Welton

Welton NEWS
Voices from the
Great War
Darkness is best
says the county council
Library relocation
still not decided
Hedge cutting
flailed
NUMBER 213
FEBRUARY 2017

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Welton NEWS 1
The Village Notice Board
This facility is provided for village organisations to publicise their
forthcoming events. Dates for inclusion on the “Notice Board” should be
submitted by the copy deadline date (15th of month prior).
February
February 1st to 14th
Voices of the Great War at the
library (see page 50)
Thursday 9th February
St Valentine’s coffee morning at
St Mary’s Church from 10am
to 12 noon
Saturday 11th February
Jumble sale in Dunholme
Village Hall at 1pm
Sunday 12th February
Snowdrop Sunday at Hackthorn
Hall (see ad on page 33)
17th, 18th, 24th & 25th February
Scothern Payers present Side
Effects at Scothern Village Hall
(see ad on page 30)
Friday 24th February
Bingo at Dunholme Village Hall
at 6.30pm (see ad on page 31)
Save Dates
Friday 3rd March
Coffee morning & table top
sale at Stonecliff Park
Friday 3rd March
Quiz night at William Farr
School at 7pm (see ad on page
30)
Saturday 11th March
Grand sale in Dunholme Village
Welton Village Hall
Hall and Rooms
for Hire
Competitive rates
Licensed Bar
Fully Equipped Kitchen
Email:
weltonvillagehallbookings
@gmail.com
Phone:
07342 209857
Hall from 10am to 12 noon in
aid of the Shoebox Appeal
Saturday 18th March
Quiz night in the village hall
(see ‘Twinning Association’ ad
on the back cover)
Friday 28th April
PDA Spring Lunch in the
village hall
Sunday 7th May
Dunholme Lodge Open
Gardens
Thursday 11th May
Annual Parish Meeting in the
Methodist Chapel at 7.30pm
Thursday 15th June
Coffee morning in aid of Matt’s
Fund
Sunday 9th July
Dunholme Lodge Open
Gardens
Friday 29th September
Golf day in aid of Matt’s Fund
Saturday 21st October
PDA Autumn Fayre in the
village hall
Thursday 9th November
Coach trip to Thursford
Spectacular
Friday 1st & Sat 2nd December
Pantomime at the village hall
Friday 8th December
PDA Christmas Lunch in the
village hall
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WEDNESDAY 1st FEBRUARY
Enjoy some great company and a 2 course
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money for Matts Fund.
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every Tuesday
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and rollover jackpot!
No quiz on 14th but why not treat
your loved one and sample our
Valentines menu!!
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Tuesday 14th – VALENTINES NIGHT
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Friday 24th – KARAOKE!! Always a favourite.
Saturday 25th – CURRY NIGHT
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CONTENTS
Page
28 Acknowledgements
63 Advertisers’ Index
46 Broadbent Theatre
51 Brownies - 2nd Welton
31 Cards wanted
43 Christmas Tree Spectacular
8 Classified Ads
54 Council Meeting
40 Drill Hall
19 Dunholme Camera Club
39 Dunholme Friendship Club
36 Dunholme Ladies
39 Dunholme Lodge
35 Emergency Planning
1 Emergency services
62 February
41 Flix in the Stix
60 Football Club
41 Gardening Club
60 Golf Society
27 Green and Growing
21 Hackthorn School
48 Harmony Lincs
4 Health Centre
59 Health Transport
58 Jambusters WI
51 Jumble Sale
48 Letters
30 Library News
40 Lincoln City Radio
20 LIVES First Responder
57 Lives Story
43 Local girl’s achievement
46 Local History Group
22 Matt’s Fund
28 Memoriam
6 to 8 Methodist News
44 Money Matters
47 Music is Fun
8 Naturewatch
56 Pantomime
15 Parish Council
13 PDA
5 Police File
56 Pre-school
10 Royal British Legion
45 Russian Ally
52 Sewing Bee
5 Sports & Social Club
3 Spring renewal
14 St Barnabas Hospice
24 to 27 St Mary’s Church News
15 St Mary’s Academy
32 Stonecliff Park
38 Street Lighting
58 Table Tennis
64 Village Activities
50 Village Hall Trust
1 Village Notice Board
50 Voices
22 Walkers
28 William Farr Admissions
30 WLDC
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Spring renewal?
In Ireland the 1st February is regarded as the first day
of spring but I don’t think we would be that optimistic.
However, we will notice the days drawing out and the
appearance of the crocuses and the snowdrops will give
us a feeling that spring is perhaps not too far away.
Snowdrop Sunday at Hackthorn Hall is always a special
event so why not pop along on Sunday 12th February for
a spectacular show (see ad on page 33).
Our Village Notice Board on page 1 is filling up with
future events. One very interesting item on the board is
the Voices of the Great War. This will be in the library
from 1st to 14th February (see article on page 50) and is
an exhibition of personal war experiences of Lincolnshire
people.
Keeping with the topic of the library, it is worrying that,
with only months to go before the lease on the current
premises runs out, there is still no definite home for a
relocated library (see article on page 30). Input from the
parish council’s questionnaire (I hope residents completed
and submitted it by 31st January) may provide some
ideas to the council. An obvious home for the library is
the village hall with its central location, car parking and
adjacent bus stop. It does seem strange that more urgent
and detailed discussions on this solution do not appear to
have taken place.
The government’s consultation on press regulation
finished on 10th January and now we have to wait to
find out what it intends to do. We are disappointed to tell
our readers that our MP, Sir Edward Leigh, never did get
back to us on our letter asking for assistance on the matter
despite a further letter requesting a response.
The Editor
This month’s cover photograph comes courtesy of
Marilyn Shepley.
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Health Centre
A big thank you goes to everyone who
brought presents and cards for the staff
over the Christmas period; they were
greatly appreciated by all of us. Thanks
also go to the PDA for the excellent (as
always) Christmas lunch in December;
again, much appreciated by all concerned.
We have experienced a high volume of
staff sickness in recent weeks leading
up to Christmas. This is obviously a
particularly busy period, and thanks go
to patients for bearing with us during a
difficult time. We apologise to anyone who
was inconvenienced by any appointment
changes etc.
It would be very helpful to us if requests
for routine repeat prescriptions could be
left on the dispensary answerphone. There
is no need to speak directly to a dispenser
in these cases. Such messages are extracted
and acted upon regularly throughout the
day and it is much safer and more efficient
for staff to use this process rather than
have to break away from whatever they
are doing to answer the ’phone during the
day.
At the time of writing we are still awaiting
the report from CQC following our formal
inspection on 12th September 2016. Once
approved, this will be posted on our
website in due course.
BHS & ABRS APPROVED
Celebrating
50 years of
Equine Service
WELTON
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE Tel: 01673
(6 miles north of Lincoln) 860548
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for beginners and up to a high standard in a
Friendly Atmosphere and Pleasant Surroundings.
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★ Cross Country & Show Jumping Fences
Welton NEWS
As mentioned in the last newsletter, Nurse
Practitioner, Kerry Belshaw, has joined our
team and part of her role is triaging requests
and undertaking appropriate home visits
during the week. A home visit is intended
for those patients who are bed-bound or
terminally ill and unable to attend the
surgery in any other way. Doctors can see
patients much more effectively and swiftly
and carry out any necessary examinations
appropriately in the practice setting rather
than in patients’ homes. Our practice area
is very large and it can take an hour to
travel and undertake certain house calls,
so please be aware that unless there is a
medical need for the visit patients will be
asked to attend surgery. With just under
9,500 patients (and more to come!) it is no
longer possible or necessary routinely to
visit all patients who are discharged from
hospital.
We are doing our best to help our A&E
colleagues and trying to encourage patients
to seek assistance from a pharmacist for
minor complaints, or ourselves where
appropriate, rather than using A&E
services in such circumstances. Please help
us to protect our A&E and ambulance
services; who knows when any of us may
need them in a true emergency?
TAYLORS
OF WELTON
PET, HORSE AND
ANIMAL FEEDS
12 CLIFF ROAD,
WELTON
01673 862996
01673 860215
Sallie Stead

Police File
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is:
PC 326 Martin Doherty, email martin.
doherty@lincs.pnn.police.uk
PCSO Julie McFaul, email julie.mcfaul@
lincs.pnn.police.uk
PCSO Angie Law, email angie.law@lincs.
pnn.police.uk
One of your neighbourhood officers will
be attending the coffee mornings/police
surgeries listed below and we will be pleased
to meet you there to discuss any issues
you may wish to raise. Please be aware
that on occasions we may be unable to
attend due to unforeseen and unavoidable
circumstances; please accept our apologies
should this happen. Alternatively you can
call 101.
You can also follow us on TWITTER @
WELTONHEMSPOL
Date Location Time
2nd Feb St Mary’s Church 10.30-11.30am
14th Feb St Chad’s Church 10.00-11.00am
18th Feb Methodist Church 10.30-11.30am
To report a crime, please call 101. If
‘urgent’ please call 999. If you would
like to pass on information anonymously,
please call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555
111.
Neighbourhood Police Team
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Welton NEWS 5
Sports and Social Club
This is a reminder to all members of the club
that they need to renew their membership
if they wish to remain members. This must
be done during February.
The rejoining fees remain the same as last
year: family £20; double £15; single £10;
single parent £15. Anyone who wishes to
join the club and who is not yet a member
has to pay a £10 joining fee in addition to
the annual fee.
A member of the committee will be in
attendance each evening between 8pm
and 10pm during the whole of February
to renew subscriptions. Alternatively,
members may leave their card and fee
in an envelope with the bar staff and
the renewal will be dealt with on the
following day.
Brian North, Treasurer
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Love actually
Why do we celebrate St Valentine’s Day?
What does the name conjure up? Red
hearts, love, poetry?
The real St Valentine started life as a priest
during the reign of the emperor Claudius
the second, who persecuted the Church.
Polygamy was rife in Roman times but
soldiers were thought to be better fighters
if they were not married. However the
Church at that time encouraged marriage
as a sacred commitment between man
and wife. Valentine secretly married
many couples until he was caught and
imprisoned and tortured for performing
the ceremonies against the command of
Claudius. His Roman judge, Asterius,
had a daughter who was blind. Valentine
prayed for her to be healed by God; his
prayer was answered and as a result
Asterius became a Christian.
In AD 269, Valentine was sentenced to
death because of his stance on marriage.
We are led to believe he wrote a letter to
Asterius’ daughter and signed it, “From
your Valentine”. So Valentine is known
today as ‘the patron saint of love’.
What is God’s Love? There are several
Greek words used in the Bible to describe
different types of love; agape, God’s
unconditional love for man and woman,
our love for each of one’s brothers and
sisters ‘In Christ’; eros, a love for one
another or a sensual passionate love;
philia, an affectionate regard, a friendship,
brotherly love, a love for a community
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or a desire for enjoyment and equality
between friends; storge, an affectionate
love especially for parents and children,
an empathy felt for children and family
relations.
There are other ways in which we use
the word, such as to describe a love for
one’s country, or a love of a sport. So we
may not get the card saying “I love you”
but if we turn to the Bible and look in
the New Testament ‘love’ can be found
116 times.
God loves us unconditionally.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Caroline, Church Steward
Film Club
We had a large turnout for our film in
January when we showed The Lady in
the Van starring Maggie Smith. This
was enjoyed by all and provoked lots of
conversation. The sandwiches and cakes
that followed were greatly appreciated.
Our next viewing will be held on 2nd
February starting at 2pm. Why not come
along to this very popular event? You
will be made most welcome? Tickets are
£3.50 and seats can be booked by ringing
860998.
Krafty Kids
By the time you read this we will have
had our first meeting of 2017 and will
have looked at some winter weather.
We provide craft activities, stories and
songs all around a theme and suitable
for our pre-school age group. The group
meets in the chapel the third Thursday
in the month from 2pm to 3.15pm. As
well as the organised activities there are
also toys for the children to play with
while the adults relax, so something for
everyone. Why not come along and join
in the fun?

Methodist Services in
February
5th 10.30am Geoff Gilbert
12th 10.30am Rev. Andy Burrows
Holy Communion
19th 10.30am Peter Butcher
26th 10.30am Tim Hirst
Coffee Mornings
We are open every Wednesday and
Saturday morning from 10am until
11.30am. Why not pop in for a warm
welcome and a hot drink? There is a
selection of coffees, teas, hot chocolate
etc, plus a variety of light refreshments.
There is a book stall and toys available for
the children. On the first Wednesday of
the month the sewing group get together
from 10 until 12 noon.
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Men’s Breakfast
These informal social events are organised
by Welton and Dunholme Methodist
Church. They are open to all men,
whether churchgoers or not, interested in
a good breakfast and meeting new friends.
Usually we have a speaker on a variety of
subjects. We meet at 8.45am and aim to
finish by approximately 10.15am. Men’s
Breakfast is normally held on the third
Saturday of each month and the next one
will be on the 18th February. Anyone
interested should contact John Ryland
(860823) or David Wilson (861461).
Ladies Fellowship
Our February meeting will be at the home
of Linda McCree, 16 Ryland Road, on
Thursday 19th at 7.45pm when Chris
Hacking will be ‘looking back’ at the
NHS. We meet each month on the second
Thursday with a variety of speakers and
topics. We are a friendly informal group
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Call one of our friendly team on:
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and newcomers are always welcome. If
you would like further details about this
or any of our meetings, please contact
Barbara on 860823.
Youth Club - LIFTED
The Youth Club (LIFTED) is on a
Friday evening during term-time from
7pm to 8.30pm at the chapel. For more
information please ring 862486.
End of Methodist News
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Residents. Drop your ad into the Parish
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Experienced professional care,
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Plenty of FREE parking.
All surgery/diagnostics done on-site.
Continuity of care our priority.
K-Laser Therapy for arthritis.
Home visits by arrangement.
Loyalty cards.
Natural Instinct Food stockists.
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each. Tel: 861139.
Reflecta slide projector and free standing
screen; £5 each. Tel: 860201.
Naturewatch
I did promise myself this year that I
would try to keep any resolutions that I
had made (not publicly) and so I reduced
the number to three. I have broken two
of them already for which I humbly
apologise. One resolution was not to go
on about the wanton destruction of our
hedgerows, particularly in Lincolnshire.
That went out the window just after the
new year as I drove along the A46 towards
Faldingworth. Here there is a terrible sight
of destruction. I have lived in Lincolnshire
for over 50 years now and have noted the
change in direction of our agricultural
ethos. There used to be a fair smattering
of stock in the shape of dairy herds,
beef stock, sheep, duck and hen farming
in progress around the county. It is so
apparent that arable farming has taken
precedence, for whatever reason, and as
a result, the growing and maintenance
of hedgerows and small coppices have
taken a very steep decline, again for
whatever reason. It is not a subject that
can or will be discussed at any time with
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anyone in farming, from the Environment
Agency, to the NFU and through the
various echelons of the agricultural world.
I have tried by letters, e-mails and even
direct lobbying but there is no positive
direction or directives from any of the
controlling bodies as to how to maintain
and retain hedgerows for the benefit of
small mammals and birds. In truth, no one
wants to know.
The hedgerow in question is one of
so many that I recall when I used to
regularly drive along the A46, or indeed
any of the main roads and country lanes in
Lincolnshire. It was quite an old hedgerow
with blackthorn, hawthorn, guelder rose,
and field maple, which is, or was, the usual
type of hedge grown to contain livestock
and mark the boundaries. Some five or
six years ago the whole of this particular
hedge was ripped out and burnt in the field,
which saddened me. It had become very
gapped where the odd vehicle had gone
through it, because of lack of judgement
by the driver in negotiating quite a longish
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shallow bend in the road. It annoyed me
to think that the hedgerow destruction
had been subsidised by either the EU or
our Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (Defra). I was pleased
to see that, quite quickly, a new hedge was
planted but solely of hawthorn; couldn’t it
be more varied?
All the new bushes were planted with
their plastic protection collars, very neatly
placed, in close rows. There were no signs
of any possible ditch as that had long been
filled in by the passing traffic. I seem to
recall that in the old days, if you owned
the hedge you were responsible for the
ditch. Nowadays that does not appear to
be the case and, as such, surface water
on the road surface or in the road verges
has nowhere to go. As a consequence the
standing water is forced into the failing
tarmac of the road, causing even more
damage and eventually more potholes. It
cannot be rocket science to make a ditch
and keep it clear. It would save the county
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council a fortune by avoiding constant
temporary repairs.
Getting back to the hedge, the planting of
the new hedgerow was again subsidised
by the EU or Defra. The hedge has been
growing for some three to four years
now and has not had a chance to reach
the stage where blossom could form and
produce a crop of berries. These berries
are needed for our small mammals and
birds to eat during the winter months and
the flowers for our insects, butterflies and
moths to collect and pollinate. Recently I
passed by this considerable length of new
hedgerow, which is now about a metre in
height. I saw that the whole hedge from
start to finish has been flailed mercilessly,
smashed to pieces, all prospects of any
green new buds obliterated and scattered
on the grass verge in mounds of shredded
growth. The shards of hawthorn contain
quite a few thorns and indirectly must
be responsible for damage to tyre walls,
particularly on bicycle and motorcycle
wheels. But who cares? Who directs the
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farmers and contractors to cause this
annual mayhem? Why cannot the hedges
be left to grow and create an environment
for wildlife? No doubt the hedgerow
owner who had all the subsidies to rip
out the old hedge, plant the monoculture
new hedge and flail the new hedge to bits
will soon get another subsidy for being
a member of the Wildlife Stewardship
Scheme. All I ask is why?
P.S. my resolution not to get all wound up
about the destruction of our hedgerows
and the decimation of our wildlife didn’t
last very long, did it?
John Smallwood
Royal British Legion
Our first meeting of the new
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February at the Sports and
Social Club at the usual time of
7.45pm.
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Welton Patients’ and
Doctors’ Association (PDA)
As reported in last month’s issue, the
PDA now has a new chairman. David
Derbyshire was officially appointed
at our January meeting and he was
welcomed by the committee. David has
been in Dunholme since 2001 but worked
abroad from 2003 to 2010. He then
had a semi-career break and studied at
Lincoln University until the end of 2014.
From January 2015 David’s work took
him to Africa for 70% of the time but
he is now Lincoln-based. He has been
actively involved in local fundraising
and I’m sure I speak for the rest of the
committee in saying that he will be an
asset to the PDA. David also became a
volunteer driver for the PDA in January
2016 and helps out when available.
The spring lunch will be held on Friday
28th April in the village hall. Tickets
priced at £6 per person can be reserved
from Wednesday 1st March by called
either myself on 862570 or Jane on
01522 750820. We are trialing this
approach to selling lunch tickets as
several of our regular diners were unable
to get tickets for the last lunch we held.
The menu will comprise orange juice
followed by beef pie, potatoes and
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seasonal vegetables followed by a choice
of apple crumble and custard or trifle.
Tea or coffee and mints will also be
served. There will be the usual raffle,
cake stall and books and cards for sale.
The piece of jewellery found after the
Christmas lunch has been reunited with
its owner.
Our eBay sales exceeded £2,000 by the
end of November so a huge thank you
goes to all who have donated items
for us to sell and also to Mike Lynch
who is our ‘eBay wizard’! We are still
looking for more items to sell so give me
a call on 862570 if you think you have
something which may be suitable.
If anyone is interested, the minutes of
any of our meetings can be viewed
on the Health Centre website www.
weltonsurgery.co.uk/ppg.
Dates for your 2017 diary: 1st March,
phone to reserve your lunch tickets (leave
a message if no reply); Spring Lunch
28th April; Autumn Fayre 21st October;
Christmas Lunch 8th December; all at
the village hall.
If you require any further information
on any of the above don’t hesitate to
give me a call.
Janet Goddard, 862570
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St Barnabas Hospice
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice’s
Christmas tree recycling service was a
great success with over 500 trees recycled,
raising over £4,800 to help fund end of
life care in Lincolnshire.
The trees were collected on Saturday 7th
January from Lincoln and surrounding
villages, including Dunholme and Welton,
and then recycled with Continental
Landscapes, TJS Tree Services and
Taylor’s Tree Services. The service was
supported by Enterprise Rent-a-Car,
Group Together, Lincoln Fight Factory
Wrestling and Washingborough Scouts
Group.
Our thanks to Sue and Graham Rawson
and friends for choosing to support St
Barnabas along with their Shoebox Appeal
at January’s jumble sale; it was a privilege
to be involved with the event and the time
and sheer hard work that goes into the
day is incredible. Our sincere thanks go to
all those involved for donating £400 to St
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A huge thank you goes to all who
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and their families make the most of every
single second they share, regardless of
how much time remains. It is money
raised from events like these that can turn
our aspirations into reality.
Our popular coffee morning returns on
Thursday 2nd February from 10am to
12 noon at our Gainsborough Hospice,
the George Henderson Lodge at Morton.
We will have delicious homemade cakes,
tombola, a raffle and more; everyone is very
welcome, so do come along! Donations
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be very much appreciated.
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Welton-by-Lincoln Parish
Council
Library Committee
In spite of continuing research by the
clerk and library committee over the past
several months, we have nothing new to
report at this time concerning the re-siting
of the library. As stated in my last report,
we have been actively looking for suitable
new premises as the lease with the county
council and Co-op ceases in January 2018
and we have to vacate the premises by
October 2017.
We have looked at providing a Portacabin,
possibly to be sited on parish councilowned
land as there is no other land
available at this time near to the centre of
the village. We will however, endeavour
to keep looking to acquire new premises
for as long as possible and will keep you
informed of any developments.
The volunteers continue to provide an
excellent service by giving their time
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and increasing their experience for the
benefit of all library users and we thank
them for their continued dedication. At
the same time we would still like to hear
from residents who may have any ideas
or suggestions for further services we can
offer and attract more users.
The library continues to be well used but
we would like to see even more people,
especially children, coming through the
doors to swell our numbers. We hope to
encourage more readers to use the library
with a wider variety of activities.
Cllr Mrs Kathryn England, Chairman,
Library Committee
St Mary’s Primary Academy
2017 has started really positively at St
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looking at it from a physical and human
geography point of view. If you have a
keen interest or expertise in the geography
of Welton, or how it has changed and is
changing, please get in touch.
There are lots of exciting learning
opportunities planned for the next two
terms. We have already had a year group
visit to Magna and on return we had some
active volcanoes erupt in Year 3; one of
those wow moments for our children!
We will be including a lot of fieldwork,
using the school grounds and the village
to develop geography skills throughout
the next two terms.
Our values for the next two terms are
respect and responsibility. We have been
looking at ways in which we show respect
and take responsibility for ourselves, each
other and our environment. We have
begun to look at self-respect and how we
can care for ourselves through having a
healthy diet, plenty of exercise, drinking
water and standing up for what we believe
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in. We have also started to look at ways
in which we can show respect for each
other through good manners, thinking and
acting in a way that shows others you care
about their feelings and well-being both in
the classroom and on the playground. We
hope that this extends to children showing
respect in the community. We do receive
phone calls and emails from members of
the community saying how well-mannered
and polite the children of St Mary’s are. If
you do see our pupils showing respect and
responsibility around the village, please
let us know so we can praise them and
celebrate this.
We will be baking for the coffee morning
at St Mary’s Church and we hope to see
many of you there on 9th February.
Please do continue to have a look at our
website at www.welton-st-marys.lincs.sch.
uk and Twitter@wsmacademy to find out
more about what we have been doing.
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WELTON SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
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(Opposite the village hall) • Telephone: 01673 861298
New Members Welcome!
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Draught lagers currently are Fosters, Amstel, Kronenburg 1664 and Budweiser. Prices from £2.30 to £2.70.
Quality selection of Wines and Spirits.
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Dunholme Camera Club
The new year is now well under way
and it’s looking like it’s going to be a
busy one again for the camera club. Our
first month has been a very full one with
four meetings, a couple of explanation
nights on photographic programs, an
entertainment evening with our vicechairman
and I giving a talk on ‘British
Birds’ and, in the final week, the members
brought in their cameras and we had
a discussion evening about ‘all things
camera’; a busy month, as I said.
In February our first meeting will be
on the 2nd when we will have a fun
evening consisting of a photography quiz
which will test members’ knowledge of
photography. The quiz will be set by our
‘chair’ who, at the moment, is Samantha
Ford. Our second meeting on the 16th
will be our first club competition, which
is the annual ‘open’. This is where the
members can enter any photograph they
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want. It is a print-only competition so
just colour and black and white prints.
Our judge for the evening will be Allan
Rowsell. The final meeting of the month
will be a ‘Hints and Tips – Show and
Tell’ evening where the members bring
in their images to share and explain
how they achieved the image, either in
camera or with photographic software.
The second half of the evening will be an
open discussion period so that members
can discuss techniques etc.
Don’t forget that the camera club is
open to everyone; whatever your level of
photography, you will be made welcome.
You may see some great images on our
club website, but don’t be put off,
everyone started on their own learning
curve, so come and see what we can do
for you.
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Lives First Responder
Just a few reminders as we head into
what are usually the cold winter months,
a period when your local LIVES group
members look to support members of the
local community if they are unfortunate
enough to have a health emergency. You
can also do your bit by checking up on
friends, relatives and neighbours who
may be more vulnerable to cold weather.
Cold weather is especially dangerous
for older people or people with serious
illnesses, so check in on them if you can.
There are various things you can help and
encourage those at risk to do. Regular hot
drinks and eating at least one hot meal a
day, if possible, helps keep energy levels
up during winter. Wearing several light
layers of warm clothes rather than one
chunky layer is best. Keeping as active
as possible around the house, wrapping
up warm and wearing shoes with a good
grip to go outside on cold days is also
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over, have a health condition such as
heart or lung disease, should heat their
home to at least 18°C. It’s a good idea
to keep bedrooms at this temperature
all night if possible and make sure to
wear enough clothes to stay warm.
During the day the living room could be
slightly warmer but those who are under
65, healthy and active can safely have
their house cooler than 18°C if they’re
comfortable.
Of course some basic advice for everyone
is that icy pavements and roads can be
extremely slippery. Take extra care if
you go out, and wear boots or shoes
with a good grip on the soles. The Met
Office advises putting grit or cat litter on
paths and driveways to lessen the risk of
slipping. It advises that you should wait
until the roads have been gritted before
travelling by car.
In summary, these are a few simple
measures that will help keep everyone
safe during this period and hopefully help
reduce calls to the emergency services.
Finally, our thanks go to the Welton
Parochial Church Council for their recent
donation to LIVES.
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Hackthorn School
Grown-ups have a lot to answer for, don’t
they? Somewhere along the way the idea
of a new year of exciting opportunities
got hi-jacked by the notion that new
year resolutions had to be some kind of
endurance test leading to the inevitable
sense of failure that February brings. But
that’s not the Hackthorn Way.
This year brought one of the most exciting
new opportunities our pupils have had
since anyone can remember when, after
weeks of practice and anticipation, a
very excited group finally made the trip
to ‘Young Voices’ to join a choir of
5,011 children and teachers performing
alongside professional singers, musicians,
beat boxers and dancers to a packed
(and we’re talking Sheffield Arena size
packed!) audience.
What was achieved was remarkable.
Some were a little daunted by the scale of
the proceedings but our little community
helped one another enjoy the event,
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whilst still maintaining a healthy respect
for the rules; something which they know
is key to getting the most out of life.
Now here’s the thing. Everyone, on the
way home, was talking about doing it
again next year, which means they are
already looking forward to going back
to school after next Christmas!
Meanwhile, ‘back at the ranch’, there
were a few who were unable to go on the
trip. Were they downhearted? Not a bit
of it, they spent a wonderful day helping
out their younger colleagues in key stage
one as they began a new adventure into
learning all about the senses.
This all happened on Friday 13th; no
time for triskaidekaphobia at Hackthorn
School!
Contact the school on 860295 to arrange
a visit or to request a school brochure
or visit our website at www.hackthorn.
lincs.sch.uk.
Alan Tuplin

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Matt’s Fund
A number of people from
Welton, Dunholme and
beyond generously made
donations, totalling £285,
into Matt’s Fund in lieu of
sending Christmas cards
or indeed just to make a
donation in the spirit of Christmas. We
also received a £100 cheque from the
Black Bull as proceeds from their pre-
Christmas meat raffle. We really
appreciate all the local support that
Matt’s Fund receives, thank you.
In March we are invited to attend the
Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia meeting
to receive a cheque for Matt’s Fund; a
contribution from the proceeds of the
Lincoln Santa Run.
Dates to note on your calendar: on
Thursday 15th June we are planning,
once again, to hold a coffee morning and
on Friday 29th September we have our
annual golf day.
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Welton NEWS
Melanoma is the most serious form of
skin cancer and is one of the fasted rising
types of cancer in young people aged 15
to 34. The main cause of melanoma is
too much UV light from sunshine or
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Welton Walkers
Our winter walks are on Sunday
mornings starting out from the pub
at 10.30 and expecting to get back at
around 12.30.
Hugh Gilfedder
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Feb 19th Rothwell Blacksmiths
Mar 19th Tealby Kings Head
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Nostalgic Memories
Fifty years ago Mick Jagger and the Rolling
Stones were enjoying unprecedented
success with ‘Let’s Spend the Night
Together’ and they still are today playing
to sell-out audiences on tour. On this
journey of nostalgia it made me think
about our first television set which was
a black and white (monochrome) one
which we rented from Radio Rentals and
was paid for using a payment book at the
Lincoln showroom; no internet banking
in those days! I recall the television being
notoriously unreliable and it seemed to
spend more time being repaired than
being watched. What sort of programmes
did we watch? Unlike today when we
have a multitude of different channels, I
recall that we were mainly restricted to
three provided by the BBC and ITV. Some
of my favourite childhood programmes
included Animal Magic, presented by
Johnny Morris, who was a guest zoo
keeper capturing the viewer’s imagination
by having pretend conversations with
different animals, a live Dr. Doolittle
and Dad’s Army, a comedy series about
the antics of a Home Guard platoon
admirably led by Captain Mainwaring
(brilliantly portrayed by Arthur Lowe)
and his side-kick Sergeant Wilson
(equally well played by John le Mesurier)
not forgetting Corporal (“Don’t Panic”)
Jones immortalised by Clive Dunn. Like
other remakes, the film version of Dad’s
ST. MARY’S CHURCH NEWS
Army for me lacks something and I think
it is that the chemistry and spontaneity
of the original cast, something of the
original magic, just cannot be portrayed,
no matter how good the cast.
Currently my wife and I particularly enjoy
watching period dramas and detective
‘who dunnits’. Our enjoyment of period
dramas was no doubt inspired in the late
sixties by the BBC series of the Forsyte
Saga which had a massive following,
so much so, that a vicar in Cirencester
felt it necessary to justify his decision
to reschedule evensong. “The important
thing” he wrote, “is that people worship
God, not that they should worship Him
at 6.30pm.”
The Forsyte Saga was a serialisation of a
series of books by John Galsworthy into
26 weekly episodes; a significant gamble
by the BBC but it paid off. The storyline
contained those vital ingredients to ‘hook’
an audience: love and money, passion
and betrayal, romance and rejection,
greed and delusion, coupled with an
outstanding cast, Kenneth More, Nyree
Dawn Porter, Eric Porter, and Susan
Hampshire in leading roles. This led to an
infatuation with costume period dramas
including ITV’s Upstairs Downstairs and,
more recently, Downton.
So be it adventure programmes, period
costume dramas, detective ‘whodunnits’,
or whatever, what does it allow us to
do? Very importantly in a world that is

moving all too quickly, it provides us
with a very necessary valve of escapism, a
vital coping mechanism in which we can
use our imagination to escape from the
humdrum pressures of everyday living.
Jesus himself used a similar strategy so
that when the pressures had become
overwhelming he would withdraw to a
place of solitude. “Then Jesus, because he
knew they were going to come and seize
him by force to make him king, withdrew
again up the mountainside alone.” John
6:15.
Ted Willows-Chamberlin,
Lay Minister WDS Benefice
Light up St Mary’s
In the ‘Light up St Mary’s’ column in
the January issue the names of Ken and
Ann Yerrill were incorrectly spelt; our
apologies for the mistake.
Wednesday 14th December: for Ken and
Ann Yerrill. In loving memory of Ken
and Ann Yerrill, on what would have
been Ken’s birthday, with love from
Sylvia, Simon and family.
Saturday 7th February: Albert Bassett
MBE. Remembered today with much
love and happy memories, to a wonderful
dad, granddad and great-granddad. You
are never far from our thoughts, with
love from all the family.
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Readings for February 2017
Church Services in February
5th 11am Holy Communion
12th 8am Said Holy Communion
11am All Age Worship
4.30pm Evening Prayer
19th 11am Holy Communion
26th 11am Family Communion
Coffee Mornings
As in previous years, the coffee shop
will not get fully underway until March.
However, we are delighted to announce
that there will be two very special coffee
shops during February and March. Please
put a ring around these dates as they
promise to be really special.
On Thursday 9th February from 10am to
12 noon in St Mary’s Church we shall be
hosting a very special St Valentine’s Day
coffee shop. All of the delicious cakes will
be prepared, cooked and served by some
of the pupils from St Mary’s Church of
England Primary Academy. If past years
are anything to go by, this promises to
be a really happy occasion and you can
be sure of some mouth-watering cakes.
Come along and see for yourself how
the youngsters can put on a really great
show!
On Thursday 2nd March, we shall be
opening the doors of St Mary’s Church
coffee shop for the season. Doors will
open, as usual, from 10am till noon and
we look forward to welcoming you all
for coffee, tea and a chat, not forgetting
a lovely slice of cake or a even a jam
Date Sunday First Second Gospel
Reading
Reading
5th 4th Sunday Isaiah 58 1 Corinthians 2 Matthew 5
before Lent 1-9a 1-12 13-20
12th 3rd Sunday Deuteronomy 30 1 Corinthians 3 Matthew 5
before Lent 15-end 1-9 21-37
19th 2nd Sunday Genesis 1 Romans 8 Matthew 6
before Lent 1-2.3 18-25 25-end
26th Sunday Exodus 24 2 Peter 1 Matthew 17
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doughnut. We shall be meeting every
Thursday thereafter.
As if this were not enough on Friday 3rd
March we are all invited to pay a return
visit to St Mary’s School, only this time the
children will be demonstrating just what
wonderful goodies can be produced by
using 100% Traidcraft ingredients in their
very special Traidcraft Big Brew. Doors are
open from 10.30am to 11.45am. Not only
will all coffee and tea served be Traidcraft
but we can guarantee that all cakes and
cookies will also be produced using only
Traidcraft products.
Whilst sipping the excellent coffee and
munching on delicious cakes, one or
two of the children will be showing us
just how important the support given to
Traidcraft producers and suppliers is, and
what a difference it makes to communities,
enabling the people at the grass roots to
earn a living wage, live an improved way
of life, and even to be able to afford to
send their children to school.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Peter and Marjorie Everett
From the Registers
We share in the sadness of those who mourn
the death of a loved one, remembering
those whose funeral has taken place, or
cremated remains have been laid to rest
Welton NEWS
this month: 15th December, Terry Rogers;
21st December, George Martin.
Update from Bertie
Over the new year, we had some friends
come around to the vicarage. It was here
that I experienced my first disco. The
vicar had bought these light bulbs that
you screw in and when the light-switch is
turned on, they spin and fill the room with
different twirling colours.
Now before you jump to conclusions,
dogs aren’t actually colourblind, that’s a
common misconception! I might not see
exactly the same colours as you, but I
was able to enjoy the yellows, blues and
violets and chase them around the room
whilst barking excitedly. Of course that
was misinterpreted as over-excitement and
I was banished to the kitchen for simply
expressing my enjoyment of the wonderful
lights. Ho-hum.
Before we enjoyed the disco, the vicar
and his friend were celebrating some of
the ‘lights’ that had gone out in 2016
by singing some of their songs. We were
treated to classics written by David Bowie,
Prince and George Michael, which was
entertaining.
We’ve enjoyed lots of other lights in the
vicarage recently: flashing lights in the
windows (I couldn’t help but chew a few
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of them in my favourite window which
made me a bit unpopular); on a tree that
appeared in the living room for a few
weeks; and those lighting up the front of
the house. It was a little bit sad when they
all got packed away.
I’ve been hearing my owner talk about this
time of year coming up called Candlemas
which he says is celebrated forty days after
the birth of Jesus. He says it’s the time
when we remember Jesus as a baby being
taken to the Temple and met by two older
people, Anna and Simeon. Simeon held
the baby Jesus and called him a Light to
the World. He’s known as the light that
never goes out. Well I guess if life ever
seems dark, looking to someone called the
‘light of the world’ might be a very good
thing to do!
As we go through February, perhaps we
can look forward to the brighter days and
lighter evenings that are just around the
corner!
Yours ever,
Bertie, the vicarage dog
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Mothers’ Union
Our next meeting is on Tuesday
14th February with Corporate
Communion at 12.15pm
followed by a planning meeting
in the vestry. Do come along as both
Middle Rasen and Market Rasen members
plan to join us.
Dorothy Newton, Branch and Cluster Leader
End of St Mary’s News
Green and Growing
You are warmly invited to come on a walk
on Saturday 18th February to explore some
of the green spaces of Dunholme. Starting
from St Chad’s Church at 10am we aim
to be back by 12.30. Shoes and clothing
suitable for the weather is recommended.
There will also be opportunity to hear
about and get involved with green and
growing issues in our communities. For
further details please contact Revd. Paul
on 07946 166210.
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In Memoriam
Rita Georgina Conn
One year ago on 23rd January 2016, you
passed away peacefully. You left us peaceful
memories the day God called you home.
You will never be forgotten.
Husband Hugh, sons William and Stephen,
daughter-in-law Lynda and grandson,
Matthew.
Acknowledgements
John Matthews
Doris and Tanya would like to thank their
friends, neighbours, Janet, Mike, John, the
Health Centre, and Bridget, Derek and the
staff at the Black Bull for their kind wishes
and condolences on the passing of John
Matthews, a loving husband and father to
Tanya and Jason.
Christmas Lights
Alan and Karen Wade of Cliff Road would
like to thank everyone for their kind and
generous donations for our Christmas lights
display. The donations raised £125 for St
Barnabas Hospice.
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This successful school is currently
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Panels are totally independent of the school
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Members act in a voluntary capacity and
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WLDC
Recent planning applications received in
the parish office include:
• Replace portacabins with new modular
buildings at Healthlinc House
• Overhead lines exemption at Rosemary
Cottage, Welton Cliff
• Landscaping, layout etc for 319
dwellings off Prebend Lane
• Single storey extension at 30 Heath
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Copies of planning applications can be
viewed on the WLDC website www.westlindsey.gov.uk/planning.
Welton Library
What do a member of royalty, a music
icon, a football manager and several
government ministers have in common?
The answer is: you will find them all in
Welton library!
Welton NEWS
I currently volunteer in our local library
which many of you will know re-opened
last year after a period of uncertainty due
to the reduction in funding by Lincolnshire
County Council. Numbers through the
door have increased steadily but we always
welcome new members. With that in mind
it struck me that an article in the Welton
NEWS might further increase interest in
this valuable community facility which the
parish council now oversees with the help
of a band of volunteers such as myself.
Let’s start by looking at the non-fiction
section and in particular biographies and
autobiographies that form part of this
range. Looking on the shelves at the moment
we have a wide range to choose from and
it is interesting to take a random look to
see the diversity of who sits next to who.
We have ‘Elizabeth; Renaissance Prince’
by Lisa Hilton who I found sitting between
‘Bob Dylan; Chronicles Volume One’ and
‘Sven-Goran Erikson; My Story’. So we
have a biography that challenges readers
to reassess Elizabeth I’s reign of drama,
scandal and intrigue, next to the chronicles
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of Dylan’s life in Manhattan in 1961
with its smoky nightlong parties, literary
awakenings, transient loves etc. next to
a football manager who monopolised the
press for five years as England manager,
but we are told remains an enigma.
We have ‘Churchill Goes to War’ by Brian
Lavery sitting next to ‘So Anyway’ by
John Cleese, followed by ‘Running my
Life’ by Seb Coe. Once again, this run of
books shows the various interests we have
covered.
A local lad, Tim Bradford, with his memories
of growing up in Market Rasen, ‘Small
Town England’, sits, rather uncomfortably
I suspect, between the respective diaries
of Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell, ‘A
Journey’ and ‘Prelude to Power’.
Last, but by no means least, I mention
a book I found appearing to have been
unread. It is dated 2004 so it may have
led a lonely existence for some time. It
is ‘Reggie’ by Lewis Baston. Maybe if
this Reggie had been somebody more
well-known like say Reggie Kray it might
have been slightly more popular, but this
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book is about Reginald Maudling who the
older ones amongst you may remember
as a cabinet minister from the ’50s and
’60s and who died in 1979. A somewhat
specialist book I must admit but surely
there is someone in Welton who will give
him a home for a few weeks?
Anyway, there are plenty more where
they came from: celebrities, sports people,
heroes and villains, soldiers, spies, and
politicians. So why not either renew your
membership if you’ve let it lapse or join
for the first time. It is free and so are any
books you borrow.
Mike Hubbert, Library Volunteer
Cards wanted
If you still have any old Christmas or
birthday cards, we are still collecting them
for the Shoebox Appeal. Also, if anyone
has any empty Benecol drink bottles we
would like them as we make skipping rope
handles with them; thank you.
Sue Rawson, 862550
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Stonecliff Park
Our last two events in December were
quite successful with 56 people attending
the club’s social evening in the village
hall. Despite a dozen people succumbing
to the dreaded lurgy (2016 variant), the
turnout was very gratifying. Our special
thanks go to Mr Phil Denton who not
only provided the music but did a first
class job as MC for the evening.
Our evening of mediumship was supported
by 38 people; two having contacted ‘you
know what’. I am reliably informed of
some spectacular results achieved by the
clairvoyant.
So, 2016, old hat - gone! We look forward
to a new programme of events in 2017
and here are some dates for your diary.
Wednesday 8th February at 2pm, Mature
Movers. Come and have fun and brighten
up those cold winter days. Mature Movers
is a fun dance exercise class with music
from all eras. It is a gentle way to exercise
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and keep fit. This is a taster session to see
if you would like it. All are welcome.
Friday 3rd March, coffee morning and
table top sale.
Wednesday, 5th April, at 2pm,
Mediumship. Following great demand,
Marilyn has managed to book
Paul Humphries for an afternoon of
mediumship. Hopefully, this will be of
benefit to those who couldn’t manage
the evening sessions. Tickets, at £6, go
very quickly, so don’t delay, ring Marilyn
on 862411, or call at 46 Stonecliff Park.
There will be a raffle on the afternoon
plus drinks!
Thursday 9th November, Thursford
Christmas Spectacular when the coach
will depart Stonecliff at 9am. OK, early
doors I know, but late bookings mean
slim pickings regarding choice of seats.
Details of our Easter service will be in
next month’s NEWS. The year is already
looking to be an exciting one for the
club but any new ideas are always very
welcome; after all, it is your club.
Mrs Annette Goodeve, our poppy lady,
would like to express her heartfelt thanks
to all the park residents who contributed
£347, making the 2016 Poppy Appeal a
huge success.
Here is a note to fellow oldies. When
does your bus pass expire? Are you sure?
Do you know how to renew it? Get an
application form from the parish office
or the library, and apply to the address
on the form. You can submit the form
up to six months before the expiration
date on your current bus pass. A new
photograph is required. Getting kicked
off the bus because of an out-of-date bus
pass is not that funny, especially if you’re
temporarily ‘brassic’ (boraccic lint).
Welcome to all our new residents on the
park. Many of you have already popped
into the club, and also become members.
It is really lovely to meet you all. May you
all enjoy your new homes and be happy
and healthy.
Derrek Harrison, Chairman

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Emergency Planning
I have written to English councils to let
them know that the ‘Get Ready for Winter’
campaign has recently been launched and to
ask for their help. On the Met Office website
(http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/getready-for-winter)
they will find advice and
guidance to help communities prepare for
winter.
Since last winter the government has
announced further funding, so that it will
be investing £2.5 billion over the next five
years to reduce the risk of flooding. Work is
already underway, including £12.5 million
invested in temporary flood defences that will
be available this winter to better protect the
country from flooding, but we all still need to
be prepared for severe winter weather.
Town and parish councils are an important
and highly visible part of the fabric of
so many of our communities and I have
been reflecting on my personal experience
as a parish councillor and a local volunteer
working to make sure my own community
is resilient to severe winter weather. In the
parish where I live, the parish council has
developed an emergency plan so that the
community can come together to support
itself in times of emergency, such as flooding.
I was interested to hear on my recent visit
to Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire about
the work of the local flood action committee.
They told me that the process of writing their
own emergency plan had improved the links
between the local community and the key
agencies which makes them better prepared
for all weather-related emergencies.
The ‘Get Ready for Winter’ checklist below
signposts information, tools and examples to
help communities, individuals and businesses
to prepare for the unexpected. Your own
principal authority and local resilience forum
should be able to provide more information
on the risks for your area and provide
emergency advice.
There is a lot of good local community
resilience planning already happening and
I’m keen to share these examples, so please
contact my officials at Resilience- SPA@
communities.gsi.gov.uk with your own
experiences.
Andrew Percy MP,
Minister for Local Growth and the
Northern Powerhouse
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Get ready for winter
Planning ahead: a checklist for
parish and town councils
Have you linked your parish or town council/
community web pages to the ‘Get ready for
winter’ website http://www.metoffice.gov.
uk/barometer/get-ready-for-winter? This
provides information and advice on how to
prepare for winter weather including health
and wellbeing advice.
1. Be aware of the risks this winter for your
community. Are you aware of the emergency
risks in your area?
Your local resilience forum has a community
risk register outlining the risks in your local
police force area. Contact details for your
local resilience forum are on https://www.
gov.uk/guidance/local-resilience-forumscontact-details.
Check your local flood risks including
coastal, river and rainfall/surface water on
https://flood-warning-information.service.
gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk.
Sign up for flood warnings and weather
alerts on https://www.gov.uk/sign-upfor-flood-warnings
and on https://service.
govdelivery.com/accounts/UKMETOFFICE/
subscriber/new.
The British Red Cross has developed an
emergency app that provides local alerts for
severe weather and other emergencies near
you, and provides practical advice on how to
prepare, respond and recover from a range
of emergencies including severe weather.
Go to http://www.redcross.org.uk/Whatwe-do/Emergency-response/Emergency-applanding.
2. Produce a community emergency plan.
Have you looked at the ‘Preparing for
emergencies’ website for advice? Go to https://
www.gov.uk/government/publications/
preparing-for-emergencies/preparing-foremergencies.
Developing a community emergency plan
will help your parish work together to be
prepared for the emergencies and risks you
might face. It’s also a great way to raise
local emergency issues with the emergency
services and agree how you can work better
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A community emergency plan sets out
what to do during an emergency with clear
roles and responsibilities, including for
flood or area wardens; lists the actions that
allow key activities to continue in difficult
circumstances; includes a list of the local
assets/equipment that can be accessed during
an emergency, eg 4x4 vehicles; is clear on
how you will identify vulnerable residents
that might need extra help in a winter
emergency; and identifies facilities available
for rest/welfare centres for residents that
have to evacuate their homes due to flooding,
power failure or another winter emergency.
The Humber Emergency Planning Service
website and the Cornwall Council website
have a range of useful examples that
can also be used to produce your own
community and neighbourhood emergency
plans: http://www.heps.gov.uk/lets-getready-community/town-and-parish-council/,
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/communityand-living/cornwall-fire-and-rescue-servicehomepage/keeping-safe/community-safety/
cornwall-community-resilience-network/
community-emergency-plan-toolkit/.
PARISH COUNCIL
FEBRUARY MEETINGS
Tuesday 7th – Environment Committee
Monday 13th – Full Council (Library)
Committee meetings are held in the Parish Office (next
to the Black Bull) or at the Pavilion, Manor Park and
Full Council in Welton Village Library.
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise
stated on the Agenda which is posted at least 3 days
prior to the meeting on the Parish Notice Board and
website www.welton-by-lincoln-pc.gov.uk
SATURDAY SURGERIES
4th FEBRUARY 2017 from 10.00am – 12.00 noon
and 4th MARCH from 10.00am – 12.00 noon
both surgeries are in the Library
Councillors will be in attendance to answer any
questions and listen to comments or ideas you may
wish to put forward.
All parishioners are invited to come along.
We look forward to seeing you ……
If you are unable to attend then please call in to see
the Clerk during normal opening hours
Monday to Thursday from 9.00am to 3.00pm
Friday from 9.00am to 12.00 noon
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3. Produce a high street/town centre
emergency plan.
Local small businesses should also be
planning together for emergencies that would
affect their business continuity this winter.
Town and parish councils can promote
business resilience by promoting the use of
the following resources to local businesses.
Download the Business Emergency Resilience
Group’s ten-minute plan designed to help
businesses to prepare, respond and recover
from a range of incidents or look at the
Business Continuity for Dummies cheat
sheet: http://www.bitc.org.uk/programmes/
business-emergency-resilience-group-berg/
prepare, and http://www.dummies.com/
business/start-a-business/business- plans/
business-continuity-for-dummies-cheatsheet-uk-edition.
These sites might have
useful information about action taken
by small businesses working together to
improve their resilience in some areas: http://
thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk and http://
www.coastalcommunities.co.uk.
Warning and informing your community:
4. Communicate with your residents and
businesses about your community winter
emergency plan and have an agreed plan for
how you will inform residents in the event
of an emergency affecting your community,
especially more vulnerable residents that
might need extra help. An example is
Chedworth Parish Council’s leaflet: http://
chedworthpc.org.uk/download/emergency/
Winter_Emergency_Leaflet.pdf.
Encourage residents and businesses to
develop a Household Emergency Life-Saving
Plan (H.E.L.P.). Gloucestershire Local
Resilience Forum has produced a template
for a household emergency plan: http://
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.
ashx?id=3626&p=0.
Dunholme Ladies Club
Our next meeting will be on Thursday,
2nd February when it will be the AGM
followed by a quiz night. The meeting
will start at 7.30pm in the main hall of
Dunholme Village Hall.
Sue Rawson, Chairlady, 862552

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Street Lighting
Readers will be aware that Lincolnshire
County Council (LCC) is transforming
the way it provides street lighting in the
county. The aim is to save over £1.7m per
year and reduce LCC’s carbon footprint,
light pollution and ongoing maintenance
needs. It currently costs approximately
£5m per year to operate and maintain
the county council’s 68,000 street lights,
with almost £3m of this being spent on
electricity. The authority can no longer
afford to maintain existing lighting levels
and separately has to meet strict targets
for carbon reduction, as set out by the
Climate Change Act 2008.
The project started making changes in April
2016 and has already reduced the council’s
street lighting energy consumption by
25%. So far changes have been made
in and around Lincoln, Gainsborough,
Louth, Grantham, Sleaford, Stamford and
Bourne. The street lighting crews are
currently working in the Spalding and
Holbeach areas and will be moving on to
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Boston, Skegness and Horncastle in the
new year with a view to completing the
changes by the end of March.
In order to achieve the required savings,
we need to make changes to 58,000 of
our 68,000 street lights and this is what
our resources are currently focused on.
However, we are still dealing with faults
and issues with individual lights. Although
these are considered on a case-by-case
basis, they are mainly dealt with when the
programme visits the area to introduce
LED or part-night lighting. Faults that
are reported after the programme has
visited an area will again be considered
on a case-by-case basis but are generally
investigated when we next have an
emergency maintenance crew in the area.
We are still responding to emergency faults
in accordance with our normal processes.
Emergency faults include columns that
have been knocked over, or are in a
dangerous condition and likely to cause
harm including electrical wires exposed,
column door missing, light cover hanging
loose.
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We are aware that some residents may
have an increased fear of crime as a result
of the changes. They may be interested
to learn that Warwickshire County
Council has specifically analysed crime
data since the introduction of part-night
lighting in its area. It is reported that
domestic burglary has reduced by 24%
and anti-social behaviour has reduced by
29%. You can read about these results
at http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/
blog/2014/07/03/15703/.
Further information about LCC’s project
can be found at www.lincolnshire.gov.
uk/streetlighting. If residents have any
queries having read this information, they
can email the council at streetlighting@
lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Richard Hardesty, Senior Project Leader
(Major Schemes)
Dunholme Friendship Club
Our meetings in February are on Tuesdays
14th and 28th.
We meet in the main hall of the Dunholme
Village Hall from 2.15pm to 4pm. Anyone
over 55 is welcome to come and join us.
If you would like more information please
give me a ring on the number below.
Janice Ritchie, Chairlady, 861172
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Dunholme Lodge Open
Gardens
It may be some months away but here is
a prompt to make notes in your diaries
for this year’s open gardens at Dunholme
Lodge. These open days will be on
Sundays, 7th May and 9th July.
We’ll have craft stalls, books, plants,
a museum, refreshments and, hopefully,
some music. These are very relaxed events
so people can meet friends, bring family
and enjoy a chat over a cup of tea and
some of the best cakes you have ever
eaten! We normally have 200 to 250
people attending and we had an excellent
year in 2016.
All monies raised will go to charity:
entrance money goes to the National
Garden Scheme for their charities and the
rest goes to our church, St Chads. In 2016
we raised over £4,000.
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Lincoln Drill Hall
There’s lots on at the Drill Hall in
February.
Theatre: Wednesday 8th, In the
Motherhood, is about life in a village
Parent Teacher Association; Wednesday
15th, Love. Life. No Satnav, is about a
young man’s experience of autism; and on
Saturday 25th, Burton, presents the life of
Richard Burton.
Music: Sunday 5th, Fairport Convention;
Saturday 11th, singer/pianist Anthony
Strong and his band; Sunday 19th, Andy
Fairweather-Low and the Low Riders;
Friday 24th, Café Manouche jazz and
swing band.
Comedy: Friday 10th, John Shuttleworth’s
farewell tour.
Lunchtime lecture: Friday 24th, Out of
Africa, a talk and film with Dr Jane
Mackay.
For details of these and all the other events
at the Drill Hall, check out the website;
www.lincolndrillhall.com.
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Lincoln City Radio
Your community radio station
The last few weeks have been eventful
ones for Lincoln City Radio (LCR).
When our landlords told us in September
that they were moving within three
months the news triggered a frantic
search for new premises. Setting up new
studios from scratch is not an easy task,
particularly when everyone involved is
a volunteer, and there was a justifiable
sense of achievement when the move
happened in December without a single
lost minute of airtime and with substantial
improvements to the facilities.
LCR now operates from Oak House on
Waterside South in Lincoln. We broadcast
on 103.6fm 24 hours a day, seven days a
week to an area within a 15 mile radius
of our transmitter on the top of Lincoln
Cathedral. If you haven’t listened to
our mix of pre-1990 popular music,
live interviews, local information and
specialist music shows, there’s no time
like the present. Go on, give it a try.
As well as listening to us on 103.6fm
you can also hear us online through our
website (www.lincolncityradio.com) and
you can phone us for more information on
01522 868620. We would be particularly
pleased to hear from anyone interested in
helping out as a volunteer. No experience
of radio is necessary and we would like
to hear from you whatever the skills you
can offer.
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Flix In The Stix
Scothern Screening
Fresh into 2017, Flix in the Stix continues
to bring more cinematic delights straight
to your doorstep.
In February and March, Flix in the Stix will
be screening some big budget blockbusters.
In Scothern, the village hall committee
has chosen to screen Eye in the Sky on
Friday 3rd March. Helen Mirren, Breaking
Bad’s Aaron Paul and the late, great
Alan Rickman star in this gripping thriller
about a military officer in command of an
operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.
Her mission escalates when a girl enters
the kill zone, triggering an international
dispute over the implications of modern
warfare.
As usual, tickets cost £3, with £1 from each
ticket donated to the village hall committee
or parish council for use within the venue
or the local community. Blueprint: Film
Foundation is a non-profit organisation
and all other box-office proceeds will be
put towards running the project. Food
and drinks will also be available at each
screening, with all proceeds going to the
local village hall committee. Doors open
at 7pm.
This project is currently funded in part
by Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Awards for All’
initiative to improve communities, as
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‘Film Audience Network’ (through Film
Hub Central East) to bring specialised film
programming into areas with limited access
to a cinema. The funding allows Blueprint:
Film Foundation to provide screenings to
village halls at no cost to the committee.
For more information about the film
programme, visit www.flixinthestix.co.uk.
You can also stay up-to-date by liking
Flix In The Stix on Facebook at www.
facebook.com/flixinthestixlincolnshire or
by following them on Twitter @FlixInStix.
Steve Taylor
Welton Gardening Club
The February meeting of the club will be
held in the Moncé room at the village hall
at 7.30pm on Monday 27th. Our speakers
will be John and Gail Sommerfield who
will give an illustrated talk on ‘Planting
Companions’. As always, we shall be
pleased to see visitors at our meeting.
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Christmas Tree Spectacular
The Christmas tree spectacular was a
great success. It was well supported by the
community and some 22 organisations in
the village responded by each decorating
a tree while having plenty of fun doing
so. Each tree had traditional decorations
as well as specific ones from each group
e.g. pots and seeds from the Gardening
Club, golf tees and score cards from the
Golf Society and knives and forks from the
Luncheon Club.
We had a great weekend with village
playgroup and nursery children visiting to
see the decorated trees, an excellent concert
by Lindum Ladies Choir and a lighthearted
solo performance on guitar and
vocals by our vicar, Rev Adam Watson,
which amused everyone. A steady flow
of visitors over the weekend cleared an
excellent array of cakes provided by the
church members along with copious cups
of tea and coffee. The raffle prize winners
were jubilant at the draw outcome.
Not only did we clear the costs of the
event due to the generous sponsorship
of the trees but we were able to boost
the donations for our chosen charities
for Christmas 2016: Lincs and Notts Air
Ambulance, Macmillan Cancer Nurses and
the Mothers’ Union development fund. We
increased the £730 in the collection plate
at the Christmas services to £1,000 which
was shared equally between the three
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charities. We were also able to supplement
PCC funds by an additional £996 to help
maintain the church in good condition.
The Church Council wishes to thank
everyone for their support in making this
such a great community event which will
undoubtedly be repeated in the future.
Mike Cosford, St Mary’s Parochial Church
Council
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Money Matters
Pensions - be prepared
Sadly a valued client and friend died
suddenly and unexpectedly last month.
Last year we undertook a pension review,
moving several pensions to a platform
which benefits from the new pension rules.
This means that as he was under 75 his
widow has the option of taking a tax free
income, whereas before she would only be
entitled to a lump sum. This meant that
in a difficult meeting with his distraught
widow, I was able to bring some good
news which helped considerably, and is
another advantage of pension reviews.
Pensions have been in the news following
‘scams’ where people have been enticed
to either take their pensions as cash and
pay tax, to invest in spurious investments
or to invest their pension in schemes such
as hotels which have proved to be nonexistent.
It is important to review your
pension, but the importance of using a
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trusted and knowledgeable adviser cannot
be over emphasised.
Other issues to consider are:
Charges, do you know how much you are
paying and is it competitive?
Fund performance; are you invested in
funds which match your risk profile and
are they performing well?
Both issues can make a big difference to
the size of your pension pot when you
retire.
When you do come to take your benefits
you will need carefully to consider your
options. You don’t have to purchase an
annuity, although this may be appropriate.
You can take 25% of your fund as a taxfree
lump sum from a personal pension.
However there is no point in taking this
if you don’t need it (it is in a tax efficient
environment) and putting it in say, a
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An annuity income is fixed for life and
there is no return of lump sum on death
once any guarantee period has expired.
The new pension rules allow what is
known as ‘flexi drawdown’. This means
that your pension remains invested and
you can draw what you want when you
want. However it is important to ensure
that your pension does not expire before
you do!
Finally, as I mentioned at the beginning of
this article, there are important tax benefits
on death under the new rules. On death
before age 75 the benefits can be paid as
a lump sum or as a drawdown pension
to any beneficiary tax-free, irrespective of
whether they derived from uncrystallised
or crystallised monies. If you die after
age 75 they are subject to tax at the
beneficiary’s marginal rate, normally 20%
for basic rate tax payers.
Under the new rules you can nominate
beneficiaries to receive any remaining
balance on your death. Formerly this
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would be taxed at 45% but under the
new rules income tax is payable at the
beneficiary’s marginal rate. Using this
facility you could nominate your children
as beneficiaries, which could reduce your
potential Inheritance tax.
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In a letter to The Times in January our
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ally in two world wars, Russia, is not the
immediate threat. He said that instead of
worrying about Russia annexing Crimea
we should be working with Russia and
President Trump to meet the threat from
jihadist extremism. He did not set out
how we would do this. Presumably he
didn’t mean that we should join in Putin’s
pastime of bombing the hell out of innocent
civilians in Chechnya, Syria or on civilian
aircraft over Ukraine.
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Broadbent Theatre
Our pantomime, Red Riding Hood
continues on 3rd and 4th February at
7.30pm. The matinee performance for 4th
February is now sold out. Tickets are £10
with concessions at £9; family tickets (2
adults and 2 children) are £30; a saving
of £8.
On Friday 3rd March at 7.30pm Blair
Dunlop presents Blair Dunlop in Concert.
Son of Fairport Convention icon Ashley
Hutchings, this hugely talented Radio
2 folk award-winning guitarist-singer,
performs an intimate set of popular folk
songs and critically acclaimed originals.
Then on Saturday 18th March at 7.30pm
we have Hambledon Productions
presenting Steptoe & Son.
Phoenix Players will present Thirty-Nine
Steps on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st
March, and Saturday 1st April.
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Nick Hennessey, one of the UK’s top
performance storytellers. They seamlessly
weave thrilling music with the vivid imagery
of Scandinavian myths and stories. This is
fantastic family entertainment.
Our website for booking seats is www.
broadbenttheatre.org. Please note that the
box office number has changed to 0300
400 0101.
The doors and bar open at 7pm for the
evening performances.
Charlotte Broughton
Local History Group
The history group has an open meeting at
Hackthorn Village Hall on Thursday 16th
February at 7pm. Sue Allan will give a talk
on ‘Pilgrim Fathers – why the escape?’.
Miss Allan is a well-known historical
novelist and Mayflower Pilgrim Fathers
historian whose great passion in life is
Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire
and its fascinating connection to the Pilgrim
Fathers story. Her novels include ‘The
Mayflower Maid’, ‘Jamestown Woman’,
and ‘Restoration Lady’. She is currently
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There will be a £2 entrance charge and
some tea, biscuits and a warm welcome.
Our website address is www.
hackthornhistorygroup.org.uk/.
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Music is Fun
It seems ages since my last report, but
nevertheless fingers have still been tapping
the ivories!
Last autumn saw several newcomers to
Music is Fun, some very young, some
not so young. It is never too late to take
up a musical instrument and, as many
articles have reported, learning a new skill
is particularly good for keeping mentally
alert.
My job never fails to delight me as every
pupil is different, has a different reason for
having lessons and has a different manner
of learning. I am constantly adjusting my
teaching skills to accommodate them all.
Welcome back Sam. She began learning
about seven years ago. Since then she
has married and had breaks in lessons
whilst having her family of three young
children. But she has, somehow, managed
to keep up her practice and is now really
enjoying playing lots of Andrew Lloyd
Webber show tunes. I guess, for her, the
piano is a welcome break from nappies
and teething.
Another lady who came several years ago
for lessons has since told me that it was her
piano that ‘got her through’ the gruelling
months of treatment when she was ill.
Happily she is now in excellent health and
still enjoying her music.
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It was lovely to meet up with my old pupil
Annabel the other day. She is now taking a
music degree with saxophone but wants to
continue with her piano sessions when she
is back home.
In the past few months several pupils
have been busy with exams. In order to
take her Grade six practical exam, Sophie
needed her Grade 5 theory. In November
she passed this with a merit. Now it is
full steam ahead for Grade 6. Rene took
his Grade 1 in November and passed with
flying colours; well done Rene. Zoe took
her Grade 3; no mean achievement having
only started learning three years ago as an
adult. We were both delighted when she
passed with a very high distinction.
This term will see other pupils taking
exams; more news in a few months I
hope.
It is really hard sometimes for modern
children to take on the challenge of constant
daily practice. In their computerised world
a lot of results are only a ‘google’ away,
so to those who stick at it, I salute you all.
What I can tell you, is that the rewards will
be life enhancing, and eventually even life
changing. The skills learnt stay with you
forever.
Have a good year.
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LETTERS to the Editor . . .
The Editor welcomes views on any
topic of interest to your fellow Welton
Residents. You can send your letters to:
The Editor, Welton NEWS, c/o Parish
Office, 7 Lincoln Road, Welton LN2 3HZ,
or to weltonnews@gmail.com You must
include your name and address, but the
address will not normally be published.
Dear Editor
One of our drones is missing.
During the Christmas holidays, we found
a drone on our property. It was one with
a camera attached, which carries a certain
amount of responsibility with regard
to flying near other private buildings
etc. However, we are satisfied that this
particular incident was the result of overenthusiasm
on the part of the owner
to try out his new toy at Manor Park,
unfortunately on a day which was far too
windy for this particular model of drone.
Welton NEWS
At the time of writing, it is my intention
to leave the drone in the care of the parish
council for the owner to collect, along
with a copy of the drone code for them to
read whilst planning their next outing.
Colin Alcars
Harmony Lincs
We were delighted to join the congregation
for a traditional service of lessons and carols
at Grimsthorpe Castle on Sunday 11th
December. The service was accompanied
by the Stamford Brass Band. Our small
chorus contributed with a yuletide medley
of carols and ‘White Christmas’. The service
was in aid of the St John Ambulance and
it was well attended by over 150 people.
It took place in the wonderful main hall
made available by kind permission of Jane
Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th
Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Lady Jane
is the granddaughter of Nancy Astor, who
died at Grimsthorpe in 1964.
On 17th December we took part in a
service of ‘Carols on the Green’ on Long
Leys Road organised by members of the
Thomas Cooper Memorial Church in
Lincoln. Later that evening we joined
members of Burton Village Social Club for
their Christmas celebrations.

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Quartet singing represents the purest form
of cappella harmony singing. There is just
one singer for each of the bass, baritone,
lead and tenor parts. Recently we have
had various examples of quartet singing
that started with two national gold medal
winners. They were our guests in our
‘Voices in Harmony’ show that sold out
at the Terry O’Toole Theatre in North
Hykeham in late November.
Recently our newly formed quartet,
‘Broken Mould’, made up of members
of Harmony Lincs, entertained guests at
the annual dinner of the Royal Corps of
Signals Association at the Bentley Hotel,
Lincoln. Another quartet, ‘Root Sixteen’,
entertained the crowds at the Lincoln
Christmas Market; they collected £374 for
St Barnabas Hospice.
Our main event, however, took place on
20th December when all the Harmony
Lincs chorus members gathered in the Stags
Head for their usual end-of-year social
evening. This year it was devoted to the
first ‘John Mould Quartet Competition’.
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a great way of building up confidence
and the experience undoubtedly improves
chorus performance. Such has been the
interest that seven quartets took part in
the competition involving twenty-one
individual singers (some sang in more than
one quartet). We were pleased to welcome
Richard Curtis, who was our musical
director five years ago, back into our
midst. He took on the role of adjudicator,
and with his knowledge and background
as a seasoned barbershopper, gold medalist
in both quartet and chorus, we were
very fortunate to have his expertise. The
winners were ‘Four Sing It’ made up of
David Taylor, Alwyn Cox, Tony Chapman
and Peter Drayton.
It was a great night and a fitting way to
end the year.
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Welton Village Hall Trust
Recently, Jill Brown and I took a look at
the number of people using the village hall
on a regular basis and were surprised to
discover that in an average month the total
is currently some 1,600, and that excludes
all the one-off events like private parties.
This illustrates both the rich variety of
clubs, societies and organisations in the
village, particularly when you add in the
number that meet at other venues, and the
continuing importance of the village hall
as a focus of village life.
Preparations are now well under way
for the renovation work on the kitchen
which, with any luck, should be complete
by the time of the next issue of the NEWS.
More on that next time.
If you would like to book the village hall for
any event, our telephone booking number
is 07342 209857. You can also book
by email on weltonvillagehallbookings@
gmail.com.
Graham Nicholls, Hon Secretary
Welton NEWS
Lincolnshire Voices
of the Great War
From the 1st to 14th February there will
be an exhibition about the Great War in
the Library
Through themed banners, you can
discover the personal stories and
experiences of Lincolnshire people on
both the battlefield and the home front,
often in their own words. Themes will
include the 100th anniversary of the
Battle of the Somme, the contribution
that Lincolnshire made to the war
effort with its aviation industry and
development and production of the first
tanks, the changing roles of women, care
of the wounded, and much more.
Lincolnshire Voices from the Great
War was an exhibition put together to
accompany the poppy installation at
Lincoln Castle last year and has now
been made available to local communities

to exhibit. We didn’t set out to tell the
whole history of World War I, but to use
personal stories of Lincolnshire people
to illuminate little known areas and to
bring them alive. For those personal
stories we often rely on items such as the
diary of a soldier from the local area who
records his experiences of the Somme
battlefield or the postcards from another
Lincolnshire man to his young daughter.
Some of the stories have never been
publicly exhibited before.
The focus is on 1916, a turning-point
year within the four terrible years of the
Great War that saw this country begin
to change in every conceivable way.
Last year was the 100th anniversary of
the Battle of the Somme which began
in the July and lasted until November
and where seven Lincolnshire battalions
fought. It is also the anniversary of
the invention of the tank in Lincoln.
However Lincolnshire has so many
strong connections that the exhibition
covers much more but all done through
Lincolnshire voices.
The exhibition features photographs
from the Lincolnshire archives, from
private collections and from the Imperial
War Museum.
We do hope that you will come along
and have a look while it is in Welton.
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Jumble Sale
On Saturday 11th February, a jumble
sale will be held at Dunholme Village
Hall. The sale will start at 1pm and is
in aid of Dunholme St Chad’s Primary
School and the Shoebox Appeal. If you
have any items of jumble that you are
able to donate, then please contact
either Sue on 862552 or Sandra on
861956. Alternatively bring it along to
the hall on the morning of the sale. Any
help that you can give will be much
appreciated.
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Welton NEWS
Brownies have decided to eat more fruit
and fewer sweets while other girls have
pledged to get more sleep. We are
focusing on dancers and healthy heart
badges this term; so far we have looked
at the benefits of warming up before
exercise, yoga, and dances from different
countries. What an active bunch we
have!
In February we have a trip to the
pantomime to look forward to with our
friends from Monday Brownies and our
fellow cubs and scouts; we can’t wait!
We have plenty of spaces. If you have a
daughter who is between 7 and10 and
would like to join us for lots of fun on a
Thursday evening, please get in touch
Claire, Brown Owl, 07734 943079
Welton Sewing Bee
The Bee has got off to a great start
this year with both classes full and
everyone taking great strides in their
sewing journey. The classes run once a
month which works well, giving time in
between to make progress at home.
We are offering an Easter Sewing Bee
on Tuesday 4th April where we will
make something special to add to the
Easter table or even something for an
Easter egg hunt.
There will be a Saturday special on 29th
April, when we will be making a linen
or denim Japanese crossover apron. It
runs from 10am to 1pm in the Welton
Room at the village hall and costs £30
with all materials included, and tea,
coffee and cake as well; perfect!
If all this sounds like something you
would like to join in with, please get in
touch either by email englishrose0167@
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Facebook page @WeltonSewingBee.
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Council Meeting
District Councillor Malcolm Parish
complained that the traffic in the village,
and especially along Cliff Road was
frightening; the parking on the chapel
corner was also a hazard, and the police
and the parish council should take action.
He was also concerned that posters on
poles throughout the village seemed to
suggest that the circus was in town. This
made the village untidy and should be dealt
with. Others remarked that parking in the
village centre was a real problem especially
around Manor Lane where double parking
was affecting access by the bus service.
Why, it was asked, does the Co-op prevent
its employees from using its own car park,
and why isn’t it providing special parking
for its own employees rather than having
them take up spaces outside other business
premises elsewhere in the village centre?
District Councillor Steve England advised
the parish council that the referenda on
Dunholme and Scothern neighbourhood
plans would take place later in January.
Welton NEWS
A member of the public asked the council,
now that it has taken responsibility for the
grass verges, why it isn’t taking action on
car parking that is damaging these same
verges. It was explained that the verges
remain in the ownership of the county
council and it is its Highways Department
that has the responsibility for tackling such
behaviour; the parish council has only
taken over the task of cutting the grass on
the verges.
Police representatives were not present but
a report, provided to the council, showed
over the past month there were two antisocial
behaviour incidents in the village,
one being a malicious communication,
one burglary and two ‘suspicious
circumstances’.
A resident, Caroline Grimble, was co-opted
onto the parish council.
A meeting had been arranged for 25th
January to review the ownership, control
and use of the s106 land related to the
Prebend Lane development. It was stated
that representatives from the parish council,
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be attending. The NEWS understands
that representatives from other parties
would also be attending, including Sports
England, LACE, Co-op Local Community
Fund, BenCom and the local community
group which is interested in using the land
for recreational and sports use.
Rippon Homes, despite having seen the
valuation of £3,000 for the its use of the
council’ s land on Swen Close, have offered
to keep to their original offer of £7,000,
with the council paying its own legal
fees, estimated at £1,500. One councillor
suggested that the council should seek to
establish what the use of the land would
be worth to Rippon Homes, (compared
to its alternative solution’s cost) prior to
proceeding but the council voted to accept
the current offer by a majority vote.
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be more transparent to the public which was
important as the parish precept (portion of
the council tax) is now the third largest in
the district. Council facilities and services
in the village such as the library, skate park
and playing fields are also made available
to residents of other parishes who do not
provide financial support for these. The
council must be able to defend the level of
the precept to Welton residents. The issue
will be an agenda item at a future council
meeting.
A consultation questionnaire has been
received from West Lindsey District Council
regarding a potential change in governance
at the district council. It was agreed that
councillors would respond individually.
The public was excluded from the council’s
deliberations for the appointment of a new
internal auditor.
There was consideration for replacing the
council’s current committee system with
two full council meetings each month.
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Pantomime Group
The members of Welton Pantomime
Group would like to thank everyone who
supported us by coming to watch the
pantomime in December and we hope
everyone enjoyed it. We would also like
to thank Dunholme Co-op for donating
the tea, coffee and biscuits which we
served at the intervals. Also thanks go to
Scothern Garden Centre, Essential Looks
in Dunholme and all those who donated
raffle prizes. Through your generosity
and support we were able to make a
generous donation to the Neonatal Unit
at Lincoln County Hospital.
We are always looking for new members
to either help backstage or be on the
stage. If you are interested, please contact
me on the number below.
Our 2017 pantomime will be on Friday
1st and Saturday 2nd December. Thank
you once again for your continued
support.
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taking advantage of the bigger space and
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At circle time, our three and four year
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We have also had lots of fun learning life
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“After my accident I just wanted to give
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Kyme, tells us why losing her thumb led
her to volunteer to help others faced
with other medical emergencies in a film
released in October as part of LIVES
Everyday Heroes week, which celebrated
the 700+ volunteers who give up their
time to save lives across the county.
Sue was at home cutting logs and
kindling in her garden when she slipped
and accidentally chopped her hand.
“As I was cutting the wood I heard a
strange sound and I thought ‘Oh I’ve
cut my hand.’ I saw the blood spurting, I
wrapped it up and ran inside and lay on
the settee.” Amazingly, Sue hadn’t felt
or realised she’d chopped off the entire
thumb of her left hand until her brother
intervened.
“My brother came in the house and
asked my daughter ‘Have you dialled
999?’ she said ‘No, mum wants me to
take her to hospital.’ He said ‘Get on
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thumb.’”
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who gave Sue her first experience of the
Lincolnshire charity. “He made sure
I was alright and started the initial
treatment. I can’t complain about the
treatment; it was amazing.”
Sadly, medical staff were unable to
reattach Sue’s thumb but this hasn’t held
her back from continuing her hobbies
of gardening and costume making. Her
experience, however, spurred Sue to
volunteer with LIVES so she too can
help with medical emergencies.
“I’m a level 2 responder now. I go
on call as many days a week as I can.
I’m here with my uniform on, just in
my workroom or in the garden or in
the kitchen. As soon as I get the call,
everything is ready and I go.”
Nikki Silver says, “Sue’s story shows
the breadth of calls our responders are
called to. From falls to cardiac arrest
and traumatic injuries, our volunteers
are there day and night to help their
neighbours. To help the community in
such a way is nothing short of heroic and
we’ve loved celebrating them through
Everyday Heroes week”.
To see the film of Sue and other volunteers
please go to www.lives.org.uk.
Amy Rose

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The Jambusters WI
The Jambusters were striking sticks,
shimmying their shoulders and enjoying
a jolly good Bollywood night at our
January meeting. Huge thanks go to
Sally-Anne from What About Me
Theatre Arts for such enthusiastic
teaching – great fun! A thank you also
goes to our lovely refreshment fairies for
the tasty healthy treats. Congratulations
go to Anneli, our first prize draw winner
of 2017.
In February we have our annual meeting.
After whizzing through the formalities
we’re ready to relax and enjoy the
aromas introduced to us by Clare Ella
Aromatherapy. Don’t forget ladies, to
keep an eye on your emails for details
of all the latest WI news and outings.
If you are coming along to the meal at
Nettleham please remember to bring
along your £10 per person deposit.
Welton NEWS
A number of ladies on the waiting list
have recently been offered a place to
join us; we look forward to welcoming
them to the Jambuster family.
The Jambuster Committee Girls,
Email: jambusterswi@gmail.com,
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Welton Table Tennis Club
It is a year since the table tennis club
was formed. Over that year we have
had over 30 people between the ages of
8 and 80 join us and we regularly get
15 to 20 people on a Tuesday night. We
now have three tables thanks to Igas.
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Health patient transport
A new provider will be taking over the
management of non-emergency patient
transport across Lincolnshire on 1st July.
Thames Ambulance Service will provide the
service for eligible patients, non-emergency
transport to hospital appointments,
community surgery units and theatre slots
and home again after they have been seen
or discharged. The scheme benefits many
people across the county with around
200,000 journeys undertaken each year.
Craig Esberger, contract liaison manager at
Lincolnshire West Clinical Commissioning
Group, the lead commissioner for the
transport contract, said: “Following a twostage
procurement process containing a
pre-qualifying shortlisting process and full
evaluation of shortlisted bidders, we are
pleased to say we have awarded a five-year
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Thames Ambulance Service will make
contact with the current provider, NSL,
and its staff to begin the transfer process
of both staff and any applicable assets
and information, including patient journey
bookings. I’d like to take this opportunity
to thank the staff at NSL who, over the
last four years, have shown real dedication
to help make the non-emergency patient
transport service a success. The service
provides an essential service to patients
who are otherwise unable to get to their
hospital appointments because of their
medical condition. It means that patients
do not miss out on their treatment just
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Welton Golf Society
Twenty-one members and three guests
went to Doncaster Golf Club (Bessacarr)
on a day when the weather forecast was
for heavy rain and, sure enough, it was
raining as we arrived. The coffee and
bacon butties were very well received and
even the rain had stopped by the time we
started to play. Given the forecast we got
away with very little rain. The course
was in good nick with some bunkers
having a bouncy base which helped JS.
The steak pie when we finished was one
of the best we have tasted.
The winner on the day was Fred Sweeting
with 42 points. We don’t know how he
did it, but he has lost six shots off his
handicap. As he is the handicap secretary
this has delighted other members. It was
a family affair for the other positions:
John Sawyer was second on 32 points,
Stewart Sawyer was third on 30 points
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Trevor Davis won nearest the pin and
there were no twos on the nominated hole.
Four knock-out matches were played
with Mac Harrison, Gary Crowther,
Andy Sawyer and Dave Schjerve going
through to the semi-finals. Derek
Browning remains top of the Grand Prix
despite his recent performance.
Next month we are off to Elsham Golf
Club.
Ian Extance
Football Club
In the December issue of the Welton
NEWS I mentioned that Haydn Sandvig
had recently visited Liberia and donated
a Welton FC kit to a children’s home
while he was there. The picture on page
61 is of the team proudly showing off
their new kit.
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February
1st, the last London frost-fair held on
the Thames in 1814; 2nd, the Scottish
sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration
for the novel Robinson Crusoe, was
rescued after being marooned for four
years on an island off Chile in 1709,
the British Embassy in Dublin was
burnt down by a mob in 1972; 4th,
Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor
(193-211), died in 211; 5th, Super Bowl
LI; 8th, Cigarette advertising banned on
television in 1965; 9th, Bill Haley, rock
& roll singer, died in 1981; 11th, the first
weather report by the Meteorological
Office was issued in 1878; 12th, Charles
Darwin, naturalist, born in 1809; 13th,
the first Barbie doll went on sale in
1959; 14th, St Valentine’s Day; 15th,
Sir Ernest Shackleton, explorer, born in
1874, Graham Hill, racing driver, born
in 1929, the cartoon character Billy
Bunter first appeared in 1908; 16th, Ian
Lavender, actor, born in 1946; 17th, the
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House of Commons voted for the UK to
join the ‘Common Market’ (today’s EU)
in 1972, Geronimo, Apache leader, died
in 1909; 18th, the planet Pluto discovered
in 1930, Robert Oppenheimer, scientist,
died in 1967; 20th, Gordon Brown,
Prime Minister 2007-2010, born in 1951,
Jimmy Greaves, footballer, born in 1940;
22nd, Bruce Forsyth, entertainer, born
in 1928, Robert Baden Powell, founder
of the Boy Scouts, born in 1857; 23rd,
the first game of the new lawn tennis
was played in 1874, it was announced in
1997 that the first cloned sheep, Dolly,
had been born, Samuel Pepys, diarist,
born in 1633; 24th, the Flying Scotsman
entered service in 1923, Catherine the
Great, Empress of Russia, born in 1684;
26th, the Communist Manifesto was
published in 1848, ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody,
rodeo rider, born in 1846; 28th, Pancake
Tuesday, Vaslav Nijinsky, ballet dancer,
born in 1890, John Wesley signed the
‘deed of declaration’ in 1784.
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Accommodation
Bridleway B&B 46
Field View 38
Middlefarmstays 22
Accountants
Accountancy 7
Agent Armour 12
Business Admin 5
Harrison’s Accounting
Services 60
Tax Assist Accountants 8
Aerials, Satellites & TV
Aerial View 59
Bathrooms & Kitchens
Dripbusters 50
Elixir 53
Building Services
Andy Yates 7
Cobblecrete 48
Delta Maintenance 23
Garage Door Repairs 60
MKM 61
Roger Champion 56
R. W. Littlewood 14
Ryland Design Architecture 19
Tasker Joinery 12
Car Servicing & Repair
Bathurst Service Station 27
Centurion Garage 19
Catering
The Rolling Scone 28
Chimney Sweep
TL Chimney Sweep 10
Chiropody
Foot Health 56
Podiatrist/Chiropodist 49
Cleaning Services
Alan Cotterill 57
Pepperpots Domestic Services 18
Time for You 43
Clothing Repairs
Wardrobe 42
Computer Services
IT Rescue 39
Lake Computers 42
Counselling
Counselling Connections 52
Welton Counselling 26
Dental Practice
Cathedral View 62
Domestic Appliance Repairs
Larry Jackson 18
Neil Bark 42
Driving Schools
Cherry Driving School 58
Mick’s Driving School 17
Education/Tuition
After School Tuition 40
English Tuition 47
Lincoln UTC 37
Maths Tuition 18
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Index to Advertisers’ Services
Electrical Work
Main Lec Solutions 46
Mike Smith 59
Nock Electrical 45
Financial Services
Adams Financial OBC
Andrew Harrod 15
Fish & Chips
Kedgeree
IBC
Fitness and Health
Bodies in Balance 52
Kathryn Dean 54
Pilates 23
Florists
Finishing Touch 7
Funeral Directors
J. Marshall 38
Furnishings - Blinds
Ashley Blinds 39
Garden Centres
Scothern Nurseries 48
Gardening/Landscaping
Hardy Plant Society 40
Helping Hands 12
I. R. Parker 58
P. Westman Landscapes 41
Perennial Horticulture 21
Soil Solution 9
Garden Machinery
Green Stripe
IBC
Gates and Railings
Lincoln Metalcraft 53
Gifts
Quayside Gifts 45
Glazing and Locks
Welton Glazing & Locks 49
Golf Centre
The Falconer
IFC
Hair and Beauty
Manor Lane Salon 16
One Hair & Beauty 29
Rachel’s Mobile Hairdressing 23
Hearing Aids
Claire Armitage 23
Heating and Cooking
Gaswise 3
Gaswarm 62
Lincs Maintenance 55
Mark Parry 47
Stop Cox 42
Holiday Homes
Lincolnshire Lanes 20
Spanish Townhouse 10
House Clearance
L. F. Connell & Son 51
Joiner
Andy Yates 7
Tasker Joinery 12
Legal Services
Anthony Clark & Co. 20
Lincoln Wills 23
Music Lessons
Piano & Theory Tuition 12
Elizabeth Woodward 18
Opticians
Clearview 57
Painting & Decorating
Dave the Decorator 43
Holmes & Fields 9
J. M. Huckett 12
Stan Kilkelly 59
S. J. Skepper 18
Pet Services
Taylors of Welton 4
Plastering Work
Nettleham Plastering 9
Welton Plastering 22
Wonderwalls 18
Plumbing Services
Dave Linder 5
Dripbusters 50
G R Plumbing Services 26
Phil Somers 38
React Fast 41
Stop Cox 42
Properties and Services
Hackthorn Estate 51
Orange egg 44
Rippon Homes 11
Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants
Sports & Social Club 17
The Black Bull 2
The Falconer
IFC
Wagon House Teashop 13
Removal Services
Moving You On 22
Riding Stables
Rednil Farm 4
Roofing Work
Paul A. Watson 12
Simon J Humphreys 14
Skip Hire
Skip Hire 17
Travel Services
Redwall Cars Travel Service 28
Tiling
John Boswell 18
TV Repairs
TV Repairs 27
Upholstery Services
Robert Truelove & Sons 13
Veterinary Services
Welton Veterinary Clinic 8
Window Cleaning
Pure Water 15
Windows and Conservatories
Andy Yates 7

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Welton Village Activities
If your organisation is not listed, do contact the editor to ensure that you are included in subsequent issues.
Churches
St Mary’s Vicar, Revd. Adam Watson 565244
Sunday School 866213
Methodist Minister 862486
Methodist Sunday School 860998
Krafty Kids 860998
Ladies Fellowship 860823
Roman Catholic Church 01522 522971
Threshold Church 860248
Community Bible Study 866467
Clubs/Associations
Bridge Club 860079
Conservation Group 860901
Disabled Craft Class 866141
Dunholme Camera Club 860469
Family Twinning Association 862181/861284
Film Club 860998
Gardening Club 860538
Hardy Plant Society 01522 778461
LIVES First Responder 07815 534969
Marie Curie Charity 862960
Mens’ Breakfast 861461/860823
Park House 860690/863449
Patients’ & Doctors’ Association 860941
Ramblers’ Association 863444
REAL Club 862716
Royal British Legion 860363
Sports and Social Club 861298
Stonecliff Park Social Club 860551
Tremendous (Men’s Group) 862011
University of the 3rd Age 01522 688977
Community Services
Library 01522 782010
Post Office 862926
RVS Transport Service 01522 300506
Shopping Buses:
Asda, Newark Road 01522 533605
Tesco, Wragby Road 01522 580515
Village Hall Bookings 07342 209857
Education
St Mary’s Primary Academy 860339
St Mary’s Academy Friends 861192
William Farr School 866900
William Farr School Friends 863492
Ladies Associations
Breast Care 860837/860823
Mothers’ Union 860765
National Women’s Register 862665
Parish, District and County Councils
Parish Council: Office & Chairman 860336
County Cllr Sue Rawlins 885545
District Cllr Steve England 861342
District Cllr Malcolm Parish 861118
District Cllr Diana Rodgers 863385
Parish Paths Co-ordinator 860336
Tree Warden 860336
Police
Neighbour Watch 01427 810910
Police – non emergency 101
Police - Emergency 999
Play and Pre-Schools
Busy Hands Pre-School 863101/07895 950756
Childminders Group 863082
Dunholme Pre-School 866583
Jo Jingles 07547 622842
Tots on Tour 01522 529537/07900 818927
Welton Pre-School 860077
William Farr Pre-School 07759 937556
Sports and Leisure
Badminton Club 861956
Bowls Club 860949
Cricket Club - Scothern 866285
Dunholme Pottery 866525
Football Club, Boys 862343
Football Club, Girls 861754
Golf Society 860823
Karate Club 01522 750059
Kofukan Karate 01522 750059
Tokon Shotokan Karate 07903 155680
Kymano Dance 862228
Manor Park Football Club 07812 988051
Music is Fun 862432
Rednil Farm Riding Stables 860548
Tennis Club 862432
Welton Manor Golf & Fishing Club 862827
Welton Walkers 07770 406883
WSSFC Football Club 07919 694232
Yoga 01522 543985
Welton Family Health Centre
Emergencies, Appointments & Enquiries
and Dispensary (Prescriptions) 862232
District Nursing Team 01522 533331
Health Visitor (Mon-Fri 9-10.30am) 860543/863556
Midwives 01522 512512
Young Peoples’ Activities/Clubs
Army Cadets 01522 528109
Baton Rouge (Majorettes) 860796
Brownies (Mondays) 862956/860774
(Thursdays) 862522/862956
Graham Matthews Youth Centre 866493
Guides (Mondays) 860789
(Fridays) 860853
Rainbows (Tuesdays - Wendy & Hannah) 863115
Senior Section 07815 956073/01522 752103
Scout & Guide Hut Mgm. Comm. 862168
Sunday Club 866213
Wednesday Club 861480
Group 9 Club 866504
Welton Kid’s Club 07748 432428
Youth Club 11-15 years 861995

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