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18 February 2014

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Langtoft Village Hall

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Grapevine is

15 March 2014

Published by Langtoft Parish Council: - Email: [email protected]

IN THIS ISSUE PAGE

Chairman’ Column 2-3

Editorial & Council Contacts 4

Parish Council Meetings 5-11

Council Website 12-13

Church News 14-17

Diary of Events 18-19

News from the County Council 20

Village Hall 21

Bowls Club 23

Friends of Langtoft School 26

Business Advertising Rates 27

Nature Corner 29

Letters 30-31

Knights Templar 33

Langtoft Grapevine Page 2 February - March 2014

"Some good - some bad" Welcome to the first Chairman’s Column and I hope you enjoy it. As you will have realised the publishing of the Village Grapevine has been rather erratic lately and on behalf of the Parish Council I must offer my sincere apolo-gies both to advertisers and ardent readers who look forward to the sound of it dropping through the letter box, yes it's a change from the usual bills. Thank you all for being so patient. Hasn't the weather been awful! Rain, rain and more rain and then that wind that nearly blew us away. Happily the weather does sometimes have positive outcomes. I took a stroll around the village the other day and noticed that our ancient pond in East End park is full to the brim with water. The pond is a seasonal watering hole and therefore is mainly only in water during the winter. Please be careful it is very deep! On the same trek I also found some not so pleasant and probably not so sea-sonal items. Most people are really fond of our village and treat it with love and affection and no more so than me having lived here for forty two years and attending schools with local kids in the sixties. But... On lifting the salt/grit bin lid next to Black Bull Green playing field I was as-tounded to find the shovel gone and amounts of dog mess thrown in amongst the salt. Imagine putting your hands in to get the salt and--- oh well you know the rest, please take it home. Along that same stretch of road some very shoddy repairs have been carried out by the County Council, the Parish Council are aware and have passed on com-ments made by you. Since my walk I did see a road sweeper clearing loose chippings from the carriageway. Our village boasts two wonderful playing fields, a well maintained cemetery, no-tice boards, planters and soon an area known at the moment as Pocket Park, added to this a generous programme of winter road gritting. All these facilities

Chairman’s Column

Langtoft Parish Council


obviously require funding and that funding comes from our pock-ets. Over the last five years we the council have managed to keep the precept on an even keel, no increase has been made but pleased to say no lapse of services either. Of course it is inevitable that costs go up. The council agreed to a small increase to the precept in order to carry out its normal duties and maintain the high standard achieved over the past years, hopefully you agree small increases over a time are better than one larger sum. Let's change the subject shall we? Do you have a story to share with us? Possibly a clean joke! Have you an interesting hobby? How about telling us about a ‘brill’ book you have read or a play you have seen, could be a review of a Langtoft Players show!!! The editors of the Grapevine need your contributions, it is your magazine . Well thanks for reading my little column and I look forward to writing another soon. My late wife Diana, before her death, had been saving newspaper cuttings relating to the village and I would love to share some of the stories with you, perhaps next time. Brian Branch Chairman Langtoft Parish Council

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If you wish to:

Comment on this edition

Suggest items for future editions

Provide an article or information to go in future editions

Please email: [email protected]

If you do not have email available please telephone 01778 341807



Clerk: Ms Steina Bishop 01778 343540 / 07801 981842 / E: [email protected]

Elizabeth Allen 01778 700194

Brian Branch (Chair) 01778 342756

Trish Garratt 01778 380012

Andy Halfhide 07813 851823

Andy Hallam 01778 341807

Debbie Hallam 01778 341807

Roy Jackson 01778 345375

Colin Larkman 01778 343033

Yvonne McCulloch 01778 341947

Mike Thompson 01778 343299 Email: [email protected]

Derek Risk (Vice-Chair) 01778 346300 E-mail: [email protected]

LPC Representatives On Other Groups — Langtoft Village Hall Management Committee - Cllr. McCulloch,

Neighbourhood Policing Panel - Cllr. Jackson, Hyde & Mossop Charity - Cllr. Risk

Langtoft Parish Council – Councillors’ List

Your Grapevine Magazine

As you will know apart from the actual printing of this magazine, the articles,

editing, production and distribution for your Grapevine is all done by volunteers

from within the village. This requires a significant time commitment especially

for editing and putting the magazine together for printing

Antonio the current editor has done much to improve the content of the maga-

zine but more recently due to both family and work commitments he has not

been able to give as much time as he would have liked to the Grapevine and has

asked the Council for some help.

The magazine will now be produced by a small group of Councillors helped by

the Clerk. Also the Council is pleased that Antonio has agreed to continue to

give editorial advice on the presentation and content.

We aim to get back to the regular bi-monthly timetable with the next edition All

are welcome to submit articles, letters etc for publication and apologies if we

have missed any articles in the changeover.

Your Councillors

mailto:[email protected]



Present: Cllrs Brian Branch (Chairman), Derek Risk (Vice-Chairman), Debbie Hallam, Elizabeth Allen, Trish Garratt, Andy Halfhide, Yvonne McCulloch & Mike Thompson In Attendance: Steina Bishop (Clerk), Cllr Rosemary Woolley (District Councillor), Cllr Kelham Cooke (District Councillor). There were 3 members of the public. The meeting was opened at 7pm with the Open Forum. One member of the Open Forum asked members what the situation was with the Grape-vine and was concerned about its lateness. The Chairman confirmed that this was Item 6 on the main agenda. Further discussions took place regarding content and advertisers. Council were also asked if the text could be made larger as some of the text was too small to read. It was noted that one member of the open forum was very grateful for the Grapevine. A parishioner asked if the Parish Council were getting too involved with matters that would not necessarily concern them i.e. parking on grass verges, selling cars. Members confirmed that this matter was brought to council’s attention and therefore was discussed. Questions from 2 members in the open forum regarding the development of Pocket Park. Cllr Thompson confirmed that this was an item on the agenda and would be discussed fully later. Members did agree however, that the parishioners do need to be updated on the situation with Pocket Park – Cllr Garratt confirmed that a statement is to be produced and placed on the website and in the next edition of the Grapevine. Action: Cllr Garratt to prepare a report for insertion in the Grapevine and for the website Richard Kelly, on behalf of the Church thanked Council for their permission in erecting the Christmas Tree Festival banner. Open Forum closed at 7.30pm 90/13 Chairman’s Remarks The Chairman thanked all members for being present and asked that the meeting be kept crisp and in order. 91/13 Apologies for Absence The Clerk received apologies from C.Cllr Robinson, Cllrs A Hallam, R Jackson and Cllr Larkman. The Chairman advised members that Cllr Larkman was in hospital and on be-half of the Council would like to wish him a speedy recovery. The Chairman would also like to give his condolences on behalf of Council members to the Family of Alistair McQueen (previous Clerk) as he had recently passed away. 92/13 Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interest.

Langtoft Parish Council Meetings

Minutes of meeting held on 26 November 2013


93/13 To approve the minutes of the meeting of 15th October 2013 The minutes from the meeting held on 15th October were approved by all members and signed by The Chairman. Proposed Cllr Thompson, Seconded Cllr D Hallam and agreed by all members. 94/13 Reports from County & District Councillors D.Cllr Cooke confirmed that 47 East End was now being dealt with external consultants to try and move planning applications forward. D.Cllr Cooke also confirmed that investi-gations were taking place regarding safety issues surrounding 47 East End. The Clerk advised that the boards at the front of the building had been re-attached and now looked safe. D.Cllr Cooke to advise the Clerk of any further progress in due course. 95/13 Grapevine After a lengthy discussion regarding the Grapevine it was recommended by the Clerk, to assist the current Editor that Council retain the Grapevine to input the Council items and paid advertisements and that the Editor should concentrate on other editorial items. The Council reaffirmed its view that adherence to the publication timetable was a priority and should not be delayed for late items. Progress should be monitored by telephone in the first instance and then via email to confirm it was in order. Proposed Cllr Thompson, Seconded Cllr D Hallam and agreed by all members. Action: Clerk to discuss with the Editor. 96/13 Bus Shelters The Clerk had received correspondence enquiring as to why the bus shelter is not in line with the bus stop. Members confirmed that the bus shelter on West End Side of the A15 remains in its current place as it would cause poor visibility from the private road leading onto the A15. The Chairman also confirmed that it would not be physically possible to place the shelter near to the bus stop due to the width of the path. 97/13 Traffic Regulation Order The Parish Council are pleased that progress is being made in relation to double yellow lines to the entrance of West End and that no further comments need to be made to Lin-colnshire County Council. Action: Clerk to advise LCC that the Council are happy with the proposal. 98/13 Pocket Park Cllr Garratt recommended that a separate group be initiated to deal with the ongoing de-velopment of Pocket Park. Proposed Cllr McCulloch, Seconded Cllr Thompson majority agreed. Members of the Pocket Park Group are Cllrs Jackson, Garratt, Allen and Risk. Action: Clerk to update Councillors List in Grapevine.


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Gritting was also raised at this point and members confirmed that the Clerk should con-tact the Contractor regarding the call out procedure and to be the first point of contact. Cllr Thompson advised that Cllr Jackson could also be a point of contact in the Clerks absence. Action: Clerk to discuss call outs with the Contractor and to discuss with Cllr Jackson if he would be happy with being a point of contact. 99/13 Clerks Report Para 3 of the Clerks Report – Cllr Larkman to arrange locations of dog fouling signs. Members requested that this be taken over by the Clerk in the interim. Members con-firmed that there were currently adequate signs at the park but agreed with the Clerk that signs may be needed on Back Lane. Action: Clerk to action 100/13 Planning Notices Council acknowledged the planning applications but agreed no comment on both applica-tions. 101/13 Recommendations from Events & Amenities Groups Events 1. Progress on fallen headstone. Clerk confirmed that the family in question had been sent a letter. 2. Confirm arrangements for working party for Xmas Tree – this has already been erected and decorated with the lights. 3. Reconvene Group to progress Pocket Park – see item 98/13 Amenities 1. The provision of quotes for installation and repair of play equipment are still under way. Some figures have been received for East End Park but still awaiting quotes for Black Bull Green. 2. Stowe Road re-surfacing was discussed and noted that the Clerk was in corre-spondence with Highways. Cllr Garratt asked the Clerk for the latest update. Action: Clerk to contact Highways for an update and to report back. 3. Report to be given to Cllr Halfhide regarding King Street Meeting held on 13th No-vember – Clerk confirmed that the notes would be available after the meeting and would be emailed to all members involved. 4. A suitable specification is being produced for the works required at Black Bull Green and East End Park. For Black Bull Green the amenities group would recommend a new timber fence along the West side similar to that along the North. Members con-firmed that further discussions would take place once the specification was complete.



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102/13 Budget & Precept Setting 2014/15 The Council considered the budget requirements and consequential precept for 2014/15. The Council has been conscious of the economic climate over the past few years and noted that the precept in 2008/09 was £25,000, this was reduced in 2009/10 to £23,000 and further reduced in 2010/11 to £20,000 and the held at this level for 3 years to the current year. During this time staff costs have not increased but will next year due to the recent LGA pay award. Other running costs have gradually increased due to inflation, but the biggest increase is due to the winter gritting, which started in 2011/12 at a cost averaging £3000 per annum. No costs have yet been incurred on Pocket Park. Year End cash reserves have steadily declined in recent years and some increase in the precept for 2014/15 is now necessary to cover projected expenditure. The Council resolved to increase the total parish precept by £1000 to £21,000 for 2014/15. This would increase individual household’s parish council tax by 5% which is an approximate £1.31 annual increase per property (at band D). Proposed Cllr Halfhide, Seconded Cllr Garratt and agreed by all members. Cllr Thompson asked if an increase could be given to advertising costs for next financial year. Cllr Risk and the Clerk confirmed that an increase was made to advertising costs in 2011/12. Cllr Halfhide advised members that the advertising charges that are currently being charged are very low in comparison to many other Parish Magazines. 103/13 Date of next meeting After a brief discussion regarding the next meeting date it was agreed to continue with the current meeting schedule and therefore the next meeting date will be the 7th January 2014. The meeting closed at 9.29pm



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Clerk’s Notes of meeting held on 7 January 2014

Present: Cllrs Brian Branch (Chairman), Derek Risk (Vice-Chairman), Debbie Hallam, Elizabeth Allen, Trish Garratt, Andy Halfhide, Yvonne McCulloch, Roy Jackson and Andy Hallam. In Attendance: Steina Bishop (Clerk), Cllr Rosemary Woolley (District Councillor). There were 3 members of the public. The meeting was opened at 7pm with the Open Forum. One member of the Open Forum expressed concern with both the condition and the amount of traffic travelling through Back Lane. The sign showing no access off Hyde Gardens had turned, which needs to be rectified by Highways. A discussion took place regarding implementation of bollards or gate on Back Lane. It was suggested by Cllr D Hallam for the residents to write to Highways at Lincolnshire County Council, which will be supported by the Parish Council. Action: Clerk to email Highways regarding the sign and to discuss restrictions on Back Lane. It was suggested by a member of the parish to cancel the Grapevine as it had been de-

layed in being sent out before Christmas. The Vice-Chair advised the open forum mem-

bers that this was an item on the agenda and no comments would be made at this time.

A member of the public asked why the Parish Council were increasing the precept for the forthcoming year 2014/15. The Chairman read the notes from the meeting held in No-vember to reassure the member that the increase was justified after being held over for the previous 2 years. Open Forum closed at 7.30pm 104/13 Chairman’s Remarks The Chairman thanked all members for being present and asked that all future meeting be kept crisp and in order. The Chairman wished Cllr Larkman best wishes for a speedy recovery.

105/13 Apologies for Absence Apologies were received from C.Cllr Robinson, D.Cllr Cooke, Cllr Larkman, Cllr Thomp-son and PCSO Laughton 106/13 Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interest. 107/13 To approve the minutes of the meeting of 26th November 2013

The minutes from the meeting held on 26th November were approved by all members and signed by The Chairman. Proposed Cllr Garratt, Seconded Cllr Halfhide


and agreed by all members, with the exception of Cllr A Hallam who was not present in November. 108/13 Grapevine Chairman respectfully asked that each Member take a couple of minutes each to make their suggestion of the future of the Grapevine. Cllr Halfhide confirmed that he had tried contacting the current Editor but had as yet received no response. All members agreed that the Grapevine should be compiled in house, with the current Editor continuing to contribute to editorials. It was noted that the Clerk will contact all current advertisers to explain the situation and prepare refunds if required. It was also agreed that the Clerk contact the current Editor to advise of the new procedure, followed by a formal letter. Action: Clerk to contact ad-vertisers and the current Editor. A group was formed to enable the Grapevine to be ran more effectively which consists of the Clerk, Cllr D Hallam and Vice-Chairman Derek Risk. 109/13 Reports from County & District Councillors D.Cllr Woolley advised of two projects currently being undertaken by South Kesteven District Council. 1. The Business Support Programme: SKDC 4Buisness is being funded by SKDC and delivered in partnership by Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce. It offers free face to face impartial information, advice and support for both new and small businesses. Some of the support available includes business planning and confidential advice, ways to in-crease profitability, access to specialist workshops etc. For more information call 0300 300 0030 or via the website www.skdc4business.co.uk 2. A small business loan scheme is now in operation across SKDC. It is designed to help businesses expand and grow in a number of ways eg increase staff meet financial de-mands etc. If a small business requires funding to top up its own investment and agreed bank loan the District will lend up to £10,000 to help the business grow. SKDC should

not exceed a third of the total funding required and a fixed interest rate will be applied

to a maximum of 3 years. The offer is open to any independent business employing less than 50 employees. Forfurther information call the Economic Development Team on 01476 406080 or via the website under Small Business Loan Scheme. Action: Clerk to ensure both articles are in the next edition of the Grapevine 110/13 Clerks Report The Chairman asked if all members had read the Clerks report and wished to make any

comments. The Clerk requested that quotes be obtained to repair the headstone in the Cemetery. This was confirmed by the Chairman and all members and to report at the



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http://www.skdc4business.co.uk


F&GP meeting in February. Cllr Garratt asked the Clerk to investigate the progress of repairs on Stowe Road. Action: Clerk to source quotes for cemetery repair and speak with Highways re-garding Stowe Road. 111/13 Recommendations from Events, Amenities & Pocket Park Group Events There had been no meeting of the Events Group since November 2013 Amenities There had been no meeting of the Amenities Group but Cllr Jackson confirmed that he was in receipt of quotes for repairs to both Black Bull Green and East End Park. These would be presented at the Finance & General Purpose Meeting in February. Pocket Park Cllr Jackson asked the Clerk if any response had been received from C.Cllr Robinson. As no response had been received, the Clerk was asked to make contact and report back. Action: Clerk to email C.Cllr Robinson Cllr Jackson advised members that the grit bin at Black Bull Green was full with dog foul. Recommendation from Cllr Halfhide was to lock the bin until it was necessary to gain access. Cllr Halfhide will purchase 2 locks and secure the bin. Cllr McCulloch requested repairs be carried out on all notice boards as previously dis-cussed at meetings. The Chairman confirmed that he will speak with the land owner on Truesdale regarding cutting the hedge to prevent the notice board moving further forward. It was agreed that the notice board at the Crossroads and on East End needed work car-rying out on them but cannot be done until the weather gets warmer. Action: Chairman to speak with landowner on Truesdale Gardens. Chairman to also repair notice boards as soon as is reasonably viable. 112/13 Date of next meeting - 18 February 2014 The meeting closed at 8.30pm


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Editor’s Note: These Clerk’s Notes have been edited for the Grapevine. The full parish council approved minutes are publicly displayed at the Post Office and

in the Waggon & Horses, and on the website: parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Langtoft



Pocket Park

The Council is currently awaiting the S106 discussions

between Hanson's and Lincolnshire County Council as

the formal offer to purchase the land cannot be made

until the S106 land restoration requirements are com-

pleted to the satisfaction of LCC. As the Parish Council

is not a party to this we are dependent on LCC pro-

gressing the agreement with Hansons, but recent corre-

spondence from them suggests they are now moving

things forward.

There is further background information on Pocket Park on the website.

Please note that public access to this land is not currently allowed without permis-

sion from Hanson as the restoration has not been completed and the lakes are deep

What’s on the Parish Website

The Parish Website contains a wealth of infor-

mation about the Parish Council and its activi-

ties. It is regularly updated with information

about Council events and current issues as well

as things like Council meeting agenda and min-

utes.

You can register to receive email notifications

from the Council and more importantly there is a

feedback form for you to comment on the web-

site, the Grapevine or any of the Parish Council’s

activities.

If you have not already visited the site the url is http://

parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Langtoft/ or just search for Langtoft Parish Council

As with the Grapevine, the Council is keen to hear from anybody who would like

to help improve the content of the website.



Where does the money go!

Most of the discretionary activities cost is for the printing of the Grapevine

Capital Items/Projects in 2012/13 include play equipment refurbishments, cemetery work and Jubilee donations.

Capital Items/Projects in 2013/14 include budgets for the parks & play equipment, cemetery work

and Pocket Park. Money not spent on Pocket Park will be carried over to 2014/15.

The Council may agree virements between individual budget headings within

the overall budget to meet changing requirements.

Information on Council accounts and budgets is on the LPC website but below is a summary of the audited figures for last year and the budget for this year.


St Michael & All Angels, Church

Church News

New church chairs

Our new oak chairs arrived in the middle of December, just in time for our various Christ-mas celebrations, when we really appreciated the flexibility the chairs offer regarding the layout of the church. Many people have commented on how comfortable they are, and how much brighter the church looks without the long lines of dark pews.

Open Church

During this year our church will continue to be open every Saturday from 10am to 12noon, with coffee and tea available during the morning. On the first Saturday of each month at 9.15am, we hold our regular ‘Prayer Time’ in the Lady Chapel of the church. During this half hour, we meet informally to pray for our village, and those known to us who are in particular need. Anyone is most welcome to come along, or give us a written prayer request to use during this time. Also in the Lady Chapel are our three me-morial windows, where people can place flowers and light a candle in memory of a loved one.

Lent Lunches

These will take place every Thursday lunchtime (please note the change of day) during Lent, in the village hall between 12noon and 2pm. The lunches include a choice of home-made soup, with rolls and butter, followed by cheese and biscuits and tea or coffee. A donation of £3.00 is suggested for the lunch, and the money raised will be divided be-tween Christian Aid and our own village church. The first lunch is on Thursday March 6th and there will be one each week until April 10th.

Easter Egg Trails

These will take place on Saturday April 12th starting and finishing at the church, anytime between 10am and 4pm. This year there will be three trails: one for very young chil-dren, one for older children, and a new one for adults! Light refreshments available all day and soup ‘n sandwich lunches between 12noon and 2pm. Only £1.00 each to enter and everyone gets an egg!

Best wishes

Judy, Churchwarden. 01778 343383. [email protected]




Lent Courses in the Ness Group of Churches.

Lent is for Christians a time of self-denial and self examination as we prepare ourselves to remember the death and resurrection of Christ.

This year we shall be running two study groups over the period of Lent. Both groups will follow the same course but one will meet during the day and the other in the eve-ning.

The courses consist of 6 units and will run on Wednesdays beginning on March 12th and ending on April 16th (the day before Maundy Thursday). We expect each unit to take up about an hour and a half. Although it would be best to attend each week it is not essential, and you are welcome to attend whenever you can.

The course examines the promises made by Christians at their baptism and seeks to relate them to our own experience of life and discipleship today.

Week 1 March 12th Do You Turn To Christ?

Week 2 Mach 19th Do You Believe and Trust in God the Father?

Week 3 March 26th Do You Believe in His Son Jesus Christ?

Week 4 April 2nd Do You Believe in the Holy Spirit?

Week 5 April 9th Do You Repent Your Sins?

Week 6 April 16th Do You Renounce Evil?

Everybody is very welcome to come – whether you are a church-goer or not.

Afternoon Sessions (1 pm to 2.30 pm) will run at Michael Howard’s house (East Dean House, East End, Langtoft). Evening sessions (7.30pm – 9.00pm) will run at Janet Bea-dle’s House (The Vicarage, 10 Church Street, Thurlby).

For more information contact Michael (01778 349576) or Janet (01778 433475)

The Parish Register

Funerals: Elizabeth Hemmings

Tommy Flatters


Our New Church Chairs

Dear Parishioners

By now many of you have been into the Church and have seen our lovely new chairs and a large number of those people sat in them.

We are receiving enquires from people expressing an interest in spon-soring chairs to commemorate a particular occasion such as a Bap-tism, Wedding Day, or in memory of a loved one.

A small brass plaque (approximately 50 x25mm) will be engraved with the words of your choice and fixed to the back of the chair all for the donated fee of £100.00

If you are interested please contact Richard Kelly on 01778 345423 or by

e-mail at [email protected]

February Services at St Michael’s Church

Sunday 2nd 10am Holy Communion

Sunday 9th 10am Holy Communion

Sunday 16th 10am Group service at Baston with healing prayer

Sunday 23rd 8am BCP Holy Communion

10am Family Service followed by craft activities

for the children

(These services are subject to change. There are up to date details of services on the church notice board)

See also diary of events in centre pages for March services


HORSE MANURE AVAILABLE

Either shovel your own and give a donation, or delivered at 50p per large bag.

All money raised goes towards the upkeep of the village church.

Tel: Judy on 01778 343383 E: [email protected]



St Michael & All Angels Church

Langtoft

Presents In Church

‘Pennyless’ In Concert

A flute, fiddle and guitar trio providing a balanced mix of traditional music, original songs, and folk rock with occa-

sional influences from further afield

On

Saturday 01 March 2014 at 7.30pm

£7.50/ticket

Bring Your Own Drinks, Glasses & Openers

We Will Provide The Nibbles

Tickets Available From: Richard Kelly 44 Stowe Road Langtoft Tele: 01778 345423 Mob: 07923 113625 e-mail: [email protected]

LANGTOFT DIARY OF EVENTS

PLACE FEBRUARY ‘14

Parish Council 18 Feb 7pm- Full Council Meeting - Village Hall

Langtoft Primary

School

13 Feb - Term 3 ends

13 Feb - Langtofts Got Talent

24 Feb - Term 4 starts

Langtoft Church -

St Michael & All

Angels

(See also pages 14-15 for

Lent Lunches and Lent

Courses)

Every Sat 10am -12pm - Open Church

Sun 2nd Feb 10am Holy Communion

Sun 9th Feb 10am Holy Communion

Sun 16th Feb 10am Group service at Baston with healing prayer

Sun 23rd Feb 8am BCP Holy Communion

10am Family Service followed by craft activities

for the children

Village Hall Every Tues 2-3.30pm - Extend Over 60 Exercise Class

1 Feb 7pm - Race Night

4 Feb 8pm - Monthly Meeting

Langtoft Players

www.langtoftplayers.co.uk

Tues 7.45pm & Thurs 7.30pm - Rehearsals, Village Hall

Handful of

Harmonies www.handfulofharmonies.co.uk

Harminies: Every Friday 4-5pm, Village Hall

Harmonies: Every Friday 7.30-9pm, Village Hall

Sat 22 Feb - Quiz Night 7.30pm Village Hall

Grapevine - Apr/ May

edition deadlines

http://www.langtoftplayers.co.uk

http://www.handfulofharmonies.co.uk

MARCH ‘14 APRIL ‘14 1 April 7pm- Full Council Meeting - Village Hall

27 March—Easter Disco Fri 4 Apr - Term 4 Ends

Tues 22 Apr - Term 5 starts


Sat 1st March 7.30pm ‘Pennyless’ in Concert

Sun 2nd March 10am Holy Communion

Wed 5th March (Ash Wednesday) 7.30pm Group service of Holy Communion at Baston

Sun 9th March 10am Holy Communion

Sun 16th March 10am Group service of Holy Communion with Healing Prayer

Sun 23rd March 8am BCP Holy Communion

Sun 30th March 10am Family service followed by craft


Sunday Services tba

Every Tues 2-3.30pm - Extend Over 60 Exercise Class

1 March—Jigsaw & Book sale

4 March 8pm - Monthly Meeting

Every Tues 2-3.30pm - Extend Over 60 Exercise Class

3 Apr 7pm Fashion Show

8 Apr 8pm - Monthly Meeting

14 Apr 8pm Easter Bingo

27 Apr 8pm - Monthly Meeting

Tues 7.45pm & Thurs 7.30pm - Rehearsals, Village Hall

20-22 Mar Spring Play ‘Beside the Seaside’

Harminies: Every Friday 4-5pm, Village Hall


Harminies Every Friday 4-5pm, Village Hall


Deadline for information 15th March 2014 Delivery at beginning of April

DIARY OF EVENTS


Just in case you did not see the previous issue of the Grapevine, may I introduce myself

as the Lincolnshire County Councillor representing Market Deeping, West Deeping and

Langtoft. I have special responsibility on the council executive for the Fire and Rescue

Service, Trading Standards, Equality and Diversity issues and Emergency Planning.

To start with some very good news: I was pleased to have the opportunity to open the

new British Red Cross Centre in October on the King Street industrial estate. Whilst we

see on the TV the Red Cross working to help people overseas who are facing natural

disasters, we tend to overlook their role in our own community. The new centre has a

fully equipped events ambulance and a large modern room for first aid training. Red

Cross members play a major role in our county emergency planning exercises, and re-

cently when Boston suffered from floods, the Red Cross organised shelter and food for

those people whose homes had become uninhabitable. On a more routine basis the Red

Cross provides help for people with disabilities and forms part of the emergency response

team together with the Ambulance Service and Fire and Rescue co-responders.

Less welcome news is that, despite my best efforts, it now seems probable that our li-

brary building in Market Deeping will be among those closed as a result of funding cuts.

However, work is in progress to find new accommodation perhaps in the Community

Centre to house a smaller “community hub” facility. Library services are more important

than library buildings, and I shall continue to work for the “comprehensive and efficient”

service to which we are entitled in law.

With Christmas and the New Year celebrations behind us, we are moving apace into

2014. I therefore wish all readers a happy, healthy and peaceful new year!

Please contact me if you have any queries about the county council, or if you think

I may be able to help you in some way.

Tel: 01778 343383

e-mail: [email protected]

Address: Sunningdale, Meadow Road, Langtoft PE6 9LB

NEWS FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL



Chair Secretary Treasurer

Mrs. S. Castley Mrs. O. Yates Mrs. A. Fisher

Tel: (01778) 344173/ 343706 Tel: (01778) 345990 Tel: (01778) 34654

Langtoft Village Hall Management Committee(Registered Charity No. 501924)

Race Night 01 Feb at 7pm

Monthly Meeting 04 Feb at 8pm

Jigsaw & Book Sale 01 Mar at 10am

Monthly Meeting 04 Mar at 8pm

Fashion Show 03 April at 7pm

Monthly Meeting 08 April at 8pm

Easter Bingo 14 April at 8pm

Monthly Meeting 29 April at 8pm

Monthly Meeting 03 June at 8pm

AGM 30 July at 8pm

LVHMC - Some Forthcoming Events to July 2014

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The monthly draw for OCTOBER 2013 provided winning numbers as follows: -

£40.00 No. 37 Mrs. M. Boon

£5.00 No. 40 Mrs. L. Huddlestone

£5.00 No. 17 Ann Hawkins

The monthly draw for NOVEMBER 2013 provided winning numbers as follows: -

£40.00 No. 76 Mr. R. Jackson

£5.00 No. 13 Mrs. A. Fisher

£5.00 No. 25 Mr. A. Tearle

All correspondence to Mrs. S. E. Castley, ‘Dingle Dell’, 7 West End, Langtoft, PE6 9LS.

Telephone: 01778 343706



LANGTOFT PEARL BOWLS CLUB

As my previous report was produced prior to the season ending I

can now finalise the Club’s achievements during the 2013 summer:

In the Stamford League both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams finished 5th in their respective divi-

sions. Both teams did well in the Cup competitions with the ‘A’ team winning the Boor &

Wainwright Trophy after a very exciting final against Ketton who had defeated our ‘B’

team in the semi-final.

The 7 teams playing in the various Peterborough Leagues had 2 promotions and a

near miss third place. Unfortunately, the ‘A’ team were relegated by one point from the

premier division. The interesting outcome to all this is that next season we will have all

3 of our over ‘60’s teams playing in division one of the Club 60 league - some keen

rivalry there then!! in order to avoid confusion the league has asked the Club to have

more concise team names, rather than ‘ABC ‘.At the AGM the proposed idea that the 3

club Colours be used was accepted. After a draw by the 3 team captains ‘A’ became

‘Blue’, ‘B’‘ Green’ and ‘C’‘ Red’ - very imaginative don’t you think?

Other events which have taken place since our previous report are:

The Finals of the Club competitions during early September, with the winners spread

around the Members. The Club thanks John Kingsmill for his excellent organisation of

this major event which does require a lot of chasing to keep all matches on schedule!

The playing season ended on 15th September with a final social day, which was en-

joyed by all, despite the poor weather that day. Having said that, overall, apart from the

early part of the season, we enjoyed many sunny days and evenings this summer.

The annual Presentation Dinner took place at Milton Golf Club on Saturday 12th Octo-

ber, with a good time had by all. The AGM was held on the following Sunday in the

Village Hall. This was well attended and everybody was happy with the way the Club is

being administered.

The Club’s next major event is the Annual Quiz evening being held on Saturday 8th

February 2014 in the Village Hall to which all are welcome (Contact me if interested)

As usual everybody is invited to join us for Coffee at our ‘Cabin by the Green’ on

Wednesday mornings between 10.00 and 11.45

Roy Sharland - Committee Member


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We are an association of parents, carers and staff.

We spend the school year organising fund raising events. All proceeds are given to the school to assist or complete specific projects.

This year the funds we have raised will allow our two main projects to become a reality for our children; a climbing wall and a quiet garden.

We would welcome any assistance you can give us. If you would like to help out at any of the events, please contact us.

You can contact us via our email address at [email protected] OR join our Facebook page FOLS—Friends of Langtoft School.

Upcoming Events are listed below and will be posted n the Facebook page. The

next big event will be Langtoft’s Got Talent on Thursday 13th

February 2014.

Friends of Langtoft School

Date Activity/Event

Thursday 13th February 2014 Langtoft’s Got Talent

Half Term

Early March 2014 propose 6th

March 2014

World Book Day

- Story Telling Evening

Friday 21st March 2014 Sport Relief

Thursday 27th March 2014 Easter Disco

Easter Holiday

April – date TBC Quiz Night

Thursday 1st May 2014 Children’s Movie Night

Half Term

Sunday 8th June 2014 Car Treasure Hunt

Friday 13th June 2014 Bingo Night

Saturday 12th July 2014 Summer Fete

Thursday 17th July 2014 End of Term Disco



To all our advertisers we thank you for supporting this local village publication. We print 900 copies of each Grapevine and deliver it free to all vil-lage households. The advertising revenue allows the Parish Council to partially offset the printing costs. The Grapevine is put together by volunteers from the village.

Advertising Rates: Single (1 edition) Annual (6 editions

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Telephone 01778 343540 Mobile: 07801 981842 www.langtoftdrivingschool.co.uk


Dorothy’s Nature Corner

CANADA GOOSE – Branta Canadensis I am sure you will have seen Canada geese flying over and into Langtoft since October and, like other geese, they are gregarious and fly together in a v-shape or diagonal line formation. The Canada goose has a black head and neck and has a bright white band on the sides of its face which continues under its chin. Their wingspan is 80 cm with a length of 100cm and average weight is 6.6-19.8 lbs (3-9 kg). They were introduced into the UK in 1665 as an addition to the waterfowl collec-tion of King Charles II at St James’s Park. Until the late 50s they were a rarity but their numbers have ballooned to around 100,000 and they are not always welcome! They cause damage to growing crops and also on amenity land in parks, open spaces, golf courses and grassed areas around lakes and ponds. My research has found that just 50 geese can produce 2.5 tons of excrement per year!! The main proportion of their diet consists of seeds, grasses and aquatic plants. Canada geese mate for life and the female lays around 5 eggs in a shallow scrape lined with feathers and soft vegetation. Incubation takes up to 30 days and the male stays near. A group of geese in flight is known as a “skein” and a group on the ground is a “gaggle”. During flight they emit a variety of deep, nasal honking calls. Like me, do you wonder what they are honking about as they fly over? It may go something like this perhaps. . . ”Dad, how much further is it?” “Will we soon be there?” “My wings are aching and I’m hungry/thirsty/tired” . . . Are you affected by damage to your land by Canada geese? Perhaps you have been chased by one – please let me know!

Dorothy-Sterry-Blunt Tel: 01778 347266

E-mail: [email protected]


Langtoft United Football Club As it’s been several years when I last updated the village on the football club, and now being half way through the season what better time do it. To the new comers to the village I’ll give a brief bit of history of Langtoft United Football Club (the Vikings). The football club was formed back in the early nineties starting in the Sunday afternoon league, winning everything going and the fact we could not achieve any more, Brian To-pham and myself (Barry Woodthorpe now chairman) decided to move to Saturday foot-ball where the sky is the limit, At that time we were both managing the team, in the first few years we were promoted from division six to division two winning several cups on the way, we both then decided to step down so new blood could come in and hopefully move us to another level, we moved up to division one some years later only to get relegated after a couple of seasons. Taking over as Chairman some years ago I have seen managers come and go, but a couple of years ago I appointed Ben Martin as manager who has been with me for some years he put together a team of young and lets say experience and in his second year we were promoted back to division one, Ben has now taken a year out for family reason and has just rejoined the club but I have now again appointed a manager from inside the club, Phil Gadsbey and I’m pleased to say we are sitting top of the league and have just ap-plied for the premier league. I have yet to mention our reserve team who are going equally well. We formed them in our second year of the Peterborough League to support the first team and again they have moved up the leagues over the years and sit just behind the first team in division two if they win their games in hand they too will be sitting five points clear at the top. If our dreams come true and both get promoted we will be one of the most successful village teams in Linconshire something all football fans in the village I am sure will be proud of. I am also pleased to see more people from the village coming down on a Satur-day to support us. Kick off’s 2-00 pm Not forgetting you can have a cup of tea, coffee etc in the club house, As I intend to update you all on our progress in future editions of the Grapevine and give you more history and information can I on behalf of all at Langtoft United FC extend best wishes to you all for the coming year. Barry Woodthorpe, Chairman

"up the vikings"

(Taken from an email and edited for the magazine)

Letters


Route 66 Hi, I would be really grateful if you could put this small article in the Grapevine to allow us the opportunity to thank everyone who recently attended our dance and to let them know what we raised. I, (Pete Lane), play in a 60's band, along with friends Phil Cox, Dave Parry and Dave Woodward, the band is called Route '66. We try to get together two or three times a year to hold our own fund raising dances. Recently, together with my wife Sandee Lane, we organised a dance at the Village Hall in Langtoft, it was a huge success with lots of friends and family supporting us and enjoying the 60's music which we love and play. We try to choose a charity which is dear to all of us connected with the band and this time, due to two of us in the band recently having treatment for cancer, it was agreed that our chosen charity on this occasion would be for Cancer Research UK. We were delighted that we raised £500.00 on the night with raffle, auction items and other activities and donations. We were also very fortunate to have received many gifts to-wards the raffle etc and were really grateful to our family, friends and local businesses for this. The band members and wives recently got together to present the cheque to Laura Holland of Cancer Research UK in the sum of £500.00. Pete Lane 01778 346439

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Members of Route '66 with their wives, Bridget Woodward, Dave Parry, Pete Lane, Laura Holland of Cancer Research UK, Sandee Lane, Dave Woodward, Sue Cox, Phil Cox present-ing cheque.


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Knights Templar The Knights Templar were founded in France in 1117, at the request of the Pope, who wanted the pilgrims going to visit The Temple Of Solomon in Jerusalem, to be protected from muslim bandits . Over the next 200 years they, although started out as poor Knights of the cloth, soon found themselves to be very wealthy indeed. By 1300 they had their own ships going out to the Holy Lands with their own supplies and coming back laden with spices and cloths and various other goods that had never even been seen before The Templars had by this time over 5,000 castles , forts and farms ,all spread from Europe right into the sea areas of the Holy lands. They were also experts at lending money, and this was to be their down-fall, The King of France Philip owed the Templars a huge sum of money, and so along with Pope Clement 5th, plotted to bring the demise of the Templars This was done on Friday 13th October 1307, King Philip bringing in charges of heresy and of devil worship, leading to the arrest of the order. Some Knights escaped to Scotland others fled to other parts of Europe, the rest who were captured, many of them were burned at the stake. But the King didn’t have it all his own way, with the Templars arrested he set about raiding their strong rooms for the money that he was so des-perate for, but the Templars were one step ahead of him, having been tipped off, their treasure was smuggled out of everyone of their proper-ties, so when searched by Philips men, everyone one of the rooms were empty It was hidden and so well was it , it has never been discovered.

Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major land-owners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire

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