Produced and Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Church, Caythorpe,

Parochial Parish Council Supported by the Parish Council

Editor. Roger Welby-Everard 01400 273459 Email: roger@welby-everard.com

Our days are like the grass; We flourish like the flowers of the field; When the wind goes over it ,it is gone

and its place will know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures

Psalm 103.Vs 15… These words of the Psalmist remind me not only of standing by a grave for a burial when they are frequently heard, but might remind us all of the profusion of growing things at this time of year many of which sadly go over all too soon. The lovely display of snowdrops we all enjoyed seemed to last longer than usual this year, but with the warming weather the earlier daffodils faded all too soon. We welcome them all and of course this is the season when the grass cutting begins in earnest ! This presents problems particularly for churchyards, they are big, demanding regular cutting and weeding and because they are visited regularly by local people, by visitors to our villages and those seeking peace and tranquillity we aim to keep them in good order. Most churches receive some financial help from Parish Councils towards maintenance, but it always comes down to pushing a mower for hours if it is left for one person to do. ( Thanks Bob for all your hard work! ) So I have two appeals and an invitation in this merry month of May. For St Vincent’s Caythorpe we would very much like some ‘hands on’ help with the churchyard mowing. At present we have two volunteers, more would help to make the work lighter. Please contact our Churchwarden John Scott 272974 if you feel you can give us some of your time. For St Nicholas - Fulbeck we would appreciate your help on Saturday 15th May from 10am -12noon for a spring tidy up of the churchyard. Refreshments are kindly brought for us.... My invitation is for everyone ( but not all at once! ) to visit God’s Acre at St Nicholas - Carlton Scroop for a very peaceful wander around the rich variety of wild flower beds there. All through the summer as a result of much dedicated groundwork you can expect to see a wonderful show, and if you pick a warm sunny day I promise you a real treat. Our psalmist’s words echo the seasons as well as all growing things, and our winter is now but a chilly memory, so for this season and especially for mowers across the Bene-fice; May you rest beneath God’s shade, flourish like a garden, blossom like a vine, and your

CHURCH CLEANING Mr Johnson

Flower Rota Joyce Levesley

BRASS CLEANING Mr & Mrs Baigent

PHOTOCOPYING We do welcome people who wish to do some photocopying at the Rectory. This is offered as a facility to all people who live in the Benefice, and the “contributions” made (5p per copy) help to keep the cost of maintenance of the machine down.

St. Vincent’s Church, Caythorpe Parochial Church Council

PARISH PRIEST: The Revd June Freshney 279199 LAY CHAIRMAN: Mrs Janet Avison 272158 CHURCHWARDENS: Mrs Jo Russell 273551 Mr John Scott 272974 SECRETARY: Mrs Carol Ridler 273267 TREASURER: Mr Roger Welby-Everard 273459

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soul become as fragrant as the finest wine. ( based on Hosea 14. 7 ) with my love and prayers,

June. BRING AND SHARE LUNCHES Following our very successful Lent Lunches, we have decided to begin a monthly Bring and Share Lunch in the homes of the willing. The first will be on Friday 21st May from 12.30 onwards at the home of Mr and Mrs E Russell, Cobblers Rise, Gorse Hill, just come along bringing something tasty to share with others, venues will vary from month to month, food for thought. Friday Club 21st May in St Vincent's Church 3.45, refreshments that are good for you! Creative activities, stories and songs..... come and meet Uncle Vincent, an invitation for young children of all ages.

SERVICES IN MAY Sunday 2nd May EASTER 5 Philip & James, Apostles (1st May) 9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion 10.00 am Fulbeck Sung Eucharist Wednesday 5th May 9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 7th May Julius of Norwich (6th May) 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 9th May EASTER 6 10.00 am Caythorpe Sung Eucharist (Mr & Mrs E Russell) 6.00 pm Normanton United Evensong Wednesday 12th May Rogation Day 9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Thursday 13th May Ascension Day 6.30 pm Stragglethorpe Ascensiontide Eucharist Friday 14th May 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 16th May EASTER 7 10.00 am Fulbeck Sung Eucharist 6.00 pm Caythorpe Celtic Prayer Wednesday 19th April Dunstan, archbishop, monastic reformer

9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 21st May Helena, protector of Holy Places 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 23rd May PENTECOST—WHIT SUNDAY

9 .00 am Carlton Scroop Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30 amm Caythorpe Breakfast 10.15 am Caythorpe United Family Service Wednesday 26th May Augustine, archbishop. John Calvin, reformer 9.00 am Caythorpe Holy Communion Friday 28th May Lanfranc, monk, archbishop 8.45 am Fulbeck Morning Prayer Sunday 30th May TRINITY SUNDAY 10.00 am Carlton Scroop United Benefice Eucharist

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Masses Saturday 6.00 pm Sunday 8.00 am, 10.00 am Most weekdays 9.00 am

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Church Floodlighting April 28th In memory of Philip Brown on his birthday

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Friends of St. Vincent 200 Club Easter draw

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£15 Helen Lucas £10 Roy Jex £5 Margaret Parr The 200 club 'new year' starts again this month and annual subs will be collected shortly. The proceeds go towards helping with purchasing items for the church that otherwise we would struggle to fund. If you would like to join please contact either Richard Johnson (272002) or Mary Siddans (272371)

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK MAY 9th-15th We hope you will feel able to contribute to the annual Christian Aid Appeal again this year. More than ever money is needed desperately in so many countries, and, the main aim is to supply clean drinking water within village communities , where the problem of deceased water causes so many preventable deaths from typhoid. We will be doing a door to door collection but we maybe unable to cover the whole of Caythorpe/Frieston area so there will be red collection boxes in the Post Office and Church. The Revd. June Freshney is also hoping to hold a Coffee morning/Bring and buy to add to the Aid. Thank you in anticipation, Val Panter.

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Caythorpe & District WI – April meeting China may be the world’s economic powerhouse but outside the major cities life has changed little as a result of the country’s new found wealth. Tea importer Susanne Clements saw life behind the tourist traps when she stayed with a Chinese family on a fact finding trip to develop a new business. In the city of Ku Ming in Yunan Province in the south west of the country she saw the skyline of the city change virtually every day right next to the poverty stricken shanty towns. She was surprised to find that even wealthy people still only had tiny kitchens containing a two ring burner, a rice steamer and a kettle. The tea she imports is an ancient Pu‘er tea grown only in Yunan Province. It is bought and sold like vintage wine. One 20 year old tea recently sold for £13,000 and collectors often never drink the tea but keep it as an investment or family heirloom. Its properties as an antioxidant, purifying the blood and reinforcing the immune system makes it popular with celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Santa Montefiore. She was thanked for her talk and tea tasting by Mavis Coxon. The competition for an unusual teapot was won by Lorna Bavin, 2nd Ann Ashcroft, 3rd Mary Siddans. The daffodils planted by members of the Institute on the High Street as part its commu-nity project are blooming beautifully, brightening up a previously uninteresting piece of land near the village hall and bus stop. An information board has been erected explaining the WI’s contribution. This can be removed when the flowers fade for safe keeping until next spring. President Sue Case reported on the Spring Council meeting at Springfields and Pauline Dorey told of an hilarious Phoenix meeting with comedian Keith Loads. The raffle was won by Ros Hollingworth and the Flower of the Month competition by Robina Heald (making a welcome return after her fall on the ice) 2nd Mavis Coxon, 3rd Joan Coppin. The next meeting on May 13th is a discussion of the resolution to be debated at AGM in Cardiff on food labelling. It will be an informal meeting with wine and nibbles and the competition will be for a limerick about the WI. We meet every second Thursday in the month at Caythorpe Village Hall at 7.30p.m. Guests and visitors are most welcome and if you are new to the village it is a great way to become part of the community.

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Caythorpe Mother & Toddlers Group We meet each Friday in the Village Hall at 1.45 pm to 3.15 pm. Cost for Mother and one child £1.50, additional adults/children 50p, babies under 9 months no charge. Drinks and biscuits included .

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CAYTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL Caythorpe Pre-School runs morning sessions from 9.15 am to 12 noon on Tuesday to Friday each week in Caythorpe Village Hall. (Term time Only).

Children must be 2 years or over. Funded places are available for 3 and 4 year olds.

For more details and an application form please call 07952 990710 (during session time)

CAYTHORPE BADMINTON CLUB We meet every Monday evening in the Village Hall from 6.30-9.00 pm

Junior Session (11+) 6.30-7.30 pm (adults most welcome to assist) Adult Session (18+) 7.30-9.00 pm

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Canal du Midi (cont) We were most impressed to be met at the lock before Carcassonne by a smartly dressed Capitan du Port who enquired if we required moorings for the night. This was quite out of character as everywhere else we had moored, in 2007 and 2008, we had to seek out the Harbour Master after we had found moorings. Once clear of the lock Captain started to make the approach for a stern-to moor between other boats which were along the side of the Port. Things were going pretty well and the stern was gently moving without drama towards its resting place when the Capitan du Port insisted that the engine was stopped and we pass ropes so to be hauled, with unnecessary effort, into our berth. Perhaps he thought we were Italians from Marseillan, but it rather dented our pride in a manoeuvre being well executed. When we had secured Captain went up to the port office and parted with €13.60 for the moorings, water (a special hose adaptor was supplied), electricity and the PIN number for some pretty acceptable loos and showers. Prices seem to vary in-versely to the facilities, and the computer worked pretty well despite a slight hitch when the printer was found to be out of paper – but more paper was easily to hand. After we had had some lunch we set off to visit the mediaeval walled city (La Cité) which is the jewel of Carcassonne and the Languedoc. We met up with the Kiwi surgeon and his wife and together we took a shuttle bus which we understood would take us the few kilometres to the gates of La Cité. The buses were billed to run every 25 minutes but we seemed to wait for ages until we boarded one, more cash goes at €1.50 each, and even then two of us had to stand. After a circuitous journey through modern Carcassonne we arrived a bus stop where we all told to get off. A helpful old Madame told us that we should wait for a different bus that would take us to La Cité. Again we waited for what seemed an age. At last we boarded and splashed out a further €1.50 each (we are on holiday - damn the expense!), but at least we all got a seat this time. Finally the bus shuttled its way up a hill and deposited us near the Narbonne Tower en-trance to La Cité. Carcassonne became strategically identified when Romans fortified the hilltop around 100 BC and eventually made it the outpost of Julia Carsaco, later Carcasum. The main part of the lower courses of the northern ramparts dates from the 3rd century AD. In 462 the Romans officially ceded the region to the Visigothic king Theodoric II who had held Carcassonne since 453; he built more fortifications at Carcassonne, which was a frontier post on the northern marches: traces of them still stand. Theodoric is thought to have begun the predecessor of the basilica that is now dedicated to Saint Nazaire. In 508 the Visigoths successfully foiled attacks of the Frankish king Clovis. Saracens from Bar-celona took Carcassonne in 725, but King Pippin the Younger drove them away in 759-60; though he took most of the south of France, he was unable to penetrate the impregna-ble fortress of Carcassonne. In 1067 Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel, Viscount of Albi and Nîmes through his marriage with Ermengard, sister of the last count of Carcas-sonne. In the following centuries the Trencavel family allied in succession either with the counts of Barcelona or of Toulouse. They built the Château Comtal and the Basilica of Saint-Nazaire. In 1096 Pope Urban II blessed the foundation stones of the new cathedral, a Catholic bastion against the Cathar heretics. Carcassonne became famous by its role in the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a

stronghold of Occitan Cathars. In August 1209 following the slaughter at Béziers the crusading army of Simon de Montfort forced its citizens to surrender. After capturing Raymond-Roger de Trencavel and imprisoning and allowing him to die, Montfort made himself the new viscount. He added to the fortifications. Carcassonne became a border citadel between France and the kingdom of Aragon (Spain) and the base from which de Montfort conducted his long, and cruel campaign throughout the Languedoc region. Initially this was a crusade against the Cathar heretics but increasingly turned into a fight for power and land for de Montfort. Simon de Montfort was killed at the siege of Tou-louse in 1218 and was buried at Carcassonne. This de Montfort was the father of the Simon who lent his name to Leicester University – by all accounts de Montfort senior passed his enthusiastic anti-Semitism on to his son. In 1240 Trencavel's son tried to reconquer his old domain but in vain. The city submitted to the rule of kingdom of France in 1247, and King Louis IX founded the new part of the town across the river. He and his successor Philip III built the outer ramparts. Contempo-rary opinion still considered the fortress impregnable. During the Hundred Years' War, Edward the Black Prince failed to take the city in 1355, although his troops destroyed the Lower Town. In 1659, the Treaty of Pyrenees transferred the border province of Roussillon to France, and Carcassonne's military significance was reduced. Fortifications were abandoned, and the city became mainly an economic centre that concentrated on the woollen textile in-dustry, for which a 1723 source quoted by Fernand Braudel found it “the manufacturing centre of Languedoc”. Over time the old town and its fortifications fell into disrepair and at one time (1850) it was planned that they should be demolished. Happily for us a few far sighted people thought otherwise and in the same year work began on the restoration of the fortifications. To truly appreciate this remarkable place you must visit it. Like Aigues-Mortes Carcassonne is a popular tourist attraction. On the boiling hot day we visited La Cité it was teeming with humanity. We entered through the outer gates at the Narbonne Tower, passed over the inner defensive lists and through the inner gates into the town proper. Narrow streets climbed up towards the impressive Count’s Castle. We decided not to spend 10 eur each on a tour of the castle but preferred to soak up the history from the walls and towers around us. We walked to the ramparts which over-looked the River Aude far below and the modern city on its far bank. A heat haze ob-scured the view but one could sense the security that these massive fortifications must have given the inhabitants in times past and the command that these fortifications would have imposed on the surrounding country. We walked up to the great Cathedral of St. Nazaire and St. Celse. Inside the towering columns lifted one’s spirit to the vaulted roof. The transept with its great stained glass rose window lead to the choir where further win-dows filtered the blazing sun outside into the peace within. On the other side of the Ca-thedral was an open air theatre against the city walls which must make a fitting environ-ment for historical plays. Sated with history we sought refreshment in a café in the Place des Puits (wells). The large Puit du Plô with its impressive wooden winding gear in the middle of the square must have been a vital resource in days of siege. We enjoyed more modern refreshment of wine and beer – though I bet both had their place in mediaeval times! After further exploration and resisting the inducements of the multitudinous tourist shops

The Greener Corner TECHNICAL THINGS’ I put these few words together early on Thursday 22nd April. It’s the 40th Global Earth Day - as mentioned in last month’s Caythorpe News. I don’t wish to be cynical, but I am sure it is going to be business as usual everywhere we look today. There will be the same traffic snarl-ups. Blame the road works and other road users. It’s got nothing to do with our own short-sightedness and refusal to even try think “What can I do to try to make a difference to the environmental situation? Huh! I’ve got more important things to be thinking about” It’s 6.00am. I see the vapour trails are back in the clear blue sky over St Vincent’s. That nasty volcano dust - it’s got no right to be there! And they say there’s another one about to switch on. It ought not to be allowed! For those with the basic knowledge and interest it doesn’t take a great deal of working out to show that a typical human being walking along Caythorpe High Street is working at a rate of around ½ to ¾ horsepower, depending on the person’s weight, walking speed and how much weight they are carrying. We can keep up this working rate, up hill and down dale, all day long running on fuel much of which we can grow in our own back garden. Get the motor mower out and that’s the equivalent of 5 people cutting the grass. And the car - a ton of machinery we don’t understand, or a bus at around 9 tons, with 100 horsepower or more at the press of the pedal - do we really know what we are doing? “Oh I don’t understand all that technical stuff and I don’t want to know either” may be the common response, but it raises the question if we don’t understand these things shouldn’t we be much more careful in assuming that it’s ok to jump at the first opportu-nity to switch on the power whenever we can. This also raises the inescapable challenge in living out in the country when we know we have to be in town or beyond every day. Unless we are prepared to walk or cycle into town (some Caythorpians have in the past done just that, others may do it today) we are working needlessly at high power and wasting a lot of energy whether we travel by car, bus or train, just because it’s so nice to live out in the country and “we don’t understand these technical things”. John Ginns

and forcibly dragging CCBW away from a shop selling Lapis Lazuli jewellery we re-turned out through the Narbonne gates to await the Shuttle bus which hopefully would get us back to Ayrolle. As we left La Cité the effect was rather spoiled by the small fun-fair with swings and musical roundabouts on the grassy area outside the walls. A bus lightly disguised as a train was also touting for trade for a trip round the walls. Back at the Shuttle stop Captain noticed a sign giving the telephone number of a local taxi firm, and suggested we call for a taxi. CCBW and 1st Lt felt we should save money and wait for the next Shuttle. So we waited and waited and fried in the sun and waited. The wait was not made easier by a rather batty old lady who was also waiting for the bus and spent the whole time combing her hair - emptying and repacking her handbag and trying to take over the whole of the bench in the bus shelter. Eventually Captain’s sug-gestion was agreed to, a phone call was made and five minutes later a cheerful driver in an air-conditioned taxi arrived and whisked us back to the port and our boat. Cost €8.00 including €2 tip and journey time ten minutes – a contrast to our €9.00 and ¾ hour out-ward journey. Roger Welby-Everard

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CAYTHORPE VILLAGE FETE SUNDAY 30th MAY 2010

As I write the sun is shining and spring is rapidly banishing all memory of the recent cold winter to the dustbin. Thoughts of holidays and days out are on the mind as we wonder where we can go without worrying about restrictions due to Icelandic volcanoes and budget airlines charging for the loo!! Problem solved, stay and enjoy all that your village has to offer, as once again the community comes together for a great fun day for all to enjoy.

What’s On Join the parade at 11.30am outside the Waggon and Horses.

See the Caythorpe King and Queen, marching girls and vintage cars drive round the village to the Playing Field.

The Fete will be held on The Sports and Social Playing Field between Noon and 5.00pm.

Featuring a Hog Roast, Bar-BQ, Smoked fish, Tombola, White Elephant, Sports and games, Face Painting for the young and a Real Ale Bar for the not quite so young. Plus many other activities.

The Village Hall - Opens 10.30 Why not start the day with a cup of tea or coffee and cakes. Then stroll around our Hall enjoying a full range of activities and stalls including Arts and Crafts, Children’s Games, Books and the History of Caythorpe.

St. Vincent’s Church The church will be running their popular Teddy Bear parachute drop. So bring along those teddies for the flight of a lifetime time or just relax with some re-freshments. You will be most welcome. There will be performances from our local Hand Bell Ringers at all our ven-

ues during the day. A detailed programme will be distributed nearer the day. We still need items for the Tom bola, White Elephant and Book stall so please bring anything you have to the Waggon and Horses or contact a committee member to collect. Please also remember to drop off your raffle ticket stubs and money to one of the collection points at the Spar and Post office. We would also like any unsold tickets re-turned, thank you. All the money raised goes towards supporting the village. Its not to late if you want to take part or help out please contact Paul McCafferty on 07979 576154 or Steve Hudson 01400 272020 we would love to hear from you.

See you there.

Caythorpe Canter The Canter took place on 10th April with a record 196 entrants. The weather was kind and the sunshine lasted until everyone crossed the finish line. The proceedings were kicked off by Peter Martin-Mayhew, District Councillor for Cay-thorpe , who started the 26 mile race at the junction of Wagon & Horses & Post Office at 09.00. At 09.30 Simon Barter, PGL General Manager, started the 13 mile race from the same start point. The results for the 26 mile race: - Men David Pell, West End, Histon, Cambridgeshire, Time 3:15:45 Women : Frances Cook, LDWA, Cambridgeshire, Time 3:43:13 The results for the 13 mile race: - Men : Matt Blunden, Sleaford Town Runners, Lincs. Time 1:20:26 Women : Helen Byrne, Holme Pierrepoint R C, Notts. Time 1:39:41 I would like to thank all the volunteers who made this event a success, but special thanks must go to Sue Dix and Deanna Hammond for their support and advice. Thanks also to Mary Rushmere, Bob and Mandy Greybrook who helped to mark out the course, and to my son James who helped his old man sign out the short course. Thanks to Mel Bowen, Judith Scott and Hazel Coulson and all the volunteers at the feeding stations. Thanks also to Chris Warmby, Steve Tranmer, and Rhys Powell, all volunteers from the Bridge Youth Club, who spent most of the day recording the timings. Thank you to all the ladies who worked in the kitchen and to the ones who baked such wonderful cakes. A comment on an email I received stated that the Canter food was bet-ter than the Belvoir Challenge food, now that is a compliment! A special thank you to Bob Panter – after 13 years Bob is retiring! I hope to follow in his footsteps with as much enthusiasm! The feed back I have received from people who entered has been very positive and they tell me they will be back next year. We look forward to welcoming them to Caythorpe again and I know I can rely on people to help make next year event a bigger & better success. Once again many, many thanks for your help towards raising funds for maintaining the playingfield, not for just today but for generations to come.

David Dorey Co-ordinator Caythorpe Canter and Chase

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The Playing Field

Caythorpe Playing Field Committee would like to thank everyone who contrib-uted towards the success of the 2010 Caythorpe Canter. The AGM of the Playing field is to be held on Monday 7th June in the Hammond Pavilion at the field at 7.30pm. All welcome.

Sue Dix

Caythorpe & Frieston Hospital Car Scheme…… The Parish Council is looking for volunteers.

Do you have an interest in helping others? Do you own a road worthy car with appropriate insurance

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If you have answered yes to all of the above then we would like to hear from you As a volunteer driver you give your time freely but we offer the fol-lowing.

A brief induction process. Payment of 40p per mile plus out of pocket expenses e.g. park-

ing Reasonable notice of when you will be required. The enjoyment of helping others.

If you are interested in the above please do not hesitate to contact Bruce Nelson on 01400 273249 who will be pleased to discuss this matter with

you further.

www.caythorpe.org Village Website

Did you know that Caythorpe and Frieston have their own village website where you can read interesting in-formation about the village? The address is www.caythorpe.org, please go there and have a look. If you have anything you want to add to the website please contact Pat Fleming, Parish Clerk on email caythoprepc@tiscali.co.uk who will be more than happy to discuss your input.

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SEEN IN THE GARDEN. First I must apologise to your reader from Frieston, for omitting to tell you last month, of his sighting one morning of about 30 Siskins on his bird table. Pre-sumably they were migrating North as they did not reappear. They obviously know a good stopping off point when they see one! He also reports seeing Black-caps which is good news. This is interesting as the Big Garden Bird Watch re-ported more Blackcaps than expected as they adapt to feeding from Bird tables etc. The Big Garden Bird watch, which attracted over 5000,000 reports noted as expected a fall in the number of Long Tailed Tits (27%), Coal Tits (20%0 and Gold crests (75%), the smaller birds having the greatest difficulty in surviving a harsh winter. We have seen one or two Coal Tits round our feeders but very few Blue Tits, one of my favourite garden birds and I miss them. They ranked fourth in the BGW this year. One of the interesting features of this winter has been the increase of Countryside Birds to gardens with large increases in sightings of Redwing (185%), Fieldfare (73%) as well as Bullfinches, Yellowhammers, Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes. House Sparrows and the Blackbirds top the list even though the former are declining. The Sparrows are certainly not declining in our garden judging by the racket they make in the Beech Hedge and the amount of food they consume! Simon Barnes writing in The Times emphasises the increasing importance of gar-dens in suburbs and villages as Wild Life Reserves especially as farming prac-tices have changed our countryside so drastically. Our gardens are very impor-tant for Conservation provided we are not too prim and proper in their upkeep and don’t use herbicides, pesticides but leave scruffy corners and of course ponds. I don’t feel so bad now about the untidy bits in my garden! It is timely to put on ones ‘to do’ list, cleaning and sterilising bird feeders because of the risk of Trichonosomiasis infecting Greenfinches and Sparrows. I did mine last week! The RSPB also report that in Schools one of the main species recorded are the different variety of crows, intelligent birds who swoop down after playtime for any pickings the children may have left! One way of keeping the place tidy. I am afraid we see quite enough of what Our Editor describes as ‘the heavy mob’ in our garden. The RSPB report a crow that would drop a nut on a pedestrian cross-ing, wait for a car to drive over it, breaking it and then nipping in and getting the kernel before the next car! What a joy this Spring is. I always think that the Spring flowers are brighter after a harsh winter and we are enjoying looking out on the garden. The Magnolia Stellata is looking particularly fine this year. Alasdair F-D

Residents who are eligible for a bus pass can now use them in SKDC at any time since April 6th. Any family wishing to be considered for housing on Loveden View must ring 01790 754219 for a housing association application form. Our appreciation was expressed to Bob Panter of Church Lane for all his community involvement in the Playing Field, Youth Club and St Vincent’s Church. Bob and his wife are retiring to Dorset. We wish them all the best. John Scott (01400 272974) who organises grass cutting in the Church Yard asks if there is anyone in the village who could spare an hour mowing. Please contact him if you can help. Appreciation was also expressed to Peter Taylor who has refurbished the unique Water-loo Close street sign. The next bi-monthly Parish Council Meeting is Wednesday 12th May at 7.15pm in the Village Hall. All are welcome.

Andy Roberts Chairman

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Draw Winner The Parish Plan Development Committee is pleased to announce that Linda Holloway of Church Lane has won the draw of the Village Questionnaire. She wins 6 bottles of wine, presented by Simon Barter of PGL & the Par-ish Council in the Village Hall. (see photo). On receiving the wine she said that she was very pleased and that New Zealand sauvi-gnon was one of her favourites. The Parish Council wishes to thank all the villagers who completed the question-naire. It seems that it pays to complete village questionnaires.

Caythorpe and District Garden Society News The April meeting of the Society welcomed Lesley Burton of Goltho Gardens and Nurs-ery as guest speaker. Lesley runs the potager vegetable garden at Goltho, which is open to visitors and supplies her extended family and the teashop with fresh produce year round. Her illustrated talk on ‘A Year in the Vegetable Garden’ offered practical advice based on her own experience, and both inspired and encouraged those of us that like to grow at least some of our own food. We are not alone in the war against pigeons! At the next meeting on May 11th, 7:30 pm at Carlton Scroop Village Hall, Ian Cooke will speak on ‘Water Features’. All are welcome: annual membership is £12, visitors £2 (including refreshments) per meeting. The June meeting will be a summer picnic in a member’s garden and is open to members only, so take the opportunity to join at the May meeting and make sure you don’t miss this great social event.

Jean Allen

Andy Roberts (Chairman) 01400 273 320

Richard Dix (Vice-Chairman) 01400 272 105 Simon Barter 01400 273 733

Marie Crawford 01400 272 104

Neil Fritzsche 01400 273 293 Lesley Godson 01400 272844 Mark Ridler

01400 273 267 John Scott

01400 272 974

Bruce Nelson 01400 273249 Peter Taylor

01400 272 848 Mark Woodward 01400 273 942

Clerk to the Council Mr Pat Fleming 01400 275 105

Parish Council News All are welcome to the Annual Parish Meeting to be held in the Village Hall on Wednes-day 26th May at 7.15pm. A report will given on the decisions taken and comments made on village matters by the Council during the past year. It is hoped that the Parish Plan will be ready for presentation. Reports on the Village Hall and Playing Field will be given. Invitations have been made to the Environment Agency to speak about their in-volvement with Mid UK Recycling. We have also asked if a PMB Power Ltd represen-tative could attend to speak about the incinerator electricity generator operation. The Environment Agency are working with PMB Power to reduce the turbine noise which is affecting some nearby residents quite seriously.. This meeting is an opportunity for all parish residents to come along and listen to the reports. Questions and comments are welcome at this meeting. The Parish Council Planning Committee met to discuss an application by Mid UK Recy-cling Ltd of Station Road seeking to extend the opening/operating hours of the site to the following times: 0700-2200 Monday to Friday and Saturday until 1700. They state no HGVs will be entering the site during the extended hours. The Company wish to open the site to receive waste only on Public Holidays from 0700-1530. The reason for the extended hours is that the Company has experienced a site machinery breakdown which has created difficulty processing the resultant backlog of material. Therefore the increase in operating hours will help mitigate any problems which may arise in the future. The increase in hours will also help maximise the processing capacity of the plant. The Company state their request will cause no demonstrable harm. The Parish Council, following a discussion resolved to object to the application. The Council considered the application as cynical and ‘the thin end of the wedge’ to get 24 hours working and an increase in tonnage handled from 200,000 tonnes to a higher figure. The Council consider that Mid UK have little thought or care for village residents and con-tinue to expand the boundary of their operation at every perceived opportunity. The Council made five other detailed comments, eg. increase in noise etc and concluded that the application was poorly argued as it appeared the main reason for the increase in hours was to mend broken machinery. The Council also asked the County Council to clarify the terms of the Section 106 agree-ment which was negotiated between the LCC and Mid UK when the increase of tonnage from 120,000 to 200,000 tonnes pa was approved. (A section 106 agreement is where the developer pays for local infrastructure improvements).

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