Alkborough and Walcot Newsletter

Village
Services
Mobile Fishmonger
Coronation Club
Opening Times
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
5.30 - 11.00
4.00 - 11.00
4.00 - 10.30
Paddocks Tea Room
Opening Times
Thursday to Saturday
9.00 - 5.00
Sundays/Bank Holidays 10.00 - 4.00
Mobile Library
Tuesdays every three weeks.
See Dates For Your Diary for days in
the village.
Stopping Points:
Whitton Rd. (near school)
2.55 - 3.20
Cross Lane (opposite Club)
3.25 - 3.40
Front Street (‘phone box)
3.45 - 4.10
College Close
4.15 - 4.30
Maths Tutor
Ring Kay Chana 720443
Email chickpea77@hotmail.co.uk
Qualified Foot Health Practitioner
Wendy Page. Available for home visits
01469 589378 or 0786 4860 486
info@wendypagefootcare.com
Each Wednesday around Alkborough
and Walcot at about 1.30pm to 2.00 pm.
If you would like him to call at your
house, ring him on 07871327930.
Mobile Baker
Each Thursday outside the Coronation
Club at approx.11.15 to 11.45am.
Visiting Post Office
Each Monday afternoon (except Bank
Holidays) in the Coronation Club,
2.00pm - 4.30 pm.
Decorators
Dave Roberts 721170
Michael Holgate 720069
Avon Representative
Jade Szenher. 17 College Close.
Mobile: 07947 610796
E-mail: jadeszenher@yahoo.co.uk
Gardener
Ring Paul 720840
Ironing Service
Ring Lisa on733528 or 07513612169
ironfairy34@gmail.com
Handyman Service
Ring Phil 733072 or 07747330074.
Bus Services
Route 60 to Scunthorpe Bus Station.
Depart
Arr/Dep
Arrive
Scunthorpe Alkborough Scunthorpe
7.00
7.35a
8.15
8.35
9.10a
9.57
12.05
12.47b
1.33
2.35NS
3.12bNS
3.58NS
4.30
5.07b
5.42
5.45
6.22b
6.57
a = departs from in front of old shop
towards West Halton.
b = departs from in front of ‘phone box
towards Whitton.
NS = Not Saturdays.
No service on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Clothing Alterations and
Seamstress Work
Jasmine Crafts, Rosedale, Whitton.
Tel: 735048
Email: jasminecrafts@live.com
www.jasminecrafts.co.uk
Mobile Hairdresser
Alkborough and
Walcot Newsletter
Issue 33. June/July 2015
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Church Events
On Sunday 7th June at 2pm there will be a Garden Party in and
around the Church. Stalls, tombola, games & a raffle will be on
hand to be enjoyed and afternoon teas and refreshment will be
available.
A summer concert will take place in the Church on Saturday
4th July at 7.30pm featuring the Scunthopre Concert Band. Refreshments will be available and there will be a raffle.
Tickets are £5 adult, £3 children from Sue 720033,
Pat 720084,Lesley 721170 or at the door
Oil Syndicate and the Air Ambulance
Sable Pilgrim.
Tel: 07718272264
email: sable@gmail.com
Religious Services
Parish Church Services
14th June: Holy Communion. 09.30am.
28th June: Holy Communion. 09.30am.
5th July: Holy Communion. 09.30am.
12th July: Holy Communion. 09.30am.
Methodist Services
All services in the Chapel unless otherwise stated.
7th June: Mr. Tony Simpson. 6.00pm
14th June: Rev, Ian Coates to include Communion. 6.00pm.
21st June: Winterton Chapel Commissioning Service for Michael
Joyce. 6.00pm.
28th June: Alkborough Chapel Anniversary Service with Rev.
Henry Dubois. 3.00pm
5th July: United Service in the Parish Church. 11.15am
12th July: Rev, Ian Coates to include Communion. 6.00pm.
19th July: Rev. Ruth Simpson. 6.00.pm
26th July: Sectional Service beside the maze for the Northern
Churches. 10.30am. (if wet, in the Church.)
Dates For Your Diary
1st June: School reopens after half term.
1st June: Coronation Club AGM at the Club. 830pm. All members
are welcome to attend.
2nd June: Residents’ Association meeting in the Club: 7.30pm.
9th June: Mobile Library in the village.
11th June : Residents’ Association quiz at the Club. 8.00pm.
16th June: Christian Fellowship meeting at Julian's Bower Bungalow 7.00pm
18th June: Book Club at the Club. 700pm.
25th June: Countdown at the Club. 8.00pm.
30th June: Mobile Library in the village.
1st July: Parish Council Meeting.
7th July : Residents’ Association meeting in the Club: 7.30pm.
8th July : School annual summer fair at the School 3.30pm.
9th July: Residents’ Association quiz at the Club. 8.00pm.
16th July: Book Club in the Club. 7.00pm.
21st July: School closes for summer holiday.
21st July: Mobile Library in the village.
23rd July: Countdown at the Club. 8.00pm.
This newsletter is published by the Alkborough and Walcot Residents’ Association.
The next edition is due out at the end of July/beginning of August. If you have any events coming up which you would like including, or have any
items which you think may be of interest to villagers, then please email them to mpdean1@yahoo.com or post them to Mike Dean,
Stonecroft, Cross Lane, Alkborough. Telephone 720097. The cut off date for submissions for the next issue is 20th July 2015.
Constraints on space available may mean articles being edited or held over to the following newsletter. Apologies if this occurs to your item.
Open Gardens
Four gardens on Front
Street, Alkborough will
open their gates to the
public on Sunday 14th
June
11.00am
to
4.00pm. The gardens at
Ravendale,
Rosalie,
Chalfour and Marern
House.
Teas will be available at
Rosalie and there will
be plants for sale at
Rosalie and Ravendale. The gardens can be visited in any order
and the admission fee is £3 per adult (accompanied children
free).
All proceeds from the day will go to the Lindsey Lodge Hospice
in Scunthorpe.
If anyone else in the village would like to open up their gardens
on that day for the public to visit, please let Avis know on
720101.
History Group
(Joan Stocks writes). On Tuesday 12th May Joan and John
Stocks made their way down to RAF Waddington at Bracebridge Heath to present AIR AMBULANCE with the oil syndicate money and donations given to them on their recent
Golden Wedding Anniversary. This totalled £475. We were
met at the Air Ambulance office by one of the fundraisers and
then taken across to the airfield a couple of miles away.
There we had to go through all the safety procedures after
which we were driven across the airfield to the Air Ambulance Station. Would you believe the helicopter wasn’t there
and never did come in all the time we were present? Out on
duties we were told. We met one of the paramedics as well
as more staff in the office. There are 5 paramedics in total
who work on a shift rota. We were given an insight into the
work they do. The helicopter can be called out 4 or 5 times a
day. If they get a call, and it is not available, other counties
can help out. They cover a very large area. Each trip costs the
ambulance around £2000. The paramedics are paid by the
NHS but the doctors (when they are on board) are all volunteers. The helicopter itself is leased along with the pilot. The
paramedic we saw said he had been doing his job for 15 years
and wouldn’t swap it for the world.
We had a wonderful time there and they were so grateful for
our donation. They have a huge job trying to raise all the
money they need. I would urge anyone to support them
when they can.
There were only a few members of the group who attended
the last meeting on 26th May. The main topic of the evening
was focussed around springs and wells. There was an explanation of how and where springs naturally occur and how
they often developsinto a well. Wells often have to be sunk
into the ground but in the case of Low Wells, this is a natural
spring with a trough added to catch and retain the water. In
years gone by many wells were sunk in Alkborough and Walcot but the vast majority have now been filled in.
Other topics discussed included a brief resume of Walcot Old
Hall and an article which has appeared in the Humber Outlook
regarding Coleby Chapel.
World War 1 commemoration displays were also reviewed
and it was decided that in order to be able to present a more
comprehensive exhibition the group will concentrate on producing another event in 2018.If anyone has any information
including artefacts, photos and letters and would like them to
be involved please get in touch with Sharon Mawer on
721214.
Please look out on local notice boards for the date of the next
meeting of the group.
Monday Lunches
Senior Citizen lunches (younger folk are also invited) are now
taking place on the 1st Monday of each month at the Butchers Arms in Winterton. The cost is £5.95 for two courses.
Transport could be provided Please ring Norah Kelsey on
721048 by the previous Sunday morning if you would like to
go.
Parish Council News
Have you spotted a Spotted Flycatcher?
If you have, it would be great to know about it
(writes Anna Moody). Spotted flycatchers are longdistance migrants which return to our shores in mid
to late May for the breeding season. They cross the
Sahara twice a year and winter in West Africa and
south of the equator. Sadly, the breeding population
of this charismatic bird has been declining in the UK
since the 1960’s. Recent data shows this decline is
now a staggering 86%.
The name ‘Spotted Flycatcher’ is a bit of a misnomer
as the breast and crown of the adults are delicately
streaked rather than spotted. The juveniles do have
a more spotted or scaly appearance though, a bit
like a juvenile Robin. The size of a House Sparrow,
Spotted Flycatchers with their dark bill, feet and
legs, rather long tail and wings, are quite sleek and
beautiful for a bird whose plumage is brown, grey
and off-white. With such subdued plumage you
might think this bird is difficult to identify but its behaviour and the poses that it adopts can help out here.
As their name suggests, these birds feed on flying insects, particularly large flies, wasps and bees. They usually hunt from a prominent
position such as a bare branch or a fence post, often sitting upright, flicking their tail, waiting patiently for prey to fly past. They dart
out after their prey, catching it mid-air, usually after a short chase before returning to the same perch. Large mature gardens in rural
areas, woodland with open areas, or woodland edge habitat are good places to look out for them.
Spotted Flycatchers like their nests to have some shelter. Most nests are built against a wall, in amongst creeping plants on walls and
trees and sometimes in the old nest of another species. Plus, of course, they will use open fronted nest boxes. With such drastic declines of this bird nationally it would be great to know how they are doing in the Alkborough and Walcot area. If you have them in your
garden or have seen one locally over recent years, please let me know. Tel: 721269 or email: anna.moody@northlincs.gov.uk
The School’s Annual Summer
Fair will take place on Wednesday 8th July at 3.30pm. All the
usual stalls will be there and
you are welcome to come and
join in the fun.
Election Result
Parish Council Newsletter
The election for membership of the Parish Council was uncontested. There are 8 places on the Council and there were 8
nominations (all from current Councillors) thus a ballot was
unnecessary.
Officer Appointments
The Parish Council is considering producing its own newsletter to better inform the villagers of activities of the Council.
It has been suggested that this could be incorporated into the
Residents’ Association newsletter and discussions will be going ahead to examine this option.
At the Annual Parish Council meeting on27th May John White
was unanimously reappointed as Chairman and Simon Spencer
remained as Vice Chairman.
Paul Stannard has been appointed as internal auditor to the
Council.
The Council has renewed its insurance cover with Zurich for
another year at a cost of £477.The policy is specifically for
Councils and covers the assets of the Council and also includes public liability.
Bus Service
Play Area
Hornsby Travel, the operator of the service 60 between Alkborough and Scunthorpe, has asked North Lincolnshire Council
for permission to vary the route of the 3.17pm bus to Scunthorpe. There have been major problems with traffic at Berkeley Circle which normally makes this bus late. The route of this
service will be altered to go along Frodingham Road to get to
the town centre. Only this service is affected and all timings
remain the same.
The annual inspection of the play area will be carried out in
August by Play Safely Ltd.
In the meantime there are some items of maintenance to be
carried out. The rubber matting surface under the see-saw
needs refurbishment and the bearings on the roundabout
need attention as do the D shackles on the swings. The Council is very grateful for all volunteer work which has been carried out for it.
Whitton Road Bench
Car Parking Worries
The Council has managed to obtain two quotes for the replacement of the destroyed bench on Whitton Road. A local company from Whitton has quoted £520 whilst another company has
quoted £702/£709 (depending on specification). These prices
will be passed to North Lincolnshire Council, which is responsible for meeting the cost of replacement and work should get
under way shortly.
Councillors have expressed their concern about car parking in
Church View and Front Street during concerts and other
events at the Church. Front Street is particularly narrow here
and parked cars force other traffic onto the wrong side of the
road. It is difficult to identity the solution to this problem but
The Council would like all organisers of events at the Church
to look at the provision on of No Parking signs in Front Street
during events and also ask motorists to park responsibly.
Reopened Restaurant
Footpath by Julian’s Bower
The Riverside Restaurant at the Ferry House Inn, Burton Stather has now reopened to serve meals Thursday to Sunday
inclusive.
For further details or to make a reservation please ring
721504.
The Parish Council has been pushing North Lincolnshire Council
to repair the footpath to the south of Julian’s Bower which was
damaged some time ago by a NLC tractor slipping down the
bank. NLC have now told their Contractor that he must give
them a start date within the next two weeks.
Footpath from Cross Roads to the Cemetery
Methodist Notes
On 28th June at 3.pm there will be a service led by the Rev.
Henry Dubois in the Chapel celebrating 175 years of worship in
the building. Refreshments will be available.
26th July will see the Rev. Ian Coates take his final service on
this circuit. This is a sectional service beside the Maze at
10.30am.He is leaving to take up a new appointment in the
Stoke on Trent South circuit.
Everyone will be most welcome at both events.
On Saturday June 13th at 5.00pm, the Methodist Historical Society will be visiting Alkborough Chapel.
Fancy Dress Evening
The Coronation Club held a disco on
Saturday 9th May to celebrate VE
Day. Attendees were encouraged to
come in fancy dress of the period
and the attached photo show mine
hosts Michelle and Trev. All branches
of the Forces were represented with
fancy dress as well as some decidedly glamorous hair dos of the day.
Immobilise
The Police have sponsored the establishment of IMMOBILISE, the National Property Register.
Immobilise is a database of items of value (whether that be financial or sentimental). It’s free to use and can be easily
accessed.
Register your belongings with Immobilise and you can be reunited much more easily with them if they get stolen or lost.
Almost any item can be registered from toys to tools to jewelry and from mobile phones to motor homes. You can
quickly and easily record serial numbers, add photographs
or list individual features.
If your item is stolen you simply inform the Police then go to
www.humberside.police.uk/immobilise to update your
items’ status. If your property is recovered by police, it can
be traced back to you. The Police also regularly check second hand dealers and car boot sales to find out if any items
on sale have been registered and reported stolen.
If you lose any item go to www.humberside.police.uk/
immobilise to update it’s status. If it is subsequently handed
in to a police station it can then be traced back to you.
Go to www.humberside.police.uk/immobilsie and follow the
easy steps to form an account and get your property registered.
Insurance
Money is now available for the refurbishment of this path to be
carried out in June or July with a bitumen slurry coating. However, prior to this North Lincolnshire Council will inspect the
path to ensure that it is safe for wheelchairs and there are no
unsuitable gradients.
Council Website
The structure of the proposed website has now been agreed
and funding will be applied for from the Governments Transparency Fund to allow the detailed design work to take place.
Future Meeting Dates
There will Parish Council meetings on the following
dates:
1st July
2nd September
4th November
6th January
2nd March
All meetings commence at 7.30pm at the Chapel and all
members of the public are welcome to attend.
Dates may be subject to change if unforeseen circumstances occur.
Riding Club Update
There have been a few changes to the Alkborough & District Riding Club recently. After many successful years the Club has split and
Scunthorpe & District Riding Club has been developed to deliver more flexible programmes, different competitions and provide a
wider geographic coverage, catering for everyone from the complete beginner to the serious competitor. Still based in Alkborough,
the Club welcomes Becky Broughton as one of the newest members. Becky is a successful National and International Team GBR
competitor who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Club.
See their new website at
www.scunthorpeanddistrictridingclub.co.uk or find them on Facebook or twitter @ SDridingclub for more information.
Christian Fellowship
Coffee Morning
The June meeting of the Christian Fellowship will take place
on the 16th of the month at Julian’s Bower Bungalow at
7.00pm. The speaker will be Rev. Sue Wilkins from Barton on
Humber. Light refreshments will be provided. Ring 721048 if
transport is needed.
There will be no meetings in July or August.
The coffee morning held on 3rd May in the Chapel raised
£731.56 for Chapel funds. A donation is being sent to help the
victim of the massive earthquakes in Nepal.