S T I C K N E YN E W S

FEBRUARY 2015

Welcome to the first edition of 2015 with a belated wish for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you all.I would like to say a couple of thank you’s, firstly I would like to thank Ashley the DJ for the children’s disco. Only 6 children turned up for the Christmas disco and they were quite disappointed thinking they might be sent home or be bored if they stayed, neither happened. Ashley worked very hard to make sure they had a good time dancing, playing games and winning prizes so they went home very happy. Well done.Secondly I would also like to thank Tracy and her family for organizing a New Year ’s Eve bash again this year. It was quite well attended and everyone from the youngest to the oldest had a good night. The buffet was excellent and the sweets were delicious. I had to restrain myself and only have one! The music was great and there were some good raffle prizes. Thank you again to all concerned.A warm welcome to anyone who has just moved into the village and hopefully you will soon settle into our community. You will find lots of useful information in the magazine and important telephone numbers are at the back.P.S. Do look at our new gardening feature which will tell you what you could be doing in your garden this month.

Children's DiscoThe children's disco has started again!Where: at the Village Hall, Hall LaneTimes: between 6.30pm and 8.30pmDates: Friday’s: 30 January, 27 February and 27 March Cost: still £2.50, sweets and drinks will be on sale and there

will be some prize games!

WHAT’S ON WEEKLY IN STICKNEY?(Fixed weekly meetings in the Village Hall (VH) and Youth Centre (YC))TUESDAY’S

Toddler Group 9.30am – 11.30am (term time only) (YC) 07833 797682

Dance Class 4.00pm - 7.00pm (YC) 07947 486290

Ladies Club 7.30pm (2nd Tues in month) (YC) 01205 480292

Badminton Junior and Senior 7.00pm (VH) 01205 368077

Stickney & District Gardening Club 7.30pm (YC) 01205 480802 (4th Tuesday in month)

WEDNESDAY’S

Short Mat Bowls 1.00pm - 4.00pm (VH) 01205 480397

Table Tennis 7.30pm (winter months only) (YC) 01205 480653

THURSDAY’S

Thursday Over 60’s Club 1.30pm - 4.00pm (YC) 01205 480802 (1st Thursday in month)

Short Mat Bowls 6.30pm - 9.00pm (VH) 01205 480397

Coffee/Tea & Crafts (YC) 2.00pm – 4.00pm 01205 480802 (3rd Thursday in month)

Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm (YC) 01205 270352 (First Thursday in the month with Public Forum 7.20pm)

FRIDAY’S

Bingo 7.30pm start (YC) 01205 480802

14 February Prize Bingo Doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm (Saturday) Proceeds - British Heart Foundation

22 February Almost New & Village Hall, doors open at 10.00am(Sunday) Pre Loved Sale Proceeds – Midsummer Festival 2015

ST LUKE’S CHURCH"What are we hoping for in 2015?" This question was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of his reflections on New Year's Day.A good question for us all, with eleven months still to come.  Perhaps you would like to pass on some thoughts and I could include them in next month's magazine (Angela 01205 480661).COFFEE MORNINGS started on 8 January:  all are welcome.  £1,387.79 was given to St. Luke's in 2014 in return for cuppas, cakes and conversation.  Thank you everyone. We have a good selection of jigsaws for 20p and 50p, as well as plenty of books to while away the hours when it's too cold to be out of doors. PRIZE BINGO before Christmas also added a generous £425.60 to Church funds.  Thank you again.CENTREPOINT in Boston has received several bags of groceries in the New Year from St. Luke's.  Thank you to all the anonymous givers who generously filled two large boxes to overflowing.Our Christingle Service held on 7 December brought in a lot of boxes of coins for the CHILDREN'S SOCIETY.  The total raised was £102.00 which will help disadvantaged children through times of great stress.  We are keen to develop the Church for community use and would welcome any suggestions. Toilets and a proper server are essential. Perhaps we need to remove the pews and improve the heating. What do you think? One of the first tasks which the PCC have decided to undertake is to remove the organ, which has not worked for a number of years, and is too costly to repair. Does this cause you concern? Let us know. We are holding a Community Meeting from 7.00pm – 7.30pm on Wednesday 03 March in the Church, please come along and tell us your views.

The Church is open daily from 9.30am until late afternoon.A coffee morning is held from 10.00am every Thursday.

The Police try to attend on the third Thursday of each month. Parish Council representatives are available on the last Thursday of each month for anyone to speak to about any Parish matters.

February Church Services for St Luke’s:Sunday 01 11.15am All Age Worship with The New Name

4.00pm Candlemas Celebration at St James’ Church, Spilsby

Sunday 08 9.30am Morning Prayer with Baptism

Sunday 15 11.15am Cluster Communion Service

2.00pm Baptism

Wednesday 18 10.00am Holy Communion with Ashing (Ash Wednesday)

7.00pm Holy Communion with Ashing at East Keal

Sunday 22 9.00am Holy Communion

Rural Dean: Canon Peter Coates 01790 752526

Parish Priest: Rev’d Fran Jefferies 01205 481183

Church Wardens : Mrs A Brady 01205 480661 Mrs B Gosling 01205 480641

PCC Secretary: Mrs M Weston 01205 480127

Treasurer: Mrs D Cooley 01205 480397 

The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2014 The Village of Stickney collected a total of £602.75 in donations for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal which, considering the size of Stickney, is yet another outstanding result. This year we would like to give a special thanks, on behalf of the British Legion, for the house to house collectors Mrs Wilson and her son Chris who each year have helped to increase the amount of Stickney's donations.

Thank you!

KIDDIES CORNERChicken QuesadillasThought we'd try something different this month. These are great for hiding veg and cheap too! The spices are optional if you have fussy kids but most like them so dig them out from the back of your pantry and use them up!

Ingredients (serves 4 children or 2 adults)

2 tortilla wraps (large) 1 tbsp oil 1 skinless chicken breast (cut into strips) 1 onion, sliced 1 red pepper (small), chopped (you can

replace these with other vegetables) 1 yellow pepper (small), chopped 50g cheese (hard cheese), grated 1 tsp mild chilli powder (to taste) 1 tsp cumin, ground 1 tsp coriander, ground garlic (1 clove), crushed

Method1. Heat the oil in a frying pan or wok until hot2. Add the onion and chicken and cook on a high heat for about 3

minutes, turning regularly3. Add the spices and garlic, if using, and continue to stir around for a

couple more minutes4. Add the peppers and cook on a medium heat until the vegetables

have softened (check the chicken is cooked through if your chicken is sliced thickly) - normally around 5 minutes

5. Turn on the grill to high6. Place one of the wraps on a baking sheet and grate about half of the

cheese onto it7. Spread the mixture from the pan evenly on top of it and cover with the

other wrap8. Grate the rest of the cheese on top and place under the grill9. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts10. Remove from the grill and cut into slices, like a pizza (pizza wheels

cut them up well!)11. Serve with chopped tomato salsa

Word Play1. Look at the clues below and see if you can make new words by changing

just one letter in each of these words.

a. Change BEAT into an animalb. Change PALE into a strong windc. Change CASE into money

2. Put a different letter in front of ARE each time to make words with thefollowing meanings.

a. Challengeb. Female horsec. Uncommon

3. Can you rearrange the jumbled letters into a 10-letter word which issomething to watch?

E V L T N S I E O I

4. Can you also use some of the letters above to find three 4-letter wordswith the following meanings?

a. A wild animalb. Parts of the footc. A bird shelter

5. Can you find a form of transport in the words below?

EXTRA INFORMATION NEEDED

BalloonsThere are four friends (Adam, Elizabeth, Peter, Sally) and each has a balloon.From the clues below can you match each of them with their age and balloon? The balloons are red, blue, yellow and green.

The kids are aged 5, 6, 7 and 8 and one of them has a blue balloon.

1. The six year old girl has a green balloon.

2. Adam has a red balloon and is older than Peter.

3. Elizabeth is 5 years old but her balloon isn't yellow

Write the names and ages in the right balloon!

RED BLUE YELLOW

Suduko

Some Flowers to Colour

Gardening tips for February!

Welcome to what I hope is the first of a long series of gardening columns. I hope everyone will glean at least some piece of inspiration from these monthly suggestions.

Winter is a difficult time for gardeners and plants alike. There is little growth that we can see and we have to take it on good faith that occurrences such as frost (thinning out pest populations and turning our sticky clay to a more workable texture), and rain (topping up the natural soil reservoirs and of course our water butts) are creating conditions which we can exploit to our advantage later in the growing season.

We are very much reliant on the weather this month as to how much we can do outdoors. If possible we could prepare the soil for spring sowing and planting. A good sunny afternoon would be ideal for seasonal fruit pruning on, for example, the late fruiting raspberry canes - these can be cut down to about three inches above ground. Time spent on planning what to plant and where to site it is well spent as is time spent perusing seed catalogues deciding on which seeds and plants to order.

So there is plenty that we as gardeners can be thinking about as we prepare for the new growing season. For the moment though a suggested (and by no means exhaustive) checklist for the month might be useful.1) Chit some potato tubers in shallow boxes or containers to encourage the shoots to sprout from the ' eyes' which can be identified by looking for little white spots at one end of the tuber. Egg boxes are useful if you are only chitting a few tubers. Place the boxes in a position which is frost free, well lit, but out of direct sunlight.2) Warm up a small area of the garden with heavy duty clear polythene to create good soil conditions for early sowing and planting.3) Start off shallots and onion sets in small pots or larger modules, using a good peat free compost, and prepare outdoor sites for their eventual sowing.4) Clean cloches of the build-up of algae over the winter months to maximise their effectiveness and site some in parts of the garden you want as early seedbeds.5) Force rhubarb by mulching some of the crowns and covering them with large inverted boxes or special forcing pots - I use old coal scuttles. It is worth making a note of which ones you are forcing as you will not want to force the same crowns in successive years.6) If you have strawberries you could cover a row or two with cloches to advance flowering. If you have a greenhouse put three plants into a hanging basket and hang from the roof. I have had strawberries as early as late April using this method.7) Start thinking about which tomato plants you want to grow - I discovered Tigerella last year and will certainly be growing some this year.

Well I think that's enough to be getting on with! As an old gardening friend of mine used to say "When all's said and done, there is more said than done".

Happy Gardening.

British Heart Foundation

My name is Sam Wooding, you may know my Mum, Linda, who owns the post office. Some of you may also remember my Dad, Gary, who sadly passed away15 years ago during the fourth operation on his heart. I have also had heart surgery and will have to have another operation within the next 5 to 10 years. 

As a thank you to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) I am doing the London Marathon on 26 April, if you would like to sponsor me then the form will be available in the village shop. On 14 February, Valentine’s Day, we are holding a Prize Bingo - doors open 6.30pm eyes down 7.30pm - hope to see as many people there as possible. There will also be a Raffle drawn at the bingo, the prizes will include a food hamper, a meat voucher and a cuddly toy, tickets will cost 50p per strip and further details can be found in the shop. Finally there is a ‘donation pot’ in the shop for anyone who would like to give a donation to help me reach my goal and raise £1,500.00 for the British Heart Foundation.

Thank you, in advance, for your support and I will let you know how much is raised

Samantha (Sam) Wooding

Mobile Library Visits

The mobile library now visits Stickney on MONDAY’S at the Youth Centre, Hall Lane between 10.15am and 11.15am and at Horbling Lane between 11.30am and 12.00noon. The next visits will be 23 February and 23 March.

Stickney Primary School

Wednesday 11 February Family Quiz Night at school - 6.30 for a 7.00pm start. £5 per team to enter, refreshments, raffle and prizes. All Welcome.

Advance Notice:

Wednesday 15 April Fashion Show, in the evening, in the school hall.  Branded Ladies Fashions at reduced prices – put the date in your diary - more details to follow

Midsummer Festival 2015

A Midsummer Festival fundraiser: ALMOST NEW SALE & PRE LOVED ITEMS – this will be the first fund raising event for the Midsummer Festival. It will take place on Sunday 22 February. What is this? It is a sale of almost new children’s clothes, toys, books and baby equipment. CD’s, Games and DVD’s for any age group can also be sold. Interested in selling? All you need to do is purchase a ‘seller’s number’ for £2.00 – this number is to be placed on each item you want to sell, alongside the purchase price (labels will be provided for use) – then bring the items, ready labelled, to the Village Hall at 9.00am on the day. NB: 10% of the selling price will be retained for funds for the Midsummer Festival. Interested in buying? Just turn up at the Village Hall from 10.00am. Refreshments will be available too!

TO GET A ‘SELLERS NUMBER’ please or text Tracy on 07503 703463 or email stickneypc@aol.com. (Tel 01205 270352 for more details if required)

The next fundraising event will be Bingo on 28 March in the Youth Centre.

Thursday ClubThe Thursday Club are looking for new members, we meet the first Thursday of every month in the Youth Hall between 1.30pm and 4.00pm.  This is a club for the over 60's and there is transport available for those who can't get there under their own steam.  It is a friendly club and a place to make new friends. We have outings, sometimes a speaker or we make our own entertainment! There are always s refreshments so come and give it a try. To arrange transport please ring 480802. 

New Wheelie bins at the Cemetery

A black and grey bin have now been placed in the cemetery for use for the disposal of flowers, the packaging and wreaths along with the plastic bottles used for carrying water. Notices have been placed on the bins to show which items should be placed in which bin. If anyone is unsure which bin to use, or if the bin is full, then please place waste in the large skip.

A reminder of what items can be placed ELDC wheelie bins:

DO NOT FORGET THE GREEN WASTE BINS NEED TO BE REGISTERED WITH ELDC BY 30 MARCH AND THE £25.00 FEE PAID. To register, or for more information online go to: www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/greenwaste

Parish WebsiteThe website can be found at www.parishes.lincolnsire.gov.uk/stickney

This has been updated recently with a link direct to the planning application for outline erection of up to 100 dwellings to the rear of Sanlyn (comments must be with ELDC by 12 February at the latest – extension from 06 February). A link will be made to all planning applications received by the Parish Council.

LCC are currently running a consultation on Minerals and Waste, a link is available from the Parish Website if anyone would like to take part. All public consultations, sent to the Parish Council, will have a link from the website.

With the General Election, District Council and Parish Council Elections taking place on 07 May this year there is a link to the ELDC election information – how to register for voting and how to register as a candidate. This page will be updated, as information becomes available, with regard to who the candidates will be for each election.

GREEN BIN: Grass Cuttings; Leaves; Plants; Sticks; Pruning’s; Cut flowers.

GREY BIN: Newspapers & Magazines; Leaflets & Junk Mail; Shredded Paper; Brochures, Catalogues & Telephone directories; Envelopes; Egg Boxes; All Types of Cardboard Boxes; Cards; Cigarette packets (foil removed); All Plastic Bottles; Margarine & Yoghurt Pots; Empty Aerosol Cans; Drinks Cans; All Food Tins (washed); Clean Aluminium Foil; No plastic carrier bags or sacks of any kind.

BLACK BIN: Food Waste; Nappies; Plastic Bags.

Bus Timetable for StickneyBoston - Spilsby Brylaine 113

Monday to Saturday A Sch/ABoston Bus Station 0700 0745 0930 1130 1330 1430 1540 1715Market Place 0702 0747 0932 1132 1332 1432 1542 1717Pilgrim Hospital 0707 0755 0940 1140 1340 1440 1550 1725Sibsey Post Office 0710 0801 0947 1147 1347 1447 1558 1732Northlands 0714 0804 0950 1150 1350 1450 1601 1735Stickney 0719 0808 0954 1154 1354 1454 1605 1739Stickford 0722 0812 0958 1158 1358 1458 1610 1743West Keal 0724 0816 1004 1204 1404 1504 1616 1749East Keal 0725 0818 1006 1206 1406 1506 1619 1751Spilsby Market Place 0735 0827 1012 1212 1412 1512 1624 1757

Spilsby - Boston Brylaine 113

Monday to SaturdaySch SSH Sch SSH

Spilsby Mkt Place 0745 0755 0930 1030 1230 1430 1520c 1630 1800East Keal 0750 0800 0935 1035 1235 1435 1525 1635 1804West Keal 0754 0802 0937 1037 1237 1437 1526 1637 1808Stickford 0800 0805 0939 1039 1239 1439 1527 1639 1810Stickney 0807 0810 0944 1044 1244 1444 1531 1644 1819Northlands 0816 0815 0949 1049 1249 1449 1535 1649 1823Sibsey Post Office 0818 0818 0955 1055 1255 1455 1538 1655 1826Pilgrim Hospital 0826 0826 1003 1103 1303 1503 1543 1703 1835Bus Station 0840 0840 1017 1117 1317 1517 1558 1717 1842

Sch – Schooldays, SSH - Saturdays and school holiday, A - Calls at Spilsby High Schoolat 0822 and 1515 C - Departure point is Spilsby High School Boston

STICKNEY BUS SERVICE!The market day service is available on 04 and 18 February and 04 and 18 March, the cost of the service is £5.00 per person. You can book your seat by phoning 01205 480241.

NOTES FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 04 DECEMBER

Present: Cllrs Cash, Hood, Wolverson, Edwards and Bolland (Chairman) and two members of the public. One resident requested an apology for information put it the Parish News stating that her husband was the secretary and treasurer of the Residents Association, this is not the case – the apology was given for the misunderstanding of the report given at the November meeting

Apologies: Cllr Wylka

Reports From Representatives On Outside BodiesThere was no Police report received but theses should resume in the New Year.

Planning Applications Received S/169/02083/14 - Mr M Gosling - Conversion of, extensions and alterations to existing house to provide 2 dwellings and to include the provision of 2 dormer windows on the rear elevation at Honeysuckle Cottage, Main Road – Observations were made:Is there adequate parking - only one space available per property? The mock door at the front of the property could confuse emergency services that may, at some time, need to enter the property. Work has started on the property although it is stated that it has not. Each property only has one exit - through the kitchen, the room where a fire is most likely to be. The bathroom opens directly into the kitchen and has no other means of ventilation, if the rear door is open the bathroom door cannot be opened.

Planning DecisionsS/169/01442/14 - Mr & Mrs Bradshaw - Erection of 1 detached house on the site of existing mobile home and sheds on site which are to be removed to include provision of parking at Charnwood, West Fen Lane - REFUSED

To Discuss The Settlement Proposals Development Plan DocumentThe documents were looked at by the Parish Council and it was resolved to ask if linear development could be considered throughout the Main Road. To reconsider a reduction of the number of properties to be built on the sites ‘suitable’ for development. To ask that an unshaded area adjacent to STK306 and STK 305 be included in the ‘not suitable for development’ plan. This is a pre-consultation document which will be out for full consultation sometime in 2015.

Repairs Street light 59 at Main Road is in all day. Pot hole outside Richelieu Cottage, Main Road.Hole in grass verge at School Close. The road surface around the roundabout is badly breaking up. The road outside The Warren, Pinfold Lane has not been repaired properly and is breaking up again. Branches are growing into the BT lines at Horbling Lane. Can a tree be cut down outside Greyleas at Horbling Lane due to the leaves making the footway slippery? These items will be reported to LCC.

An e-mail has been received from Midville, Eastville and New Leake Group Parish Council asking for support in their endeavours to get Fodderdyke Bank improved. It was resolved that support be given as many Stickney residents use this road to travel to Skegness.ANY POT HOLES OR STREET LIGHTS IN ALL DAY OR OUT AT NIGHT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE PARISH COUNCIL CLERK.

To Approve The Siting And Style Of The Proposed New Bus StopsAn email has been received from LCC with the proposed stops, raised stops and timetable poles listed. It was resolved that these are acceptable for Stickney.

Play AreaThe repairs are now complete and an inspection will be booked as soon as possible. A new item of equipment will be considered for the play area.

To Discuss The Draft Budget For The Year Ended 31 March 2016The amended budget and budget notes were handed to Councillors along with the quarterly budget control notes. Following discussion it was resolved that the precept be set at £15,000.00.

War MemorialNothing has been received regarding the faculty for cleaning the War Memorial.

CemeteryThere are now additional bins in the cemetery for recycling waste and general waste. Labels will be put on the bins as a reminder of which bins should be used for the flowers and for the wrappings. If anyone is not sure then please use the large bin.

Jubilee Committee meetingThe William Lovell Academy has confirmed the use of the school on 18 July 2015 for a Midsummer Festival. A Nearly New Sale will take place on Sunday 22 February, a Bingo has been booked for Saturday 28 March, a Supper and Auction of Pledges will take place on Saturday 25 April and a Race Night has been booked for Saturday 06 June. All the fundraising events help to keep the cost of the rides down for a real family day out!

Residents AssociationA link will be made from the Parish Website to the Residents Association Facebook page to enable residents to view information at any time and as it is updated. Anyone can view Facebook for Stickney Residence (Stickney Residents was unavailable for use) and emails can be sent to: stickneyresidence@outlook.com

THE NEXT MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON 05 FEBURARY 2015 IN THE YOUTH CENTRE AT 7.30PM. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC FORUM FROM 7.15PM.

Parish Website (parishes@lincolnshire.gov.uk/stickney)It has been agreed that any business in Stickney can have their information and links to websites placed under a business’s section on the website – anyone wanting to be put on this site can contact the Clerk by phone or e-mail for further information, there will be no charges.

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Solutions: Suduko:WORD PLAY: 1a. BEAR; 1b. GALE; 1c. CASH; 2a. DARE;2b. MARE; 2c. RARE; 3.TELEVISION; 4a. LION; 4b. TOES; 4c. NEST; 5. EXTRA INFORMATION NEEDED BALLOONS: Elizabeth is 5 years old (clue 3), so Sally is 6 and has a green balloon (clue 1). Adam has a red balloon and is 8, so Peter is 7 (2 and above). Elizabeth doesn't have a yellow balloon (3), so blue. By elimination, Peter's balloon is yellow

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS:

Parish Councillors:

Cllr M Bolland (Chairman) 01205 480015Cllr B Wylka 01205 480578Cllr P Hood 01205 480957Cllr T Cash 01205 480656Cllr O Wolverson 01205 481340Cllr T Edwards 07746 346841

There is a vacancy for one Parish Councillor, for information please contact the Clerk or check the notice boards in the village for information.

Clerk to the Parish Council:

Mrs E L Arnold 01205 270352Crookes CottageWrangle BankBoston PE22 9DL

Parish e-mail address: stickneypc@aol.com

Parish Website: parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Stickney

County/District Cllr V Ayling 07764 536867Email: victoria.ayling@e-lindsey.gov.uk

Police phone numbers: PCSO N Miller 07810 058306PCSO P Pollard 07939 312883PC Paula Young 07939 312650

Police 101

Doctors phone number 01205 480237

Hospital phone number 01205 364801

Post Office phone number 01205 480225

Stickney Primary School 01205 480254

William Lovell Academy 01205 480352

Village Hall bookings – Mrs Sadleir 01205 481077

Youth Centre bookings – Mrs Boone 01205 480802