THE TWO VILLAGES
Leadenham
Welbourn
Winter picture of St. Chad’s
by Jacqui Lawson
Welbourn
Leadenham
November 2009
The Parishes of Beckingham, Brant Broughton with Stragglethorpe, Leadenham & Welbourn
The Rectory, Church End, Leadenham, Lincs LN5 0PX
01400 273987
[email protected]
From the Rector
Dear All,
The leaves are falling, and the season of remembrance is upon us once more. You may be remembering friends and relatives whom you have “loved long since and lost awhile”, or honouring in remembrance those who have fallen in the service of our country – in fact most of us will be doing
both of these things, and for some, the two categories overlap.
I hope our service of “Remembering” at St Helen’s on All Souls Day, and our Remembrance Sunday
services, may give you some comfort and some hope. For soon the season of hope also dawns –
at the end of this month. That is what Advent is: looking forward to Christmas, by looking back to
the promise of hope and deliverance which comes to us in the Old Testament and is fulfilled in the
New. As the candles of Advent are lit week by week, the hope and expectation grow.
Human beings cannot live and flourish without these two things – remembrance and hope. They
are vital to every one of us, and collectively to our society and our nation. May this season of remembering and the forthcoming season of Advent bring us all the comfort and the hope we need,
And may they culminate in a happy and blessed Christmas. But that is to anticipate!
May I end with grateful thanks to all those who so beautifully decorated our churches for harvest,
and for the visit of the Nota Bene choir; and thanks to all who came to hear them sing: it was a wonderful musical treat!
All good wishes,
* = traditional language
♫ = choir leads the singing
☺☺= particularly child-friendly
Alan Megahey
SERVICES IN NOVEMBER
SUN 1 NOV
ALL SAINTS
9.00am
10.00am
6.00pm
MON 2 NOV
7.00pm
St Helen’s Holy Communion*
All Saints
Songs of Praise for All Saints ☺☺ ♫
St Swithun’s Holy Communion*
St Helen’s
Service of “Remembering” on All Souls Day
Remembering loved ones who have died
SUN 8 NOV
REMEMBRANCE
SUNDAY
9.00am
10.30am
6.00pm
St Helen’s Holy Communion* and remembrance
St Swithun’s Service of Remembrance
St Chad’s
Holy Communion* and remembrance
SUN 15 NOV
2nd before
ADVENT
9.00am
10.00am
6.00pm
St Swithun’s Holy Communion*
St Helen’s Family Morning Service ☺☺
St Chad’s Holy Communion
SUN 22 NOV
CHRIST
THE KING
9.00am
10.00am
11.15am
5.00pm
St Swithun’s Holy Communion*
St Chad’s Parish Eucharist
All Saints Holy Communion
Claypole Deanery Celebration of Christ the King
SAT 28TH
Christmas Coffee morning at Leadenham Village Hall
SUN 29 NOV
ADVENT 1
10.00am
6.00pm
SAT 5 DEC
Welbourn Coffee Morning
St Helen’s Parish Eucharist for Advent
St Chad’s Advent Carol Service ♫
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MICHAEL JOHN DWANE
who died on August 25 aged 87 at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, had moved from his beloved Leadenham to
West Bridgford , Nottingham in 2002 for health reasons. As
most people know in the area, Michael suffered a stroke in
February 1982 which, in more recent years, resulted in the
gradual decline of his short term memory although his long
term memory was amazing .He could still recall some very
amusing and interesting incidents from the past and his
World War II stories were an education in history. He was a
natural raconteur and could tell a story like nobody else I
know. He loved company and having a good chat and held
some great parties at Christmas. He was a man who bore
his disability without complaint, very independent and before moving to Nottingham, coping as well as he could do
with the generous help of his friends and neighbours on
North Road, Leadenham. After the stroke Michael enlisted
the help of an ex School Headmaster and learned to read and
write again. He also carried on driving until he was seventytwo when he realised the sight in his right eye was not as it
should be. He was not the sort of man to lay down and give
in to anything, he was a larger than life man, a hard worker
but lots of fun; a man's man but definitely a ladies man with
a flirtatious twinkle in his eye. He could mix with anyone
and be comfortable. He loved his family and was amazed
that he was a great, Grandfather!!!
When World War II broke out and as soon as he was old
enough he enlisted in to the Fleet Air Arm . He underwent
training on Rolls-Royce engines to become an aeroplane
mechanic on some of the most well known Air Craft Carriers during WWII, such as the ' ILLUSTRIOUS', serving in
the Mediterranean where he was based in Egypt for some
of the time. Malta was a popular stop off for a game of
football organised by the ship's personnel. He also served
in the North Atlantic on ships providing escort cover for
the Merchant Navy convoys.
After the war Michael bought his first lorry with his savings. He built up a haulage business based in Leadenham
and was kept very busy moving anything to anywhere. His
lorries were kept busy 24/7 during the east coast floods of
1953 carrying stone from Leadenham quarry to help rebuild the area. During the eighties he ran a business on
High Street, Leadenham selling motor cars with a garage
for mechanical repairs and body refinishing. He retired
from business after the stroke but with his determination
and desire to keep busy always found something to do.
Even after the stroke he was still able to enjoy life and
loved to go over to the east coast where he enjoyed being
by the sea.
During the war he had met Rosina (Rose) a Wren based at
Lea-On-Solent. They were married in March 1948 and
Born into an Army family at the Sabre Barracks in Lincoln had five daughters and three sons. Rose will always be remembered for her beautiful mezzo-soprano voice and pion 20 June 1922 he was the youngest of three children;
brother to Kay now living in Cannock, Staffs and Stella who ano playing. They divorced in 1972 but remained amicable
died in 1963 and is buried at St. Swithun's Church Leaden- friends until Rose died in October 2005. Michael's second
marriage in 1972 ended in divorce twenty years later.
ham alongside their parents RSM Patrick Henry Dwane M.
They had a son.
C. and Bridget Agnes Dwane. At the age of ten the family
moved from Lincoln to Leadenham when Michael's father
He was a man of unmistakable charm, a great character,
took up position at RAF Cranwell. Michael attended the
Catholic School in Sleaford, transported there by his Mother gregarious and good fun, a perfectionist, a hard taskmaster
who did not suffer fools gladly. If my back had been up
on the back of her motorbike!!! I think it must have been
against the wall, he was the man I would have wanted in
from her that he inherited his 'wild' side. His attendance at
my corner. For my part he was an easy man to care for, he
this school was short lived and he moved to the RAF Crannever complained and was always so grateful for everywell School where he excelled at sport. Dad told me that
thing that was done for him.
one of his reports read "If Michael was as good at his academic studies as he was at sport he would be an excellent
He always missed living in Leadenham and leaving his
student"!! Michael loved football and played for the
friends and way of life behind when he moved to NottingLeadenham team and although the Football Scout for Linham, but his final resting place is where he wanted to be,
coln invited him for a trial he decided that he was too old
and busy running his haulage business. As a child I can re- next to his sister Stella in St. Swithun's graveyard, Leadenham .....he came home at last.
member the Boxing Day match being played on the school
playing field opposite where we used to live (now the
Troops Showroom and Petrol Station). with all the players in I loved him and miss him very much...... he has left a huge
hole in my life that can never be filled. God Bless Him.
fancy dress. Tennis was also a sport enjoyed by Michael
He is survived by all of his children, grandchildren and
and his sisters after their Mother decided to have a tennis
great-grandchildren and his sister Kay and her family
court built on the front lawn! He always said: "I enjoy
watching most competitive sport".
I would like to thank everyone for their kind donations
made to 'Michael's' charity for Neurodegenerative Diseases
At the age of 14 Michael left school and started an apprenwith a total of £464.59 having been collected.
ticeship at the local blacksmiths and later on he told stories
of joining a travelling fair and working on the dodgem cars
owned by Hollands. He must have been fearless because at Joan Dwane
the age of seventeen he was riding motorbikes on the wall of
death!!
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Swithun’s ‘100’ Club
Prize Draw Results
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Draw held: Tuesday 6th October 2009
House to House Collection in Welbourn
£ 35
£17.50
£17.50
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
A big thank you to all those who gave to this
important charity.
We raised £165.28 and with Gift Aid
the total will be £211.48.
No. 57
No 6
No. 70
No. 37
No. 55
No. 34
Hilary Procter
Joan Harvey
Sandra Crowe
Dawn Critchley
Gary Bacon
Linda Lane
Brian Milton
If you are interested in becoming a member of
the St. Swithun’s 100 Club, contact:-
Congratulations to
Andrew and Heather Smith
01400 273020 or 01400 273864 for full details.
On the birth of—William Stephen in Indianapolis,
on 05.09.2009 weighing 6 lbs 11 oz. a brother for
Alexander, another Grandson for Steve and Nephew
for James. We look forward to seeing them here for
the Christening in
2010.
ST. CHAD’S “100” CLUB - OCTOBER 2009
They are all shown
here at Alexander’s
Christening at St.
Chad’s on 18th January 2008
Many Congratulations to Miss Daphne Page
shown here at St.
Swithun’s—who celebrates
her 80th Birthday on 6th
November—we hear there
are some celebrations
planned for her and we
hope she has a lovely time
with friends and family—
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Tony Crosby
£25
3
Phyllis Garner
£10
15
Mike Carter
£10
25
Bridget Vere-Laurie
£5
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In Leadenham Village Hall
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14TH NOVEMBER
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NEW OPENING
TIMES
Welbourn Workers Club.
Our new club has met every Thursday
lunch since September. We have 7 supporter (3 males, 4 females) all using home
as their main place of work. Some are
employed and based at home and others
are self-employed and cover a wide range
of occupations.
We are already planning our Christmas
lunch! Something that is normally difficult
if you happen to work on your own.
The idea started when a few people who
use their homes as their main workplace were saying
how they missed the chat of work mates and some of
the social aspects of normal work. So we are meeting
just for an hour 12.30 and 1.30 –when we leave
promptly – to have lunch with other workers. Sometimes we talk about the issues at work, often shared
by others or what was on the TV the night before.
Not everyone can make every week – just come
along when it suits.
We would like to extend a welcome to home based
workers in Leadenham and anyone else from
neighbouring cliff edge villages, so please pass this
invite on to anyone you know who works from home.
If you are interested, turn up at the - Joiners Arms
Pub, Welbourn any Thursday at 12.30. Or contact Ann Broadbent 01400 273363 email
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Storm Night at the Joiners Arms
This was held on Wednesday evening, 21st October to
remember the great whirlwind on 13th October 1666
which reduced the village of Welbourn to ruins and traumatised the inhabitants. However, the participants of the
evening at the Joiners were not traumatised—but enjoyed
a delicious meal of chicken & salad starters, casseroles of
beef and chicken with crusty bread and a very tasty terrine of chocolate and cherry with icecream. This was all
prepared and served by Jim and Jenny and there was live
music provided by John Barry.
(some of the guests pictured below)
Saturday 31st October at 9.00pm a
Halloween party disco and buffet prizes for best costume.
On Wednesday 11th November the Joiners
Arms will be hosting
an Armistice Day Dinner—8.30pm
Menu:French onion soup with cheese croutons
lamb tagine with roasted tomato cuscus
dessert to be announced
On Sat 21st at 9.00pm there will be a Karaoke
night
and on Sat 28th at 9.00pm there will be a quiz
night.
Crib, darts and pool players wanted lessons given if required see in bar for details.
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Welbourn W.I.
At their meeting on Thursday, 1st October, Nic Lance was
the speaker who gave a talk on ‘Young Tennyson’. On entering the Primary School one would have thought he was
the Young Tennyson!, as can be seen from the pictures—
right— there was a remarkable resemblance, helped by the
growing of his hair and a beard especially for this 200th
anniversary year of the poet’s birth. Welbourn was very
fortunate to be selected as one of the villages for his talk
which was much appreciated by his audience.
Nic talked about Alfred Tennyson’s birth on 6th August
1809 at the Rectory in Somersby in the Lincolnshire Wolds
where he spent his formative years in an ‘isolated and little-known corner of England’ where the people in the nineteenth century spoke a dialect impenetrable to outsiders.
Alfred never forgot his roots and later wrote poems in the
Lincolnshire dialect remembered from his youth. Nic recited one of his poems in this dialect.
At age 7 it was decided Alfred should attend Louth Grammar School which he hated due to the severe discipline and
bullying and after four unhappy years returned home to
Somersby Rectory and was taught by his father. However,
it was at the Grammar School where Tennyson while sitting in school feeling depressed, noticed through the window flowers growing in the wall and he wrote—’Flower in
the Crannied Wall’ which Nic also read. (This poem incidentally was the first poem read to Margaret Storer on her
first day at school at five which she has never forgotten).
The Tennyson family spent holidays at Mablethorpe in a
rented house which still can be seen today. The sight of
the grey North Sea made a deep impression on Alfred,
which he described as ‘interminable waves rolling along
the interminable shores of sand’ and this is recognised in
his poem ‘Break, break, break’. Stockworth Mill which
inspired the poem ‘The Miller’s Daughter’ was another
well known haunt which holds an exhibition of Tennyson
memorabilia. The famous brook of course still flows merrily through Somersby to join the brimming river.
Nic was thanked for his fascinating talk and he also judged
the competition which was for a limerick about clergy and
was won by June Stansfield—it is reproduced here:-
ONCE, AN OLD PARSON FROM YORK
TO OUR INSTITUTE GAVE A POOR
TALK,
HIS SUBJECT WAS DREAR,
SO, ON A SHORT PIER,
WE TOLD HIM TO TAKE A LONG WALK.
The next meeting will be on Thursday, 5th November
when Neil Curtis will give a demonstration of pork pie
making.
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Welbourn Forge
LEADENHAM HALL 2000
RURAL TOURING THEATRE –
LATEST OFFERING
On Saturday morning, 3rd October, a
new volunteer Jake Beaty came to join
regular helper Sam Lawson. John
Chambers from Navenby has also
joined the group and is interested in further developing
his skills in forging metal in the traditional way. The
group prepared a metal arch support which will be used
to assist in the repair of one of the village’s older buildings.
ANGUS AND ROSS
THEATRE COMPANY
WILL PRESENT
“THE MYSTERY OF
IRMA VEP”
The next meeting will be on Saturday morning, November 7th at 10.00am.
The revival of a classic spoof, first produced and
opened “off Broadway” in New York’s Greenwich
Village in 1984. The show went on to become the
most produced play in the USA in 1991.
Emanuel Brierley and Dominic Goodwin play all
eight parts in this hysterical revival of the classic
1980’s spoof of a Penny Dreadful.
Christmas Bingo
Emanuel and Dominic are both well known to rural
touring audiences having recently performed in Clap
Trap Theatre’s powerful production of “Not About
Heroes”.
Tuesday,
1st December
Leadenham Village Hall
Prepare for an evening of hilarious
entertainment!
7.30pm—Eyes Down at 7.00pm
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH
at 7.30PM
Prizes, Raffle, Refreshments
Proceeds for Bowls Club.
Adults: £9.00 Concessions: £
8.50
(Including light, buffet supper)
Wine and juice bar available
The following letter appeared in ‘The
Guardian’ on 28th October from Mabel
Taylor of Knutsford, Cheshire:-
For tickets Tel: HILARY (01400
272835) OR SANDY (01400 272963)
‘Obviously Jesus chose
chose 12 men to
be his apostles as only men had
time to lounge about listening
to his preaching. Women
would have been at home,
caring for the children, cooking
food and doing the household
chores.’
PLEASE NOTE: HILARY WILL BE AWAY 21st –
28th OCT.
Alternatively email your booking
requirements at any time to:
[email protected]
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St. Chad’s Harvest Festival
St Chad’s Patronal Festival
Was held on Friday 3rd October and conducted by the
Rector, Alan Megahey, Organist Dave Nelson and Sidesmen Alan & Liz Bull. There was a reading from farmer,
Richard Coxe—who had as always donated a sack of potatoes—some of which were enjoyed at the Harvest Supper. Two choirs took part—children from the Primary
School sang a variety of lively songs under the baton of
Annie Walker and the Group Choir also sang under the
direction of Choir Master, Hugh Dibley. The children
read prayers and also some moved around the Church with
the Rector on a Procession of Blessing beginning at the
open south door, the font, the tower and finally by thankyou letters from children in Zimbabwe who had written
after donations had been sent to them earlier.
Was this year held on Sunday morning 25th October, the
service was lead by the Rector, Alan Megahey, Organist
Mr. John Bushell, Sidesmen were Alan and Liz Bull and
a lesson was read by Gregg Chapman. The Choir led by
Hugh Dibley sang The Peruvian Gloria as an introit. At
the end of the service Mr. Bushell played the Toccata
and Fugue in D Minor by Bach, a wonderful ending to
the service which was applauded by the congregation. He
was thanked very much by the Rector and Hugh Dibley
for all his playing in the Church over many years and it
was hoped he would still return now and again during his
retirement. Mrs. Joyce Bushell, his wife was presented
with flowers by
Church Warden
Mrs. Fran Brealey
and thanked for
chauffeuring John
around our
churches over the
years.
The Church looked beautiful with flowers, fruit and vegetables, much from village gardens, organised by Margaret
Overton. There were also beautiful autumn pictures from
the children exhibited around the Church. The children
from school brought their offerings up to the alter (see
Sam Lawson and Annie Burton below) after which all
joined in singing ‘You Shall Go Out With Joy’. Everyone
went to the Primary School for a marvellous supper organised by Fran Brealey, Jan and John Burrows and many
helpers, where there was a wonderful array of food and
wine for all to enjoy. (Elizabeth & Fred Metheringham
are shown below perched among the art work enjoying
their supper).
The collection at Church will go to our Children’s Charities in Zimbabwe and the vegetables and fruit from
Church will be given to the Nomad Trust and donations
for food and wine went to St.Chad’s.
Drinks and nibbles
were then served
after this lovely
service and all
walked home in
the autumn sunshine.
John & Joyce Bushell
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Welbourn Parish Council
Public Forum
PC Hanson reported that there had been three thefts in the
village and a number of motor vehicles had been damaged.
County and District Council Matters
Councillor Wylie said that Anglian Water could see no
problems with the planning application to erect 9 dwellings
on the land on the corner of Beck Street and Cow Lane.
The ‘Residential Condition’ imposed on the semi-detached
dwellings being built in Hall Orchard Lane is to be removed.
There is an issue which has been noted by Anglian Water
with a right angled bend in the foul water system at the bottom of Hall Orchard Lane which obstructs the steady flow
of sewage in the pipe which feeds the local sewage works.
Councillor Wylie also agreed to investigate whether there
was to be a ‘106 Agreement’ regarding the planned development on the land at the corner of Beck Street and Cow
Lane.
Councillor Overton reported that there was only one District Council Tree Officer, whereas there used to be three.
There was to be a sub-committee formed to carry out the
inspection of local care homes.
Reports from Portfolio Holders
Mr. Bill Goodhand said that two possible ‘suitable sites’
for development had been identified within the village.
This was in response to the document setting out housing
policies within the regional plan. .
Mr. Vic Brealey asked that the Chairman draft a letter regarding the dyke which is required along the A607.
Planning Matters
Applications
1.
Erection of 9 dwelling houses with associated drives
and garages (Re-submission—land on corner of
Beck Street and Cow Lane).
2.
Erection of free standing car port to front of dwelling:- 11 Beck Street.
3.
Reduction of crown to cherry tree:- 27 Crosby
Lane—reduction of crown to be 20% only.
Welbourn Village Hall Development Project
Chairman, Mr. Rod Storer said that the scheme was being
held up by The Big Lottery Fund who required the deeds to
the village hall to be endorsed that no alterations be made
without their consent.
The electric cable found where the new foundations were to
be constructed has been re-routed. There were problems in
constructing the new foundations due to the location being
near The Beck and there was now a need for piling to be
carried out which will add at least another £10k to the
costs.
The trees growing next to the existing building (pond side)
need to be pollarded and a quote of £250 plus VAT has
been received to carry out the work.
Alleged smoke nuisance, Castle Hill Field
The Chairman has investigated this problem about a complaint which had been made anonymously. Members were
reminded that the site was listed as an Ancient Monument
and that no bonfires were allowed on it.
Parish Allotments: Adoption of Tenancy Agreement
It was proposed that the document be adopted by the Council. It appears that there is now a fairly long waiting list of
people wishing to rent one of the allotments, and there was
now a requirement to take back the area now rented to Mr.
John Francis.
Registration of Land
The Clerk has received a letter recommending that all public
land should be registered with Land Registry. Mr. Stephen
Short agreed to speak to Mr. David Close about this matter.
Free Trees for Parishes: Lincolnshire County Council
Mrs. Annie Walker agreed to process the application for
some 25 trees, and some of them would be planted on the
boundary to the parish allotments.
Brian Wildblood, Parish Clerk.
Welbourn Parish Council require a
Village Handyman
to carry out various tasks in and around the village
Enquiries please to either:Mr Rod Storer, Wayside, Little Lane, Welbourn.
01400 272576
Mr Vic Brealey,
32 the Green Welbourn 01400 272925
Final applications in writing by no
later than 1st January 2010.
Parish Council Portfolio Holders
1
Constitution & Audit
2
Planning & Countryside
“
3
Liaison District & County
“ Marianne Overton
4
Highways Footways & Drains
“ Rod Storer
5
Environment & Village matters
“ Vic Brealey
6
Parish Plan & Public Liaison
“ Bert Gibson
7
Police & NHW
“ Tony Copley
8
Health, Social & Welfare
“
Simon Lawson
9
Liaison Allotment Tenants
“
Annie Walker
10 IT & Website
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Cllr. Stephen Short
Bill Goodhand
Mr. Malcolm McBeath
Welbourn Parish Council
Welbourn Gardeners’ Club
Once again the group met in the Primary School due to alterations on the Village Hall not yet finished. On the 8th
October Mr. Steven Lovell a writer and lecturer on horticulture gave us a talk on The Art of Pruning. (Steven is shown
below with some of the many trees and shrubs he brought
with him for pruning and also for sale).
The chief reasons for pruning are to keep a plant healthy,
well balanced and evenly shaped and also to encourage it to
produce the maximum effect required from it. So deadheading, removing deceased and damaged branches plus
weak and wayward offshoots are all part of this procedure.
At times Mr. Lovell’s information on thinning certain bushes
seemed pretty drastic to most of us, but he assured us we
would end up with a much stronger and shapelier plant.
Thus leaving us with the information that we could now
prune our own shrubs and trees correctly.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 12th November at the
Primary School when Mrs. Ailsa Jackson from Leicester will
give a talk on “The Experiences of a Chelsea Exhibitor”.
Due to the ill health of the Parish Clerk, Welbourn
Parish Council has appointed Mr Malcolm McBeath
as acting Parish Clerk until Mr Wildblood is well
enough to resume his duties.
The Parish Council is grateful for the past hard work
and effort that Mr Wildblood has put into the post and
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr Malcolm McBeath resides at 6 Hall Lane Welbourn and should be contacted for all Parish Council
matters until further notice.
His acceptance of the position is much appreciated.
JR Storer, Chairman.
Leadenham Players
PANTO 2010
Rehearsals for the 2010 pantomime, to be performed by
the Leadenham Players, are well underway - ‘Oh yes
they are!’. . The sets and costumes are being designed
and lines learnt, even as we speak.
This years offering is ‘A Peep at the Billy Goats Gruff’, a
new script written by Chris Colley And Dave Mitchell.
The story starts in London and as the plot unfolds you
will meet all your favourite pantomime characters: the
pretty principle girl, and dashing principle boy, the hard
done by Dame and the dastardly villain who we all love
to boo, as well as some new and interesting characters.
Jose Sumner
Director Jane Thorne said “We have once again been
very lucky to have a script written especially for us. Following the publication of two previous innovative and
witty scripts Chris and Dave have written another very
funny and different pantomime, bringing a modern twist
to the 2010 production.
All our members are working very hard to put together
this pantomime, we have had some big cast/member
changes this year, so we are all learning and taking on
different challenges, including myself directing for the
first time - eek!
It is an exciting time and I for one feel very proud to be
part of this motivated, forward thinking team.
So using some lines from the script “Can we do it?” “Yes
we can!””
Performance dates are Friday 29th and Saturday 30th
January 2010 and Friday 5th and Saturday 6th February 2010 with evening performances each day and additional matinee performances on both Saturdays. So put
these dates in your diary. Actual performance times and
ticket prices will be announced soon, so watch this space.
Sylvia Walker
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Welbourn C of E Primary School –
Two Villages report, Nov. 09
We have had a very busy month (as usual), with the children and staff accomplishing a great deal. Class 1 had a
very exciting visit from Mr Wells in the last week of
the month, who brought his companion Sutton with him.
Sutton is a Guide Dog. Mr Wells gave a really fascinating talk about how Sutton helps him to get around independently. Sutton was wonderfully behaved, as you
would expect, and the children really enjoyed the time
they spent in class.
Earlier in October we held the first of our Parent’s assemblies. Class 1 showed all their work relating to Autumn, including some excellent acrostic poems. The children had also written some lovely poetry about patterns
that you see in the clouds, including a down hill skier and
an eight legged pig! Thank you to all the parents and
families who came to school to support the assembly.
The next assembly will be during November for the
children of Class 2.
At the beginning of October we joined with the lovely
Village Harvest Festival at St. Chad’s. The children sang
beautifully, showing some of the wonderful work that
they have been doing this term with Annie Walker in
music. Following the service we all came back to school
for the Harvest Supper. It was an impressive feast
which was very well attended. Thank you to all the members of the community who helped make the school look
so good. The photo below shows some of the art work
that the children of class 3 produced in their sessions
with Rosie this half term. The clay toadstools were absolutely stunning – the pumpkin was real!
On Monday 9th November we are holding a community
poetry event. During the day we will have author and
poet David Mason working with the children in the
school to inspire their creative writing. In the evening,
David is going to host a community poetry event for anyone aged 8-108. The evening will include a range of performances from David and some of our children, as well
as aiming to inspire the audience to join in with the
creative force of poetry writing! David has said this will
be “No ordinary poetry recital!” We would love for as
many as you as possible to come along to the event.
Times are listed below.
We have finally appointed two members of staff, Mrs
Fiona Watchorn and Mrs Julie Marshall to run our
breakfast club. This means that we can start the breakfast club in the week beginning 9th November 2009.
Arts Week Exhibition and Performances
Thursday 4th December – 4.00pm until 7.30pm
(performances until 5pm)
Friday 5th December
- 2.00pm until 4.00pm
(performances until 3pm)
Community Poetry Event
Monday 9th November - 6.45pm until 8.00pm
Light refreshments will be available.
We look forward to seeing you at the above events.
Kindest regards
Steven Horsley, Headteacher
Looking to the next half term, we are holding our annual
Arts Week. This will be during the final week of November. If there are any members of the community who
have any knowledge or artefacts that would support our
exploration of “Tribes Around the World” we would be
delighted to hear from you. (The level of community
support that we receive makes our curriculum very
rich – thank you to everyone that has supported us recently.) The exhibition dates are listed right.
Some of the 3-D clay work by Class 3
At the end of half term we have appointed Miss Kirsty
Watson to cover Dee Harrison’s maternity leave starting in January. Miss Watson has been teaching in a National Creative Partnership School in Peterborough,
brings a wealth of experience in creative curriculum
which will support the work that we have been doing
over the last two and a half years.
Children enjoying the Harvest Supper
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St Swithun’s Harvest Festival
Was held on Sunday 27th September, conducted by the
Rector, Alan Megahey, with organist Dave Nelson, and
farmer, Roderick Booth read a lesson. The Church looked
beautiful with flowers (some shown right) vegetables and
fruit and the children from the Primary School took part
with songs and prayers and brought their offerings up to
the altar to be blessed. (see picture below).
The final hymn was ‘You shall go out with joy’
which everyone did and most went on to the
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NOTA BENE CHOIR WEEKEND
Twenty visiting singers from various parts of the country,
ranging from Glasgow to Dorset, descended on Welbourn
on Friday 16th October to begin practicing seven short choral works to be sung at a special candlelit Vespers service at
St Chad’s on the Sunday evening. They came with their
own conductor, John Holloway, and organist, Ian Fox, and
were joined by local singers Hugh and Fiona Dibley, Elizabeth Megahey, David Close, Vic Rampton and Verity
Hope-Hawkins, for this exciting weekend.
Our visitors were given suppers on Friday and Saturday
nights at the Dibleys’ barn, and were served coffee, tea,
cakes and biscuits during their lengthy practice sessions at
St Chad’s. Starting from scratch, the wonderful church music ranging from the Tudor period by Weelkes, Victoria and
Monteverdi, through the following centuries, including a
German Magnificat by Schutz, to the 20th century Nunc
Dimittis by Gustav Holst and two beautiful works by Harris
and Lauridsen, the latter’s “O Magnum Mysterium” being
one of the most moving modern pieces I have ever sung, we
gradually perfected each piece to performance level. The
time spent in rehearsal was tiring, but stimulating and inspiring. There was also much fun and hilarity!
On Sunday morning many of the visitors joined the Benefice choir at St Swithuns for a sung eucharist service before
getting back to their rehearsals. The Benefice choir in turn
joined the Nota Bene Singers for rehearsal of the final item
in the Vespers service, Weelkes’ “Hosanna to the Son of
David”, which they had been practicing for several weeks.
And so, at 6pm on a crisp autumn evening St Chad’s was
all dressed-up with
beautiful flower arrangements and candles everywhere, as
dusk fell, and the
Nota Bene Singers
faced an expectant
congregation of over
170. As one of the
singers, I am not able
to make an impartial
critique of our performance; but I feel I
may say that each
piece, as it slotted
into the traditional
fabric of the Evensong service, appeared to go very well
and to be silently appreciated by the listening worshippers. The traditional
Responses were sung by the choir, and the Reverend Dr
Alan Megahey conducted the service in his usual impeccable style. A collection was taken for the roof appeal
totalling £304.
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After the service 105 people, including the singers, foregathered at The George Hotel Leadenham for a roast
beef dinner. The beef was succulent and plentiful, and
the
whole meal was delicious and served very efficiently,
considering the number of diners and that they were
split between the main dining room and the Stable
Bar. Our sincere thanks go to Michael and Karen
Wilgoose and their willing young helpers for a superb
evening. A raffle was drawn by Rev. Megahey and 13
prizes were distributed to the lucky winners; thanks to
Stephen and Alison Short for conducting the raffle,
which raised £432. A wonderful total sum of £1626
was raised towards the replacement of St Chads roof.
There are too many kind people who contributed to
the success of the weekend to be named individually
but special thanks must go to the ten hosts who entertained the visitors in their homes, and to Leadenham
who provided supper for them on Saturday evening.
Stephanie Close provided the Friday night supper, and
refreshments during the rehearsals, and Hugh and Fiona
Dibley hosted both suppers at their home.
Our visitors say that they enjoyed themselves so much
that a return visit another year is a possibility; are we
up to it?!
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(Photograph taken in St. Swithun’s of the two choirs
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SISTER CHURCHES - How did it come
The Mortgage and the Service of Consecration
The mortgage on the 'new' church was finally paid off at
the end of 2008. We were pleased to be invited, on behalf
of Beckingham and our Rector, to be at the service of
thanksgiving and consecration by the Bishop of Northern
California on September 27th 2009.
The service started in the car park, and about 100 people
processed up to the church singing. The bishop blessed the
door, the vestibule and the font. We were very moved that
on this special occasion, the person chosen to carry the
cross at the head of the procession was a young woman
with Down's syndrome. In the main church the organ was
blessed, then the lectern/pulpit. After the altar was blessed
two women of the church clothed it in festive linen. Two
teenagers were confirmed, and a former Roman Catholic
priest received into the Episcopal Church. Our Bishop of
Lincoln had sent a message to the Californian bishop, and
we brought greetings from Beckingham. We gave St.
Barnabas an album about our Church and village. They presented us with an album their children had made about
themselves and the area, to be given to the children of
Beckingham Church. The service concluded with Holy
Communion.
Afterwards we went outside where the mortgage document
was ceremoniously burned in a barbecue set. Then it was
back inside for a great turkey and apple pie feast! A wonderful occasion!
about? St Barnabas Church, Mount Shasta,
Northern California, and All Saints Church
Beckingham, Lincolnshire
Over one weekend in June 2008, thunderstorms set off
over 1700 fires North California. The hotel we were due
to go to was in a fire zone. So there we were, on a Saturday night, in a rather remote part of North California,
with no bed for the night! We decided to head to the
town of Mt Shasta, and eventually found a room. Sunday morning we headed to the Episcopal Church, a
member of the Church of England world-wide family of
churches. We found an inspiring service, and a group of
very friendly people. When we got home the Priest in
Charge (Father Ted!) wrote asking us to tell him about
our home church. We did so, and soon there followed an
invitation to our Rector and Beckingham PCC for our
congregations to become 'Sister Churches'. In early
2009 that was passed by both PCCs. Since then we've
exchanged news and prayer requests. St. Barnabas website (www.snowcrest.net/stbarnabas) has a link to Beckingham and Beckingham's site will soon have a link to
Shasta (www.saintsalivebeckingham.or.uk). At a time
when the Episcopal Church in the USA is very divided,
they were delighted to be joined with the 'Mother'
Church in England.
The Area
Mount Shasta town nestles at the bottom of Mt Shasta, a
dormant volcano 14,000 feet high and covered with
snow even in summer. It's in an area of outstanding
natural beauty with woods, rivers, mountains, lakes, waterfalls and plentiful wildlife - including bears, eagles,
and mountain lions. It's in a State Park. In winter it's a
ski resort, and in summer a centre for camping, canoeing, horse riding and hiking. It's also a major 'New Age'
venue. Rather a contrast to Beckingham!
We look forward to some of the Shasta people visiting
Beckingham one day.
Perhaps it wasn't just chance that we ended up in Mt Shasta
town back in June 2008!
Valerie and Vic Rampton, Beckingham
The Church
The first St Barnabas Church started in the
1880s in a small railway town 8 miles to
the south. 100 years later they sold that
church and built a new one in Mt Shasta
town. By 2002 the congregation had dwindled, and paying the mortgage was a major
problem. Then a woman priest was appointed half-time Rector, and by the time
she left in 2005 the congregation had trebled and was lively again. Recently, a retired
priest ('Father Ted') has been Priest-inCharge, with a round trip of 115 miles each
Sunday! and two men of the congregation
are training for ordination.
The Church is a low wood building, (right)
set in pines, just outside the town centre. It
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quilts on the walls, made by the ladies of the church.
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is the only Episcopal/Anglican Church for many miles
around.
The outside of St.Barnabas Mount Shasta Church
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“The Lollipop Shoes” Joanne Harris
This is our second book by Joanne
Harris this year. The first,
“Gentlemen and Players”, was a
thriller with lots of twists and turns
whereas “Lollipop Shoes” is a
modern fairy story with a good
witch and a bad witch. The bad
witch, Zozie , says “I’m the grimmest of all fairy tales”.
Welbourn Book Club book review
“Diplomatic Baggage” By Brigid Keenan
The September meeting of the Two Villages Reading group
was kindly hosted by Alan and Liz Bull. We were provided
with delicious snacks and wine or soft drinks.
This month’s book is a non-fiction book written by the wife
of a British Diplomat, about her life living in various countries around the world where her husband was posted. The
book reads like a diary of events, no in-depth narrative,
which is a shame as she experienced some significant world
events such as the famine in Ethiopia, and also met some interesting people. The book is a very light, superficial read
with one or two detailed parts, her description of Damascus
was excellent.
Brigid Keenan comes across as a miserable complaining person for whom it is difficult to feel any warmth. The first
chapter was positively depressing, often complaining about
her lot in life and loosing sight of her privileged background.
On a positive note, it does give an insight into the world of
an ex-pat, it is a way of life not just a career.
Some members of the reading group did not read it at all,
some attempted to read it but gave up and others persevered
to the end. The general feeling was that it was a light read,
lacking in detail and not as humorous as portrayed on the
cover. It made some of us smile once or twice but not “laugh
out loud,” as promised on the back cover. The general consensus was that the author came across as irritating and selfobsessed.
Rhiannon Paxton
The characters of Vianne, Anouk
and Roux in Joanne Harris’ book,
“Chocolat” are here again in
“Lollipop Shoes”. This time the
action is not in a French village
but in Paris. Vianne has changed
her name to Yanne and, with her
daughters, Anouk, now called Annie, and four year old Rosette, she
is running away, has given up
magic and is trying to live an ordinary life. She finds a job
in a shop in Montmartre and changes it into a not very successful chocolaterie. Yanne (Vianne) tries to convince her
daughter Annie (Anouk) that there is no magic. This is all
very difficult as Anouk is also a witch and everything
changes when the bad witch, Zozie de l’Alba, decides to
infiltrate their lives with plans to take over Vianne’s identity. Zozie is a talented witch dealing in charms and cantrips, new identities, credit cards and trickery. The excitement then begins even though Vianne tries to close her eyes
until the colours have gone and to ignore the wind. She
even considers marrying her landlord, a property developer,
who tellingly doesn’t like chocolate.
Members had a range of views about the book from, “This
was not for me” to “I loved it”. A number of us read the
first hundred pages and thought why are we bothering with
this fantastical story but then began to be drawn into the
colour, tastes and scents of the quite wonderful descriptions.
The taste of chocolate is all pervading and a pot of hot
chocolate always at the ready to be infused with a vanilla
pod, a pinch of nutmeg or chilli. The climax comes at the
Christmas Eve feast where there is sensuality coming from
the smells, tastes and colours of the dishes. The meal begins
“with an onion soup as smoky and fragrant as autumn
leaves, with croutons and grated Gruyere and a sprinkle of
paprika over the top” and ends with “thirteen desserts and
the Yule log, thick as a strongman’s arm and armoured in
inch thick chocolate”.
We also enjoyed Jan and Phil Reeder’s hospitality, the tasty
snacks and a glass of wine in place of a cup of hot chocolate. (All seen above).
The next meeting is on Tuesday 17th November at Tricia’s
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“Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche.
Sue Milton
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Texas Attorney General's office. I was basically told: Do
what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you can get
even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back'
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This is a true story sent in by Tricia Foster and this happened to a friend of hers — A little background:-
So here it is! Please pass it on to everyone you can possibly
Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very expensive boutique shop (they sell a typical $8.00 T-shirt for think of. I paid $250 for this, and I don't want NeimanMarcus to EVER make another penny from this recipe!
$50.00)
My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a NeimanMarcus Cafe in Dallas , USA Because both of us are such
biscuit lovers, we decided to try the 'Neiman-Marcus
cookie'. It was so excellent that I asked if they would give
me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, 'I'm
afraid not, but you can buy the recipe.' I asked how much,
and she responded; 'Only two fifty - it's a great
deal' I agreed to that, and told her to add it to my bill.
NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES
(Recipe may be halved as this makes heaps)
2 (500 ml) cups butter
680 g chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp.. (10 ml) Bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
Thirty days later, I got my Visa statement, and the
Neiman-Marcus charge was $285. I looked at it again, and 500 g Grated Cadbury chocolate
I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two sandwiches 5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
and about $20 for a scarf. At the bottom of the
2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
statement, it said, 'Cookie Recipe - $250.00'. That was
2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
outrageous!
3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts (optional)
I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them
the waitress had said it was 'two fifty', which clearly does Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
not mean 'two hundred and fifty dollars' by any reasonable Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix
together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and bicarinterpretation of the phrase. Neiman-Marcus refused to
bonate
of soda. Add chocolate chips, grated Chocolate and
budge. They would not refund my money because
nuts.
Roll
into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie
according to them; 'What the waitress told you is not our
sheet.
Bake
for 10 minutes at 375 degrees (180 C).
problem. You have already seen the recipe. We absolutely
The above quantities make 112 cookies. Enjoy!
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WELBOURN VILLAGE HALL
Welbourn Village Hall Maintenance
Morning
S u p p o rte d b y
Just a short report this month. The building work is progressing well and we now have walls. Fortunately the rain
this week has not held up work. Let’s hope the forecasters
are correct and the good weather is set
to continue for some time yet (at least
until we have a roof on).
On Saturday morning, 24th October a few hardly souls
braved the rain and cleared up the Village Hall new
play area, re-raked the chippings and removed a bench
for repair. They also cleared the weeds and pruned
around the edge of the tennis court—this was all barrowed under the trees to create hibernation areas for
hedgehogs! They are pictured below after completing
their work.
We held a maintenance morning Saturday 24 October on the playing field. The
tennis court and the play area have been
cleared of weed and the blue bench has
been removed as it was beyond repair.
We are looking at costs to replace this.
A big thank you to:
Rod Storer, Bill & Marion Goodhand,
Freda Burrows, Wendy Hinton & Arthur for their help.
Just one date for your diary. Dave &
Chris are organising a repeat of the successful Castle Hill run on Sunday 22
August 2010. Something to put on your
New Year’s resolution list
Buy a Brick
There is still time to make a donation but I need to receive this
before the year end please so
that the plaque can be ordered.
Yes I/We would like to “Buy a Brick” for
Welbourn Village Hall
Sue Berridge
Name: ....................................................................................................................
Address: ...............................................................................................................
Phone No: .......................................
Amount: .............. (Please make cheques payable to Welbourn Village Hall Management Committee)
Name to go on plaque (max 30 letters): ..............................................................
.................................................................................................................................
Please send your completed form and cheque to Sue Berridge 22 The Green, Welbourn.
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In Sickness and in Health
‘Disease is undoubtedly the most fatal enemy of
mankind. To prevent its approaches, or to overcome its attacks, is perhaps the most important
concern of our lives’.
Nicholas Culpepper – The English Physician 1826.
Until very recent times for most people this threat of serious illness and suffering seemed to be an inevitable part
of life. Thankfully for those born in the 20th century the
profound advances in medical science and the development of life saving drugs has somewhat reduced this innate anxiety. By and large we have come to expect
good health and a long life and yet within living memory
this was not the case. For example in Welbourn as late
as the first decade of the 20th century the Church parish
registers record that the mean age of death remained as
low as 48 years – similar to the national average. A high
proportion of these deaths occurred among young children particularly those under a year old. The school log
books of the time note the frequent occurrence among
young children of a range of highly infections and life
threatening diseases such as scarlet fever, whooping
cough, diphtheria, chicken pox and measles. Each epidemic within the village resulted in the closure of our
school by the medical officer of health for several weeks
at a time. In many instances this also resulted in the
burning of the books of those children who had become
infected. Thankfully these serious childhood illnesses
are now almost non-existent due to universal preventative
vaccination.
However, very recently the emergence around the world
of the highly infectious viruses popularly referred to as
bird and swine flu, have somewhat reawakened these almost forgotten residual fears posed by the serious threat
to life of a pandemic disease. Surprisingly historical records provide little in the way of detailed evidence of the
nature of past epidemics even where a disease has swept
through the whole country. For instance in the 16th century in 1508, 1517, 1528 and 1556 many died of a complaint known as ‘The Great Sweat’ which started in West
Wales. This disease was possibly brought into England
by the returning army of Henry VII in 1485 after campaigning in France. Unusually this disease caused the
highest levels of mortality among the well-to-do, hence
its nickname among the general populous of ‘Stop Gallants’. Exactly what the symptoms were and the manner
of death from this condition still remains a mystery.
The bubonic plague or the black death which arrived in
Europe in 1348 was perhaps the most catastrophic of the
pandemics. During the summer months of 1349 it is believed that at least 40% of the population of the country
died with the incidence of the disease particularly prevalent among the poorest sections of the population. Less
virulent outbreaks of the disease also occurred in 1361,
1368 and 1375 but the actual level of mortality of these
more minor outbreaks remains unknown since parish registers were not in place until after 1538. However, the
sense of despair and the neglect of property and the land
which followed this calamity were graphically recorded
in 1370 with a reference to the impact of the plague on
the Welbourn Manor estate then owned by Isabella De
Vesey –
‘The site of the Manor is waste and entirely without buildings. The lands on Les Hayes (The
Heath), a sandy and stony place are of no
value. . . .They have lain untilled for many years’
and the watermill was, ‘of no net value because no
river abounds there except in winter’.
The inference being that the much reduced village population was no longer large enough to sustain the previously prosperous agricultural economy. Indeed the inhabitants of the nearby hamlet of Sapperton was so decimated that the site was eventually completely abandoned.
Turning to the detailed records of baptisms, marriages
and burials provided by our parish registers, it has been
possible to calculate nationally from about 1600 to 1780,
average annual mortality was about 30 persons per 1000
with a life expectancy of 32 years. Perhaps inevitably
the poor were the most likely to suffer from serious illness due no doubt to a deficient diet, lack of sanitation,
overcrowding and minimal access to expert medical care.
Notable also was the rise in death rates as a result of periods of bad weather especially those associated with cold,
wet seasons and the consequent poor harvests. One such
event is clearly depicted in Welbourn’s parish registers in
1729 when the number of deaths quadrupled to 30 out of
a population of about 60 households – the equivalent today of almost 100 people dying within the village in one
year. In all 21 people died between February and May
with a peak of ten deaths in the month of April. It
seemed that people of all ages were affected by this illness ranging from the infant William Thacker aged 2 to
widow Mary Bavin (nee Picker) aged 71. The nature and
cause of this epidemic remains unknown, but the concentration of deaths in April and May – the so-called hungry
months suggests a population weakened by a poor diet or
even suffering malnutrition following a poor harvest or
even a succession of poor harvests. Moreover, we do
know that the 1720’s were notably mild but also exceptionally wet years across the country.
A detailed study of parish registers usually reveals how
childbirth was a very dangerous time in terms of life
threatening infections for both mother and child. This
may also explain that considerably more women than men
died in Welbourn in 1729. What our written records cannot begin to convey however, is the sense of apprehension
and fear which would have been abroad in the spring of
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1729. The nagging doubt of who would next fall ill in
the family and who would be left as the bread winner
or be able to bring up the motherless children or orphans as well as to provide care for the surviving elderly and infirm. Above all we have no detailed information of what was the cause and the symptoms of this
very serious outbreak of disease which seems also to
have occurred widely across the country at the end of
the 1720’s. Similarly we can only surmise as to what
treatments were available for the sick. Fortunately,
unlike neighbouring Sapperton, the population of Welbourn did recover and grew rapidly to reach a total of
almost 700 persons by the census year of 1871.
Perhaps the best parallel with this frightening situation last occurred in this country in the Spanish flu
pandemic of 1918-19. My mother who attended the
local school in a small Lincolnshire village at that
time, used to relate that one day when she and a friend
were walking home from school, they stopped to talk
to the wheelwright who was constructing a coffin for
a flu victim. Two days later they witnessed the same
scene, but this time it was the coffin that was being
made for the wheelwright.
Parish of Welbourn—Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1701—1740
Years
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Difference
Baptisms/Burials
1701-10
78
22
75
+3
1711—20
56
21
60
-4
1721-30
65
35
117
-52
1731-40
62
35
48
+14
Source—Welbourn Parish Registers
N.B. Past medical practices and beliefs are well illustrated by such treaties as the ‘Medical Works of the 14th
century’ edited by G. Henslow 1899. The following are
a sample of the remedies to be described:For loss of speech—take the juice of southern wood or
primrose—and he shall speak at once.
To make a man sleep three days—take the gall of a hare
and give it in his food—and he shall not wake until his
face is washed with vinegar.
An even more dubious remedy was the medicine to be
taken for a severe ague or fever, namely—take the heads
of garlic and root of radish, 30 peppercorns and crush
them and mix them with wine and give him some to
drink and let him be bled from the vein of the spleen.
It is believed that the death of King Edward IV was hastened by this cure.
Right—shows an illustration from a book of herbal remedies using the common teasel and the yellow bugle. The
teasel allegedly could be used for taking away warts or
cool the inflammation of the eyes as well as being a useful
cosmetic. Bugle was promoted as an ingredient in the
manufacture of an ointment or a plaster when boiled in
hogs grease. When taken internally the plant was said to
be effective in curing ulcers and sores.
Bill Goodhand
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Church Rotas for November 2009
Cleaning
Sidesmen
Flowers
Mrs Sandy Dunford & Mrs I Williams
Miss Daphne Page
Mrs. Sarah Robinson
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Mr. Roger Baker
Remembrance Day
Mrs. R. Troop
St Swithun’s
1st November
8th
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15th
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Miss Daphne Page
Mr. Basil Woollas
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22nd
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Mr. Arthur Syson
Mrs. Mary Booth
Mrs. Janet Thurlow
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NO SERVICE
Mr. Paul Robinson
ADVENT—no flowers
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29th
6th December
St. Chad’s
Mrs Jane Burtt & Mrs Diana Thompson
NO SERVICE
Mrs. Ann Ashton
8th “
Drs. T. Watts
Mr. Alan Bull
Remembrance Day
Mrs. Fran Brealey
15th “
Mrs June Stansfield
Mr. Bill Goodhand
Mrs Margaret Overton
22nd “
Mrs Mary Cross & Ms Jean Selby
Mr. Roger Baker
Mrs Yvonne O’Neill
Mrs Wendy Hinton & Marion Goodhand
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Short
Mr. Peter Towner
Mr. David Close
ADVENT—no flowers
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1st November
29th
6th December
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LEADENHAM
ORGANISATION
St. Swithun’s
PARISH ORGANISATIONS WITH CONTACTS
CONTACT
POSITION
ADDRESS
TEL. NO.
The Revd. Dr. A. Megahey
Rector
The Rectory, Leadenham
01400 273987
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Mr. Brian Cade
Churchwarden
Manthorpe
01476 592116
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Miss Daphne Page
Parish Council
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38 High Street
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01400 273020
Mr. Colin Pont
Chairman
Ellis Hse. High St. “
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272431
Mrs Hilary Proctor
Clerk
80 Main Road
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272835
Primary School
Mrs. Claire Collett
Acting Head
Main Rd.
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272702
Village Hall
Mr. Richard Nelstrop
Chairman
Hilltop Farm
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272482
Mrs. Judy Syson
Booking Secr.
Main Rd.
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273965
Toddlers’ Group
Mrs. Gaby Stedding
Leader
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273591
Over 60’s Club
Outings Organiser
Mr. Nick Johnston
Mrs. Sandy Johnston
Chairman
15 North Rd. Leadenham
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273041
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Leadenham Tennis Club
Mr. Paul Broadbent
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High Street, Welbourn
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273363
Leadenham Players
Mrs. Hilary Proctor
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80 Main Rd. Leadenham
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272835
Mrs. Beryl Herbert
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Leadenham All Weather
Mr. Arthur Syson
Chairman
Main Rd.
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273965
Rainbows/Brownies
Mrs. Alison Butler
Asst. Guider
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272681
Bowls Club
Mrs. Yvonne Kirk
Organiser
25 North Rd.
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Leadenham Website
leadenham.org.uk
email address:
[email protected]
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Art Group
01529 488403
01400 272181
WELBOURN
St. Chad’s
The Revd Dr A. Megahey
Rector
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Mrs. Fran Brealey
Church warden
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Mrs. Alison Short
Parish Council
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The Rectory, Leadenham 01400 273987
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Wheelwrt. Cot. Welbourn
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273734
Barn Cottage
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273292
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Mr. Rod Storer
Chairman
Wayside, Little Lane “
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272576
Mr. Malcolm McBeath
Acting Clerk
6 Hall Lane
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279027
Primary School
Mr. Steven Horsley
Head
High Street
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272798
Will. Rob High School
Mr. Mark Guest
Head
Main Road
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272422
Village Hall
Mrs. Sue Berridge
Mrs. Pauline Dales
Chair
Booking Secretary
22 The Green
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279174
272696
Pre-School
Mrs. Nikki Cade
Leader
Home Farm, Leadenham
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272278
W.I
Mrs. Val Taylor
President
Damson Dene, Welbourn
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273021
Gardeners’ Club
Mrs. Nina McBeath
Chair
Walnut Tree Cott. “
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279027
WKW Watch
Mrs. Marianne Overton
Leader
Hilltop Farm
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273323
Heritage/History Gp.
Ms. Val Zaldua
Co-ordinator
4 Beck Street
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279191
Book Group
Mrs. Liz Bull
19 Crosby Lane
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273037
Neighbourhood Watch
Mr. Tony Copley
Lead Co-ordinator
4 Poplar Court
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272831
Welbourn Web Site
http://parishes.lincolnshire
gov.uk/welbourn/
IT room tel. no.
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279185
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279027
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Web Site Administrator Mr. Malcolm McBeath.
6, Hall Lane
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General enquiries number for Police Station based at Bracebridge Heath—01522 805718 or 19
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Diary for November 2009
3rd
Tuesday
2.30pm
Leadenham Over 60’s Club meeting in Village Hall
5th
Thursday
7.30pm
Welbourn W.I.—Primary School
7th
Saturday
10.00am
Volunteers meet at Welbourn Forge
7.30pm
Leadenham Village Hall, ‘The Mystery of Irma Vep’
6.45-8.00pm
Community Poetry Event, Welbourn Primary School
7.30pm
Leadenham Parish Council, Village Hall
7.30pm
Welbourn Parish Council, Primary School
8.30pm
Armistice Day Dinner, Joiners Arms
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9th
Monday
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11th
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Wednesday
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12th
Thursday
7.30pm
Welbourn Gardeners’ Club, ‘The Experiences of a Chelsea Exhibitor’
Primary School
14th
Friday
10.30pm
St. Swithun’s Working party morning.
17th
Tuesday
2.30pm
Leadenham Over 60’s Club meeting, Village Hall
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7.30pm
Welbourn Book Group meet at The Chase, Hall Lane.
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19th
Thursday
7.00pm
Welbourn Village Hall Committee meeting at Mill Farm.
21st
Saturday
9.00pm
Karaoke Night, Joiners Arms
28th
Saturday
10.30-noon
St. Swithun’s Christmas Coffee Morning, Village Hall.
9.00pm
Quiz Night, Joiners Arms
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Diary for December, 2009
1st
Tuesday
2.30pm
Leadenham Over 60’s Club meeting in Village Hall
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7.00pm
Xmas Bingo, Leadenham Village Hall
Welbourn Primary School Art Week and Exhibition—performance
until 5.00pm
4th
Thursday
4.00-7.30pm
5th
Friday
2.00-4.00pm
5th
Saturday
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— performance
until 3.00pm
St. Chad’s Coffee Morning.
Apologies for the lateness of this magazine, but the school are on half term holiday
and so printing has had to wait until their return. Ed.
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