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EDITORS: Roy Turner, Hall Barn, Main Street : 01636 894009Kate Murrell, The Retreat, Amos Lane: 01636 893402

Please support THE SCARLIAN by contributing your news and views!

E MAIL: ScarlianNews@aol.com

Vol 47. MAY 2010

A busy Main Street on the day of the

Garage Sales. Buyers and bargain-

hunters began arriving as early as

8am! It was a glorious sunny day and,

after viewing the various venues, many

of the visitors enjoyed some welcome

refreshment in the Parish Room.

Inside:Trip of a Lifetime!

Read about Terry and

Carols amazing holiday

in the Seychelles & Dubai

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From your Editor..

THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR

OWN COUNTRY!

We Must Stop This Immediately!

Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper. Groceries are heavier and everything

is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover

how long our street had become!

And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They

speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating

themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face!

What do they think I am a lip reader?

I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand,

people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other

day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognise me. I got to thinking

about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I

glanced at my own reflection. Well honestly! Now even mirrors are not made theway they used to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You're risking life and limb if you

happen to pull onto the motorway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must

wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.

Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly

start labelling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices? The

people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank. Do they think I actu-

ally 'believe' the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that

much! Just who do these people think they're fooling?

I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on - but the telephone

directory printers are in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in

such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!

All I can do is pass along this warning: WE - ARE - UNDER - ATTACK!

Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these aw-

ful indignities.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN TRY AND GET THIS CONSPIRACYSTOPPED!

This E Mail was received recently, sent by a well-known

Scarlian ( the name withheld by request). I wonder how

many fellow-Scarlians can identify with his/her worries?

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St. Helenas Church NewsOur big plan for re-ordering the nave of the church so that it can be an open, warm andwell-lit community space is on hold until we receive updated drawings and specificationsfrom the architect. Then we expect to gain the approval of English Heritage after whichwill begin the serious work of attracting Community Project funding. In the meantimethere is plenty afoot to keep us in the news!

OnSunday June 6th, the recently installed Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, theRt. Reverend Paul Butler will be spending the whole day in the East of Trent ChurchesGroup. We will meet him first on the Showground after which he will be driven throughall the villages from Winthorpe to Thorney, stopping to consecrate the new burial groundin South Collingham and the new church roofs at Besthorpe and Harby.

There will be a lunch at Harby following which the Bishop will come to St.Helenas,

here in South Scarle, to attend and preach at Evensong (4.30pm). Do come to thisservice if you can. He is your bishop and he is hoping to meet with as many of us as ispossible in the seven parishes of the Group.

On July 3rd & 4th St.Helenas will be open for much of the day to welcome visitors aspart of the Diocesan Open Churches Weekend. We will have the Registers out forpeople to look at as well as many artefacts of interest including old photographs, mapsand paintings. We have signed up to the Diocesan Churchs History Project throughwhich we will have our own website which will help us to become better known acrossthe county.

Grateful thanks go to all who organise money-raising events and to everybody whosupports them. These events are always fun as well as raising funds to pay the bills

PS: The price of lead has risen and the thieves are back. Please report anythingsuspicious.

ANNE ACKROYD

Parish Clerks notes

The parish AGM will be held in the parish room at 7pm on Wednesday 26 th May 2010. The

agenda for this meeting is posted on the notice board by the church. Those parishioners

who have provided the clerk with their e-mail address will have received copies of agendas

for the AGM and parish meeting and minutes of the last AGM (April 28

th

2009) and the lastparish meeting (March 31st 2010). Dont forget to forward your e-mail address to me, the

Clerk, at mikebossart@btinternet.com if you wish to receive agendas and minutes of the

Parish Meeting

There have been 10 parish meetings since the last AGM where a large number of items

have been up for discussion. There have been 6 planning applications that have been

considered. One of these is awaiting district council decision, but of the others 4 were

granted and 1 refused. Details of any planning application can be viewed on-line at http://

www.nsdc.info/eplanning. Notices relating to the parish accounts for 2009/10 are also

posted on the village notice board. Hope to see you at parish meetings in the future.

MIKE BOSSART

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Terry and Carol Jacklin

taste the high life in theSeychelles and Dubai

TERRYS DIARY

Carol and I left home on Friday 18th December last year to begin what was anincredible and wonderful holiday. From our friends house at Farndon, we weretaken to the Executive Lounge at East Midlands Airport before boarding a private jet

to Dubai. The interior was sheer luxury!

Eight people made up our party, together with two pilots and a stewardess, andduring the flight we were treated to drinks and the most appetising food one couldwish for. On landing we were taken to our hosts house, or should I say Palacewhich was resplendent with many rooms, marblestaircase plus lift. Amongst our host Neils manycollectibles was a snooker table once owned by WinstonChurchill on which I was privileged to play a game.

SAT: 19 Dec. Neil took his father and two golfers in ourparty to play golf whilst I chaperoned the ladies on ashopping trip into Dubai centre. In the evening we haddinner at one of the citys top golf clubs before returningto the house for drinks on the balcony overlooking thefantastic Dubai skyline.

SUN: 20 Dec. We again boarded the jet for our journey to the main island of theSeychelles called Mahe. Our destination was the island of Praslin but as therunway was too short for our jet we were transferred to a small prop plane thentaken to our hotel which stood only 15 metres from the turquoise waters of theocean. The word paradise springs to mind! Staff were from the Philippinesoverseen by a guy called Steve Owen who catered for our every need; food, trips,

taxis, you name it, was provided. Two of our hosts families now joined ourparty..lovely people! (continued on PAGE 6)

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TERRYs DIARY (continued)

MON: 21 Dec. Spent the day swimming (in my case paddling) and acclimatising tothe intense heat; I burnt my shoulders badly and was in a lot of pain!

TUES: 22 Dec. More fun and frolics in the sea and a relaxing fun evening.WED. 23 Dec. We were taken to a beautiful beach with waves crashing onto thepure white sands, lunch was eaten under the palm trees. Evening games wereorganised by Wendy, the fun-girl of the party.

THURS. 24 Dec. Itwas Wendys birthdaywith more hours of funin the sea. It was adifferent way to spendChristmas Eve! That

night I organised carolsaround the Christmastree and everyone,including the staff, did aturn. After dinner,drinks and games,Santa arrived withpresents for everyone(I wonder who thatwas Editor)

FRI: 25 Dec. We awoke to another glorious day. Most of us went to a differentand delightful Christmas Day church service. Dinner was eaten around 4pm in theafternoon, our chef providing a traditional English Christmas dinner of turkey and allthe trimmings. More presents and games ended a very different Christmas Day.

SAT: 26 Dec. There was a real surprise for Keith on his birthday today. Keith isthe father of Neil (our host). As we were enjoying ourselves in the sea, a helicopterbegan circling above usit was Neil arriving from Dubai as a surprise! To describeNeil as a whirlwind is no exaggeration! After lunch he hired two speedboats to takeus all to another beach and, in the evening, to a casino (money provided). Neil is aman of considerable wealth but still the man next door making us feel verywelcome.

SUN: 27 Dec. Whilst the ladies enjoyed another day of relaxation we men weretaken out deep-sea fishing. As we sped out to sea, Neil explained that we wereheading for a shelf where the water dropped down from a depth of 200 metres totwo miles where Marlin and Sailfish could be found. Our haul was eight Bonitos(small Tuna), yours truly catching ONE! In the evening we were treated to a mealat a restaurant where the sea was about five metres from our table.

MON: 28 Dec. Helicopter at the ready, Neil bid farewell, business commitmentsforcing him to leave. He had made us all feel part of the family, buying us allexpensive designer sunglasses and making sure we enjoyed ourselves, no

expense spared! Later, the heavens opened but the rain stopped as quickly as ithad started, a feature of the tropics. (continued on PAGE 7)

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TERRYs DIARY (continued from page 6)

TUES: 29 Dec. Carol and I took a leisurely stroll along the beach today. One ofthe youngsters (Sammy) called us, he had seen a turtle come out of the sea, on tothe beach where it proceeded to dig a hole before laying its eggs. It then filled the

hole before returning to the sea. What an amazing sight!WED: 30 Dec. After yesterdays rain the sun seemed hotter than ever. Several ofus took a helicopter ride over the sea and around the various islands that make upthe Seychelles.

THURS: 31 Dec. A lazy day with a visit to one of the local shops. After dinner inthe evening, everyone dressed in fancy dress for the New Years Eve party endingup, after midnight, in the swimming pool - fully clothed!

FRI: 1 Jan. Last day in Seychelles, late breakfast due to late-night partying. Finalday in the sea; chef Pat made us farewell dinner.

SAT: 2 Jan. Early breakfast as we were leaving Praslin forMahe where we weretaken to the superb Wharf Hotel overlooking the harbour with multi-million poundyachts.

SUN: 3 Jan. Breakfast, lazing around the pool, thenback to Dubai and Neils home.

MON: 4 Jan. Carol and I took an open-top bus ridearound this fantastic city culminating on The Palmwhich is an amazing construction with sand dredgedfrom the seabed. Later we were taken to the 29

thfloor

of a hotel to watch the opening ceremony of the tallest

building in the world which ended with a mostspectacular firework display. A Thai dinner followedbefore we went on to the Grosvenor House Hotel withits panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf and the DubaiMarina where pink champagne and strawberriesdipped in chocolate awaited us. To bed at 4am.

TUES: 5 Jan. Morning flight from Dubai to East Midlands and arrival back home toa cold South Scarle, but a warm welcome from our dog Jay. Back home with manyhappy memories of a wonderful, and sometimes unbelievable, holiday.

Terry ( and Carol ) Jacklin.

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Following his appeal in aprevious SCARLIAN, RichardSutton has found fivevolunteers to form a Bell-ringinggroup at St, Helenas. They arebusy practising and learning

new skills. Bell-ringing is acomplex art which is by nomeans easy and involveslearning basic bell-managementbefore moving on to the moresophisticated rounds andchanges. Richard says the aimis for Scarlians to to be able toring the village bells instead ofhaving to rely on the WinthorpeRingers.

SOUTH SCARLE BELL-RINGERS take a break

from their practice to smile for the camera. They arefrom left: Lyn Betts, Linda Dales, Richard Sutton,

Chris Paris, Pete Severn and Dave Betts. Davestepped in to make up the numbers but says he isreally enjoying the experience!

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Another Walk for Wendy!

Wendy Williams, Nurse at the Collingham Medical Centre, has raised somelarge amounts of money for Breast Cancer Care in the past few years doing walks in various

parts of the country. Now she tells us she is planning another fund-raising walk.

Working in General Practice I saw many women who were

diagnosed with Breast Cancer including some of my close

friends, says Wendy. You never know when or who will be

affected. I wanted to help in some way. I love walking and read

in a magazine of the Ribbon Walk in aid of Breast Cancer Care.

The first year it was a 20 mile walk which seemed a bit

daunting. The second year a ten mile walk was included which

I walked in Yorkshire. This spurred me on to attempt 20 miles

the following year which I managed in 7 hours. After 'resting'

last year I decided to attempt 20miles once more but to see thecountryside of the Cotswolds. One of the amazing parts of the

walk is looking back during the walk you see a 'ribbon' of pink

- the tops we all wear.

I will be in the Cotswolds in late May starting and finishing in Blenheim Palace.

If anyone would like to sponsor my walk please contact me on Tel: 07855117655 and I will

arrange a time to bring the sponsorship form to you.

We all know somebody who has been affected by Breast Cancer themselves, family

or friends. Your help would be very much appreciated

There was double joy in the village when Philip and Betty Clements celebrated

their Golden Wedding Anniversary on April 2nd and were joined by Stephen andAnita who were marking their Silver Wedding Anniversary on March 24th.

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The ABC Book Group continues toflourish with meetings held each month. There is much lively discussion withobvious disagreements as to the enjoyment and merits of each book but thecomments from each member help to expand horizons!

WIRE IN THE BLOOD by Val McDermid elicited mixed opinion. Some membersreally enjoyed it, found it a real page-turner and full of interesting characters; othersthought the development of the characters was flimsy and the plot fell down in a fewplaces. The result was a 3 starrating.

THE PAST IS MYSELF by Christabel Bielenberg. The Past is Myself is anautobiographical account of World War II which is divided into two parts. In Part One she

speaks about life in Berlin during the war years. Part Two deals with her stay in Rohrbach in

the Black Forest area. Members thought it gave a good sense of life in Germany during the

war and a different view of the German race, but the actual writing was not good.

There are many grim images of poverty, air raids, food rationing and fear, which are

associated with war and the reader is given an insight into the power of the media and their

huge capacity for propaganda during war. The whole trauma of war and the horrors implicitin man's inhumanity to man forms one of the main themes in this very intriguing book.

There are some genuinely moving anecdotes about how adversity actually bonds people

together. She tells how people in Berlin protect her many times and how the peasants in the

village of Rohrbach are prepared to sacrifice themselves when she is put under house arrest.

There was general agreement that the book was interesting but not very wellwritten. It received a 3 starrating.

THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY by H.E.Bates was given 3 + half stars withdescriptions such as.. pleasant, happy, frivolous, simplistic, sensuous, enjoyable,innocent, annoying, infectious and surprising being mentioned in the discussion

meeting. It did inspire one member to buy the DVD set of the television adaptationand, by all accounts, they and their family are enjoying it!

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES by Cormac McCarthy was the most controversial ofthe recent books. Members either fell for it absolutely and rated it 5 starsor found ithard-going; one reader did not finish it! Another said it was the best book they hadread for ages and another said they would not normally choose such a book butfound this one evocative with a real believability factor.

This novel won the National Book Award in 1992. The plot is simple enough. JohnGrady Cole, a 16-year-old dispossessed Texan, crosses the Rio Grande intoMexico in 1949, accompanied by his pal Lacey Rawlins. The two precocious men

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ABC Book Group (continued from previous page)

pick up a sidekick - a laughable but deadly marksman named Jimmy Blevins. Theyencounter various adventures on their way south and finally arrive at a paradisiacalhacienda where Cole falls into an ill-fated romance.

In McCarthy's unblinking imagination the boys suffer truly harrowing encounterswith corrupt Mexican officials, enigmatic bandits and a desert weather that roils likean angry god. Though some readers grew impatient with the wild prairie rhythms ofMcCarthy's language, others found his writing completely transporting. In what isperhaps the book's most spectacular feat, horses and men are joined in aphilosophical union made manifest in the muscular pulse of the prose and the brutedignity of the characters. "What he loved in horses was what he loved in men, theblood and the heat of the blood that ran them," the narrator says of John Grady.

ABC members were treated to a showing of the film of the book at the home of

Jane Davis who also provided Mexican food for the occasion.The novel was awarded 4 stars.

New Name for Winkburn Cottage in Washtub Lane

For those of you who remember old Tom who used to live in our cottagemany years ago, we have decided to rename the cottage in his memory!

Tom was a well known and well liked Irish man inSouth Scarle and since living in our cottage it

became obvious it was known more by itsprevious occupier than by its name of Winkburn!This led Jim and I to consider changing its nameofficially to Old Toms Cottage, which has nowbeen done.

We celebrated this event in January with a BurnsSupper (no connection to Tom!) with all ourneighbours in Washtub Lane and an old friend ofToms, who lives in Collingham. We had a greattime and the whisky ran freelyIm sure Tomwould have approved!

If anyone has any old photos of Old TomsCottage or of Tom himself, wed greatly appreciateseeing them. We are trying to make up a collageof the history of the cottage to put up in our hall.Wed welcome hearing from anyone who has anyinformation about the cottage.

A new sign has been commissioned and Im surewill prompt yet another celebration when it isinstalled!

Blaise & Jim Thomas Old Toms Cottage,Washtub Lane, South Scarle Tel: 892686

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There was a good audience in the Church on Sunday 9th May when thegroup SIXTEEN EIGHTY FIVE played music for a spring afternoon.

The group are Jane Stubbs: Harpsichord, recorders., is a peripatetic fluteteacher for schools in Lincolnshire, who also plays and sings with Bergamasca andLincoln Chorale, Helen Mason: Artistic Director: Recorders, flutes and viol. who isone of the music librarians at Trinity College of Music in London and Richard Still:Recorders and occasional curtal, who is Duty Manager at Lincolns Art Centre,Lincoln Drill Hall, and was co-founder of the Lincoln Early Music Festival.

The group perform in Lincolnshire and wider afield. They are committed topresenting high quality performances of music from Bach and Handel's time but are

also interested in and influenced by music from the times before this. They take anactive interest in performing their music in a style which would be recognised by thecomposers and audiences of the time. This includes playing without vibrato anddecorating the music appropriately. As well as playing in concerts they are availablefor weddings, corporate events and similar occasions.

They were joined by special guests Dante Ferrara on the Baroque Hurdy Gurdyand Wendy Leonard, soprano. Dante has been performing professionally since

1984, specialising in historical stringed instruments. Hehas recorded three solo CDs. Wendy is a physiotherapist.She sings with Lincoln Chorale, the

Hungate Singers and at services inLincoln Cathedral. Shewon the Oratorio prize atthe 2010 Lincoln Music andDrama Festival.

This varied and enjoyableconcert was organised byBrian and Elaine Leak andtheir helpers and raised260 for Church funds.

Dante Ferrara WendyLeonard

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The following books have seen us through our unusually cold and lengthy winter!

1 We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lional Shriver: This book broughtout a range of emotions in its readers, resulting in a lengthy discussion. Itreceived the lowest score so far in the Book club of5.5points. The book iswritten in the form of letters from the mother of a 16 year old boy who killedhis classmates, to her husband and describes her feelings of being a parentfrom before she conceived her son to the aftermath of his killing spree. It

has an unusual twist at the end and is very thought provoking for bothmothers and those that havent experienced being a parent.

2 A stark contrast to this was our next book Star of the Sea by JosephOConnor. This was a story of emigration during the Irish Potato famine onboard a ship bound for New York. The main characters tell the story fromdifferent perspectives, going back and forth in time, in an unusual style. Itgives a very good insight to a part of history seen before and surprised a lotof us with how good a book it was. It scored 8.5points.

3 Our next choice was Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale,convincingly covering the subject of manic depression (now known as Bi-

polar) and showed the relationship between the wife/mother who was thesufferer, her husband, a Quaker, and their children. Some complained thatthe book didnt really have a good plot. It also left a lot of us feelingunfulfilled with the ending. It scored a fair7 points.

4 Lastly, a book of two halves Suite Francaise by Irene Nemrovsky.This book had some of us enthralled by the descriptive detail of a Franceunder occupation in the Second World War. Humorous in its delivery, itcovered the initial flight from Paris of a number of characters and then awindow into rural life living alongside the enemy. The author had planned tohave five parts covering the invasion and occupation of France in the SecondWorld War but due to her death in Auschwitz, it was never completed. Sheleft the plan and notes with her unknowing daughters who only recentlydiscovered the significance of the notes. It asked many questions of ourreaders, including how the occupants of our Country would have behaved ina similar situation. The attached appendices in this book are as important toread as the book itself, giving details of the author, and her familys, own realtragedy. Her notes show how fastidious a writer she was.a glimpseperhaps of a genius lost. This scored 7 points with our readers.

The months seem to speed by with our book club but we continue to enjoythe opportunity of discussing our literature with a dash of wine and a

sprinkling of gossip! Blaise Thomas

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Dates for your DIARY

SATURDAY /SUNDAY 3rd/4th JULY

St.Helenas Church OPEN DAYS

SATURDAY 3rd July Christmas in Summer

An evening at Hall Farm HouseSUNDAY 4th July 10.30am South Scarle Scurry

and Fancy Dress

SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER

Barn Dance: Collingham Memorial Hall

South Scarle Parish

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY 26th MAY 2010 at 7.00pm

You are invited to take part.

It will be held in the Parish Room and may by law

discuss all parish affairs and pass resolutions about

them so PLEASE ATTEND! It is YOUR village!

OLD SCARVES WANTED!

If anyone has any old scarves (silk type or see- through, not woolly/knitted!) lyingaround that they no longer use, could they kindly donate them to a project I runplease!

I use them in the delivery of exercise classes for the over 50s run by Age ConcernLindseys Fit as a Fiddle project. The classes are great fun and we useinexpensive props such as the scarves to help with muscle and joint movement.

Just stick them though the letterbox or give me a call and Ill collect. Thank you.

Blaise (Old Toms Cottage, Washtub Lane, Tel. 892686)