The White Lion at Colsterworth

food every day from noon to 9pm

Functions catered forSky Sports bull Setanta

Darts bull Pool bull Dominoes

Sunday Lunches

pound5 Specials Monday-Saturday 12 to 6pm

PLUS

01476 861466

Colsterworth

Vehicle tax Bill paymentsNo-charge personal banking

(Lloyds Barclays Co-op etc)Commission-free foreign currencyOn-demand Euros and travel insurance

House coal and bottled gas

2 Bourne Road

01476 860262

The Parish Clerk isJohn Hannam

He is your point of contact for the Colsterworth and

District Parish Council

He can be reached on01476 861888

wwwcolsterworthcom

News for the villages of Colsterworth Woolsthorpe Stainby Gunby North Witham and LobthorpeEdited by Trefor Williams 21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT 01476 860 936 treforthewilliamshomeorguk

Issue 421 January 2010

Mick amp Maggi welcome you to e Angel Inn South Witham

Real Ales from pound210Open for Good Food 12-230pm Mondays

Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays

Evening Bar Snacks 730-9pmFunction Room (catering available)

Pool bull Darts bull Dominoeswwwangelswcouk01572 768302

PARISH PLAN VISION DAY

Saturday 9th JanuaryColsterworth Village Hall

Come and join members of the Parish Council to find out about progress on the Parish Action Plan

Itrsquos another chance to give your views see the results so far and found out what happens next Just drop in between 10am and 2pmMeet groups important to the Community bullParishCouncillors bullLincolnshireCarers bullEnergySavingTrust bullAgeConcern bullOurRoadTraffic

Group bullLincolnshirePolice bullLincolnshireCounty

Council bullSouthKestevenDistrict

CouncilHAVEYOURSAYONTHE

PROPOSEDTRAFFICCALMINGMEASURES

Refreshments will be served

Grarsquos Handyman Services

Registered Waste CarrierCall now for a free quotation

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Gardening Fencing Grass cuttingHedge trimming

Gutter cleaning Roof feltingRegular Seasonal and One-off jobs

postponed until spring

BW Decorating30 yearsrsquo

experience

High Quality Work

Free estimates call 01476 861562or 07809 543363

Page 2

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Replacement cables springs handles etcFAST LOCAL SERVICE

Contact John CourtneyFreephone 0800 093

Mobile 07947 779 493

All leading makes of up-and-over

doors

Tony WrightPest control servicesloz Professional loz Registered loz Qualified loz

All pests coveredloz domestic loz agricultural loz

loz INDUSTRIAL loz

Unmarked vehicleTel 01400 279189and 07904 161 495

JoersquosGarden Service

Cut out all thehard work Irsquoll do

your pre-season tidying call Joe now on01476 861395

True Free Range EggsNow just pound2

a dozenColsterworth

Rare Breed PoultryBridge End Colsterworth07875 17023301476 860242

Support your local True Free Range

Hens

JUBILEEGARAGE

All makes of vehicle serviced and repairedCar amp Motorcycle MOTs Cat Testing

Top quality professional workmanshipThe Bypass

Colsterworth NG33 5JL

01476 860244

Parish Council Report

The Market Cross Surgery Corby GlenDr John Elder

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP

Dr Nikki James MBBCh DRCOG DFFP

Ms Mary Hemingway BSc (Hons) RGN

NHS servicesPrivate medical services includ-ing acupuncture (Dip Med Ac)

Nurse led Diabetes and Asthma ClinicsFamily Planning amp Teenage Health Clinics

Travel Clinic and Yellow Fever CentreVillage outreach surgery session

Phone Corby Glen for detailsThe Market Place Corby Glen

Grantham NG33 4NH01476 550056

wwwmarketcrosssurgerycouk

LOCAL PRODUCE HOMEMADE EXCELLENT SERVICE

TAPAS CHEFrsquoS SPECIALS Agrave LA CARTE

6 Market Place Grantham NG31 6LJTel 01476 569752wwwedenhqcouk

The Stables Bed amp BreakfastColsterworth

Luxury bed amp breakfastand self catered accommodation

in our private Stable Annexe or in Farriers Cottage

Perfect for accommodating family and friends

Doubletwinking - pound50 to pound55 Single - on request

or visit our website wwwstablesbandbcouk

Please contact Dani amp Gary on01476 861057

LOGS FOR SALEHardwood logs

available all yearFor orders and information call

01476 591378

Grantham Log CompanyThe Sawmill Bridge End Road Grantham

At the meeting of the Parish Council on 1st December the

chairman reported on the SKDC Parish Forum held 12th November attended with Councillors Carsley Hamilton-Hinds and the Parish Clerk Councillor Hamilton-Hinds then reported on the SKDC Towns and Parish Conference held on the 24th November attended by Councillors Carsley Cox Cook and the Parish Clerk The report can be viewed on the Parish website wwwcolsterworthcom Parish precept

Councillors agreed a modest increase in the Parish precept for 20102011 to pound21825 to cover supplierservice price increases and increased village maintenance costsColsterworth cleaning

Our thanks to Bryan Barker the outgoing community cleaner for his hard work in keeping our vil-lages tidy We welcome our new community cleaners Kevin Atter and Mark Robertshaw on a job-share basisRiver Witham

The Environment Agency has informed us that a recent survey of the river suggests that fish stocks are slowly recovering from the pol-lution incident that occurred in the summer of 2008 However some restocking of brown trout will take place in 2010 Traffic and parking

All parishioners will be asked to complete a survey form on the pro-posed draft LCC High StreetBridge End traffic calming plan It is im-portant that parishioners complete and return these forms promptly The information gathered will en-able the Parish Council with the help of the Road Traffic Group to decide what to recommend to LCC Highways What are your views

Have your say as the final scheme will change the High StreetBridge End for many years to come Flood warden

Councillor Paul Cox has taken on the role of flood warden Council-lor Alan Wood was thanked for the time that he had been the wardenVision Day

Preparations for the Vision Day to be held at the Village Hall on Saturday January 9th 2010 are pro-ceeding well Please do support the event (Editorrsquos note the event has been postponed since this report was written ndash but see pages 3 and 5 for the questionnaire and information from other sources)Youth Club

The Clubrsquos chairman Derek Cox reported that the Village Hall Com-mittee has been asked to allow the Youth Club to meet at the Village Hall on a permanent basis every Tuesday A decision is awaited from themPlanning mattersReceived Mrs F Beddoes-Jones for detached garageworkshoproom above at the Old Blue Dog Stainby Mrs Pamela Sharman extension to garage at 28 Colster Way ColsterworthApproved by SKDC Mr I Stephen Hillier for new dwelling on land adjacent to 7 Woodlands Drive Colsterworth Miss J McHale for garden roomroom above and de-tached garage at Ivydene Cottage North WithamRefused by SKDC Mr Glyn Mitchell for new dwelling at Hill View North WithamAppeals Dismissed Mr P Duffree for conversion of outbuilding to form new dwelling at 46 High Street ColsterworthAppeals Allowed

Mr R Grindall for change of use of runway to car park at Openfield Ltd Honey Pot Lane

Letters

Wersquod just like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who

supported our Christmas Charity Bingo in aid of Willoughby Special Needs School And congratulations to Pat Duffin who won the lovely Christmas cake that Carol made

Together we raised a fantastic pound540

Happy New Year to you allDebbie Dexter

and Family

Sue Cunningham

It is with sadness that we heard of the passing of our friend Sue For

several years she delivered In Touch in Woolsthorpe

As well as being a friend and neighbour her contribution to delivering In Touch for us was much appreciated and she will be greatly missed

May we extend our deepest sym-pathy to her family and friends

Liz McCaig andEileen Lewendon

From the SKDC Chairman

Bob Adams and family hope you have had a happy Christmas and

wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year

HIGH STREET - BRIDGE END TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMESSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SURVEY

Site 1High Street south end Back Lane junctionThis proposal was put forward by Lincolnshire County Council Highways in response toconcerns about the visibility of vehicles approaching from the north on the High Street byvehicles emerging from Back Lane There will no kerbing on south side The drains willhave to be repositioned

Cost - pound3000

Site 2High Street Manor FarmSpeed was judged to be a problem at this site The Road Traffic Group (RTG) first suggesteda raised platform but because buses object to these and would even discontinue its servicean alternative of Speed Cushions was proposed The same objections could be applied as tospeed humps as they cause traffic to slow down and then speed away

Cost - pound3500

Site 343 High Street the narrowest point on the High StreetLCC Highways originally proposed a build-out only on the east side of the road The RTGsuggested that there should be build-outs from both sides of the road with priority beingnorth to south Noise of vehicles stopping and starting could cause a nuisance to adjacentproperties

Cost - pound9000

Site 4Adjacent to 33 High StreetA completely new low pavement on the east side was suggested by the RTG The Highwaysengineer stated that it would need a very low kerb so as to give vehicles an escape route anda way of passing each other This lsquoChokersquo point may become a problem in the event of the A1being closed and traffic diverted on to the High Street

Cost - pound12000

Site 6High Street Alms HousesBuild-out was proposed after a raised platform was rejected by LCC Highways The sameproblems caused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7000

Site 7Bridge EndThis proposal of a build-out was intended to slow traffic entering Colsterworth from the northIt was suggested that the 30 mph signs be moved further to the north The same problemscaused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7500

Site 5High Street School LaneLCC proposed moving the road markings to give vehicles emerging from School Lane a betterview of traffic on the High Street

Cost - pound250

GOOD IDEA BAD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

NAME

Return completed form to Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Rd Colsterworth NG33 5JD Tel 861888If you wish to add any comments please use the back of this form

ADDRESS Tel

Derrick Hamilton-Hinds

Page 3

NurseryNow Open

atColster

Way

730am till 600pm

Breakfast After School and Holiday Clubs

Plus a Walking Busto Colsterworth Primary School

Free Welcome Pack for 2+ daysrsquo attendance

OFSTED Registered

From 2 to 11 years

all year round

littlelegsnurseryhotmailcom01476 860053

Too darkto see the potholes

Call LCC Highways direct on 01522 782070 to report

faulty street lights heaving paths and potholes

Joanna SmithFURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTERY

Antique and Modern furniture expertly refurbished

Quotations without obligations01476 860218Pattern Books available

Fabrics from ends of rolls start at just pound5 per metre

YORK HOUSE BnBFour Star Silver Award

Food for the Heart

2009A very warm welcome awaits our guests

with a pot of tea and home-made cake

We also sell Wild Bird

Food at competitive

prices

Please contact Kathy or Richard Vardy01476 861955

York House Bourne Road Colsterworth NG33 JE

Page 4

Traffic calming scheme surveyOnce you have ticked all the boxes you want to on the previous page if you have any additional comments or views that you would like to make here is the place to do it

Then cut or tear out the page and mail it to the Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Road Colsterworth NG33 5JD

The Parish Council has asked you to include your name address and telephone number at the top of the survey page The information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be published The request for your details is made so that you can be contacted if there are any queries

If you do not wish to be contacted please put a cross in this box

Page 5

Helenrsquos FlowersRetail florist

Floral Designer

20 London Road Grantham NG31 6EJ01476 561160

Fresh and artificial flowers and arrangements

for Weddings Special Occasions and FuneralsLocal and

nationaldeliveries

PLUSPlastering amp Coving Arches amp Stud Walls

Doorways Blocked or MovedCeilings Re-Skimmed Laminate Floors Fitted

Insurance Work Welcome

V Shreeve LtdBathrooms amp Kitchens

Over 20 Yearsrsquo Experience

Installation SpecialistsYou supply the bathroom or kitchen you want and

we provide a fixed quotation for a

Professional installation including a complete floor

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Call Vince today for aFree No Obligation

Quotation01476 860173

07886 559800

Dollyrsquos DesignsLabelled and

Custom Evening and Prom wear

Curtains designed to your taste01476 860566 07795 833352

dolly_designshotmailcouk

Rosalind LeggeMSc DipPodMed MBChA

HPC RegisteredFully Qualified

CHIROPODISTHome Visits by Appointment

Tel 01572 768352Mobile 07734 314219

Mobile HairdresserBridal Specialist

Charlotte01476 86190307967 770736

wwwcharlottewessoncouk

Unit 9 Belton Lane Industrial EstateGrantham Lincolnshire NG31 9HN

The Blue DogInn

01476 860097

Main StreetSewsternNG33 5RQ

11am to 11pm Mon-Sat12noon to 1030pm Sun

Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

GAINSBOROUGHCORNER GARAGESouth Parade Business ParkSouth ParadeGrantham NG31 6HT

01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

Jacksons

Sout

h P

arad

e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

North Witham Village Hall

Thursday 14th January Bingo 730pm

raffle Refreshmentssaturday 23rd January Coffee morning amp bric-a-brac sale

10am ndash noon

THE ALTERNATIVE VISION DAY ndash SAME TIME (~ish) SAME PLACE

Over the last year together with the Parish Council we at the Road Traffic Group have been working together with LCC High-

ways to formulate a plan to deal with the speeding and congestion issues on Colsterworth High Street and Bridge End

The questionnaire in this edition of In Touch has been submit-ted by the Parish Council without consultation or discussion with our Group We believe that it has been presented to you the Parishioner in a very negative manner For you to give an opinion or to make an informed choice you are entitled to be presented with all the information available in a positive yet unbiased way The original Vision Day may have been postponed but wersquore still raring to go

To this end the Road Traffic Group invites you to the Village Hall on Saturday 9th January

Wersquoll be there from 10am until noon and there will be a presentation at 1030am

Hear what the Road Traffic Group has to say

Have your say ndash your views ideas and suggestions are important

Please take this opportunity to help develop the optimum plan for your village

Come and see for yourself make up your OWN mind and have your voice heard

Free Refreshments

From the Colsterworth Road Traffic Group

Editorrsquos note Due to unforeseen problems for the organisers the original Vision Day meeting as announced on the front page has been postponed and a further announcement for a spring meeting is expected The questionnaire referred to above is on the page 3 Com-plete it cut it out and send it to the Parish Clerk

November Crime

There have been three sepa-rate break-ins on Newton

Grange (the David Wilson site at Bridge End) where tools and plumbing items including baths and toilets were stolen

On The Ropewalk in Colster-worth a window was dam-aged

At a break-in on the landfill site a vehicle was stolen which was used later in another com-mercial burglary at Sewstern Contacting the Police

The Neighbourhood Policing Team contacts for our parishes are PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887 565) and PCSO Hayley Sug-den (07825 100 356)

The telephone number for the Colsterworth Police Office is 01476 860222 All calls to this number will be answered directly or by a call-back if a message is left when the office is not manned

The local team always want to hear of any incident or suspi-cion so donrsquot keep these things to yourself For emergencies continue to dial 999

Walk off those Christmas Kilos

Wersquore looking for someone to deliver In Touch on the Larkfield Estate in Woolsthorpe

Perhaps someone living there would like to help Or why not jobshare with a friend so you only need do it every other month Just pick up your phone and dial 860018

And wersquod like to take this opportunity to thank all our distributors for their dedication and support during 2009

We wish them all a happy and peaceful New YearLiz McCaig and

Eileen Lewendon

Submission for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colsterworth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSell

No items this month

Nothing has been notified for this month but keep an eye out in Feb-ruary for villagers offloading those duplicate Christmas presents

Sell

Buy

Page 6

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D B Ostler BuilderFor all aspects of building work from a new build

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father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years

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Home networking or Internet problems

Call me on07733 323 657

Call out charge pound25

Microsoft-qualified support technician

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01572 767 17507900 088 668From plastering to chimney sweepingNo job too small

Call for a free no obligation quote

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

South Witham Primary SchoolWater Lane South Witham

Grantham NG33 5PH01572 768875

0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

In Lincolnshire

Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

Natural History Bulletin

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treatment plantsand

pump stations

BoilerServiceS PW

Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

01476 861 189

ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 5 days pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 5 days pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 3 6days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

INDEPENDENTFINANCIAL ADVICE

pensionsinvestments

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To advertise herecall

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treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

Page 2

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All leading makes of up-and-over

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Cut out all thehard work Irsquoll do

your pre-season tidying call Joe now on01476 861395

True Free Range EggsNow just pound2

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Support your local True Free Range

Hens

JUBILEEGARAGE

All makes of vehicle serviced and repairedCar amp Motorcycle MOTs Cat Testing

Top quality professional workmanshipThe Bypass

Colsterworth NG33 5JL

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Parish Council Report

The Market Cross Surgery Corby GlenDr John Elder

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP

Dr Nikki James MBBCh DRCOG DFFP

Ms Mary Hemingway BSc (Hons) RGN

NHS servicesPrivate medical services includ-ing acupuncture (Dip Med Ac)

Nurse led Diabetes and Asthma ClinicsFamily Planning amp Teenage Health Clinics

Travel Clinic and Yellow Fever CentreVillage outreach surgery session

Phone Corby Glen for detailsThe Market Place Corby Glen

Grantham NG33 4NH01476 550056

wwwmarketcrosssurgerycouk

LOCAL PRODUCE HOMEMADE EXCELLENT SERVICE

TAPAS CHEFrsquoS SPECIALS Agrave LA CARTE

6 Market Place Grantham NG31 6LJTel 01476 569752wwwedenhqcouk

The Stables Bed amp BreakfastColsterworth

Luxury bed amp breakfastand self catered accommodation

in our private Stable Annexe or in Farriers Cottage

Perfect for accommodating family and friends

Doubletwinking - pound50 to pound55 Single - on request

or visit our website wwwstablesbandbcouk

Please contact Dani amp Gary on01476 861057

LOGS FOR SALEHardwood logs

available all yearFor orders and information call

01476 591378

Grantham Log CompanyThe Sawmill Bridge End Road Grantham

At the meeting of the Parish Council on 1st December the

chairman reported on the SKDC Parish Forum held 12th November attended with Councillors Carsley Hamilton-Hinds and the Parish Clerk Councillor Hamilton-Hinds then reported on the SKDC Towns and Parish Conference held on the 24th November attended by Councillors Carsley Cox Cook and the Parish Clerk The report can be viewed on the Parish website wwwcolsterworthcom Parish precept

Councillors agreed a modest increase in the Parish precept for 20102011 to pound21825 to cover supplierservice price increases and increased village maintenance costsColsterworth cleaning

Our thanks to Bryan Barker the outgoing community cleaner for his hard work in keeping our vil-lages tidy We welcome our new community cleaners Kevin Atter and Mark Robertshaw on a job-share basisRiver Witham

The Environment Agency has informed us that a recent survey of the river suggests that fish stocks are slowly recovering from the pol-lution incident that occurred in the summer of 2008 However some restocking of brown trout will take place in 2010 Traffic and parking

All parishioners will be asked to complete a survey form on the pro-posed draft LCC High StreetBridge End traffic calming plan It is im-portant that parishioners complete and return these forms promptly The information gathered will en-able the Parish Council with the help of the Road Traffic Group to decide what to recommend to LCC Highways What are your views

Have your say as the final scheme will change the High StreetBridge End for many years to come Flood warden

Councillor Paul Cox has taken on the role of flood warden Council-lor Alan Wood was thanked for the time that he had been the wardenVision Day

Preparations for the Vision Day to be held at the Village Hall on Saturday January 9th 2010 are pro-ceeding well Please do support the event (Editorrsquos note the event has been postponed since this report was written ndash but see pages 3 and 5 for the questionnaire and information from other sources)Youth Club

The Clubrsquos chairman Derek Cox reported that the Village Hall Com-mittee has been asked to allow the Youth Club to meet at the Village Hall on a permanent basis every Tuesday A decision is awaited from themPlanning mattersReceived Mrs F Beddoes-Jones for detached garageworkshoproom above at the Old Blue Dog Stainby Mrs Pamela Sharman extension to garage at 28 Colster Way ColsterworthApproved by SKDC Mr I Stephen Hillier for new dwelling on land adjacent to 7 Woodlands Drive Colsterworth Miss J McHale for garden roomroom above and de-tached garage at Ivydene Cottage North WithamRefused by SKDC Mr Glyn Mitchell for new dwelling at Hill View North WithamAppeals Dismissed Mr P Duffree for conversion of outbuilding to form new dwelling at 46 High Street ColsterworthAppeals Allowed

Mr R Grindall for change of use of runway to car park at Openfield Ltd Honey Pot Lane

Letters

Wersquod just like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who

supported our Christmas Charity Bingo in aid of Willoughby Special Needs School And congratulations to Pat Duffin who won the lovely Christmas cake that Carol made

Together we raised a fantastic pound540

Happy New Year to you allDebbie Dexter

and Family

Sue Cunningham

It is with sadness that we heard of the passing of our friend Sue For

several years she delivered In Touch in Woolsthorpe

As well as being a friend and neighbour her contribution to delivering In Touch for us was much appreciated and she will be greatly missed

May we extend our deepest sym-pathy to her family and friends

Liz McCaig andEileen Lewendon

From the SKDC Chairman

Bob Adams and family hope you have had a happy Christmas and

wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year

HIGH STREET - BRIDGE END TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMESSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SURVEY

Site 1High Street south end Back Lane junctionThis proposal was put forward by Lincolnshire County Council Highways in response toconcerns about the visibility of vehicles approaching from the north on the High Street byvehicles emerging from Back Lane There will no kerbing on south side The drains willhave to be repositioned

Cost - pound3000

Site 2High Street Manor FarmSpeed was judged to be a problem at this site The Road Traffic Group (RTG) first suggesteda raised platform but because buses object to these and would even discontinue its servicean alternative of Speed Cushions was proposed The same objections could be applied as tospeed humps as they cause traffic to slow down and then speed away

Cost - pound3500

Site 343 High Street the narrowest point on the High StreetLCC Highways originally proposed a build-out only on the east side of the road The RTGsuggested that there should be build-outs from both sides of the road with priority beingnorth to south Noise of vehicles stopping and starting could cause a nuisance to adjacentproperties

Cost - pound9000

Site 4Adjacent to 33 High StreetA completely new low pavement on the east side was suggested by the RTG The Highwaysengineer stated that it would need a very low kerb so as to give vehicles an escape route anda way of passing each other This lsquoChokersquo point may become a problem in the event of the A1being closed and traffic diverted on to the High Street

Cost - pound12000

Site 6High Street Alms HousesBuild-out was proposed after a raised platform was rejected by LCC Highways The sameproblems caused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7000

Site 7Bridge EndThis proposal of a build-out was intended to slow traffic entering Colsterworth from the northIt was suggested that the 30 mph signs be moved further to the north The same problemscaused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7500

Site 5High Street School LaneLCC proposed moving the road markings to give vehicles emerging from School Lane a betterview of traffic on the High Street

Cost - pound250

GOOD IDEA BAD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

NAME

Return completed form to Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Rd Colsterworth NG33 5JD Tel 861888If you wish to add any comments please use the back of this form

ADDRESS Tel

Derrick Hamilton-Hinds

Page 3

NurseryNow Open

atColster

Way

730am till 600pm

Breakfast After School and Holiday Clubs

Plus a Walking Busto Colsterworth Primary School

Free Welcome Pack for 2+ daysrsquo attendance

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all year round

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Too darkto see the potholes

Call LCC Highways direct on 01522 782070 to report

faulty street lights heaving paths and potholes

Joanna SmithFURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTERY

Antique and Modern furniture expertly refurbished

Quotations without obligations01476 860218Pattern Books available

Fabrics from ends of rolls start at just pound5 per metre

YORK HOUSE BnBFour Star Silver Award

Food for the Heart

2009A very warm welcome awaits our guests

with a pot of tea and home-made cake

We also sell Wild Bird

Food at competitive

prices

Please contact Kathy or Richard Vardy01476 861955

York House Bourne Road Colsterworth NG33 JE

Page 4

Traffic calming scheme surveyOnce you have ticked all the boxes you want to on the previous page if you have any additional comments or views that you would like to make here is the place to do it

Then cut or tear out the page and mail it to the Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Road Colsterworth NG33 5JD

The Parish Council has asked you to include your name address and telephone number at the top of the survey page The information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be published The request for your details is made so that you can be contacted if there are any queries

If you do not wish to be contacted please put a cross in this box

Page 5

Helenrsquos FlowersRetail florist

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Fresh and artificial flowers and arrangements

for Weddings Special Occasions and FuneralsLocal and

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Doorways Blocked or MovedCeilings Re-Skimmed Laminate Floors Fitted

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we provide a fixed quotation for a

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Tel 01572 768352Mobile 07734 314219

Mobile HairdresserBridal Specialist

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wwwcharlottewessoncouk

Unit 9 Belton Lane Industrial EstateGrantham Lincolnshire NG31 9HN

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01476 860097

Main StreetSewsternNG33 5RQ

11am to 11pm Mon-Sat12noon to 1030pm Sun

Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

GAINSBOROUGHCORNER GARAGESouth Parade Business ParkSouth ParadeGrantham NG31 6HT

01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

Jacksons

Sout

h P

arad

e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

North Witham Village Hall

Thursday 14th January Bingo 730pm

raffle Refreshmentssaturday 23rd January Coffee morning amp bric-a-brac sale

10am ndash noon

THE ALTERNATIVE VISION DAY ndash SAME TIME (~ish) SAME PLACE

Over the last year together with the Parish Council we at the Road Traffic Group have been working together with LCC High-

ways to formulate a plan to deal with the speeding and congestion issues on Colsterworth High Street and Bridge End

The questionnaire in this edition of In Touch has been submit-ted by the Parish Council without consultation or discussion with our Group We believe that it has been presented to you the Parishioner in a very negative manner For you to give an opinion or to make an informed choice you are entitled to be presented with all the information available in a positive yet unbiased way The original Vision Day may have been postponed but wersquore still raring to go

To this end the Road Traffic Group invites you to the Village Hall on Saturday 9th January

Wersquoll be there from 10am until noon and there will be a presentation at 1030am

Hear what the Road Traffic Group has to say

Have your say ndash your views ideas and suggestions are important

Please take this opportunity to help develop the optimum plan for your village

Come and see for yourself make up your OWN mind and have your voice heard

Free Refreshments

From the Colsterworth Road Traffic Group

Editorrsquos note Due to unforeseen problems for the organisers the original Vision Day meeting as announced on the front page has been postponed and a further announcement for a spring meeting is expected The questionnaire referred to above is on the page 3 Com-plete it cut it out and send it to the Parish Clerk

November Crime

There have been three sepa-rate break-ins on Newton

Grange (the David Wilson site at Bridge End) where tools and plumbing items including baths and toilets were stolen

On The Ropewalk in Colster-worth a window was dam-aged

At a break-in on the landfill site a vehicle was stolen which was used later in another com-mercial burglary at Sewstern Contacting the Police

The Neighbourhood Policing Team contacts for our parishes are PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887 565) and PCSO Hayley Sug-den (07825 100 356)

The telephone number for the Colsterworth Police Office is 01476 860222 All calls to this number will be answered directly or by a call-back if a message is left when the office is not manned

The local team always want to hear of any incident or suspi-cion so donrsquot keep these things to yourself For emergencies continue to dial 999

Walk off those Christmas Kilos

Wersquore looking for someone to deliver In Touch on the Larkfield Estate in Woolsthorpe

Perhaps someone living there would like to help Or why not jobshare with a friend so you only need do it every other month Just pick up your phone and dial 860018

And wersquod like to take this opportunity to thank all our distributors for their dedication and support during 2009

We wish them all a happy and peaceful New YearLiz McCaig and

Eileen Lewendon

Submission for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colsterworth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSell

No items this month

Nothing has been notified for this month but keep an eye out in Feb-ruary for villagers offloading those duplicate Christmas presents

Sell

Buy

Page 6

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father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years

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Call for a free no obligation quote

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

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0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

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Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

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Plumbingamp Heating

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8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 5 days pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 5 days pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 3 6days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

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treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

HIGH STREET - BRIDGE END TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMESSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - SURVEY

Site 1High Street south end Back Lane junctionThis proposal was put forward by Lincolnshire County Council Highways in response toconcerns about the visibility of vehicles approaching from the north on the High Street byvehicles emerging from Back Lane There will no kerbing on south side The drains willhave to be repositioned

Cost - pound3000

Site 2High Street Manor FarmSpeed was judged to be a problem at this site The Road Traffic Group (RTG) first suggesteda raised platform but because buses object to these and would even discontinue its servicean alternative of Speed Cushions was proposed The same objections could be applied as tospeed humps as they cause traffic to slow down and then speed away

Cost - pound3500

Site 343 High Street the narrowest point on the High StreetLCC Highways originally proposed a build-out only on the east side of the road The RTGsuggested that there should be build-outs from both sides of the road with priority beingnorth to south Noise of vehicles stopping and starting could cause a nuisance to adjacentproperties

Cost - pound9000

Site 4Adjacent to 33 High StreetA completely new low pavement on the east side was suggested by the RTG The Highwaysengineer stated that it would need a very low kerb so as to give vehicles an escape route anda way of passing each other This lsquoChokersquo point may become a problem in the event of the A1being closed and traffic diverted on to the High Street

Cost - pound12000

Site 6High Street Alms HousesBuild-out was proposed after a raised platform was rejected by LCC Highways The sameproblems caused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7000

Site 7Bridge EndThis proposal of a build-out was intended to slow traffic entering Colsterworth from the northIt was suggested that the 30 mph signs be moved further to the north The same problemscaused by traffic stopping and starting will occur

Cost - pound7500

Site 5High Street School LaneLCC proposed moving the road markings to give vehicles emerging from School Lane a betterview of traffic on the High Street

Cost - pound250

GOOD IDEA BAD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

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BAD IDEA

BAD IDEA

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NAME

Return completed form to Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Rd Colsterworth NG33 5JD Tel 861888If you wish to add any comments please use the back of this form

ADDRESS Tel

Derrick Hamilton-Hinds

Page 3

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730am till 600pm

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Antique and Modern furniture expertly refurbished

Quotations without obligations01476 860218Pattern Books available

Fabrics from ends of rolls start at just pound5 per metre

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Food for the Heart

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We also sell Wild Bird

Food at competitive

prices

Please contact Kathy or Richard Vardy01476 861955

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Page 4

Traffic calming scheme surveyOnce you have ticked all the boxes you want to on the previous page if you have any additional comments or views that you would like to make here is the place to do it

Then cut or tear out the page and mail it to the Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Road Colsterworth NG33 5JD

The Parish Council has asked you to include your name address and telephone number at the top of the survey page The information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be published The request for your details is made so that you can be contacted if there are any queries

If you do not wish to be contacted please put a cross in this box

Page 5

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Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

GAINSBOROUGHCORNER GARAGESouth Parade Business ParkSouth ParadeGrantham NG31 6HT

01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

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Sout

h P

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e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

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Thursday 14th January Bingo 730pm

raffle Refreshmentssaturday 23rd January Coffee morning amp bric-a-brac sale

10am ndash noon

THE ALTERNATIVE VISION DAY ndash SAME TIME (~ish) SAME PLACE

Over the last year together with the Parish Council we at the Road Traffic Group have been working together with LCC High-

ways to formulate a plan to deal with the speeding and congestion issues on Colsterworth High Street and Bridge End

The questionnaire in this edition of In Touch has been submit-ted by the Parish Council without consultation or discussion with our Group We believe that it has been presented to you the Parishioner in a very negative manner For you to give an opinion or to make an informed choice you are entitled to be presented with all the information available in a positive yet unbiased way The original Vision Day may have been postponed but wersquore still raring to go

To this end the Road Traffic Group invites you to the Village Hall on Saturday 9th January

Wersquoll be there from 10am until noon and there will be a presentation at 1030am

Hear what the Road Traffic Group has to say

Have your say ndash your views ideas and suggestions are important

Please take this opportunity to help develop the optimum plan for your village

Come and see for yourself make up your OWN mind and have your voice heard

Free Refreshments

From the Colsterworth Road Traffic Group

Editorrsquos note Due to unforeseen problems for the organisers the original Vision Day meeting as announced on the front page has been postponed and a further announcement for a spring meeting is expected The questionnaire referred to above is on the page 3 Com-plete it cut it out and send it to the Parish Clerk

November Crime

There have been three sepa-rate break-ins on Newton

Grange (the David Wilson site at Bridge End) where tools and plumbing items including baths and toilets were stolen

On The Ropewalk in Colster-worth a window was dam-aged

At a break-in on the landfill site a vehicle was stolen which was used later in another com-mercial burglary at Sewstern Contacting the Police

The Neighbourhood Policing Team contacts for our parishes are PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887 565) and PCSO Hayley Sug-den (07825 100 356)

The telephone number for the Colsterworth Police Office is 01476 860222 All calls to this number will be answered directly or by a call-back if a message is left when the office is not manned

The local team always want to hear of any incident or suspi-cion so donrsquot keep these things to yourself For emergencies continue to dial 999

Walk off those Christmas Kilos

Wersquore looking for someone to deliver In Touch on the Larkfield Estate in Woolsthorpe

Perhaps someone living there would like to help Or why not jobshare with a friend so you only need do it every other month Just pick up your phone and dial 860018

And wersquod like to take this opportunity to thank all our distributors for their dedication and support during 2009

We wish them all a happy and peaceful New YearLiz McCaig and

Eileen Lewendon

Submission for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colsterworth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSell

No items this month

Nothing has been notified for this month but keep an eye out in Feb-ruary for villagers offloading those duplicate Christmas presents

Sell

Buy

Page 6

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Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

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Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

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It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

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local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

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atColster

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730am till 600pm

Breakfast After School and Holiday Clubs

Plus a Walking Busto Colsterworth Primary School

Free Welcome Pack for 2+ daysrsquo attendance

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Too darkto see the potholes

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faulty street lights heaving paths and potholes

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Antique and Modern furniture expertly refurbished

Quotations without obligations01476 860218Pattern Books available

Fabrics from ends of rolls start at just pound5 per metre

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Food for the Heart

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with a pot of tea and home-made cake

We also sell Wild Bird

Food at competitive

prices

Please contact Kathy or Richard Vardy01476 861955

York House Bourne Road Colsterworth NG33 JE

Page 4

Traffic calming scheme surveyOnce you have ticked all the boxes you want to on the previous page if you have any additional comments or views that you would like to make here is the place to do it

Then cut or tear out the page and mail it to the Parish Clerk 10 Stamford Road Colsterworth NG33 5JD

The Parish Council has asked you to include your name address and telephone number at the top of the survey page The information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be published The request for your details is made so that you can be contacted if there are any queries

If you do not wish to be contacted please put a cross in this box

Page 5

Helenrsquos FlowersRetail florist

Floral Designer

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Fresh and artificial flowers and arrangements

for Weddings Special Occasions and FuneralsLocal and

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Doorways Blocked or MovedCeilings Re-Skimmed Laminate Floors Fitted

Insurance Work Welcome

V Shreeve LtdBathrooms amp Kitchens

Over 20 Yearsrsquo Experience

Installation SpecialistsYou supply the bathroom or kitchen you want and

we provide a fixed quotation for a

Professional installation including a complete floor

and wall tiling service

Call Vince today for aFree No Obligation

Quotation01476 860173

07886 559800

Dollyrsquos DesignsLabelled and

Custom Evening and Prom wear

Curtains designed to your taste01476 860566 07795 833352

dolly_designshotmailcouk

Rosalind LeggeMSc DipPodMed MBChA

HPC RegisteredFully Qualified

CHIROPODISTHome Visits by Appointment

Tel 01572 768352Mobile 07734 314219

Mobile HairdresserBridal Specialist

Charlotte01476 86190307967 770736

wwwcharlottewessoncouk

Unit 9 Belton Lane Industrial EstateGrantham Lincolnshire NG31 9HN

The Blue DogInn

01476 860097

Main StreetSewsternNG33 5RQ

11am to 11pm Mon-Sat12noon to 1030pm Sun

Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

GAINSBOROUGHCORNER GARAGESouth Parade Business ParkSouth ParadeGrantham NG31 6HT

01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

Jacksons

Sout

h P

arad

e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

North Witham Village Hall

Thursday 14th January Bingo 730pm

raffle Refreshmentssaturday 23rd January Coffee morning amp bric-a-brac sale

10am ndash noon

THE ALTERNATIVE VISION DAY ndash SAME TIME (~ish) SAME PLACE

Over the last year together with the Parish Council we at the Road Traffic Group have been working together with LCC High-

ways to formulate a plan to deal with the speeding and congestion issues on Colsterworth High Street and Bridge End

The questionnaire in this edition of In Touch has been submit-ted by the Parish Council without consultation or discussion with our Group We believe that it has been presented to you the Parishioner in a very negative manner For you to give an opinion or to make an informed choice you are entitled to be presented with all the information available in a positive yet unbiased way The original Vision Day may have been postponed but wersquore still raring to go

To this end the Road Traffic Group invites you to the Village Hall on Saturday 9th January

Wersquoll be there from 10am until noon and there will be a presentation at 1030am

Hear what the Road Traffic Group has to say

Have your say ndash your views ideas and suggestions are important

Please take this opportunity to help develop the optimum plan for your village

Come and see for yourself make up your OWN mind and have your voice heard

Free Refreshments

From the Colsterworth Road Traffic Group

Editorrsquos note Due to unforeseen problems for the organisers the original Vision Day meeting as announced on the front page has been postponed and a further announcement for a spring meeting is expected The questionnaire referred to above is on the page 3 Com-plete it cut it out and send it to the Parish Clerk

November Crime

There have been three sepa-rate break-ins on Newton

Grange (the David Wilson site at Bridge End) where tools and plumbing items including baths and toilets were stolen

On The Ropewalk in Colster-worth a window was dam-aged

At a break-in on the landfill site a vehicle was stolen which was used later in another com-mercial burglary at Sewstern Contacting the Police

The Neighbourhood Policing Team contacts for our parishes are PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887 565) and PCSO Hayley Sug-den (07825 100 356)

The telephone number for the Colsterworth Police Office is 01476 860222 All calls to this number will be answered directly or by a call-back if a message is left when the office is not manned

The local team always want to hear of any incident or suspi-cion so donrsquot keep these things to yourself For emergencies continue to dial 999

Walk off those Christmas Kilos

Wersquore looking for someone to deliver In Touch on the Larkfield Estate in Woolsthorpe

Perhaps someone living there would like to help Or why not jobshare with a friend so you only need do it every other month Just pick up your phone and dial 860018

And wersquod like to take this opportunity to thank all our distributors for their dedication and support during 2009

We wish them all a happy and peaceful New YearLiz McCaig and

Eileen Lewendon

Submission for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colsterworth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSell

No items this month

Nothing has been notified for this month but keep an eye out in Feb-ruary for villagers offloading those duplicate Christmas presents

Sell

Buy

Page 6

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We Specialise in Aerial Installations

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to just a garden wall undertaken by a

father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years

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Home networking or Internet problems

Call me on07733 323 657

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01572 767 17507900 088 668From plastering to chimney sweepingNo job too small

Call for a free no obligation quote

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

South Witham Primary SchoolWater Lane South Witham

Grantham NG33 5PH01572 768875

0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

In Lincolnshire

Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

Natural History Bulletin

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The ConSept system fits inside a Septic Tank and costs about pound2800 + VAT

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We are one of the leadingmanufacturers of sewage and effluent

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treatment plantsand

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Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

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ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 5 days pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 5 days pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 3 6days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

INDEPENDENTFINANCIAL ADVICE

pensionsinvestments

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To advertise herecall

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treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

Page 5

Helenrsquos FlowersRetail florist

Floral Designer

20 London Road Grantham NG31 6EJ01476 561160

Fresh and artificial flowers and arrangements

for Weddings Special Occasions and FuneralsLocal and

nationaldeliveries

PLUSPlastering amp Coving Arches amp Stud Walls

Doorways Blocked or MovedCeilings Re-Skimmed Laminate Floors Fitted

Insurance Work Welcome

V Shreeve LtdBathrooms amp Kitchens

Over 20 Yearsrsquo Experience

Installation SpecialistsYou supply the bathroom or kitchen you want and

we provide a fixed quotation for a

Professional installation including a complete floor

and wall tiling service

Call Vince today for aFree No Obligation

Quotation01476 860173

07886 559800

Dollyrsquos DesignsLabelled and

Custom Evening and Prom wear

Curtains designed to your taste01476 860566 07795 833352

dolly_designshotmailcouk

Rosalind LeggeMSc DipPodMed MBChA

HPC RegisteredFully Qualified

CHIROPODISTHome Visits by Appointment

Tel 01572 768352Mobile 07734 314219

Mobile HairdresserBridal Specialist

Charlotte01476 86190307967 770736

wwwcharlottewessoncouk

Unit 9 Belton Lane Industrial EstateGrantham Lincolnshire NG31 9HN

The Blue DogInn

01476 860097

Main StreetSewsternNG33 5RQ

11am to 11pm Mon-Sat12noon to 1030pm Sun

Home cooked meals served daily

Fish amp Chip NightWednesday 630 to 9pm

Sunday Lunch12noon to 4pm

GAINSBOROUGHCORNER GARAGESouth Parade Business ParkSouth ParadeGrantham NG31 6HT

01476 575577 Dunelm

Aldi

Jacksons

Sout

h P

arad

e

We are here

Cars amp Light Commercials

Gainsborough Corner Garage- established 1993 -

will collect and deliver your vehicle from Colsterworth and around

RepairsRecovery

Troublesome code lights amp diagnostics

Free courtesy vehicle

Servicing

AirCon service and repair

MoT testing

North Witham Village Hall

Thursday 14th January Bingo 730pm

raffle Refreshmentssaturday 23rd January Coffee morning amp bric-a-brac sale

10am ndash noon

THE ALTERNATIVE VISION DAY ndash SAME TIME (~ish) SAME PLACE

Over the last year together with the Parish Council we at the Road Traffic Group have been working together with LCC High-

ways to formulate a plan to deal with the speeding and congestion issues on Colsterworth High Street and Bridge End

The questionnaire in this edition of In Touch has been submit-ted by the Parish Council without consultation or discussion with our Group We believe that it has been presented to you the Parishioner in a very negative manner For you to give an opinion or to make an informed choice you are entitled to be presented with all the information available in a positive yet unbiased way The original Vision Day may have been postponed but wersquore still raring to go

To this end the Road Traffic Group invites you to the Village Hall on Saturday 9th January

Wersquoll be there from 10am until noon and there will be a presentation at 1030am

Hear what the Road Traffic Group has to say

Have your say ndash your views ideas and suggestions are important

Please take this opportunity to help develop the optimum plan for your village

Come and see for yourself make up your OWN mind and have your voice heard

Free Refreshments

From the Colsterworth Road Traffic Group

Editorrsquos note Due to unforeseen problems for the organisers the original Vision Day meeting as announced on the front page has been postponed and a further announcement for a spring meeting is expected The questionnaire referred to above is on the page 3 Com-plete it cut it out and send it to the Parish Clerk

November Crime

There have been three sepa-rate break-ins on Newton

Grange (the David Wilson site at Bridge End) where tools and plumbing items including baths and toilets were stolen

On The Ropewalk in Colster-worth a window was dam-aged

At a break-in on the landfill site a vehicle was stolen which was used later in another com-mercial burglary at Sewstern Contacting the Police

The Neighbourhood Policing Team contacts for our parishes are PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887 565) and PCSO Hayley Sug-den (07825 100 356)

The telephone number for the Colsterworth Police Office is 01476 860222 All calls to this number will be answered directly or by a call-back if a message is left when the office is not manned

The local team always want to hear of any incident or suspi-cion so donrsquot keep these things to yourself For emergencies continue to dial 999

Walk off those Christmas Kilos

Wersquore looking for someone to deliver In Touch on the Larkfield Estate in Woolsthorpe

Perhaps someone living there would like to help Or why not jobshare with a friend so you only need do it every other month Just pick up your phone and dial 860018

And wersquod like to take this opportunity to thank all our distributors for their dedication and support during 2009

We wish them all a happy and peaceful New YearLiz McCaig and

Eileen Lewendon

Submission for Buy-n-Sell must be from households under Colsterworth amp District Parish Council You must have authority to offer (eg itrsquos yours or a family member has asked you to offer it) You must be in a private capacity (yoursquore not a trader whether as a business hobby or sideline) and give your name and contact details Acceptance is at the editorrsquos discretion

In Touch BuyndashNndashSell

No items this month

Nothing has been notified for this month but keep an eye out in Feb-ruary for villagers offloading those duplicate Christmas presents

Sell

Buy

Page 6

Building Maintenance amp RepairsPainting amp Decorating

Room AlterationsTiling Flooring amp Fencing

07870 156918Free Estimates

Kitchens amp Bathrooms fitted

ReliableLocal J WARD

FreeviewSpecialists

We Specialise in Aerial Installations

Freeview UpgradesSatellite InstallationsRadio Aerials - FM and DABStorm Damage RepairsAll Work Guaranteed

Call in or Telephone 01476 571507 78 Bridge End Road Grantham

TV Aerial Specialists

Thorold and Kent

D B Ostler BuilderFor all aspects of building work from a new build

to just a garden wall undertaken by a

father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years

Donrsquot throw your PC through the window

STOP

Ilsquom Dennis and I can fix most hardware and

software issues at your own home

Home networking or Internet problems

Call me on07733 323 657

Call out charge pound25

Microsoft-qualified support technician

wwwcomputechniquecouk

M J OrsquoDellPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

01572 767 17507900 088 668From plastering to chimney sweepingNo job too small

Call for a free no obligation quote

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

South Witham Primary SchoolWater Lane South Witham

Grantham NG33 5PH01572 768875

0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

In Lincolnshire

Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

Natural History Bulletin

SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMSIs your septic tank or soakaway

not working properly

Do you need to renew yourexisting system

Does your ditch smell

Then call the experts and let us resolve these problems for you

The ConSept system fits inside a Septic Tank and costs about pound2800 + VAT

FREEPHONE 0800 3285492for no obligation advice

We are one of the leadingmanufacturers of sewage and effluent

Woodbridge RoadSleaford NG34 7EW

01529 305757wwwallertonukcom

treatment plantsand

pump stations

BoilerServiceS PW

Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

01476 861 189

ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 5 days pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 5 days pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 3 6days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

INDEPENDENTFINANCIAL ADVICE

pensionsinvestments

l i fe assurance personal ser v ice a few mi les away easy parking or we v is i t you

-good reasons to useJ P Leefe amp Company

01780 410321wwwjpleefecouk

Authorised and Regulated bythe Financial Service Authority

To advertise herecall

01476 860 936 or e-mail

treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

Page 6

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We Specialise in Aerial Installations

Freeview UpgradesSatellite InstallationsRadio Aerials - FM and DABStorm Damage RepairsAll Work Guaranteed

Call in or Telephone 01476 571507 78 Bridge End Road Grantham

TV Aerial Specialists

Thorold and Kent

D B Ostler BuilderFor all aspects of building work from a new build

to just a garden wall undertaken by a

father amp son team call861190 or 07759 411024Dave Ostler ndash your lcoal builder for over 20 years

Donrsquot throw your PC through the window

STOP

Ilsquom Dennis and I can fix most hardware and

software issues at your own home

Home networking or Internet problems

Call me on07733 323 657

Call out charge pound25

Microsoft-qualified support technician

wwwcomputechniquecouk

M J OrsquoDellPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

01572 767 17507900 088 668From plastering to chimney sweepingNo job too small

Call for a free no obligation quote

Want your children to have fun AND learnC o l s t e r w o r t h

P r e - S c h o o l at the Methodist Hall

Mondays through Fridays 9am to 3pm term-time only

Visits welcome bull OFSTED registered bull Not-For-Profit

For pre-school children from 2 yearswith funding available for 3 amp 4 year-olds

Call Sharon on 860046 or 07840 703 583

Why not pop into our centre for a look around and talk to

Childrenrsquos Centre Staff about the free Groups that we do and

the facilities that we have

Help and advice with all aspects of being a parent support for families

with children with additional needs free groups and activities and lots more

SOUTH WITHAMCHILDRENrsquoS CENTRE

South Witham Primary SchoolWater Lane South Witham

Grantham NG33 5PH01572 768875

0-5 YearsEvery Child Matters

In Lincolnshire

Grantham Childrenrsquos Centres

It all came flooding back when our guest speaker Sue Stephen-

son reminisced on her time in the Swinging Sixties The music the weather (especially 1963 with frosts week after week) dancing round handbags flower power miniskirts hot pants wiping off the make-up before going home Yes wersquod done it all and I thanked her for bringing back all those memories

Rosemary Bolongaro chairing the meeting welcomed mem-bers and three visitors before Bett Pope gave the update on Mary Cowleyrsquos progress

Womenrsquos Institute report

Twenty-eight members and friends enjoyed a wonderful

Christmas Lunch at the White Lion on Sunday 13th December and we thank Madeline and David for looking after us so well The meeting on the 14th was the AGM where we also had a good attend-ance The Chair Secretary and Treasurer all gave their reports for the year and the committee were re-elected for next year The constitution was adopted with no objections

A full programme of events was handed to members for 2010 and as we know what the outgoings will be it was decided that the membership fee should remain at pound7 per person plus pound150 per meeting and pound3 per visitor As things stand we will be making a slight loss by doing this but the club will subsidise it in the hope that we will get more people to join as members

A questionnaire was handed out which produced some good responses for the committee to work on and there was much discussion about fundraising One proposition is that we buy compost fertilisers and canes etc directly from the wholesalers and sell from a designated dis-tribution point to members We used to do this many years ago so it will be raised at the February meeting

After all this members were ready for sherry and mince pies while they had a go at the Guess the Baby competition the 15 lovely photographs caused much amusement the winner was Gil-

lian Burgoin who had seven an-swers correct The Flower of the Month competition results were announced and after Mary Cop-ley won on the night with a gor-geous lsquoFrecklesrsquo Clematis flower this meant we had a tie for first place so Mary took the Chairmanrsquos Trophy and Gillian Burgoin the Millington Cup Members each bought a raffle prize wrapped in Christmas paper in exchange for a free ticket so everybody went home with a surprise gift

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for your support over the past year and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Please let David have any Sutton Seed orders as soon as possible because there is no meeting in January Look forward to see-ing you all on 8th February when Geoff Espin will tell us about Wild Orchids of Europe Hopefully we wonrsquot be snowed in this time and subs will be due

Joanna Smith

Voting on the AGM resolutions had been completed and sent off to headquarters and newsletter orders were taken

The winner of the Waterways and Whereabouts quiz was an-nounced There were no all correct entries three tied with 78 points and the winner drawn from the three was Mrs R Blake-sley of Hanthorpe Many thanks to everyone who supported the Institute We would have liked to have seen more being returned even if they werenrsquot complete From nearly 100 sold only 11 were received for marking

We are to join Harlaxton WI on their coach when we attend the Spring Council Meeting at Spald-ing in March Pippa Greenwood is the main guest speaker Other events which County have lined up for us include a fabric box workshop a quiz evening Easter Larks (an evening of fun and games) and an Irish evening We heard that Anne Walters entry for the notelets competition hadnrsquot won - hard luck Anne but thanks for trying We have the Lincs Show schedule for any member to have a go at the competitions see me if you are interested

We are due to send a delegate to the 2010 AGM at Cardiff and were pleased when Jane volun-teered

The competition for a sleeved LP was won by yours truly with Bett Pope the runner-up Bett was on a winning streak winning the raffle and Dora was back this month to manning the sales ta-ble Thank you Dora for your help every month Festive nibbles prepared by the committee were served by Barbara Moore and her merry band of helpers

Our next meeting is on 21st

Colsterworth amp District Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

Natural History Bulletin

SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMSIs your septic tank or soakaway

not working properly

Do you need to renew yourexisting system

Does your ditch smell

Then call the experts and let us resolve these problems for you

The ConSept system fits inside a Septic Tank and costs about pound2800 + VAT

FREEPHONE 0800 3285492for no obligation advice

We are one of the leadingmanufacturers of sewage and effluent

Woodbridge RoadSleaford NG34 7EW

01529 305757wwwallertonukcom

treatment plantsand

pump stations

BoilerServiceS PW

Bathroom design amp installation

Multi-fuel stoves

07801 496 407

For all your plumbing needs

Plumbingamp Heating

OFTEC Registered

Oil boilers Flue liningbull

Solar panelsbull bull

Unvented cylinders bullbullUnderfloor heatingbullbull

Aga bull Rayburn

01476 861 189

ABACUS COACHES5 day holidays

8th Mar St Agnes Rosemundy House Hotel 3 pound250 22nd Mar Falmouth Falmouth Beach Hotel 3 pound275 5th Apr Bournemouth Bourne Hall Hotel 2 pound240 12th Apr Eastbourne Mansion Hotel3 pound250 21st Apr Bridlington Balmoral Hotel 2 pound195 3rd May Tenby Belgrave Hotel 2 6 days pound265 Isle Of Wight Sandringham Hotel 3 5 days pound290 17th May Shrewsbury Hawkstone Park 3 5 days pound250 23rd May Scotland Abington Hotel 3 6days pound325Luxury coach travel bull Dinner bed amp breakfast

Quality hotels bull Packed itineraryFor further details brochures bookings call

01476 552000

INDEPENDENTFINANCIAL ADVICE

pensionsinvestments

l i fe assurance personal ser v ice a few mi les away easy parking or we v is i t you

-good reasons to useJ P Leefe amp Company

01780 410321wwwjpleefecouk

Authorised and Regulated bythe Financial Service Authority

To advertise herecall

01476 860 936 or e-mail

treforthewilliamshomeorgukPreference given to

local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

dead together with the remains of a badger on the verge east of Twyford Wood entrance This is a danger spot for traffic Well-worn deer tracks can be seen coming from the wood and crossing the road and ditches into fields to the north

Birds which have been feast-ing in trees and bushes heavy with fruit are returning to our gardens as the cold weather closes in Several gardens have a visiting great spotted wood-pecker One was noted hang-ing from a nut feeder A grey wagtail provided entertain-ment as it walked on lily pads in a garden pond Fieldfare and redwing are both about along the lanes and disused railway lines We have almost come to take buzzard sightings for granted but eight of them circling on the thermals are an exceptional recordTo look for in January

Thank you for records from the Stamford Road There will be more of the bank vole seen there next month when there will be a good opportunity to add to mammal records from tracks trails and signs The dog fox screaming as it calls for a mate is something to lis-ten for in January It would be interesting also to record what is sheltering in ivy - and that would include insects spiders snails and woodlice Please continue to send your records as we piece together a better idea of the natural history of our parishes

Jane Ostler61 Woolsthorpe Road

860465magdontiscalicouk

Page 7

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local enterprises

The word December trans-lates as the tenth month be-

cause in the Roman calendar the year began with the vernal equinox in March Yule the old English name celebrated not the Christian Christmas period but the pagan winter solstice

After a mild autumn with the first snowdrops out in Colsterworth churchyard by 22nd November the first frosts were rapidly followed in mid-December by snow

The value of ivy was noted With f lowers l i n g e r i n g o n and berries rip-ening it pro-vided shelter for birds and lsquo m i n i b e a s t s rsquo alike

People have mixed feelings about ivy It is not true that it is a parasite nor does it stran-gle trees but as it scrambles

up it may cover its supporter rsquos leaves and break branches It can be good weath-er-proofing for damp walls but i t w i l l b l o c k drains and lift tiles It is part of the Christmas decorations but

old superstitions allowed it only in the hall Pagans be-lieved Bacchus the god of wine was hidden in its branches as a baby to protect him from Juno Garlands of ivy were hung on doors to show that good drink could be found there leading to the old saying ldquoa good wine needs no bushrdquo

In folk medicine ivy was a cure for drunkenness and an infusion was used for sore eyes Crushed leaves were applied to bruises while extracts were used to ease the pain of corns swollen joints and toothache More reliably other mammals treat ivy as a medicine This is why as a song from the 1940s says ldquoLittle lambs eat ivyrdquo

In addition to deer seen regu-larly in Tortoiseshell Wood there have been a number of reports on muntjak Six were seen north of the village and west of the Al and an-o t h e r o n e was found

January as late as it can be when we entertain ourselves with a social afternoon So if you fancy a nice relaxing af-ternoon why not join us in the Village Hall at 2 orsquoclock Visitors are always welcome

A reminder from the Treas-urer - subscriptions are due and newsletters that were ordered to be paid for

Oh nearly forgot there was no queue for tickets to see The Full Monty One member was heard to say ldquoSeen it all before I see it every nightrdquo Some folk have all the luck

Happy New Year to everyone see you on the 21st

Dot Williams

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed

Page 8

COLSTERWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

Tel 860 046

Mondays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 530-7pm Brownies Village Hallexcept 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallTuesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 7pm-9pm Youth Group Youth Centre Colster Wayonly 2nd wk 730pm-930pm Music And Drama Village HallWednesdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 10am-130pm Open Door (2nd amp 4th Weds only) Methodist Church 645-8pm Andersonrsquos Taekwondoo School Village Hall (adults continue until 9pm)During Term 530pm-630pm Beavers Village HallThursdays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 6pm-730pm Girl Guides Primary School 7pm-830pm Cubs Village HallFridays 9am-3pm Pre-School Methodist Hall 730pm-930pm Weekly Bingo Sports amp Social ClubSaturdays 10-12noon Football Coaching Sports Field

Tue 5th 725pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall

Wed 13th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Thu 21st 2pm Womenrsquos Institute Village Hall

Fri 22nd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Sat 23rd 730pm Treasure Island Pantomime Village Hall

Wed 27th 10am Open Door Methodist Church

Every Week

PARISH CHURCH of St John the Baptist Colsterworth

The Villagesrsquo Diary for January 2009

Copy for the February 2010 issue of In Touch must arrive by noon on Saturday 23rd January 2010

E-mail contributions to treforthewilliamshomeorguk are preferred (call 860936 and check theyrsquove arrived) and clear typescript suitable for scanning is second best If there is something yoursquod like to include but have no access to mechanical or electronic devices manuscript can be taken

Please ensure that you put your contact details on any submission Send or deliver any hardcopy to Trefor Williams at

21B Woolsthorpe Road NG33 5NT (Tel 860 936)Donrsquot forget to add the dates of future meeting to your copy

if you want them to appear in the Villagesrsquo DiaryIn Touch 20th December 2009

Sunday School 1030am in the Hall during school term time All children welcome

January 2010 Preacher FlowersSun 3rd 1030am Morning Worship Ian Collinson Marjorie HarrisSun 10th 10am Covenant Service at Skillington with Rev Tony PickSun 17th 1030am Morning Worship Brian Jacklin Alison ThurlbornThu 24th 1030am Morning Worship Roger Wilkinson Christine HodsonSun 31st 1030am Holy Communion Rev Ian Williams Betty Neal ndash welcoming our friends from St Johnrsquos Parish Church

Open Door Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the Church from 10am to 130pm Simply call in for friendship morning coffee takeaways light lunches and charity shop

January 2010 Sun 3rd 1030am Sung Eucharist

Sun 10th 1030am Group Service at Stoke Rochford

Sun 17th 9am Said Eucharist

Sun 24th 1030am Sung Eucharist at Skillington

Sun 31st 1030pm Joint Service at the Methodist Church

Minister Rev Tony Pick 142 Princess Drive Grantham NG31 9PY 564 191Lay Minister Ian Collinson co Colsterworth Methodist Church 07814 712702 and 01159 892 064Therersquos a warm welcome to our services and events

Tue 2 Feb Church Coffee Morning at Millfield Back Lane 1030am on

Mon 8 Feb Garden Club in the Village Hall at 730pm

Forward diary

Church Wardens Peter Smith (860 218) and Margaret Wright (860 536)

Secretary Sarah Thomson (860901)

The Village Hall Prize Draw

Our Prize Draw has been running successfully for a many years now and we recently put it on hold to give it a face-lift

The concept has now been re-designed while retaining the twin aims of giving funds to the hall and cash prizes to villagers

What we now need is someone to run the draw Ideally the volunteer would be involved in the setting up process

so that it can be tailored to suit them and incorporate any ideas they may have

Running it will involve organising the collecting of money and ticket sales supervising the draws and looking after the distribution of prize money

If you are interested please contact me on 01476 862039Mark Wesson

ChairmanVillage Hall Committee

There is no Church coffee morning in January but on Tuesday 2nd February there is one at Millfield Back Lane from 10am to 1130am

The Christmas lights on the Church yew tree have been really splendid and we would like to thank both the Parish Council for the facility and all those involved in erecting them

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Eric Lomax and his family to Colsterworth at the end of February and to his licensing in church on Tuesday 2nd March

Andersons Taekwon-do school will be holding beginners classes this month for anyone interested in Martial Arts We are a mixed club of all ages male and female If you fancy fun fitness and fighting() in a family environment join us at one of these start-up sessions ndash

Saturday 16th January 10am to 12noon at Cottesmore Village HallMonday 18th 630pm to 830pm at South Witham Village HallWednesday 20th 645pm to 8pm at Colsterworth Village Hall (this class continues to 9pm for over 16rsquos senior grades (blue belt and above) and is available to former members if they wish to come back and train once a week

Dave AndersonCharlie Patte

All at sea

Get back to dry land with New-tonrsquos Players at the Village

Hall on Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd Treasure Island can be your terra firma for two nights only

What I want to know is whorsquos playing the parrot and which of the Playerrsquos has had a leg cut off in hom-age to Long John Silver

The production is by kind permission ofChris Liversidge and LimelightScriptscouk

From the editor

Right thatrsquos another year done so it must be just the moment to fire off

ThankYous and HappyNewYears across our villages

They go out wrapped in kind thoughts to everyone who has helped with In Touch

First off therersquos the advertisers whose support pays our way

And then the contributors who de-spite my ability to mangle their words get dates wrong and even lose every-thing continue to keep my letterbox and inbox full

Irsquom grateful too for the flexible at-titude our printer has to the word ldquodeadlinerdquo because there are occasions when I take appalling liberties with his schedules

The splendid Liz and Eileen remain valiant in getting the finished product to the distributors in time

And then the distributors footslog to every front door in every village - thatrsquos over 750 letterboxes to trap their fingers in each month

The Parish Clerk and the Council must be included too because their underwriting of In Touch guarantees its continuation

Lastly you the readers remain in my sights ndash everyone elsersquos efforts are of little value without you all allowing us to take up your valuable time by read-ing the stuff and supporting the local businessesHappy New Year

ed