever being installed in a parish. In 1850 at Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, he married Joanna Trotter Cunningham. Their first home was at Croft in Leicestershire where a daughter Alexina was born. They then moved to Weddington Castle, Warwickshire, where William served as a JP and further children, Louisa May, John Mawby Hogard and Susanna Martha were born.

The family left Warwickshire in 1861 to join William’s parents at the Manor House (previously known as the Mansion House and owned by Revd John since 1841).

William then enlarged and improved the house to accommodate the extended family and their servants. Revd John died in 1864 but William remained, serving as churchwarden from 1866 to 1872. He was widowed in 1868 when Joanna died at the early age of 52. In 1870, however, he married Mary de Witte at St James, Westminster.

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REV W H COOPER By 1875 William had decided to move away, putting the Manor up for sale. It was purchased by Edmund Waterton in 1879. The family moved to Burleigh Hall in Loughborough but they would also have spent some time in London. Alexina’s death is recorded in the parish of St George, Hanover Square, though it is likely that her remains were brought back to Deeping for burial. Burleigh Hall has long since disappeared but its walled garden and cedar tree remain in what is now part of the campus of Loughborough University. The family remained at Burleigh for 18 years, Louisa passing away in 1887 and wife Mary (who had survived a serious accident) in 1898.

Having only a daughter, Susanna (who herself was in poor health), William moved again to St Martin’s in Stamford. As Susanna had been adequately

provided for he passed large quantities of family silver and other possessions to his nearest, but still distant, relative Charles Ethelstone Parke. He died in 1903 leaving an estate in excess of £103,000, a huge sum for the time.

A year after William’s death a special service was held at the Priory dedicating a window in his memory. The two-light window (situated above the pulpit which he had previously donated in memory of his father) depicts two figures influential in local history: Richard de Rulos, who by embanking the River Welland, is honoured as the founder of Deeping and Baldwin (correctly Baldwin Fitzgilbert of Clare but on the window given the surname of Wac, which related to his sonin -law) the founder of the Priory. The window, like those in the east and south walls donated by William, was executed by T.F. Curtis of Ward and Hughes, stained glass painters by royal appointment.

A further window over the font with the central motif of Christ welcoming children is believed to be in memory of William’s three children who predeceased him. The 14th- century decorated tracery includes a Maltese Cross shape, a rare feature.

Also provided by the generosity of Revd Cooper were the oak doors to the choir vestry, the oak pews and the oak beams above the south aisle and the first heating system (his initials WHC appear over the boiler room).

When visiting the church, take a few moments to view the heraldic Cooper family brasses on the west wall of the church and the stone memorials at your feet which, we have been told, mark the graves of the family members below.

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5 places to see Father Christmas Nene Valley Railway, Wansford Hop aboard the Santa Special for a train trip to Peterborough and back. The experience starts with a welcome from the station staff, with entertainment provided at busy weekends. This is followed by an exciting visit to Santa’s log cabin where each child receives a special present from the old gentleman himself. During the journey, train staff serve children with a drink and chocolates.

Parents and other adults get a mince pie and either an alcoholic miniature, wine or a hot drink.

Santa walks through the train to see the children, providing an opportunity to take photographs.

Nene Valley Railway advises booking early, as the Santa Special is very popular and on the day of your trip arriving up to an hour before to allow plenty of time to visit Santa.

When: Until 24 December. There are several departures a day, see www.nvr.org.uk for more details on dates and times. Cost: Tickets range from £14 to £25 per person.

Santa Claus is coming to town, but where can you see him? Michelle Board suggests five great places to catch up with the jolly old man.

Sacrewell, Thornhaugh, Peterborough Come and visit Father Christmas at Sacrewell during the weekends and last week running up to the big day.

The package includes a visit to Father Christmas, a present for the children, meeting the reindeer at the weekends, Christmas themed crafts and access to the entire site for the day. Take a tractor ride across the farm to visit Santa in his grotto. Each child will get a chance to chat with Santa and receive a small gift. While you’re at Sacrewell, make some traditional Christmas decorations in the function room. Adults will be able to ride on the tractor with their kids for free. When: Weekends until 18 December and daily from 19 to 24 December. See www.sacrewell.org.uk for times and bookings. Cost: £11 for a child (includes Farm entry), £6 for children that are members and under 2s. Adults will be charged normal Farm entry.

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Swines Meadow Farm Nursery This is an opportunity for your children to take part in Christmas craft activities, post their letters or just chat to Father Christmas, while enjoying a warm drink and mince pie - all for only £5. The proceeds will go towards the re-building of the old Signal Box at Deeping St. James. When: Sat 10th December 2- 4.00pm

• Happy child friendly studio • No time constraints on shoot • Many many satisfied customers • Relaxed stress free environment • Family shoots/sessions just £50 (all photos supplied on a disc prints available for small extra charge).

Baytree Garden Centre, Spalding The winter wonderland at Baytree is probably the most popular Christmas attraction in our area. It really is well worth a visit if you have never been before.

The winter wonderland features Christmas trees, singing penguins and reindeer, lots of lights and a little train ride! Just be warned, weekends can get very busy (particularly getting close to Christmas). Don’t forget to check out the real reindeer while you are there. When: Daily until 24 December. Check www. baytree-gardencentre.com for times. Cost: To go through the winter wonderland and visit Santa is £9.50 per child. To just see the winter wonderland is £1.50 per person (adult and children).

• Children Party Shoots just £60 (bring birthday cakes, party poppers, balloons, props and any ideas • Music and video available.

THE PHOTO STUDIO 07827 225812 01778 346128 tomclare@live.co.uk www.tom-clare.co.uk Godsey Lane, Market Deeping

Waterside Garden Centre, Baston Enjoy breakfast or tea with Santa in the Oasis restaurant at Waterside. You will get a visit from Santa at your table, a present, a cookie to decorate and activity sheets; as well as a delicious breakfast or tea. The ice skating rink is back at Waterside this year and open most days in December (see website for dates and times). When: Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday in December and daily 21-24 December. Tea: Saturdays in December and daily 21-23 December. See www.watersidegardencentre.co.uk for times and bookings. Cost: Adult breakfast/tea: £7.99, child breakfast/tea: £12.99

“Great beers, great food and a great atmosphere” Traditional pub food but so much better!

• Real Ales • Great Food • Ample Parking • Accommodation “Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas”

www.bluebellhelpston.co.uk

MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS EXTRA SPECIAL WITH US! Bookings now being taken www.bluebellhelpston.co.uk

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what’s on

Rose Lodge Care Home Christmas Fair

Carols for Christmas

Saturday 17th December 3 – 5pm Rose Lodge Care Home, 35a Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN

Carols in the Park Friday 6th December 7pm with the Salvation Army on Jubilee Park twixt Crowson and Thackers Way Carols Round the Christmas Tree 20th December 7pm Market Place, Market Deeping.

Everyone is welcome. Games, craft stalls, hot chocolate, mulled wine, hot food and mince pies. Entertainment will be provided by some fantastic local carol singers, not forgetting Santa who will be in his grotto!

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Ceremony Of Carols Saturday 10th December, 7.30pm at The Priory Church, Deeping St James, PE6 8NP. A wonderful and varied programme of seasonal music, including Britten’s enchanting Ceremony of Carols sung by the St Peter’s Singers directed

by Jeremy Jepson, with Rowena Bass, Harp. This festive concert will also include favourite carols for choir and audience Tickets: Adult £10 Child £6 (incl. refreshments) available from the Priory ticket office 01778 343860 or email vicar@dsj.org.uk or on the door.

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