S T I C K N E YN E W S

NOVEMBER2015

Welcome to this edition of the monthly magazine. Just to update you all on the Stickney Midsummer Festival - it has

been decided to give it another whirl in 2016 and lots of new ideas were put forward at the last meeting. We have decided to call it the ‘Stickney Show’ as Stickney Midsummer Festival is a bit of a mouthful! Some good ideas for the ring were discussed and will be looked into before the next meeting. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions please give us a ring on 480015 and we will see what we can do. There will be Fund Raising events throughout the year so keep an eye out in the magazine or watch for posters around the place. The first event is a Christmas Craft Fayre and Christmas Tree Festival on 21 November - hope to see you there.

Stickney History Exhibition.

Once again the exhibition proved very popular. More than 350 people attended over the two day period. There were visitors from far andwide, an American couple came from France researching their family name of Stickney. Others came from Essex, Derbyshire, Nottingham along with many local people.

From the feedback forms the general consensus was that everyone Found the exhibition very interesting and many gained much information. The donations received amounted to £350.00 and were given to Lincs and Nottingham Air Ambulance and the Community Committee.

Martin and Bev would like to thank all who came and supported theirevent.

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

TUESDAY’S

Ballet & Tap Dance Class 4.00pm - 6.00pm (YC) 01205 480851 Ages 3 –10 years 07496 305167

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

Badminton Junior and Senior 7.00pm (VH) 01205 368077

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

WEDNESDAY’S

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

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

THURSDAY’S

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY’S

Cash Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm (YC) 01205 480802

November 21 Christmas Tree Doors open 10.00am (setting up from

Festival & 9.00am). Vote for the Best Dressed TreeCraft Fair while supporting the ‘Crafters’.

Proceeds to Stickney Jubilee Committee

November 21 Prize Bingo Doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm

Proceeds to William Lovell Academy Year 11 Prom Committee (YC)

November 28 Prize Bingo Doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm

Proceeds to St Luke’s Church (YC)

ST LUKE’S CHURCHAs the nights draw in we feel cosy with the warmth of indoors, closed curtains, hot drinks, a good book, music or a film on TV.  Many of us are drawn into moments of looking back, remembering people and events of times gone by.In St. Luke's our ANNUAL SERVICE OF REFLECTION will be held on Sunday 01 NOVEMBER at 5.00pm.  The names of ‘loved ones' will be read aloud and there will be an opportunity to light candles. Everyone is welcome to share and give support through these precious moments of recollection.  If you would like the name of a loved one to be included in the Service please contact Rev. Fran.  A final reminder for the ANNUAL AUCTION at 2.00pm on SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER in Stickney Village Hall, when we hope for the usual good crowd of bargain hunters and lots of donated items to go under the hammer.We have received a "THANK YOU" letter from CENTREPOINT OUTREACH in Boston.  They were extremely grateful for several bags of food from the Church and Primary School Harvest Services.  They tell us our gifts will be used for emergency food parcels, or for much needed hot snacks at their Drop-in Centre.  They had 1480 visits during September which included 58 homeless people as well as other vulnerable clients living in poverty. Thank you everyone for your gifts.Collection boxes will be in St. Luke's through Advent, Christmas and the New Year for further gifts of tins, packets, and other useful items as we continue to support Centrepoint Outreach.The total raised for St. Luke's at the Harvest Festival and Harvest Supper amounted to £472.10.  Thank you all.CHRISTMAS PRIZE BINGO for St. Luke's Church Funds will be on SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER at 7.30pm in Stickney Youth Centre.  All donations of prizes will be gratefully received - please pass them to Bev Gosling, Doreen Cooley or Angela Brady.  Also any smaller items which could be used for the tombola.  GENEROUS GOD - GENEROUS LIVING is the title of the Lincolnshire Advent booklet for this December.  This booklet provides material for individual daily reflection as well as group study, and is free to those who are interested.  We will be arranging to hold groups for the four sessions for our Cluster of Parishes, to discuss and learn together, and share some light refreshment.  To find our more, or perhaps offer your home as a meeting place, please contact Rev. Fran on 01205 481183, or have a word at our

Thursday Coffee mornings.  Fresh faces, fresh voices always welcome.

Rural Dean: Canon Peter Coates 01790 752526

Parish Priest and PCC Chairperson: Rev’d Fran Jeffries 01205 481183

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

PCC Secretary: Mrs M Weston 01205 480127

Treasurer (GeneralFunds): Mrs D Cooley 01205 480397

Treasurer (Fabric Fund): Mrs B Gosling 01205 480641

NOVEMBER CHURCH SERVICESSunday 01  11.15pm Cluster Holy Communion at New Leake

5.00pm All Souls Service of Reflection

Sunday 08  9.30am Short Service of Holy Communion and Act of Remembrance

Sunday 18  11.15am All Age Worship

Wednesday 11 10.45am Act of Remembrance at Stickney War Memorial

Sunday 15   11.15am  All Age Worship with music by The New Name

Sunday 22 9.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 29 10.00am Deanery Service at Partney

Every Thursday 9.00am Morning Prayer

The Church is open daily from 9.30am until late afternoon.There is a good range of second-hand books and jigsaws for sale in the church, all proceeds are for St Luke’s church.

A coffee morning is held from 10.00am every Thursday.Parish Council representatives are available at the coffee morning on the last Thursday of each month for anyone to speak to about any Parish matter. 

KIDDIES CORNER"Remember, remember the fifth of November,

gunpowder, treason and plot. We know no reason why gunpowder treason 

should ever be forgot."

Baked Apples (a perfect accompaniment for Bonfire Night)  

  

Method1. Preheat oven 175'C/350'F/Gas mark 42. Scoop out the core from the top of the apple, leaving a well - do not cut

all the way through3. Score the skin around the centre of the apple, to stop the skin bursting

as it cooks4. Stuff each apple with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of

dried fruit5. Place in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon or mixed

spice6. Bake in preheated oven for 15 - 30 minutes, until sugar begins to

caramelize and apples are soft7. Serve with ice cream, custard or enjoy simply as they are

RiddlesCan you solve these riddles?

Ingredients (serves 4) 4 apples (1 per person) 4 tsp demerara sugar (1 per

person) 4 tbsp dried fruit (sultanas, raisins

or anything else you fancy) 1 tsp cinnamon (or mixed spice)

I’m usually made of coloured yarn, By someone who is knittin´. Unless one’s lost I come in pairs. Of course I am a _____________ 

I can swim or walk for miles. I’m big with thick, white hair. I live up in the Arctic. I am a __________________ 

Salt Paintings

Simply paint designs with PVA glue and sprinkle with salt, then dab on paint and watch it fizz and spread and see the colours merge for a beautiful firework painting.

Great Bonfire Night Party Games   - Enjoy these with your family and friends.Doughnuts on String. (Difficulty rating – Middle)  Tie ring donuts with string and hang from coat hangers or a pole. Try and eat as quickly as you can but no hands!

Toys in Jelly.  (Difficulty rating – Easy) Fill a bucket with jelly and small plastic toys.  Let children delve their hands into the mire and find a toy.  Make sure there is water nearby to wash them off!

Sweets in Flour.  (Difficulty rating- Easy!)  Eat a sweet covered in flour using only your mouth (or icing sugar if you're feeling generous as it doesn't taste so gross!!)

Knife and Fork Chocolate.  (Difficulty rating – Very! ) Everyone knows this one don’t they? Roll the dice. When you score a 6, it’s your turn. Put on a scarf, hat and gloves before using a knife and fork to cut and eat a huge slab of chocolate. Continue until the next person rolls a 6.

Maltesers with chop sticks.  (Difficulty rating – Very!) Pitch two people against each other and see how many they can eat in a minute or two.  Set the timer.

Complete this Sudoku if you can...

CHILDREN’S DANCE CLASSES AT YOUTH CENTRE!

Hello!   Let me introduce myself – I am Emily Dodds and until June 2015 I have lived in Stickney all my life and I still only live four miles away.  I trained at “The Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama” for three years and then went on to qualify as a teacher of dance with “The International Dance Teachers’ Association”.  I have been a fully qualified for four years but have been teaching with “The Wright School of Dance” for eight years. 

On a Tuesday (after school) I teach at Stickney Youth Centre.  The first class is between 4.00pm and 5.00pm and is a ballet and tap class for ages 3 to 10-ish!

The next class from 5.00pm to 6.00pm is for older pupils who are sufficiently advanced to do ballet point work.  The classes concentrate on the IDTA Syllabus and can lead to awards being taken. 

We also put on a dance show periodically, the next being in May 2016.  My contact details for both classes are listed under ‘What’s on’ in each “Stickney News”. 

STOP PRESS!  If anyone is interested in me starting a disco class from 6.00pm to 7.00pm on a Tuesday at the Youth Centre then please contact Isabel on 01205 480463 to express your interest in this, giving the name and age of the child and your contact details.  I will then look into the viability of this extra class and let you know the outcome.  Disco classes are always lively and great fun, dancing to the latest music and can also lead to awards and participating in a show if you would like your child to do so.

Stickney Bus Service!The market day service is available on 11 and 24 November and 09 and 23 December, the cost of the service is £5.00 per person. You can book your seat by phoning 01205 480241.

Mobile Library Visits

The mobile library visits Stickney on MONDAY’S at the Youth Centre, Hall Lane between 10.15am and 11.15am and at Horbling Lane between 11.30am and 12.00noon. The next visits will be02 November and 30 November.

The William Lovell Academy£270.00 was raised at the Macmillan Coffee Morning held at the William Lovell Academy this year.

Well done all the pupils and the staff.

Gardening tips for November!By now the nights are drawing in with clocks due to go back on 25 October, trying to fit in gardening work will become more difficult.  However the good news is that there is not so much to do at this time of the year.  Apparently old gardening manuals used to refer to this time as a 'time of great earthworks', so if you have heavy ground and normally dig it to take advantage of the frosts, this is the month to try to get ahead.

Here then are a few jobs to be getting on with in any time that is available.

1)  If you have grown French or runner beans during the summer you may be wishing to clear up the bean patch.  It is worthwhile storing any beans in pods which have been missed during the picking season, for using as next year's seeds.  Also only remove the tops of the plants leaving the roots in the ground.  They are a good source of nitrogen and will decay naturally over winter.

2)  If you missed sowing your hardy broad beans last month, November (early) is not too late for them to go in.  Alternatively you can sow them in boxes under glass ready to go out in early spring.

3)  For early harvest next spring sow a fast maturing carrot variety under glass/cloche, in a soil border or a growing bag cleared of its summer crop.

4)  You could also sow hardy cos or greenhouse lettuce in pots and next month transplant the seedlings between the rows of carrots.

5)  There was much discussion last year on the Ken Bruce Radio 2 show as to the best time to begin cooking your Brussel Sprouts for Christmas Dinner.  The consensus seems to be late November or early December but I think it is a matter of personal preference.  Do keep an eye on the water level in the saucepan though!

In conclusion, a quote from Thomas Hood, poet and humourist:       No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,       No comfortable feel in any member -       No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,       No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds -       November.

Happy gardening.

Stickney Primary SchoolMonday 02 November Start back to school

Monday 13 November We have another ‘Bag to School’ collection to raise funds for the school PTFA. Bags of used clothing should be left in the Hall Lane playground before 9.00am – thank you

Thursday 26 November Our Annual Beetle Drive - a fun packed evening for all the family playing ‘Beetle’. This is a fast paced simple dice game suitable for all ages. £1 Entry fee with Prizes for winners and losers! Refreshments served at half time. Doors open at 5.30 for a 6pm start. Everyone is welcome.

Friday 11 December Advance notice that year we are holding our Farmers Market. We expect lots of stalls selling everything from vegetables to crafts. There will also be competitions, a raffle and refreshments. Last year’s market was a huge success. More details to follow in December. If anyone would like to hold a stall of their own, please contact the school on 01205 480254.

Stickney Show 2016Plans are under way to hold the Stickney Show on 16 July 2016 – make a note in your diary! In order to keep this a Cheap Family Fun Day Out the Jubilee Committee will be holding fund raising events each month on the run-up to the Show. The first fund raiser will be a Craft Fair and Christmas Tree Festival which will be held on Saturday 21 November in the Village Hall between 10.00am and 4.00pm. If you would like to book a stall for £10.00 please contact Isabel Dodds on 480463. If you don’t want a stall please come along and support those who do. There will be refreshments too and a chance to vote for the ‘best dressed’ Christmas Tree!If you would like to enter a Christmas Tree in the competition please contact the Clerk on 01205 270352 or email stickneypc@aol.comThe trees can be real or artificial and will stand outside the Village Hall.

Other fund raising events to look out for include:A Sausage & Mash Supper with an Auction of Pledges. If anyone has anything they can pledge please contact Isabel Dodds on 480463. An Easter Bingo; A Race Night; A Country & Western Night; A Walking Treasure Hunt with Barbeque and Chicken Racing!All this will keep the Jubilee Committee busy over the months leading up to the Stickney Show, the easy bit is coming along and supporting the efforts being made!

If anyone has any prizes that can be used for raffle prizes at any of the above events please contact the Clerk or any member of the Parish Council.

Some information about November:

In the Christian calendar, 02 November is All Souls Day. Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the

anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot, on 05 November. In Indonesia, November 10 is known as National Heroes Day. November 10 is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11 in

the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. It is known as Veterans Day in the United States.

In India, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, the birthdate of first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Discovery to the Eastern World of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493.

National Adoption Day – November 21 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against

Women on November 25. Scotland celebrates St Andrews Day, its official national day,

on November 30. Since 2006 it has been an official bank holiday. The United States and Puerto Rico observe Thanksgiving on

the fourth Thursday in November. For Western Christians, Advent usually begins on

a Sunday during the last week of November (Sunday between November 27 and December 3).

Matt Warman MP for Boston and Skegness

Forthcoming Constituency Surgery DatesFriday 30th October, 10am-12pm County Hotel, Skegness Thursday 12th November, 10am-12pm Sibsey Village HallFriday 20th November, 9.30am-11am Constituency Office, Boston Friday 11th December, 10am-12pm Wrangle Village

HallFriday 8th January 2016, 10am-12pm Batemans Visitor

Centre, WainfleetFor an appointment please call 01205 809110 or email matt.warman.mp@parliament.uk Constituency Office :

63 Wide Bargate, Boston PE21 6SG www.mattwarman.co.uk

NOTES FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 01 OCTOBER

Present: Cllrs Lamy-Edwards, Dodds, Edwards, Spring, Wood and Bolland (Chairman), Dist Cllr Ashton and County Cllr Ayling.Apologies: were accepted from Cllr Littlewood and Dist Cllr Jones

There were three members of the public present. It was reported that the rats have not been cleared from a piece of land. The dog bin at the Picnic Area needs emptying. Standing Orders will be checked ready for Jubilee Committee to elect a Chairman. Problems with speaking to contacts at ELDC planning department were reported. Dist Cllr Ashton reported that Planning Enforcement is going to be looked at and sorted out to be more active. It was requested that the fence by the cemetery hedge at Hall Lane be moved back.

Reports From Representatives On Outside BodiesCounty Cllr Ayling reported:The outline planning application for 50 properties off Main Road has been approved. She will back any campaign for a crossing in the village. There is still some of the Big Society funding available.

Dist Cllr Ashton reported:The planning application for 50 properties went through on a 7:3 vote and the properties will count towards the number of properties allocated to be developed in Stickney.

Police report that thefts are being made from farms, containers and isolated buildings through the night where tools and garden equipment are being stolen.

Planning Applications Received The following plans were looked at and SUPPORTED:S/169/01511//15 - Mr & Mrs Knight - Change of use of part of existing house to provide a retail area for cakes with an external plant growing and plant sales area and associated car parking (works already completed) at Mill House, Main Road, Stickney

OBJECTIONS were made to the following planning application:S/169/01598/15 - Mr N Lane - Outline erection of 3 bungalows (with means of access to be considered) at Land south of Maurbry, Main Road, StickneyThis area is outside the envelope for the development of Stickney. Access onto the A16 - the access is on a slight bend in the road. The water pressure in this area is poor - recently the Fire Brigade had to request that Anglian Water increase the pressure to enable them to put out a fire in this area of the village. Is the sewer and drainage system adequate for additional properties?

Planning DecisionsFULL planning permission has been received for:S/1203/01106/15 - Solar Century - Installation of 19230 5MW solar panels to a maximum height of 2.7m to create a solar farm and to include associated works and construction of a vehicular access at Land off Folly Lane, StickneyAn APPEAL has been submitted for: S/169/00268/15 - Mr M Gosling - Conversion of, extensions and alterations to existing house to provide 2 dwellings and 2 dormer windows on the rear elevation, to include a turning area and vehicular parking at Honeysuckle Cottage, Main Road.To Consider the Inclusion of West Fen with Stickney Parish CouncilFollowing discussion it was resolved to ask ELDC for advice and information as to the powers the West Fen Residents will have on the Parish Council. The decision of which Parish to join, if any, will be made by the West Fen residents.

Stickney Picnic AreaThree people have expressed an interest in this position, their details have been passed to LCC who will contact the applicants in due course.

Grass Cutting at the Cemetery, Churchyard and some Public FootpathsSix tenders have been sent out with SAE. The envelopes will be opened at the next meeting when a decision as to who will do the grass cutting will be made.

Southern Area Committee Meeting Cllr Bolland attended the Southern Area Committee Meeting and reported:LCC Highways have no money for repairs, only for filling in pot holes. The number of grass cuts to verges and public footpaths has been reduced from three to two to save money. Weeds in footways can be sprayed with a weak solution of weed killer. There is going to be a pedestrian crossing in Sibsey. The Ambulance Service gave a talk about the service and reported that technicians are now sent out to deal with things such as falls to save the ambulances for emergencies. The Local Development will be reviewed with a new officer, this means the number of properties required for Stickney should be reduced.

LCC Highways The pot holes in West Fen Lane have an order for repair. The trees in Holmes Road will be inspected when the Officer is next in Stickney. The footway at Horbling Lane will be slurry sealed and the grass will be cut away from the path. The dip in Stickney Lane is getting worse. The white lines at the Stickney Lane junction at New Bolingbroke need re-painting.ANY POT HOLES OR STREET LIGHTS IN ALL DAY OR OUT AT NIGHT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE PARISH COUNCIL CLERK.

STICKNEY PARISH COUNCIL REQUIRE ONE PARISH COUNCILLOR. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE PARISH COUNCIL PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR WRITE/EMAIL THE PARISH COUNCIL.The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Thursday 05 November 2015 in the Youth Centre at 7.30pm. There will be a public forum from 7.15pm.

Solutions: Riddles: mitten; polar bear suduko:

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS:

Parish Councillors:Cllr M Bolland (Chairman) 01205 480015

Cllr L Edwards 01790 760558

Cllr J Littlewood 01205 480548

Cllr L Spring 01205 480030

Cllr B Wood 01205 480253

Cllr I Dodds 01205 480463

Cllr T Lamy-Edwards 07503 703463

Vacancy – contact the Clerk if you are interested in filling this vacancy

Clerk to the Parish Council:

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

Parish e-mail address: stickneypc@aol.com

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

County Councillor: Cllr Victoria Ayling 07764 536867

District Councillors: Cllr Tom Ashton 07812 522372Cllr Neil Jones 07577 957392

Police phone numbers: PCSO P Pollard 07939 312883PCSO M Pearson 07944 777039PC Paula Young 07939 312650

Police Office 101

Doctors phone number 01205 480237

Hospital phone number 01205 364801

Post Office phone number 01205 480225

Stickney Primary School 01205 480254

William Lovell Academy 01205 480352

Youth Centre and Village Hall bookings – Mr Gosling 01205 480641