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Transcript of Mar 10, Issue 5, The Crowle & Ealand Arrow
March 2010 Issue 5
www.arrowpublications.co.uk
Community Police
News Page 6
Where You Live,
Your Local History Page 12
Rescue Day 2010
Page 22
and much more...
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Editors Letter....
Spring is in the air, or is it! At the time of me writing this editorial
the weather forecast was still bitter
cold and more threat of snow on the
way. Did you know that Winter ends
with March, and the arrival of Spring
begins on the 20th March. March can feel either wintry or springy,
with as many blustery days as mild
sunny days; lets hope for the latter this
Spring. Mothers Day, Sunday March 14th.
Plenty of gifts to think about, a gift
voucher from Posh Frocks, Scissor
Sisters or Essentials of Beauty, flowers
from Jackies Floral Designs based in the
High Street Crowle, or a special meal
at one of the local pubs advertised in
this months issue of the Arrow. There
is even a cream tea at Jonathon David's
of Epworth. The choice is yours!
Remember to shop local and support
your local businesses.
Leaves me to say have a lovely March,
enjoy Mothering Sunday and enjoy the
read.
Best Wishes
Carolyn Grant (Editor)
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North Isle of Axholme
Photographic Competition 2010 An open photographic competition is being
launched to promote tourism in the North Isle
of Axholme. The area to the north of the M180
encompasses the towns and villages of
Crowle & Ealand, Luddington, Eastoft, Keadby,
Althorpe, Amcotts & Garthorpe. It is an
area often overlooked by tourists but contains a
wealth of heritage and natural interest to
the visitor and local alike, including;
· Crowle Moors – which as part of the
Humberhead Peatlands NNR is the largest
area of raised bog wilderness in lowland Britain and
where one might see Nightjars,
Marsh Harriers and numerous rare insects and
plants.
· Crowle Church and Stone – the church one of
the oldest in the Isle of Axholme
contains the Crowle Stone, a rare Saxon Cross
shaft with a runic inscription
possibly dating to the 8th or 9th century.
The theme of the photographic competition is to
illustrate what element of the North Isle of
Axholme that has inspired you or might inspire
visitors to explore this interesting area of
North Lincolnshire, be it animal, vegetable or
mineral. The competition will be divided into
age classes and is open to all. The closing date for
the competition is 31st May 2010. Full
information including details of how to enter may
be found at www.crowle.org/photocomp.
The winners will be announced at the 113th
Crowle Show in June.
The Isle of Axholme Family
History Society was treated to a different
sort of talk at their last meeting. Sue Grafton called
her talk „Stitching up the Family‟. She brought with
her three magnificent embroidered hangings. Each
consisted of a 4 inch squares on a burgundy
background denoting an aspect of her family history.
For instance, a pair of fighting cocks commemorated
a less respectable ancestor, while a magnificent
ram‟s head indicated a farming branch. Similarly a
group of people standing by a boat, ancestors who
emigrated.
The quality of the work was remarkable, and it had
taken her ten years to complete the three hanging
panels. It was difficult to believe she was not a
professional embroiderer. Many questions were
asked of her after her talk and members took
advantage of the chance to inspect the hangings at
close quarters. The next meeting is on March 25th
when the speaker will be Angus Townley on‟ The
Hind Family of Crowle. Meetings are held on the 4th
Thursday of the month except for August and
December at the Methodist Schoolroom, High St.
Epworth, at 7-30.
The Belton Autumn Club has enjoyed
another successful year maintaining the membership
and even gaining one or two new ones. The Club
continues to meet in the Belton Playing Pavilion
each Thursday afternoon from 2 pm until 4 pm. The
membership fee is only £5 a year and anyone over
55 is welcome to come along. Members always a
enjoy a variety of card games: some go for their
scrabble whilst others like UNO. There is always a
Raffle and a game of Bingo ends each session. A very
enjoyable feature has been the monthly visits to the
Mallard Inn for a three course lunch at only £5.25.
Attempts to get an outing off the ground was not
successful but there may well be other attempts in
the future. The Club enjoyed their Christmas Lunch
back in December but the bad weather meant that
two meetings had to be cancelled.
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Spring is now upon us and the
grass is beginning to grow more
quickly. Here Chris from GreenThumb
offers some tips as we begin to think about
that first cut of the year.
Have your mower serviced
Now is an ideal time to get your mower
serviced and ready for the task ahead.
Most importantly, the blade must be sharp
and adjusted correctly. In general a blade
should be changed or sharpened at least
once per season. When cut with a sharp
blade grass heals very quickly keeping it
healthy and maintaining its lush green col-
our. A blunt or wrongly adjusted blade will
bruise the grass making it susceptible to
disease and will turn the tips brown leaving
a discoloured lawn.
Some mowing tips
For the first cut raise the mower blades to
just „top‟ the grass. Cutting too low
will stress the grass and set it back just
when you want to encourage it.
Try not to cut more than one third of the
total height of the grass plant in one
go.
Never cut your lawn less than 25mm (1
inch). Cutting the lawn very short does
not prevent grass from growing quickly
and it can encourage lawn diseases,
moss and weed growth.
Always try to remove grass clippings from
the lawn – clippings encourage lawn
thatch on which moss will thrive.
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Current priorities that the Neighbourhood Team are
concentrating on in the
North Ward area are:- Church Street Crowle – the team are
continuing to work with the Youth Service,
the Neighbourhood Watch Group and
local residents to reduce the problems of
youths causing a nuisance. Potts Lane, Crowle – with regards to the
concerns about vehicle nuisance and anti-
social behaviour of young drivers gathering
at various locations in Crowle, the main
location was initially identified as Windsor
Park car park off Godnow Road. This
problem area has now been stopped by
security chains being placed across the entrances to the playing field and patrols are now concentrating
on Potts Lane car park. Station Road Keadby Street– The Parish Council requested that the parking at this location be monitored.
The parking issues revolve around the school dropping off and collection times and concerns about child
safety. This parking by parents dropping of and collecting their children is a problem at most of the schools
on the Isle of Axholme and we ask that plenty of time is allowed for the school „run‟ and consideration be
given to other road users and pedestrians so as to make these areas safe for the children. The Neighbourhood Team will patrol and monitor the above hotspot areas and any offences will be dealt
with positively. The Friends of Manor Park have been successful in their application for funding towards a widespread
survey of local needs to decide the future development of the Playing Fields off Johnson Lane. The fields
have been left unattended for some time now and a fund/trust has been established in order to create a
community wide facility for use by all ages of young people in the Crowle and Ealand area. The
involvement of these young people and the wider community is paramount to the success of the project
and the Fund hopes to include as many as possible in the development and planning stages. Working with Pc Graham Godley are your Police Community Support Officers Paul Fearon and Wendy
Frear who regularly patrols the North Ward area of the Isle and will be happy to discuss any community
issues with you. Please feel free to stop and speak with them or alternatively contact either of us
via 0845 60 60 222 or by e-mail graham.godley, paul.fearon or wendy.frear @humberside.pnn.police.uk.
The police station at Epworth provides a front counter service on Mondays and Thursdays, between 9am
and 3pm. There is also a Police Surgery held on the
first Monday of each month at the Crowle Hub High
Street Crowle between 2.00pm and 3.00pm. The next
surgeries are on Monday 1st March 2010 and Monday
5th April 2010.
The date and location for the next
Neighbourhood Action Team Meeting
will be held at Keadby School on
Tuesday 16th March 2010.
PCSO
Wendy Frear
PC1717
Graham Godley
PCSO 7576 Paul
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It‟s strange how this time of year triggers an urge to embark upon that most rigorous of activities - spring-cleaning!
These days, this need not take up all your reserves of energy - unless of course you crave the satisfaction that comes from moving furniture and discovering for yourself how much dust and grime accumulates in those forgotten corners and crevices. Leisure time has replaced money as the
symbol of success, and many householders are seeking a bit of help around the home so that they are free to
get some well earned rest and spend time with their family doing the things they enjoy. Andy & Lynne Crewe owns‟ the local MOLLY MAID that cleans homes across the Doncaster area and explains
the benefits in hiring a professional cleaning service. “MOLLY MAID does not only guarantee the satisfactory cleaning of your home, but is also a reliable and trustworthy organization. When you are handing over the key to your home, and perhaps the code of your burglar alarm, you want a company that is fully insured and has a
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Limit your cleaning products to a quality window/glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, tile/grout cleaner and a toilet bowl cleaner. Apply the MOLLY MAID system on cleaning. Clean from the top of the house to the
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collected by the vacuum cleaner.
Use a toothbrush for hard to reach areas in the bathroom and kitchen for example - around the soap holder, taps and drain.
Streaks on windows are unsightly and tricky to eliminate. When cleaning windows, wipe one side of the glass horizontally and the other side vertically. This way, when
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Johnson’s Lane Field Revamped!
The turn of a new decade could well see a brighter future for the run down park site just
off Johnson‟s Lane, Crowle.
A group of willing volunteers are turning their efforts towards taking the area, now known
as Manor Park, back to its former glory and are determined to make it a place the whole
community can use.
“The Park will be a space where all generations of Crowle can interact and enjoy the
facilities,” said Oliver Saxon, “its important to us that there is something for everyone
here and that is what makes this park different to the norm.”
Indeed, the focus on the park being used all year round and by every sector of the
community is key to the group‟s plans.
The group are currently engaging in a consultation period with local community groups
and plan to cap the consultation with a “Space Shaper” event in the Park on Saturday
20th March 2010.
“The discussions we‟ve already had have lead to some exciting ideas and the Space Shaper
will be an excellent chance for the people of Crowle to tell us what they want to see in
their space,” Saxon continued, “as well as the survey and in keeping with the ethos of the
park there will be other fun things do, so watch this space!”
More of the old equipment has now been taken away from the park leaving a blank canvas
for residents to put their ideas on to. Residents are encouraged to begin going down to
the park now and having a think about what they would like to see there.
As always, the Group actively encourage anybody willing to give some free time or their
ideas to the movement to come along to their meetings.
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The Isle of Axholme Where You Live Your Local History
Adapted by Anthony Catherall
THE SAXONS AND SCANDINAVIANS IN THE ISLE OF AXHOLME
By the end of the 4th century the Roman Empire was under attack in Eastern Europe. Troops were withdrawn from exposed limbs of the Empire to defend the centre of the Empire. Roman soldiers finally left Britain in 410 A.D. thus leaving Britain unprotected against any invaders. Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians from North Germany, Denmark and Holland had been raiding the east coast during the Roman occupation. Now the Romans had gone, the way was open for invasion and settlement by them. They used the waterways of eastern England for an easy passage into inner England. Many appear to have settled in the Isle of Axholme. The best evidence of this is pro-settlement with the place name ending ”ton” meaning farmstead and “ham” meaning a homestead or village such as Burnham, Belton, Luddington and Owston Ferry. The name Axholme is derived from two Anglo-Saxon words Axel meaning town and holme meaning island. The name Epworth comes from the Saxon name Heapeurde with Heape meaning a small hill and urde meaning a farm. As the Anglo-Saxon settlement intensified so small kingdoms were set up. The Isle of Axholme was a frontier area between the Kingdoms of Northumbria to the north and Mercia to the south and the area has been described as “a common theatre of contention and bloodshed”. In 653 Penda, King of Mercia passed through the Isle on his way to invade Northumbria then ruled by Edwin. A great battle was fought at Hatfield where Edwin was routed and killed. Nine years later Penda again attacked Northumbria. This time King Oswald of Northumbria was killed. It seems possible that he actually died at Burnham. For connected with him is the story of the Holy Well. Afterwards the well was reputed to have healing properties and at annual feast times children and others were brought to be healed. The Churches at Crowle and Althorpe are dedicated to Oswald.
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I love my Mum and Easter Eggs!
My Mum and Dad live many miles away, but for many years I have sent my mother
a special card on Mothers Day. Mothering Sunday, to give it the correct title, falls
on 14th March. It used to be the day when those in service were free to go home
to their mothers and their mother Church.
Nowadays it has changed. We are changing too. We plan to hold family friendly
worship at 10am in our changed building. Mum can have a bit of a lie in before the
family brings her to Church to worship and receive some flowers. How has St
Oswald‟s Church changed? We have had a kitchenette and toilet installed.
Three weeks later, it‟s Easter Day. Worship at 4pm with tea! For many people,
Easter is just a holiday of chocolate and a time to relax. That‟s great! We need
time to rest. So why come to Church?
There is a spiritual dimension to all of us and our spirits need refreshing just as
much as our bodies. That is exactly what Jesus can do for us. He reaches the
parts that other people cannot reach. He is a specialist in revival. He is present
whenever we gather to worship.
I invite you to come and
discover just how much
God loves you on Mothers
Day and/or Easter Day. No
pressure, no hassle. Just
come along, enjoy the
celebrations and be totally
refreshed by our living God!
The Psalmist wrote, “Taste
and see that the Lord is
good”.
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Rector of St Oswald’s
Church, Althorpe with
Keadby
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Crowle & Ealand Heritage Society are a group of local history enthusiasts
who meet on the second thursday of every month for meetings on different aspects of
local history. Recent talks have included talks on Temple Bellwood and the history of
street names in Crowle. Our next meetings are as follows:
Thursday 11 March: On the trail of the Old River Don, by the author of "Thorne Mere
and the Old River Don" Martin Taylor.
Thursday 8 April: A complete history of the drainage of the Isle of Axholme by Angus
Townley.
As well as meetings our group also arranges outings during the summer. We already have
canal tours and a guided walk around Crowle Moors planned for this year.
Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings which are held at St Norbert's Church Hall,
Fieldside, Crowle on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Admission is ý1 which includes tea
and coffee.
For further information please contact either Betsy Lutz on 01724 711556 or
Angus Townley on 01724 711191. Our website address is [email protected].
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Did you know EARTH
HOUR is on Saturday
27 March 8.30pm?
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Austra-
lia when 2.2 million homes and businesses
turned their lights off for one hour to make
their stand against climate change. Only a year
later and Earth Hour had become a global sus-
tainability movement with more than 50 million
people across 35 countries participating. Global
landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and
Rome’s Colosseum,
all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a
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The Narrowboat Experience and I can honestly say it was a special experience!
Wanting something different for a birthday present, I decided to contact Pat and Jim for a gift for my
husband, Eliot‟s birthday.
Quite excited on the morning, but I must say a bit apprehensive, looking outside at the climate and
thinking about the terrible weather forecast ahead. We packed our car with all the usual waterproofs and
drove to Walkeringham.
We were welcomed by Pat and Jim, who I must say felt like I‟d known for years, in a nice way of course!
Moored at the bottom of their garden was „Beautiful Baby‟, their 60ft narrowboat; surrounded by
stunning countryside, a haven for wildlife, at a glimpse we immediately saw woodpeckers, coots and a wide
range of other fascinating wildlife.
At this point the weather was kind, no sign of rain and a peep of blue sky ahead.
On board, Pat took charge of the bacon butties, fantastic by the way, bacon cooked to perfection, along
with a hot drink of coffee.
We started on the journey ahead, towards Drakeholes for Sunday lunch. The trip would take
approximately 2.5 hours. Eliot soon took charge of the boat, apparently he was a natural; typical!
As the day progressed, Jim explained in full detail everything you should know about canal boating, what to
do when approaching the locks, how to work the locks and of course covered all health and safety
aspects. After all Jim is a qualified Helmsman Instructor, so you are in safe hands!
I must say the morning spent cruising down the canal was superb; it was like being in your own world,
away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
On mooring at Drakeholes, we enjoyed Sunday Lunch at the White Swan, which was very good quality.
After lunch, we made the return journey back to Walkeringham.
On the last leg, I took charge of the boat; having had bad experiences previously on boating trips I was a
bit nervous; I don‟t seem to have any sense of
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guiding me through.
In the end the weather was kind to us, only a
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The South Yorkshire Charity Ploughing Match is being held on Sat 27th and Sun 28th March
2010. It is a charity event raising funds for the British National Ploughing Match being held in Lincoln
next October.
The event will be held at Lindholme (the old airfield behind
Lindholme Prison) by kind permission of HM Prison Service
Lindholme & Ken & David Chappell and over 100 ploughmen,
including previous National, European and World Champions, are
expected each day, with horses, vintage tractors and modern
equipment.
David Chappell is celebrating 50 years of competing in ploughing
competitions by organising a weekend of events. He won his first
contest in October1960 and has had 1st places every year since and has represented England at the
World Contest on 3 occasions.
At the contest, ploughmen must plough 1/2 acre in 4 hours, the judges will
look for straight, level furrows with all the stubble buried to achieve a clean
level seedbed for the next crop and all the trash buried and sealed firmly in
to prevent the carry over of weeds and diseases.
A well ploughed field needs less fertiliser, less chemicals and uses less fuel
to achieve a better crop, than a poorly ploughed field.
The plough was invented 4000 years ago and has been gradually improved and ploughmen at this event will demonstrate the ancient art of using a
plough to create the perfect seedbed.
For more information or to obtain an entry form please contact David
Chappell on 01302 840098/07703500412 or email [email protected]
For
Sat 27th and Sun 28th March 2010 10am - 4pm
At Lindholme (the old airfield behind Lindholme Prison)
by kind permission of HM Prison Service Lindholme & Ken & David Chappell
Open to the public. Entry is £3.00.
Showjumping Event held on Sunday 28th March at the same location, run by Boston Park
Livery, for horses and Ponies. Starts 11.30 am for more info and a schedule please contact Lucy
Chappell on 07976326397 or [email protected]
All proceeds will also be donated to the British National Ploughing match.
For more information or an entry form
please contact David Chappell on
01302 840098 / 07703500412
or email [email protected]
There will be over 100 Ploughmen each day, Horses, Vintage Tractors,
Modern Equipment, Refreshments and More!
Come along and enjoy watching National, European
and World Class Champions competing.
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Mon The Ealand Academy of
Performing Arts
Pavilion Godnow Road Crowle 4-5pm & 7.45 Crystal
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Mon Crowle & Ealand
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Community Hall Crowle 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Mon Crowle and Ealand Bowls The Sports Pavillion 9.45am - 12noon Mrs Olive Boon
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Thurs Crowle Youth Club Crowle Youth Centre 7.00pm - 9.00pm YR6
Fri Crowle Monkey Club Windsor Park Godnow Road 9.00am - 11.00am
Fri Andrea Hobson School of Dance Community Hall Crowle 5.00pm - 9.00pm
Fri The Ealand Academy of
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1st Wednesday Crowle Angling Club Crowle Liberal Club 8.00pm
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1st Thursday Crowle WI Resource Centre Crowle 7.30pm
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