OCTOBER 2013

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Sure, it’s a gamble who turns up toplay, but there’s always the residentband Phatt Knappii and Kiya Brown tokeep you entertained ... one way or theother.

On 12 September the residentswere joined by the whiskey-soakedvoice and blues guitar of John fromThe Unshaven, who is still recoveringfrom a serious illness, and harmonicavirtuoso Barry. They played as a duetfor two sets before Barry joined Brianand Andy - from the Boston musicstore Roadhouse - who are two of TheBeatles tribute band The Threatles, andthey belted out an awesome verson of“Love Me Do” with Barry’s wailingharmonica, amongst other sing-along

lOVE mUSICAcouple of Social Club members, who live in Kirton, were

perplexed to find so few people from Fosdyke at the regularOpen Mic Night - now moved from the first Saturday to the secondThursday of each month. There are not many places these days thatoffer free live music and we have it right on our doorsteps!

covers. Andy dropped out for onenumber to let bassist Tom O’Malley(yes, he of Bell Lane) belt out a basseyblues rif that had everyone’s feettapping.

Phatt Knappii played two sets withtheir familiar blend of voices and guitarcovering everything from the sixties tocurrent hits and also their own catchysongs that will refuse to stay out ofyour head. Kiya Brown’s hauntingvoice and guitar was a restfulcounterpoint to the, mostly, uptempoofferings of the other acts.

All in all it was a fun night that bodewell for the shift to a Thursday. Thenext Open Mic Night will be on 10October. Doors open at 7.30 pm withthe live entertainment starting at 8.30pm and finishing at 11 pm. Come alongand enjoy free live music in the friendlyatmosphere of your own club. Besurprised!

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DISTRACTION BURGLARS

Bogus callers also known as distractionburglars trick their way into people’s

homes to steal money and valuables while thehouseholder’s attention is elsewhere. Mostcallers are genuine and mean you no harm butbogus callers can often seem very plausibleand will try to fool you.

Follow this advice and keep yourself safe andsecure at your door.

• Close and lock the back door and any accessiblewindows before you go to the front door.

• Bogus callers often work in pairs. One of themwill try to keep you talking at the front door while theother tries to get in through the back door or awindow.

• Look through your spy hole or window.• Try to check who a caller is before opening the

door.• Don’t let any caller pressure you into making a

quick decision - if you are unsure‚ do not open thedoor.

• Before you answer the door, put your doorchain on and keep it on while you check the callers’identity.

• If you want to check with their company, keepthe door chain on‚ tell the caller you are going to calltheir company and close the door.

• A genuine caller will not object to you leavingthem on the doorstep and closing the door while youconfirm their identity‚ even if it is raining.

If the caller says they represent an electricity‚ gasor water company or another organisation such as thecouncil or a charity, follow the checklist below tocheck that a caller is who they say they are.

• Ask for the password if you have set one up withthe company, and use it.

• Does the caller have an identification card?• If the caller does not have an identification card‚

ask the caller to go away and close the door. If thecaller persists‚ dial 999 and ask for the police.

• If the caller does have an identification card, askto see it:

• Examine the card to see if it looks genuine.• Check the expiry date - is it still valid?• Does the photograph on the card match the

person at the door?• Check the photograph is the original – has

anything been stuck over it?• If you want to call their company, do not use the

telephone number on the caller’s identification card - ifthe identification card is not genuine then thetelephone number on the card will not be genuineeither.

• Find the telephone number in your phone book,on a bill or call directory enquiries.

• Ask the company to confirm they have sentsomeone out to you. They will ask you for informationabout the identification card, what the caller looks likeand may also ask for the date of birth or password ofthe caller.

• If you need to get more information from thecaller, leave the door chain on at all times.

• If the company does not know the caller, dial999 and ask for the Police.

Report any suspicious doorstep callers to thePolice immediately Tel 999, or 101 notingdescription(s), accent, how the caller is dressed. If younotice any vehicle(s) report the vehicle registrationnumber and/or make, model, colour.

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Inspector Andy Ham explains, “Harecoursing, as well as being illegal, causesdisruption and alarm to members of ourrural communities. Evidence shows thatpeople who participate in it are mainly alsoinvolved in other forms of criminal activityand they usually come from outside ofLincolnshire. During what has becomeknown as the hare coursing ‘season’, whichlasts from around September to March, thenumber of reported incidents increasedsteadily each year until last season.

“Last year a newly formed dedicatedOperation Galileo Team dealt with a recordnumber of offenders. One hundred andeighty-six men were prosecuted, usuallyunder the Gaming or Hunting Acts, andanother hundred were given warnings priorto commencing any coursing.Consequently the number of incidentsreported to Lincolnshire police wasreduced by around two hundred and fifty,and was the lowest recorded number for atleast five years. The same period also saw adramatic reduction in distraction burglariesin the County.

“Having a dedicated team enables us tonot only respond quickly to reports andcalls from the public, but it also improvesthe way in which we gather intelligence,monitor activities, patterns and locations,and consequently helps us plan our policingactivities and resources for maximumeffect.

“So following on from last year we willhave a slightly increased dedicated team torespond to hare coursing incidents, whichin turn will hopefully impact on other ruralcrime issues”.

He is hoping that the general publicwill be able to provide the team with

hare coursing

ARegional problem has beenidentified in relation to a

scam which is spreading from itsorigins in the MetropolitanPolice area.

A Regional problem has been identifiedin relation to a scam which is spreadingfrom its origins in the Metropolitan Policearea.

This phone scam encourages oftenelderly residents to part with bank details,pin numbers and their bank cards. Themethod used is that the offender calls theresident, purporting to be from the bank,large retail organisation or to be a policeofficer, investigating a fraud on their bankaccount.

They will make claims designed toencourage the victim to divulge specificpersonal information, ultimately requestingthat they provide their PIN. Some of themost common are:

• Claiming to be a Police officer –mentioning the recent arrest of individualsin possession of the victim’s card or detailsand requesting the victim’s assistance.

• The victim’s bank card has adesign fault and needs replacing. They askthe victim to cut their card down the centreensuring the integrity of the chip.

• There is a corrupt bank employeeworking at the victim’s bank and they needthe victim’s assistance, telling them not totrust bank staff

• Their bank card is required forforensic examination in a policeinvestigation.

• Some of the courier frauds haveprogressed so that the victim will be calledon a second occasion and requested towithdraw cash from their account, either forthe Police to keep it safe, or “due to acorrupt bank employee.”

If the resident becomes suspicious, theoffender suggests that they call 999, 101 orthe bank contact details shown on thereverse of their cards, to seek confirmationthat the person is a Police Officer.

Current advice to the public, circulatedby the Police and Action Fraud, is on agenerally similar theme:

• Police and banks will never askfor your PIN or bank card

• Banks Police will not cold callabout a suspected offence

• Banks will never suggest that youhand your card to a courier

• Never give your card details, PINor bank card to anyone

• If you receive one of these callsend it immediately

Report any incidents to the police.Always call 999 if the crime is in action.

As the crops in the fields start to be cut, so Lincolnshire Policestart to receive reports of illegal hare coursing. Following last

years successes from having a dedicated team, Lincolnshire Policehas once again launched Operation Galileo to tackle and reduce theincidents of hare coursing across the County.

You can help set crime-fightingpriorities for 2014

The East LincolnshireCommunity Safety Partnershipwant to hear your views on crimeand anti-social behaviour to helpsent priorities for year 2014.

You can complete an onlineCommunity Safety Survey fromMonday 2 September to Friday 11October 2013:

http://www.neighbourhoodalert.co.uk/Attachment/247146/52397/7045/7045_Community_Safety_Survey_Lincs_Alert.doc

Alternatively a paper copy canbe obtained from your localcouncil reception area.

Please be advised that reportsare being made that Farmers

in particular are being targeted ina police newsletter scam.

Phone call received from personindicating that they are from your localpolice station and they ask for a donationto be made for an advert to be placed intheir police newsletter.

Lincolnshire Police do NOT requestdonations direct to individuals and youshould never give your bank details overthe telephone to cold callers.

Please report any further occurrencesby ringing Tel:101 quoting incident 2744/9/2013.

intelligence as to illegal activity, which maybe carried out in our rural areas. They areseeking to disrupt the networks and deterthe perpetrators from blighting ourcountryside with their crimes.

Inspector Ham urges everyone tocontribute to the police’s ability to deal withoffences by being vigilant and reporting anysuspicious activity to them. “No-oneknows the countryside better than thecommunities themselves and they are bestplaced to notice unfamiliar people, vehiclesand suspicious activities. Please contact thepolice to report these straight away. Withinthe team we have an analyst and the moreinformation we get fed in to that analyticalprocess the better we can respondoperationally”.

Ideally, take note of vehicleregistrations, times and specific locations.However, even information such as themake, colour and direction of travel ofvehicles can be extremely valuable to us, asevery piece of information is like a piece ofa puzzle and can help us to build up apicture of what the hare coursers are doingand where they are targeting.

Please call 101 to report any suspicions.Quote ‘Operation Galileo’. Information canbe input into police systems and non-suspicious vehicles can be easilyeliminated.

Obviously, should you witness harecoursing actually taking place, please ring999 so that the team is given theopportunity of apprehending the persons.

Do not be apprehensive of providinginformation for fear of reprisal as you canprovide information anonymously, ifpreferred, by calling Crimestoppers charity.Tel: 0800 555 111.

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When you have determined thearea you want to create yourmeadow, either cut out and roll theturf or use a bulb planter. Place thebulbs 2-3” deep in a random patternto give a natural effect, as if a tractoraccidentally spilt them taking acorner too fast. Don’t forget toreplace the turf when you’veplanted or you’ll just have aflowerbed and not an alpinemeadow.

Once established you shouldn’tcut the grass until they’ve finishedflowering and the foliage has died,usually Julyish. Don’t be tempted tostrim round the plants, it’ll quitelikely end in disaster, I’m talkingfrom experience here.

If you took heather cuttings inJuly (as suggested in that monthsissue), now is the time to plantthem out. It is important to choosea spell when conditions are not toowet, cold or dry. Not easy in ourcurrent climate and if theopportunity doesn’t arise by midNovember, you’ll have to leave ituntil next spring.

When planting out pot-grownplants, it is important to gently teaseout the roots if they are at all potbound. If the pots are dry, soakthem in a bucket of water until theair bubbles stop rising. If the rootshave grown out through the bottomof the pot, it is better to sacrifice thepot than break the roots. If the potsare plastic use an old Knife and cutfrom the rim down. If it’s clay asharp tap with a hammer shouldsort it out.

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Have you consideredcreating an alpine meadow

in Fosdyke? The lack ofmountainous terrain is no bar tothis project. It is, in simple terms,an area of grass with bulbsgrowing through. It can be assmall or large as your garden andambition dictates. It creates theconditions in which manyspecies are found in the wild.The turf protects the bulbs fromfrost in the winter and takes upexcess moisture keeping themdrier when they are dormant inthe summer.

Plop a layer of leafy compostover the whole area you areplanting, work in around the rootsas you plant. Set the soil ball slightlybelow the surface level and leave agap between each cutting of abouta foot for most varieties.

Wind fallen apples and plumscan seem a bit untidy on the lawnand make a mess of your mower,but leave some for the birds to eatand butterflies to suck the nectarfrom the bruised flesh. If you wantto provide extra nectar and a homefor wildlife, it’s a good time of yearto plant a tree. Space should not bea problem. There are many speciesthat would suit a small space:rowan, holly, crab apple, silverbirch and fig to name but a few.

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CUP success

Fishtoft Cup Round Oneagainst Premier League Old

Dons and a resounding 5-0victory for Fosdyke ... but itwasn't as easy as the final scorewould suggest.

The first half was a tense affairwhere the visitors defended stubbornlyand Fosdyke failed to turn theirpossession into goals. That was untilthe half hour mark when a perfectlymeasured slide rule pass from MarvJolly was finished off by Dave Reid,bravely sliding in to the oncomingchallenge of the Dons keeper, to givethe home side the lead.

The second half saw the visitors uptheir game and sensed a goal wouldswing the tie in their favour. Theyeventually carved out a gloriousopportunity to level but two Old Donscontrived to get in each others way onthe end of a great cross and the ballwas headed over the bar from closerange.

With 15 mins left however, ScottWiseman showed how to put away aheader as he thundered home from apin point Sam Reeson cross past thekeeper to double Fosdykes lead. Thisled to a late deluge of goals as OldDons knew the game was gone. TomWatson's clever pass put Sam Reesonthrough one-on-one and he cleverlylifted the ball over the advancingkeeper. Minutes later it was four asReeson again scored with a clevervolley from an outrageous angleleaving a red faced keeper to pick theball out of the net for a second time inas many minutes. Fosdyke weren’tquite done ... Nicky de Vries hardrunning and scrapping up top paiddividends as he found himself withonly the custodian to outwit and did infine style finding the roof of the netwith aplomb!Fosdyke progress toRound Two.

Man of the Match was an assuredTom Scott who raided up and downthe wing from left back all day.

Don’t forget, if you enjoy watchingfootball, to support Fosdyke FC ona Saturday afternoon. Bar opens athalf time for home games.

Blimey! Where do I start? Fosdykeheaded out to face new side Rippingaleand Folkingham in their first action ofthe season and on a lovely hot, sunnyday Fosdyke found themselves in freescoring form.

Within a few minutes Matt Howdenhad headed the visitors in to a lead andfrom then on could not stop scoring.Sam Reeson was causing havoc for thehome sides defence and Fosdykeswing backs - Tom Watson and JamesMunn absolutely terrorised the homedefence. The midfield three of ScottWiseman, Dave Reid and Marv Jollycontrolled the game and a back threeof Gary O'Connor, Luke Smith andAdam Poole were water tight as thefamously slick pass and move footballof the Tangerine Machine movedthrough the gears with ruthlessefficiency.

By half time Fosdyke were 6-0 tothe good. The second half saw norespite for the home side as the visitorsrattled in two more in the opening fewminutes but there was to be no cleansheet as Folkingham & Rippingalepinched a consolation from a cornerbut Fosdyke weren’t finished. JamesMunn ran riot down the left addingmore goals to cap a sparklingperformance. Fosdykes goal scorersSam Reeson 2, Matt Howden 2, JamesMunn 2, Tom Watson, Scott Wiseman,Dave Reid, and skipper Adam Poole.Referee Lorna Curtis had an excellentgame in the middle.

FISHTOFT CUP ROUND 1

FOSDYKE FC 5

OLD DONS FC 0

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Rippingale & Folkingham 1

FOSDYKE FC 10

Openingleaguebonanza

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The Fosdyke Playing FieldRegistered Charity Number 512600

Aims and objectives:Recreation ground for thebenefit of the inhabitants ofthe Parish of Fosdyke

i never wantto live infosdyke!

We recently received an e-mail from Stella, who lives inSwineshead. She saw the September issue of the Fosdyke

Newsletter (it even reaches Australia) and felt strongly enough towant us to publish her views:

“Having recently read your latestNewsletter, it has driven me to putpen to paper regarding the leadarticle. I have to say that I amappalled and disgusted at theambiguous way it has been written.The Newsletter clearly states thatalthough no one has been provedto have done the damage, thepeople of the village are pointingfingers at young children who areunidentified but also clearly statesthat it isn’t the older children. Howcan this conclusion be reached?

“These false “identifications”then lead on to another villageresident wrongly accusing one ofthe children that had had the fingerpointed at them of causing damageto their car one morning with acycle that had been out of use forabout two weeks as it had apuncture. I believe a police visitsoon exonerated the child beingblamed.

“Is this the way the people ofFosdyke behave to theirneighbours? All I can say is that Iam very pleased that I don’t live inyour village and if this is the type ofbehaviour I could expect from thevillagers I never want to.”

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Editor’s comment: Out articleclearly stated that CCTV showedonly small children going near thecars which were parked alongsidethe bowling green, hence not theolder children, who are usuallyblamed. The older children were, inany case, known to be elsewhere at

the time the damages were caused,but we didn’t feel it necessary tostate that as we had already saidonly young children were recordedas being near the cars. Two adultsalso spoke to a young child near thecars.

You suggest that if a crimehappens in your village or town noone makes a guess at who theythink the perpetrator is. I doubt it!

By its very nature, an article thattells of a crime but doesn't have aculprit - most reports of a crime arelike this - is going to fall within your"ambiguous" description. Thenewsletter didn't actually "identify"anyone, and "someone" did cause agreat deal of grief - not just financial- to several people not fromFosdyke who, like you, won't wantto live in the village now.

Saturday, 26 October

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With Halloween fastapproaching - it’ll be just after

the next Fosdyke Newsletter hitsyour mats - we’ve been asked toremind parents or guardians to havesome consideration for the olderpeople in our village. They are notgoing to be happy about constantlygetting up to answer the door so,unless you know they’re obligingand supportive of the trick-or-treatfestivities, please avoid disturbingthem. Thanks.

No Trick, treatthem right

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Thursday, 10 October

Open MicNightDoors open 7.30 pmMusic starts 8.30 pm

Free live music!

227 Mrs S Gratton Fosdyke £1087 Mrs C Holt Donington £10161 Mr M Rylott Algakirk £1010 Mr R Prichette Fosdyke £1081 Mr B Bothamley Great Hale £15

223 Mr R Newell Fosdyke £20172 Mrs J Scrupps Kirton £25

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When you live in a smallcommunity you almost

certainly tend to be overlycareful not to upset your fellowvillagers. Being polite andcourteous is the best way to actand a smile and a “hello” can goa long way to making peoplefeel good. Happiness andgoodwill are infectious after all.

But sometimes you have tospeak out when others takeadvantage of your apparentreticence.

It seems the “Get it off yourchest” column stirred a few peopleto contact us but only Richard andJanet Verity were prepared to havetheir views published. It was briefand to the point:-

“Thank you for your latestedition of the paper which we arealways glad to have.

We just wanted to commendyou for the excellent journalism andparticularly about the onions, not tomention the flies.

We thought we were alone inbeing upset about this blot on ourlandscape.”

We’d be interested to know howmany people disapprove of theonion composting. We won’tpublish names unless you’re happyfor us to do so but we will need aname to know you’re legitimate.

For Robert Oldershaw’sresponse see Page 8.

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“... onions smelland for that Iapologise...”

Iread with interest your “get itoff your chest” article and Imust congratulate on a first

which is suggesting that I am“gentry”. My father along withhis brother were both farmlabourers and started ourbusiness in 1948, I canoccasionally be seen driving atractor and manage our businessalong with a working farmforeman myself so not really thelifestyle of gentry.

I fail to see the relevance of themajority of your rant regarding theplanning permission which wasgranted in 2002. I don’t understandwhether you think the buildingshould have been built or not but asyou have stated it was to have beena “Dutch barn” construction andwould have had little or no effecton any odour issues most of whichoccur when we spread the onionwaste back to land. The buildingwas never completed because it didnot offer any advantages over thepresent method.

The Hodgemans Farm site wasspecifically chosen because it isdownwind from any houses so thatmostly any odour goes out to seawhen we spread, and as you statedat the beginning you have hardlysmelt anything this year and thathas nothing to do with the warmJuly.

Contrary to what you havestated during the summer monthsthe stockpiles (necessary so that wecan try to spread when the wind is

in the right direction) are sprayedwith a persistent insecticide on aweekly basis. If you don’t believeme I am happy to give you thename of my spray operator whosejob it is. Also to contrary to whatyou may think every fruit fly in thiscountry doesn’t all originate atHodgemans Farm I get them in myhouse at Weston but I am fortunateto live in the country side andaccept them as one of thedownsides.

You mention both the leachatecatchment pits and the landscaping,the catchment pits were coveredbut unfortunately as often happensin the Fosdyke area some lightfingered person thought the coverswould be better off weighed intothe local scrap yard. A new coverhas been fitted to one of the pitsand another one is presently underconstruction. Likewise with thelandscaping, trees and shrubs wereplanted and within a week theshrubs had been stolen presumablethe trees were too big to carry.

I think it is worth pointing outthat everything the river side of thegates is private property there neverhas been any right of way to theriver so no unauthorised personshould be beyond the gates.

A farm is not the place forchildren to be playing as there aremany risks, not just leachant pitsbut stacks of bales, implements etcnone of which are child friendly.Hence the reason both roadwaysare gated so that the locals shouldbe able to understand that it isprivate property (the clue being alocked gate) access to the river and

its right of way is via Old Inn Lanenot through the farm.

As the person knows who wentto the local councillor to check ifwe have the correct permissions fordoing what we do at Fosdyke----we do and a recent visit from ayoung lady from the EnvironmentAgency confirmed that they werehappy with this method of disposal.

Unfortunately onions smell andfor that I apologise I also apologisefor the occasional inconveniencewe may cause but as most peoplelike the convenience of shopping atone of the supermarket chains thisis the result.

By returning the onion wasteback to land we are enhancing thesoil structure reducing disease andminimising our reliance oninorganic fertilisers.

Oldershaws have been farmingat Fosdyke for forty eight years andspreading onion waste there for halfthat, probable longer than a lot ofthe residents have lived there. Asalready stated I am not gentry I donot espouse gentryism (your word)I am a working farmer and Icertainly do not have a cavalierattitude to my farming operation.

Finally my e-mail address isR.Oldershaw@Oldershawgroup.co.uk my mobile number is07770797711 and I am contactableany time within reason and ifanyone would like to send me an e-mail I will happily add it to ournotification of spreading whichgoes to Boston Borough Councilwhen we spread then you can getyour gas masks out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robert Oldershaw

Dear Sir

Sunday6 Octoberat 09.30 am

HarvestFestival-all welcome -

followed by the annualHarvest Lunch.

Sunday20 October

at 6.00 pm

SungEvensong

Sunday3 November

at 09.30 am

Annual PatronalSaints Festival of

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AllSaints

Fosdyke

Sunday, 6 October12.00 for 12.30 pm

HARVEST LUNCHHome-made Autumn Vegetable Soup

Shepherds Pie with Champ Topping, and a rich onion gravyand roasted winter rootsChocolate fudge cake

Special Diet Options available -just ask please when you order.

Tickets only - available from 25 Old Main Road(01205260672) or PCC members

If you were looking forward toreading the Bishop’s monthlycolumn then we have toapologies on behalf of hisoffice as no report was sent tous this month.

Front Row: Reg Walmsley, Johnny Hallam, JohnSimpson’ Geoffry Sutherhill, Richard Walmsley.Christine Nundy (?), Lyndis Lineham, Betty Walmsley,Gill Johnson, Christine Graves; second row: PeterJohnson, Peter Pell, Colin Sutherill, Terry Pell, ColinRunnalls, Pat Taylor, Betty Graves, Eileen White,Doreen King, Judith Lineham, Iris Hallam; third row:Sid Walmsley, Doug Runnalls, Harry Johnson, ColinJohnson, Colin Sands, David Jackson, Enid Cropley,? Jackson, Ann Graves, Ruth Clayton; fourth row: LesWalmsley, Bernard Walmsley, Alan Wright, AlbertWalmsley, Christine Clayton, Maureen White, SylviaSutherill, Megan Taylor, Jill Capps, Yvonne Lineham,Pam Grierson; back row: Mrs Clayton, Mr Clayton,(two from Cliff College), Mrs Woods.

Fosdyke Methodist Chapel

Cliff College - Sunshine Corner

Circa 1952-53

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Copy DeadlineNews that means nothingto you might beinteresting to someoneelse so don’t be afraid tocontact Terry - preferablyvia email:terry@fosdyke.org.ukor phone:260275or knock on the door orpost your info through theletter box6 Whitecross Gate

to arrive no laterthan 15 October

Saturday, 12 October

Quiznight

8 pm startFish, scampi, or chicken

and chips supper£5 members - £5.50 non-members

Cats, pigeons and ruffledfeathers might best describe

the last issue of the FosdykeNewsletter.

We have one apology tomake. My comment at the endof the piece on the cleaning ofthe Garden Of Rest wascompletely unwarrented as, itwas pointed out, I had receivedan e-mail in July specificallyasking me to include a requestfor helpers. Really sorry, totallymy fault. The reason? I’m humanand I make mistakes.

septemberbloomer

RUBBISHREPORT

Dropping litter is a criminal offence in theUK. Macolm Gwynn, Fosdyke’s intrepid

volunteer litter collector, reported a big increasein litter during the school holidays. Parentsshould educate their children to use the bins ortake litter home. Boston Borough Council issue£75 fixed penalty notices. Go to court and itcould be £2,500!