The Fulbeck Newsletter, January - Lincolnshire County Council

February - March 2010 Volume 84 

Editorial – Apart from the Christmas and New Year 

festivities it has been a quiet time in the village, other, that 

is, than the traffic noise from the A607, and the crunch of 

my car hitting the wall while trying to get out of my drive 

on the ice! The campaign for a 30mph speed limit through 

the village is still rumbling on despite the best (worst?) 

efforts of those responsible at LCC (see Letters page). 

Then there is the problem of the Gypsy/Travellers’ camp. 

The District Councillor has thrown some light on that subject, 

but it would seem that one of our correspondents in 

the last edition might well have hit the nail on the head 

with his criticisms of District and County Councils!! All in 

all, not a very happy picture but on a brighter note, as 

promised in our last, we do have news of this year’s Village 

Fete (see page 7.) At least that is something to look 

forward to. 

. The next Newsletter Deadline 

is Saturday 20th March 2010 

The Weekly Draw by Brian Fisher 

The purpose of the draw is to generate funds for various 

voluntary organisations in the village. We are always 

looking to recruit new members and if anyone is interested 

in taking up membership (£1 per week) they should contact 

Mick Gilman (272617), Brian Fisher (272099), Peter 

Hughes (273941) or the Sports Club for more information. 

The weekly draw runs in 10-week cycles and is made in 

the Sports Club at 1.15pm every Sunday. Please note 

that the next 10-week cycle will commence on Sunday 3rd 

January 2010. 

Prize winners for cycle ended 13th December 2009: - 

Date £50 £10 £100 

29/11 Mrs E. Strutt S. Swailes - 

06/12 Mrs B. Orchard Mrs M. Dales - 

13/12 D. Smart S. Swailes R. King 

Additional winners: 

£25 £10(Non-winners) 

G. Hutton M. Sutch P. Ornsby 

M. Twohie Miss C. Asher I.. Broughton 

Mrs J. Fane J. Grocock J. Stone 

Mrs M. Rippon 

Prize winners for cycle ended 7th March 2010: 

Date £50 £10 £100 

03/01 Mrs J. Pierson G. Hutton - 

10/01 G. Petheram B. Fisher - 

17/01 P. Ornsby Mrs Walkley - 

24/01 Mrs N. Baker Mrs G. Stone - 

Over 60s Club by Brian Fisher 

The next meeting will be held in the Sports Club on Tuesday 9th 

February 2010 at 2.00pm. New members are always made welcome. 

Thirty-six members enjoyed an excellent Christmas lunch 

on 2nd December at the Red Lion, Caythorpe and afterwards at 

THE FULBECK 

NEWSLETTER 

Edited by A.J. Robinson (272389) & Mrs B. Gilman (272617) 

Produced and printed by Fulbeck Communications 

Fax – 01400 272389 E-mail—gemadean@btinternet.com 

the Sports Club for bingo. Presentations were made to members 

by the President, Mrs Julia Fane, in appreciation of their 

work for the club during the past year. 

Garden Society 

The January meeting of the Society was the AGM at 

which the highly successful committee of last year were re 

-elected with only a minor change. A valuable discussion 

took place concerning the format of the Christmas social – 

an enjoyable but now a bit dated event - and several 

changes were agreed which will be tried out next Christmas. 

The programme for 2010 was then unveiled, which 

showed some fascinating talks, visits and members-only 

social events to look forward to. It was also agreed that 

the annual subscription should remain at £12. 

The Society meets every second Tuesday in the month 

at Carlton Scroop Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. February’s 

speaker will be Colin Ward, talking about “Hardy Exotics & 

Microclimates”. We are a sociable bunch and have attracted 

many new members in the past year. Visitors and 

potential new members are most welcome to 'try us out'. 

Church News 

Flower arrangers for the next two months are: 

7th Feb Mrs C. Aram 

14th Feb No Service 

21st Feb 

to No flowers in Lent 

31st Mar 

Postcards - Available for sale in the church now are 

some excellent new postcards at only 30p each. They 

are printed from some superb photographs taken and 

donated to the church by David Morison. 

INDEX 

2 - Sports Club, Notices, 

3 - Notices (cont), District Councillor 

4 - Letters to the Editor 

7 - Fete, Fire & Rescue, Neighbourhood 

Watch 

8 - Fulbeck History 

9 - Calendar of Events

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Fulbeck Sports Club Report by Brian Fisher 

Guests and children are always made welcome and if 

anyone wishes to become a member at £5 per year 

(£2.50 for OAP's) they can obtain an application form 

from the club stewardess. The club facilities are available 

for hire at reasonable rates, bar and kitchen facilities 

can be provided on request. 

Club Opening Times 

Weds & Fri 8.00pm - 11.00pm 

Thurs (Pool home games only) 8.00pm - 11.00pm 

Sat Lunch & Sun Lunch 12.00am – 3.30pm 

Sat Evening 8.00pm - 11.00pm 

Sun Evening 8.00pm - 10.30pm 

Sky Sports is installed in the club. 

Fulbeck F.C. - The village team are playing in the Lincoln 

Premier League and to date they are enjoying a 

very successful season and have reached the quarterfinals 

of the County Cup. Training sessions are held 

each Wednesday at 7.00pm. If anyone is interested in 

joining the village football club, in any capacity, they 

should contact Keith Pollard, the team manager, on 

(273369) or the Sports Club for more information. 

Junior Football Club.– There are four teams playing at 

Fulbeck on Sundays in the Mid-Lincs League, with the 

under-18 team playing in the Lincolnshire Intermediate 

Premier League. For more information please contact 

Andrew Allen on 272605. 

Bingo - Cash Bingo sessions are now being held fortnightly 

in the Sports Club on Saturday evenings, eyes 

down 8.30pm. The next session will be held on Saturday 

6th February. 

AGM - The AGM was held on 2nd December. The 

Treasurer reported a loss over the financial year due to 

upgrading the buildings and field equipment. It should 

be noted that our overheads are continuing to increase 

each year and we spent £2841 on maintaining the field. 

The club officers and committee were all re-elected en 

bloc and were thanked by the chairman for their commitment 

during the year. He also thanked Derrick Pollard 

and David Fisher for maintaining the playing field to a 

very high standard. 

Notices 

Antique Fairs - The first of two Antique Fairs booked to 

be held in the Village Hall this year will be held on Sunday 

21 st March. The second will be on Sunday 20 th 

June. Opening times will be from 10.00am to 4.00pm 

Royal British Legion Poppy Collection - The total 

donated to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal from 

a house to house collection around our village was 

£511.32, this included the Church Collection and the 

collection box left at the Hare and Hounds. A grateful 

thank you to those people who gave their time to collect, 

Brenda Gilman, Julia Fane, David Morison, and 

Vic Rice, also thank you to David Moss who organises 

the collection and to Julian Fane as Treasurer, and a 

special thank you to all you kind people who gave so 

generously, without your help the British Legion would 

be unable to continue their vital welfare and benevolent 

work, £511.32 is a marvellous sum from our small 

village, 

THANK YOU. 

I Know - it's over two months now since our revival of 

5th November Bonfire and Firework Display, but what a 

good night it was, a large crowd gathered for the event 

and we were very lucky with the weather too, fine and 

dry, those who held their event on the Saturday night, 

7th had heavy rain, so yes, we were lucky! it was never 

intended to make a profit, just enough to cover the cost 

of the fireworks, but £178.76 profit was made overall on 

the night. Brenda collected £271.34 as she walked 

among the crowd with a bucket for donations, £212.10 

was taken from the sale of food making a total income of 

£483.44, expenses were £304.68. Thank you to Geoff 

and John Cottingham, Peter Hughes and Tim Giles for 

the fire work display, to Colette Hughes, Veronica Ownsworth, 

Iris Morison, Pamela Rice, Carol Aram, Helen 

Golightly for dealing with the cooking and selling of the 

food, and to Simon Nash, Vic Rice, David Morison for 

looking after the welfare of the crowd, and a special 

thank you to the visiting First Aider Dale Bunn, a Fireman 

from Woodhall Spa and colleague of Simon Nash. 

Thank you also to Andrew Ownsworth for providing the 

material for the Bonfire and Terry Godson and Kenny 

Newton for their help in building it and helping to erect 

the tent for the food preparation. 

Manor Stables Craft Centre FULBECK 

Cutting Lane Interiors – Traditional & Contemporary arts and 

crafts by makers from around the country 

Fulbeck Wood Finishes – French Polishing & Carpentry 

Little Brown Mouse – Antique & Furniture Restoration 

Diane McDonnell – Lapin Design Arts & Crafts su plies 

Carol Ridler – Hand crafted w oden gifts 

Plant Pod – Palnts, Flowers & Gifts 

Mark Bushell – Master Sa dler 

Fulbeck Tea Rooms – Traditional Tea R oms 

Opening times: 10.30am to 4.30pm Tues to Sun & Bank holidays 

Telephone 01400 272779 Web site: www.cuttinglane.com


Notices (cont) 

Dance - Hopefully some of you will remember reading in our 

last Newsletter that we propose to hold a dance in the 

Village Hall with a live five piece band, this event will, 

we hope, take place on Saturday, 27th February, 

7.30pm for 8pm start, through to 11.30pm, with some 

old time dancing and perhaps a bit of 'mod' thrown in,. 

Tickets will be £10.50 and will include a light supper. 

We would like people to purchase tickets before the 

event so we know how many to cater for. It would also 

help funds if we run a raffle during the evening so prizes 

would be welcomed. It is a long time since we had a 

dance with a live band in our village hall so we do hope 

you will support this event. Proceeds are for 'Help For 

Hero's'. Look out for posters advertising this event. 

Tickets can be purchased from Brenda Gilman, 

(272617) or Carol Hare (01636) 626617, and Jane Hodcroft. 

Thank you. B Gilman 

Women’s’ World Day of Prayer - Service this year will 

be held at Navenby Methodist Church on Friday 5th 

March, I don't know as yet what time the service starts 

but look out for posters nearer the time or check your 

Church Magazine or call me on 272617, although it is a 

Women's World Day Of Prayer Service gentlemen are 

also welcome to come along. Brenda Gilman. 

District Councillor’s Report - 

by Peter Martin-Mayhew 

Brant Road Steps -. I have had a good look at this 

problem. The steps are quite serviceable but the retaining 

wall is in very poor shape. One wall appears to be 

part of a boundary to Number 6, is this correct? I have 

contacted SKDC and they have no record of responsibility 

in this area. I then called County Highways but it 

seems that the contract for part of this path, side walls 

and footfalls are not included in the adoption contract, 

so Highways are not accepting responsibility. Can anyone 

throw any light on this subject? 

Gypsy/Traveller Enquiry. - Having attended a number of 

these enquiries I found it a breath of fresh air to watch 

the Inspector (Susan Heywood) take over from a less 

than impressive gentleman from previous parts of this 

long running saga. It has to be said that the law in itself 

has not been broken. We all have to adhere to the unpleasant 

planning rules and regulations and sad to say 

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there has been yet a further fundamental shift in Government 

policy. I sometimes believe such changes are 

implemented just to achieve convenient results Sustainability 

comes to mind ! The fact that the County 

Highways refused permission on safety grounds was 

swept aside by a very clever barrister for the appellants, 

ably supported by her advisor, Mr Brown. The fact that 

paperwork for the flood risk assessment had not 

reached our legal team and furthermore that they would 

not be allowed real time to read and question such a 

paper was, I believe, not very professional, but an adjournment 

for a few minutes was allowed by Susan Heywood. 

There were a number of conditions mentioned to 

which Mr Sibthorpe (residents rep.) and SKDC.s reps 

gave agreement to: - No storage on the land, Boundary 

conditions, "Hard Surfaces”, Ban on commercial vehicles 

over three and a half tons, Limitation on pitches - 

13Static-13Touring. Unfortunately SKDC were criticised 

for not making Gypsy/Traveller sites available, (it’s 

harder than one could imagine!). County were criticised 

quite openly for lack of good sound evidence in their 

findings, and the local residents also took some criticism 

over not understanding the fundamental shift in Government 

policy on sustainability! I dispute that very 

strongly! Does anyone understand such a minefield? 

The Environment Agency withdrew their objections after 

the appellants employed a specialist to investigate the 

removal of surface water and foul drainage. It was also 

found that the site owners did not need any permission 

from adjoining landowners regarding this site. 

It has been a long and arduous road to find some sort of 

resolution to this problem, especially where the appellants’ 

Barrister was asking for a temporary licence for 4 

years. The very experienced Susan Heywood will give 

her final judgement at the beginning of March. What we 

all must remember is that society is governed by rules 

we do not really want to abide by. The vast majority of 

objectors really felt the life-long processes of a very difficult 

area (planning) should be applied to everyone, and 

felt more could have been accomplished if County, District, 

and local people had been involved with Gypsy 

and Travellers at the outcome. It did not help one bit 

when life’s rules and regulatory powers were ignored at 

the first instance. Hopefully some sort of integration will 

come out of this ….when, is a question for the future.


Letters to the Editor 

Dear Sir, 

I rise early, 6.30am, most mornings – but more often than not I am shaken (as if by an alarm) out of my sleep by the 

incredible bangs and thumps of the “Mountain” lorries. 

I do understand and appreciate that our waste has to go somewhere. Kent Brainerd (December Newsletter) has 

asked several questions – re planning permission, were traffic conditions imposed? Were there limits on the number 

of lorries to be used? Were environmental conditions laid down etc, etc? Kent asked some interesting questions 

there. We need to talk to the District Councillor and really try to find out who is responsible for allowing even larger 

vehicles through our village/villages. We are suffering a bad winter of snow and ice which will all add to making the 

A607 a more noisy and dangerous road. 

Yours sincerely 

Anne Pendred 

Dear Editor 

You are probably aware that I have been corresponding with L.C.C. over the past almost three years regarding the 

speed limit on the A607 in Fulbeck. Last year a “Review” of the whole A607 was undertaken by L.C.C. and I understand 

that it was decided, without any consultation or discussion with the village, to keep the speed limited to 40 

mph rather than reduce it to 30 mph. Last October I requested a copy of the “Review” and despite telephone calls 

and e-mails I have not yet received a copy. I am beginning to wonder if it actually exists! We have also requested a 

copy under the 'Freedom of Information Act'. 

No discussions have taken place to establish how many people have to cross the road on a daily basis so I have 

pointed out the following: - 

On one side of the road we have:- 

• Senior Citizens' bungalows 

• New Children's Play Ground 

• Sports Pavilion. 

• Sports & Social Club 

• Village Car Park 

• Village sports field 

• A total of 36 private residences. 

As there is no school in the village, many children travel to school on the bus, which obviously means crossing 

this very busy road. I frequently use the bus service and feel I take my life in my hands every time I cross the road, 

especially in the recent icy conditions. The increased size and frequency of the waste disposal lorries using the Caythorpe 

site with the inherent noise and pollution has obviously exacerbated the problem. The blind bend before the 

village hall only adds to the situation. 

I have asked for a detailed response as to why the decision has been taken not to reduce the speed limit on this 

dangerous road which is designated as a 'Red Route'. This alone should tell the planners something! On reading 

the Department for Transport's leaflet 1/04, "VILLAGE SPEED LIMITS" it states:- 

"The Government’s road safety strategy 'Tomorrow’s roads: safer for everyone’ (Department of the Environment, 

Transport and the Regions, 2000) stated that a standard speed limit of 30 mph in villages should be 

the norm." 

Why is L.C.C. ignoring the guidelines set down by the Department of Transport? If anyone would like a copy of this 

leaflet I would be happy to e-mail it to them. 

Your sincerely 

Iris Morison, 01400 279100, irismorison@live.co.uk 

On the other side of the road we have:- 

• Village Hall (which has numerous classes and activities 

with attendees parking in the car park opposite) 

• Craft Centre (which has very limited parking and 

people park across the road) 

• Tea rooms (which has very limited parking and people 

park across the road) 

• Public House with restaurant 

• Church with cemetery with the only official parking 

across the road 

• Many children living in the village have to cross the 

road to the new playground which is very popular 

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Fulbeck Village Fete : 17 th July 2010 

A Fete is being planned for the village to take place within Fulbeck Hall grounds on Saturday, 17 th July 2010. The 

intended activities will be: 

A variety of games, including Skittles, welly throwing, trap the rat, etc. 

Bric-a-brac 

Tombola 

Children’s fancy dress competition 

Dolly and Teddy clinic 

Plant, cake, handicraft, etc. stalls 

Dog Show 

Tug-of-war 

Refreshments (Tea and cakes, etc.) 

This is not a complete list as much planning has to be done but it will be on the lines of a village family fun day for 

all. So put the date in your diary and be ready to have fun!! For more information or to volunteer to help with any 

activities please telephone David Morison (279100) or see Anne Sampson, Janette Stevenson, Andrew and Catherine 

Pearce, Bob Day, Simon Nash, Mary Robinson or Peter Hughes. 

East Midlands Fire and Rescue Control Centre – 

Preparing to manage 999 fire calls across the East Midlands 

State-of-the-art communication equipment is being installed at a regional centre that will start handling 999 calls for 

the fire and rescue service in less than 18 months' time. A giant 7m x 4m screen, capable of displaying maps and 

live pictures from an incident, is the focal point of the Control Room where staff will receive and manage 84,000 

emergency calls every year. Behind the screen lies a wealth of technology that will give Control Room Operators 

instant access to the information and knowledge they need to call the right experts and equipment to the incident, 

no matter where it is. Nine Regional Control Centres (RCCs) are being built across England, and the East Midlands 

centre in Castle Donington, Leicestershire will be one of the first to 'go live' under this new Government initiative. 

Over the next two years, the existing control rooms in Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham will 

gradually come together in this brand new building. The centres have been designed to streamline and synchronise 

the 999 control room functions of all fire and rescue services across England, providing a co-ordinated response to 

national disasters such as terrorist incidents, widespread flooding or a major fire on a similar scale to Buncefield. 

Staff will operate the same equipment, they will work to the same procedures, they will have access to the same 

information and their systems will be networked. The first county to transfer its calls to the East Midlands RCC will 

be Derbyshire in May 2011. This will be followed by Leicestershire and Rutland (July 2011), Nottinghamshire 

(November 2011) and Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire (transferring together in January 2012). 

Neighbourhood Watch - It has been fairly quiet on the crime-front these past few weeks, in our area at least. 

The few messages received since our last Newsletter are as follows. 

On Sunday, 22nd November 09, a grey pickup type vehicle, reg no. VA 06 MXJ was seen driving around suspiciously 

in the Caythorpe area. The vehicle was seen driving down tracks and a private road and may be involved in 

hare coursing. 

On 3rd December 09, reports came in of cats going missing from Caythorpe and Marston area with suspicions that 

persons may be taking them. If you believe that your cat has been taken or if you have seen anyone asking about 

cats, please contact WPC Karla Bullimore on 07939312821. 

On the morning of 5th December, criminal damage was done to crops on Frieston Heath; horse tracks were seen 

over the field with no attempt made to go round the edge of the field. Permanent damage was done to the crops. 

Between the evening of Monday, 14th December and 7am on Tuesday, 15th December, a vehicle was broken into 

in Washdyke Lane, Fulbeck. The vehicle was parked on the driveway and offenders entered the vehicle by smashing 

the Drivers window, they then stole a wallet and mobile phone from the glove box. . 

NOTE --lt is unwise to leave anything of value in your vehicle. Please, when leaving your vehicle, remember to lock 

it and take all valuables with you, I know it can be a hassle but better safe then sorry. B. G. 

Between 4.30pm on Saturday, 9th January 2010 and 1.30pm on 10th January, a vehicle was stolen from the roadside 

in Stragglethorpe Lane, Brandon. The vehicle, a Blue BMW had been involved in a Road Traffic Accident at 

that location. 

Sometime overnight between Wednesday, 13th January and Thursday, 14th January, a farm on Ermine Street Ancaster, 

was broken into, 

Between 10.30am and 3.30pm on 12th January, a Red sit-on Lawnmower was stolen from a property on Church 

Lane, Brandon, The offenders may have rammed the gate open in order to obtain access to the drive. 

Thank you for supporting N.H.W. and Lincolnshire Police. . B Gilman your N.H.W. Co-ordinator.


Another little bit of our history - In past Newsletters we have serialised the life stories of people who were 

born and grew up in Fulbeck and I know from reports that many of you enjoyed reading them, there was the First 

World War experiences of Mr Jack Farmer, Cecil Hencher’s story of his life in our village, and his daughter, Linda's 

story of growing up here, when she took you on a 'walk' around the village of her birth. We now have a story a little 

different, still in our area but set in verse, it is an old Lincolnshire legend whether it is true or not decide for yourself. 

Brenda Gilman 

1. I will tell you a tale of our County, 

The old legend of Bayard's leap. 

'Tis a story I first heard in childhood, 

A story to make the flesh creep. 

3. All around was a scene of contentment 

Till the break of that fateful morn, 

When the night that rained death and disaster 

Showed the full destruction at dawn. 

5. The villagers, stunned by the happenings, 

Gathered round a farm worker called Sill, 

Who, it seems, had worked late out at Fulbeck 

And, walking home, had reached Fulbeck Hill. 

7. He had fallen, collapsed in a stupor , 

And lay till the hour of midnight, 

Then waking, he lay there and witnessed 

The most gruesome, incredible sight 

9. Each one had a horn filled with brimstone, 

Dripping fire and destruction around. 

Then, on hearing the Church clock strike midnight, 

Their revels they brought within bound. 

.11. When the villagers heard Sill's grim story 

They vowed that the dread witch must die, 

But so great was their fear of her witchcraft 

That to kill her nobody would try. 

To be finished in our next. 

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T E L : 0 1 4 0 0 2 7 2 3 5 9 

O R 

0 7 9 3 1 4 5 4 9 3 0 

The Legend of Byards Leap 

L O V E D E N P L U M B I N G 

& H E A T I N G 

F u l l C e n t r a l H e a t i n g S y s t e m s 

( O i l , G a s o r S o l i d F u e l ) 

B a t h r o o m S u i t e s I n s t a l le d 

T i l in g 

B o il e r E x c h a n g e s 

A l l P l u m b i n g a n d H e a t i n g w o r k u n d e r t a k e n 

W o r c e s t e r B o s c h a p p r o v e d in s t a l l e r 

O F T E C r e g i s t e r e d t e c h n i c i a n 

O i l b o i l e r s s e r v i c e d 

F o r a l l e n q u i r i e s c o n t a c t M a r k P i n f o l d 

0 1 4 0 0 2 7 2 9 9 8 

1 6 A r n h e m D r i v e , C A Y T H O R P E , N G 3 2 3 D Q 

2. Now it seems that one day in Ancaster, 

More than three or four centuries ago, 

When the corn was full ripe unto harvest, 

And the beasts grazed the parish meadow. 

4. The crops that had shown such fine promise 

Stood charred, the corn burned in the ear , 

While the cattle lay convulsed and lifeless. 

And all around was suspicion and fear 

6. When just beyond old Meg's dank hovel 

( Old Meg was a witch, so they said ), 

Of a sudden Sill felt strangely heavy, 

His limbs buckled, he fell as though dead 

8. For there around Meg's boiling cauldron 

Danced a devilish, uncanny band, 

Inhuman, deformed and quite evil, 

Passing potions from hand to hand. 

10. Old Meg, with a screech, then addressed them 

And bade them go forth for one hour 

To burn and destroy all around them 

To the full extent of their power 

12. Until, after seeing a vision, 

Black Jim for the deed volunteered, 

Some said Meg's two brats he had fathered 

And the witch Black Jim never had feared

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FEBRUARY 

S E P T IC T A N K P R O B L E M S ? 

D o y o u n e e d to r e n e w 

y o u r e x is tin g s y s te m ? 

T h e n c a ll th e e x p e r t s a n d le t u s r e s o lv e th e s e p r o b le m s fo r y o u . 

R in g F r e e p h o n e 0 8 0 0 3 2 8 5 4 9 2 

fo r n o o b lig a t io n a d v ic e 

W e a re o n e o f th e le a d in g m a n u fa c tu re rs o f s e w a g e a n d e fflu e n t tr e a tm e n t p la n ts a n d p u m p s ta tio n s 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2010 

Legend: 

SC = Sports Club FH/FM = Fulbeck Hall/Manor 

GS = Garden Society MT = Mums & Toddlers 

FC = Fulbeck Communications CH = Church 

VH = Village Hall & Playing Field Committee OS = Over 60s Club 

PC = Parish Council KG = Kitchen Garden 

HH = The Hare & Hounds 

6 SC Bingo 8.30pm 

8 PC Meeting . 8.00pm 

9 OS Meeting .2.00pm 

9 GS “Hardy Exotics & Microclimates” 7.30pm 


23 OS Meeting 2.00pm 

27 VH Dance 7.30pm 

APRIL 

MARCH 



13 GS “A Year in the Vegetable Garden” 7.30pm 



9 GS “World of Ferns” 7.30pm 

20 FC Newsletter Deadline 


23 OS AGM 2.00pm 

24 CH PCC Meeting 7.30pm 

Views expressed in this Newsletter are those of the individual contributors and are not the responsibility 

Views expressed in this Newsletter are those of the individual contributors and are not the responsibility of 

Fulbeck Communications 

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The Fulbeck Newsletter, January - Lincolnshire County Council

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